Otaku Hourly

Mar 03 2025 43 ep. 49 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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Lazarus: When John Wick & Anime Collide - Shinichiro Watanabe Interview

Mar 03 2025 9 mins  
Shinichiro Watanabe is a legend amongst anime fans and an auteur who pushes the boundaries of what the anime medium has to offer. Titles such as Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and Space Dandy are Adult Swim staples that have defined a generation. Now he’s back with an upcoming action series debuting on Cartoon Network midnight 05 April 2025 called Lazarus. A story about a world

Our Time at Anime Los Angeles 20 (2025)

Jan 23 2025 43 mins  
From seeing Shinichiro Watanabe (director of Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo) and ribbon collecting we have a lot of stories to share at your backdoor anime hangout! We talk about our ALA 20 highlights, fun con stories, and the potential growth of this personally beloved convention! Topics include (and not limited to): Lazarus Episode 1 Premiere Examining Skeletal Injuries in My

2024 WrapUp

Dec 27 2024 107 mins  
Your backdoor anime hangout looks back at the year from seasonal anime to major events in the industry and community. Topics including (and not limited to): Convention Coverage (e.g. Anime Los Angeles, Anime Expo) Seasonal Anime (Winter - Fall 2024; e.g. Frieren, Jellyfish Can't Swim At Night, DanDaDan) Akira Toriyama's Death Funimation's Shutdown hololive at Dodgers Stadium

Fate 20th Anniversary Showcase - An Intimate Celebration with a Worldwide Premiere

Dec 23 2024 36 mins  
An intimate venue celebrating twenty years of a beloved Japanese franchise in Hollywood, California; Go USA! From having the three of the original voice actresses of the titular three characters - Saber, Rin Tohsaka, and Sakura Matou - to hosting the world premiere, this was an event for only the lucky few. Your backdoor anime hangout had the pleasure to be invited and we hope our

Manga Mentions - Our Aimless Nights & Hotta-Sensei

Dec 21 2024 23 mins  
High school rom-coms are a tried and true formula and these titles demonstrate in different ways: Koumori's adolescent rom-com Our Aimless Nights is a boy-meets-girl scenario where the two secretly flirt with one another after school and figure out where both of each other lie in each other's lives. It is a dive into the "will-they, won't they" as told in the tune of shy romance.

Manga Mentions - If I Could Die Tomorrow & Gannibal (Volume 1)

Dec 20 2024 26 mins  
Two grim titles with one common motif - the unknown. Sumako Kari in her award-winning title, Since I Could Die Tomorrow, explores the malaise of being in your forties as told in two characters: one a film promoter who experiences menopause for the time and a mother who works part time amidst co workers twenty years younger than she. Masaaki Ninomiya's horror manga, Gannibal, take

Programmed for Feelings? "Make a Girl" World Premiere

Dec 19 2024 54 mins  
When a robot is designed to have human-like traits and emotions, are these feelings necessarily sentient or programmed? Independent 3DCG animator Gensho Yasuda makes his directorial debut with Make a Girl about a young inventor named Akira who - out of a cheeky suggestion to 'get a girlfriend' - decides to create a humanoid robot named No. 0 with all the physical and emotional capa

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 (Director & Rotoscoping Artist) Interview - Animation is Film 2024

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 (Director) Interview - Animation is Film 2024

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!