Otaku in Review Anime Podcast

This week Scott goes on an extended rant about Ken Penders; true Sonic the Hedgehog villain; Shannon talks about the scummy nature of Dolce and Gabbana and Mike prepares the world for his 2014 top K-Pop list. In our reviews Mike gives some final thoughts about shows from the Winter season and then an extended discussion about My Dress up Darling.

This week we discuss Shannon not letting her dreams be dreams, marriage being primarily a tax scam, while Mike talks about some Pirate themed Korean dramas. Our main review is the Hayao Miyazaki film “The Wind Rises” which splits our panel due to it being both inscrutable and utterly fascinating.

This week Shannon explains that All of Us are Dead and Mike celebrates his top 100 K-pop songs of 2012 that aren't Gangnam Style. In our main segment I review Aggretsuko Season 4, Shannon gives her initial impressions on Birdy The Mighty: Decode, and Mike explains why a detestable demon lord should fall in love (or not?)

This week we discuss canceling Spotify, the new ghostbusters movie, and Mike's obsession with Lost Ark. In our main segment we review the 1996 OVA Birdy the Mighty.

Tokyo 24th Ward (CR / Funi)Sabikui Bisco (CR / Funi)Akebi's Sailor Uniform (Crunchyroll)In The Land of Leadale (Crunchyroll)Slow LoopLife With An Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into A Total Fantasy Knockout (Crunchyroll)Orient (CR)Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest 2nd Season (Funimation)The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest - (Crunchyroll)How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom: Part II (Funimation)She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man (Funimation)Kuroitsu-san from the Monster Development DepartmentWorld's End Harem (Crunchyroll)The Genius Prince's Guide To Raising a Nation Out of Debt (Funimation)Girls (Dolls?) Frontline (Funi)My Dress-Up Darling

This week I discuss the gag manga where Jesus and Buddha hang out in Tokyo: Saint Young Men, Mike runs down his top 10 anime of 2021, and Shanon gives her review of Wedding Peach through a modern lens.

This week Mike celebrates finishing his K-Pop Top 100 while Scott struggles to speak correctly while missing a front tooth. For our main segment we discuss the classic OVA 801 T.T.S Airbats.

This week Shannon goes bowling, Mike reviews like a million Isakai things, and Scott discusses the joys of watching a romance anime that seems to be made for adults.

This week we review the classic anime Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (Seasons 1 and 2). Also: unpacking and the Live action Cowboy Bebop.

This week we discuss The Dungeon of Black Company, Utena on Crunchyroll, the fear of live action anime adaptations, and some updated thoughts on the second cour of The Aquatope on White Sand.

Anime previewed Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut (Funimation)Komi Can’t Communicate (Netflix)The Night Beyond the Tricornered WindowLupin III: Part VI (HIDIVE)My Senpai is Annoying (Funimation)The Vampire Dies in No Time (Funimation)SakuganPuraore! Pride of Orange (CrunchyRoll)Mieruko-chan (Funimation)The Faraway Paladin (CrunchyRoll)Ganbare Douki-chanBlue PeriodThe World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat (CrunchyRoll)The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It My Life Had It Made (CrunchyRoll)Platinum End

This week Mike goes Whaling, Shannon spends time in a room with a bunch of nerds breathing on another, and Scott is probably speed running. In our main segment we review the classic anime All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku.

This week we discuss Mike's lack of a microwave, as well as the movie Nora & Twinkle Nora Rock Me! and discuss final thoughts on some summer season shows.

This week we welcome back Matt (@StationDOOD) to help us with our full review of KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World!

This week we discuss what we've been watching and reading over the last few days. Mike and Shannon share thoughts on Gall Force: Eternal story, Mike talks about Humble Isekai Bundle Thoughts, and Scott talks about the fever dream that is the final Evangelion rebuild movie.

This week we discuss the acquisition of Crunchyroll by Funimation and give our full series review of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day and you can learn which one of us is the biggest cry baby.

We give our first impressions and recommendations for new shows from the summer season: How a Realist Hero Rebuilt A Kingdom (Funimation) Girlfriend, Girlfriend (Crunchyrol) Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S (Crunchyroll) Drugstore in Another World (Crunchyroll) My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Season 2 (Crunchyroll) Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles (Crunchyroll) Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan (Funimation) The Duke of Death and His Maid (Funimation) Peach Boy Riverside (Crunchyroll) The Aquatope on White Sand (Crunchyroll) Remake Our Life! (Crunchyroll)

Shanon joined a DMV anime club, Mike desperately wants to romance Tali, and Scott discusses serving drinks to robots. In reviews we discuss Odd Taxi, Pretty Boy Detective Club, and..... Dick Fight Island

This week we discuss why Mike is scared to bring Light novels to work (it's not because he should be "working"), unpredictable violence billboards, and we all give our full review of the 1994 OVA Zeiram :Iria The Animation.

NewsYoko Kanno to Cowboy Bebop NetflixOTAKON RETURNSShowsAncient Magus BrideThat Time I got Reincarnated as a SlimeSo I'm a Spider, So What?Cosmic Fantasy: Ginga Me Hyou no WanaWhy The Hell Are You Here, Teacher?Lupin III: The First.

Make way for an entire episode where girls wearing mechanized suits take on the most spoiled, selfish generation. That's right, we're talking about Bubblegum Crisis!

I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (Crunchyroll)Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro (Crunchyroll)Super Cub (Funimation)Osamake (CrunchyrollPretty Boy Detective Club (Funimation)Mars Red (Funimation) - 2 episodes watchedBattle Athletes Restart (Funimation)Odd Taxi (Crunchyroll)To Your Eternity (Crunchyroll)Fairy Ranmaru (Crunchyroll)Jouran: The Princess of Snow and Blood (crunchyroll)

This week Mike discusses the light novels Arifureta and Psycome, Shannon talks about the Way of the Househusband “Anime”, and Scott gives a series review to "Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki"

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This week we talk about Anime Expo canceled in person,. Evangelion spinoff manga, Cells at Work: CODE BLACK, and MASHLE: Magic & Muscles.

This week we discuss discord movie nights, covid mental breakdowns, and a full review of the 2018 anime Citrus.

Mike and I discuss the early episodes of: Horimiya (Funimation) Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Funimation) Otherside Picnic (Funimation) Dr. Ramune -Mysterious Disease Specialist- (CrunchyRoll) Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies moved to a starter town? (funimation) So I’m A Spider, So What? (CrunchyRoll) Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki (Funimation) Heaven's Design Team (CrunchyRoll)

This week we discuss the Reincarnated as a Sword light novels, Fushigi Yuugi in 2020, and final impressions of last seasons Wondering Witch and Talentless Nana.

This week we have our full series review of Ascendance of a Bookworm.

This week we catch up on what we've been watching and reading. We discuss Monster Girl Doctor, Cel collecting, Sakamoto Days, and more!

This week we discuss the spring 2020 anime Deca-Dence. Also Xbox Series X and Swedish Fish beer?

Mike reads Slayers, Shannon is excited for Golden Kamuy Season 3, Scott is staring into the void wishing for an elder god to end the suffering that is 2020. And then we talk about some Fall season shows!

This week we do our full review of the PA Works Netflix show "Sirius the Jaeger"

This week we relax and catch each other up with what we've been reading, watching, and playing.

This week we review the charming anime My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead To Doom

This week we discuss the web comic Midnight Poppy Land, The classic manga Dragon Half, and the new studio Trigger anime BNA.

The week we have been dreading is finally here! We have a lively discussion over the "classic" "anime" Candidate for Goddess. And the rest is a fever dream.

This week we discuss the end of Haikyuu, revisiting the Love Hina manga, and Arte.

To celebrate the TWO HUNDREDTH EPISODE we do something strange and unusual on this anime podcast... we review some Anime! This week we talk about three classic movies: Riding Bean, Project A-ko, and Demon City Shinjuku.

Black Lives Matter. And then some junk about cartoons.

This week we discuss Killing Stalking, Dennō Coil, the Rayearth manga, and why Shannon stopped playing Final Fantasy 7 R

We're back! Again! This time we're discussing dat Rona, what we've been watching and reading, Mike's K-pop obsession, and Mike still trying to make the PSP be a thing... in 2020.

Mike and Scott talk about PAX East and controversial steam decision to take down a Visual novel.

This episode we talk about how Woke we are, Interview with Monster Girls, and more