Toshio Okada (岡田 斗司夫, Okada Toshio, born July 1, 1958) is an anime producer, author, and lecturer. He is a co-founder and former president of the production company Gainax. He is portrayed by actor Gaku Hamada in the 2014 TV DramaAoi Honō based on the autobiographical manga by his fellow Kazuhiko Shimamoto. He is representative director of Otaking Inc. and Cloud City Inc., as well as the founder of FREEex Inc. He also served as a part-time lecturer at the University of Tokyo's college of art and sciences and as a visiting scholar at Osaka University of Arts' character creative arts department.
Okada was born on July 1, 1958 in Osaka, Japan. He has written several Japanese-language books on otaku culture, and lectured on the topic as an adjunct instructor at University of Tokyo from 1996 to 1997.[1] He is considered the foremost authority on otaku and in addition, in a tribute to his own otaku-ness[2] has been crowned[citation needed] "OtaKing" amongst his colleagues and fellow otaku.
University, Daicon Film and General Products
Okada was admitted to Osaka Electro-Communication University to learn to use computer in 1978, but he could not obtain any credits in the first year because he had forgotten to hand in his course registration form. For this reason, he stopped completing all the courses necessary for a university degree, and he joined a group of SF fans and went into its activity. He lived on a monthly allowance from his parents who did not know of his dropping out. In the same year, he saw Star Wars while dressed as Darth Vader.
Okada realized that he could make a business out of selling SciFi products because he made a large profit selling Garage kits and videos of opening animations at this convention. In 1981, he was formally expelled from his university. On February 14, 1982, he opened "General Products" as a part of his parents company to sell SF Goods in Osaka. Before opening his shop, he borrowed money from his parents and got permission to use term of general products from Larry Niven. In this year, he got married.
Gainax
In 1986, he established Gainax as an Anime studio and isolated General Products from his parents company. Okada assumed office as CEO of Gainax and Yasuhiro Takeda assumed office as CEO of General Products. In 1989, Okada's first child was born, a daughter.In 1992, Okada retired from Gainax.
'^"In those days, we didn't have the word "otaku" yet, but my first impression of Okada was, Here's a geek if I've ever seen one. With his girly long hair and his freakishly excited way of speaking, all I could think was, This guy is exactly like me? pg 31, Takeda 2005
Takeda, Yasuhiro (2002). The Notenki memoirs: studio Gainax and the men who created Evangelion. ADV Manga. p. 190. ISBN1-4139-0234-0.
"Conscience of the Otaking" -(4-part 1995/1996 Animerica interview)
February 09, 2023
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Toshio Okada 岡田 斗司夫 Okada Toshio born July 1 1958 is an anime producer author and lecturer He is a co founder and former president of the production company Gainax He is portrayed by actor Gaku Hamada in the 2014 TV Drama Aoi Honō based on the autobiographical manga by his fellow Kazuhiko Shimamoto He is representative director of Otaking Inc and Cloud City Inc as well as the founder of FREEex Inc He also served as a part time lecturer at the University of Tokyo s college of art and sciences and as a visiting scholar at Osaka University of Arts character creative arts department Toshio OkadaNative name岡田 斗司夫Born 1958 07 01 July 1 1958 age 64 Sumiyoshi ku Osaka JapanPen nameOtaking オタキング OccupationProducer essayist businessman critic plannerLanguageJapaneseNationalityJapaneseGenreBiographyEssayAssessmentSubjectSubcultureScience FictionFilmHumanitiesSocial scienceNotable worksIntroduction to OtakuologyJapan Otaku AwardDon t Think You Have To Be Fat ForeverSpouseKazumi Okada 1989 1999 ChildrenShizuka OkadaWebsiteblog wbr livedoor wbr jp wbr okada wbr toshio wbr Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Childhood 1 2 University Daicon Film and General Products 1 3 Gainax 2 Works 2 1 Anime 2 2 Books 2 3 Video games 2 4 Movie 3 Career 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditChildhood Edit Okada was born on July 1 1958 in Osaka Japan He has written several Japanese language books on otaku culture and lectured on the topic as an adjunct instructor at University of Tokyo from 1996 to 1997 1 He is considered the foremost authority on otaku and in addition in a tribute to his own otaku ness 2 has been crowned citation needed OtaKing amongst his colleagues and fellow otaku University Daicon Film and General Products Edit Okada was admitted to Osaka Electro Communication University to learn to use computer in 1978 but he could not obtain any credits in the first year because he had forgotten to hand in his course registration form For this reason he stopped completing all the courses necessary for a university degree and he joined a group of SF fans and went into its activity He lived on a monthly allowance from his parents who did not know of his dropping out In the same year he saw Star Wars while dressed as Darth Vader In 1981 his group promoted 20th Japanese SF convention aka Daicon III and he put DAICON III Opening Animation on the screen Okada and Yasuhiro Takeda and their group established Daicon Film as an anime producing team and commissioned undergraduates of Osaka University of Arts to produce DAICON III and IV Opening Animations for the SF convention Hideaki Anno Takami Akai and Hiroyuki Yamaga who were undergraduates of that university worked on those animations Okada realized that he could make a business out of selling SciFi products because he made a large profit selling Garage kits and videos of opening animations at this convention In 1981 he was formally expelled from his university On February 14 1982 he opened General Products as a part of his parents company to sell SF Goods in Osaka Before opening his shop he borrowed money from his parents and got permission to use term of general products from Larry Niven In this year he got married Gainax Edit In 1986 he established Gainax as an Anime studio and isolated General Products from his parents company Okada assumed office as CEO of Gainax and Yasuhiro Takeda assumed office as CEO of General Products In 1989 Okada s first child was born a daughter In 1992 Okada retired from Gainax Works EditAnime Edit Title Year PostDaicon III Opening Film 1981 PlannerDaicon IV Opening Film 1983 PlannerRoyal Space Force The Wings of Honneamise 1987 PlannerGunbuster 1988 ScriptwriterOtaku no Video 1991 ScriptwriterPlannerBooks Edit Japanese Title English Title Year ISBNぼくたちの洗脳社会Bokutachi No Sennou Shakai Our Brainwashing Society 1995 4 02 261244 4オタク学入門Otaku gaku Nyumon Introduction to Otakuology 1996 4 10 290019 5東大オタク学講座Toudai Otaku gaku Kouza University of Tokyo Otaku Studies Course 1997 4 06 208292 6国際おたく大学 1998年 最前線からの研究報告Kokusai Otaku gaku 1998 nen Saizensen Kara No Kenkyuuhoukusha International Otaku Studies 1998 Report From The Front Line 1998 4 334 97182 2失われた未来Ushinawareta Mirai Lost Future 2000 4 620 31450 1フロン 結婚生活 19の絶対法則Furon Kekkon Seikatsu 19 No Zettai Housoku Furon Married Life 19 Absolute Rules 2001 4 907727 19 4日本オタク大賞Nippon Otaku Taishou Japan Otaku Award 2003 4 594 03900 6恋愛自由市場主義宣言 確実に ラブ と セックス を手に入れる鉄則Renai Jyuushijyou Shuki Senken Kakujitsu Ni Rabu To Sekkusu Wo Te Ni Ireru Tessoku Declaration of Love s Free market Principles Absolute Rules Certain To Obtain Love and Sex 2003 4 8211 0842 9プチクリ 好き 才能 Puchikuri Suki Sainou Little Creator Love Talent 2005 4 344 01082 5世界征服 は可能か Sekaiseifuku Wa Kanouka Is World Conquest Possible 2007 4 480 68762 9いつまでもデブと思うなよItsu Made Mo Debu To Omou Na Yo Don t Think You Have To Be Fat Forever 2007 4 10 610227 7オタクはすでに死んでいるOtaku Wa Sude Ni Shindeiru You Otaku Are Already Dead 2008 4 10 610258 7Video games Edit Title Year PostCybernetic Hi School 1989 PlannerCybernetic Hi School Scenario I Ver2 0 1989 PlannerCybernetic Hi School II 1989 PlannerCybernetic Hi School III 1990 PlannerCybernetic Hi School IV 1991 PlannerMovie Edit Title Year PostAikoku Sentai Dai Nippon 1982 ScriptwriterKaiketsu Noutenki 1982 Actor as Goro Asuka The Return of Ultraman 1983 ScriptwriterNoutenki in USA 1984 DirectorCareer EditPost Period OrganizationShop manager 1982 1984 General ProductsPresident 1984 1992 Gainax Company LimitedVisiting scholar 2005 2015 Character Creative Arts Department Osaka University of ArtsLecturer 2003 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPresident 1997 current Otaking Co LtdPart time teacher 1994 1995 College of Arts and Sciences University of TokyoPresident 2011 current Cloud City Co LtdReferences Edit Anime and manga portal Biography portal Takeda 2002 In those days we didn t have the word otaku yet but my first impression of Okada was Here s a geek if I ve ever seen one With his girly long hair and his freakishly excited way of speaking all I could think was This guy is exactly like me pg 31 Takeda 2005 Takeda Yasuhiro 2002 The Notenki memoirs studio Gainax and the men who created Evangelion ADV Manga p 190 ISBN 1 4139 0234 0 External links EditOfficial blog in Japanese Toshio Okada on Twitter Toshio Okada on Facebook Toshio Okada s channel on YouTube Toshio Okada s channel on YouTube Toshio Okada at IMDb Otaking Space Port Toshio Okada On The Web in Japanese A Review of You Otaku Are Already Dead Return of the Otaking Toshio Okada at Anime America 96 introduction Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Conscience of the Otaking 4 part 1995 1996 Animerica interview Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Toshio Okada amp oldid 1121308185, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
