Otaku in Review Anime Podcast

Mike and Matt are back to let us know what shows we should be watching and which to avoid. They review 23 shows in this massive two hour episode! Quick Thoughts Dekin No Mogura: The Earthbound Mole New Saga See You Tomorrow at the Food Court The Water Magician Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer! Cultural Exchange with a Game Centre Girl Bad Girl Watari-kun's ** Is about to Collapse The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses Ruri Rocks Uglymug, Epicfighter Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! Solo Camping For Two Full Discussion Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra Clevatess ...

This week we play catch up after a long hiatus. Giving some final thoughts on the Winter 2025 anime season and Scott gives his trip report from his honeymoon in Japan. 

This month Matt, Mike, and Scott talk about Otakon's policy changes, the preview for the new Gundam series, and in our main segment the 2007 classic anime Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei.

The world around us is burning to the ground and there is nothing we can do about it. So we take a short vacation into another world where gorgeous looking food solves all your problem. God I wish I had problems that can be solved by a pork cutlet bowl. Most of the problems in my life are caused by pork cutlet bowls.

QUICK HITS Momentary Lily Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? I Left my A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! I'm A Noble On The Brink Of Ruin, So I Might As Well Try Mastering Magic OKITSURA: The Girl I Fell in Love With in Okinawa Speaks in a Heavy Dialect and It's Too Much of a Pain SAKAMOTO DAYS Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time Bogus Skill I Have a Crush at Work Magic Maker: How to Make...

This week we go over our favorite shows from 2024, complain about ads in streaming services (Jesus Christ not again), and march into 2025 with some high hopes. (fear and dread)

Another season and another super long episode where we talk about ALL THE GODDAMN THINGS Quick Hits The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister Goodbye, Dragon Life Acro Trip I'll Become a Villainess That Will Go Down in History The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor You Are Ms. Servant The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest Orb: On The Movements Of The Earth Full Discussion Loner Life In Another World If My Wife Becomes An Elementary School Student (TsumaSho) Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. Puniru...

We're joined by StationDOOD to talk about Otakon 2024, the 30th anniversary of the legendary convention as well as It's past, present, and future. Also some cartoon stuff.

Mike and Scott discuss their hype for the upcoming Otakon and the end of the Spring season. The main review is the classic 1981 anime epic, Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie.

Mike and I discuss Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Season 2, and the classic film The Girl who Leapt Through Time.

We discuss Anime Boston 2024, the Dugout at Peabody Heights, and the death of the Funimation brand. In our main segment we review the classic 2010s comedy Mitsudomoe.

New season, who dis QUICK HITS Mission: Yozakura Family The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio Re:Monster THE NEW GATE Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers Blue Archive Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included Bartender: Glass of God Unnamed Memory FULL DISCUSSION I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince Train to the End of the World Mysterious Disappearances A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics Viral Hit Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Jellyfish Can't Swim At Night Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again Spice and Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal...

This episode we discuss the collapse of the internet, the good RPGs we're playing, and the 2021 anime Blue Period.

It's Winter 2024 Anime preview time. Mike and guest co-host, Matt, give their thoughts on new series debuting this anime season. They discuss 17 shows, with 7 being quick thoughts and 10 being a bit more in depth. List of shows discussed in order this episode are: Quick thoughts: Chained Soldier Mr. Villain's Day Off My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered The Unwanted Undead Adventurer The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil Villainess Level 99 In-depth thoughts: Gushing Over Magical Girls Fluffy Paradise The Strongest Tank’s Labyrinth Raids Tales of Wedding Rings Tis Ti...

We discuss The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Jesus Christ is that really the title of a TV Show, WTF) and Dave the Diver.

The year is coming to a close and what better way than to watch one of the most popular Isakai around.... oh boy, here we go.

Mike spends a huge amount of his time ripping all of his CDs to FLAC while Scott leads an army of Pikmin on endless adventure. In our main segment we review the Yuru Camp movie.

Mike and Matt return for the Fall season preview. This time we divide shows up between quick thoughts and longer discussion, the shows discussed are: QUICK THOUGHTS Our Dating Story: You Were Experienced, I Was Not 16bit Sensation: Another Layer A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy Shangri-La Frontier MF Ghost DISCUSSION My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer I’m Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness Berserk of Gluttony SHY Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig Stardust Telepath Th...

This week Mike goes to a drag show and discovers how horny he is for Temples. Scott flys among the stars and sings with cartoon idols.

Mike discusses Hell Mode LN and the underwhelming Macross F. Scott goes on a mafia golfing adventure.

Am I Actually The Strongest?
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout
Ayaka
Dark Gathering
Helck
Classroom for Heroes
Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero
Liar Liar
My Happy Marriage
My Tiny Senpai
My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level 1
Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
Reign of the Seven Spellblades
Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence
Sweet Reincarnation
Synduality Noir
TenPuru
The Dreaming Boy is a Realist
The Gene of Ai
The Girl...

Mike talks about the manga Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs and the light novel *shudder* A Sister’s All You Need. Scott gives his final thoughts on Trigun Stampede.

Mike talks about the VShojo Smite Collab and his discord's Ani-May event! Scott talks about some high profile franchise video game release. In our main segment we review the comedy Science Fiction anime Irresponsible Captain Tylor.

Mike tricks Scott into participating in a season preview episode. Also, Vtuber love fest and plex upgrades.

Mike is taking hentai on the go, Scott is entrusting the care of his cats to robot, and Shannon didn't get cosmetic surgery(?). In our main segment we review ScienceSARU's adaptation of Go Nagai seminal work: Devil Man.

Mike reaches into the very darkest world of Isekai, Shannon buys a piece of her childhood, and Scott is mad about Star Trek.

We discuss Mastodon drama, identify theft, and framing anime cels - for what crime I don't know. In our main segment we review the classic Ah My Goddess feature film.

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Mike is holding on by the grace of Gods, Shannon is hanging out in borderland, and Scott is doing it himself.

This episode we talk about New Years Resolutions and review the classic anime Gunsmith Cats.

Mike discusses his top ten anime and manga of 2022, Scott talks about the beautiful Tatami Time Machine blues, and Shannon decorates for an island Christmas.

This week it's a tour of aging and complaining around the table as we come to the realization that 2022 is finally coming to a close. In our main segment we review the Isao Takahata film Only Yesterday.

This episode Mike lives a loner life, Shannon learns how to survive as a fish, and Scott takes a long luxurious bath.

Mike's got a zombie for sale. Shannon has a web comic for sale. In our main segment we discuss the classic sex comedy Golden Boy!

Akiba Maid WarBeast TamerBibliophile PrincessBocchi the Rock!Chainsaw ManDo It Yourself!!I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final BossI've Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related SkillsImmoral GuildLove FlopsManagement of a Novice AlchemistMobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From MercuryMore Than a Married Couple, But Not LoversMy Master Has No TailRaven of the Inner PalaceReincarnated as a SwordShinobi no IttokiThe Eminence in ShadowThe Human Crazy UniversityThe Little Lies We All TellUrusei Yatsura

This episode Mike enjoys female Japanese wrestling, Shannon's stress over Hurricane Ian, and Scott talks about pretentious Youtube videos. In our main segment Shannon gives a mini-season preview, Mike wraps up Parallel World Pharmacy, and Scott gatekeeps fans of Cyberpunk 2077.

This week Mike discusses his return to the world of Saint's Row, Shannon was in Germany but listened to K-pop, and Scott is present. In our main segment we review the classic film: Dirty Pair: Project Eden

This week we discuss Otakon 2022, Mike is disappointed in The Devil is a Part-Timer season 2 but thrilled with Clouds, and Scott discusses the animated rock opera Inu-Oh.

It's summer preview time! Mike and Matt give early impressions of the following: Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy Black Summoner Call of the Night Engage Kiss Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer Lycoris Recoil My Isekai Life My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex Parallel World Pharmacy Smile of the Arsnotoria The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Uncle from Another World Vermeil in Gold Yurei Deco

This week Mike deals with the Rona, Shannon deals with her new braces, and Scott is half out of it while preparing for vacation. In our main segment we review the Kyoani show Violet Evergarden.