Otaku Host Club

Trigger has done it again! Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was one of the most beloved series among all three of us, earning a spot on our Podcast Top Anime list at number three (tied with Eizouken). So, of course, we were pumped for the new season!

A whole new cast of characters, a whole new story to tell. Join us as we dive into season two of Edgerunners. Did it live up to Trigger’s name? Did the new characters connect with us as much as the first season’s cast? And did we gain a new perspective on Night City and the people fighting to survive in it?

Find out as we take a deep dive into season two of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners!

37 years later, Shirow Masamune’s legendary manga is finally getting the anime adaptation it deserves! With Science SARU bringing back the humor, absurdity, and colorful cyberpunk chaos of the original, it’s time to jack into cyberspace and see if Ghost in the Shell is back in its element. Plug in and join us!

You might be thinking… how exactly does Danzig relate to anime??? Well, allow us to enlighten you on the many ventures of Glenn Danzig, both as a musical creator and filmmaker, which somehow led to him almost making an anime.

Fortunately for us all, we’re left with nothing but what-ifs and a short, three-minute trailer that serves as a placeholder in time. So, if you wanna find hell with us… we’ll tell you what it’s like… when Danzig makes an anime.

Let’s go back in time to one of the greatest anime booms in history: the year of our great lord Haruhi, 2006.

There were a lot of solid anime hits that are now considered classics or must-watches for new anime fans, and many of them would go on to forever change the landscape of modern anime. In this episode, we go back in time to 2006—the dawn of the new age of the internet, the birth of Crunchyroll, and the period when light novel adaptations really began to take off.

We take you through the year, exploring what was going down on the forums, what fans were talking about, and what really made 2006 one of the greatest years in anime history.

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On this week’s episode, we circle back to our Golden Age of Fantasy series as we finally tackle Witch Hat Atelier! We revisit our original question: Was fantasy better then, or is it better now? Does Witch Hat Atelier live up to all the hype, and what does it tell us about the state of fantasy anime today? We dive into the story, characters, worldbuilding, magic system, and compare it to modern fantasy series of today.

Our journey through Revolutionary Girl Utena concludes as we dive into the Black Rose finale and the Apocalypse Saga. We explore Akio's manipulation, Anthy's hidden role, the series' unforgettable ending, and the symbolism that cements Utena as one of anime's greatest works.

This week, we're revisiting the first 20 episodes of Revolutionary Girl Utena, exploring the Duelists, the Rose Bride, the Black Rose Saga, and the symbolism that transforms a seemingly simple fairy tale into one of anime's most layered psychological dramas.

GKids decided it was the perfect time to bring The Adolescence of Utena back to U.S. theaters, and there was no way we were passing up such a random opportunity. This week, we revisit the film, unpack its relationship to the original TV series, explore its symbolism and LGBTQ+ significance, and ask the big question: nearly three decades later, does The Adolescence of Utena still hold up?

Gigguk proved that anime dreams can become reality with Baan, so naturally we asked ourselves: what anime would we make? This week, the Otaku Hostclub pitches original anime concepts, builds worlds from the ground up, and competes for the most compelling series. No budgets. No limits. Just pure otaku imagination.

How many of us dream of creating our own anime? With enough passion, resources, and dedication, Garnt Maneetapho turned that dream into reality with the 2025 announcement of Baan at Anime Expo. So, just when we thought we were done talking about anime shorts, we decided to discuss Gigguk’s magnum opus, Baan.