The Otaku Spirit Animecast take on the topic of writers and creators making appealing characters that tap into our inner loves and wants in a partner. Producing the wonderful concepts of Waifu and Husbando! Read more »
A certain host of the Otaku Spirit Animecast has been holding back his frustration over a particular element in anime romance, and it’s time for him to finally let loose. Listen in to find out what’s the problem with the whole Top and Bottom system in romance. How it does and doesn’t deliver. Read more »
Tags: Anime, bokkuko, bottom, brother's conflict, burst angel, dandere, dere, diabolic lovers, fujoshi, genki, kiss him not me, kuudere, oujo, podcast, riddle story of devil, seme, soulless doll, top, tsundere, uke, wolf girl and black prince, writing tool, yandere, yuri on ice
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February 26, 2017 10:20 am | 
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After some time and delays, and thanks to a kind nudge by one of our favorite community members, the Animecast is back with yet another class in anime culture. In this Anime 201 segment, we dive into some heavy insight into the jargon that surrounds anime or rather the Japanese language. What’s a yandere? Bishoujo? Listen in and find out! Read more »
Tropes, cliches, and over used Archetypes. They have stained our anime for many many years but what are they here for? While we at the animecast attempt to decipher this mystery, we can’t help but get stuck talking about the worst of the worst. So join us as we attempt to explain this phenomenon, but also have some laughs while we tell our most hated. Read more »
Clichés, or Tropes if you fancy, are rampant in every medium. However anime is one of the worst offenders of all. Directors and writers use these conventions to an unsettling extent, mainly to move a show along faster. This is because most clichés, tropes, and archetypes are so familiar that we immediately produce conclusions that the writers and directors don’t have to do themselves. Read more »
Tags: Anime, cliché, clubs, fanservice, genki, harem, magical girl, trap, tropes, tsundere, worst
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