
The Otaku Spirit Animecast hosts have explored many of the archetypes in anime, but never tackled one in-depth. After some recent discussion about the anime trap, they decided to dive into what it is, why it exists, and talk about some of their favorite characters that have come out of it. Read more »
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Anime 101, Podcast | Andrew |
September 9, 2018 9:26 am |
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Video games are made up of event triggers called flags. None more so than the traditional dating sim game. Backstory flags, love flags, date flags, and even death flags! In this episode of the Animecast, we revisit If Her Flag Breaks to include another host’s impressions of this series. Read more »

The OtakuSpirit Animecast is back for its third segment of Spring 2014 anime reviews and it is quite the show. Not only are we covering a few note worthy shows but we also have a special guest from AAAPodcast, Mitsugi. Before we jump into the reviews, Mitsugi kindly answers many questions we have about his experiences living in Japan and the culture of anime there. Read more »
Tags: Anime, If Her Flag Breaks, kanojo ga flag oraretara, Mushishi Zoku Shou, podcast, Review, Spring 2014, yowamushi pedal, yowapeda
Podcast, Review | Andrew |
July 6, 2014 11:48 pm |
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Henneko brought an interesting take on the typical school comedy routine with its quirky set of abilities given to the main protagonist. While My Mental Choices was an interesting follow-up to this concept, it fell short due to a un-evolving concept. Hopefully Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara (or Gaworare), which is loosely translated If Her Flag Breaks, will prove to better this formula and not fall flat. Read more »