Otaku Hourly

Oct 28 2024 36 ep. 51 mins 7
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Anime – a niche medium, a global phenomenon, and a personal passion for many. Anime connects people, and from our studio room to the convention floor, our crew engages with industry pros and fellow fans alike to keep you informed and entertained. Everyone is invited to kick back and relax with us every week at Otaku Hourly, your backdoor anime hangout. 

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Color & Light as Storytelling - The Colors Within Review

Oct 28 2024 33 mins  
Director Naoko Yamada (A Silent Voice; K-On) has released a new film - an original story about a girl who can see and feel a person's color joining a band with a dropout and an aspiring medical student in preparation for an upcoming school festival. The Colors Within is an exploration of both the internal struggles of hiding secrets and the joys of creating music as an act of commu

Yoko Kuno Interview

Oct 25 2024 15 mins  
Join us as we interview Yoko Kuno, director of Ghost Cat Anzu. Ghost Cat Anzu will be released to theatres on November 15 according to the GKIDS official website. Follor @GKIDSFilms for more information!

Naoko Yamada Interview

Oct 25 2024 10 mins  
Join us as we interview Naoko Yamada, director of The Colors Within. The Colors Within will be in theatres on January 24th, follow @GKIDSFilms for more updates!

Anime NYC 2023: First Time For Everything (ft. Hyunicat)

Jul 31 2024 19 mins  
Join imagEn with special guest hyunicat on their first impressions attending Anime NYC 2023!

Love Like The Falling Petals - Book/Film Review

Jun 28 2024 65 mins  
This is a story of boy meets girl, and it is not a love story.* Keisuke Uyama's popular novel follows a young couple who fall in love yet are separated due to a fatal illness that causes someone to age rapidly. Death looms over the couple's time and intimacy together, yet what if miscommunication is accelerating their demise? Host Jonathan "Joestar" Beltran and cr

Anime Los Angeles 19 & Anime Impulse Los Angeles 2024 - First of the Year

Jan 29 2024 77 mins  
Hitting the year running, we're starting off with our experiences at Anime Los Angeles 19 (2024) and Anime Impulse Los Angeles 2024. Two VERY DIFFERENT conventions that occur right next to each other. Members on the Show: - Jonathan "Joestar" Beltran - Matt "imagEn" Aquino - Jon "No Jons" Sloan - Jonathan "Ravarath" Garcia Disclaimer: All

ALA 2023 Highlight - Interview with Mamoru Yokota & Kenji Yokoyama

Dec 27 2023 16 mins  
Anime Los Angeles 2023 Highlight. Interview with: Mamoru Yokota - Animation Director of One Piece Film Red Kenji Yokoyama - Animation Director & Key Animator of One Piece Film Red

Behind the Scenes - Randy and Rachel

Dec 15 2023 64 mins  
Recorded originally in late September/early October, Jojo and imagEn have a lengthy hangout with Randy and Rachel; two prominent members of the Anime Impulse staff that have been around since almost the beginning. We talk about their origin, Anime Impulse's origin, their decisions behind the Anaheim Convention Center and expansion, and Jollibee. Haven't gotten tickets yet

Tokyo Godfathers - The Three Wisemen Delivering Baby Jesus

Dec 13 2023 20 mins  
Many in the anime community consider this to be their Christmas movie - starts on Christmas with the Nativity scene and becomes a string of miraculous misadventures of three homeless people simply trying to find the parents of a baby they found in a dumpster. Directed by the late Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Paranoia Agent, Millennium Actress) this film is a gritty redemptive story

The Boy and the Heron (SPOILERS MIDWAY) - AIF 2023

Dec 06 2023 52 mins  
Our thoughts on the US release of The Boy and the Heron, the latest film released by Studio Ghibli and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Jojo really went hard on this one. First half of the session is spoiler-free until 28:22. Members on this episode: Jonathan "Joestar" Beltran Matthew "imagEn" Aquino