
Otaku Melancholy
By The Otaku Melancholy Team

Otaku MelancholyMay 28, 2023

The OtaMel Radio (Almost) Hour: An Essential Array of Exquisite EDs for Ending Enjoyers
Mattie wasn't able to adequately produce an episode due to some mild health issues and a waning mood due to certain life events so here's a curated collection of colorfully crafted ending songs courtesy of the delightfully not real radio station: 103.3 The Weeb. With all due earnest affection, I'd like to extend a huge amount of love to everyone for giving your support and sending out positive vibes during this time. Without listeners like you or people who just give this podcast a single listen to check it out, there wouldn't be a podcast. We're obviously not the biggest or the best but with such great people like you then we end up being just something and that means so much. I'm glad to have you here. Thank you for listening. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for helping to support the podcast! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
1. Naruto Shippuden - "Shooting Star" - Home Made Kazoku
2. SSSS. Gridman - "Youthful Beautiful" - Maaya Uchida
3. Bakemonogatari - "Kimino Shiranai Monogatari" (君の知らない物語, The Story You Don't Know) - Supercell
4. Jujutsu Kaisen - "Lost in Paradise" - ALI feat. AKLO
5 Kaguya-sama S1 - "Sentimental Crisis" - Hala
6. Fullmetal Alchemist - "Kesenai Tsumi/Indelible Sin" - Nana Kitade
7. Soul Eater - "Style" - Kana Nishino
8. Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe Humanity Will Save the World - "Never Fear" - Mao Abe
9. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood - SCANDAL - Shunkan Sentimental
10. Spy x Family - "Comedy" Gen Hoshino
11. Bleach - "Life is Like a Boat" - Rei Fu
12. My Hero Academia S2 - "Dakara, Hitori Ja Nai" - Little Glee Monster
13. BNA - "NIGHT RUNNINGS" - Shin Sakiura feat AAAMYYY
14. Durarara - "Trust Me" - Yuya Matsushita
15. Gantz - "Kiss Me" - Bonnie Pink
16. Komi Can't Communicate - "Koshaberi Biyori" by Fantastic Youth
17. Sing Yesterday for Me - "Aoibashi" by Sayuri
18. Naruto - "Viva Rock Japanese Side" - Orange Range

Trade Ya! Kakushigoto + Flip Flappers (feat. Alex from the AniBuddies Podcast)
momma always said, "get busy flippin' or get busy flappin'"
finally I see that this is what she meant
Our spoilers are sectioned off for your convenience! Please go check out Alex's fantastic podcast the Anibuddies wherever you get your podcasts! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]
Go listen to the AniBuddies on Spotify here!
Go listen to the AniBuddies on Apple Podcasts here!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

The "Would You Rather?" Game But It's Anime! (feat. JD from the Anime Brothers Podcast)
We play a classic a game this week of "Would You Rather?" but with (ALMOST) exclusively anime related questions with JD from the Anime Brothers Podcast! It's an episode full of discussion on quality vs. quantity as it relates to anime, the value of your hobbies in your social life, and the sexual reproductive appendages of the majestic whale! It's mostly about that last topic though. Marine biology is just so cool, you know? A very special thank you to JD for answering the call and joining in on this episode! Check out links to the Anime Brothers Podcast in the links below! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! Special thanks to Boomslank for helping to sponsor the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!
Check out the Anime Brothers Podcast on Spotify here!
Check out the Anime Brothers Podcast on Apple Podcasts here!

A (Mild) Discussion on Mental Health and Illness in Anime (feat. Alex from the AniBuddies Podcast)
Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness month? I didn't for sure but maybe Alex from The AniBuddies Podcast did as they suggested this week's topic of mental health and illness and how it's portrayed in anime! It sounds a lot more insightful and intellectual than it actually is (I mean we're basically talking about cartoon character brains or whatever) but hopefully you'll have fun listening regardless! Remember to take care of your brain! You only get one! Unless you don't! Big shout out to Alex for joining in on this episode! Go check out their podcast in the links below! Like right now. Stop reading. Go listen to Alex. They're great. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]
Go listen to the AniBuddies on Spotify here!
Go listen to the AniBuddies on Apple Podcasts here!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

A Small Review of Suzume: Locking Up the Doors on the Latest Makoto Shinkai Film
Spoiler warnings are in the episode if you care about that sort of thing! The bonus content becomes the regular content this week as we break down Makoto Shinkai's latest film: Suzume! Is this new movie the film that will finally have the KEY to our host's heart or will it LOCK up any chances of our host caring about Shinkai? Is the main character aDOORable enough to be a perfect FRAME of reference for all future heroines in Shinkai's work? We're KNOB joking about how this film may or may not be unHINGEd and yeah yeah yeah door puns door puns I'm great I'm great roll up and see the circus because I'm a clown. We break down our thoughts and feelings in this week's episode!
As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

Wonder Egg Priority (feat. Earthworm from the Anime Brothers Podcast)
Egg time.
A big thanks to Earthworm for joining us for another week of anime discussion again! Go listen to the Anime Brothers Podcast on Spotify!
As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]
The National Alliance on Mental Health:
https://www.nami.org/help
988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline:
https://988lifeline.org or call/text 988
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
[songs used]
KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic
CC: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Music promoted by Just No Copyright ツ https://youtu.be/beHDY4qjqKM

Anime Super Smashers! - Round 2 (feat. Earthworm from the Anime Brothers Podcast)
In this episode, we get our goopy goblin gamer brains togethers as Earthworm from the Anime Brothers Podcast joins us to pick more anime characters for a huge hypothetical Smash Bros. style game! We choose our special attacks and even a couple of stages as we go from stands to seances deciding on a roster of characters from all across the anime spectrum. Listen in to find out if your favorite made the list and give us the characters you'd pick on our Discord or by sending an e-mail to otakumelancholypodcast@gmail.com or filling out a contact form on our website! We'd like to give a very huge thanks to Earthworm for taking the time out to hang out and giving us the best of his creativity! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]
Check out more of Earthworm on the Anime Brothers on Spotify!
Check out more of Earthworm on the Anime Brothers on their YouTube channel!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
[songs used]
KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic
CC: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Music promoted by Just No Copyright ツ https://youtu.be/beHDY4qjqKM

The Check In: Very Early Impressions of Spring 2023, Catching Up on One Piece, and Persona 5 Royal
Description to be added later! It's Easter and I'm struggling! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]

Spring 2023 Seasonal Anime Picks and Previews
We're back to our seasonal shenanigans so it's time to strap yourselves in and make a long commitment to what anime you're (probably) going to watch during the course of the season! Spring 2023 is looking kind of thick so the plan was to just talk about and read off the descriptions of (almost) every anime and break down the absolute why and what of each show and how that's going to affect our lives for the foreseeable twelve week future! I know it's been a minute since we've given seasonal anime a fair chance but I swear that we're 200% serious this time and I absolutely will not drop every single show in a fit of manic depression and frustration. I super promise it. Let us know what you're excited for and what you plan to watch too! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
[songs used]
KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic
CC: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Music promoted by Just No Copyright ツ https://youtu.be/beHDY4qjqKM

The Animisery Anime Tier List (as of March 2023)
We've watched a lot of bad anime for this podcast and some of it, if you didn't know, has been misery inducing. So... here we are officially putting that in a tier list. That's what the kids like, right? As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!] We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

Five Starting Anime (Just Because Michael B. Jordan Had A List Too)
THIS EPISODE ISN'T LATE BECAUSE I FORGOT TO UPLOAD IT, YOU'RE LATE
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Celebrities liking anime? It might be closer than you think. Michael B. Jordan talked about his top 5 anime for people who aren't into anime and since I've watched a Michael B. Jordan movie then that means he and I are practically business associates (I think that's how it works) so I also wanted to make my curated list of anime that might be great to give to someone who hasn't seen an anime before as his colleague. Your mileage will definitely vary on this list because I'm going to presume that if you're listening to this episode then you're probably familiar with anime but hey! Maybe use it to help with your friends? I don't have any friends who aren't already into anime so I can't test this out. Maybe I'll mind wipe a few but then they might now want to be my friend any more. The cost of science is too high and profits are too low. Maybe Michael B. Jordan might even use this list? He won't but hey! A man can dream... But usually those dreams just turn to nightmares huh? As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
[songs used]
KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic
CC: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Music promoted by Just No Copyright ツ https://youtu.be/beHDY4qjqKM

Is "The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made" SAVING anime!?
No, of course it isn't, you very silly person but it makes for a great episode title, huh? (I'm sorry) We talk about a dumpster fire of an anime this week and say a small farewell to Audrey's status as a full time host all in an hour of (not so much) power this week on Otaku Melancholy!
As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!] We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
[songs used]
KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic
CC: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Music promoted by Just No Copyright ツ https://youtu.be/beHDY4qjqKM

An Annoucement from Audrey
またいつか会おうね、オードリーちゃん.
いつも 私 の そば に いて くれて ありがとう.
元気でね.
Thank you for supporting the Otaku Melancholy Podcast!

Video Games to Anime: Some Adaptations That Wouldn't Completely Suck (Vol. 1)
Video games! They're like anime except they're not like anime at all except for when they're entirely like anime or have anime influences or are based off anime or have anime in them. They're basically anime, yeah? As long as the human race has been on this Earth, we have sought out with great vigor to adapt video games to EVERYTHING for no reason. Like EVERYTHING. They tried to turn Sonic into a bath product. I know that's not an adaptation or anything but I'm going to count it anyways. So what video games do we think could make for good anime? That's what this episode is about and I hope you'll sit and enjoy it or work out and enjoy it or whatever. Just try to enjoy it however you can! Give us your ideas and thoughts too! Thank you as always for your support! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Fuel the friendship by supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/otakumelancholy if you want for sponsor-free episodes and bonus content as well as a special shout out in every episode! Ganbatte! [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
[songs used]
KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic
CC: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Music promoted by Just No Copyright ツ https://youtu.be/beHDY4qjqKM
![Kaguya-sama: Love is War - The First Kiss That Never Ends Review [Includes Spoiler Section]](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/2690636/2690636-1591201805052-5545c411528cc.jpg)
Kaguya-sama: Love is War - The First Kiss That Never Ends Review [Includes Spoiler Section]
There's a spoiler section! So you could get the review for the film and just not get spoiled! For the movie, at least. Is this review objective? A little. Is it subjective? Very. I'd just sit back and hope you like Kaguya-sama enough to hear one person rave about it for a half hour and then clamor for more. That's all this episode really is. Sorry to disappoint if you don't want to hear that kind of thing. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Fuel the friendship by supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/otakumelancholy if you want for sponsor-free episodes and bonus content as well as a special shout out in every episode! Ganbatte! [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
[songs used]
KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic
CC: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Music promoted by Just No Copyright ツ https://youtu.be/beHDY4qjqKM

Yu Yu Hakusho: The Three Kings Saga (Ep. 95 - 112) + Final Thoughts and Review
After a year and some months, Yu Yu Hakusho has finally been completed! It took a lot of determination and fighting spirit but we fought against the tides of apathy, new anime, and just everything else to finish it and now there are some opinions to be had. It's mostly an opinion in the questionable ending and quality of the final saga or arc or whatever you want to call it but still an opinion and this is a podcast so I'll presume you want a little bit of an opinion. There's no real doubt to be had about the greatness of Yu Yu Hakusho but this final story? There's some greatness to be debated and debated it is in this very episode. We hope you'll listen and check it out and that we'll see you soon in the next week! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Fuel the friendship by supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/otakumelancholy if you want for sponsor-free episodes and bonus content as well as a special shout out in every episode! Ganbatte! [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
[songs used]
KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic
CC: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Music promoted by Just No Copyright ツ https://youtu.be/beHDY4qjqKM
![When TV Anime Series Get Movies and Assorted Ramblings + [Spoiler Free] That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bond Mini Review](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/2690636/2690636-1591201805052-5545c411528cc.jpg)
When TV Anime Series Get Movies and Assorted Ramblings + [Spoiler Free] That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bond Mini Review
Scheduling is hard. Audrey is out this week so it's another solo session as Matt talks about when anime series get movies because That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime got a movie and someone wasn't particularly thrilled about it. Join us as one person talks about watching anime movies on Adult Swim, driving to Ohio to watch the Naruto: The Last movie, and more! I'm trying my best, dad! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]

The Obligatory Chainsaw Man Discussion Episode
I mean, the description is in the title, right? And just so you know there is a spoiler section so don't worry about, you know, random spoilers or something. We talk Chainsaw Man which is practically like the anime version of The Beatles in that everyone knows about it and certain people have made it the whole of their personality but that's not a bad thing. OR IS IT? We break all that down and more! We shred through this anime like a chainsaw devil through a tomato devil! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Fuel the friendship by supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/otakumelancholy if you want for sponsor-free episodes and bonus content as well as a special shout out in every episode! Ganbatte! [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
[songs used]
KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic
CC: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Music promoted by Just No Copyright ツ https://youtu.be/beHDY4qjqKM

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury
Plus we read off some anniversary e-mails and listen to a message! Gundam! It's back and it's going full on magic high school in this latest entry, The Witch from Mercury! Did you know that Audrey likes Gundam? Cause Audrey likes Gundam and talks a lot about Gundam. Gundamn there's so much Gundam. We break down the cutest little muffin known as Suletta, talk a whole lot of fan theory, and think about the other times we thought. This is a very Audrey heavy episode! Like seriously. She tuckered herself out from talking so much by the end. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Fuel the friendship by supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/otakumelancholy if you want for sponsor-free episodes and bonus content as well as a special shout out in every episode! Ganbatte! [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
[songs used]
KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic
CC: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Music promoted by Just No Copyright ツ https://youtu.be/beHDY4qjqKM

Reflecting on Another Year of Doing This: 3rd Year's the Charm, Right? (It Wasn't But Thanks For Listening and Supporting Anyways)
We're back! To talk about ourselves! It was another year of OtaMel and what a year it was between two hiatus and infinite solocast episodes but WE PERSISTED and that's all that matters, right? A D is a passing grade and all that. We are the bugs in your walls of anime podcasts or something similar to that. We break down some of the anime and content we made in this year and reflect on what we're going to do differently and how we're going to do it and all that. Thanks for supporting us through these trying times! You're the best! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Fuel the friendship by supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/otakumelancholy if you want for sponsor-free episodes and bonus content as well as a special shout out in every episode! Ganbatte! [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

Announcement! We're Going on Hiatus Until January 15th! (More Details Within)
Thank you all for always supporting us! We'll see you soon!
As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
Special thanks to Boomslank with their help in sponsoring this episode! You can go to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to take 10% off your total purchase or just use OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST at check out to take that 10% off! It helps support the podcast and you get some of the coolest anime apparel merch out there!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

Anime Motivation! Some Anime Quotes To Charge the Spirit and Heat the Soul
We all need motivation some times and so I chose some select anime quote that get me feeling pretty okay and just decided to read them out loud and talk about them! It's been a hard few weeks for us and the motivation to lead with your best foot forward can be so hard to find but hey! Some small sentiment of determination can be found in everything even anime! Just always try your best. I hope you have a great week. Thanks for supporting us and listening like you always do. It means a whole lot. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
Special thanks to Boomslank with their help in sponsoring this episode! You can go to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to take 10% off your total purchase or just use OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST at check out to take that 10% off! It helps support the podcast and you get some of the coolest anime apparel merch out there!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
[songs used]
KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic
CC: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Music promoted by Just No Copyright ツ https://youtu.be/beHDY4qjqKM

I Think Maison Ikkoku and Rumiko Takahashi Are Neat
It's another week of just me, myself, and I as hosts of the podcast so I really struggled to just come up with something to talk about but I've recently started reading Ranma 1/2 and thought to myself that I really really do like Rumiko Takahashi's manga especially Maison Ikkoku so I just went ahead and talked about it in a spoiler free discussion. Maybe you'll get something out of it and gather up the urge to read Maison Ikkoku yourself or maybe you'll just not do that and live your life. I think you're doing great regardless. Solo podcasts are hard unless you just script everything. I'm kind of tired of doing them.
Special thanks to Boomslank with their help in sponsoring this episode! You can go to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to take 10% off your total purchase or just use OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST at check out to take that 10% off! It helps support the podcast and you get some of the coolest anime apparel merch out there!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
[songs used]
KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic
CC: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Music promoted by Just No Copyright ツ https://youtu.be/beHDY4qjqKM

"Spooktober" Special: Another
Spooky anime! Japanese curses! Umbrellas! Is Another even really that scary? We talk all that and more (but mostly more) in this episode! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
Special thanks to Boomslank with their help in sponsoring this episode! You can go to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to take 10% off your total purchase or just use OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST at check out to take that 10% off! It helps support the podcast and you get some of the coolest anime apparel merch out there!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
[songs used]
KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic
CC: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Music promoted by Just No Copyright ツ https://youtu.be/beHDY4qjqKM

The Fall 2022 Seasonal Anime We're Watching (With An Extended Check In)
It might be kind of late to give some impressions but we're talking about the Fall 2022 seasonals that we're checking out anyways! Audrey is watching THREE WHOLE SHOWS! It's like a high score among high scores! We also talk about what we've been doing too. In case you care. I hope you care. I care about you. Friendly reminder that this is a mature podcast for mature people who are mature and do mature things so, you know, be wary. Like keep your guard up at all times. You never know when a mature discussion could strike. Bond is also best boy of the year. Borf. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
Special thanks to Boomslank with their help in sponsoring this episode! You can go to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to take 10% off your total purchase or just use OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST at check out to take that 10% off! It helps support the podcast and you get some of the coolest anime apparel merch out there!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
[songs used]
KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic
CC: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Music promoted by Just No Copyright ツ https://youtu.be/beHDY4qjqKM

Are Light Novels Literature?
It's a trashed episode that was turned into a Patreon exclusive that's been turned into a regular episode again! It's a wonderful butterfly of a piece of podcast content! We couldn't record this week but we had to have something so here's the something! Light novels are an ever looming threat (I think) to anime and must be treated with respect and dignity and sincere thoughtful consideration but it's just so hard when you're trying to read a book that is titled something like" The Results From When I Time Leaped to My Second Year of High School and Confessed to the Teacher I Liked at the Time", you know? We (and by we I mean me, Matt) break down literature and if light novels are literature! The answer will not shock you but we have to have dramatic tension for the sake of content, you know. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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A Con-versation: Anime Weekend Atlanta 2022
This Atlanta sure has a lot of anime weekend, huh? I said AWA so much this weekend that it started to sound wrong and I had to doubt that I had a grasp of the English vernacular and language. One of us went to AWA and one of us had to talk about it so here it is! One of us talking about it for about forty minutes or so? Maybe thirty? Time is an illusion. Break free of the shackles of allowing time to dictate your life. Be anti-time. All thoughts and feelings about this convention are basically one person's so don't allow that to dictate your enjoyment or anything like that. If you had fun and thought that Line-mageddon of AWA was fun then you keep that energy and carry it with you. I won't hate you for it. I think you're beautiful. Anyways yadda yadda as always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
Special thanks to Boomslank with their help in sponsoring this episode! You can go to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to take 10% off your total purchase or just use OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST at check out to take that 10% off! It helps support the podcast and you get some of the coolest anime apparel merch out there!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
[songs used]
KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic
CC: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Music promoted by Just No Copyright ツ https://youtu.be/beHDY4qjqKM

Watchlist Roulette: My Stepmom's Daughter is My Ex
The wheel giveth and the wheel taketh. The wheel be taketh-ing an awful lot lately as we discuss the recently finished anime My Stepmom's Daughter is My Ex! It's not quite Domestic Girlfriend and it's not quite Scum's Wish either so what even is it? It's mid is what it is but you won't know that for sure unless you listen to this episode and get our opinions on it. Well, you could watch it yourself and make your own opinion or whatever but it's 2022! You don't have time for that. You only have time for us to talk about it for you. I humbly accept this glorious position. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
Special thanks to Boomslank with their help in sponsoring this episode! You can go to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to take 10% off your total purchase or just use OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST at check out to take that 10% off! It helps support the podcast and you get some of the coolest anime apparel merch out there!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
[songs used]
KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic
CC: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Music promoted by Just No Copyright ツ https://youtu.be/beHDY4qjqKM

Some Discourse on Visual Novels (and How Steam Hates Them)
Visual novels! They exist and we play them. Sometimes. With the recent (well recent when we recorded this) rejection and then reacceptance of Chaos;Head Noah on Steam, we thought maybe we'd talk about that! What does this mean for the medium of visual novels in the west and what even is a visual novel? We break down most of that and more this week! BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR SPONSOR BOOMSLANK FEATURING THEIR NEW IPHONE 14 CASES! GO TO WWW.BOOMSLANK.COM/OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST OR USE COUPON CODE "OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST" TO GET 10% OFF YOUR ORDER! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

Cyberpunk Edgerunners
[Spoiler Warning Included in the Episode!] It's a Cyberpunk Edgerunners review and discussion, chooms! I don't got much else to tell ya unless you got the eddies for it. As you can tell by my hip lingo, I'm kind of a big deal in Night City. We discuss and review the latest and greatest(?) Trigger anime this week so join us and be sure to delta out to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our past, present, and future episodes as well as links to all our social media including our Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Be sure to join our Discord to hang out with your fellow netrunners! Ganbatte!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

Watchlist Roulette: High School of the Dead
"If the anime boobies be floppin' then you know the show is probably not gonna be rockin'" is the old saying and we're out to see if that's true with our review of High School of the Dead! Is this zombie show really a classic or is the universe collectively playing a game trick on everyone by making this one of the most popular anime out there? We dive into that question (but not for very long) and more all in another episode of our watchlist roulette reviews! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

Growing Up With Anime: A Mild (Self) Discussion on Affirmation, Acceptance, and Cringe
I'm not saying we have filler episodes or anything but this? It's kinda filler-ish. Filler-esque even. Audrey's on a personal break this week due to being a very good supportive partner so we couldn't cover High School of the Dead like we planned but we gotta put something out and OH NO it's Saturday so I decided I'd discuss a little bit about growing up with anime and all those mixed experiences but it's mostly kind of like therapy where you're the counselor, you know? Hopefully this will just let you know that it's okay to be into anime or something. Really not the biggest fan of this episode but hey we HAVE to put out something and I'm just trying my best. Just don't ever try to live in the south if you can avoid. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

Tsuki ga Kirei
We get in touch with our romantic side in this week's episode as we discuss the coming of age middle school romance anime: Tsuki ga Kirei! One of us has a VERY high opinion of this series but does that actually mean anything when you haven't seen in it in three years? It doesn't. We break down our thoughts and feelings on young love and why it doesn't mean anything and how you'll probably never really find peace. We don't really but maybe! You'll have to listen in to find out, won't you? As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

The Tatami Galaxy
Bruh, how do I even describe the Tatami Galaxy??? I'm getting super bad at doing these descriptions lately. Go watch the Tatami Galaxy!
As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
![Sonic X - New World Saga [Episodes 1 - 13]](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_episode400/2690636/2690636-1662290235087-3f5af3f1dff23.jpg)
Sonic X - New World Saga [Episodes 1 - 13]
GOTTA GO FAST
As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

A Discussion on (Some Episodes of) Requiem of the Rose King
Well well well. If it isn't the consequences of our own actions. We've started doing a watchlist roulette and this anime was the result of our first spin of the watchlist wheel and... it's a show for sure. We're breaking down (some episodes of) The Requiem of the Rose King, a story that attempts to adapt some of Shakespeare's historical plays but removes all the boring history in favor of pretty boys being pretty and betrayals and schemes and all that political jazz. Did we enjoy what we watched? Spoilers: no, not really but it's a groundbreaking show since it's the very first anime that neither one of us could finish! Listen in and find out why! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
![Mob Psycho 100 [Season One]](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/2690636/2690636-1591201805052-5545c411528cc.jpg)
Mob Psycho 100 [Season One]
Fun fact: we both have colds during this episode! It's a Mob Psycho 100 review. You're going to listen in or you're not going to listen in. I don't know how to sell this to you in the episode description. Maybe listen to it at 2x speed for an extra burst of fun since we both sound a little dead. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

The "Lost" Episode: Yosuga no Sora (feat. Amelia and Dan from the Otaku Host Club Podcast)
Flash back to 2020. What were you doing back then? Trying to bake bread or grow some beans or some other superfluous plant in your house while you waited the pandemic out like the rest of us? I know what we were doing. We were talking about a certain siscon anime until suddenly someone's computer didn't process their audio correctly and left us with half an audio file. Now, thanks to the marvels of modern technology and an overwhelming insisting attitude that WE WILL FIX THIS EPISODE, you can travel back in time with us to this newly repaired "lost" episode of OtaMel! We talked a whole lot of pee and poop... and we talked about anime too, I guess. This episode is two years late but it's still as relevant as ever, right? We still talk dirty on this show. Not much has changed. I did add special footnotes or podcast notes or whatever and we tried to scrub Audrey's dead name from this episode so I hope you'll enjoy this heavily doctored and much beloved episode. We had so much fun recording it and we're glad it can finally get to your ear holes. A very special thanks to Amelia and Dan for taking the time out to record this episode with us and for being our very first podcast pals. We love you guys and we can't wait for two more years of hanging out. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
You can listen to Amelia and Dan's podcast, Otaku Host Club, on Spotify by clicking HERE!
You can go watch Amelia be a weeb on her YouTube by clicking HERE!
You can go buy Lewd Driip streetwear here and support Amelia's crippling figure addiction HERE!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

One Punch Man
Audrey's back after a THREE MONTH HIATUS (wow) and so she got to pick all our content this month in a celebration I am definitely calling Audgust! It's a combination of Audrey and August. Do you get why that's great? It's also basically going to be ONE month as we cover One Punch Man this week and some other show based off a manga of his (Mab Psychosis or something) during this month long celebration. But yeah, One Punch Man. You know what it is and we talk about it because, surprise surprise, neither one of us had seen it before. We talk about the hard hits and the Mumen Rider slips of this show including the music we hate and the sounds of southern violence so check it out! Hope you'll enjoy especially as we return back to form this week! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

Snacks, Sports, and Swoleness: The Hobbies We Picked Up From Anime
WHAT EVEN ARE DEADLINES I DON'T CARE THIS EPISODE CAME OUT ON TIME YOU CAN'T PROVE ME WRONG. Anime is a hobby in itself but it's a hobby that can create other hobbies as you watch other people do hobbies that make you think "man I wish I had another hobby that was like the hobby that these hobbyists are currently hobbying on about in this hobby anime" and thus you pursue that other hobby from your very own hobby of watching anime. I typed out hobby so many times that it looks like I spelled it wrong. Hobby is a weird word. Anyways, we talk about the hobbies we picked up by watching anime. That's all I wanted to say. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

Spring 2022 Season Review
My audio sounds off cause we had to use the Discord Craig's recording of my audio so it's not going to sound super fantastic but it could be nonexistent! It's already late to release and all. The fresh spring breeze washes over the winter chill and delights us anew as the blooms of seasonal anime come forth in a rainbow of all sorts of colors and KAGUYA AND KOMI ARE BACK BAYBEE AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS HEYYYOOOOOOOOOO. In all seriousness, spring anime has already came and went at this point but there were so many delights in this wonderful season that we had to drop this episode even if it's a month after the final episodes of many of these series including Tomodachi Game, Ya Boy Kongming, Spy x Family, Komi Can't Communicate Season 2, Dance Dance Danseur, and Kaguya-sama: Love is War - Ultra Romantic! What a beautiful bouquet of seasonal anime to delight any weeb's MAL garden. I'll include time stamps later or maybe not at all. I don't know. Also Amelia totally lightly spoils Tomodachi Game in the first minute of talking about it so fair warning about that.
You can listen to Amelia's podcast, Otaku Host Club, on Spotify by clicking HERE!
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You can go watch Amelia be a weeb on her YouTube by clicking HERE!
You can go buy Lewd Driip streetwear here and support Amelia's crippling figure addiction HERE!
As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

Anime Video Games: The Good, The Bad, and the Naruto Ninja Destiny for Nintendo DS
I thought that making a podcast into three acts so I could focus on everything appropriately was a good idea and then the episode became 2 hours long so, uh, enjoy. Anime video games! Since the dawn of man, man has wished to become more like anime and less like a person so they invented video games but oh wait these games have no waifus (unless you like 8 bit Princess Peach I'm not gonna judge you for being you) so man gave up on video games but then decided not to quite give up and keep making anime video game after anime video game until perfection was finally achieved as it was in 2018 with the release of Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise. But for real, we're talking all about anime video games in this episode including our top and bottom five games and even a little bit of a history lesson that may or may not need corrections! We hope you'll enjoy this episode and maybe find some new games to love or hate! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
Articles mentioned:
"Anime vs. The NES"
by Todd Ciolek, May 1st 2020 (Anime News Network)
"The Secret History of Anime Video Games"
by Jared Clemons 2019 (Crunchyroll News)
"On the History of Anime based Video Games"
by Miriam Perez (Medium)

The VHS Ventures - Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal
New style of opening! It's SUPPOSED to sound like that! It's art! Yep, I mispronounce "rurouni" a lot in this episode so get ready for that. We explore the classics of anime OVAs in this new series: The VHS Ventures! We're kicking it off with the samurai classic Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal that serves as a prequel for the franchise! Is it good? YE BOI AND I DON'T SHUT UP ABOUT IT. Prepare for 50 minutes of dumb hype and you should really bring water for these solocasts, Matt. I don't know why you don't and just let your throat dry out like that. Anyways, it's late. Time for bed. Description time is over. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

Our Anime Pleasant Surprises (Vol. 1)
You ever say "oh man this anime is gonna be MID" and then lo and behold the anime was not, in fact, mid? It turns out that it was actually something revolutionary and life changing for you in such a way that it became iconoclastic in just how much it reformed your thoughts on anime. Yeah, that's what this episode is about. It's not really about that. I lied. I just need to fill up this episode description because it didn't look long enough. I also didn't really know what to call this content except The Pleasant Surprises of Anime but that sounded like a dissertation on anime being actually good or something. It's also "'our' anime surprises" because you contributed! I mean, I hope you did but if you didn't then that's okay. So what anime did we expect to be trash but actually turned out to be treasure? Listen in and find out! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.
![Wandering Son [Hourou Musuko] (feat. Sinful Scientist)](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/2690636/2690636-1591201802865-f8e1743d327ef.jpg)
Wandering Son [Hourou Musuko] (feat. Sinful Scientist)
We like to make a special episode each June for our listeners who celebrate Pride Month by focusing our critical lens on a piece of media (be it anime, manga, or game) that puts LGBTQIA+ groups in the spotlight and this year we chose Wandering Son or Hourou Musuko, the story of a young trans woman and her transformation in her blooming years of middle school as she deals with love, drama, and friendship. Of course we can't do it alone (I say we but Audrey hasn't come back from her training or journey of self discovery or whatever I'm calling it this week) so we got our friend Sinful Scientist to join in since he has a lot to say about this anime and had kind of a hand in introducing it to us? He uses my Crunchyroll so I can see what he watches and he watched this like forever ago. Anyways, they Vtube and that's cool so we're cool by the transitive property, you know? We also discuss other LGBTQIA+ stories and manga but we really just kind of spew tangents but hey! It's a solid episode, I think. I'm a pretty good judge of my own character. I'm like a 6.5 out of 10. That's how you know I'm not a liar because I didn't give myself the 10 out of 10 that I deserve. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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Anime Disappointments (Vol. 1)
We're back! It's so good to see you again here in the episode description part of your favorite podcasting app. I missed you. After a month long hiatus full of mental rest and repair, we thought the first thing we should do is immediately sour all goodwill by discussing which anime you really liked that was a huge let down. It's honestly not that great of a list but hey if you really like two specific harem anime then I'm sorry for the amount of rampant attacks on your shows. Anyways, sorry for the hiatus but we appreciate all of you for your support and we're glad we get to talk and hang out with you once more! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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MAY-AZAKI: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
It's the start of another merry month of May-azaki where we cover (almost) exclusively the many works of Hayao Miyazaki and we're starting it off with one of his Ghibli before it was technically Ghibli works: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind! I mean, that's basically it. We talk Miyazaki and Miyazaki's work. Maybe when we run out of Hayao Miyazaki movies and anime then we'll just change Miyazaki and cover Goro. Actually maybe not. We'll probably just play Dark Souls and Elden Ring and make it Hidetaka May-azaki month. I'm sure nothing could go wrong with that. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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Winter 2022 Season Review
Introducing in this episode: rampant violence! The winter months may be cold but the anime is (supposedly) fire enough to keep warm, right? We break down and discuss (in this order!) Akebi's Sailor Uniform, Sasaki and Miyano, World's End Harem, Sabakui Bisco, Love of Kill, and My Dress Up Darling because those were the shows we said we were gonna watch and at least one of us watched all six of them! Honestly MAYBE KINDA SORTA just prepare not to like one of us as much as you did before especially if you like Akebi or even a certain MEGA WAIFU. You know the one. I'll even include time stamps so you can skip past the Love of Kill section cause you probably didn't watch that! Or maybe you don't want to hear about how good the yaoi show is, you coward. We'll try to keep doing seasonal episodes! Sorry for such a long long draught between this and the last seasonal review!
[Time Stamps for Shows]
Akebi's Sailor Uniform: 5:49
Sasaki and Miyano: 29:09
World's End Harem: 46:50
Sabakui Bisco: 1:03:11
Love of Kill: 1:17:30
My Dress Up Darling: 1:27:23
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As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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Sony Done Took My Anime! A Discussion on Censorship, Piracy, and Streaming
I was gonna call this episode a rehash on the old streaming episode but that would be too funny because, uh, someone showed up to record... hashed up? Is that what the cool kids say? The only drug I get high on is life (and antidepressants). We retread old ground on what we've already talked about before except now we live in an awkward future where Crunchyroll and Funimation have fused into what could only be called the Veku of anime streaming services. That's a Dragon Ball Z reference. Particularly a Fusion Reborn reference! That's right, shonen bronen. I can speak your language. We discuss the nature of streaming, anime censorship, and piracy all in one handy dandy episode. It's like sixty episodes in one! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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TRADE YA!: The Devil is a Part Timer & Kaguya-sama: Love is War (Season One)
Remember when we did this with Himouto! Umaru-chan and Neo Yokio back in 2020? Of course you don't because we had only two listeners at the time and one of them was me making sure Craig didn't screw up our audio. Well, we're trading shows again except this time with the intent not to make the other person suffer! We've grown weak and flabby with the shame of a frail constitution if this is our behavior now. Anyways, Audrey gave The Devil is a Part Timer and Matt gave Kaguya-sama: Love is War and one of these shows got A LOT of discussion and the other one was just "yeah it's alright might watch the next season" so I wouldn't be too excited if you really like both of these shows. Listen to this episode to hear some ABSOLUTE CRINGE HIGH SCHOOL ROMANCE STORIES, find out why Yu Ishigami should be your spirit animal, and learn about the shame of working at your local McRonald's. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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ATTALK ON TITAN: Episode 87 - "Dawn of Humanity"
Attack on Titan finally ends... except it doesn't again cause Final Season Part Three is on it's way in a year. At least it's not a movie, I guess. We talk the "final" episode of this part and give our tentative scores and complain about 60 hour work weeks all in one handy dandy episode! There's so much content in this episode that it's like you're getting two episodes in one except you aren't! Remember kids that real weebs don't forgive anime for beach episodes no matter what. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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One Piece: East Blue Saga (Ep. 1 - 53)
It's the start of APRIL and we're kicking off a series covering a very underground anime and manga series. You might've heard of it before but I don't know. It's kind of indie. Anyways we were FOOLS not to start this franchise sooner and we regret it. YOU folks all requested it and we were STUPID not to listen until now. Well, none of you really requested it but we thought we'd be IDIOTS not to cover it on our anime podcast that loves shonen anime and all that. Please as you're listening remember that everything, in the end, is just one big joke including this very podcast. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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ATTALK ON TITAN: Episode 86 - "Retrospective"
A'ight, I know this is a week late and everyone has already talked this episode out but we're just so sensitive and hurt by all the events in this episode and we just needed some time to really process everything like these wild yet tender emotions that are running rampant in our hearts from this episode and also I got food poisoning. It was my first time! It's a beautiful battle at the boats in this episode as we see scout on scout action and even edgy Hot Topic Mikasa AMV [Animal by Three Days Grace] Compilation #3 makes an appearance too! We also discuss a little Toonami and a little Adult Swim and maybe even a little Attack on Titan in this episode too! Really special content. It's kind of sad we're about to be through with the TV series (cause yeah I'm banking on a movie or something so hard) but hey! No more double episodes every week! That'll be nice. You know what else is nice? You. You're nice. I think you're cool. Message me later? As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
Podcasts mentioned in this episode:
NO ONE. NOT A SINGLE OTHER PERSON because we're very narcissistic. Listen to US on Spotify!
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![Yu Yu Hakusho: Chapter Black Saga (Ep. 67 - 94) [feat. the Anime Brothers Podcast and Alex from the AniBuddies Podcast]](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo400/2690636/2690636-1591201802865-f8e1743d327ef.jpg)
Yu Yu Hakusho: Chapter Black Saga (Ep. 67 - 94) [feat. the Anime Brothers Podcast and Alex from the AniBuddies Podcast]
You send out a distress beacon for peeps to talk Yu Yu Hakusho and you do, as it turns out, get peeps. This week we're joined with three special guests including two shonen specialists and a Chapter Black advocator so maybe it'll be an actual good episode, yeah? It will be. All three of these guys are great and you love them and it's a solid episode. It's a deeper trek into Yu Yu Hakusho as we discuss what is considered by some (or many? I don't know) to be the best arc of the series with some of the coolest stand powers (I mean, PSYCHIC ABILITIES) and some of the most satisfying encounters so far at least in my opinion. Listen in to find out who our favorite evil portal to hell squad members are, how much arguing two men can have over Shadow the Hedgehog and anime Elvis, and JD's amazing "Texan" accent. Be sure to return your evil VCR tape with all the sins of humanity ever committed on time to your local Blockbuster! Be sure to check out all our guests because they're the real heroes here having to put up with my schedule.
Check out our guests!
AniBuddies! (Listen on Spotify!)
Anime Brothers Podcast! (Listen on Spotify!)
As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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REWIND REVIEW: Gunbuster
Break out your VHS player and finally get that old tape of Disney's The Jungle Book unstuck from it's vice grip because we're rewinding the clock to review an anime classic! We're breaking down a marvelous major marvel of mecha in this week's episode which launched Hideaki Anno's career into the stars and super robot goodness into so many hearts! I love this show, my dudes. I'm not even gonna lie. Go watch it now. We talk mecha moé, moé mecha, and mecha malcontent all in this week's episode so even if you don't watch anime that's a season old then you should totally listen in regardless! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
Podcasts mentioned in this episode:
Anibuddies Podcast (listen on Spotify!)
Anime Brothers Podcast (listen on Spotify!)
Otaku Host Club (listen on Spotify!)
Strictly Anime (listen on Spotify!)

ATTALK ON TITAN: Episode 85 - "Traitor"
You know, now that we're almost at the end of the Attack on Titan journey (at least, I THINK we are) it really dawns on me that we probably should've just called this episode series something else. You can't Google ATTALK ON TITAN and expect to have it end up as a search result because Google will just think you have fat thumbs trying to type Attack. So many new friends lost that way. Speaking of lost friends, some friends murder other friends in this episode! Exciting! You can really see the moment that Connie's heart is destroyed into a thousand pieces! Thrilling! Also what kind of name is Daz? I really thought these were just filler characters who needed to be lost so that other people would feel bad but nope. Apparently they were in the same Training Corps too? I'm big stupid dumb and didn't pay attention enough. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

The Shipping Episode
[Warning: mild spoilers for the ending of Bleach if you care who Ichigo ends up with but you'll know it's coming] It's cannon vs. canon in this episode as we talk love... fictional anime love between fictional anime characters in fictional anime settings with fictional anime romance! Mostly. We talk our favorite fictional pairings that did and didn't happen like LeBron James x Bugs Bunny and that one guy x that one girl who kinda liked him or something. Listen in and find out what ships really set our sails (also Ro if you're reading this then please let me on your pod to talk MY BIG SHIP I would ask you personally but I'm pretty sure you hate me)! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

ATTALK ON TITAN: Episode 84 - "Night of the End"
We talk about an episode with a lot of talking this week on ATTALK ON TITAN! Do we have as much to say as the characters in Attack on Titan had to say about each other? Not really. There was an awful lot of talking but does that mean this episode is all kinds of awful? Listen in (or don't I'm not your mom) and find out! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
Podcasts mentioned in this episode:
Strictly Anime (Listen on Spotify!)
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Listener Request: Barakamon + Patreon Q&A
Special thanks to animeoftheweak for requesting this week's show! One of us certainly enjoyed it a lot more than the other but who was it!? Anyways, we're talking calligraphy, iyashikei, and Barack Obama impersonation in this week's episode where we cover Barakamon! Also demons. One of us is a demon apparently. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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ATTALK ON TITAN: Episode 82 + 83 - "Sunset" and "Pride"
Oh boy, it's another double feature due to poor planning and anxiety attacks! We're discussing two episodes this week and both are a part of the Connie villain arc! Truthfully, I don't really know what to put here. I'm tired. I recorded this episode somewhere different from normal and I didn't account for microphone mobility so my big head kept slamming into the mic so... there's some forehead action in this episode? Not much but it's there just so we're both aware. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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Yu Yu Hakusho: The Dark Tournament Saga (Ep. 26 - 66)
You got characters. You make them fight. This is the essence of the tournament arc and also little kids playing with their action figures but in this instance we're talking about the swole super veiny beefy muscles of the Dark Tournament arc from Yu Yu Hakusho. It's got a cool name but does it have the style to rock the pompadour and shirtless flair it throws at the viewers? We'll find out by discussing amongst ourselves the things we liked, the fights we hated, and the original Shadow the Hedgehog known as Hiei. You only hate me because I bring you the truth. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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Attack on Titan OVA: Lost Girls
WE'RE COVERING MORE ATTACK ON TITAN DO YOU LIKE US YET OR DO YOU DESPISE US SO MUCH NOW BECAUSE WE WON'T SHUT UP ABOUT AOT THAT WE'RE YOUR FAVORITE HATE LISTEN BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TITANS TO ATTACK AND WE MIGHT HAVE TO COVER A LIGHT NOVEL SOON AND THAT WAS HOW I KNEW THIS HAD GONE TOO FAR ANYWAYS THIS OVA IS ABOUT ANNIE AND MIKASA SO LIKE TWO OUT OF THREE OF THE BEST ATTACK ON TITAN GIRLS AND IF YOU THINK THE THIRD IM TALKING ABOUT IS GABI THEN WE'RE GONNA BE FIGHTING AT A DENNY'S PARKING LOT AT 2AM CST DON'T BE LATE ANYWAYS LONG DAY AT WORK I'M TOO EXHAUSTED FOR SENTENCE STRUCTURE ANY MORE WHY IS SPRITE CRANBERRY A SEASONAL DRINK FOR THE WINTER NOW CRANBERRIES ARE AN ANYTIME OF YEAR THING NOT JUST CHRISTMAS LIKE COME ON As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

ATTALK ON TITAN: Episode 81 - "Thaw"
Attack on Titan went back to basics in this episode as we saw plenty of Tighty Fighty and "we gotta make some bad decisions" just like in the days of yore and Connie gets his own personal villain arc as he goes to help his mommy while the march continues (even if that march is at a wonderful 10 frames per second). After the hype beast that was the previous two episodes, can this we even hope to measure up? Maybe. We talk DOA and the horrible future that could be the Attack on Titan movie finale all in this episode while talking about the episode sometimes too! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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Yu Yu Hakusho: The Spirit Detective Saga (Ep. 1 - 25)
I was originally gonna call this New New to Yu Yu but that sounded really dumb so I'm not going to do that (for now unless someone tells me it a good idea then I'll totally double down forever on it). Alright so you may be looking at this title and thinking "oh wow they're gonna talk about a longer anime for once that isn't Attack on Titan wow mom go get the presents out early cause it's a Christmas miracle in February" but this is sadly not the case because Audrey isn't in this episode and it's just me talking for an hour about how much I love Kuwabara and MAYBE some Yu Yu Hakusho or something in between those long passionate declarations of undying love. So Yu Yu Hakusho. Is it good? Yeah. It's pretty good. You know that already though. It's 30 years old at this point! You don't talk about something for 30 years unless it can actually manage to hold up. How well it does manage to do that though? Pretty okay, I guess. You can just listen to the episode and find out unless the audio of a man casually going insane by rambling to himself is off putting to you at which point I'd stay away. We'll probably do this again. I hope. Maybe I can have friends join me? As if my work schedule would allow me to have friends join me on a podcast. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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ATTALK ON TITAN: Episode 80 - "From You, 2,000 Years Ago"
The OP told me it would be coming. I should've believed it.
As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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ATTALK ON TITAN: Episode 78 + 79 - "Two Brothers" and "Memories of the Future"
Man, I would hate to be an enjoyer of this podcast and someone who doesn't enjoy Attack on Titan because it seems like that's the only content you've been getting lately, huh? We missed two weeks so here's a breakdown of two episodes becasue COVID isn't a joke and neither are those northern snowstorms. We discuss the continuing adventures of those wild wacky Jaeger brothers as they go back in time to solve mysterious mysteries like "was it actually parental abuse that ruined my life" and "how much of a kill spree can you get with a royal family before you have to have a breakdown"! We explain the many wild wacky wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff of "Memories of the Future" and joke around about AoT spoilers. Sorry for the delay! We'll try not to do it again! Just don't leave me. It's so lonely in the show notes. I haven't seen another human in ages. Does anyone actually read this far really? I never do in podcasts. A lot of it is just aimless fluff, you know? As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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Attack on Titan OVA: No Regrets
We show we have NO RAGERTS in this episode where we cover one of the most enticing Attack on Titan OVAs: No Regrets! Can an OVA that features the origin story of notorious best boy Levi be an absolute winner or is it too much of a good thing? We go back to a simpler time and see if this is an excellent addition to the Attack on Titan story or just Levi being hot for an hour. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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Another Year of Otaku Melancholy
It's two years of OtaMel now, weeabros! We survived another year! Not that you would know it from listening to this episode because both of us are sick in this episode. Once again, we take an entire episode to reflect and read some mail and just sit around and talk about how great it is that we didn't give up for another year and maybe also discuss a little anime but I wouldn't grow too accustomed to that or anything. We want to thank all of you for the support you've given us this year and hope that you'll continue to listen and help up grow in the coming year! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! You can also help fuel the Big Anime Sad Machine by going to our Patreon at www.patreon.com/otakumelancholy to get perks and additional content! Ganbatte!
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ATTALK ON TITAN: Episode 77 - "Sneak Attack"
There's a lot to talk about in this episode including how Attack on Titan once again delivers a delicious meme in this episode with the introduction of mad as hell Yelena and whatever the hell that scary thing is in the opening. I'm slowly running late for work and typing this description while I try to talk to a vet so I'm just going to let you guys do the rest and make up your own description because I know you'll do a great job. I believe in you. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Sasageyo!
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Winter 2022 Seasonal Anime Preview - Picking Our Anime Poison
Ay yo, we're back on the seasonal shenanigans. We're going over almost the entirety of MAL's Winter 2022 lineup and picking and choosing what we MIGHT be watching for our new seasonal review because nothing is set in stone and I don't feel like suffering through bad anime. It's like a seasonal draft pick or something for anime, I guess. I don't sport so maybe I'm wrong? I think I'm right. I know a lot about FOOBAW. I held one once. Did you know that my ex had to teach me how to throw a football and ride a bike? Dad didn't teach me anything. Can't even shave. I just rip the hair out one by one. Anyways, seasonal anime. Which anime will we pick? Do you have any suggestions? Let us know through Discord or e-mail! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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ATTALK ON TITAN: Episode 76 - "Judgment'
We're back to talk more titans! An actual attack on a titan starts in this episode and we got to see some sweet monkey butt. We briefly discuss CG vs. traditional animation but we mostly just get more and more hyped for this new season! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Sasageyo!
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The OtaMel (Somewhat) Useful Christmas Gift Giving Guide for Your Weeb Friends
Your results will vary. For sure. Anyways, snow came and it turns out you need an internet connection or something to watch anime so we didn't really have the time (or ability) to watch anime this week so we made a buyer's guide for all your weeb friends! Like... what should you get a weeb for Christmas? We answer that. Do we answer it well? Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Maybe? Is Christmas almost a year away? It is but you should just go ahead and buy everything now. You don't want to have a repeat of what happened that one year. Anyways, it's late and you need to go to bed. Well, I need to go to bed. So I am. Good night. Sweet dreams. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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Aggretsuko [Season 4]
More Aggretsuko! More us talking about more Aggretsuko! Haida fans, I would sit this episode out. I don't wanna make you upset or anything but there are not many kind words about ya boi in here. At least I warned you this time. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

The OtaMel Non-Denominational (But Mostly Christmas) Holiday Special
Do you remember when we used to trade shows? No? Is it because we only did it once? Jog your memory then cause we're going at it again except now it's in non-denominational holiday form! That said, we're trading Saint Young Men (which has bishonen Jesus) and Itsudatte! My Santa (which is about Christmas) so maybe you shouldn't read too much into the non-denominational part. We're getting in the holiday spirit and celebrating with anime that shares the spirit of the season with religious figures and bad experiences by reviewing and discussing those shows! Does it make for a good episode!? Maybe! I think we're bating at about 40/60 for episode quality but it's probably Craig's fault if they're bad. It's not like he reads the descriptions. Are you even reading this far? I hope you have a HAPPY HOLIDAYS if you are and a EH KINDA MID HOLIDAYS if you aren't! Get your fill of holiday cheer with us this year! Also Santa IS real as long as you believe he is! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

Listener Request: Poco's Udon World
Episode description is on hold until our POSTMASTER returns from the dredges of work.
As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

Listener Request: D-Frag!
Special thanks for DarthEgg for recommending this show! We enjoyed it! Or did we!?!? (we did thank you so much for listening)
Anchor's mobile website sucks and has deleted my episode description three times and I have to go to work so here's a funny anecdote to fill space: my roommate calls my Joseph Joestar cosplay scarf a "Yo Gabba Gabba scarf". I just think that's pretty funny.
As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

Listener Request: Princess Principal
Unlock the BATTLE PASS to get the episode description!
(Our writer's at work right now but we wanted to get you the meaty goodness right away. You can guzzle the description gravy later)

Mangabominations: The Very Worst of Manga (feat. David from the Shonen Flop Podcast)
We normally cover the very worst of anime on this podcast but hey! We needed content and we were lucky to recruit a very knowledgeable guest who would be all too familiar with the kind of manga that flop hard: David from the Shonen Flop Podcast! We talked our top five bottom manga (and one light novel) and broke down what exactly just irked us about all these failures. From rom coms that don't know what an ending is to manga that just want to capitalize on that sick rugby craze, there is a whole variety of manga in this episode for you to (not) check out! Or do? I don't really have control over what you do because if I did then I wouldn't change anything. You're perfect and I love you for who you are. I'm just saiyan, will you Goku prom with me?
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Featured Anime OPs and EDs:
"Guts Guts" - Akira Kushida (Toriko OP 1)
"Heart Pattern" - Nao Toyama (Nisekoi ED 1)

Rap, Streaming, and Bobobo: An Interview with Greshmon!
Usually you go into dealer's rooms at cons expecting to leave with some new piece of anime merch or something of the like but sometimes you leave with some fresh new music and people you want to talk with on your podcast like how we went to Anime Weekend Atlanta a few weeks ago where we met today's guest Greshmon! Greshmon is an American rapper, actor, and streamer who is bringing (in our opinion) a great sound and helping to build a bridge from the world of geekdom to hip hop with engaging lyrics and an energy unlike any other musician out there. We had a fantastic time hanging out with him and discussing anime, geekdom, and what he didn't like about BoBoBo. We hope you'll check out his songs wherever you stream music and that you'll keep your attention on him as he continues to excel in the future. Thanks for hanging out with us! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
Check out more on Greshmon by visiting his website!
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Oreimo 2nd Season (feat. JD from the Anime Brothers Podcast)
The evolution of degeneration is a tricky thing. Where, why, and when does a mind truly go mad? There's no concise answer to this (at least as far as anime fans go) but we're going to talk about Oreimo's 2nd season cause that's as close of a discussion topic, right? Right. We're joined by JD from the Anime Brothers Podcast (CLICK HERE FOR ALL THEIR LINKS!!!) to talk about one of his recent finished anime which, if you can read, is the second season of Oreimo and if you know about Oreimo then you know Oreimo. Does it maintain the highs of the first season? Is this the start of a more profound deviation of degeneration for a budding anime fan? I don't know but we talk about sister fornication a lot because we're two only children so warning there. Is that a good enough description? I think it is so I'm stopping it here. Go listen to the Anime Brothers Podcast with JD's fantastic co-host Earthworm wherever you get your podcasts now! And maybe check us out later? I dunno. If you're in the mood I guess. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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RELATED READING AND ARTICLES MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:
Answerman - Why Is Incest Such A Common Topic in Anime? from Anime News Network

All Raws, No Subs: The Return of the Post Con Blues
So we went to Anime Weekend Atlanta over the weekend and it was a ride. After two years of no cosplays with love in the stitches, big gulps of ramune, and disposable income being disposed of in artist's alley, it definitely feels like a new age of conventions. We're getting older and that's definitely not a negative thing by any means but the convention experience has changed and we had nothing prepared for Halloween so here we are once again to talk in the same room about what happened while we attended AWA. It was a long drive so I'm just going to kind of phone in this description, okay? I'm tired and my back HURTS. I DIDN'T EVEN DO ANYTHING TO HURT IT. AM I OLD NOW??????? As always, check out new episodes every Tuesday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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A Sister's All You Need
We just needed a reason to do this show and the reason was that Audrey wasn't here to say no. So siscon shenanigans are abound in this week's episode as it's just Matt and Matt to talk about how Matt feels about A Sister's All You Need. Does it satisfy the little sister urge or do you actually need more than just a little sister? As always, check out new episodes every Tuesday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul
Made in Abyss got a sequel movie. We watched Made in Abyss. We watched the sequel movie thusly. I'm in the middle of my journey of self introspection so this is your description for this one. Go pour yourself a bowl of Chex Mix and milk. As always, check out new episodes every Tuesday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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Random Anime Generator: Making An Anime With Just Three Words
We're taking just three words that we get from a random word generator and trying to think up and make the hottest of seasonal anime with just those phrases! Why? Cause it felt like a good idea and we couldn't watch Dawn of the Deep Soul due to personal issues! Anyways, it's late and I'm tired. No long description this week. Be the description you want to see in this world! Imagine your own sarcastic description! Be free! As always, check out new episodes every Tuesday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!
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ANIMISERY: Bikini Warriors
You would think that the shorter the anime then the quicker the suffering would be, right? Well, Bikini Warriors, an animated ad for a figure line that feels relentlessly bloated at 4 minute long per episode, would beg to differ and it is VERY good at begging. This started as a gag of a bet to watch on a previous episode and now it's here and no one is happy. We probably only really watched maybe two episodes of an anime all in all with Bikini Warriors but it's about the quality of time spent not the quantity and that quality of