The OtakuOshi press office
Covering OtakuOshi for a newspaper, magazine, blog, podcast or channel? Everything a journalist usually asks for is gathered in the OtakuOshi press office, from the press kit and company facts to brand assets, direct contacts and answers to the questions reporters raise most often.
OtakuOshi at a glance
Put simply, OtakuOshi (オタク推し) is a subscription and direct-sales platform built for otaku culture alone. On one side are independent creators, among them cosplayers, illustrators, mangaka, photographers, animators, voice artists, VTubers, writers and designers. On the other are fans who pay them directly through subscriptions, one-off purchases, tips and custom commissions.
Our catalogue reaches across the full range of otaku work, taking in illustration and fan art, manga and doujinshi, cosplay and photography, animation, ASMR and audio, tutorials and resources, fiction and 3D. Work is rated all-ages (全年齢), suggestive (R-15) or adult (R-18), and the adult tier is locked behind identity and age verification.
Ownership sits with Polaris Nexus LLC, whose registered office is 1621 Central Ave, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001, in the United States. Our about OtakuOshi page gives the wider background to the project.
Press kit and media resources
Core facts and assets for writing a news story, feature or review about the platform.
Company details
Brand: OtakuOshi, launched in 2025. Legal entity: Polaris Nexus LLC, 1621 Central Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001, USA. What we do: run a digital platform for otaku content. How we earn: a commission on each transaction when fans subscribe to or buy from creators.
Official addresses
Main website: otakuoshi.com. Content platform: fans.otakuoshi.com. Japanese domain: otakuoshi.jp. General email: hello@otakuoshi.com. Press email: press@otakuoshi.com. Partnerships email: partners@otakuoshi.com.
Key facts
Content areas: cosplay, photography, illustration, manga, animation, 3D/VRoid, ASMR, fiction and tutorials. Age ratings: R-18, R-15 and all-ages. Language: no single one, since each creator picks their own and the fanbase is scattered across the globe. How creators get paid: tips, subscriptions, commissions, pay-per-unlock posts, paid messages, live streams and affiliate referrals.
Brand assets
Logos in SVG and transparent PNG, in landscape and portrait layouts, for light and dark backgrounds. The pack also contains our colour palette, typefaces and a guide to writing the name, which is always OtakuOshi, one word, with both Os in capitals. Email press@otakuoshi.com to request it. If you want the story behind the name, our brand page tells it.
Screenshots and images
High-resolution screenshots of the platform, interface shots, product photography and other visuals cleared for editorial use are available on request. Email press@otakuoshi.com with the name of your outlet, a line on your story and when it’s due to run.
Boilerplate copy
Need a description you can drop straight into a story, a directory entry or a press release? We’ve written one at three lengths: a single line, a paragraph and a longer three-paragraph version. The English versions are just below, and Spanish or Japanese versions can be requested from press@otakuoshi.com.
Describing OtakuOshi in your coverage
One line: On OtakuOshi, anime and manga fans subscribe to independent cosplayers, illustrators, mangaka and other creators and pay them without a middleman.
One paragraph: Owned by Wyoming-based Polaris Nexus LLC, OtakuOshi (オタク推し) is where otaku fans fund the people who make the things they love. Voice artists, animators, photographers, mangaka, illustrators and cosplayers earn from monthly subscribers, single sales and made-to-order commissions. Everything on the site, from ASMR and 3D models to manga, tutorials and cosplay sets, carries an all-ages, R-15 or R-18 rating, and R-18 access is verified.
Three paragraphs: In Japanese fandom, your oshi (推し) is your favourite, the artist, character or creator you’d always put first. OtakuOshi (オタク推し) takes that idea and turns it into a working business model. Fans subscribe, buy finished work, request commissions and get a look behind the scenes, while the creators they champion are paid for it.
The range is wide. A fan can move from a doujinshi to a cosplay photoshoot, then on to fan art, an ASMR track, a VRoid avatar, a short animation, a short story or a drawing tutorial. Material is labelled all-ages, R-15 (suggestive) or R-18 (adult), and anyone wanting R-18 must pass ID and age checks first. There’s no middleman between creator and audience, and the money side is fully transparent.
Mass-market sites have to cater for everything; OtakuOshi was set up to do one thing well, so its tags, formats, ratings, categories and creator tools all reflect how otaku work is actually made and shared. Polaris Nexus LLC of Wyoming, USA, owns the platform. Privacy policies follow GDPR, adult creators are verified under the US law 18 U.S.C. § 2257, creators’ work is shielded from AI misuse and moderation follows rules anyone can read.
Story angles we can help with
If you’re working on any of the subjects below, OtakuOshi can offer context, figures or a comment.
Making a living as a creator: how independent artists in the otaku space build recurring income from subscribers instead of relying on the whims of social media algorithms. A global fandom: anime, manga and cosplay have travelled far beyond Japan, which raises the question of what specialist platforms offer niche communities. AI and creative work: our stance on generative AI, and the steps we take against scraping, deepfakes and the use of creators’ work for model training, all set out in our ethics policy.
Moderating mixed-rating content: what it takes to host family-friendly and adult work side by side, from rating systems and ID checks to safeguarding children and moderating to public rules. Keeping payments private: age checks, GDPR, PCI DSS-compliant card processing, discreet statement descriptors and financial privacy for subscribers (see our security page). Fan works and copyright: what happens to authorship, derivative works and intellectual property when the Japanese doujinshi tradition moves onto the web.
Media enquiries
Whether you need an interview, some data, brand assets, screenshots or help with anything else editorial, the OtakuOshi press office can be reached through the channels below.
Press email: press@otakuoshi.com. We normally reply within 24 to 48 working hours. Please include the name of your outlet, the format (article, feature, podcast, video or directory listing), your intended angle, a rough publication date and the specific material you’re after.
Commercial partnerships: partners@otakuoshi.com, with details on our partnerships page. Anything that isn’t a press matter: hello@otakuoshi.com or our contact page. Reporting a problem or making a complaint: the complaints page.
We’re glad to do interviews in writing, on audio or on video, supply quotes for articles and help you check facts. Any editorial collaboration that leads to accurate reporting on the platform and on otaku culture is welcome.
Using our name and logo in editorial work
News outlets, bloggers and content creators don’t need to ask before using the OtakuOshi name, our logo or screenshots supplied by the press team in news stories, reviews, analysis, features and other informative coverage, as long as they follow the conditions below.
Write the name as OtakuOshi, one word with a capital O at the start of each half. Leave the logo exactly as it is, with no changes to its proportions, colours or orientation. Keep screenshots in their informative context and don’t edit them. If your story quotes facts about the platform, such as creator numbers, revenue or policies, we’d suggest double-checking them with the press team before it goes out.
Advertising, commercial or promotional use of the brand, logo or screenshots (anything outside editorial coverage) needs our written permission in advance. Send that request to press@otakuoshi.com.
OtakuOshi press office FAQs
Short answers to the things journalists and editors ask us most.
It’s a subscription platform where otaku fans back cosplayers, illustrators, mangaka and other independent creators directly, by subscribing, buying their work and ordering commissions.
It’s run by Polaris Nexus LLC, a US company with its registered office at 1621 Central Ave, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001. That company looks after the servers, the payments, legal compliance and moderation.
No. Work is rated all-ages (全年齢), suggestive (R-15) or adult (R-18) and spans illustration, manga, cosplay, photography, animation, ASMR, tutorials and more. Viewing or posting adult content requires identity and age verification.
The platform exists for human creators. Passing off AI-generated work as your own isn’t allowed, deepfakes are banned, and nothing on the platform may be used to train AI models. The full position is in our ethics policy.
Any content that sexualises minors, real or fictional, is banned outright. Age verification is required to view R-18 content, and identity verification under the US law 18 U.S.C. § 2257 is required to post it. Zero tolerance applies, meaning immediate removal and a permanent ban, and we cooperate with the authorities and with NCMEC.
Yes, for editorial purposes such as articles, reviews or features, with no need to ask first, provided you don’t alter it. Ads and other commercial uses are a different matter and need sign-off from us. Ask press@otakuoshi.com for the high-resolution files.
Happily. Interviews can be done by email, over audio or on camera, and we’ll also supply quotes or help check facts. Tell press@otakuoshi.com who you write for, what format you’re working in, the angle you’re taking and your publication date.
Usually within 24 to 48 working hours. On a tight deadline? Say so in your subject line and we’ll do our best to get back to you sooner.
Yes, every one of them, and you’ll find links in the site footer. They comprise the terms of service, privacy policy, ethics policy, publishing principles, USC 2257, complaints and reports, security, and payouts and payments.
Writing about OtakuOshi?
Brand assets, company facts, interviews, quotes or a quick fact-check. Drop us a line and the press team will get back to you.