Welcome to DokiDokiOtaku!

Welcome to Doki-Doki Otaku!

Hi there and welcome to the new Doki-Doki Otaku! I originally started this blog way back in 2015. It was my very first step into the world of content creation, and I loved it dearly. Unfortunately, due to some issues, I wasn’t able to renew my domain name in time, and it was snatched up by a large domain company that held it hostage for several thousands of dollars for years! I finally managed to get it back though, and I’m super excited to dive back into it!

Here, you will find reviews of anime, graphic novels, books, and video/mobile games!

First, though, a little about myself. My name is Ani, but I go by AniBananiChan in many places on the internet. As of 2020, I’m a Twitch streamer and, as of 2024, a VTuber! I am also a stay-at-home mother to one. (Anime mom, weird right?) I have been enjoying anime almost my entire life, starting with Sailor Moon (that original DiC English dub that everyone thinks is terrible!) and quickly branching out to things like the Tenchi series and Studio Ghibli movies. My favorite anime genre is slice of life, but that does not mean that I limit myself to only that genres. It’s more like my comfort genre! I can’t really say that I have one specific favorite anime either, but some of my favorites include Clannad, Lucky Star, Toradora, and The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague.

My video game playing days came shortly before my anime watching days, starting with Super Mario World on the SNES. I prefer JRPGs and RPGs, but I play other games as well. My favorite games include Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VIII, Super Mario World, and Harvest Moon 64. More recently though, I’ve been playing Final Fantasy XIV, the Yakuza series and a bunch of cozy indie games.

As for manga, I didn’t start reading it until later in high school, probably halfway through my junior year. The reason for this was that it was not readily available to me. However, I was lucky enough to have a few friends who let me borrow volumes of manga that they owned. Now I own several boxes full of manga myself.

I hope that you will enjoy my posts as much as I will enjoy creating them! And remember, everyone has a little otaku in them!