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Summer 2026 Anime Season Premiere # 225

Welcome to Otalku Café—where every visit comes with a fresh brew, a fresh perspective, and a new anime worth talking about. Your hosts, Chef Star (Seanraku), Chris, and Ethan, are here to serve this week’s menu: the biggest anime news, hot takes,...

Spring 2026 Anime Awards & Top 10 Anime of Spring 2026 # 224

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat, Chris, Starman, and Ethan as it's time to close out the season with their seasonal awards! They'll also be doing their Top 10 of the season to send Mat off while also discussing their watchlist for Summer. Who had...

Spring 2026 Season Finale # 223

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they are at the season finale for spring. They'll be covering finales of shows such as Dr. Stone, Wistoria, Wit Hat Atelier, Classroom of the Elite, I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My...

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with a Baddie # 222

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they cover the latest news in anime. They'll be discussing one of the Summer shows that premiered early, Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You. Other reviews roll on for shows such as Re:Zero, Made...

The Passion of the Strategist # 221

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they cover the latest news in anime. Reviews continue for shows such as Nippon Sangaku, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Botan Kamiina, YowaYowa Sensei, Petals of Reincarnation, Marriagetoxin, Wistoria, and...

So You're Finally Awake # 220

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they cover the latest news in anime and talk about the shows five year anniversary! Reviews continiue on with Re:Zero, Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in Class, Nippon Sangaku, Witch Hat Atelier,...

Classroom of the Autistic Rizz # 219

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat as he covers the latest news in anime. Reviews continue as they cover shows such as Classroom of the Elite, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Mao, Dr. Stone, Agents of Four Seasons, Petals of Reincarnation, Rooster...

Will the Blue Hair Curse Continue # 218

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they cover the latest news in anime. Reviews roll on with various shows such as Friends with the 2nd Prettiest Girl in Class, Angel Next Door Spoils me Rotten, Evan a Replica Can Fall in Love, Fist of the...

Ka Ka Ka Ka Kachi Daze! #217

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as the cover the latest news in anime. Reviews roll on for various shows such as Wistoria, Witch Hat Atelier, Nippon Sangaku, Re:Zero, Made Friends with Second Prettiest Girl in my Class, Agents of Four...

That One Legendary Scene to Rule Them All # 216

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they cover the latest news in anime. Their first set of reviews for the season starts now as they cover various shows such as Rent a Girlfriend, Mao, Witch Hat Atelier, Classroom of the Elite, Petals of...

Spring 2026 Season Premiere # 215

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat as Spring is in the air, meaning it's a new season and new shows air! he will be giving first impressions of new shows such as Agents of the Four Seasons, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Fist of the North Star, Nippon...

Winter Anime 2026 Awards! (Ethan & Starman) # 214 Pt 2

Hello all! Otalku Cafe presents a very special edition of the show this week as Ethan and Starman, missing from Mat and Chris' episodes, give you all their awards for the Winter season! Which shows earned awards, and which shows ended up in their top...

Winter Anime 2026 Awards & Top 10 Anime of the Season # 214

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they wrap up the season with their seasonal awards! They'll talk about their favorites in their respective categories for the season and close it off with their Top 10 and their current watchlist for the...

Winter Anime 2026 Season Finale # 213

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they discuss the news that happened over at Anime Japan. The season is over as they review various finales such as Frieren, Oshi no Ko, Hells's Paradise, Journal with Witch, Trigun Stargaze, Jujutsu...

Great American Race Begins # 212

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they discuss the latest news in anime while reading the winners of this years Anime Trending Awards. Reviews continue like the season premiere of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run and season...

The Rise of the Cuck Fighter! # 211

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they cover the latest news in anime. They'll be discussing the first show that aired for the Spring season, Rooster Fighter. Reviews continue with the season finale of Shiboyugi and talking about other...

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The One Born to Skate # 210

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they cover the latest news in anime. The reviews continue for shows such as Medalist, Jujutsu Kaisen, Oshi no Ko, Sentenced to be a Hero, Tune in to the Midnight Heart, In the Clear Moonlit Dusk, and...

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Punisher vs. Tri-Punisher # 209

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat as he tackles the latest news in anime, like the passing of the president of Kyoto Animations. He talks about his first finale of the season, Losing Your Innocence to an Android. Rest of the reviews continue for shows...

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Absolute Cinema # 208

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they discuss the latest news in anime like the announcement of a new Evangelion! Reviews continue with such shows as Golden Kamuy, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Medalist, Hell's Paradise, Clear Moonlit...

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What is the Truth Anymore # 207

The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Ethan as they've reached the halfway point of the season and cover the latest news in anime. Reviews continue for shows such as Journal With Witch, Sentenced to be a Hero, Tune in to the Midnight Heart, Hell's...

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