Original record date: First week of December.After a lengthy hiatus that included a babies, career changes, and a slew of other events, we are back! In this episode, we recap what has been going on in our lives, specifically Chris' new job as a high school music teacher and the direction for the podcast moving forward.
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40 - Babies and Performing at Otafest
We are long overdue, but we've got valid reasons for it!On the contrary, something in Luigi's life arrived underdue and we talk about the birth of his first child on this episode! More importantly (or not), Chris shares his experience in Calgary's first Otafest since the start of the pandemic, his journey taking part in the convention's singing contest and how it felt to be attending a convention once again!(0:00) - The BABY(23:11) - Otafest: The Good, the Bad, and the Long Wait Times(29:45) - The Ota Factor experience(47:44) - Other Ota experiences (55:00) - Using Anime to connect to others
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39 - Slice of Life Spring Season & Adventures in Teaching as an Anime Fan
One of our hosts is a Slice of Life lover, so the upcoming Spring 2022 season is going to be magical. In this episode, Chris gives a rare 10/10 rating, the AoT final season has multiple seasons, bad shows keep on getting sequels, and Chris shares his stories of being a geeky teacher.Timestamps:(8:00) - Takagi-san is a perfect series (15:30) - AoT Final Season: Part 999 (26:35) - Why do bad shows keep on getting new seasons? (30:35) - Spring 2022 shows (57:00) - Teaching as an anime fan: Part 2
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38 - Anime in Theaters, Hygiene and Etiquette, & Crunchyroll Awards/Oscars
Hello everyone, in the spirit of the Oscar weekend, we dive into movie and award-related topics.In this episode, Luigi sees his first anime movie in theaters, which prompts a PSA on personal hygiene and etiquette when attending public events. We talk about recent changes to the Oscars that included a popularity contest, and we criticize the Crunchyroll Awards (again).We also take a sneak peek into the podcast's next episode, which will revolve around Chris' experience as a teacher who also happens to be an anime-fan. We'd love your input so send us your questions!(5:40) - Jujutsu Kaisen in Theatres(10:50) - Personal Hygiene + Etiquette in Theatres and Conventions (and always)(21:20) - Oscar Preview and Crunchyroll Award Rant(32:50) - Definition of Protagonist vs Antagonist(47:30) - Teaching as an Anime fan
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37 - Where Have We Been? (Part 2) - Babies, Otafest, and Dress-up Darlings
Chris and Luigi back in studio with some big news! A lot of things have been happening in our personal lives and we share a little bit about where we are headed in the near future. For one of us, it's nerding out as a teacher; for the other, it's preparing for a life of fatherhood!Chris also announces his entry into "The Ota Factor" which will be a part of Otafest 2022 and we take a sneak peek into what we have been up to anime-wise over the past few crazy months. Looking forward to chatting with you guys soon!Timestamps:(0:00) - Parenting and Teaching (26:32) - Otafest 2022 and Song Suggestions (40:22) - Dress-up Darling (50:27) - Chris Makes a Plex Server (55:18) - CR: Legend of Vox Machina
Welcome to the Canuck Otaku podcast! We're just a couple of Canadians talking everything related to Japanese culture: Anime, manga, video games, music, food and drinks. We also may talk about our general lives so hopefully you'll learn more about us personally along the way. Whether we're reviewing the latest seasonal anime, ranting on genre stereotypes or deep diving into a specific series or episode, we hope you will join us for the ride!