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 »
Tags: a1 pictures, adachitoka, ah my goddess, akio watanami, akira, Anime, animeanime, armitage iii, bones, Chobits, Clannad, Death Note, Death Parade, dirty pair, Doga Kobo, dragon ball z, fate/zero, from the new world, future boy conan, galaxy express 999, gen urobuchi, ghibli, ghost in the shell, hajime no ippo, Hanasaku Iroha, hayao miyazaki, hideaki anno, hinamatsuri, iria, isao takahata, jc staff, kazumi ikeda, khara, kokoro connect, Kyoto Animation, love chuunibyo and other delusions, madhous, Madoka Magica, Mamoru Hosoda, march comes in like a lion, mari okada, masahiro andou, monogatari, neon genesis evangelion, pa works, podcast, polygon pictures, project ako, range murata, satoshi kon, shaft, showa genroku rakugo shinju, shuuzou oshimi, speed racer, tank police, tatsuya ishihara, tenchi muyo, they were eleven, trigger, tsutomu nihei, ufotable mappa, wataru watari, white fox, Wolf Children, yasuo umetsu
Podcast | Andrew | 
December 23, 2018 2:29 pm | 
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It’s been a month since their last discussional podcast episode and there has been some big news bits to hit the anime crowd. Join the hosts of the Animecast as they break down events and give their take on what’s been happening to anime. Read more »
Tags: a certain magical index, amazon, ame and yuki, Anime, anime strike, crunchyroll, dub, dvd, fate kaleid liner, funimation, ghost ship, gundam twilight axis film, haro, ID-0, j j abrams, jc staff, juni taisen, Kemono Friends, kud wafter, little witch academia season 2, madhouse, manga, march comes in like a lion, mext, monthy girls' nozaki-kun, netflix, norihiro yagi, One Punch Man, One Room, Overlord Season 2, sentai filmworks, seven seas, solanin, welcome to the ballroom, Wolf Children, your name, yu
News, Podcast | Andrew | October 15, 2017 8:06 am | Comments Off on Animecast: Kemono Unfriend
While news is sparse, that doesn’t keep the hosts of the Animecast from sparking some fun and interesting discussion. The return of anime creator legends and anime releases, potential big changes in the anime creation sphere, and some fun community questions are focus of this discussional podcast episode. Read more »
Tags: a silent voice, aniplex usa, boy and the beast, captain harlock, chihayafuru, devilman, facebook, fate grand order, fruits basket, fuana and the dragonewt's seven kingdom, funimation, galaxy angel z, ghibli, hayao miyazaki, kickstarter, kimi no na wa, koe no katachi, kuromukuro, Kyoto Animation, love chunibyo and other delusions, Mamoru Hosoda, midori days, mirai, ninja nonsense, non non biyori, panda z, ponycan, re: zero, right stuf, saint seiya, saintia shou, section23 films, seven seas, studio chiza, take on me, tobi tv, ultra kaiju anthropomorphic project, violet evergarden, Wolf Children, World Trigger, yen press, your name, zeta gundam a new translation
Podcast | Andrew | May 28, 2017 8:27 am | Comments Off on Animecast: Kickstart Your Anime
The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are back for yet another fun filled discussional podcast. Answering the hard hitting questions like how a neko-mimi wears earphones and what sandwich to buy when your waifu are drowning. Read more »
Tags: akira, amazon strike, Anime, armitage, blu-ray, crisis girls, demon king daimaou, DNA Doesn't tell us, Fairy Tail, funimation, ghost in the shell, grave of the fireflies, gundam build fighters extra, haganai, high rise invasion, infinite dendrogram, invaders of the rokujouma, it'd be good if only little siter was here, j-novel, kiki's delivery service, kodansha, Madoka Magica, magical director mako-chan's magical guidance, makoto shinkai, mamama, Mamoru Hosoda, mamoru oshii, manga, mardock scramble, miyazaki, mobile suit gundam the origin, mobile suit gundam twilight axis, mokoto shinkai, mononoke sharing, panema inverted, perfect blue, princess mononoke, relife, satoshi kon, seven seas, she and her cat, SHIROBAKO, sorry for my familiar, spirited away, Studio Ghibli, the diary of ellen, they were eleven, Wolf Children, yomi hirasaka, your name, yuna kagesaki
Podcast | Andrew | May 14, 2017 8:26 am | Comments Off on Animecast: You Normies and Your Children!
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 | Comments Off on Animecast: Goods and Bads of Adaptations
Mamoru Hosoda’s newest film The Boy and the Beast has finally released in North America on home video. Being the unfortunates who could not reach it in theaters, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to finally give their take on the newest title. Read more »
Tags: Anime, funimation, Mamoru Hosoda, movie, podcast, Review, summer wars, the boy and the beast, Wolf Children
Podcast, Review | Andrew | June 9, 2016 5:29 pm | Comments Off on Animecast: The Boy and the Beast
It’s a long running joke in anime that parents don’t seem to exist. So it’s important that when we see great parents, we acknowledge them. To celebrate Mother’s Day, here are the top 5 best mothers. Be it by blood, by sweat, by love, or by sacrifice. One cannot overcome the strength of a mom. Read more »
Tags: air tv, Anime, best mom, boku dake ga inai machi, Clannad, erased, mother's day, top 5, top 5 mothers in anime, Wolf Children
Top Lists | Andrew | May 8, 2016 11:33 am | Comments Off on Top 5 Mothers in Anime – 2016 Edition
When Wolf Children hit the US in 2013, it was love at first sight. A touching tale of a mother who fights with everything she has to raise, love, and protect her two very unique children. With its great story also came a beautiful and unique artstyle that sold the character’s emotion and beauty to me. So when I learned of the existence of the Ookami Kodomo Ame & Yuki Artbook, I had to have it. Read more »
Wolf Children made quite an impression when it was released not too long ago. A spectacular movie with great characters, and more importantly, great soul. So it was only natural that when I seen the hardbound novel compilation of the manga Wolf Children Ame & Yuki on the shelf of a store, I snatched it up quicker than the naked eye could see. Read more »
In celebration of Mother’s Day, we take time to reflect on our most precious relative that not only brought us into the world, but also defined who we are in some cases. In anime, it’s no different. While some mothers never make a showing, others are essential to the outcome of the show itself. To pay tribute to the best, we take at look at 5 mothers who define the role of self-sacrifice and true love. Read more »
