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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Entertainment news website}}<br />
{{Infobox website<br />
|name = OtakuKart<br />
|logo = Otakukart-logo-v2.png<br />
|screenshot = Ok-network-screenshot1.jpg<br />
|screenshot_size = 250px<br />
|caption = Screenshot of Otakukart front page from August 27, 2021<br />
|founder = Sohel Moldharia <ref>{{cite web |title=Otakukart Aids Anime Community - Brings in Anime India Initiative |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/in-focus/080521/otakukart-aids-anime-community-brings-in-anime-india-initiative.html |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=28 August 2021}}</ref><br />
|url = {{URL|https://otakukart.com}}<br />
|commercial = <br />
|type = [[news websites]]<br />
|language = English<br />
|founded = {{Start date and age|2014|4|15}}<br />
|current_status = Online<br />
|revenue = <br />
|headquarters = [[Navsari]], [[Gujarat]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''OtakuKart''' is an entertainment website focused on publishing news and content about [[anime]], [[manga]], [[movies]], [[TV shows]], and [[Video game|video games]] from around the world. It was established in April 2015<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-07|title=Otakukart brings Anime India Intiative via Otakurage|url=https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/infotainment/article/otakukart-brings-anime-india-intiative-via-otakurage-23172141|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-22|website=[[Mid-Day]]|language=en}}</ref> by Sohel Moldharia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=OtakuKart: The New Face Of Indian Anime Community|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/outlook-spotlight-otakukart-the-new-face-of-indian-anime-community/383645|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-24|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)]]}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Otakukart was originally created as an anime store,<ref>{{Cite web|title=OtakuKart.com launches as the first ever online store in India|url=http://www.animationxpress.com/index.php/latest-news/otakukart-com-launches-as-the-first-ever-online-anime-store-in-india|last=|first=|date=July 15, 2015|website=Animationxpress|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> however, sometime after, it was converted into an [[entertainment]] news blog. It started blogging in November 2015, covering only anime and manga for the first seven months. In 2016, Otakukart started writing on [[Popular culture|pop culture]] and video games. <br />
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In May 2021, Otakukart started working on Anime India Initiative.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-08|title=Otakukart Aids Anime Community - Brings in Anime India Initiative|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/in-focus/080521/otakukart-aids-anime-community-brings-in-anime-india-initiative.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-22|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|language=en}}</ref> In which they provided free food to the underprivillaged part of society as the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] has left numerous lives stranded. The company is also working on planting trees to make a dent in the battle against environmental change.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Otakukart, Face Of Indian Anime Community - Start Anime India Intiative|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/otakukart-face-of-indian-anime-community-starts-anime-india-initiative|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-22|website=[[The Free Press Journal]]|language=en}}</ref><br />
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The company took over Mice News Philippines, a [[Philippines]] news website in January 2021, for an undiclosed amount.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Otakukart Buys MiceNewsPH – New Expansion into New Audience|work=NewsX|url=https://www.newsx.com/business/otakukart-buys-micenewsph-new-expansion-into-new-audience.html}}</ref> In June 2021, Otakukart acquired Sports Al Dente from LAFB Network for an undisclosed amount.<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 15, 2021|title=Otakukart's growth in the Indian field of anime, K-pop, sports, and community help|work=[[India Today]]|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/impact-feature/story/otakukart-s-growth-in-the-indian-field-of-anime-k-pop-sports-and-community-help-1815074-2021-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Otakukart Takes Over Sportaldente And Daxstreet|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/biz-tech/2021/06/12/otakukart-takes-over-sportaldente-and-daxstreet.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-22|website=[[The Week (Indian magazine)]]|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian companies established in 2015]]<br />
[[Category:Anime_and_manga_websites]]<br />
[[Category:Video_game_news_websites]]</div>->EN-Jungwon