It’s that time of year again, so Scott and I are here with the Best Anime of 2011. We are not alone though, and are joined by three wonderful guests. Joining us to help create an excellent Best of 2011 show are Kristina Pino from Japanator and Tomopop, Dustin Christianson from Bakacast, and Alain Mendez [ Read More ]
Scott and I are pleased to bring you episode 90 of Otaku in Review this week. As we inch closer and closer to the century mark, we kick off the show with me venting about my current experience with MangaGamer’s tech support. Scott and I also discuss shows we are trying to catch up on [ Read More ]
Each year an anime series comes around that seems to really grab the viewer and pull them in 100%. I had thought that this year had already released that series with Madoka Magica in the winter. So when Steins;Gate began airing in Spring, I basically was watching it at my own pace when suddenly it [ Read More ]
It’s episode 83 and Scott and I are in catch up mode on several series. We begin discussing how Scott is resuming Tiger & Bunny, while I am nearly finished with season one of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. We have a few news articles this week that are full of excellent news for [ Read More ]
Episode 82 has arrived, and we start the show with Scott having a fangasm over the Back to the Future shoe becoming reality thanks to Nike, and I finally get around to watch My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. In news this week, moe zombie manga “Sankarea” will be getting an anime adaptation, GKids grabs [ Read More ]
Amane is staring at something in her hand, when she steps outside and sees Okarin and Makise carrying the IBN. Suddenly Amane recognizes Makise and goes in to an attack stance, but is distracted by the landlord. After a few episodes that were slowly progressing the story, that critical moment felt like a long time [ Read More ]
Daru and Okarin are still reading up on the report they hacked in to. Daru comes across some code he doesn’t understand. Okarin realizes it probably ties in to needing the IBN 5100. As Okarin and Mayuri are talking outside, Amane shows up. I want a Rai-Net card! There’s a humorous exchange with the landlord. [ Read More ]
Scott and I are back for part 2 of our Spring 2011 Preview. Greg from Reisen Goes to School by Bus is back, and we are also joined by former co-host Jon Ingoglia from Out of Time Productions. We cover a couple news topics, including Section23 adding Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu and Orphen, NISA licensing [ Read More ]
Okarin is upset that Makise is there, and fails to act like he is making a secret phone call. She explains that she came to see if his claim about her murder was real, but the Gel Banana is more important. Makise is such a sexy character. She sticks her finger in the gel and [ Read More ]
Scott and I are joined this episode by Greg (aka thedigitalbug) of Reisen goes to school by bus. Unfortunately due to a technical glitch, we lost a good chunk of the podcast (intro and news). It ended up as a shorter show. So please enjoy part one our discussion of Spring 2011 Anime series. [ Read More ]