Otaku in Review Anime Podcast

QUICK HITS An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29 Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord Champignon Witch Hell Mode The Holy Grail of Eris Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None Scum of the Brave There was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, so I Tried Confessing to Her Tune In to the Midnight Heart Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling Hana-Kimi The Demon King's Daughter is too Kind!! You Can't B...

We're wrapping up 2025 with a long episode going over the highlights of the year. Mike has his top ten list, Scott talks about the shows he watched, Matt is... along for the ride.

This episode we review the 2022 fantasy anime Management of a Novice Alchemist. Also we're on that Fortnite high like a bunch of nine year olds, Mike reviews a few classic RPGs, and Matt is still holding onto hope for Linux on the desktop like it's 2006.

You know the drill, Tons of shows, two brave souls Lets gooo Shows discussed Quick Hits A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace GNOSIA Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle Dusk Beyond The End of the World This Monster Wants to Eat Me Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun! Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! Wandance Th...

Matt, Mike, and Scott discuss their time at the at Otakon 2025 now that the summer is drawing to an end. In our main segment we review the 2005 anime Kami-Chu.

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 an...

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...

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...

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 E...

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 Wea...

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...

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.