Otaku Spirit Anime

The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here once again to check out the news of the last couple of weeks. One point on the agenda is to tackle the effects of the pandemic on anime production. Topics this episode: Effects of the Pandemic on Anime Production, Aria Movie, Cowboy Bebop Live Action, Hatsune Miku, Kizuna Ai reveal, HBO Max, and much more! Thanks to HaVoC and BaconChips for the great questions featured in this episode! The opening music for this episode is the OP for No Game Life called “MOTOR CITY” by Kenichi Asai. The closing music for this episode is the ED for Kokkoku called “Asayake to Nettaigyo” by Boku no Lyric no Bouyomi.

As promised, the hosts are back again for another discussonal podcast episode. Did the awaited countdown for Tokyo Mew Mew satisfy? Is more delays coming for beloved shows? Listen and find out their take! Topics this episode: Rascal Does Not Dream, Clannad Switch, How Not To Summon A Demon Lord 2, Romantic Comedy Snafu delay, Re:Zero The Frozen Bond, Tiger and Bunny 2, Strike Witches, Rent A Girlfriend, Kuma Kuma Bear PV, and much more! Thanks to An Awesome Dude, Ukkihsog, Eira, Otakuold, mmahdish, BaconChips, and Callum for the great questions featured in this episode! The opening music for this episode is called “Tsukiakari no Kanon” by Rie Kugimiya. The closing music for this episode is called “premier” by Rie Kugimiya.

Continuing their adventures into the world of Aqua, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast dive into the second season of Aria. Listen in and hear their take on this new Blu-ray release. As mentioned in the podcast, this Blu-ray copy of Aria The Natural Season 2 Part 1 and Part 2 was provided by Nozomi Entertainment and Right Stuf. The opening for this episode is the OP for Aria the Natural called Euphoria by Yui Makino. The closing for this episode is the ED for Aria The Natural called Natsumachi by ROUND TABLE feat Nino

The Winter Season for 2020 is wrapping up, and the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to give their opinions on what worked and what didn’t. Listen in to find out what you may have missed this season! Anime Reviewed in this Episode: Darwin’s Game, Blade of the Immortale (2019), Somali and the Forest Spirit, ID:INVADED, Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, BOFURI, Seton Academy: Join The Pack, Fate Grand Order Absolute Demon Front Babylonia, Smile Down The Runway, and If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It To The Budokan I Would Die. The opening song for this episode is the ED for ID:INVDADED called “Other Side” by MIYAVI. The closing song for this episode is the OP for Didn’t I Say To Make My Abilities Average called “Smile ED2 for Fate Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front Babylonia called “Prover” by milet.

News has been pretty exciting for the anime world lately and the hosts of the Otaku Spirit are here to give it a full dive from their perspective. Bleach and Higurashi’s return?! Topics this episode: Re:Zero delay, Baki 2nd Season, Calls at Work 2, More Fate/Go Adaptations, Higurashi Trailer, 4k Remaster Akira, Date A Live 4, Date A Bullet, Rent A Girlfriend, Brand New Animal, Bleach, Gundam, Funimation, Netflix, Next Gen Consoles, Greatest Lines, Deadly Musical Instruments, Subs and Dubs, and much more! Thanks to Eira and BlueSpark for the great questions featured in this episode! The opening music for this episode is the OP for Bleach called “Asterisk” by Orange Range. The closing music for this episode is the ED for Demon Slayer called “from the edge” by FictionJunction feat. LiSA.

As we near the Spring 2020 Season, it’s time for the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast to break down the season, give their take on what’s coming and what you should look out for. Anime Discussed In This Preview: Tower of God, Brand New Animal, Gleipnir, All Routes Lead to Doom, Sing Yesterday For Me, Kakushigoto, Appare Ranman, The 8th Son?, Fugou Keiji Balance Unlimited, Arte, Tamayomi, Afterschool Embankment Journal, Wave Listed To Me, Shironeko Project, Woodpecker Detective’s Office, LISTENERS, Princess Connect ReDive, Bungou and Alchemist, President It’s Time For Battle, Mewkledreamy, Re Zero Season 2, Kaguya-sama Love Is War Season 2, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU 3, Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld Part 2, Fruits Basket 2nd Season, Food Wars 5, Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2, No Guns Life 2, Tsugumomo 2nd Season, Dropkick on my Devil Dash, Digimon Adventure, IDOLiSH7 Second Season, Kingdom 3, New Sakura Wars, Major 2nd Season 2, ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream, Gal and Dinosaur, Continuing

At last! The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast begin their journey to remove one of their biggest titles on their list of shame. As Nozomi Entertainment now releases the series on Blu-ray, what better excuse to finally take the plunge. As mentioned in the podcast, this copy of Aria The Animation on Blu-Ray was provided to us for review by Nozomi Entertainment and Right Stuf. The intro for this episode is the OP for Aria The Animation called “Undine” by Yui Makino. The outro for this episode is the ED for Aria The Animation called “Rainbow” by ROUND TABLE feat. Nino.

After 14 years of Fate, the hosts are firing up the microphones to give their take on the series, what drew their interest, and what they love about it. Topics Covered This Episode: The beginnings, what drew interest, different series of Fate, watch sequence, Memorabilia, and more! The opening music for this episode is the OP for Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season called “Brave Shine” by Aimer. The closing music for this episode is the OP for Fate/Zero 2nd Season called “to the beginning” by Kalafina.

It’s been some time since the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast has explored the universe of Bubblegum Crisis, but with this recent review, they look at the 1999 spinoff A.D. Police and give their take on it. As mentioned in the podcast, this copy of A.D. Police To Protect and Serve on Blu-Ray was provided to us for review by Nozomi Entertainment and Right Stuf. The intro for this episode is the OP for A.D. Police called “Imaginary Girl” by Infix. The outro for this episode is the ED for A.D. Police called “Toki no Naka de” by Masha.

Taking off into the Winter 2020 Season, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are taking a moment to give their early takes on all the new shows of this year. Listen in and find out what’s got their attention. Anime Featured in this Episode: Somali and the Forest Spirit, Magia Record, Darwin’s Game, pet, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken, In Spectre, Nekopara, ID Invaded, Toilet Bound Hananko-kun, BOFURI, Asteroid in Love, Infinite Dendrogram, Seton Academy Join The Pack, Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, Interspecies Reviewers, Hatena Illusion, Smile Down The Runway, A Destructive Gods Sits Next To Me, Science Fell In Love So I Tried To Prove It, 22/7, The Case Files of Jeweler Richard, If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It To Budokan I Would Die, Uchitama Have You Seen My Tama, Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga, Show By Rock Mashumairesh, Isekai Quartet 2, Room Camp, and Plunderer. The intro music for this episode is the OP for Hatena Illusion called “Magic Words” by Liyuu. The outro music for this episode is the ED for ID INVADED ca

It’s finally time to close the book on the fantastic 2019 year of anime. Join the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast as they run through a 4 part deliberation series of podcast and give their take on the best of each category. Please note: Deliberation episodes are intended to be nearly unfiltered and lightly edited. These were recorded over hours of deliberations and, while a bit of dead air was removed, it may have points of silence. This isn’t a reflection of our typical podcast episodes that are heavily edited for better listening experience. Deliberations covered in this episode: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall and Best of 2019 Anime. The opening for this episode is the OP for Kemurikusa called “KEMURIKUSA” by nano. The closing for this episode is the ED for Vinland Saga called “Torches” by Aimer.

It’s finally time to close the book on the fantastic 2019 year of anime. Join the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast as they run through a 4 part deliberation series of podcast and give their take on the best of each category. Please note: Deliberation episodes are intended to be nearly unfiltered and lightly edited. These were recorded over hours of deliberations and, while a bit of dead air was removed, it may have points of silence. This isn’t a reflection of our typical podcast episodes that are heavily edited for better listening experience. Deliberations covered in this episode: Horror/Psychological, Comedy, Harem, Ecchi, Slice of Life, Romance, Sports, Military, Mystery/Supernatural, Magical Girl/Boy, Healing/Relaxing, and Cute Girls Doing Cute Things. The opening for this episode is the OP for The Promised Neverland called “Touch Off” by UVERworld. The closing for this episode is the ED2 for Kaguya-sama Love Is War called “Chika tto Chika Chika” by Fujiwara Chika (Kohara Konomi).

The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast continue their reviews for the Fall 2019 Anime Season with a list of mixed reviews. Some contenders of Anime of the Year, and some… not so much. Anime Reviewed in this Episode: Assassins Pride, Kemono Michi Rise Up, Stars Align, Null and Peta, Fire Force, Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld, Bokuben 2, and Granblue Fantasy The Animation 2nd Season. Also Mid Season Reviews of My Hero Academia 4, Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun, Fate Grand Order Absolute Demon Front Babylonia, Blade of the Immortal, Ahiru no Sora, and Babylon. The opening song for this episode is the OP1 for Fire Force called “Inferno” by Mrs.GREEN APPLE. The closing song for this episode is the ED for Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld called “unlasting” by LiSA.

Following their glowing review of the first season of Ajin, the hosts return with the sequel series from Polygon Pictures. Listen in to see if the high praise lives on with the second season, or falls apart. This is a spoiler free review of Ajin Demi-Human 2nd Season, although some things of the first season are mentioned. Following the outro music, we have a spoiler discussion to round things out. This review was recorded in September of 2017. The opening for this episode is the OP for Ajin 2nd Season called “Boku Wa Boku De Atte” by Angela x fripSide. The closing is the ED for Ajin 2nd Season called “Koutei no Sumi ni Futari Kaze ga Fuite Ima Nara Ieru ka na” by CreepHyp. Following the spoiler discussion, we close with the OP for Ajin 1st Season called “Yoru wa Nemureru kai?” by flumpool.

Many months before the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast watched and reviewed the sequel series, they tackled Wake Up Girls and found it to be an exciting series that deserved a sequel. Have fun listening to this unsuspecting review! This is a spoiler free review of Wake Up, Girls! This review was recorded in September of 2017. Please be sure to check out our review of Wake Up, Girls New Chapter. The opening for this episode is the OP for Wake Up Girls called “Tachiagare” by Wake Up Girls. The closing for this episode is the ED for Wake Up Girls called “Kotonoha Aoba” by Wake Up Girls.

Celebrating their 15th anniversary, P.A. Works takes a plunge into the world of Mecha anime with Kuromukuro. Did this show live up to the hype? Listen in and get the Otaku Spirit Animecast’s take. This is a spoiler free review of Kuromukuro. This review was recorded in August of 2017. The opening for this episode is the OP2 for Kuromukuro called “Chou Onsoku Destiny” by Glay. The outro for this episode is the ED2 for Kuromukuro called “Eien Loop” by Ami Wajima.

The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast sit down to discuss, oddly enough, the most complicated genre to really nail down. The Slice of Life Genre seems to cover everything, but some argue doesn’t cover much. Listen and get the hosts’ take. Topics Covered in this Episode: What is Slice of Life, The Convolution of the Genre, Opinion Against Sub-Genres, Opinions Against Unnatural Elements in Slice of Life, What Slice of Life Means To You, Pros and Cons of Slice of Life, and breaking down several shows on their validity of Slice of Life label. The opening song for this episode is the OP1 for Hanasaku Iroha called “Hana no Iro” by nano.RIPE. The closing for this episode is the ED for Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju called “Kawa, Taredoki” by Kana Shibue.

The news has been quite heavy over the last few weeks. The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast fire up their mics to give their take on what’s important to the anime industry. Topics this episode: Grisaia Switch, Ishuzoku Reviewers, Zoku Owarimonogatari, Revue Starlight Movie, Smile Down The Runway, Violet Evergarden Movie, and much more! Thanks to Dynames for the questions featured in this episode! Thanks to Rashawn, Bafninja, NeptunePlaysYT, Matrixman94, Seth Amaha, and Elienoch for the great feedback! The opening music for this episode is the OP2 for Re:Creators called “sh0ut” by SawanoHiroyuki nZk:Tielle and Gemie. The closing music for this episode is the ED2 for Kaguya-sama Love Is War called “Chikatto Chika Chikaa” by Konami Kohara.

Prior to giving their first impressions of the Fall 2019 Anime season, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast tackle the very news heavy last few weeks. Topics this episode: New Studio Bind, Love is War Sequel, New Shaft Series, Ghibli on HBO, Tokyo Mirage Censorship, New Netflix Lineup, Underrated Anime, Finishing Anime, and much more! Thanks to jar3dbftball and JackTWD4th for the questions featured in this episode! The opening music for this episode is the OP for Kaguya-sama Love is War called “Love Dramatic feat. Rikka Ihara” by Masayuki Suzuki. The closing music for this episode is the ED for After the Rain called “Ref:rain” by Aimer.

Jumping back to the year 2000, the Otaku Spirit Animecast reviews the classic psychological horror series of Boogiepop Phantom. Does it deserve a revisit after all these years? Will fans of Boogiepop and Others still enjoy it? Listen and find out! As mentioned in the podcast, this copy of Boogiepop Phantom TV Series Complete Blu-ray was provided to us for review by Nozomi Entertainment and Right Stuf. The intro song for this episode is the OP for Boogiepop Phantom called “Yuudachi” by Shikao Suga. The outro for this episode is the ED for Boogiepop Phantom called “Mirai-Seiki Maruhi Club” by Kyouko.