Podcasts by No Country for Otakus

No Country for Otakus || Let's Chat :Tomodachi Game - Ep 60 from 2022-12-04T17:00:42

High school student Yuuichi Katagiri cherishes his close circle of friends, composed of four classmates:  Yutori Kokorogi, Shiho Sawaragi, Makoto Shibe, and Tenji Mikasa. However, when the ...

No Country for Otakus || Let's Chat : Kono Oto Tomare - Ep 59 from 2022-11-06T17:00:50

Gen Kudou, a koto maker, believes that his delinquent grandson Chika would never understand the profoundness of the traditional musical instrument.  In an attempt to make up for his naivety...

No Country for Otakus || Let's Chat : Fullmetal Alchemist Live Action Trilogy - Ep 58 from 2022-11-04T14:00:40

While alchemist Edward Elric searches for a way to restore his brother Al's body, the military government and mysterious monsters are watching closely.  The Elric brothers meet their toughe...

No Country for Otakus || Let's Chat Anime: Record Of The Grandcrest War - Ep 57 from 2022-10-02T23:30:51

Once upon a time, the world was ruled by Chaos. Chaos is one of many features of this mysterious world. Its concentration distorts the laws of nature, which leads to the emergence of demons and ...

No Country for Otakus || Let's Chat Anime: Mezzo DSA - Ep 56 from 2022-08-28T16:00:23

Momokichi Momoi, the mob boss owner of a professional baseball team known as "the Peach Twisters",  has a unique way of dealing with ineffective players: killing them. His daughter, Momomi,...

No Country for Otakus || Let's Chat Anime: 86 - Eighty Six - Ep 55 from 2022-08-07T16:00:41

The Republic of San Magnolia has been at war with the Giadian Empire for nine years.  Though it initially suffered devastating losses to the Empire's autonomous mechanized Legions,  Th...

No Country for Otakus || Let's Chat Anime: How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom - Ep 54 from 2022-07-24T16:00:48

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, also known as Re:CONSTRUCTION -  The Elfrieden Kingdom Tales of Realistic Brave,[a] is a Japanese light novel series written by Dojyomaru and illustr...

No Country For Otakus | Ep 53: King of Thorn | Movie Discussion from 2022-07-18T18:13:58

Japan cryo-preserves a select group of patients to save humanity when a virus turns people into stone. Kasumi, one of the chosen ones, wakes up after years of being frozen in the midst of total ...

No Country for Otakus || Let's Chat Anime: Buso Renkin - Ep 52 from 2022-06-05T14:00:23

The narrative of Buso Renkin follows Kazuki Muto, who saves Tokiko Tsumura and is killed by an alchemical monster known as a homunculus.  Tokiko, an alchemist warrior, feels responsible and...

No Country for Otakus || Let's Chat Anime: Paranoia Agent - Ep 51 from 2022-05-22T15:00:06

Tsukiko Sagi, a shy character designer who created the immensely popular pink dog Maromi, finds herself under pressure to repeat her success. As she walks home one night, she is attacked by an e...

No Country for Otakus || Let's Chat Anime: To Your Eternity - Ep 50 from 2022-05-03T13:00:44

To Your Eternity (Japanese: 不滅のあなたへ, Hepburn: Fumetsu no Anata e, lit. "To You, the Immortal") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshitoki Ōima. It has been serialized in Wee...

Let's Chat Anime | Episode 48 | Ranking of Kings from 2022-04-10T14:00

The story is about a little prince named Bojji who is deaf but above all naive, because despite many criticisms from his people about his accession to the throne, he does his best and dreams of ...

Let's Chat Anime| Episode 47 | Kurozuka (Was This A Mad House Flop?) from 2022-03-27T17:40:30

The series begins in 12th century Japan and centers on Kuro, a character based loosely on the legendary Japanese swordsman Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Kuro and his servant, Benkei, meet a beautiful ...

No Country for Otakus || Let's Chat Anime: Talentless Nana - Ep 46 from 2022-03-13T16:00

In the near future, mysterious monsters known as the "Enemies of Humanity" begin to appear,  and with it so do children with supernatural powers called the "Talented".  To prepare them...

No Country for Otakus || Let's Chat Anime: Clannad - Ep 45 from 2022-01-30T17:00

The story follows the life of Tomoya Okazaki, from adolescence to adulthood. As an average high school student, he meets many people in his last year at school, including five girls whose indivi...

No Country for Otakus || Let's Chat Anime: Top 5 reviewed anime of 2021- Ep 44 from 2022-01-10T16:38:42

We go over our top 5 reviewed anime of 2021 , mixed with some honorable mentions and 2022 anticipated anime.  

Shawn's Top 5  

1 - Vivy Florite Eye's Song

 2 ...

No Country for Otakus Podcast - Let's Chat Anime - Arcane - Ep 43 from 2021-12-19T17:00

Amidst the escalating unrest between the advanced, utopian city of Piltover and the squalid, repressed undercity of Zaun,  sisters Vi and Jinx find themselves on opposing sides of a war ove...

No Country for Otakus Podcast - Let's Chat Movies - Cowboy Bebop Live Action - Ep 42 from 2021-12-05T20:47:31

Cowboy Bebop is an American science fiction streaming television series. It is a live action series based on the 1998 Japanese anime series of the same name and the 2001 Japanese anime film of t...

No Country for Otakus Podcast - Let's Chat Anime - Your Lie in April - Ep 41 from 2021-11-21T17:00

Your Lie in April is a Japanese romantic drama manga series written  and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa. It has been adapted into an anime television series and multiple stage productions. &...

No Country for Otakus Podcast - Let's Chat Anime - Crimson Wolf - Ep 40 from 2021-11-07T17:00

Three warriors battle the forces of darkness when an archaeological expedition unleashes an ancient prophecy.

OVA Directed by Shoichi Masuo 

Studio   &nb...

No Country for Otakus Podcast - Let's Chat Anime - Megalobox - Ep 39 from 2021-10-24T16:00

Set in late 21st century Japan where boxers wear exoskeletons to fight, the narrative focuses on an underground fighter  only known by his ring name Junk Dog, who decides to enter into a bo...

No Country for Otakus Podcast - Let's Chat Anime - Violet Evergarden - Ep 38 from 2021-10-03T16:00

Violet Evergarden (Japanese: ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン, Hepburn: Vaioretto Evāgāden) is a Japanese light novel series written by  Kana Akatsuki and illustrated by Akiko Takase. It won the grand priz...

No Country for Otakus Podcast - Let's Chat Anime - Re: Life - Ep 37 from 2021-09-12T21:00

ReLIFE (リライフ, Riraifu) is a Japanese manga series in webtoon format written and illustrated by Yayoiso. The individual chapters were released by NHN Japan on the Comico  website from Octobe...

No Country for Otakus Podcast - Let's Chat Anime - Re: Creators - Ep 36 from 2021-08-22T16:00

Re:Creators (stylized as Re:CREATORS) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Troyca. The series is about a high school student who becomes involved in a battle  between several c...

No Country for Otakus Podcast - Let's Chat Anime - Gantz - Ep 35 from 2021-08-08T16:00

A pair of high school students, Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato, are hit by a subway train in an attempt to save the life of a drunk homeless man who had fallen onto the tracks.  Following their...

No Country for Otakus Podcast - Let's Chat Anime - Inuyashiki - Ep 34 from 2021-07-25T17:00

Inuyashiki (いぬやしき) is a Japanese science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Evening from  January 2014 to July...

No Country for Otakus Podcast: Let's Chat Anime - Read or Die - Ep 33 from 2021-07-18T17:00

R.O.D the TV is a 26-episode anime television series, animated by J.C.Staff and Studio Deen and produced by Aniplex, directed by Koji Masunari and scripted by Hideyuki Kurata, about the adventur...

No Country for Otakus Podcast: Let's Chat Anime - Vivy Fluorite Eye's Song Ep 32 from 2021-07-04T16:00

Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song is an anime television series produced by Wit Studio and created by Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara. It aired from April 3 to June 19, 2021.

In the year 2056, ...

No Country for Otakus Podcast : Let's Chat - Rurouni Kinshen Live Action Movies - Ep 31 from 2021-06-27T16:00

Movie 1

 In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.

Movie 2 

No Country for Otakus Podcast : Let's Chat Anime - Bastard!! - Ep 30 from 2021-06-13T16:00

In Bastard!!, the Kingdom of Metallicana is attacked by the Four Lords of Havoc. This prompts the high priest to ask his daughter to awaken Dark Schneider, a wizard and  former leader of th...

No Country for Otakus Podcast : Let's Chat Anime - Rin, Daughters of Mnemosyne Ep 29 from 2021-06-06T16:00

A mysterious tree known as Yggdrasil would often appear in the world of the humans, releasing many small orbs into the human world. A small proportion of the orbs are special  ones known as...

No Country for Otakus Podcast : Let's Chat Anime - Castle Vania Ep 28 from 2021-05-23T16:00

Castlevania is an American anime-style adult animated streaming television series on Netflix produced by Frederator Studios. Based on the Japanese video game series of the same name by Konami, t...

No Country for Otakus Podcast : Let's Chat Anime - Yasuke Ep 27 from 2021-05-09T16:00

In feudal Japan, a samurai warrior of African descent must return to his life of sword and violence in order to protect a mysterious girl from dark forces.

Podcast  

Let's Chat Anime: Gatchaman - No Country for Otakus - Ep 26 from 2021-04-25T16:00

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman is a Japanese animated franchise about a five-member superhero team created by Tatsuo Yoshida and produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The original anime series, which...

Let's Chat Anime: Claymore - No Country for Otakus - Ep 25 from 2021-04-18T16:00

Claymore (stylized as CLAYMORE) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Norihiro Yagi.  It premiered in the May 2001 issue of Monthly Shōnen Jump, where it contin...

Let's Chat Anime Double Header: Berserk & Aldnoah Zero - No Country for Otakus -Ep 24 from 2021-04-11T16:00

Aldnoah Zero

In 1972, an ancient alien hypergate was discovered on the surface of the moon. Using this technology, humanity began migrating to Mars and living there and created the Vers E...

Let's Chat Movies - Zack Snyder's Justice League - No Country for Otakus Ep 23 from 2021-03-29T00:00

Me and Dwayne discuss and review the recently released Zack Snyder's Justice league.

Zack Snyder's Justice League, often referred to as the "Snyder Cut," is the 2021 director's cut of the...

Let's Chat Anime: One Outs - No Country for Otakus - Ep 22 from 2021-03-07T17:00

Toua Tokuchi is an athlete by profession, but a reckless gambler at heart. On the streets of Okinawa, he uses nothing but his wits and a "fastball" peaking at a mere 134 kmph to  somehow ac...

Let's Chat Anime: King's Game - No Country for Otakus - Ep 21 from 2021-02-28T17:00

About  

Monster (stylized as MONSTER; sometimes referred to as "Naoki Urasawa's Monster") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa.  It was published ...

Let's Chat Anime: King's Game - No Country for Otakus - Ep 20 from 2021-02-21T21:00

An entire high school class of 32 people receive a message on their cellphones from a person known only as the "King." The messages contain orders that the students must obey, 

or th...

Let's Chat Anime: Gambling Anime Akagi & Kaiji - No Country for Otakus - Ep 19 from 2021-02-07T17:00

Akagi

The story revolves around the mahjong gambling exploits of Shigeru Akagi  After a death-defying game of chicken one evening in 1958, Akagi nonchalantly enters a yakuza mahjong ...

No Country for Otakus - Ep 14 - Made in Abyss Review!! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

An orphaned girl named Riko lives in the Belchero Orphanage in the town of Orth. The town surrounds a strange,  giant hole going deep into the earth, which is commonly called the Abyss. The...

No Country for Otakus Ep 13 - Dororo Anime Review- You Need to watch this! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The intros, the scores, the voice overs, the animation, the story. You couldnt ask for a better remake production of the 1969 anime Dororo. In today's anime review we look at the 2019 version of...

No Country for Otakus - Ep 12 - Golden Boy you say!! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this episode me and Dwayne have the time of our lives as we cover one of the best six episode arcs ever. Join us! Laugh and enjoy as we dive into the classic Golden Boy!!!  

Golde...

No Country for Otakus - Ep 11 - Halloween Special Review - Shiki! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Happy Halloween!! Me and Dwayne talk a stroll down a horrifying road of the anime Shiki, a deep psychological thriller. We discuss the lines crossed in this story.   

We also co...

No Country for Otakus - Ep 10 - Dwayne Returns to review Hellsing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dwayne returns and we discuss the Two Hellsing animes. Break them down and compare and have some fun while we are at it.  

Hellsing (2001) 

Hellsing is n...

No Country for Otakus - Ep 9 - Exploring The Promised Neverland. Also Epic space movies. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Flying solo today as Dwayne is out sick. I cover The Promised Neverland. Also Edwin makes another visit to the show and we have fun watching trailers and going over our most epic movie experienc...

No Country for Otakus - EP 8 - BALANCE UNLIMITED!!! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week we review The Millionaire Detective, Balance Unlimited!! This 11 eps story has everything from comedy to sadness, to rage. Join us as we go through our likes and dislikes of this weeks...

No Country for Otakus - Ep 7 - Mirai Nikki!! One weird love story. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week we cover the Furture Diary (Mirai Nikki) anime, a 26 episode show that came out in 2011. It is hilarious to find out the most jarring moment of this anime to Dwayne and we also debate ...

No Country for Otakus - Ep 6 - Exploring the Vinland Saga also Crunchyroll's Virtual Convention from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Holy fudge nuggets, we all knew Dwayne was harsh but my word. From the beginning to end in today's review, Dwayne ripped Vinland saga a new butt. His harsh but funny critique of an anime I actua...

No Country for Otakus - Ep 5 - Did Somebody Say DMC!!! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Going Over DMC (detroit metal city) and other metal anime. Also we chat about the recent Mulan and tenet movie with special guest Edwin Castillo .

Host - Shawn Best &a...

No Country for Otakus - Episode 4 -Hurricane Edition, DC Fandom!! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

DC Week, with DC Fandom in the past, we cover the different trailers, games and some classic DC animation.

Host - Shawn Best & Dwayne Small

Shawn's info...

No Country for Otakus - Episode 3 - Classic Anime Movies from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this week’s episode we highlight the brilliance of 80’s anime movies. Focusing on Jin- Roh: the Wolf Brigade anime and Netflix’s version Illang: The Wolf Brigade, Vampire Hunter D, an...