/jp/ - Otaku Culture

I've been noticing a worrying trend in the media I've been consuming recently to improve my Japanese. Now I'm only N5-N4 level, so I don't understand the vast majority of what I'm listening to/reading, but no matter what it is there's always mention of some mysterious "たくさん". Who is this "Taku" and why does he keep popping up in everything?? Is he some secret god-emperor of Japan who is slowly expanding his influence on the world? Is it some ploy by Big Anime to make us all consume more Japanese media? I would google the answer to this question but I don't know how to read.

Any help is greatly appreciated.