[email protected] (2006)

Profile

• Movie: [email protected]
• Japanese: アキハバラ＠ＤＥＥＰ
• Director: Takashi Minamoto
• Assistant Director: Kensaku Miyashita
• Writer: Ira Ishida (novel), Takashi Minamoto, Hajime Narita
• Cinematographer: Masahito Adachi, Kazuki Hakama
• Release Date: September 2, 2006
• Runtime: 120 min.
• Distributor: Toei
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan
• Theme Song: Yu Yamada – “Real You“

Plot

Akihabara is a Tokyo district full of mangas, anime, electronics, video games, figurines, etc. It is a place that gathers fanatics of such themes, people who are commonly referred to as otaku.

Page, Box, Akira, Taiko, Daruma, and Izumu are six otaku each with his/her own troubles and sought relief through a website called “Yui’s Lifeguard.”

When site owner Yui died of a mysterious death, the six – each is an expert in their own field – gathered to form “[email protected]”, a “trouble shooter” group that vows to protect Akihabara and solve the problems of its inhabitants.