Animecast: Japanese New Years
Celebrating the New Years seems to be the most portrayed element of Japanese tradition in anime, even more so than birthdays! Join the hosts of …
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Animecast: The Anime Trap!
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 …
Animecast: Are We Watching The Same Show?
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 …
Animecast: School Life Anime
The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast take a deep dive into the wonderful world of anime school life. Taking a look at what makes …
Animecast: Workplace Anime
What makes a workplace anime.. work? A boring idea that can be relatable to a fault, writers somehow manage to pull us in with simple …
Animecast: Answering for Anime
When someone from the outside questions your fandom of anime, it often leaves you in a bind. If you’re searching for the right words, or …
Animecast: How Deconstruction Invaded Anime
The term deconstruction gets thrown around quite a bit in anime, causing quite a bit of confusion and claims of misinformation. The hosts of the …
Animecast: Horror and Thriller in Anime
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 …
Animecast: CGI and Anime
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 …
Animecast: Information Portrayal in Anime
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 …