
The last 10 years has been an exciting time for anime fans. A roster of thousands of anime titles that offered us a mix of genres to fit any taste. But now comes the time for the hosts to sit down and talk about their favorites of the decade. Read more »
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Podcast, Top Lists | Andrew |
February 16, 2020 12:02 pm |
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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. Read more »
Tags: A Lull In The Sea, Anime, Barakamon, beck, Blend S, bloom into you, Clannad, Domestic Girlfriend, durarara, eccentric family, erased, flying witch, from the new world, fruits basket, gamers, genre, Girls' Last Tour, Golden Time, grave of the fireflies, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, haibane renmei, hakume to mikochi, Hanasaku Iroha, High Score Girl, hitoribochi, in this corner of the world, K-On!, kiminotodoke, Little Busters, love chuunibyo, march comes in like a lion, Mushishi, my teenage romantic comedy snafu, natsume yuujinchou, non non biyori, o maidens in your savage season, podcast, recovery of an mmo junkie, relife, Saekano, school-live, SHIROBAKO, showa genroku rakugo shinju, silver spoon, slice of life, Sound! Euphonium, spice and wolf, tada-kun never falls in love, tari tari, time of eve, Today's Menu for the Emiya Family, toradora, your lie in april
Anime 101, Podcast | Andrew |
November 16, 2019 10:52 pm |
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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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Whether you’re a new listener, or a long time listener, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast fire up the mics and divulge who they are and what Otaku Spirit means to them. Read more »
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Podcast | Andrew |
December 23, 2018 2:29 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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Anime can produce many different sets of emotions such as fear and suspense. In this episode of the Animecast, the hosts dive into the two genres that produce such emotions. Does Thriller and Horror work in anime? Listen and find out! Read more »
Tags: Anime, another, Black Bullet, claymore, code geass, Death Note, Death Parade, Eden of the East, Elfen Lied, erased, from the new world, Highschool of the Dead, Higurashi When They Cry, horror, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, kado, Kagewani, magical girl raising project, neon genesis evangelion, paranoia agent, perfect blue, podcast, psycho pass, re:zero, school-live, Serial Experiments Lain, Steins Gate, thriller
Anime 101, Podcast | Andrew |
August 20, 2017 8:42 am |
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To celebrate an anime viewing milestone, the hosts of the Animecast sit down to run through 100 titles worth watching. Ranging from comedy, to horror, to romance, to sci-fi, and many other genres. Read more »
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Podcast, Top Lists | Andrew |
November 13, 2016 12:08 pm |
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It’s not often you come across a show that can possibly dethrone a long standing top 5 anime title. For one of the hosts of the Animecast, From The New World (Shin Sekai Yori) may possibly be the cause of one such moment. Listen and find out why! Read more »