The Otaku Collective Podcast

Everyone knows those games where the rest of the world seems to be obsessed with a game and you cant seem to understand why. Or, maybe you bought a game and it didn't deliver to your expectations. Those are games we would call, overrated.

Bringing back a classic in more than one way. Would You Rather and Zo are back again.

Some of the most entertaining fights in anime are when characters just decide to throw straight hands! These are our top 5 favorite hand to hand fighters in anime!

Everyone has seen the Power Rangers and all of the different color combinations that go with the different shows. Well, we decided to make our own Power Rangers team from characters from other anime!

On today's episode we discuss which games we would love to see get remakes whether to fix some issues with it or just to give it a graphics boost to fit today's audience better.

Spring Anime is here! ReZero is back as well as other popular anime such as Slime Reincarnated,The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, Wistoria and many others. But what will be the new anime of the season? Will it be Witch Hat Atelier, Ascendance of a Bookworm or any other anime?

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?