Wrapping up the Winter 2018 Anime Season, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are back once again to knock out the final 10 shows they have slated to review. From the much anticipated title from Kyoto Animation, to some surprisingly artistic and joy filled titles, listen to find out how they turned out. Read more »
Tags: 8bit, a-1 pictures, Anime, brain's base, citrus, cloverworks, crunchyroll, Dagashi Kashi 2, Fairy Tale Girls, funimation, Gakuen Babysitters, hakumei and mikochi, Hakumei to Mikochi, hidive, hidivve, hoods entertainment, How to Keep a Mummy, Kyoto Animation, lerche, March Comes In Like A Lion 2, marchen madchen, marchen maedchen, Miira no Kaikata, netflix, passione, project no 9, Review, ryuuou no oshigoto, san-gatsu no lion 2, School Babysitters, shaft, Slow Start, tezuka productions, the ryuo's work is never done, violet evergarden, winter 2018
Podcast, Review | Andrew | 
April 15, 2018 9:42 am | 
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The journey into the trilogy adaptation of the Kizumonogatari Novel continues as the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast dive into the second part movie. Do the much anticipated fights live up to expectations? Or will other scenes outshine them? Read more »
Tags: Anime, aniplex, Kizumonogatari, movie, nekketsu-hen, nisio isin, podcast, Review, shaft
Podcast, Review | Andrew | October 5, 2017 9:04 pm | Comments Off on Animecast: Kizumonogatari Part 2
The news feeds are filled with news of the coming season, and little more. However the hosts of the Animecast still have plenty to pick apart. Join them, and the community in another fun filled cast with some heavy hitting news pieces. Read more »
Tags: adam wingard, akira toriyama, Anime, anime strike, aria, Death Note, dragon ball fighterz, garden of sinners, harmony gold, hiroyuki furuya, kickstarter, kodansha comics, light novel, macross, made in abyss, magia doraglier, ordinal scale, ova, podcast, prism nana magical girl, re:zero, robotech, seven seas, seven senses of the re'union, shaft, shawn kleckner, Steins Gate, Sword Art Online, white fox, yuuki yuna is a hero
News, Podcast | Andrew | September 17, 2017 8:44 am | Comments Off on Animecast: Macross Finds Freedom?
The news flow strikes back up in the previous weeks offering plenty to discuss. Not only that, but a certain expo that the hosts like to dabble in now and then. Listen in to get the host’s thoughts on how everything is going down. Read more »
Tags: a-1 pictures, all you need is kill, Anime, aniplex, Clockwork Planet, cowboy bebop, denki-gai, discotek, e3, Edge of Tomorrow, erased, fate grand order, ffxiv, fireworks should we see it from the side or bottom, funimation, gurren lagann, irresponsible galaxy tylor, j-novel, Kemono Friends, kickstarter, Kyoto Animation, light novel, lord marksman and vanadis, maiden japan, manga, microsoft, my neighbor totoro, nintendo, pet girl of sakurasou, pine jam, podcast, record of grancrest war, sentai filmworks, shaft, Show by Rock!!, sony, Sound! Euphonium, speed racer, spice and wolf, Studio Ghibli, studio mappa, sunrise, Sword Art Online, unbreakable machine doll, yen press, yuki yuna
Podcast | Andrew | June 18, 2017 8:56 am | Comments Off on Animecast: She Didn’t Drink Tea!
The tale of Koyomi Araragi continues on in the tale of Yotsugi Doll. As the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast dive into Tsukimonogatari, they found quite a bit to be refreshing in this segment. Read more »
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 | May 21, 2017 8:54 am | Comments Off on Animecast: Information Portrayal in Anime
The Winter 2017 Anime Season is seeing its conclusion, and with that conclusion the Hosts of the Animecast are here to give their final thoughts. What became hits, and which became duds. Listen in and find out in this first of three review podcasts for the season! Read more »
Tags: 3-gatsu no lion, Akiba's Trip, Anime, crunchyroll, demi-chan wa kataritai, funimation, Fuuka, Gabriel DropOut, Interview With Monster Girls, kono subarashii sekai ni shukufuku wo, Konosuba 2, march comes in like a lion, masamune-kun no revenge, masamune-kun's revenge, One Room, Review, shaft, shouwa genroku rakugo shinjuu sukeroku futabi-hen, showa genroku rakugo shinju 2, studio deen
Podcast, Review | Andrew | April 2, 2017 8:37 am | Comments Off on Animecast: Winter 2017 Anime Season Review Part 1
The news is pretty hot this week as new yuri manga hit the anime sphere, Miyazaki causes another stir, and live action films cause controversy. Join the hosts as they hit the important bits and then dive into some heated discussion erupted by some great listener questions! Read more »
Tags: Anime, citrus manga, funimation, gundam thunderbolt, hatsune miku future tone, hayao miyazaki, isuna hasekura, neon genesis evangelion, ntr netsuzou trap, persona 5, podcast, shaft, spice and wolf, spicy tails, spirited away, Studio Ghibli, the mystic archives of dantalian, washio sumi no shou, Wolf’s Rain, Yuki Yuna is a Hero, yuri
Podcast | Andrew | November 20, 2016 10:54 am | Comments Off on Animecast: Tenchi Ages Like A Fine Wine
Shinobu’s dark past comes to light as a mysterious darkness puts both Araragi and Hachikuji in danger. An interesting telling with some even more odd choices in art direction. Listen in to hear the hosts’ take on Shinobu Time! Read more »
Bakemonogatari has been a big hit in certain sections of the anime fandom. Praised for its witty dialog exchange that could make any subtitle purist’s eyes bleed. In all seriousness, the lack of an Otaku Spirit Animecast review of it was just downright criminal. Seeking to change that, we sit down and review this classic and give it a proper examination. Read more »
Tags: Anime, Araragi Koyomi, bakemonogatari, Hachikuji Mayoi, Hanekawa Tsubasa, Kanbaru Suruga, Oshino Meme, podcast, Review, Sengoku Nadeko, Senjougahara Hitagi, shaft, Shinobu Oshino
Podcast, Review | Andrew | March 24, 2016 9:38 pm | Comments Off on Animecast: Bakemonogatari
