Otaku Melancholy

"To my father, thank you. To my mother, farewell. And to all the children... Congratulations!" Thank you for all your support over these past four years. There will be more unreleased and previously recorded OVA episodes to come but this is our final episode together as Otaku Melancholy. We appreciate all your support and listens and kind words and the critical feedback you've given us to help us improve. The time you've taken out of your days and lives to listen in on our opinions on anime have been amazing to have and we could never thank you enough for everything. We hope you have enjoyed the show as much as we enjoyed making it. Even if we're not together to make episodes, we hope you'll still be our friends. And with that... Bye bye. Take care. がんばって! - Mattie and Audrey

You sure look lively today, listener. Did something good happen? Plot twists, Kaiki praise, and timeline confusion are abound in this week's episode where we (after three years) talk about the next Monogatari in our Journey-gatari, Monogatari Second Season! Listen like a regular person or skip around the episode to get the full Monogatari style experience! Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through our link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to⁠ www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast⁠ to have it automatically applied at checkout!] Featured music and works:♪ (no copyright music) lofi type beat 'imperfect' free vlog musicLink :    • (no copyright music) lofi type beat '...   Opening and ending song is "koishii" by Deoxys Beats Cover art is by SinfulScientist

Get ready to love love tenkyoken one more time! Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through our link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to⁠ www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast⁠ to have it automatically applied at checkout!] Featured music and works:♪ (no copyright music) lofi type beat 'imperfect' free vlog musicLink :    • (no copyright music) lofi type beat '...   Opening and ending song is "koishii" by Deoxys Beats Cover art is by SinfulScientist

Let's all have a nice clean Gundam fight to determine the King of Space and a big shoutout to all the people listening from Neo Iceland. Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through our link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to⁠ www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast⁠ to have it automatically applied at checkout!] Featured music and works:♪ (no copyright music) lofi type beat 'imperfect' free vlog musicLink :    • (no copyright music) lofi type beat '...   Opening and ending song is "koishii" by Deoxys Beats Cover art is by SinfulScientist

Break through the heavens with your drill! Or don't. I'm not your mother. Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through our link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to⁠ www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast⁠ to have it automatically applied at checkout!] Featured music and works:♪ (no copyright music) lofi type beat 'imperfect' free vlog musicLink :    • (no copyright music) lofi type beat '...   Opening and ending song is "koishii" by Deoxys Beats Cover art is by SinfulScientist

It's Katsura, not Zura. Hurry up and read this episode description already. I'm missing a soap opera rerun I want to watch. Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through our link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to⁠ www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast⁠ to have it automatically applied at checkout!] Featured music and works:♪ (no copyright music) lofi type beat 'imperfect' free vlog musicLink :    • (no copyright music) lofi type beat '...   Opening and ending song is "koishii" by Deoxys Beats Cover art is by SinfulScientist

Gay space lesbians (but it's up to interpretation) Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through our link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to⁠ www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast⁠ to have it automatically applied at checkout!] Featured music and works:♪ (no copyright music) lofi type beat 'imperfect' free vlog musicLink :    • (no copyright music) lofi type beat '...   Opening and ending song is "koishii" by Deoxys Beats Cover art is by SinfulScientist

(Due to the nature of this anime, there is no spoiler safe section. You've been warned!) In this week's OtaMel, we take off and go full boomer mode as we fail to discuss anything except how great the ol' days were, MyAnimeList vs. AniList, and video game culture. We also rag a little bit on the writer of one New York Times article but it's all in (mostly) good fun. This review is us vs. the world and then us vs. the universe in our finest hour after we get it together with our infinite sadness with what few moments with have with our precious little life. These are all titles of the Scott Pilgrim graphic novels and I know that you're very impressed I used them all in one cringe inducing sentence. Anyways, Scott Pilgrim. Listen to it or whatever. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through my link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to⁠ www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast⁠ to have it automatically applied at checkout!] Featured music and works:♪ (no copyright music) lofi type beat 'imperfect' free vlog musicLink :    • (no copyright music) lofi type beat '...   Opening and ending song is "koishii" by Deoxys Beats Cover art is by SinfulScientist

Featuring the return of Audrey! Attack on Titan has finally ended which means that we are obligated by the spirit of vengeance that has unfortunately inhabited our bodies to talk about it. Is there that much to talk about though? The rumbling in our hearts have conscripted us to criticize these specials and criticize it we do (mostly just Eren and the ending really) so hopefully you'll listen! It's been a pretty intense 10 year ride to this point and we're content to finally end it here. I hope you enjoyed Attack on Titan as much as we have in it's anime form. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through my link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to⁠ www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast⁠ to have it automatically applied at checkout!] Featured music and works:♪ (no copyright music) lofi type beat 'imperfect' free vlog musicLink :    • (no copyright music) lofi type beat '...   Opening and ending song is "koishii" by Deoxys Beats Cover art is by SinfulScientist

As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through my link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to⁠ www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast⁠ to have it automatically applied at checkout!] Featured music: ♪ (no copyright music) lofi type beat 'imperfect' free vlog music Link :    • (no copyright music) lofi type beat '...   Opening and ending song is koishii by Deoxys Beats Cover art is by SinfulScientist

As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!] Opening and ending song is koishii by Deoxys BeatsCover art is by SinfulScientist

It's like the annual sportsball draft but with seasonal anime! In this week's episode, we read off a bunch of anime and their synopsis and then say "ay imma watch that" or "ay imma not watch that and pretend I did if anyone asks" for the sake of entertainment. Hopefully it's entertaining for you because then it's just going to be a whole lot of "oH i ReAd ThE LiGhT nOvEl oF tHaT" which is, frankly, not the best kind of podcast in the world but we have to make due with the cards we're dealt and I was dealt a hand of Yu-Gi-Oh cards when all I wanted to do was play Uno. Just kidding, I hate Uno. Listen in and hear what we have to say about the Fall 2023 anime we plan to watch and more! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!] Opening and ending song is koishii by Deoxys BeatsCover art is by SinfulScientist

I took a vacation (again) and didn't watch anime (again) but I did do some other weeaboo activities (again) and I'm here to talk about them this week including the joys of Tearmoon Empire and The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really Really Love you and the pains of Jujutsu Kaisen's 236th chapter. There's also a small rant at Crunchyroll for killing RightStuf (like they said they wouldn't) and discussing the agony of becoming a Disney adult. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!] Opening and ending song is koishii by Deoxys BeatsCover art is by SinfulScientist

Netflix's One Piece is a thing but is it a good thing? We find out in this week's episode! Spoilers within! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!] Opening and ending song is koishii by Deoxys Beats Cover art is by SinfulScientist

I'm gonna be King of the Getting Podcast Episodes Out on Time! It'll be a long journey and I might never get there but I'm going to try with my loyal crew of my cat and producer Craig. Anyways, first impressions of Netflix's One Piece. Final review will be next week! Stay tuned. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!] We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use. Opening and ending song is koishii by Deoxys Beats Cover art is by Sinful Scientist

In this week's episode, I talk about how hot Toji Fushiguro is. That's the entire episode. What does it mean to be a prequel? It means having established lore to follow and not being able to stray from it. It means you can't kill off anyone important so why even bother? Jujutsu Kaisen dared to bother by showing us Gojo's past and explore his relationship with his super best bud Geto and his slow evolution from cool guy to cool guy with a scar on his head who is also kind of racist. Or ability-ist? Jujutsu-ist? Something like that. With only five episodes to cover what could be essential world building, does it even hold up? We don't ask those questions and more all in one hour long handy dandy podcast episode that you should share with the people in your life who have scars on their foreheads! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!] We do not own or claim to own the songs and any media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use. Opening and ending song is "koishii" by Deoxys Beats Art is by SinfulScientist

It's been a minute. The hiatus is over. I've missed you. I've also missed wanted to watch anime. I watched a tiny bit during the hiatus. I'm going to talk to you about them. I hope you'll enjoy it. Anime discussed in this podcast: Demon Slayer: The Swordsmith Village Arc The Dangers in My Heart Digimon Adventure 01 The Eminence in Shadow (Season One) The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses Jujutsu Kaisen (Season One) Jujutsu Kaisen (Season Two) As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!] We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use. Opening and ending song is "koishii" by Deoxys Beats (with added anime samples by me)

I tried to use a lot of vocabulary for the title of last week's episode and you all just bounced off that. Or does no one care about EDs? That's a shame. Either I'm supposed to know only two or three words or ending songs from anime are just not beloved. I guess you all just skip EDs and never call your mother. I've seen the abbreviation ED so much lately that I keep thinking about erectile dysfunction. Well, it's time for the (almost) radio hour with a choice selection of Mattie's current favorite OPs that weren't in the last OP episode from a year or two ago. Enjoy! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for helping to support the podcast! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!] We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use. 1. "wimp feat. lil' fang (from FAKY)" - BACK ON (- Gundam Build Fighters 2. "Raise your flag" - Man with a Mission (Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans) 3. "Flying in the Sky" - Yoshifuni Ushima (G Gundam) 4. "Saturday Night Question" - Megumi Nakajima (Recovery of an MMO Junkie) 5. "Miraikei Answer" - TRUSTRICK (My Love Story!!!) 6. "Papapa" - Shuka Saitou (Are You the Only One Who Loves Me?) 7. "Alones" - Aqua Timez (Bleach) 8. "Kanashimi wo Yasashisa Ni" - little by little (Naruto) 9. "One Day" - The Rootless (One Piece) 10. "Lum no Love Song" - Yuuko Matsutani (Urusei Yatsura) 11. "Delicate ni Sukishite" - Takako Oota (Creamy Mami) 12. "Ai wo Torimodose" - Crystal King (Fist of the North Star) 13. “Kien Romance” - Akari Nanowo (Otaku Elf) 14. “Kizuna no Kiseki” - milet feat. Man With a Mission 15. “Graduation” - KANA-BOON feat. Yuuho Kitazawa (Loving Yamada at Lvl 999) 16. “Irony” - Claris (Oreimo S1) 17. “Kaikaikitan” - Eve (Jujutsu Kaisen) 18. “DADDY DADDY DO! Feat Airi Suzuki” - Masayuki Suzuki (Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 2)

Mattie wasn't able to adequately produce an episode due to some mild health issues and a waning mood due to certain life events so here's a curated collection of colorfully crafted ending songs courtesy of the delightfully not real radio station: 103.3 The Weeb. With all due earnest affection, I'd like to extend a huge amount of love to everyone for giving your support and sending out positive vibes during this time. Without listeners like you or people who just give this podcast a single listen to check it out, there wouldn't be a podcast. We're obviously not the biggest or the best but with such great people like you then we end up being just something and that means so much. I'm glad to have you here. Thank you for listening. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for helping to support the podcast! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!] We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use. 1. Naruto Shippuden - "Shooting Star" - Home Made Kazoku 2. SSSS. Gridman - "Youthful Beautiful" - Maaya Uchida 3. Bakemonogatari - "Kimino Shiranai Monogatari" (君の知らない物語, The Story You Don't Know) - Supercell 4. Jujutsu Kaisen - "Lost in Paradise" - ALI feat. AKLO 5 Kaguya-sama S1 - "Sentimental Crisis" - Hala 6. Fullmetal Alchemist - "Kesenai Tsumi/Indelible Sin" - Nana Kitade 7. Soul Eater - "Style" - Kana Nishino 8. Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe Humanity Will Save the World - "Never Fear" - Mao Abe 9. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood - SCANDAL - Shunkan Sentimental 10. Spy x Family - "Comedy" Gen Hoshino 11. Bleach - "Life is Like a Boat" - Rei Fu 12. My Hero Academia S2 - "Dakara, Hitori Ja Nai" - Little Glee Monster 13. BNA - "NIGHT RUNNINGS" - Shin Sakiura feat AAAMYYY 14. Durarara - "Trust Me" - Yuya Matsushita 15. Gantz - "Kiss Me" - Bonnie Pink 16. Komi Can't Communicate - "Koshaberi Biyori" by Fantastic Youth 17. Sing Yesterday for Me - "Aoibashi" by Sayuri 18. Naruto - "Viva Rock Japanese Side" - Orange Range

momma always said, "get busy flippin' or get busy flappin'" finally I see that this is what she meant Our spoilers are sectioned off for your convenience! Please go check out Alex's fantastic podcast the Anibuddies wherever you get your podcasts! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!] Go listen to the AniBuddies on Spotify here! Go listen to the AniBuddies on Apple Podcasts here! We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.