Otaku Melancholy
by The Otaku Melancholy Team
Otaku Melancholy Podcast is the podcast for the people who like anime a little too much by people who like anime a little too much. Covering all sorts of topics from the worst, the wildest, and the weirdest of anime in their Animisery episodes to breaking down and analyzing if the modern classics are really classic or just "crap"sic in their Was It Hype series, Otaku Melancholy is the part serious anime discussion and part stupid comedy podcast that's all weeaboo for you. New episodes every Tuesday! Go to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links! Ganbatte!
Episodes
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[OtaMel Classic] Made in Abyss
[This episode was originally released March 16th, 2021 but removed from our RSS feed due to copyright issues. As such, our thoughts and opinions from this episode may not reflect our current ethics and values.] It's another blast from the past as we dive deep this week into the first season of…
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[OtaMel Classic] Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (Season One)
This episode originally aired on January 22, 2023 but was removed in 2025. Now it's back and better than ever with all the infringing music removed! We talk about the first season of Gundam: The Witch from Mercury and answer a few 3rd year anniversary e-mails that we didn't get around to in the...
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Mattie's Bottom 30 Anime
We're going to the other side of anime consumption this week with Mattie's bottom 30 anime of all time! Filled with what could only be considered crap-ssic anime, this is basically a handy guide of anime to avoid at least according to one host of this show! Again, this list is all in good fun so…
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Horror Movie Hangout: Skinamarink (feat. Earthworm)
Skinamarink! It's more than just a magic spell to carve off the skin of your enemies! It's also an experimental 2022 horror film written and directed by Kyle Edward Ball which Audrey and our featured guest Earthworm review and discuss this week! While Mattie soaks up the sun, the gang here bask…
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100 Meters
We're rotoscoping ourselves on our marks in this episode as we discuss the movie 100 Meters (Hyakuemu)! I was going to put more running puns and references but y'all know what this is. Dash to wherever you can and give us five stars. That'd be cool! Spoilers start: 56:03 Spoilers end: 1:12:23…
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Audrey's Top 30 Anime
Firstly, we're changing our release day to every other Monday to better fit our schedule. Secondly, you smell nice. Are you using a new conditioner? Thirdly, this episode is all about Audrey and her top 30 anime of all time! Will there be mecha on this list? Probably! Listen in and learn all…
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Blue Giant
I hope you're jazzed about jazz because in this episode we discussing 2023's Blue Giant! Expect talks about how neat the saxophone is so if you're just like, I don't know, really not a fan of the woodwind section of your high school band then maybe you shouldn't listen to this episode. Did you…
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Witch Hat Atelier
We're going to magic school again (gosh we just keep flunking magic school) in this episode with a discussion and review of Witch Hat Atelier! We're talking wholesome helpings of witchy wonders and more including topical topics like how hot yet adorable Qifrey is. There's also like twenty seconds...
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Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider
The name of the episode is the summary. It's late and I took too long to finish editing this episode and I'm sleepy. Audrey really likes this show. Give us five stars on whatever podcast platform you're listening to this on. Or don't. I respect your agency and free will. See ya two weeks from…
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Sonic the Hedgehog OVA + Celebrating 35 Years of Sonic
Sonic the Hedgehog! He's 35 years old now so you know his knee joints just aren't going to be what they used to be but we still love him. We love him so much that we wanted to talk a little bit about him and his first foray into anime with the 1996 OVA named Sonic the Hedgehog! We review and...
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The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Seasons 1 + 2)
This episode was originally recorded in April 2025 for the Anime Brothers Podcast. Any misinformed statements in this episode based off future events is not due to willful stupidity and/or blatant ignorance. For once. We talk about what it would be like to have 100 girlfriends in an episode that...
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Shin Kamen Rider (feat. Earthworm from the Anime Brothers Podcast))
Firstly, Audrey's audio is subpar because of technical issues. Secondly, we have a guest this week so everyone act on your best behavior. Lastly, how are your grades looking like? You're grounded if you didn't get at least all B's. I'm a strict parent, I think. We cap off Anno Live Action…
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Shin Ultraman
Big shiny dudes fighting for humanity! It's a tale as old as time and it's being retold again this week with our review and discussion on Shin Ultraman! We're exploring the live action films of Hideaki Anno this month so obviously here's your Shin Ultraman episode. Anno didn't have a seat in the...
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Shin Godzilla
Well, I mean, we're not called ANIME MELANCHOLY so I guess we can be kaiju or tokusatsu otaku or whatever. We're discussing the live action works of acclaimed (and deadline missing) director, Hideaki Anno! While known and generally beloved for the Evangelion series, Anno also directed a trio of...
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You and I Are Polar Opposites
Love! It's in the air! Get a better air filter to prevent love from getting into your lungs, people! We didn't do that in this episode because we absolutely breathed in deep the fumes of romance with a discussion on You and I Are Polar Opposites! We're feeling more FEELINGS than ever before this...
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Journal with Witch
In a winter season full of absolute hype machine anime, Journal with Witch was a show that tackled the complicated dynamics of people especially as they live in the wake of grief. That show is obviously going to be Journal with Witch since that's the name of this episode and all but I don't know...
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Call of the Night - Season One
We're talking all about some vampire night this episode (and not like the anime Vampire Knight or anything, I'm so funny) as we discuss the first season of Call of the Night! It's all about vibes, relationship turmoil, and the council of hot vampire MILFs in your area! You don't even have to stay...
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Umamusume Pretty Derby Season Two + Three Review
We continue our dive into the Umamusume franchise with a review and discussion of seasons two and three of Umamusume Pretty Derby in this episode! They're big improvements over the lackluster first season but which horse anime should you bet on? We stumble out the gate to answer that question and...
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We're Back! Umamusume Pretty Derby Season One Review + A Brief Recap of the Last Two Years
Himmel was right. Doing an emotional goodbye really is embarrassing if you do meet again. We're back and we're here more than ever (but not better by any means) to yell at you about anime and anime accessories like it's 2020 all over again. In this episode, we discuss how the last two years have...
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Announcement: Some Episodes May Become Unavailable Soon
Hey gang! Due to copyright restrictions, some of our old episodes will be removed for an indefinite amount of time until I can either A) contest the songs used in each episode under fair use or B) just edit them out. I don't know if this matters to anyone but I'd download the following episodes...
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Monogatari Second Season
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...
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Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Episodes 26 - 49)
Get ready to love love tenkyoken one more time! [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! Featured music and works: ♪ (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…
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Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Episode 1 - 25)
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. [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! Featured music and works: ♪ (no copyright music) lofi type beat 'imperfect' free vlog music Link : •…
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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Break through the heavens with your drill! Or don't. I'm not your mother. [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! Featured music and works: ♪ (no copyright music) lofi type beat 'imperfect' free vlog music Link : • (no copyright music) lofi type beat '... Opening and ending song…
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The First Twelve Episodes of Gintama (And Getting Old)
It's Katsura, not Zura. Hurry up and read this episode description already. I'm missing a soap opera rerun I want to watch. [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! Featured music and works: ♪ (no copyright music) lofi type beat 'imperfect' free vlog music Link : • (no copyright...
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A Discussion on The Witch from Mercury S2, The Failures of Bandai-Namco, and Mecha Viability in the Future (Kind of)
Gay space lesbians (but it's up to interpretation) [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! Featured music and works: ♪ (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...
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
(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...
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ATTALK ON TITAN: The Final Chapters (Part One and Two)
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...
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Fall 2023 Anime First Impressions - Part One
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!...
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Second Chance Anime
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!...
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Fall 2023 Anime Preview Picks
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...
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Oops! All Updates or How I Spent My (Other) Summer Vacation (By Consuming Anime Related Products)
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…
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Netflix's One Piece - The Final Review
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...
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Netflix's One Piece - The First Impressions
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...
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Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death (Season 2, Episodes 1 - 5)
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...
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How I Spent My Summer Hiatus (By Watching a Few Anime)
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...
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The OtaMel Radio (Almost) Hour: An Essential Array of Exquisite EDs for Ending Enjoyers
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…
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Trade Ya! Kakushigoto + Flip Flappers (feat. Alex from the AniBuddies Podcast)
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...
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The "Would You Rather?" Game But It's Anime! (feat. JD from the Anime Brothers Podcast)
We play a classic a game this week of "Would You Rather?" but with (ALMOST) exclusively anime related questions with JD from the Anime Brothers Podcast! It's an episode full of discussion on quality vs. quantity as it relates to anime, the value of your hobbies in your social life, and the sexual...
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A (Mild) Discussion on Mental Health and Illness in Anime (feat. Alex from the AniBuddies Podcast)
Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness month? I didn't for sure but maybe Alex from The AniBuddies Podcast did as they suggested this week's topic of mental health and illness and how it's portrayed in anime! It sounds a lot more insightful and intellectual than it actually is (I mean...
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A Small Review of Suzume: Locking Up the Doors on the Latest Makoto Shinkai Film
Spoiler warnings are in the episode if you care about that sort of thing! The bonus content becomes the regular content this week as we break down Makoto Shinkai's latest film: Suzume! Is this new movie the film that will finally have the KEY to our host's heart or will it LOCK up any chances of...
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Wonder Egg Priority (feat. Earthworm from the Anime Brothers Podcast)
Egg time. A big thanks to Earthworm for joining us for another week of anime discussion again! Go listen to the Anime Brothers Podcast on Spotify! 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...
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Anime Super Smashers! - Round 2 (feat. Earthworm from the Anime Brothers Podcast)
In this episode, we get our goopy goblin gamer brains togethers as Earthworm from the Anime Brothers Podcast joins us to pick more anime characters for a huge hypothetical Smash Bros. style game! We choose our special attacks and even a couple of stages as we go from stands to seances deciding on…
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The Check In: Very Early Impressions of Spring 2023, Catching Up on One Piece, and Persona 5 Royal
Description to be added later! It's Easter and I'm struggling! 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!...
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Spring 2023 Seasonal Anime Picks and Previews
We're back to our seasonal shenanigans so it's time to strap yourselves in and make a long commitment to what anime you're (probably) going to watch during the course of the season! Spring 2023 is looking kind of thick so the plan was to just talk about and read off the descriptions of (almost)...
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The Animisery Anime Tier List (as of March 2023)
We've watched a lot of bad anime for this podcast and some of it, if you didn't know, has been misery inducing. So... here we are officially putting that in a tier list. That's what the kids like, right? As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at...
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Five Starting Anime (Just Because Michael B. Jordan Had A List Too)
THIS EPISODE ISN'T LATE BECAUSE I FORGOT TO UPLOAD IT, YOU'RE LATE Check out and subscribe to our YouTube channel for upcoming exclusive content including the Animisery tier list at https://www.youtube.com/@otakumelancholy Celebrities liking anime? It might be closer than you think. Michael B....
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An Annoucement from Audrey
またいつか会おうね、オードリーちゃん. いつも 私 の そば に いて くれて ありがとう. 元気でね. Thank you for supporting the Otaku Melancholy Podcast!
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Video Games to Anime: Some Adaptations That Wouldn't Completely Suck (Vol. 1)
Video games! They're like anime except they're not like anime at all except for when they're entirely like anime or have anime influences or are based off anime or have anime in them. They're basically anime, yeah? As long as the human race has been on this Earth, we have sought out with great...
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Yu Yu Hakusho: The Three Kings Saga (Ep. 95 - 112) + Final Thoughts and Review
After a year and some months, Yu Yu Hakusho has finally been completed! It took a lot of determination and fighting spirit but we fought against the tides of apathy, new anime, and just everything else to finish it and now there are some opinions to be had. It's mostly an opinion in the...
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Otaku Melancholy Podcast is the podcast for the people who like anime a little too much by people who like anime a little too much. Covering all sorts of topics from the worst, the wildest, and the weirdest of anime in their Animisery episodes to breaking down and analyzing if the modern classics are really classic or just "crap"sic in their Was It Hype series, Otaku Melancholy is the part serious anime discussion and part stupid comedy podcast that's all weeaboo for you. New episodes every Tuesday! Go to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links! Ganbatte!
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