Hello, hello and welcome on back to Otaku Thursday! Today, we’re going to be returning to some of that Fufufu’s Day content and revisiting some comedic anime moments that made me burst …
Apr 23, 2021 • Subscribe
More like this
Episode #337 – Five Anime That Made Us Touch Grass Less in 2025
In this episode, Jellokun and Fred talk about their top 5 anime of 2025, sharing the shows that stuck with them and a few takes that might spark…
The Cartoons That Made Us
Take a fantastical trip back through animation history with this old asshole as he makes fun of internet trolls for being fucking stupid as usual.
Moments that Shape Us (Our First Christmas as Three)
While finishing my BA in English, I worked as a TA for a Christian preschool class. While I never anticipated teaching preschool myself, through a series of events…
Moments That Matter
Whether lighthearted or bittersweet, slice of life reminds us that the most touching stories can be found in daily life. Slow Loop Slow Loop follows Hiyori, a girl…
17 Comedy Isekai Anime That Will Make You Laugh
That said, not all isekai anime can be called “comedy isekai” anime. True comedy isekai anime is dedicated to the jokes, and usually not so much to the…
ISEKAI QUARTET, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, My One-Hit Kill Sister, Handyman Saitou in Another World
The Five Anime that Defined My Decade
It’s fair to say that the past decade has been a little light on the Anime Almanac front. I burned out on the blog mid-way through 2010 and…
Friday Fives (Mysteria Friends) – Five Beautiful Moments
I tried to highlight my favourite scene in my season review of Mysteria Friends and ended up mentioning a bunch of them, so I figured I would dedicate…
Yuri Moments That Got Me
For anyone who keeps up with the manga scene, you probably know that we’re in a golden age of...
Top 6 Anime that Made Me Cry
I couldn’t cut it down to 5. That’s How much of a crybaby I am! I guess I should preface this by letting you all know that I…
Gurren Lagann, Kyousougiga, Kyousougiga, My Roommate is a Cat, Natsume's Book of Friends
The First Anime That Made Me Cry
Inspired by this Anime News Network editorial.
April 2024 Solicitations for US Anime Home Video Releases
Crunchyroll takes a break but Sentai offers a few recent shows plus a Blu-ray collection for an older franchise.
April 2023 Solicitations for US Anime Home Video Releases
April is a smaller line-up for both distributors, we have more 2022 releases including Aoashi and Ya Boy Kongming! – but… we have Gunbuster too.
April 2022 Solicitations for US Anime Home Video Releases
More Aniplex titles Funimation picked up in 2020 are getting released, and there’s a few more 2021 titles scheduled including MEGALOBOX 2 NOMAD and Tomozaki.
April 2025 Solicitations for US Anime Home Video Releases
April tends to be a quiet slate and Crunchyroll does just that with a few releases including more Shangri-la Frontier and Classroom of the Elite.
April 2021 Solicitations for US Anime Home Video Releases
Funimation skips the month, while Sentai offers another mix of re-releases and catalog sets.
Five Anime That You Should Watch in 2022
Wonder what you should watch next? We got you covered. Here is a list of Five Anime That You Should Watch in 2022
Five Top Anime Series that use Child Soldiers
Child soldiers are real and it’s always been a tragic reality. Like many aspects of real life, child soldiers are depicted in anime and manga. Depending on the…
Five Top Anime Series that use Child Soldiers
Child soldiers are real and it’s always been a tragic reality. Like many aspects of real life, child soldiers are depicted in anime and manga. Depending on the…
Friday Fives (Domestic Girlfriend) – Five Moments of Clarity!
When I finished watching Domestic Girlfriend several scenes lived on in my head for days and weeks. This show had some things that needed to be said. Things…
12 Moments In Anime #3: Keep Riding That Space Train
For anyone not in the know, Leiji Matsumoto was a manga artist who was famous for his elaborate space opera stories like Captain Harlock, Space Battleship Yamato ,…
11 Moments In Anime 2024, #2: Crack That Angel's Egg
Anyone familiar with director Mamoru Oshii will likely remember him directing stuff like the Ghost In The Shell movie or the Patlabor series. But before he worked on…
Little Witch Academia, My Happy Marriage, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Urusei Yatsura, veil
The Assumptions that Isolate Us
What do ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, and an anime movie about a single mother raising wolf children have in common? A lot more than you’d think. Wolf Children is…
Guest Spot - Subtitled Anime "Rakugo Made Us Cry for a Building"
We were thrilled to get the chance to talk about Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju with Giancarlo on the Subtitled Anime podcast! In this episode we get emotional (and…
12 Anime Things that Made Me Happy in 2018
2018 was yet another year of evolution in my journey as an anime fan. Throughout the year, I spent less time watching anime and less time engaging in…
Five Things That Only Otaku Understand
Hey Grimms! Welcome back to another exciting post. I thought we could have a little fun today so here are five things you’ll only understand if you are…
Matt's EVIL laugh...
The plan is to occasionally make ringtones from the show... starting off with Matt's evil / maniacal laugh from the 2007 Halloween opening.Enjoy.
The Top Five Best Moments from Jujutsu Kaisen’s Shibuya Incident
As much as I don’t like listicles, I’ve been holding onto this one for a while. Several years, in fact, when I first got into Jujutsu Kaisen as…
The Top Five Best Moments from Jujutsu Kaisen’s Shibuya Incident
As much as I don’t like listicles, I’ve been holding onto this one for a while. Several years, in fact, when I first got into Jujutsu Kaisen as…
Anime Instant Reactions: Smile, Laugh, Clap, Cheer!
As I was furiously trying to watch all of the Winter anime season premiers in one binge watching dash (I’m a little behind because I’ve been distracted by…
The Toku That Didn’t Make Us
Bradley Meek returns to record a decidedly different edition of The Anime That Didn’t Make Us, this time with NO ANIME! Instead we picked three shows from the…
OWLS April “Hope” Post: When the World is in Crisis, Why Not Laugh?
"In times of extreme discomfort, pain, and worry, it can be incredibly easy to give into our bleakest of feelings and spend all of our time depressed."
The Anime That Didn’t Make Us – Vifam, Tylor and Escaflowne
Grace Chan joins us today as we once again look back at three anime we never got to see during our childhoods. Brian’s pick is children get lost…
THE BEST ANIME ADAPTATION EVER MADE (that you've never seen)
Introducing one of the best pieces of media that you never saw, which also happens to be adapted from a videogame. In this video, I present a thesis…
Great Anime Moments #1
Y’all ever just watch a show that sticks with you because of just one thing? You ever see an opening that was better than the rest of the…
28 One Piece Moments That Became Viral Memes
When you're feeling down and darkness is closing in, sometimes all you need in life is One Piece!
28 One Piece Moments That Became Viral Memes
When you're feeling down and darkness is closing in, sometimes all you need in life is One Piece!
Has It Been That Long? (Year Five)
So, the Otaku Author is five years old, which means it’s time to reminisce and reflect. Year four was full of surprises including a record number of views.…
Director Spotlight: “Laugh, Everyone!”
Dir. SUZUKI Taichi鈴木太一 監督 …
The Anime That Didn’t Make Us #13 – Dancougar, Might Gaine, Virus
Elliot Page of Screentone Club joins Brian to talk about 1985 mecha anime Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God, The Big O’s Big Brother The Brave Express Might…
The Dynamite In The Brain Anime Podcast
The Big O, The Brave Express Might Gaine, Virus Buster Serge
The Anime That Didn’t Make Us #14 – Saint Seiya, Ranma ½, Berserk
Gary Hedges joins us to discuss three more anime that aired in our youth that geography kept from us. This week: Saint Seiya (1986), Ranma 1/2 (1989) and…
The Dynamite In The Brain Anime Podcast
Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac, Berserk, Berserk, Ranma ½
The Anime That Didn’t Make Us #10 – Oh Family!, Haunted Junction
It’s an Anthony & Brian-only episode of The Anime That Didn’t Make Us this time out. And one I should have posted about a month ago. Whoops. Oh…
Writing Prompt: What was an anime moment that made you think?
Pretty broad one here, seeing as there are many different sorts of thoughts you could have after watching something. But nothing wrong with that!
Top 5 Anime Gingers that Made me Consider Dying my Hair
Gingers get a bad rap, for no reason! But that orange hair is so cute. In fact, I have collected a bunch of anime art to prove it!
Bungo Stray Dogs, HAIKYU!!, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, The Ancient Magus' Bride
3 Manga That Made Me Go ‘Meh!’
It’s always a fantastic feeling when you come across a truly ‘great’ manga. One that captures your imagination and you can’t stop thinking about it. On the flip…
Don’t @ Me: Five of my Anime Opinions: That Super Crooks Dance Edition
It’s Monday, which means it is time for this! Welcome back to Don’t @ Me! The place where, like Kasey’s sweet, sweet ass, I strut my stuff in…
Most Disrespectful Moments in Anime
Buckle up because we'll be looking at some of the animes' most disrespectful moments. If you like the video please like and share. This list is just my…
My Scariest Moments in Anime
Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet, and happy Halloween! And in this special, spooky post, I discuss something I’ve never gone into before: moments in anime that scared…
Top Five Anime Siscons
The world of anime is filled with degenerates. Those degenerates are also known as siscons. Such vile creatures. They must be studied. #anime #spyxfamily #drstone #oshinoko #mashle - INSTAGRAM:…
Top Five Anime 2017
Me in 2018. Sooooo I haven’t posted much this year. To those of you who are still checking my blog periodically, I can only say – thank you…
