Otaku Host Club

Angel’s Egg. You’ve seen it. You’ve pondered it. But what does it MEAN?! In this episode, we attempt to answer this very question. We also answer some questions from our Patrons! In the Aftermath: Angel’s Never Sleep IMBD The Girl from the Other Side MAL Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or by visiting any of these links below. Website: https://otakuhostclub.com Discord: https://discord.gg/qhcvn...

We’re back with a regular review-episode for 2023 Spring Season’s darling show, Oshi no Ko. We’re also talking latest anime news, Japanese idol culture, and the topic-winner from our chatGPT episode. Come chill with us! Attack on Titan Final Season Part 4 trailer Gurran Lagann re-screening Hana Kimuri’s death Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or by visiting any of these links below. Website: htt...

OHC asks an important question, “What do ferris wheels and dictionaries have in common?” If your answer was a calico cat and limited funding for a mutli-year project, you are correct! Kind of. In this episode, we’re exploring the nuance of this novel-adaptation, The Great Passage. Oh also Kristella is subbing in for Dan. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-05-18/mappa-ceo-reflects-on-fi...

The title says it all, folks. We’re making ChatGBT write an original anime tailored to each host’s preference; and the script for our next episodes. Vote on our Discord or in the Spotify app for what we should talk abut next! Voting ends June 23rd. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/technology/ai-google-chatbot-engineer-quits-hinton.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boaty_McBoatface https://en.wi...

Let’s talk about Leiji Matsumoto. Do we love him? Eh… it’s complicated. In this episode, we’re covering the major hits: Galaxy Express 999, Captain Harlock, and more. Should you watch everything in the Leijiverse? Or should you just take our word for it? Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or by visiting any of these links below. Website: https://otakuhostclub.com Discord: https://discord.gg/qhcvn...

For this special in-person episode, we’re talking about Makoto Shinkai’s newest film, Suzume! Along the way, we’re talking about earthquakes, objectofilia, and exactly how much of an edgelord Sasuke is. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or by visiting any of these links below. Website: https://otakuhostclub.com Discord: https://discord.gg/qhcvn3e Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/otakuhostclub ht...

What exactly is an OVA? Should ONAs be considered the same thing? How has technology influenced the rise and fall of OVAs? In this episode, we’re doing a deep dive into the history of OVAs and picking out the best ones. Stick around to hear our recommendations at the end! Old School Anime (forum) Anime Nostalgia Bomb Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or by visiting any of these links below. Webs...

We’re giving out anime recommendations for the newcomer and the desensitized weirdo in this episode of answering Patreon patron questions. Bonus points if you can guess which host used Napster, Soulseek, or Limewire! RADWIMPS North American Tour Dates/Tickets Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or by visiting any of these links below. Website: https://otakuhostclub.com Discord: https://discord.gg/...

A custom shoujo guide for the Otaku Host Club made by Shoujo Sundae. We’re getting all our questions answered and some muddy genre lines cleared up. Oh and recommendations! We got tons of those. If you’re shoujo-shy, this is the episode for you. Shoujo Sundae is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and anywhere you listen to podcasts. Their website is: https://shoujosundae.com/ Find us on Spotify, Apple Po...

We’re saying goodbye to a slammer year of anime by counting down our top five anime from 2022 with our friends Courtney and Karl from The Strictly Series. From stellar animation to compelling stories, we’re covering it all-- movies included. So many hits came out last year! But which ones will make it on our sloppy five-way venn diagram? Check out The Strictly Series on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or...

What’s the difference between Promised Neverland and Summertime Render? If you answered time travel, that’s only part of the answer in this episode where we talk to hosts from the Anime Brothers Podcast and review one of 2022’s overlooked gems. We also talk about love triangles, time travel logic, and of course, existentialist philosophy. Come take a seat and wonder… Will Dan talk about Legend of...

We’re back and with friends! In this bonus free-for-all episode, we’ll be discussing what we did on break, a mini-review of Katsucon, and some upcoming changes to the podcast. Stay tuned!

Even after a disastrous launch Cyberpunk 2077 still managed to come away with a popular, immersive experience that spawned a Netflix anime by Studio Trigger, called Cyberpunk Edgerunners. Released all the way back in September 2022, the success of this show brought many players back to the video game it was based on. Find out what we thought of this 10-episode series from one of our favorite direc...

Get HYPED!!!! It's the last episode of the first season of Chainsaw Man (we all know they're going to adapt it in full!) For this episode, we had to bring on our good friend Kristella to talk about this epic anime event. I mean can you guys believe we witnessed this in real-time?!? One day we're all gonna look back at this and say, I remember where I was when CSM premiered. AND for this special ep...

*UPDATED 12/28/22 We are on the homestretch less than a few days before our final season finale. We are all super excited to finish the year with one of the best anime series! Join us in this E11 recap of Chainsaw Man! - - https://www.linktr.ee/otakuhostclub

Remember when Geoff asked me and Dan if there was going to be a training arc?? Well, guess what guys! We were totally wrong! However, we do have to hand it to MAPPA because this isn't your usual shounen training arc with long days in the fields without lunch all just to jingle Kakashi's jingle balls. Instead, we get a Chainsaw Man death grip bear hug, lots and lots of dying, and a sneak attack tha...

This week Dan is back in Baltimore and it (just) happened to coincide with the theatrical release of the final installment of the Evangelion Rebuild movie series..it actually didn't he flew back early just for this. We had planned on doing a full series dive into the Rebuild movies as a whole (but) as we found out that was not going to happen at 8pm on a Sunday night after a full 2.5 hour movie an...

After last week's downer of an episode Division 4 continues to fight for their lives against Samurai Sword. Once again, the ghost devil can pull the cord on Denjis's chainsaw devil as our hero comes to save the day. Catch up with Chainsaw Man in our weekly recap episodes! 

Holy Heck what an episode guys! This might have been an episode on par with AOT's 4th Season, part-one episode 8 if you catch our drift— "nudge nudge". So much happens in this episode it's hard to accumulate everything in this summary and not leave anything out but, we'll try. We pick up right where we left off inside Himeno's bedroom with Denji and Himeno about to have some sexy time, but all of...

In recent years there has been a surge in rebooting older classic anime. Whether it's a full-on proper re-adaptation like Fruits Basket, or a newly reimagined version like Devilman Crybaby. We as fans of these series get a chance to re-live the magic over again while opening a new audience's eye to the beauty of older works and Urusei Yatsura might be the icing on the cake (well... if they could g...

*WARNING: MAY CAUSE NAUSEA* In this episode, we pick up right where we left off, in the belly of the Eternity Devil. After three whole days Denji finally slays that heart and gets him and his comrades, and Arai and Kobeni, out of the hotel. Cut to a work social gathering for all their hard work where we get to see the rowdier side of the group and Himeno completely unhinged. https://linktr.ee/Otak...

If you hated Kobeni in last week's episode you're really gonna hate her in this one. Our devil hunter crew is still stuck on the 8th floor of the hotel labyrinth and we will soon learn that Kobeni is the last person you’d ever want to be stuck in a time loop with. I mean who'd ever trust someone who was forced by your mother to choose between being a devil hunter or a sex worker? Anyway, the crew...

“Girls with guns” has been a growing subgenre staple in anime ever since, well, the birth of anime. In the 80s we had series like Dirty Pair and Bubblegum Crisis, the 90s brought us Gunsmith Cats and Kite, and in the 00s there was Black Lagoon and Gunslinger Girl. Bringing us to present day with series like Sword Art Online Alternative, Otherside Picnic, High-Rise Invasion and countless other seri...

In this episode, we pick up right where we left off.... touchin' some tiddie! Finally, Denji got to fulfill his dream and we didn't have to wait until the last episode of the season either. Now that's what we call plot progression! And speaking of plot progression, we get another taste of just how much pull Makima has over the male characters of the show —in a steamy work romance scene, as well as...

In episode 4, Denji and Power resolve the previous encounter however a new foe appears just as they thought they were in the clear. But their little faux pas causes them a mountain of repercussions including having to live with the ever-uptight Hayakawa so he can keep an eye on them. How will the poor boy ever read his morning newspaper in peace with these two demi-devils doing naughty things in t...