OtakuReview Podcasts

Most of the usual crew are back (we miss you Bama!), but with the addition of a new voice! In this episode, the veterans and OiT have a short discussion about the time travel series Steins;Gate. 

In our first episode of seasonal anime chattering: Iceblade Sorcerer is terrible, Miri from Buddy Daddies is no match for Anya, Wendy saves High Card from the executioner's block, LB and CT can't agree on if Reborn to Master the Blade is an isekai or reincarnation series, CT monologues about In/Spectre, and much more!

LB and CT are back after almost nine months! In their first episode back, the pair wax nostalgic about the year that was 2022. Join in to hear the discussion on Birdie Wing, Akiba Maid War, Mob Psycho 100 III, and much, much more!

Well, as promised, the boys are together to discuss the anime adaptation of Senran Kagura. See if you can count how many times we're forced to say the word "Boobs". 

To celebrate reaching 50 episodes, LB and CT take a couple of hours to explore their humble (read: cringe-worthy) beginnings in this crazy hobby of ours! 

The Otaku Review podcast crew is back in full force with both Bama and Bran rejoining LB and CT for another fun anime discussion! This time around the crew are discussing the 2005 series Mushi-shi from studio Artland. You won't want to miss this creepy discussion!

In this episode originally recorded back in July 2021, CT and LB countdown their favorite series from the much beloved Kyoto Animation!

Originally recorded back in October 2021, this is our attempt to get back into the swing of things. You'll want to listen to the end because we announce our next series in the last few minutes! 

In this one-sided episode of Expanding Horizons, LB watches Tokyo Godfathers and then CT explains it to him. 

In the latest episode of Otaku in Training, L.B., CT, and Bama all gather around to discuss the 2010 melodrama Angel Beats!

In this episode, L.B. and CT decide to educate our trainees on anime comedy... and isekai... and harems... all in one swoop! You won't want to miss this episode!

LB and CT introduce our trainees to the wondrous world of Kyoto Animation with the series Violet Evergarden!

Congratulations to us for surviving 2 years! This podcast is filled with LB and CT reminiscing about the last two years and discussing what comes next!

It's another music episode with LB and CT discussing their all-time favorite anime soundtracks!

We're kicking off Pride Month with a discussion of one of the best queer love stories to ever be told within anime, Yuri!!! on Ice. Join LB, CT, Bama, and Brandon as they discuss the highs and lows while sharing a few laughs as well. It's a fun discussion that you won't want to miss!

In this episode, LB and CT get back together to discuss their favorite ED artists of all time. Also, the hosts would like to formally apologize to everyone for their mangling of the name "Eir Aoi".

Our trainee otaku get a lesson in anime absurdity when they are forced to watch the classic turn of the century series, FLCL. How will Bama and Brandon react to this madcap anime romp?

NSFW - Cursing   In this spoiler heavy podcast, LB and CT welcome two new cast members to the panel who have seen very little anime in their lives to educate them in the ways of the otaku one series at a time. In our first discussion, the four talk for 3 hours about the hit 2011 series, Madoka Magica!

  NSFW - cursing In this highly experimental episode of Anime Countdown, LB and CT revisit their favorite anime OP artist lists and choose their favorite songs by each artist. Plus CT is amazed to learn that LB still uses an iPod and we debut a new regular feature at the end! LB's List: Choice 1  Choice 2  Choice 3  Choice 4  Choice 5  CT's List: Choice 1  Choice 2  Choice 3  Choice 4  Choice 5 

NSFW - Cursing, mention of sexual situation In this episode of Anime Countdown, the logic is that any series can have a good first episode but what you do with the audience's attention during the second episode is just as important so the pair are listing off their favorite second episodes all while CT forgets that the audience isn't psychic. Series mentioned during the discussion range all the way from Please Teacher to the more recent Deca-Dance!

NSFW - Cursing LB and CT are back for another episode of Anime Countdown, and this time they're treading dangerously close to getting tarred and feathered by discussing popular series that they've sampled but will never actually finish. Highlights include Death Note, Macross Frontier, Gurren Lagann, and even Demon Slayer!

 NSFW - cursingIn the big return of Anime Countdown, LB and CT sit down to chat about their favorite animation studios. CT will wax poetically about the problems of big studios vs small studios and LB will bring up the question of how do fans reconcile supporting "black companies". 

 NSFW - cursingKicking off the new year with our final decade in review discussion which covers subjects including B-tier anime that probably never should've been made and another visit to isekai land.

 In this episode, CT goes full movies while L.B. is forced to deal with some ghosts from his anime past! All this plus much, much more!

In this episode of Expanding Horizons, the discussion is all about two very different White Fox series; Girls' Last Tour and Devil is a Part-Timer! Also, CT gets a special gift from LB.

LB and CT are almost done with their decade in review! In 2017, there were plenty of highlights (and a couple of lowlights) to get through. Meanwhile, CT continues to threaten LB with a certain anime series.

LB and CT are back to gush about all the good stuff in 2016, along with the low lights of the year (of which there were a few). Listen to LB wax nostalgic about when he described his dream dates with Sakamoto while CT threatens his co-host with a dire anime warning of something that is coming his way.

 LB and CT are back to talk all about the year 2015. Listen as the pair bond tightly over My Love Story!! only to have their friendship almost immediately dashed to shreds by a disagreement over Death Parade.

We're still pushing through our decade in review! This time the subject is the wondrous year of 2014, which not only saw some great highs but also some lows as we discuss in the episode. One note; usually we read off some favorites of our listeners but because we were so rushed for time this go around, we missed doing that but we'll pick it back up during the next recording!

We're back with another episode of Expanding Horizons! This time we're talking all about the 2003 series from studio Gonzo "Last Exile" and the 2006 series from studio BONES "The Renge Houshakuji Show"... err, I mean "Ouran High School Host Club"!

We're back with another episode counting down some of the most interesting series of a particular year; this time around, we're talking all about anime from 2012. Join us for a fun discussion that includes fan favorites including Kids on the Slope, Sword Art Online, and a few uncomfortable minutes recounting Mysterious Girlfriend X.

 It's our 25th podcast! Such wow!If you're wondering, 2012 is on the way but we wanted to take a moment during this particular recording to thank all of you for listening along the way!

NSFW - Light Cursing In our first new Expanding Horizons episode since April, we talk shonen series with the dark fantasy/comedy Black Butler and the hallmark harem comedy Tenchi Muyo!

 We're always on the lookout for interesting topics and this one definitely qualifies! In this episode of Anime Countdown, we're counting down our favorite anime with eroge or visual novel origins!

In the newest episode of Anime Countdown, LB and CT show how down they are with OPs by listing off their favorite anime opening theme song artists from history. Theme Song Credit:Acid Trumpet Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

NSFW - Light Cursing Earlier this year we released a podcast which began our discussion of the top anime, year by year, of the previous decade. Unfortunately, due to us playing it a little too fast and loose, it wasn't a very good episode. Undaunted, however, we have brought back the discussion with a tighter format and less mindless rambling! Theme Song: Professor Umlaut by Kevin MacLeod  

NSFW - Cursing In the second half of this podcast, LB and CT talk for over two hours listing off their favorite series from L - Z! Theme Song Credit:Acid Trumpet Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Inspired by a Reddit post (which has since been deleted), LB and CT take up the challenge of listing out their all-time favorite anime series for every letter of the alphabet! In part 1 of this podcast, we list out our favorites from # - L!

Inspired by a Reddit post (which has since been deleted), LB and CT take up the challenge of listing out their all-time favorite anime series for every letter of the alphabet! In part 1 of this podcast, we list out our favorites from # - L!

NSFW - Light CursingBoth of us enjoy collecting anime on home video but there are some titles out there that either have escaped their grasp or they just want others to have the chance to own so in this episode, we dive into our lists to come up with the five titles we both want to see license rescued!

In the latest episode of Anime Countdown, LB and CT challenge themselves by naming off the anime characters that they most want to see get their own spinoff series with entries ranging all the way from Orange to Madlax and even a couple of entries into the Naritaverse!Theme Song Credit:Acid Trumpet Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

NSFW - Light Cursing In the latest episode of Anime Countdown, LB and CT wax poetic about background music in anime by listing their favorite anime soundtrack composers... which leads to some disagreement along the way. Theme Song Credit: Acid Trumpet Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

NSFW - Light Cursing In the latest episode of Anime Countdown, LB and CT get a bit more specific and list off their favorite series with high fatality counts. We don't mean series where millions of nameless bystanders are destroyed in a nuclear explosion, we're talking series where *no one* is safe, including main characters! There are some spoilers thrown into this episode and so we both tried to list off titles right away so that people can fast forward if they need to. As always, if you have any comments or suggestions for your own favorite high fatality series, we'd love to hear them! Theme Song Credit: Acid Trumpet Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

NSFW - Light Cursing We're back with the April episode of Expanding Horizons and this time LB and CT are discussing two of the works directed by Takeo Takahashi, Yosuga no Sora and Maoyu. As always, there are spoilers inside. Please feel free to leave us any comments you might have and like, share, and subscribe!

We're back with another new episode of Anime Countdown. This time CT and LB are dreaming big with their wish lists for source material that they want to see turned into an anime! The materials in question range from manga to eroge to tabletop RPGs! If you have any titles that you'd like to see turned into an anime that we didn't already mention, drop them in the comments and let us know!Theme song credits:Acid Trumpet Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Originally published Aprl 9th, 2020:In our third countdown episode, CT and LB join up to discuss anime series that they most want to see rebooted! Now when we talk reboots, we're not saying we want another season... we're talking series that we want to see completely re-done with a new studio and staff! Remember to like, share, and subscribe if you enjoy!Theme song credits:Acid Trumpet Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Originally published March 30th, 2020:So a couple of weeks ago I asked CT if he wanted to record something which is when he proposed going back through the previous decade year by year and reminiscing about the various series that we've watched over the years. We went in with only a few minutes of preparation and this is the end result, enjoy!

Originally published March 23rd, 2020:In this episode, L.B. and CT discuss Kaguya-sama: Love is War and And You Thought There Was Never A Girl Online. One of us loved our series, the other... not so much. Also, what do you all think of the new theme music? Sound off in the comments and let us hear your thoughts!Theme music credits:Airship Serenity Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Originally published March 16th, 2020:In the second episode of Anime Countdown (someone please help us think of a better name!), we count down series that we've enjoyed in the past but will likely never watch again for various reasons. You'll want to stick around to hear our number one choices this time around!

Originally published March 2nd, 2020:Welcome to a brand new anime podcast tenatively titled 'Anime Countdown' (but we're open to suggestions for a new title). In this podcast, LB and CT list out five series that they would have trouble recommending to casual anime fans including at least one Ghibli title!If you have suggestions for other topics or categories that you want the hosts to tackle, feel free to leave them in the comments!Theme Song Credit: Acid Trumpet Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

Originally published February 24th, 2020:In the latest episode of Expanding Horizons, CT and LB debate and discuss the merits (and demerits) of two classic shonen series, Kimagure Orange Road and Assassination Classroom. Will their friendship survive the Madoka / Hikaru debate? Did CT cry buckets at the ending of Assassination Classroom? Listen in to find out!