The Otaku Collective Podcast

Winter season is finally over! Obviously the headliners were good this season like JJK and Fire Force, but were there any other good or underrated shows this season?

On today's episode we did what we did not a hundred episodes ago and finally review 86! We all know this is one of Seth's favorite anime, but how did everyone else feel?

Legend of Zelda just had their 40th Anniversary so we wanted to have a conversation about the franchise, our favorite games, why it deserves a movie and more!

Another top 5 episode is back! This time with our favorite light users in anime!

On today's episode we talk about how media can uses racism in media as plot lines both good and bad, as well as play a new game with Josh.

On today's episode we reflect on our NFL playoff predictions and how bad they were, give our NBA playoff predictions, and talk on our hopes for our MLB teams.

The Winter season of anime is here! Lets talk about the anime that is coming out this season such as Frieren, Hell's Paradise, JJk and much more!

Returning again is the Otaku Awards! Will Solo Leveling Sweep Again? Will Dandadan win multiple awards again? Or will new shows dominate the awards?

On today's episode, lets for the next to last time go back and look at the last season of anime from 2025 and see how good Fall anime was.

On today's episode we talk about the Video Game Awards and the sweep that was Expedition 33 as well as the biggest games that were announced!

In movies, tv shows, anime, etc. there can sometimes be plot hooks that are introduced that are never addressed. Those are plot holes.

One of your favorite and our favorite episodes is back for just the second time, Waifu Draft 2 is here! We continue where we left off from over a year ago with no redo picks and choosing our favorite waifus!

We have all likely seen at least one live action movie. And if it was an anime adaptation, it was probably bad. Lets talk about them.

You ever think, "Man, if that character just did this, or was more creative they would be so much better or that much more powerful"? Well so did we. Key our conversation in today's episode. Plus! A first time guest...

Reggie is back for another episode and it's another classic.

The NBA season is here! Lets stake our claims on our teams and make our predictions for the season!

On today's episode we got to thinking, "If we were in a Battle Royal in real life, who would we choose as our partner?" And then boom, we recorded it :)

Fall anime season is finally here and it brings returning anime like One Punch Man and My Hero Academia, as well as new anime like Wandance, Dusk Beyond the End of the World, My Awkward Senpai and many others! Lets talk about them!

On today's we break down what we thought of the summer anime season in one of the most stacked anime seasons in recent years!

We all love video games! But some stick with us forever and we keep going back to them again and again. Lets talk about our favorite video games of all time!

The elemental series is back! This time we are doing Ice users and we have John back on as well!

In today's episode we take a step back from the anime and talk about our first love, football. The college and NFL seasons have both started, lets talk about them and claim our teams!

On today's episode, we talk about how far we have come as a podcast, what the plans for the future are and we make an announcement as well.

For every loud character in anime, there is a calm partner next to them. Both pushing each other to get stronger. A Light to someone's Dark. A Fire to someone's Ice. A Ying to someone's Yang. This is our top 5 Ying and Yang duos in anime!

With the evolution of the times media might be the thing that has changed the most. We have went from buying movies and games from Block Buster and Game Stop to buying them online a digitally. While convenient, is this change a good thing?

Often times when you think of Duos in anime you think of main characters in shows. Examples being Naruto and Sasuke, Goku and Vegeta, Gon and Killua and many others. But what about the underrated duos in anime???

On today's episode we check out the anime where Mushroom powers rule all and rust eats away at everything. But, how good was the show from beginning to end?

On today's episode we talk about how loaded this season is with returning anime like My Dress Up Darling, Bunny Girl Senpai, Shield Hero, Dandadan, Kaiju no 8 and more, plus new anime like Gachiakuta coming out.

Spring Anime season is done! This season has been considered one of the most lacking seasons in recent years, but how true is that?

On today's episode, lets take a step back into the year 2000 when the Digimon movie made it over seas for kids to watch, and made kids all across America want their own Digital Monster!

Have you ever seen a weapon that your favorite character used and thought, "Man it'd be really cool I had that weapon." For example, maybe the Omnitrix? Well that's exactly what we discuss on today's episode.

On today's show we have a returning guest in Zo's cousin Lo. So, we decided to vibe, have a good time and have some good conversation. Enjoy!

Everyone has that moment when they meet a true gunslinger for the first time in media. Whether that was from a Western or an anime, we all have a favorite. And these are ours!

This week, Seth chooses a movie for us to watch that has been on his list for a long time. But will Josh and Zo enjoy the movie the same way?

You ever hear a character in a show, and you recognize them as your favorite character from a different show? Well we have too! And we want to talk about our favorite Japanese VAs in anime!

A story about a gold fish princess who finds a place to belong with a 5 year old boy. This is the Ponyo Movie Review!

The elemental series continues! This time its dark magic/powers! The real question is though, why do so many of these dark users aura farm?

Have you ever been in a bar or at home with friends and say "I bet you I could take him in a fight"? Well this is that in episode form! Plus yet another AOT rant. This time with a guest!

We all know the typical tropes in anime. That one Tsundere character that plays hard to get in Rom Coms. That Black character that has lightning powers, Or that one character that pulls through every fight because they love their friends more. We see these and others more often than we should and we need to talk about it.

We all love video games. But some standout more than others. And not in a good way. They may be touted as amazing games or franchises, but in reality they are extremely overrated!

Winter is over and Spring is here! This season doesn't have the hitters like a Solo Leveling or Sakamoto Days, but is still strong with returning shows like Fire Force and Wind Breaker. But how good is this season actually going to be before we get into the stacked summer?

Another season has come to a close! Solo Leveling led the field with with the most likes on a si9ngle episode ever on Crunchyroll, Re-Zero and other two season shows came to an end, and we also had some sleeper anime this season. But what did we thing of the season as a whole?

You ever watched Jeopardy with your grandparents or parents growing up? Or ever played the at home game with friends and family? Well we decided to have on a first time guest and he made a us an anime version for us to play!

Finally, we are having our manga and manhwa discussion episode! Our favorite manga and manhwa. As well as our least favorite, what got us into the medium and more!

We are back with the final movie in the Afro Samurai series! Afro and Ninja Ninja are back trying to becoming number one after losing the number one headband. And what's worse, they took his Dad's corpse. Can Afro get his revenge a second time and does the movie hold up to the rest of the series?

Would you rather live under water or in the clouds? Would you rather have a Bankai or a Domain Expansion? Would you rather eat sardines or lose three inches........That and more in today's episode!

On today's special Black History Month Episode, we give our top 5 I'm Him/Her Moments from Black characters in anime! Inlcuding charcteras from Fire Force, Naruto, My Hero Academia, One Piece and more!

On today's episode we talk about our top 5 favorite couples in Rom Coms! And no, Naruto and Hinata are not on this list, no Shonen in this podcast! Just Rom Coms... unless your Zo...