Otama is a student at the Animal Country Space Academy in the animated work Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun, and she is among the young characters featured in the film Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun: Ukkari Detekita Uchūjin o Sagase! Her field of study is space food, and she spends her time learning how food is prepared and used in space. Her stated dream is to become the number one cook in the universe, and this ambition is the main motivation behind her studies. She is a bright and cheerful person who carries herself with confidence and approaches new situations with a strong spirit of challenge. In the story, she is one of the academy students who joins the protagonist Kotetsu and the others in the search for the alien rumored to be in the area, taking part in the adventure as an energetic member of the group. Within that search she brings the same enthusiastic attitude she shows in her studies, staying actively involved in the group's efforts. Her particular strength lies in her knowledge of space cuisine, a skill that ties her personal ambition directly to the space-related activities of the academy.