A wild Richard appeared on Taco Otaku. With the new co-host unlocked, the crew share some memorable summer memories full of nostalgia and pain. Frank rambles on about how much he loves the new Final Fantasy. Miles rolls the dice once again for his favorite waifu. Ray hijacks the podcast to talk about weapon stats and cheap tactics.

Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:

Honkai: Star Rail

Genshin Impact

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

FLCL

Final Fantasy 8

Resident Evil 4

Fire Emblem Engage

Final Fantasy 16

Anime Expo Stories

Time Markers:

Intro: 0:40

Watching & Playing: 1:20

Richard: 15:40

Ray: 29:56

Frank: 1:01:50

News: 1:29:33

Switch 2 Rumors: 1:34:23

Main Topic: 1:52:57

Check out Ray Live here:

https://www.twitch.tv/sd_shonen

Morning Phoenix (OP) composed and performed by Ivan C.

Heroes! (ED) composed and performed by Ivan C.

Check  out Ivan's Music here:

https://www.youtube.com/@ivancervantes9858

It's time to crank up the AC and watch some new anime with old friends. Nothing gets past Ray in his summer shows. Frank lights his pants on fire. Ivan goes all in while taking it nice and slow. Miles gets isekai to yet another fantasy world.

Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:

The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Liar, Liar

Sweet Reincarnation

Masamune-kun's Revenge R

The Gene of AI

Undead Girl Murder Farce

My Tiny Senpai

The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses

Level 1 Lord and One Room Hero

Dark Gathering

Yohane and The Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror

Berserk (1997)

Slam Dunk

The First Slam Dunk (2023)

Time Markers:

Intro: 0:58

Main Topic: 1:44

Masterful Cat: 2:40

Zom 100: 10:01

Liar, Liar: 18:31

Sweet Rein: 29:45

Masamune R: 37:02

AI: 44:47

Farce: 52:29

Tiny Senpai: 1:09:08

Girl Glasses: 1:16:32

One Room Hero: 1:22:47

Dark Gathering: 1:30:39

Yohane: 1:44:09

Summer 2023 Rankings: 1:52:28

Watching & Playing: 2:09:33

Check out Ray Live here:

https://www.twitch.tv/sd_shonen

Morning Phoenix (OP) composed and performed by Ivan C.

Heroes! (ED) composed and performed by Ivan C.

Check  out Ivan's Music here:

https://www.youtube.com/@ivancervantes9858

It's been 3 months in the making, but finally the full spoiler The Legend of Zelda podcast is finally here. When they're not saving Hyrule, Ray solves legal matters with a Dreamcast. Miles falls into the anime Gacha hole. Andy refuses to put down his Switch. Frank starts yet enough 100 hour JRPG journey.

Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:

Final Fantasy 16

Jury Duty

Honkai: Star Rail

Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp

Resident Evil 4 Remake

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Time Markers:

Intro: 0:41

Watching & Playing: 3:39

News 48:17

Main Topic: 51:03

Preview & Outro: 2:30:57

Check out Ray Live here:

https://www.twitch.tv/sd_shonen

Morning Phoenix (OP) composed and performed by Ivan C.

Heroes! (ED) composed and performed by Ivan C.

Check  out Ivan's Music here:

https://www.youtube.com/@ivancervantes9858

The podcast continues its reviews of anime spring 2023 just in time to for Taco Otaku's summer anime draft. Miles masks up as he heads for the depths. Frank gets real with today's youths. Ivan makes the worse trade in human history. Ray gets nervous entertaining the people of the world.

Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:

One Piece

Never Have I Ever

Berserk

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Octopath Traveler 2

Demon Slayer

Insomniacs After School (Spoilers)

Oshi no Ko (Spoilers)

Time Markers:

Intro: 0:54

Watching & Playing: 1:49

Main Topic: 41:35

Oshi no Ko: 1:12:25

Spring 2023 Anime Ranking: 1:59:49

Summer 2023 Anime Draft: 2:16:00

Preview & Outro: 2:28:44

Check out Ray Live here:

https://www.twitch.tv/sd_shonen

Morning Phoenix (OP) composed and performed by Ivan C.

Heroes! (ED) composed and performed by Ivan C.

Check  out Ivan's Music here:

https://www.youtube.com/@ivancervantes9858

Summer is here which means it's time for part one of our anime spring review. Plus, when Ivan isn't committing crimes, he enjoys playing a 9 year-old game. Ray wants to share his bitterness with the rest of the world. Miles gets wombo combo for liking wholesome things. Frank joins the dark side thanks to the power of the soundboard.

Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Octopath Traveler

Demon Slayer

Slam Dunk

Octopath Traveler 2

A Galaxy Next Door (Spoilers)

Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion (Spoilers)

Skip and Loafer (Spoilers)

Time Markers:

Intro: 0:52

Watching & Playing: 1:37

News: 23:20

Main Topic: 35:49

Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion 1:00:31

Skip and Loafer 1:29:29

Preview & Outro: 2:13:53

It's Andy homecoming as the main host of Taco Otaku and isn't afraid to call out fake gamers. Frank continues to ignore those suffering in Hyrule. Ray boasts about his pro gaming skills and his knowledge of voice actors. The hosts also attempt to cover all the video game announcements from not E3 2023.

Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:

Barry

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Spoilers)

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Spoilers)

The Guerrilla Collective

OTK Game Expo

Day of the Devs Summer Game Fest Edition

Summer Game Fest

Devolver Direct

Wholesome Direct

Future Games Show Summer

Xbox Games Showcase

PC Gaming Show

Ubisoft Forward

Capcom Showcase

The Upload VR Showcase

Time Markers:

Intro: 0:48

Watching & Playing: 2:57

Main Topic: 1:08:49

Preview & Outro: 2:25:57

Miles returns to the podcast, but played the wrong Zelda game everyone is talking about. Frank chooses his colors carefully during his journeys in Hyrule. Ray does what he does best and hates on that thing you enjoy. The main topic this week is games and anime the guys wished got a sequel that never did.

Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Everything Everywhere All At Once

Invincible

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

PlayStation Showcase 2023

Marvel's Spider-Man

Meta Quest 3 Announcement

Time Markers:

Intro: 0:45

Watching & Playing: 2:51

News: 1:08:24

Main Topic: 1:22:22

Outro: 2:08:13

Versus Mode gets unlocked in this episode of Taco Otaku. Ray and Frank go head-to-head to see who is the bigger Zelda nerd with the release of Tears of the Kingdom. Plus, Ray gets disappointed again in some of his favorite franchises and Frank glows talking about his new favorite JRPG.

Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:

Slam Dunk

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

Fire Emblem: Engage

Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp

Octopath Traveler 2

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Time Markers:

Intro: 0:50

News: 2:05

Watching & Playing: 16:57

Main Topic: 54:14

Outro: 2:01:27

For the first time in Taco Otaku history, the podcasts loses a host, but don't worry listeners, all of your favorite spring anime shows will be covered in this episode. Also, Frank searches for his next waifu. Miles breaks international laws and Ray tries his best to master the shadow clone jutsu.

Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:

Oshi No Ko

Hell's Paradise

My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999

A Galaxy Next Door

Insomniacs After School

Skip to Loafer

My Home Hero

Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion

Otaku Elf

The Cafe Terrace and Its Goddesses

The Marginal Service

The Idol@master Cinderella Girls U149

Time Markers:

Intro: 0:35

Cafe Terrace: 4:02

Yamada-kun: 15:03

Marginal Service: 22:28

Insomniacs: 27:40

Idol@master: 33:05

Oshi No Ko: 42:37

Raeliana: 53:36

Hell's Paradise: 1:11:57

A Galaxy Next Door: 1:23:50

Skip to Loafer: 1:30:34

My Home Hero: 1:38:12

Otaku Elf: 1:47:14

Spring Anime Results: 1:54:26

Outro: 2:11:47

The podcast hosts its very first anime draft for the 2023 spring season and everyone really wants that number one slot. Miles digs himself another grave. Ivan gets lost in translation. Frank vows revenge. Ray flexes his English degree. Plus, full reviews of The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Makoto Shinkai's latest film Suzume.

Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:

Grave Keeper

Octopath Traveler

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp

My Hero Academia Season 6

Blue Lock

Aoashi

Anime Spring 2023 Season

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Suzume (Spoilers)

Time Markers:

Intro: 0:46

Watching and Playing: 2:02

Spring 2023 Anime  Draft: 39:19

Main Topic: 1:34:27

Suzume Discussion: 1:53:57

Outro: 2:36:20