Episodes

Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Episode 54: O Maidens in your Savage Season (Puberty's a bitch!)
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
In Today's episode, Otaku Nate, Erik & Alex Berg convene together to discuss a teen romance anime by acclaimed writer Mari Okada: O Maidens in Your Savage Season! Does this series about a group of girls in a literature club going through their own sexual awakenings stand up to scrutiny, or is it just plain embarrassing like so many other teen sex comedies? Well, put away your "Rhythm" DVDs and pull up a chair as we explore the ins and outs of this overlooked Romcom!
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Outro Song: “Sayonara” By Desired

Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Episode 53: Aura Battler Dunbine w/Ollie Barder (Tomino Invents Isekai!)
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
In Today's episode, Otaku Nate, William Hindman and special guest Ollie Barder (Along with a cameo from Rayce) are fortunate to remember the tale of Byston Well as they look at the first-ever Isekai anime: Yoshiyuki Tomino's Aura Battler Dunbine! Isekai anime has become commonplace in a world of seasonal anime to the point oversaturation, so how does Tomino's first attempt to combine fantasy with mecha hold up? We discuss everything from its history, the people who worked on it,
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Outro Song: “Sayonara” By Desired

Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Episode 52: Hinomaru Sumo (Be the Naked!)
Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Sunday Jan 12, 2025
In Today's Episode, Otaku Nate, Dan the Man, Tim the Otaku Jock and Sarah the Stardust Possum put on their Mawashi Belts and step into the Dohyo with one of the most overlooked anime of 2018, Hinomaru Sumo! A Show that (Like an actual Rikishi) Has a tough exterior and is full of passion and fire, but beneath its tough exterior lies a show about how Sumo can bring so many different people together. But what makes this show so special? Well, throw out the ceremonial salt and find out!
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Outro Song: “Sayonara” By Desired

Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Episode 51: Asobi Ni Ikuyo/Cat Planet Cuties (The Cat who Fell to Earth)
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
In Today's Episode, Otaku Nate and Erik Berg fly south to Osaka to take a look at a Harem anime that has so much more than what you expect from a show of its ilk with 2010's Cat Planet Cuties! This show has EVERYTHING! Catgirls, Dog Girls, a Conspiracy circles about UFOs, a Cult that worships cat people, References to Old Hannah Barbera Cartoons, Cute Mascots, and...Guns? You bet! Also, learn why Otaku Nate absolutely REFUSES to say the English Title, and why he refuses to partake in debates about "Muh Localization."
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Outro Song: “Sayonara” By Desired

Monday Jul 29, 2024
Episode 50: Trigun (A Fistful of Donuts!)
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
In Today's Episode, Otaku Nate, RaycerX, Dan the Man and Sarah the Stardust Possum saddle up, strap on their big irons, and ready a box of donuts as they trek through the scorching wastelands of the classic Sci-fi Western series: Trigun! For many, this was their gateway into anime, and for Otaku Nate, it's a series that he hasn't seen for a long, long time. But do the adventures of Vash, Wolfwood, Milly and Meryl hold up in the sands of time? Or, does it deserve to fade into obscurity like dust in the wind? Well, put your ten-gallon hats and find out! LOVE AND PEACE!
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Sunday Jul 21, 2024
Episode 49: Do it Yourself! (Some Assembly Required)
Sunday Jul 21, 2024
Sunday Jul 21, 2024
In Today's Episode, Otaku Nate, Justin Young and Bronxkuma break out the power tools and talk about the glory days of TNN as they look at 2022's slice-of-life comedy: Do it Yourself! What looks to be yet another "Cute Girls doing Cute Things" show turns out to have a lot more heart and soul than one would expect? What exactly are they building in there? Well, tune in and find out!
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Sunday Jul 14, 2024
Episode 48: AKB0048 (Sing for the Universe!)
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
In today's episode, Otaku Nate, Kat and Jeremy Kaufman break out the Happi Coats and Glowsticks as they look at the sci-fi/action/comedy vehicle for one of the hottest idol acts of the 2010s: AKB0048! What sounds like it's going to be a cheezy vanity project for an idol group turns out to be a show that is so much more than the sum of its parts! There's a lot of discussion about AKB48 and Idol culture, Macross, and a certain OTHER Magical Sci-fi Idol show that came out in 2012. It's an off-the-rails episode you won't want to miss!
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Outro Song: “Sayonara” By Desired

Sunday May 12, 2024
Episode 47: Jormungand (A Farewell to arms...Dealing)
Sunday May 12, 2024
Sunday May 12, 2024
In Today's episode, It's time to Rock and Roll and time to lose control Otaku Nate, Erik Berg and Slap look at 2012's military action anime Jormungand. Otaku Nate has described this show in the past as trying to be "Like Black Lagoon...but BIGGER" but is bigger better in this case? Well, strap on your MP40 and hop aboard an HCLI Freighter as we roam the earth in the quest to dominate the arms trade!
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Outro Song: “Sayonara” By Desired

Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Episode 46: Megazone 23 Part II (Sex Wax Original)
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
In Today's Episode, Otaku Nate and Jeremy Kaufman look at the controversial follow-up to the first installment of the series that kicked off the OVA Boom of the 1980s: Megazone 23, Part II. There's a lot that has changed from part 1 to part 2, from a change in director, art design, animation studios, and overall tone. But are these changes for the better, or for worse? Who cares really, as long as the final product is good, right! Well, is it? Jack in and find out!
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![Episode 45: Demon Slayer [Season One] (The Dawn of the Hype Era)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9569128/Episode_45_fnxyfc_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Episode 45: Demon Slayer [Season One] (The Dawn of the Hype Era)
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
In Today's Episode, Otaku Nate, William AKA Lordcrab and Adamisajoker take a look at the first season of the Hyper-popular Battle Shonen anime series that took the entire world by storm: Demon Slayer! A lot has been said about the series and the hype surrounding it. But removed from its praise, popularity and hype, is Demon Slayer really deserving of all of its praise, or is it simply "Mid?" Tune in and find out!
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