One major factor in any medium of storytelling is just how does one convey the elements of the story itself. Does one put forth a wall of text, or can it be experienced by the reader and viewer instead? In this episode of the Animecast, the hosts explore these and other facets of storytelling to try to find what really works and what fails to impress. Read more »
Tags: Anime, creative, directing, Heavy Object, information dump, Joker Game, kado, monogatari series, podcast, production, Re:Creators, re:zero, script, shaft, show don't tell, Sound of the Sky, story boarding, writing
Anime 101, Podcast | Andrew | 
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Ever dream of escaping your mundane life and set out on an adventure in another world? The premise of the Trapped in Another World is one such offering that may get some hate, but many find to be their such escape. In this Animecast, the hosts examine this topic and discuss what makes it so compelling. Read more »
Tags: 12 kingdoms, Accel World, Anime, arata the legend, aura battler dunbine, btoom, digimon, dog days, el hazard, Endride, familiar of zero, fantasy, fushigi yugi, GATE: The JSDF Fought There, genre, hack sign, KONOSUBA, Log Horizon, magical shopping arcade, monster rancher, No Game No Life, nobonaga concerto, Outbreak Company, Overlord, phantasy star, podcast, Sword Art Online, the vision of escaflowne, the wing of rean
Anime 101, Podcast | Andrew | November 27, 2016 12:04 pm | Comments (0)
We’ve dabbled in it here and there, but it’s finally time to sit down and have “that talk.” The aspect of anime that you either love, hate, or just deal with. The peaks and jiggles that makes you wonder just what is the point. Join us as we dive into fanservice and many of its traits. Read more »
Tags: akira, Anime, Bakumatsu Rock, berserk, blood plus, fanservice, fate kaleid liner, fate stay night, flowers of evil, Free, fruit of grisaia, fujoshi, henneko, hentai, high school dxd, Highschool of the Dead, kiss x sis, kokoro connect, mardock scramble, Maria the Virgin Witch, pantsu, podcast, Prison School, Punchline, samurai bride, samurai girls, seven deadly sins, Sound of the Sky, unlimited blade works, Valkyrie Drive Mermaid, welcome to the nhk
Anime 101, Podcast | Andrew | November 22, 2015 12:55 pm | Comments (0)
Frilly outfits, moe characters, power of friendship, contracting mascots, and often naughty transformations. All the workings of a Magical Girl show and the aspects in which we analyze in this episode of the Animecast. Read more »
Tags: Anime, cardcaptor sakura, creamy mami, cute high school defense club love, cutie honey, day break illusion, Himitsu no Akko-chan, magical girl, mai hime, majokko megu-chan, nanoha, podcast, pretty cure, pretty sammy, Princess Knight, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, sailor moon, shugo chara, tokyo mew mew, vivid red operation, Yuki Yuna is a Hero
Anime 101, Podcast | Andrew | August 23, 2015 9:19 pm | Comments (0)
With Summer around the corner, Anime Conventions are set to open their doors to the masses. Otaku, Cosplayers, Vendors, Panels, and more will converge into a smorgasbord of all the things we love. While anyone can attend, it’s not always a good idea to go unprepared. Thankfully the folks at Viewster have put together a great guide to surviving your first con! Read more »
Tags: anime central, anime convention, anime expo, anime japan, comicon, cosplay, glomping, guide, how to, japan expo, otakon
Anime 101 | Andrew | June 3, 2015 10:56 pm | Comments (0)
OtakuSpirit.com has reached its 1 year anniversary and to celebrate we are here with a new episode of the Animecast! We discuss Evangelion 3.33’s release, Steins;Gate cancellation, anime stopping short, and figures! Read more »
Happy Thanksgiving! For many of our listeners, today is a day of celebrating things that we are thankful for. So what better way to celebrate Thanksgiving for us, than to celebrate our many listeners by answering tons of their questions. Thanks to everyone for listening to our show and for making our community what it is today! Read more »
Tags: Anime, Clannad, fruits basket, Japan, kickstarter, Mamoru Hosoda, neon genesis evangelion, podcast, shakugan no shana, Studio Ghibli, toradora
Anime 101, Figures, News, Podcast | Andrew | November 27, 2014 4:40 pm | Comments (0)
Boys transferring to all-girls schools, girls falling from the skies onto harmless boys, girls being moved into a single apartment in a broke down complex, or vampire boys seeking the delicious blood of a single girl. Harems, yes harems. We dive into what makes a harem and define the attributes about them. Read more »
Tags: Anime, Clannad, date a live, familiar of zero, haganai, harem, highschool dxd, kanon, Little Busters, love hina, monogatari, negima, nisakoi, Outbreak Company, podcast, tenchi muyo
Anime 101, Podcast | Andrew | October 10, 2014 12:00 am | Comments (0)
If you’re a collector of figures, or just have a select few choice figures that you just had to have, you have probably ran into the fear of fake or used figures when you pay for new. While preparing for this week’s video submission to the Otaku Spirit YouTube channel, one of those very problems arose. A used and damaged figure sold as a new one. Read more »
After some time and delays, and thanks to a kind nudge by one of our favorite community members, the Animecast is back with yet another class in anime culture. In this Anime 201 segment, we dive into some heavy insight into the jargon that surrounds anime or rather the Japanese language. What’s a yandere? Bishoujo? Listen in and find out! Read more »
Tags: anime 101, bishoujo, ecchi, hentai, japanese, kuudere, podcast, tsundere, yandere
Anime 101, Podcast | Andrew | August 1, 2014 1:18 am | Comments (0)
