Episode 267: Drinking through Japan
This week we play catch up after a long hiatus. Giving some final thoughts on the Winter 2025 anime season and Scott gives his trip report from his honeymoon in Japan.
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 267
Otaku in Review Anime Podcast
Anime bloggers Scott Spaziani and Michael Camacho talk about Anime, Video games, life , and everything in between.
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Episode 266: Hot Spring Detox
This month Matt, Mike, and Scott talk about Otakon's policy changes, the preview for the new Gundam series, and in our main segment the 2007 classic anime Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei.
Mar 23, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 266
Episode 265: Comfy Isekai Restaurant
The world around us is burning to the ground and there is nothing we can do about it. So we take a short vacation into another world where gorgeous looking food solves all your problem. God I wish I had problems that can be solved by a pork cutlet bowl. Most of the problems in my life are caused by pork cutlet bowls.
Feb 18, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 265
Winter Preview 2025
QUICK HITS Momentary Lily Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? I Left my A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! I'm A Noble On The Brink Of Ruin, So I Might As Well Try Mastering Magic OKITSURA: The Girl I Fell in Love With in Okinawa Speaks in a Heavy Dialect and It's Too Much of a Pain SAKAMOTO DAYS Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time Bogus Skill <> I...
Feb 02, 2025•2 hr 48 min
Episode 264: Discriminating against Isekai
This week we go over our favorite shows from 2024, complain about ads in streaming services (Jesus Christ not again), and march into 2025 with some high hopes. (fear and dread)
Jan 11, 2025•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 264
Fall Preview 2024
Another season and another super long episode where we talk about ALL THE GODDAMN THINGS Quick Hits The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister Goodbye, Dragon Life Acro Trip I'll Become a Villainess That Will Go Down in History The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor You Are Ms. Servant The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest Orb: On The Movements Of The Earth Full Discussion Loner Life In Another World I...
Nov 03, 2024•2 hr 20 min
Episode 263: Otakon 2024
We're joined by StationDOOD to talk about Otakon 2024, the 30th anniversary of the legendary convention as well as It's past, present, and future. Also some cartoon stuff.
Sep 08, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 263
Episode 262: Star shaped nipples
Mike and Scott discuss their hype for the upcoming Otakon and the end of the Spring season. The main review is the classic 1981 anime epic, Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie.
Jul 21, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 262
Episode 261: The girl who slept through the third act
Mike and I discuss Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Season 2, and the classic film The Girl who Leapt Through Time.
May 30, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 261
Episode 260: Mitsu d'oh moe
We discuss Anime Boston 2024, the Dugout at Peabody Heights, and the death of the Funimation brand. In our main segment we review the classic 2010s comedy Mitsudomoe.
May 01, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 260
Spring Preview 2024
New season, who dis QUICK HITS Mission: Yozakura Family The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio Re:Monster THE NEW GATE Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers Blue Archive Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included Bartender: Glass of God Unnamed Memory FULL DISCUSSION I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince Train to the End of the World Mysterious Disappearances A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics Viral Hit Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Jellyfish Can't Swim At Night Grandpa and Grandma Turn You...
Apr 27, 2024•2 hr 47 min
Episode 259: Blue Question Mark
This episode we discuss the collapse of the internet, the good RPGs we're playing, and the 2021 anime Blue Period.
Feb 23, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 259
Winter Preview 2024
It's Winter 2024 Anime preview time. Mike and guest co-host, Matt, give their thoughts on new series debuting this anime season. They discuss 17 shows, with 7 being quick thoughts and 10 being a bit more in depth. List of shows discussed in order this episode are: Quick thoughts: Chained Soldier Mr. Villain's Day Off My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered The Unwanted Undead Adventurer The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil Villainess Level...
Feb 03, 2024•2 hr 20 min
Episode 258: Diving for girlfriends
We discuss The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Jesus Christ is that really the title of a TV Show, WTF) and Dave the Diver.
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 258
Episode 257: Skill, The Goal of all life is death!
The year is coming to a close and what better way than to watch one of the most popular Isakai around.... oh boy, here we go.
Dec 23, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 257
Episode 256: Yuru Adulting
Mike spends a huge amount of his time ripping all of his CDs to FLAC while Scott leads an army of Pikmin on endless adventure. In our main segment we review the Yuru Camp movie.
Nov 23, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 256
Fall 2023 Preview
Mike and Matt return for the Fall season preview. This time we divide shows up between quick thoughts and longer discussion, the shows discussed are: QUICK THOUGHTS Our Dating Story: You Were Experienced, I Was Not 16bit Sensation: Another Layer A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy Shangri-La Frontier MF Ghost DISCUSSION My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer I’m Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in N...
Nov 05, 2023•2 hr 1 min
Episode 255: Reincarnated as the Crunchyroll Store
This week Mike goes to a drag show and discovers how horny he is for Temples. Scott flys among the stars and sings with cartoon idols.
Oct 07, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 255
Episode 254: Hellmode Golf
Mike discusses Hell Mode LN and the underwhelming Macross F. Scott goes on a mafia golfing adventure.
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 254
Summer Preview 2023
Am I Actually The Strongest? Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout Ayaka Dark Gathering Helck Classroom for Heroes Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero Liar Liar My Happy Marriage My Tiny Senpai My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level 1 Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon Reign of the Seven Spellblades Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence Sweet Reincarnation Synduality Noir TenPuru The Dreaming Boy is a Realist The Gene of Ai The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses The...
Jul 28, 2023•2 hr 24 min
Episode 253: A Trigun is all you need
Mike talks about the manga Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs and the light novel *shudder* A Sister’s All You Need. Scott gives his final thoughts on Trigun Stampede.
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 253
Episode 252: Futuristic VHS
Mike talks about the VShojo Smite Collab and his discord's Ani-May event! Scott talks about some high profile franchise video game release. In our main segment we review the comedy Science Fiction anime Irresponsible Captain Tylor.
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 252
Episode 251: Spring Preview Abridged edition
Mike tricks Scott into participating in a season preview episode. Also, Vtuber love fest and plex upgrades.
May 16, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 251
Episode 250: The Devil is a Crybaby
Mike is taking hentai on the go, Scott is entrusting the care of his cats to robot, and Shannon didn't get cosmetic surgery(?). In our main segment we review ScienceSARU's adaptation of Go Nagai seminal work: Devil Man.
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 250
Episode 249 - An Apple and a Toilet Walk Into an Isekai
Mike reaches into the very darkest world of Isekai, Shannon buys a piece of her childhood, and Scott is mad about Star Trek.
Mar 21, 2023•57 min•Ep. 249
Episode 248: Ugh My Goddess
We discuss Mastodon drama, identify theft, and framing anime cels - for what crime I don't know. In our main segment we review the classic Ah My Goddess feature film.
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 248
Winter Preview 2023
Reviewed shows: Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the WorldBuddy DaddiesAyakashi TriangleCampfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd SkillGiant Beasts of ArsChillin' in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King's ArmyEndo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess LieselotteKubo Won't Let Me Be InvisibleFarming Life In Another WorldKaina of the Great Snow SeaHandyman Saitou in Another WorldONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister!Malevolent Spirits: MononogatariReborn to Ma...
Feb 07, 2023•3 hr 4 min
Episode 247: Shilling for goodwill
Mike is holding on by the grace of Gods, Shannon is hanging out in borderland, and Scott is doing it himself.
Feb 04, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 247
Episode 246: Kitty Kitty Meow Meow Pew Pew
This episode we talk about New Years Resolutions and review the classic anime Gunsmith Cats.
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 246
Episode 245: Nitro Pretentious Anime blues
Mike discusses his top ten anime and manga of 2022, Scott talks about the beautiful Tatami Time Machine blues, and Shannon decorates for an island Christmas.
Jan 01, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 245
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