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Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse – where Wes and Jenn recommend anime / manga / comics / movies etc to each other. Then discuss (and judge) each other’s suggestions.

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    • Feb 11, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 62 EPISODES


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    Otafu Susume 60 – We Wish This Had Been Better (Wish)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 44:58


    We heard it was bad, but not that bad! The otaku spouse are back to talk about Disney's so-called anniversary movie, Wish! A soulless money grab that lacks everything a good Disney musical should have (apart from one scene where the background was actually decent.) **ALL the Spoilers for Wish!** [Otafu Susume 60 - Wish mp3] Note: We recorded this in 2024 and released in 2025 because reasons. Thanks for understanding! --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! ---  

    Otafu Susume 59 – Smells Like Romance (Sweat and Soap)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 32:05


    An all-ages adult romance is about to bloom! A cute adult romance with healthy communication? Or a toxic relationship based on a foundation of power harassment and assault? The otaku spouse get hot and sweating over the adult romance manga, Sweat and Soap! **Spoilers!** CW: Sexual assult [Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse 59 - Sweat and Soap mps]   --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! --- --- Follow us at Anibros Creative Podcasts on Twitter!

    Otafu Susume 58 – Very Woke, Not Broke (The Owl House)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 39:07


    Cartoons in my day weren't like this! Modern cartoons explore a wide range of topics but they always get cancelled too soon! How do shows handle pacing in the face of unexpected termination? Join otaku spouse Jenn and Wes as they travel through a mystical portal into a world of witches, demons, and titans. The Owl House (available on Disney+) is a must see cartoon for adults, kids, and adults who didn't grow up alike! **Spoiler Free!** [Otafu Susume 58: The Owl House mp3]   --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! --- --- Follow us at Anibros Creative Podcasts on Twitter!

    Otafu Susume 57 – Murder, Bots, and Capitalism (Murderbot Diaries)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 41:14


    Oh boy! Here It goes, murderin' again! Jenn and Wes join an autistic robot as it bounces from one end of the galaxy to the other battling capitalism—though not entirely by choice. Murderbot Diaries isn't your average sci-fi adventure series. It's a series of novellas (and novels) that even people who don't like reading will enjoy! **Spoiler Free Discussion of books 1-4!** [Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse 57 - The Murderbot Diaries mp3] --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! --- --- Follow us at Anibros Creative Podcasts on Twitter!

    Otafu Susume 56 – High Class Romance (Bridgerton)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 58:47


    A period romance that even Wes would like?!(Actually that's not a surprise, he likes romance more than Jenn.) Twist and turns, revelations and heartbreak, laughter and tears as the first season of Bridgerton is laid bare. Join our otaku spouses as they make their debut in the upper crust of society. This one's for you, Gabe. **Spoilers for Season One!** CW: Discussions of sexual assault [Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse 56: Bridgerton mp3] --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! --- --- Follow us at Anibros Creative Podcasts on Twitter!

    Otafu Susume 55 – Lonely Castles and Lonely Nerds (Lonely Castle in the Mirror)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 32:29


    Beyond the mirror lies a castle, a wolf, six lonely children, and two very opinionated nerds. Time for a bit of culture, which means we're off to the theater! Join our otaku spouses as they talk about the anime film adaptation of the novel Kagami no Kojou, or Lonely Castle in the Mirror. Are two worlds enough to contain all the mysteries lying in wait?! **Spoiler Free!** [Recommendation for My Otaku Spouse 55 - Lonely Castle in the Mirror] --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! --- --- Follow us at Anibros Creative Podcasts on Twitter!

    Otafu Susume 54 – Nerds In Spaaace! (Project Hail Mary)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 40:33


    Two nerds talk about space, suspense and haaard science. This is our first recommendation of a novel! (What a novel idea...!*ahem*) Join our otaku spouse as they talk about the hit novel Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. There's so much in this book that even with three levels of spoiler warnings they barely scratch the surface! (It's a good book. Go read it!) **Varying levels of spoilers (with spoiler warnings)** [Otafu Susume 54 - Project Hail Mary mp3] --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! --- --- Follow us at Anibros Creative Podcasts on Twitter!

    Otafu Susume 53 – All Aboard the Chaos Train! (Bullet Train)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 40:16


    Let's throw 9 characters on a 16 car train, what's the worst that could happen? You would think that as a Hollywood's interpretation of Japan, Bullet Train would be a train full of flaming garbage. Climb on board with the otaku spouses as they chat about Bullet Train and everything they got wrong, and everything they got...right? **Spoiler Free!** [Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse 53 - Bullet Train] --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! --- --- Follow us at Anibros Creative Podcasts on Twitter!

    Otafu Susume 52 – Metroid Dreadful (Metroid Dread)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 49:03


    Damn it Samus, why are you a ball again?! You can probably guess from the title what we thought of this game, but it's not just a long winded rant about how terrible the game play and design is! Follow the otaku spouses as they discuss what makes a Metroid, what makes a metroidvania, and what makes a good game. **Spoiler Free!** [Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse 52 - Metroid Dread(ful) mp3]   --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! --- --- Follow us at Anibros Creative Podcasts on Twitter!

    Otafu Susume 51 – The Non-Isekai Isekai (The Faraway Paladin)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 45:11


    Transported to another world with...nothing. A main character who's not OP? No harem of waifus? Not even an cell phone?! Are we sure this is an isekai? Wes and Jenn have always had...issues with isekai light novels, but did this one live up to the tired old tropes? Find out as the otaku spouse discuss the first five episodes of the anime and first volume of the light novel. **Spoilers for The Faraway Paladin vol 1 of the light novel and episodes 1-5 of the anime** [Otafu Susume 51 - The Faraway Paladin] --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! --- P.S I'm second guessing recommending you go read the novel now that I know the light novel translated Brad to "Blood". Go read it in Japanese if you can! --- Follow us at Anibros Creative Podcasts on Twitter!

    Otafu Susume 50 – Wishes it Was Beauty and the Beast (Belle)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 38:27


    Tale as old time... Or at least as old as 1991. Jenn and Wes check out Mamoru Hosoda's latest movie Beauty and the Beast Belle (or 竜とそばかすの姫, Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime). It's a beautiful and exciting movie with amazing music, but can the story live up to the hype? **Spoilers for Belle** [Otafu Susume 50 - Belle mp3]   --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! --- --- Follow us at Anibros Creative Podcasts on Twitter!

    Otafu Susume 49 – The Moiraine Show! (AKA The Wheel of Time TV Series)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 67:26


    Welcome to Who's Wheel is it Anyway!Where the plot's made up and the books don't matter! Having never read books, Jenn thought it would be a great idea to watch The Wheel of Time TV series on Amazon. Heaving read The Wheel of Time books, Wes thought this was a terrible idea. ... Turns out he was right... **Spoilers for Wheel of Time book and TV series** [Otafu Susume 49 - The Wheel Of Time] --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! --- --- Follow us at Anibros Creative Podcasts on Twitter!

    Otafu Susume 48 – Firefly the Anime (Outlaw Star)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 37:58


    The spice must flow! Wait...wrong space Western.Like a leaf on the wind! Oh wait...not that one either. Jenn and Wes dive deep into a mostly spoiler free review of Outlaw Star, a space western that's shooting off after treasure but isn't entirely concerned about when it gets there.Join them aboard their experimental spaceship as they explore a unique cast of characters in a world that fills a universe, in this exciting episode of Otafu Susume! **Minor spoilers for Outlaw Star** [Otafu Susume 38 - Outlaw Star mp3] --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! --- --- Follow us at Anibros Creative Podcasts on Twitter!

    Otafu Susume 47 – Fancy Foodball (Ted Lasso)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 45:27


    Be curious, not judgmental. Unless it means winning a football game... Jenn and Wes travel across the pond as they explore this football/football mashup. How does Ted Lasso hold up for someone who doesn't like sports? **Minor spoilers for season 1** [Otafu Susume 47 - Ted Lasso mp3] --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! --- --- Follow us at Anibros Creative Podcasts on Twitter!

    Otafu Susume 46 – It’s Not Isekai (To Your Eternity)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 39:11


    A rock, a dog, a bear, and a man all walk into a bar, but there's little humor to be found here. Jenn forces Wes to watch a show she knows he won't like just to see his reaction. Did he like it? Did he not? Is he seriously reconsidering his life choices? **Spoilers For First 4 volumes/13 episodes** [Otafu Susume 46 - To Your Eternity mp3] --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! --- --- Follow us at Anibros Creative Podcasts on Twitter!

    Otafu Susume 45 – No, Wait, Hear Us Out! (Centaurworld)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 51:19


    We were going to stop after the first episode... Then didn't... Jenn took a chance with a random Netflix show and made Wes watch it too. What they found was a surprisingly entertaining show that they couldn't put down with music that ear wormed its way into their brains and refused to leave. Seriously, go watch Centaurworld. **Spoiler Free Until the Spoiler Warning** [Otafu Susume 45 - Centaurworld pm3]   --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! --- --- Follow us at Anibros Creative Podcasts on Twitter!

    Otafu Susume 44 – Dying 13,000 Times Together (Celeste)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 50:55


    There's a mountain to climb, we've got infinite lives, depression, anxiety, and a part of ourselves chasing us. Hit it. Wes and Jenn took a (completely accidental) hiatus but are back with another co-op(?) video game! **Spoilers Free** [Otafu Susume 34 - Celeste mp3] --- About Otafu Susume Otafu Susume is the short name for Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse. It comes from the Japanese "otaku" (geek), "fufu" (husband and wife), and "susume" (recommendation). Wes and Jenn are married otaku and translators. And they have been trying to recommend things to each other for YEARS. Now they HAVE to watch / read / play each others recommendations for this podcast. Want more? Check out Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse and other great otaku podcasts on Anibros Creative! --- --- Follow us at Anibros Creative Podcasts on Twitter!

    Otafu Susume 43 – Take Your Relationship to the Next Level (It Takes Two)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021


    It Takes Two to ruin a relationship! But can this game patch things up? In a rare turn of events Wes and Jenn…

    Otafu Susume 42 – Fate Stay Knives (Kara no Kyokai – Overlooking View)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021


    A movie of a light novel from the before times. Kara no Kyokai is a series of 8 movies based on a light…

    Otafu Susume 41 – Steampunk Spy Adventures (Princess Principal)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021


    Spies, steampunk, and skirts, oh my! Another anime recommendation from Jenn for Wes, this time with lots of cute girls in a steampunk…

    Otafu Susume 40 – Vamo’ alla FFIX (Final Fantasy IX)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021


    THE BEST FINAL FANTASY! (Wes can’t argue because Jenn wrote this, mwahahahaha) “I won’t marry you until you play FFIX!” That was the…

    Otafu Susume 39 – From the Maiko House (Kiyo in Kyoto)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021


    Love Japan? Love food? Love slice of life? The otaku spouse talk about a manga and anime about the wild life of maiko!…

    Otafu Susume 38 – Believing in the Movie That Believes in You (Gurren Lagann the Movies)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021


    Believe in the me who believes in you! It’s been 14 years since Gurren Lagann first came out and although Jenn and Wes…

    Otafu Susume 37 – Darn Kids and Their Phones (Dennou Coil)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021


    Kids on a mystery in augmented reality. Jenn makes her spouse watch 26 episodes of the anime original Dennou Coil. Dive into a…

    Otafu Susume 36 – Jump To It! (Spy Family)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021


    Spies, assassins, psychics!? Oh my! Join Wes and Jenn as they jump back to the 60s and talk about this legally distinct Cold…

    Otafu Susume 35 – I Loved It You Hated It (2021 Q&A)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021


    New Year, New Us! Actually not really. We’re still our cynical, sarcastic, judgmental selves… Anyway! Wes and Jenn ring in the new year…

    Otafu Susume 34 – An Hour of RAGE (FFVII Remake)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020


    We didn’t really hate it. Promise! Wes falling asleep on Jenn as she plays games is like a recommendation…right? Wes and Jenn talk…

    Otafu Susume 33 – Sho-jo Cool (Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020


    Shake, rattle, and gender roles. In a rare change of pace Jenn recommends Wes a romance manga!But he got half way through volume…

    Otafu Susume 32 – Digital Monsters (Digimon Card Game)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020


    Digimon Digital Monsters, Digimon are the Champions! Change into Digital Champions to save the Digital World. Wes drags Jenn into his first trading…

    Otafu Susume 31 – Batty About Bats (Batman: The Long Halloween)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020


    Continuing the Halloween theme with a long one! Settle in for a Spooptober holiday episode that’s too long for just one Halloween!  …

    Otafu Susume 30 – Getting Spoopy! (Hocus Pocus)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020


    It’s time to celebrate Halloween with a seasonal classic! I really don’t know how Wes grew up without watching Hocus Pocus but…here we…

    Otafu Susume 29 – WAY Better Than Kono Suba (Princess Connect! Re:Dive)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020


    A story of the Gourmet Guild! AKA “Kono Fooda!” Wes’ taste in isekai fantasy is often much to be desired *cough!*KonoSuba*cough!* But his…

    Otafu Susume 28 – Lovable Dysfunctional Heroes (Umbrella Academy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020


    What happens when you have an abusive childhood but also have to save the world? When Jenn was a wee lass her cousin…

    Otafu Susume 27 – The Protagonist is a Lie (RE:Creators)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020


    When everyone’s a hero, no one is… What would happen if the heroes from your favorite anime and games came to our world?…

    Otafu Susume 26 – Recommend Your Own Adventure (The Stanley Parable)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020


    They don’t make choose your own adventure games like they used to! Wes and Jenn show off their age by discussing The Stanley…

    Otafu Susume 25 – Bakarina’s Bisexual Joy (HameFura)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020


    AKA My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!   Wes and Jenn talk about this isekai anime reserve harem with…

    Otafu Susume 24 – Brand New Podcast (BNA)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020


    Have Studio Trigger done it again? Another smash hit like Kill la Kill or Promare?   At the beginning of the Spring Anime season for…

    Otafu Susume 23 – Fugou Covid Infection: Unlimited (The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020


    The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited was hit hard by the COVID-19 virus. Only two episodes were released! Sooo…were they good?    At the beginning…

    Otafu Susume 22 – War is Hell (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020


    Death by a thousand cuts… A million little things that lead to one outcome… War is hell, but revenge is sweet.   The…

    Otafu Susume 21 – Aesthetics and Animation (Eizouken)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020


    AKA The Obligatory “Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken” Episode   Every anime podcast under the sun is talking about Eizouken. And so are…

    Otafu Susume 20 – Dark Legends of the 80s (Legend and Dark Crystal)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020


    It was acceptable in the 80s! Being locked inside means all play and no work for Jenn and Wes. So of course that…

    Otafu Susume 19 – OG Magical Girls (Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020


    A fated battle of childhood nostalgia and magical girls! In Wes’ corner, Sailor Moon, and in Jenn’s corner, Cardcaptor Sakura. But, can only…

    Otafu Susume 18 – Manga vs Anime (Kase-san and Morning Glories)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020


    Wes recommends another romance… and this time it’s about cute girls love!!! Jenn decides to not just read the manga but to buy…

    Otafu Susume – POLL – Spring Anime 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020


    The otaku spouses would like YOUR anime recommendations!   Wes and Jenn are blind recommending one anime each from Spring 2020, BUT they…

    Otafu Susume 17 – Seasick on Murder Boat (Return of the Obra Dinn)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020


    Jenn recommends a murder mystery on a shipbut Wes might be in over his head. After working together in the colorful saturation-on-crack puzzle…

    Otafu Susume 16 – Ecchi Manga With Feelings (My Dress-Up Darling)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020


    Wes recommends an ecchi gyaru manga to his wife BUT with good reasons. What she thought was going to be a shallow story…

    Otafu Susume 15 – An Addiction to Japanese Pro-Wrestling (My Dad is a Heel Wrestler)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020


    Japanese professional wrestling is probably the weirdest sport(?) Wes has got his spouse hooked on… Wes has been lost to the world of…

    Otafu Susume 14 – Weird Japanese Murder Mystery Movie (Shijinsou no Satsujin)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020


    Jenn dragged Wes to see a Japanese murder mystery…with a twist.   Shijinso no Satsujin (Murders at the House of the Dead) is…

    Otafu Susume 13 – The Promised Recommendation (Yakusoku no Neverland)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 36:41


    I’ve been recommending Yakusoku no Neverland (The Promised Neverland) to Wes FOR FOREVER!!!   I think when I started to nag Wes to…

    Otafu Susume 12 – FUKUOKA! (Aren’t Girls Who Speak Hakata-ben Cute?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020


    Hakata Girls are SO FRICKIN’ CUTE!!! Wes and Jenn moved to Fukuoka, Japan a year ago! They talk about the amazing city of…

    Otafu Susume 11 – Once You Get Past the First Volume… (Komi Can’t Communicate)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019


    What we’ve got here…is failure to communicate. Wes and Jenn come together to commune on how Komi Can’t Communicate.Join them as they explore…

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