The Otaku Collective Podcast

On today's episode we have a first time guest on, and they pick the topic! We debate the rankings of the strongest Straw Hats from 1 through 10! Plus some playoff basketball talk as well!

On today's episode we chose to watch a "classic" anime, Gunbuster! The predecessor to Neon Genesis Evangelion and Gurren Lagann and first anime from studio Gainax! But the real question is, was it a good anime that holds up? Or just a good anime for its time?

Haikyuu is one of the best sports anime of all time! And in prep for the movie, some of us did a rewatch and some of us watched it for the first time! So lets talk about it. Featuring first time guest Stu!

In today's episode we bring back a favorite topic of ours where Josh gives us options and we have to choose. Red Pill vs Blue Pill is back for our third rendition of it, hope you enjoy!

Recently two thirds of the Otaku Collective Podcast went to Weeb Con in Dallas, Texas for our second year in a row featuring Zach! On today's episode we discuss how this years con was, how it compared to last years con, and things we think should be done to make the con better!

In today's episode we discuss the new Spring Anime season, how top heavy this season is, good low key anime this season, and how Wind Breaker and Kaiju No 8 could be the anime of the season!

In today's episode we wrap up the winter season of anime, as well as some 24 episode anime from the fall season. We discuss our thoughts on all the anime we watched this season and give our ratings!

In today's episode we discuss and look back on some of the anime betrayals that stick out in our minds or caught us off guard.

In today's episode we bring back a favorite in "Would you Rather" where Josh brings us questions and we decide the best option! And some anime questions of course!

In todays episode we talk about the GOAT Toriyama and his passing, the Crunchyroll awards, ranking all of the One Piece Arcs, gas station food and more.

Scooby doo was a major part in a lot of people's lives and in today's show we discuss our favorite versions of scooby doo, as well as favorite characters, intros, songs and more!

In today's episode we talk about our favorite anime from this season, including Mashle, Solo Leveling, Ninja Kamui and more!

In today's episode we talk about if black representation in anime has improved, what stereotypes need to end, what we would like to see in a black character in anime and more in today's Black History Month Special!

In today's episode we talk about video games, how they shaped us, how they have changed through out the years for good or bad, the quality of games today and more!

In today's episode we discuss our top 5 FAVORITE water users in anime and continue our Elemental Series!

Solo Leveling is finally here and its been amazing 4 episodes in! We talk about it and other anime from this season and what we are watching this season.

Returning guest Reggie aka Not so Starved Artist aka Ramen Aisle is back for another episode to discuss live action shows and his new album "Diary of a (not so) Starved Artist"!

In today's episode, we wrap up the 2023 fall season (yes we did it after the award show) and talk about our favorite anime from this last season before we look ahead completely to 2024.

What is the fight of the year? Best boy or best girl of the year? Protagonist/Antagonist of the year? Anime of the year? Well in todays episode we each give one answer and then vote!

Who would be your anime bestfriend? Would they be your wingman? Someone you can talk to? Someone who understands you? All of the above? Well we talk about that and more in today's episode!

In today's episode we do our third episode of Red Pill Blue Pill anime edition! With some sports involved as well!

In today's episode we discuss Seth's latest anime pick Takt OP Destiny where we fight aliens with other aliens that fight with music!

We've all heard the phrase from Avatar. "Water. Earth. Fire Air." Well now its our turn to talk about the 4 main elements and our top 5 favorite anime characters of all 4! Join us on this multipart series as we give good, bad and horrible takes.

In today's episode we have special guest Lo back! And he is here to discuss how much AOT has grown on him, the ups and downs of the series, whether or not Josh is right and much more!

In today's episode we discuss the greatness that is a lot of anime this season! Starting with Shield Hero season 3, JJK new season, Eminence in the Shadow new season, Frieren Beyond Journey's End and more!

WANO HAS ENDED! And that means that debates are back open on who will be the last straw hat have returned and its time for us to weigh in on who we think it will be or who we want to be the last member!

Recently we talked about some of our favorite heroes. But the people who make those Heroes stand out are the Villains! And in today's episode we talk about our top 5 favorite villains of all time!

Has an anime ever made you want to play a video game or a vice versa? Well it has for us and we have our top 5 anime video games, sort of...

Super Heroes are a huge part of daily lives without even thinking about it. Why are super heroes important and why do we even care about them?

Its a new season of anime with bangers like Shield Hero and Eminence in the Shadow that are back, as well as highly anticipated shows such as Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and Undead Unluck!

Zom 100 delayed again? A vending machine anime is good? Zo's first 10/10 seasonal anime? Time to wrap up the summer season!

One Piece Live Action has taken the WORLD by storm and us being the one piece fans that we are, are here to discuss the good and the bad with the live action!

Anime takes are either Bad or Good... Ours are HOT!

In today's episode we discuss how potentially dangerous A.I. is, as well as the potential good in it as well!

In today's episode we have a special guest episode with Not So Starved Artist aka Ramen Aisle! We talk about why he got into art, voice acting, music and more!

One Piece has been amazing lately and that came to a culmination recently with Gear 5! In today's episode we discus Wano as a whole and how good it is compared to the rest of One Piece.

While the Summer season isnt as deep as the Spring for anime, its got some bangers that we need to talk about.

Chivalry is hard to come by nowadays but its not hard for Ikki even though he is a Failed Knight. In this episode we discuss Ikki and all of the shenanigan's he gets into as well as all the fights in Chivalry of a Failed Knight

Music is powerful and some songs just stay with you. And that is what we talk about in this week's episode.

Anime in the 1990s was amazing! And so was the 2000s. But what about since then? That's what we discuss in today's episode!

Summer season has started and that means new seasonal anime to look forward to this summer!

Spring season is over so we talked about our favorite anime from the season and what we loved and didnt love from this season!

In today's episode we focus more on mental health, depression, what shows helped us and more.

Sports anime gets overlooked a lot of the time, so in today's episode we gave it some love.

Some moments in anime can make you super hyped, sad, angry or any other emotion. But all of are moments that hit different.

In today's episode we take a twist on would you rather and do some Red Pill vs Blue Pill with retuning guest John!

In today's episode we discuss the Spring season of anime and our thoughts on how the season is going!

In today's episode we talk about what else went on at Weeb Con that we didn't get to last episode, talk about what food you should try when going to Cons, and briefly talk about this seasons anime.

In today's episode we talk about our time at Weeb Con and talk about Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime!

In today's episode we put a bow on the winter anime season as well as anime from the fall season that carried over such as Blue Lock and My Hero!