
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. Read more »

The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast dive into the fandom to find the most hated anime characters and challenge themselves to both explain them, and even justify them. Read more »
Tags: Ajin, Akame ga Kill, Aldnoah Zero, Anime, berserk, bleach, brotherhood, code geass, Darling in the Franxx, Death Note, dragon ball z, eccentric family, Fairy Tail, fate stay night, from the new world, fruits basket, fullmetal alchemist, future diary, hated, Himouto! Umaru-chan, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, My Hero Academia, naruto, neon genesis evangelion, podcast, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, re:zero, School Days, soul eater, Sword Art Online, The Rising of the Shield Hero, top list
Podcast | Andrew |
September 7, 2019 10:45 pm |
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The not-so perfect heroes, the bad guys you learn to love, and the moral dilemmas it creates. Join the hosts as they discuss Anti-Heroes and Villains and their increase in favorability as main characters in anime. Read more »
Tags: 18if, 91 Days, Ajin, Akame ga Kill, Aldnoah Zero, Anime, anti-hero, Assassination Classroom, attack on titan, BANANA FISH, Big Order, claymore, code geass, cross ange, Death Parade, Dropkick on my Devil, eden of the easy, expelled from paradise, from the new world, future diary, Golden Kamuy, gundam, happy sugar life, heroes, How Not To Summon A Demon Lord, Inuyashiki, juuni taisen, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, kado, Kill la Kill, lostorage conflated wixoss, Madoka Magica, monogatari series, Noragami, Overlord, podcast, rage of bahamut, saga of tanya the evil, School Days, Scrapped Princess, seven deadly sins, terror in resonance, testament of sister new devil, tokyo ghoul, trinity seven, ushio and tora
Anime 101, Podcast | Andrew |
December 2, 2018 10:54 am |
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Have you ever listened to someone talk about a show and you suddenly think to yourself “Are they even watching the same show as I am?!” Join the hosts of the Animecast as they analyze analysts and where some of it all falls apart. Read more »
Tags: Ajin, analysis, Anime, bias, centaur's life, colorful, critical theory, Darling in the Franxx, discussion, durarara, erased, Interview With Monster Girls, me me me, podcast, Re:Creators, re:zero, school-live
Anime 101, Podcast | Andrew |
June 3, 2018 9:26 am |
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The year of 2017 has come to an end. After consuming well over 100 new series this year, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to weigh in on which ones were the best. From action, to drama, to seasonal, and best girl, tune in to hear their picks! Read more »
Tags: 18if, ACCA 13, Ajin, alice and zoroku, Anime, animegataris, best of 2017, blood blockade battlefront and beyond, Classroom of the Elite, Clockwork Planet, Food Wars!, Fuuka, Girls' Last Tour, Hand Shakers, Hero Chapter, Interview With Monster Girls, Inuyashiki, iron blooded orphans, Just Because, kado the right answer, Kemono Friends, king's game, knight's and magic, Konohana Kitan, Land of the Lustrous, light of the clione, little witch academia, long riders, Love Is Like A Cocktail, love live, march comes in like a lion, minami kamakura, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, mobile suit gundam, my hero academia season 2, nyanko days, Onihei, podcast, recovery of an mmo junkie, Saekano, saga of tanya the evil, sagrada reset, sakura quest, sunshine, Tsugumomo, tsuki ga kirei, tsuredure children, Urara Meirochou, Wake Up Girls, washio sumi chapter, welcome to the ballroom, worldend, Yuki Yuna is a Hero
Podcast | Andrew |
January 5, 2018 4:58 pm |
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CGI is something that is becoming more and more prevalent in the world of anime. Whether it’s CGI characters duking it out in a combat scene, or the entirety of the show being done in CGI, it’s here and it seems like it’s here to stay. In this Animecast, the hosts sit down to dive into the goods and bads of the technique. Read more »
Tags: a-1 picture, Ajin, akira, Aldnoah Zero, alice and zoroku, Anime, Arpeggio of Blue Steel, attack on titan, BBK BRNK, berserk, blame movie, blue submarine, brave witches, cgi, daisuki, ei aoki, expelled from paradise, fate zero, gatchaman crowds, ghost in the shell, golgo 13, gundam, hiroaki matsuura, kado, Kemono Friends, knights of sidonia, love live, nobunaga concerto, podcast, polygon pictures, princess mononoke, rage of bahamut, rendering, sailor moon crystal, sanzigen, Seiji Mizushima, SHIROBAKO, shuzu shiota, Studio Ghibli, toei animation, toy story, ufotable, unlimited blade works, witch craft works, yaoyorozu
Anime 101, Podcast | Andrew |
June 4, 2017 8:11 am |
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You’ve heard the Otaku Spirit Animecast Hosts’ deliberations, and the community’s votes have been tallied. Now it’s time for the official Otaku Spirit Anime Awards. Listen in and find out the final verdict on choices for the best anime of 2016! Read more »
Tags: Ajin, Anime, best of 2016, durarara, erased, flip flappers, flying witch, gate, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, gundam iron-blooded orphans, Haikyuu!!, Joker Game, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Kiznaiver, KONOSUBA, magical girl raising project, mob psycho 100, My Hero Academia, natsume yujincho, new game, orange, planetarian, Please Tell Me Galko-chan, podcast, re:zero, she and her cat, shelter, showa genroku rakugo shinju, Sound! Euphonium, tanaka kun is always listless, the lost village, Three Leaves Three Colors, ushio and tora, yuri on ice
Podcast | Andrew |
January 29, 2017 11:52 am |
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Rounding out the Otaku Spirit Animecast host’s picks for the best of 2016, they dive into some fun spoiler discussion about the greatest moments in anime for 2016. While many moments were discussed throughout the year in pocket spoilercasts, there’s still plenty of housekeeping to be done! Read more »
Tags: 2016, 91 Days, Ajin, Anime, Aokana, Assassination Classroom, Bakuon, BBK BRNK, best moments, Big Order, Bungo Stray Dogs, Dagashi Kashi, Dimension W, durarara!! X2, erased, flip flappers, gate 2, girls beyond the wasteland, god eater, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, Haruchika, Heavy Object, iron blooded orphans, izetta the last witch, KONOSUBA, magical girl raising project, matoi the sacred slayer, mob psycho 100, mobile suit gundam, moiidesukara, My Hero Academia, Myriad Colors Phantom World, new game, occultic nine, Onigiri, planetarian, please tell me galko, poco's udon world, podcast, re: zero, sailor moon crystal, servamp, shelter, showa genroku rakugo shinju, Sound! Euphonium, Terraformars Revenge, ushio and tora, yuri on ice
Podcast | Andrew |
January 11, 2017 11:05 pm |
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Nearly all series or movies are second form of an original source. Manga, Light Novels, Visual Novels, and other mediums of stories are given a new life regularly by an animated or live action form. In this Animecast, we dive into the goods and bads of adaptations and confront the unwarranted criticism behind it. Read more »
Tags: a silent voice, adaptation, Ajin, Anime, attack on titan, coppelion, flowers of evil, inside mari, knights of sidonia, light novel, live action, manga, neon genesis evangelion, No Game No Life, Noragami, okitenemuru, podcast, re: zero, school-live, Seraph of the End, seven deadly sins, source material, spice and wolf, tales of wedding rings, visual novel, Wolf Children
Podcast | Andrew |
August 14, 2016 12:04 pm |
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Fear of the unknown is always a fuel for the fires of war. A violent and interesting tale of Ajin versus Humans sparks the series the Otaku Spirit Animecast hosts are here to talk about in this episode. Is the series worth a watch? Listen and find out! Read more »