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State of Anime 2019 Feb 17, 2019

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A lot has happened in the anime sphere, and it has been some time since the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast have sat down for a deep dive on how they see the industry as a whole. Topics this episode: Biggest Changes, MyAnimeList Ownership, Sony’s Involvement with Funimation, Crunchyroll’s Relationship Changes, Netflix’s Evolution, FuniRoll Breakup, Amazon’s Dwindling, Twin Engine’s Rise, Drama in 2018, Controversial Topics in Storytelling, Anime Bubble, Improvements in Distribution, Social Media Toxicity, Returning Series, Genre Trends, and passings of last year. The opening for this episode is the OP for Children of Whales OP called “Sono Saki e” by RIRIKO. The closing for this episode is the ED for After The Rain called “Ref:rain” by Aimer.

Police Rescue Nico Yazawa Feb 10, 2019

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It’s been nearly 2 months since the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast had a moment to sit down and look over the news. Join them as they dive into the recent happenings around anime and their thoughts on the bigger news bits. Topics this episode: Cells At Work, Nekopara, Opantsu, Yuko Ono, Kinoko Nasu, Clannad Switch, Takagi-san, Final Fantasy, School-Live, Flat Studio, In Spectre, MAL, Dropkick on my Devil, Fairy Gone, Moe Chronicles, Toonami, A Silent Voice Blu-ray, Aniplex, Gonna Be The Twintails, SpecialThanks, Astra Lost, Sacred Beasts, Ultra Violet, Re:Zero Replacements, Monogatari, Beastars, Madman Entertainment, Vinland Saga, Alita, Happiness Manga, FFXIV, Fate Grand Order, Vic Mignogna, and much more! The opening for this episode is the OP for Wolf Girl and Black Prince called “LOVE GOOD TIME” by SpecialThanks. The closing for this episode is the OP for Skilled Teaser Takagi-san called “Iwanai kedo ne” by Yuiko Oohara.

Winter 2019 Anime First Impressions Feb 03, 2019

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The Winter 2019 Anime Season is already well enough into its running, and so the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to give their impressions. Which shows have started off solid, or already falling apart. Anime Featured in this Episode: Mob Psycho 100 II, The Promised Neverland, Kaguya-sama Love Is War, Dororo, Boogiepop and Others, The Quintessential Quintuplets, Domestic Girlfriend, Wataten An Angel Flew Down To Me, My Roommate Is A Cat, Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka, ENDRO, Real Girl 2, The Price Of Smiles, Girly Air Force, Grimms Notes The Animation, Kemurikusa, BanG Dream 2, Pastel Memories, W’z, Kemono Friends 2, The Morose Mononokean 2, Bermuda Triangle Colorful Pastorale, The Magnificent Kotobuki, Mysteria Friends, How Clumsy You Are Miss Ueno, Rainy Cocoa sideG, and The Rising of the Shield Hero. The intro music for this episode is the OP for Domestic Girlfriend called “Kawaki wo Ameku” by Minami. The outro music for this episode is the ED2 for Kaguya-sama Love Is War by Konomi Kohara.

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Bandit Flower Feb 01, 2019

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The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast dive deeper into the Thunderbolt saga in the latest movie release of Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Bandit Flower. As mentioned in the podcast, this copy of Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Bandit Flower Blu-ray was provided to us for review by Right Stuf and Sunrise. The opening for this episode is from the OST for Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt called “Sento-haichi Yo.” The closing for this episode is the theme by Sara Yoshida, Ai Ichikawa, and Yoshie Sakamoto.

Music of Winter 2019 Anime Jan 27, 2019

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The Winter season is here with a host of brand new musical scores to jam our ears. Download and listen to hear what the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are really enjoying this season. Including great tracks from the likes of nano, UVERworld, Myth and Roid, Ziyoou vachi, Minami, and so much more! NOTE: For High Quality purposes for music, this podcast was exported via HQ setting, thus slightly larger in size than standard podcasts. Roughly 99.1MB. Keep that in mind for bandwidth limits please. Songs spotlight in this episode: “Touch Off” by UVERworld – The Promised Neverland OP “Love Dramatic feat. Rikka Ihara” by Masayuki Suzuki – Kaguya-sama Love Is War OP “Sentimental Crisis” by halca – Kaguya-sama Love Is War ED “Kaen” by Ziyoou-vachi – Dororo OP “Sayonara Gokko” by amazarashi – Dororo ED “shadowgraph” by Myth and Roid – Boogiepop and Others OP “Whiteout” by Riko Azuna – Boogiepop and Others ED “Kawaki wo Ameku” by Minami – Domestic Girlfriend OP “Kimama na Tenshitachi” by Wataten Five – Wataten OP “KODO” by nonoc – Magical Girl Spec Ops Asuka OP “REBEL FLAG” by GARNiDELiA – Magical Girl Spec Ops Asuka ED “KEMURIKUSA” by nano – Kemurikusa OP “Indeterminate Universe” by Yuuya feat Kemurikusa – Kemurikusa ED “1%” by Wolpis Kater – The Morose Mononokean II ED “RESISTER” by ASCA – Sword Art Online Alicization OP2 “forget me not” by ReoNa – Sword Art Online Alicization ED2 “Reason” by Tomohisa Yamashita – Ace Attorney 2 OP2 “Yuudachi” by Memai SIREN – Karakuri Circus ED2 “RISE” by MADKID – The Rising of the Shield Hero OP “Kaze Tsuyoku, Kimi Atsuku” by Q-MHz feat Mitsuhiro Hidaka aka SKY-HI – Run With The Wind OP2 “Michi” by Taichi Mukai – Run With The Wind ED2 “Happy Happy Friends” by Wataten Five – Wataten ED

Fall 2018 Anime Season Review Part 3 Jan 20, 2019

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With the conclusion of the Fall 2018 Anime Season, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are firing up the mics to give their take on what made waves, or what ended up dried up in the end. Anime Reviewed in this Episode: UzaMaid, Release The Spyce, Ulysses Jeanne d’Arc and the Alchemist Knight, Anima Yell, Hero Mask, and Boarding School Juliet. We also discuss the continuing shows Karakuri Circus, Run with the Wind, That Time I got Reincarnated As A Slime, and Sword Art Online Alicization. The opening song for this episode is the OP for Sword Art Online Alicization called “ADAMAS” by LiSA. The closing song for this episode is the ED for Ulysses Jeanne d’Arc called “Hyakunen no Melam” by riono.

Fall 2018 Anime Season Review Part 2 Jan 13, 2019

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With the conclusion of the Fall 2018 Anime Season, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are firing up the mics to give their take on what made waves, or what ended up dried up in the end. Anime Reviewed in this Episode: Merc Storia, Zombieland Saga, Golden Kamuy 2, Space Battleship Tiramisu Zwei, Goblin Slayer, Fist of the Blue Sky: Regenesis 2, Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death, and Thunderbolt Fantasy 2. The opening song for this episode is the OP for Golden Kamuy 2 called “Reimei” by Sayuri x MY FIRST STORY. The closing for this episode is the ED for Thunderbolt Fantasy 2 called “Roll The Dice” by Takanori Nishikawa x Sawano Hiroyuki.

Fall 2018 Anime Season Review Part 1 Jan 06, 2019

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With the conclusion of the Fall 2018 Anime Season, the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are firing up the mics to give their take on what made waves, or what ended up dried up in the end. Anime Reviewed in this Episode: SSSS GRIDMAN, The Girl In Twilight, Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai, Iroduku The World In Colors, Bloom Into You, Banana Fish, and Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family. Following the spoiler free reviews of each of the shows and the outro music, we enjoy a spoiler filled discussion of the following: -SSSS GRIDMAN 1:22:21 – 1:36:05 -Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai 1:36:05 – 1:42:47 -Iroduku The World In Colors 1:42:52 – 1:48:51 -Banana Fish 1:48:57 – 1:54:07 The opening song for this episode is the OP for Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai called “Kimi no Sei” by the peggies. The closing song for this episode is the ED2 for Banana Fish called “RED” by Survive Said The Prophet. The song following the spoiler discussion is the ED for Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai called “Fukashigi no Carte” by Tomoe Koga (Nao Touyama).

Best Anime of 2018 Deliberations Part 4 Jan 04, 2019

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The 2018 Anime Year has come to a close and it’s time for the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast to tackle the age old question of which is best. Join them in this 4 part series as they run through each genre, best of topics, seasonal picks, and finally the best of the year! Please note: Deliberation episodes are intended to be nearly unfiltered and lightly edited. These were recorded over hours of deliberations and, while a bit of dead air was removed, it may have points of silence. This isn’t a reflection of our typical podcast episodes that are heavily edited for better listening experience. Deliberations covered in this episode: Biggest Surprise, Best Girl, Best Boy, Cutest Character, Seasonal Picks, and Best of 2018. The opening for this episode is the OP2 for March Comes In Like A Lion 2 called “Haru ga Kite Bokura” by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN. The closing for this episode is the ED for SSSS GRIDMAN called “youthful beautiful” by Maaya Uchida. After the closing we play the Hungry Wolf song from Hinamatsuri sung by Anzu.

Best Anime of 2018 Deliberations Part 3 Jan 03, 2019

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The 2018 Anime Year has come to a close and it’s time for the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast to tackle the age old question of which is best. Join them in this 4 part series as they run through each genre, best of topics, seasonal picks, and finally the best of the year! Please note: Deliberation episodes are intended to be nearly unfiltered and lightly edited. These were recorded over hours of deliberations and, while a bit of dead air was removed, it may have points of silence. This isn’t a reflection of our typical podcast episodes that are heavily edited for better listening experience. Deliberations covered in this episode: Sports, Mystery, Supernatural, Magical Boy and Girl, Healing, Cute Girls Cute Things, Shorts, Animation, Art, Concept, Original, and Disappointing. The opening for this episode is the OP for After The Rain called “Nostalgic Rainfall” by CHiCO with HoneyWorks. The closing for this episode is the ED for Kokkoku called “Asayake to Nettaigyo” by Boku no Lyric no Bouyomi.

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