The AfrOtaku Podcast

On this episode of The AfrOtaku Podcast, MGG shares his thoughts on various anime and TV shows. He recommends a comic book that had both sad moments and was hard to put down. MGG also talks about two new anime shows he's watching, 'Watching is Handyman in Another World' and 'The Misfit of a Demon King Season 2,' and shares some funny moments. He discusses his fascination with the world-building in One Piece and shares his comments on the Black Clover series. JUGGUH gives his review of the Japanese animated movie, Scarlet Bond. They also discuss parenting styles, car accidents, and the latest chapters of Black Clover and My Hero Academia. Finally, MGG talks about a new anime called "Jujikai no Rokunin," with intense bullying scenes leading to revenge plots. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The AfrOtaku Podcast, we discuss various anime-related topics, from remakes of old shows with modernized adjustments to Korean dramas and the strategic skills of anime characters. We delve into the possibilities of Denzel Washington playing Magneto in the MCU and how it can impact the character's arc. Additionally, we review Eminence of Shadow and other new anime. We also share our thoughts on Ayanakoji's strategic skills in Classroom of the Elite, comparing him to other strategists in anime. Tune in for all the anime discussions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The best in the worst in Anime, Manga, and the blerd world welcome to the 2022 AfrOtaku Awards show. Show Notes:0:55 Best New Series7:04 Best Streaming TV Show13:46 Big Fella of the Year25:06 Flex of the Year36:20 Slept on Series41:47 Biggest Disappointment49:13 Villain of the Year56:21 Best MCU Drop63:29 Come up Character68:10 MVP of the Year71:07 Best Anime Movie80:04 Goofy of the Year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bleach is back! And in honor of the king's return we wanted to share some of our favorite moments in the series. This is our last episode before the AfrOtaku Awards so get ready to vote on you're MVPs, Goofies and biggest flexes of the year. But lets get back to this episode. All the Marvel shows are released for the time being and we're sharing our thoughts on She-Hulk and the rest of the series released thus far. After that in the world of Anime we talk about Classroom of the Elite and the female anime characters we hate the most. And you know we always gotta share out thoughts on the latest manga chapters and this week MGG has a bone to pick with My Hero Academia. Show notes:0:00 Intro0:40 Favorite Bleach Moment6:40 Decent News62:50 Anime Segment62:44 Most Disliked Female Character82:06 Manga Segment82:06 Black Clover91:13 MHA100:28 One Piece106:20 MVPs & Goofies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thank you to everyone that attended our panels, showed love or support to us at Blerdcon, Dreamcon, Anime Midewest, and Momocon this year. We enjoyed meeting you all and hope to see you and plenty more new faces next year!We're back from the summer cons and ready to talk Anime & Manga!Show Notes0:20 Story TimeDecent News21:13 House of the Dragon30:54 Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Review57:34 The She Hulk Controversy 64:41 God of War on PC67:38 Couple of Cuckoos70:33 One Punch Man Season 3Anime Segment81:46 Who is the Strongest KageManga Highlights104:12 Black Clover 333 - 335114:04 My Hero Academia 362 - 364120:51 One Piece 1056 - 1058143:41 MVPs and Goofies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 58! This episode where talking She-Hulk, Moon Knight and the MCU. In the world of Anime we're sharing out thoughts on the most racist anime characters and anime characters we would beat in a 1 on 1. Lastly in Manga, we're talking My Hero Academia and sharing our thoughts on the Dabi vs Todoroki fight. Did this fight live up to hype or did it fall flat?Note: We're behind on the audio uploads again so for the next 3 weeks we'll be playing catchup. The good news is you will get a new episode every week the bad news is after we catchup we'll be back to monthly uploads. Show Notes26:14 What's Your Favorite Anime Power SystemDecent News15:02 The Boys Season 3 Trailer25:47 She-Hulk Trailer34:01 Moon Knight Review45:40 Dr. Strange 2 Movie Review58:01 Xbox Series XAnime Segment58:36 Most Racist Anime Character69:09 What Anime Character Would you Drag 1 v 1?Manga Segment 73:31 Dabi vs Todoroki83:28 MVPs and Goofies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luffy got the powers of the Toon Force and the One Piece community is up in arms. Which side are you on? We're here for a good time and not a long one in this episode. But that doesn't mean we're not talking about all the hot topics in the anime and manga communities. In this episode, we're sharing our thoughts on the Favorite Sports anime tournament we ran in March(0:26). Hajime no Ippo was the audience's winner but we have a few imma let you finishes on that pick. After that let's talk about some of our favorite and worst endings in the anime and manga world(13:55 ). To wrap up the anime segment Player 5 puts some respeck on some of the new anime he's been watching this season(45:40). Finally, in the Manga world we're talking about it all, the final arc of Black Clover(67:08), Toon Force Luffy(80:49), and Shoto vs Dabi(78:17). Also shout out to the little 3 of anime right now Kotaro, Boji, and Anya its nice to see the anime community up in arms about something else other than who can beat Goku.Show Notes: 0:26 Favorite Sports Anime13:55 Favorite & Worst Endings in Anime & Manga45:40 Put Some Respeck on that Anime67:08 Black Clover - Manga Highlights78:17 My Hero Academia - Manga Highlights80:49 One Piece - Manga Highlights100:40 MVPS & Goofies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We gotta talk about everyone that didn't vote Afro as the winner for Favorite Black Character Tournament. Welcome to episode 56 and this episode we have a new segment to bring you. SAY IT WITH YOUR CHEST is your opportunity to come on the podcast and express yourself. Whether it's something we said that you don't agree with or if you just want to hang with us and talk about something else. Say it with your chest is here for you! If you want to be on a future Say it with your chest just fill out this form! We got a bunch of other stuff to talk about in this episode from Most Disrespectful Moments in Anime(130:44) to our thoughts on the direction of the My Hero Academia manga(159:35). I got a little behind on uploading episodes. So get ready for an upload on Friday for the next 2 weeks until I catch up.Show Notes0:39 Story Time - Anime Characters that best describe us25:11 Decent News 25:28 Comics40:12 Tech50:15 Anime59:45 Gaming73:39 Anime Segment 73:49 Say it with your chest108:04 Favorite Black Character Tournament130:44 Most Disrespectful Moments in Anime146:28 Manga Segment146:31 Black Clover159:35 My Hero Academia179:05 One Piece199:54 MVPs and Goofies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We might have made a mistake not making Ranking of Kings a contender for Anime of the Year. We're back after the AfrOtaku Awards for our first episode of the New Year and we got a lot to talk about. For News P5 got a new phone and a new game find out his thoughts on Pokemon Arceus(31:19) and the Google Pixel 6(20:37). In the world of Anime we have a few questions from the audience to discuss. We share our thoughts on what it would be like if Minato joined the Akatsuki(63:28), If Jujutsu Kaisen is better than Black Clover(100:20), the Phantom Troupe vs the Chimera Ants(85:47), and the anime characters that have the most DRIP(112:41). In the World of Manga its all about Black Clover and the battle with the King of Demons Lucifero(124:35). And in the world of My Hero Academia we're venting our frustrations with the direction of the series and our issues with the Pro Heroes(160:52). Show Notes0:21 OG Anime that's was overhyped?7:35 Decent News63:03 Anime Segment124:17 Manga Segment174:40 MVPs and Goofies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the end of the year so you know it's time for the AfrOtakus Awards! Time to find out the best and worst in the anime, manga, and blerd communities in 2021. Thank you to everyone who listened, shared, discovered, and supported the podcast this year. We really appreciate it and hope that you stick with us in 2022. Show Notes:1:06 Best New Series3:41 Best Streaming TV Show14:02 Favorite Shonen MC20:26 Big Guy of the Year26:15 Biggest Flex of the Year32:12 Slept on Series36:57 Isekai of the Year43:31 The Biggest Disappointment 54:11 Villain of the Year63:10 Best MCU Drop68:22 Come Up Character77:51 MVP of The Year86:27 Goofy of the Year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 We got another episode before the end of the year and the 2021 AfrOtaku Awards. This episode is packed with interesting discussions and a ton of Decent News! We're talking about the new Marvel shows like the return of X-Men the Animated Series and She-Hulk (10:48). Our resident League of Legends expert Player 5 also shares his thoughts on the new Netflix Series Arcane (6:25) to find out if he thinks it's worth the watch. In the world of Anime, we're debating what characters need to be locked up(46:34) and debate our favorite shonen MCs(67:34). In the manga world, we're focused on Black Clover(118:51) and My Hero Academia(137:55). Find out what we think about the Black Bull power rangers and Star and Stripes vs Tomura for One. Show notes:0:16 Story Time: What's your 10%6:13 Decent News46:23 Anime Segment114:06 Manga Segment154:32 MVP's and Goofies of November Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October is over I hope everyone got a chance to celebrate the biggest cosplay event of the year. If not we're here to cheer you up with some anime and manga discussions. In this episode, we have a lot of decent news to discuss. MGG and Player 5 share their thoughts on Star War Visions(7:34) and Marvel's What If(13:08). We continue to discuss some interesting gaming news(38:08) and Jugguh tells us all about Demon Slayer S2(57:42). In the world of anime, we're talking about our favorite moments in Naruto(64:13), a review of Baki Hanma(74:56), and what fire users we think could make it in the fire force world(82:44). In the manga world, Player 5 shares his thoughts on the Tokyo Revengers manga(104:36). We share our thoughts on Star and Stripes(108:50) and Sanji's recent powerup(157:07). Finally, we wouldn't be us if we didn't take time to bow down to the GOAT Yuno for his recent actions in Black Clover(140:46). This episode is packed with all this and more don't sleep!Show Notes 0:00 Intro0:22 Story Time: Do you skip anime openings? 7:27 Decent News1:03:34 Anime Segment 1:43:19 Manga Highlights2:43:59 MVPs & Goofies of October Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We just had to call out some Goofies in this episode and Hero Killer Stain is one of many. Speaking of My Hero Academia in this episode we share some of our favorite moments from the series(65:43). *cough* Lemillion *cough*. We got some anime and gaming news to share also. We share our thoughts on the new Cowboy Bebop Anime(6:49) and the Demon Slayer Season 2 release date(15:02). In the gaming world, we talk about the new God of War: Ragnarok trailer and our thoughts on "fat" Thor(28:56). We got the core One Piece gang on the cast so you know we have some topics to discuss. We share our thoughts on Yamato's strength and if she's joining the strawhats (88:47). Gramps tells us why Kaido deserves a Goofy this month(119:33). and we ask the question "Would you recommend One Piece to a new Weeb?"(0:19).Show Notes:0:19 Story Time - Would you recommend One Piece to a New Weeb?6:30 Decent News41:07 Anime Segment72:29 Manga Segment119:33 MVP's and Goofies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zoro has been holding Luffy down from Day 1. No matter how silly he is or what he gets the crew into Zoro is always there ready to take on the challenge. But is Zoro the pinnacle of Ride or Die characters in the anime community? Or is there another character who goes harder for their friends? From Ride or Die anime characters(52:13) to our favorite Naruto Clans(40:12) this episode is all over the place. We have plenty of topics in Decent News we share out thoughts on the new Hell Arc in Bleach(12:46), Sco Jo suing Disney(6:35), The Suicide Squad(21:13), and the teaser chapter for the My Hero academia Movie(18:29 ). In the world of Anime, we discuss Sasuke and Deku exits and which one was better(24:48). We also share thoughts on our dream anime crossover episodes(73:31). In the manga world, it's all about the character development in My hero Academia(89:12) and Black Clover(90:19). Side Note: We gotta apologize for some of the technical difficulties at the beginning of the episode. Things get better around the middle of the Anime segment.Show Notes:0:40 Story Time6:32 Decent News24:28 Anime Segment87:17 Manga Segment99:47 MVP's and Goofies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From Warlord to Strawhat, Jinbei is beginning to show off his skillset as part of the Strawhat crew. But enough about One Piece! We got some more topics to discuss in the episode of the podcast. Let's start with Summer Anime and our thoughts on Loki in Decent News (5:34). After that, in our Anime segment were back in Konoha talking about MCs better than Naruto(14:01), The 4th Hokage(49:44), and Asta and Gojo in the Naruto verse(41:19). In Manga, Jugguh shares some of the new series he's been reading(56:20) and we talk theories and major developments in One Piece(58:58) and My Hero Academia(71:41). All this and more in Episode 50 make sure to share your favorite moments and subscribe if you haven't already!Show Notes:0:32 Story Time5:34 Decent News13:51 Anime Segment56:12 Manga Segment77:41 Mvp's and Goofies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is gonna be the last time we tell you to get with the program on Black Clover. Magna Swing has singlehandedly redeemed all the anime underdogs that never got their W's. Black Clover is just doing shonen storytelling right. Welcome to Episode 49 of the The AfrOtaku podcast. In honor of Magna's greatness we are dedicating this episode to the underdogs. In this episode we discuss our favorite anime underdogs(66:39), bleach bankais(78:00), and anime brothers(46:03). We also discuss Kentro Mirua's passing and what it means for the Beserk series and future long running series(8:08). We talk Castlevania Season 4(17:31) and MGG and Player 5 give their takes on the Demon Slayer Mugen Train Movie and Demons Slayer Season 1(23:14). You don't want to miss this one!Show Notes:0:21 Story Time8:08 Decent News23:14 Anime Segment92:58 Manga Highlights122:48 Mvps & Goofies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Magna is a true underdog and for the first time in popular Shonen history, we may actually see the underdog get his shine without an L behind it. From Rock Lee to Red Riot, Magna may be the one to carry the torch for all the anime underdogs. Don't worry we got more to talk about in this episode. In Decent News, we have reviews for Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Invincible, Mortal Kombat, Kong vs Godzilla, Yasuke, and Tokyo Revengers. Twitter was going crazy this month with our All Might vs Omni Man versus so you know we got to share our thoughts on the podcast. In the manga world we go over Black Clover and My Hero Academia highlights talking about all the Magna and Deku theories you can possibly consume. Finally, it's not an AfrOtaku podcast if we don't talk about our MVPs and Goofies, we need Mark and Dante to come to the table to get flamed!Show Notes:0:00 Intro0:18 Story Time7:46 Decent News (Falcon & WS, Invincible, Mortal Kombat, Kong vs Godzilla, Tokyo Revengers, Yasuke)43:55 Anime Segment (All Might vs Omni Man, Attack on Titan is a Mech Anime?)1:14:26 Put Some Respeck on it (Build kings, Phantom Seer, Dr. Stone) 1:32:40 Manga Highlights(Black Clover Ch. 289 - 292, My Hero Academia Ch. 309 - 310)2:14:23 MVPs & Goofies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To close out AfrOkon we decided to do a live stream of Episode 47 of the podcast with author and friend of the show LA West. In this episode, we got a ton of comic book stuff to talk about from Wandavision(7:58) to Zach Synder's cut of the Justice League(17:00). In the anime segment, we discuss the shonen series that actually developed their side characters(if they exist)(49:14). Oh, and we saw this interesting debate about anime fire users so we figured we might as well share our thoughts(65:58). Lastly, we talk about some Manga Highlights from My Hero Academia Chapter 306(83:33) and Black Clover Chapter 286(87:20). For everyone that came out, supported, promoted, and/or gave their time to AfrOkon we thank you. It was an amazing event to put together and we're glad we were able to showcase all the amazing talent we have in the Blerd community. Convention shirts for AfrOkon are still available for purchase via our and the blerdbox website. If you haven't got one you should! Go to the blerdbox.shop or thedecentcrew.com and get yours. Show Notes0:00 Intro1:45 Story Time w/ La West7:17 Decent News7:58 Wandavision Review17:00 Justice League Synder Cut Impressions26:51 Falcon and the Winter Soldier35:22 Yasuke38:50 Anime Segment39:10 My Hero Academia Season 549:14 Side-Character Development65:58 The Strongest Anime Fire User 81:42 Manga Segment82:20 Put Some Respeck On It83:33 My Hero Academia 30687:20 Black Clover 28691:41 MVPs & Goofies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The backstory of the Todoroki family feels like a waste of 3 chapters. Where's the All Might backstory at? (69:53) We got a lot of interesting news this month. From the return of G4(7:34) to the Mortal Kombat trailer(12:20), we got a few topics to discuss in Decent News. We didn't forget about Anime though. Player 5 needs to let everyone know why you should watch Golden Kamuy(24:16) and his concerns about the ending of the Black Clover Anime(28:48). Deuce gives us some updates on Attack on Titan and Gabi wildin out(32:31). Then we get together to discuss Shikamaru vs Rock Lee(40:10) with a twist and Animes we cant rewatch(58:31). In the manga world, we share our thoughts on Asta's new outfit in Black Clover(66:45) and Naruto and Sasuke's debuffs in Boruto(76:18). It wouldn't be the AfrOtaku Podcast without us talking about some MVP's and Goofies to find out who made the list this month(79:06). Show Notes:0:50 Story Time7:34 Decent News24:16 Anime Updates40:10 Shikamaru vs Rock Lee58:31 Anime We Can't Rewatch66:27 Manga Highlights66:45 Black Clover 69:53 My Hero Academia76:18 Boruto79:06 MVP's and Goofies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with another For the Fans episode! The series where we let you get in on the discussion. In this episode, we have Sly Cooper, Lowercase Aye, and Dtaleswerve on to talk sports and anime. We kick off the discussion with a very funny storytime from Sly Cooper(0:32 ). After that, we talk about which anime characters would be drafted to our very on football teams(8:44). The debate gets heated when we talk about which characters got too much hate from the community(24:59 ). Jugguh doesn't think Goku is that bad of a father and Gramps thinks Rock Lee gets way too much hate. Finally, we cap it off with some discussion about Hinomaru and getting a coach to help us prep for the Olympics(64:55). All this and more in Episode 4 of our For the Fans Series. Details on our guests and how you can get involved in the next For The Fans episode are below!0:00 Intro0:32 Story Time8:44 Who's on Your Anime Football Team?24:59 Underrated/Overhated Anime and Anime Characters56:37 Characters you want to Cosplay64:55 Anime Olympics74:18 The End/Favorite CharactersWhere you can find our Guests:Sly Cooper - IG: https://www.instagram.com/dosed.on.anime/FB: https://www.facebook.com/sly.coop.5https://www.facebook.com/dosedonanime/Lowercase Aye -  IG: https://www.instagram.com/lowercase_aye/Dtaleswerve -IG: https://www.instagram.com/dtaleswerve/FB: https://www.facebook.com/delvan.willisDo you want to get in on a future for the fans episode? Sign up Here: https://forms.gle/CgxdLuxCCgopRRWK9  ​  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.