Otaku spouse chat about the manga and anime of Kiyo in Kyoto: from the Maiko House. A strange advertisement of Japan for everyone!
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Otafu Susume 54 – Nerds In Spaaace! (Project Hail Mary)
Our otaku spouses rant and rave about the amazing sci-fi thriller Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Various levels of spoilers discussed!
Otafu Susume 48 – Firefly the Anime (Outlaw Star)
Outlaw Star, a space western that's shooting off after treasure but isn't entirely concerned about when it gets there.
Otafu Susume 47 – Fancy Foodball (Ted Lasso)
Otaku spouses watch Ted Lasso even though one of them doesn't like sports...especially football.
Otafu Susume 21 – Aesthetics and Animation (Eizouken)
Fellow podcaster recommended Eizouken, so our otaku couple decide to discuss the aesthetics and animation of Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Otafu Susume 56 – High Class Romance (Bridgerton)
Join our otaku spouses as they make their debut in the upper crust of society with the first season of Bridgerton?!
Otafu Susume 24 – Brand New Podcast (BNA)
Now it's out of Netflix hell, there's a spoiler free look at Studio Trigger's brand new anime, Brand New Animal aka BNA! Recommended by podcast listeners!
Otafu Susume 25 – Bakarina’s Bisexual Joy (HameFura)
Otaku couple watch the bisexual harem isekai anime HameFura and are so enthralled that they read the manga and light novel too! Then talk about it!
Otafu Susume 30 – Getting Spoopy! (Hocus Pocus)
It's the season for spooks! But because my spouse doesn't like scary things we're watching the 1993 Disney classic Hocus Pocus!
Otafu Susume 52 – Metroid Dreadful (Metroid Dread)
More like Metroid Dread-ful! Mwarp mwarp! OK, jokes aside this game was pants but it make for a great discussion!
Otafu Susume 13 – The Promised Recommendation (Yakusoku no Neverland)
Yakusoku no Neverland (The Promised Neverland) obsessed spouse makes other spouse read the manga. Check out these spouses' review of an amazing shonen manga
Otafu Susume 27 – The Protagonist is a Lie (RE:Creators)
An isekai story with a twist! In RE:Creators anime and game heroes come to our world, but when everyone's a hero, no one is.
Otafu Susume 51 – The Non-Isekai Isekai (The Faraway Paladin)
The otaku spouse have not had a great track record with isekai, but will this story fall into the same old tired tropes?
Otafu Susume 38 – Believing in the Movie That Believes in You (Gurren Lagann the Movies)
It's been 14 years since Gurren Lagann first came out and otaku spouses decide to re-watch it despite one of them forgetting everything.
Otafu Susume 10 – My Wife’s Awakening (Links Awakening)
Wes has Jenn play the Switch remake of Links Awakening. They discuss the differences between the old and new, the Japanese and English, and modern games.
Otafu Susume 34 – Dying 13,000 Times Together (Celeste)
Wes and Jenn play Celeste together and by together we mean Jenn started it then Wes stole it and she never saw him again...
Otafu Susume 28 – Lovable Dysfunctional Heroes (Umbrella Academy)
What does Wes think of the Netflix adaptation of Umbrella Academy and how does it compare to Jenn's childhood nostalgia of the comic?
Otafu Susume 41 – Steampunk Spy Adventures (Princess Principal)
Otaku spouse talk about historic representation, anime architecture, and a good old spy adventure in Princess Principal.
Otafu Susume 32 – Digital Monsters (Digimon Card Game)
Digimon digital monsters are BACK in a whole new Digimon Card Game that's surprisingly easy to get into AND fun to play!
Otafu Susume 36 – Jump To It! (Spy Family)
Otaku spouses talk about the Jump manga Spy Family. Is it hitting the target or is it just shooting blanks?
Otafu Susume 55 – Lonely Castles and Lonely Nerds (Lonely Castle in the Mirror)
Beyond the mirror lies a castle, a wolf, six lonely children, and two very opinionated nerds talking about Lonely Castle in the Mirror.
Otafu Susume 06 – The PROMARE of Premier (Promare – Studio Trigger)
Otaku spouses drag each other to the cinema to see Promare - Studio Trigger in all its glory! Was it a burning success or just a burn-out?
Otafu Susume 26 – Recommend Your Own Adventure (The Stanley Parable)
Wife recommends The Stanley Parable and makes spouse reminice on the good-old-days of choose your own adventure books and how these games have evolved.
Otafu Susume 53 – All Aboard the Chaos Train! (Bullet Train)
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Otafu Susume 31 – Batty About Bats (Batman: The Long Halloween)
It's Halloween which means a great time for two otaku spouses to talk about Batman: The Long Halloween and complain about modern comics!
Otafu Susume 40 – Vamo’ alla FFIX (Final Fantasy IX)
Otaku spouse agreed to play Final Fantasy IX before they got married. 5 years after their wedding and he finally plays it!
Otafu Susume 04 – Magical Mazinga Madness (Mazinga Z: Infinity)
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Otafu Susume 57 – Murder, Bots, and Capitalism (Murderbot Diaries)
Jenn and Wes join an autistic robot as it bounces from one end of the galaxy to the other battling capitalism—though not entirely by choice.
Otafu Susume 46 – It’s Not Isekai (To Your Eternity)
The otaku spouse try the anime To Your Eternity, but did it live up to expectations or did it refuse to die over and over again?
Otafu Susume 59 – Smells Like Romance (Sweat and Soap)
The otaku spouse get hot and sweaty with the adult romance manga Sweat and Soap! But can a romance be cute when it's based on assault?
Otafu Susume 09 – Gundam Thunderbolts Are GO! (Gundam Thunderbolt)
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Otafu Susume 45 – No, Wait, Hear Us Out! (Centaurworld)
Who would have thought this random Netflix cartoon would be one of the best shows of 2021 and possibly one of the best musicals ever?
Otafu Susume 34 – An Hour of RAGE (FFVII Remake)
Otaku spouses rage for an hour about the new FFVII Remake. OK we didn't really hate we just had very strong opinions.
Otafu Susume 08 – Penguins, Penguins, Penguins (Penguin Highway Movie)
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Otafu Susume 50 – Wishes it Was Beauty and the Beast (Belle)
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Otafu Susume 22 – War is Hell (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin)
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Otafu Susume 37 – Darn Kids and Their Phones (Dennou Coil)
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Otafu Susume 02 – Nuns With Guns (Trigun and Chrono Crusade)
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Otafu Susume 17 – Seasick on Murder Boat (Return of the Obra Dinn)
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Otafu Susume 23 – Fugou Covid Infection: Unlimited (The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited)
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Otafu Susume 20 – Dark Legends of the 80s (Legend and Dark Crystal)
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Otafu Susume 49 – The Moiraine Show! (AKA The Wheel of Time TV Series)
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