2AM OTTACK! -Anime and Manga Podcast-

Jan 28 2025 47 ep. 28 mins
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Join us to explore and dig deep into the world of anime and manga as well as the history and culture behind them through our distinct perspectives as a born-and-raised Japanese non-otaku and 30+ year American anime otaku! Get to know more about Japan and Japanese words from anime/manga at the end of each episode. ◎All the links: https://linktr.ee/OTTACK_PODCAST 　 3AM オタック！!: https://open.spotify.com/show/3g0RUBdSIyycbujPMUHTAH?si=8e65e49c21374e42 #anime #animepodcast #ottack #ottackers #manga #otaku #animeotaku

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#36 We Were Wrong About Everything: Turns Out the Earth DOES Move (Orb Update)

Jan 28 2025 35 mins  
In this episode we return to our favorite new anime of this season, Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, to talk about books on bodies, Jesus’s thoughts about material acquisition, Polish female astronomers, and the mind-blowing concept of daycare… at a concert. #33 Best Anime about Astronomy EVER?! Orb: On the Movements of the Earth 33 Best Anime about Astronomy EVER?! Orb: O

#35 Animator in an Isekai: Zenshu!

Jan 22 2025 29 mins  
In this episode we talk about the brand-new, Japan-only anime series Zenshu and its first three episodes. Join us as we explore its title, plot, theme songs, and callbacks to famous earlier anime series! 01:53 Zenshu’s Plot & Meaning of the Title 05:12 “Magical Girl” Anime Vibes & Sadako Hair 09:21 Featured Classic Anime Explained 14:06 Feminism in Zenshu 20:49 Wo

#34 Sakamoto Daze! [Sakamoto Days - Episode 1&2]

Jan 14 2025 28 mins  
In this episode, we talk about the first two (thanks Japanese VPN!) episodes of Sakamoto Days, and introduce the characters, voice actors, and music! We also introduce not one, not two, but THREE words of the day! Learn more about this exciting series and Japanese in this week’s 2 AM Ottack! 00:29 Sakamoto Days & Its Rating 04:46 Main Characters: Taro Sakamoto and and Shin

#6【JUMP OTTACK!】Jokes and Gender: Show-ha Shoten!, Ichi the Witch, and Hima-Ten!

Jan 11 2025 11 mins  
In this episode, Cisco recommends (and mispronounces the title of) Show-ha Shoten!, a monthly manga running in Jump SQ, and comments on the depictions of gender in Ichi the Witch and Hima-Ten!, two series from Weekly Jump. Which is your favorite? ........................................................................................... In this shorter podcast series, Cisco gives

#33 Best Anime about Astronomy EVER?! Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

Jan 07 2025 37 mins  
In this episode we talk about our orb-session with Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, which has been one of our favorite anime series so far. How does an anime about the development of heliocentrism manage to be as exciting as Game of Thrones? What the hel-iocentrism is “heliocentrism,” anyway? To what extent exactly is the lingering “great man theory” of science responsib

#32 Did You Get It? Dandadan Secrets Revealed

Dec 30 2024 31 mins  
In this episode, we uncover all the secrets of the occult and UFO (ultimate freakin’ otaku) anime, Dandadan! Listen and you too can be privy to all the secret callbacks known only to Japanese people “of a certain age” who watched a lot of Ultraman and energy drink commercials in the early 1990s! If you’re wilting, this episode will pep you right up! 03:23 The Secret Dandad

#31 Taming the Beastars - Metaphorical Mystery

Dec 17 2024 34 mins  
In this episode, we discuss the events of the penultimate cour of Beastars, as well as what the series has been trying to say since the outset. Is it about race, gender, general discrimination, or is it “just a story” a la Watership Down? Which is the best opening theme song? Find out our answers to these pressing questions and more this week! 02:47 The creator and background

#30 Tokyo Godfathers - HOME(less) (not) ALONE

Dec 10 2024 30 mins  
In this episode, we talk about one of the only famous Christmas anime movies, Satoshi Kon's 2003 Tokyo Godfathers. We explore the film's depiction of the unhoused, drag queens, and Japanese Christmas traditions. Learn something new this holiday season and find out if this film is for you! 02:51 The plot of Tokyo Godfathers 03:51 How Satoshi Kon's films differ from other anime 07:

#5【JUMP OTTACK!】- Charles Dickens = Oda Eiichiro?! Mission: Yozakura Family / Astro Royale

Dec 09 2024 10 mins  
In this episode, Cisco highlights Mission: Yozakura Family (is the series ending?!) and Astro Royale, and can’t help shouting out Me and Roboco and One Piece. Is Charles Dickens responsible for Weekly Shonen Jump’s format? Find out by listening! ........................................................................................... In this podcast, we talk all about Anime,

#4【Monthly JUMP OTTACK!】- Full Roundup

Dec 04 2024 9 mins  
In this episode, Cisco introduces the monthly titles in the Shonen Jump app - Blue Exorcist, Gokurakugai, Seraph of the End, Show-ha Shoten!, and World Trigger. Find out a little about each series, hear the hot takes, and discover a new read! ........................................................................................... In this podcast, we talk all about Anime, Manga