America's Greatest Otaku

Episode 1

Otaku Quest Revs Up!

Thu, Feb 24, 201141 mins

Stu Levy introduces the Otaku Six, six college interns traveling with Levy and the TOKYOPOP bus, in order to find America's Greatest Otaku. Along the way, they go to Otaku Spots such as Anime Expo (the largest anime and manga convention in the United States during the Fourth of July weekend), Royal/T Cafe (an establishment in bringing a taste of the maid café culture from Japan), and Hotel Tomo (a hotel whose name means "friendship" and environment that caters to every otaku traveler). They also meet with the first of the Otaku Contenders: Ryan Tumaliuan from LA, avid collector, toy designer, and manga artist; Christine Choi of Los Angeles, elite cosplayer, costume creator, and USB earring girl; Gina Gallego from San Francisco, passionate collector, autograph specialist, and anime events and club organizer; and Elizabeth Schweizer, also from San Francisco, lifelong cosplayer, costume creator, manga illustrator, and anime singer.