Otafu Susume

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What's Otafu Susume about?

Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse – where Wes and Jenn recommend anime / manga / comics / movies etc to each other. Then discuss (and judge) each other’s suggestions.

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Otafu Susume episodes:

10.25.2023
Otafu Susume 59 – Smells Like Romance (Sweat and Soap)
An all-ages adult romance is about to bloom! A cute adult romance with healthy communication? Or a toxic relationship based on a foundation of power harassment and assault? The otaku spouse get hot and sweating over the adult romance manga, Sweat and...
08.30.2023
Otafu Susume 58 – Very Woke, Not Broke (The Owl House)
Cartoons in my day weren't like this! Modern cartoons explore a wide range of topics but they always get cancelled too soon! How do shows handle pacing in the face of unexpected termination? Join otaku spouse Jenn and Wes as they travel...
06.21.2023
Otafu Susume 57 – Murder, Bots, and Capitalism (Murderbot Diaries)
Oh boy! Here It goes, murderin' again! Jenn and Wes join an autistic robot as it bounces from one end of the galaxy to the other battling capitalism—though not entirely by choice. Murderbot Diaries isn't your average sci-fi adventure series. It's a...
05.24.2023
Otafu Susume 56 – High Class Romance (Bridgerton)
A period romance that even Wes would like?!(Actually that's not a surprise, he likes romance more than Jenn.) Twist and turns, revelations and heartbreak, laughter and tears as the first season of Bridgerton is laid bare. Join our otaku spouses as they...
03.29.2023
Otafu Susume 55 – Lonely Castles and Lonely Nerds (Lonely Castle in the Mirror)
Beyond the mirror lies a castle, a wolf, six lonely children, and two very opinionated nerds. Time for a bit of culture, which means we're off to the theater! Join our otaku spouses as they talk about the anime film adaptation of...
02.23.2023
Otafu Susume 54 – Nerds In Spaaace! (Project Hail Mary)
Two nerds talk about space, suspense and haaard science. This is our first recommendation of a novel! (What a novel idea...!*ahem*) Join our otaku spouse as they talk about the hit novel Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. There's so much in...
01.26.2023
Otafu Susume 53 – All Aboard the Chaos Train! (Bullet Train)
Let's throw 9 characters on a 16 car train, what's the worst that could happen? You would think that as a Hollywood's interpretation of Japan, Bullet Train would be a train full of flaming garbage. Climb on board with the otaku spouses...
03.24.2022
Otafu Susume 52 – Metroid Dreadful (Metroid Dread)
Damn it Samus, why are you a ball again?! You can probably guess from the title what we thought of this game, but it's not just a long winded rant about how terrible the game play and design is! Follow the otaku...
02.25.2022
Otafu Susume 51 – The Non-Isekai Isekai (The Faraway Paladin)
Transported to another world with...nothing. A main character who's not OP? No harem of waifus? Not even an cell phone?! Are we sure this is an isekai? Wes and Jenn have always had...issues with isekai light novels, but did this one live...
02.02.2022
Otafu Susume 50 – Wishes it Was Beauty and the Beast (Belle)
Tale as old time... Or at least as old as 1991. Jenn and Wes check out Mamoru Hosoda's latest movie Beauty and the Beast Belle (or 竜とそばかすの姫, Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime). It's a beautiful and exciting movie with amazing music, but...
01.13.2022
Otafu Susume 49 – The Moiraine Show! (AKA The Wheel of Time TV Series)
Welcome to Who's Wheel is it Anyway!Where the plot's made up and the books don't matter! Having never read books, Jenn thought it would be a great idea to watch The Wheel of Time TV series on Amazon. Heaving read The Wheel...
11.20.2021
Otafu Susume 48 – Firefly the Anime (Outlaw Star)
The spice must flow! Wait...wrong space Western.Like a leaf on the wind! Oh wait...not that one either. Jenn and Wes dive deep into a mostly spoiler free review of Outlaw Star, a space western that's shooting off after treasure but isn't...
10.28.2021
Otafu Susume 47 – Fancy Foodball (Ted Lasso)
Be curious, not judgmental. Unless it means winning a football game... Jenn and Wes travel across the pond as they explore this football/football mashup. How does Ted Lasso hold up for someone who doesn't like sports? **Minor spoilers for season 1** [Otafu Susume...
09.16.2021
Otafu Susume 46 – It’s Not Isekai (To Your Eternity)
A rock, a dog, a bear, and a man all walk into a bar, but there's little humor to be found here. Jenn forces Wes to watch a show she knows he won't like just to see his reaction. Did he like...
09.02.2021
Otafu Susume 45 – No, Wait, Hear Us Out! (Centaurworld)
We were going to stop after the first episode... Then didn't... Jenn took a chance with a random Netflix show and made Wes watch it too. What they found was a surprisingly entertaining show that they couldn't put down with music that...
08.19.2021
Otafu Susume 44 – Dying 13,000 Times Together (Celeste)
There's a mountain to climb, we've got infinite lives, depression, anxiety, and a part of ourselves chasing us. Hit it. Wes and Jenn took a (completely accidental) hiatus but are back with another co-op(?) video game! **Spoilers Free** [Otafu Susume 34 - Celeste mp3] --- About...
06.10.2021
Otafu Susume 43 – Take Your Relationship to the Next Level (It Takes Two)
It Takes Two to ruin a relationship! But can this game patch things up? In a rare turn of events Wes and Jenn recommended this game to each other. The first (and possibly only) two-player game they'll ever play together. Listen in...
05.26.2021
Otafu Susume 42 – Fate Stay Knives (Kara no Kyokai – Overlooking View)
A movie of a light novel from the before times. Kara no Kyokai is a series of 8 movies based on a light novel by the same author as the Fate series, that (similar to Fate) was originally published at Comiket...
04.29.2021
Otafu Susume 41 – Steampunk Spy Adventures (Princess Principal)
Spies, steampunk, and skirts, oh my! Another anime recommendation from Jenn for Wes, this time with lots of cute girls in a steampunk setting! The otaku couple talk about historic representation in fiction, anime architecture, and spy hijinks! **Spoilers FREE** [Otafu Susume 41 -...
04.17.2021
Otafu Susume 40 – Vamo’ alla FFIX (Final Fantasy IX)
THE BEST FINAL FANTASY! (Wes can't argue because Jenn wrote this, mwahahahaha) "I won't marry you until you play FFIX!" That was the condition. Now, 5 YEARS after they married, Wes finished FFIX. What did he think!? **Spoilers for FFIX and FFIV** [Otafu Susume...
04.02.2021
Otafu Susume 39 – From the Maiko House (Kiyo in Kyoto)
Love Japan? Love food? Love slice of life? The otaku spouse talk about a manga and anime about the wild life of maiko! But this is no Memories of a Geisha, this is real! But it's not exactly about maiko either, and...
03.19.2021
Otafu Susume 38 – Believing in the Movie That Believes in You (Gurren Lagann the Movies)
Believe in the me who believes in you! It's been 14 years since Gurren Lagann first came out and although Jenn and Wes have both seen the series Jenn has the memory of a goldfish and forgot everything. (Well, almost everything.) What...
03.02.2021
Otafu Susume 37 – Darn Kids and Their Phones (Dennou Coil)
Kids on a mystery in augmented reality. Jenn makes her spouse watch 26 episodes of the anime original Dennou Coil. Dive into a discussion about children and technology, creating an original story, and the best cyber pet. **No spoilers!** [Otafu Susume 37 - Dennou...
02.05.2021
Otafu Susume 36 – Jump To It! (Spy Family)
Spies, assassins, psychics!? Oh my! Join Wes and Jenn as they jump back to the 60s and talk about this legally distinct Cold War spy comedy. Spy Family has quite the reputation but is it hitting the target or is it just...
01.28.2021
Otafu Susume 35 – I Loved It You Hated It (2021 Q&A)
New Year, New Us! Actually not really. We're still our cynical, sarcastic, judgmental selves... Anyway! Wes and Jenn ring in the new year (a little late) with a very short Q&A. Talking about what they enjoyed from the last year, what they...
12.16.2020
Otafu Susume 34 – An Hour of RAGE (FFVII Remake)
We didn't really hate it. Promise! Wes falling asleep on Jenn as she plays games is like a recommendation...right? Wes and Jenn talk about Final Fantasy, amazing music, "padding" out an established story, and accidentally raging for about an hour in this...
12.02.2020
Otafu Susume 33 – Sho-jo Cool (Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie)
Shake, rattle, and gender roles. In a rare change of pace Jenn recommends Wes a romance manga!But he got half way through volume 1, put it down and didn't pick it back up again for ten months!?!? WHY!? Wes and Jenn talk...
11.18.2020
Otafu Susume 32 – Digital Monsters (Digimon Card Game)
Digimon Digital Monsters, Digimon are the Champions! Change into Digital Champions to save the Digital World. Wes drags Jenn into his first trading card game in over 20 years! (Yikes!) They take the chance to talk about Digimon, Pokemon, trading cards in general,...
10.28.2020
Otafu Susume 31 – Batty About Bats (Batman: The Long Halloween)
Continuing the Halloween theme with a long one! Settle in for a Spooptober holiday episode that's too long for just one Halloween! Join Jenn and Wes as they explore DC Comics' classic Batman: The Long Halloween, as well as the terrifying state...
10.15.2020
Otafu Susume 30 – Getting Spoopy! (Hocus Pocus)
It's time to celebrate Halloween with a seasonal classic! I really don't know how Wes grew up without watching Hocus Pocus but...here we are! The first of three Halloween specials! Wes and Jenn most reminisce on their childhood Halloweens from the...
09.30.2020
Otafu Susume 29 – WAY Better Than Kono Suba (Princess Connect! Re:Dive)
A story of the Gourmet Guild! AKA "Kono Fooda!" Wes' taste in isekai fantasy is often much to be desired *cough!*KonoSuba*cough!* But his blind recommendation this time was...? Can an anime based on a gatcha mobile game really be that good!? **Spoiler FREE** [Otafu Susume 29...
09.03.2020
Otafu Susume 28 – Lovable Dysfunctional Heroes (Umbrella Academy)
What happens when you have an abusive childhood but also have to save the world? When Jenn was a wee lass her cousin introduced her to the comic The Umbrella Academy. Skip forward over a decade and the Netflix adaptation comes...
08.19.2020
Otafu Susume 27 – The Protagonist is a Lie (RE:Creators)
When everyone's a hero, no one is... What would happen if the heroes from your favorite anime and games came to our world? An isekai (sort of?) with a twist! This anime has a great concept to it that is questionably...
07.26.2020
Otafu Susume 26 – Recommend Your Own Adventure (The Stanley Parable)
They don't make choose your own adventure games like they used to! Wes and Jenn show off their age by discussing The Stanley Parable and how games with branching narratives have changed over the years. In my day--! **Spoiler FREE** [Otafu Susume 26...
07.08.2020
Otafu Susume 25 – Bakarina’s Bisexual Joy (HameFura)
AKA My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Wes and Jenn talk about this isekai anime reverse harem with an extra twist of lemon! Not only do they talk about the anime, but the manga and light novel...
07.02.2020
Otafu Susume 24 – Brand New Podcast (BNA)
Have Studio Trigger done it again? Another smash hit like Kill la Kill or Promare? At the beginning of the Spring Anime season for 2020 Wes and Jenn blind recommended two anime to each other and one was recommended by listeners! The anime...
06.17.2020
Otafu Susume 23 – Fugou Covid Infection: Unlimited (The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited)
The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited was hit hard by the COVID-19 virus. Only two episodes were released! Sooo...were they good? At the beginning of the Spring Anime season for 2020 Wes and Jenn blind recommended two anime to each other (and one...
06.04.2020
Otafu Susume 22 – War is Hell (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin)
Death by a thousand cuts... A million little things that lead to one outcome... War is hell, but revenge is sweet. The Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin anime (for those (like Jenn) who don't know what it is) is a series of...
05.20.2020
Otafu Susume 21 – Aesthetics and Animation (Eizouken)
AKA The Obligatory "Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken" Episode Every anime podcast under the sun is talking about Eizouken. And so are we! Thanks to a recommendation from AniBro Kenny, Wes and Jenn talk about the anime production, possible inspirations for the...
05.07.2020
Otafu Susume 20 – Dark Legends of the 80s (Legend and Dark Crystal)
It was acceptable in the 80s! Being locked inside means all play and no work for Jenn and Wes. So of course that meant they had to start watching random movies on Netflix. And what better than two blasts to the...
04.22.2020
Otafu Susume 19 – OG Magical Girls (Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura)
A fated battle of childhood nostalgia and magical girls! In Wes' corner, Sailor Moon, and in Jenn's corner, Cardcaptor Sakura. But, can only one magical girl reign supreme? Listen, and find out! In this episode of Recommendations for My Otaku Spouse! **Spoiler...
04.16.2020
Otafu Susume 18 – Manga vs Anime (Kase-san and Morning Glories)
Wes recommends another romance... and this time it's about cute girls love!!! Jenn decides to not just read the manga but to buy the Blu-ray for the anime. With manga and anime in hand they decide to compare them. While the...
03.29.2020
Otafu Susume – POLL – Spring Anime 2020
The otaku spouses would like YOUR anime recommendations! Wes and Jenn are blind recommending one anime each from Spring 2020, BUT they want to watch an episode recommended by the listeners! Please check out the poll below and let us know! Vote Here! (You get...
03.26.2020
Otafu Susume 17 – Seasick on Murder Boat (Return of the Obra Dinn)
Jenn recommends a murder mystery on a shipbut Wes might be in over his head. After working together in the colorful saturation-on-crack puzzle game The Witness,Jenn wanted to try Return of the Obra Dinn. So with Wes at her side, they jump...
03.11.2020
Otafu Susume 16 – Ecchi Manga With Feelings (My Dress-Up Darling)
Wes recommends an ecchi gyaru manga to his wife BUT with good reasons. What she thought was going to be a shallow story of fan service turned into a tale of passion, friendship, cosplay, and...fan service... Wes and Jenn discuss Sono Bisque...
02.27.2020
Otafu Susume 15 – An Addiction to Japanese Pro-Wrestling (My Dad is a Heel Wrestler)
Japanese professional wrestling is probably the weirdest sport(?) Wes has got his spouse hooked on... Wes has been lost to the world of professional wrestling for years and with the move to Japan the addiction's only gotten worse. Jenn made the...
02.12.2020
Otafu Susume 14 – Weird Japanese Murder Mystery Movie (Shijinsou no Satsujin)
Jenn dragged Wes to see a Japanese murder mystery...with a twist. Shijinso no Satsujin (Murders at the House of the Dead) is a mystery novel that won a ton of awards in Japan, including the This Mystery is Excellent! award in 2018. Jenn...
01.30.2020
Otafu Susume 13 – The Promised Recommendation (Yakusoku no Neverland)
I've been recommending Yakusoku no Neverland (The Promised Neverland) to Wes FOR FOREVER!!! I think when I started to nag Wes to read this manga there were six volumes out in Japanese. Now there are SEVENTEEN. So what did my spouse think...
01.12.2020
Otafu Susume 12 – FUKUOKA! (Aren’t Girls Who Speak Hakata-ben Cute?)
Hakata Girls are SO FRICKIN' CUTE!!! Wes and Jenn moved to Fukuoka, Japan a year ago! They talk about the amazing city of Fukuoka and how you should visit it (not smelly Tokyo or Kyoto). BUT with an otaku-twist, as they also talk...
12.05.2019
Otafu Susume 11 – Once You Get Past the First Volume… (Komi Can’t Communicate)
What we've got here...is failure to communicate. Wes and Jenn come together to commune on how Komi Can't Communicate.Join them as they explore the translation, translation pitfalls, and the deep dark twisted world of onomatopoeia and sound effects. And you thought...

What's Otafu Susume about?

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Otafu Susume episodes:

Otafu Susume 59 – Smells Like Romance (Sweat and Soap)

Otafu Susume 58 – Very Woke, Not Broke (The Owl House)

Otafu Susume 57 – Murder, Bots, and Capitalism (Murderbot Diaries)

Otafu Susume 56 – High Class Romance (Bridgerton)

Otafu Susume 55 – Lonely Castles and Lonely Nerds (Lonely Castle in the Mirror)

Otafu Susume 54 – Nerds In Spaaace! (Project Hail Mary)

Otafu Susume 53 – All Aboard the Chaos Train! (Bullet Train)

Otafu Susume 52 – Metroid Dreadful (Metroid Dread)

Otafu Susume 51 – The Non-Isekai Isekai (The Faraway Paladin)

Otafu Susume 50 – Wishes it Was Beauty and the Beast (Belle)

Otafu Susume 49 – The Moiraine Show! (AKA The Wheel of Time TV Series)

Otafu Susume 48 – Firefly the Anime (Outlaw Star)

Otafu Susume 47 – Fancy Foodball (Ted Lasso)

Otafu Susume 46 – It’s Not Isekai (To Your Eternity)

Otafu Susume 45 – No, Wait, Hear Us Out! (Centaurworld)

Otafu Susume 44 – Dying 13,000 Times Together (Celeste)

Otafu Susume 43 – Take Your Relationship to the Next Level (It Takes Two)

Otafu Susume 42 – Fate Stay Knives (Kara no Kyokai – Overlooking View)

Otafu Susume 41 – Steampunk Spy Adventures (Princess Principal)

Otafu Susume 40 – Vamo’ alla FFIX (Final Fantasy IX)

Otafu Susume 39 – From the Maiko House (Kiyo in Kyoto)

Otafu Susume 38 – Believing in the Movie That Believes in You (Gurren Lagann the Movies)

Otafu Susume 37 – Darn Kids and Their Phones (Dennou Coil)

Otafu Susume 36 – Jump To It! (Spy Family)

Otafu Susume 35 – I Loved It You Hated It (2021 Q&A)

Otafu Susume 34 – An Hour of RAGE (FFVII Remake)

Otafu Susume 33 – Sho-jo Cool (Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie)

Otafu Susume 32 – Digital Monsters (Digimon Card Game)

Otafu Susume 31 – Batty About Bats (Batman: The Long Halloween)

Otafu Susume 30 – Getting Spoopy! (Hocus Pocus)

Otafu Susume 29 – WAY Better Than Kono Suba (Princess Connect! Re:Dive)

Otafu Susume 28 – Lovable Dysfunctional Heroes (Umbrella Academy)

Otafu Susume 27 – The Protagonist is a Lie (RE:Creators)

Otafu Susume 26 – Recommend Your Own Adventure (The Stanley Parable)

Otafu Susume 25 – Bakarina’s Bisexual Joy (HameFura)

Otafu Susume 24 – Brand New Podcast (BNA)

Otafu Susume 23 – Fugou Covid Infection: Unlimited (The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited)

Otafu Susume 22 – War is Hell (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin)

Otafu Susume 21 – Aesthetics and Animation (Eizouken)

Otafu Susume 20 – Dark Legends of the 80s (Legend and Dark Crystal)

Otafu Susume 19 – OG Magical Girls (Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura)

Otafu Susume 18 – Manga vs Anime (Kase-san and Morning Glories)

Otafu Susume – POLL – Spring Anime 2020

Otafu Susume 17 – Seasick on Murder Boat (Return of the Obra Dinn)

Otafu Susume 16 – Ecchi Manga With Feelings (My Dress-Up Darling)

Otafu Susume 15 – An Addiction to Japanese Pro-Wrestling (My Dad is a Heel Wrestler)

Otafu Susume 14 – Weird Japanese Murder Mystery Movie (Shijinsou no Satsujin)

Otafu Susume 13 – The Promised Recommendation (Yakusoku no Neverland)

Otafu Susume 12 – FUKUOKA! (Aren’t Girls Who Speak Hakata-ben Cute?)

Otafu Susume 11 – Once You Get Past the First Volume… (Komi Can’t Communicate)