Is otaku-plan.net safe?
http://otaku-plan.net/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (59 of 93 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
OTAKU Plan is a game localization and publishing portal that recently moved to a new domain, with no security threats detected but limited independent verification.
OTAKU Plan presents itself as a team focused on anime culture, game localization, and publishing, claiming to have published over 100 games since 2019. The site recently migrated from otaku-plan.com to otaku-plan.net, as stated in a notice on the old domain. Technical checks show a valid TLS certificate and no browser threat feed warnings, and the hosting IP has a clean abuse record. However, the domain is only 226 days old, no direct contact email is provided (only a contact form), and independent web research was limited to the migration notice. The site links to its official Steam publisher page, which is a normal cross-site reference for a game publisher. Because the site's own pages were reviewed and no deceptive commercial mechanisms were found, but the domain is new and operator identity is not independently verified, the score reflects a low-risk assessment with moderate caution.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
Why 78/100
Low Risk covers scores 70–84. 1 finding pulled the score down; 4 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- MinorNo direct contact email is provided on the site; communication is only via a contact form, which limits transparency.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsA notice on the old domain confirms the migration to otaku-plan.net, providing context for the new domain.
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning for the site.
- SupportsThe site uses a valid TLS certificate for encrypted connections.
- SupportsThe hosting IP has an abuse confidence score of 0/100, indicating no reported abuse.
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor). Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
OTAKU Plan presents itself as a team focused on anime culture, game localization, and publishing, claiming to have published over 100 games since 2019. The site recently migrated from otaku-plan.com to otaku-plan.net, as stated in a notice on the old domain. Technical checks show a valid TLS certificate and no browser threat feed warnings, and the hosting IP has a clean abuse record. However, the domain is only 226 days old, no direct contact email is provided (only a contact form), and independent web research was limited to the migration notice. The site links to its official Steam publisher page, which is a normal cross-site reference for a game publisher. Because the site's own pages were reviewed and no deceptive commercial mechanisms were found, but the domain is new and operator identity is not independently verified, the score reflects a low-risk assessment with moderate caution.
Site Identity and Public Claims
The site describes itself as a team passionate about anime culture, dedicated to game localization and publishing, founded in 2019. It claims to have localized over 10 million characters of text, published more than 100 games, and reached over 1 million players. These are self-reported figures and have not been independently verified.
A notice on the previous domain, otaku-plan.com, states that the website has been fully renewed and moved to otaku-plan.net, with all future updates and maintenance to be carried out on the new site. This explains the recent domain registration and provides context for the migration.
Technical Checks and Operator Transparency
Technical scans found no security threats: the browser threat feed returned no warning, the TLS certificate is valid, and the hosting IP has an abuse confidence score of 0/100. These are positive signals but do not guarantee the site's legitimacy.
The domain is 226 days old, which is relatively new. The site does not provide a direct contact email; instead, it offers a contact form for player support and localization inquiries. No operator registration details or physical address are disclosed on the reviewed pages.
What a Visitor Experiences
Upon visiting, an age gate appears requiring visitors to confirm they are 18 or older before accessing the site. This is consistent with the mature content often associated with anime and visual novel games.
The site provides a contact form for players experiencing issues with games, asking for the game title, issue description, system environment, and error messages. It also invites localization or publishing inquiries. The form requires a name, email address, title, and message.
A 'FOLLOW US' section links to the company's official Steam publisher page, directing users to a third-party platform for game purchases. This is a standard cross-site reference for a game publisher and does not involve any affiliate or referral monetization.
Why the score is 78
The saved checks found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 93
No detectionsSaved analysis from May 12, 2026 - stale
No detections across 59 engines that rated this URL
No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 34 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
All 93 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- Cluster25 - Unrated
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Clean
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Clean
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Unrated
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Gridinsoft - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Unrated
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- securolytics - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- Googletechnology
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
You must be 18 or older to use this site. Are you 18 or older?
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
You must be 18 or older to use this site. Are you 18 or older?
What the page says about itself
What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.
- Page title
OTAKU Plan - GAMERS' CHOICE
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/aboutRead
- Contact page/contactRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
OTAKU Plan - GAMERS' CHOICE
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 59 antivirus results.
What independent research found
1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01No direct contact email is provided on the site; communication is only via a contact form, which limits transparency.
- 02The domain is 226 days old, which is relatively new and may indicate a recent migration or new operation.
- 03The hosting IP has an abuse confidence score of 0/100, indicating no reported abuse.
Web research findings
Independent findings for otaku-plan.net, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
- OTAKU Planopen
"Our website has been fully renewed and has now moved to a new location. All future updates and maintenance will be carried out on the new site. To access the latest content, please visit: https://otaku-plan.net"
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainotaku-plan.net
- Redirects tootaku-plan.net
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesfonts.googleapis.com · store.steampowered.com
Domain Timeline
- Mar 11, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 7 months old when this review was saved.
- Oct 23, 2026Saved security review — Rated Low Risk
This saved scan found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- No direct contact email found on the captured page.
- Phone number listed (01 02 03 04 05).
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
Certificate issued for otaku-plan.net.
A shared Cloudflare address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Cloudflare Web Analytics
Scripts, fonts and CDNs
- Google Fonts
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://otaku-plan.net/
- 2200https://otaku-plan.net/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No direct contact email is provided on the site; communication is only via a contact form, which limits transparency.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 93 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · analysed May 12, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 23, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 23, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 23, 2026 |
| Independent research | 1 independent finding was saved | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 23, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed May 12, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 23, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 23, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 23, 2026
- Independent research
- Result1 independent finding was saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 23, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
OTAKU Plan is a game localization and publishing portal that recently moved to a new domain, with no security threats detected but limited independent verification.
OTAKU Plan presents itself as a team focused on anime culture, game localization, and publishing, claiming to have published over 100 games since 2019. The site recently migrated from otaku-plan.com to otaku-plan.net, as stated in a notice on the old domain. Technical checks show a valid TLS certificate and no browser threat feed warnings, and the hosting IP has a clean abuse record. However, the domain is only 226 days old, no direct contact email is provided (only a contact form), and independent web research was limited to the migration notice. The site links to its official Steam publisher page, which is a normal cross-site reference for a game publisher. Because the site's own pages were reviewed and no deceptive commercial mechanisms were found, but the domain is new and operator identity is not independently verified, the score reflects a low-risk assessment with moderate caution.
09 · Community
Community
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