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Memories movie review
Like every other medium, anime has classics of its own. From Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in The Shell, and Princess Mononoke. Enter Memories, an anime classic from 1995 that has being on The Amateur Otaku radar for a long time.
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My Hero Academia Chapter 352 review
My Hero Academia is finally back after 3 weeks break, and boy was the return a hot one. Join Isak Wolff, Mike Thomas, and Brandon Alvarado when they discuss chapter 352 named Ultimate Moves.
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The Amateur Otaku – Doron Dororon reviews
Isak Wolff and Brandon Alvarado started to cover a new manga recently. Doron Dororon follows a boy named Dora and a creature named Kusanagi. Both form a friendship to defeat monsters known as Mononoke and protect humankind. Here’s the playlist where you find all our reviews on Doron Dororon’s past and future. Doron Dororon is available on Mangaplus and Vizmedia.
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My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission Review
My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission is the third film in the MHA trilogy and serves as a reminder of what makes the series special. If you’re not familiar, My Hero Academia is a manga series featuring a world of heroes and villains. Our main protagonist is Izuku Miydoriya (Deku), and we follow his life at U.A. High School, his hero academy. The manga was given an anime adaptation in 2016 and took the world by storm. In an era where Marvel and DC rule the big and small screens, MHA was able to carve out its own path in the anime space, later becoming one of the biggest anime…
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Star Wars Visions Review – Anime is Exactly What The Galaxy Needed
Star Wars and anime are something that should be a perfect blend, right? Join Mike Kenobi and The Mad Doc Isak as they discuss the 9 different takes on this major force of a franchise. Stream Star Wars Visions on Disney+.
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My Hero Academia Season 5 Review – Deku and Shigaraki Level-Up
It’s time for another My Hero Academia post. This time for the season recap review due to the series 5th season final. On top of our general thoughts, we go through our hopes and dreams for the upcoming 6th season. My Hero Academia season 5 is streaming on FUNimation, Hulu, and Crunchyroll.
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MY HERO ACADEMIA Recap: Our Brawl
In this week’s MHA recap Mike, Isak, and Leo Rydel review episode 99 – Our Brawl! They also discuss manga chapter 315. If you want to avoid manga spoilers, use the timestamps in the video description! We’ll be back to review episode 100 of My Hero Academia next week!
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MY HERO ACADEMIA Recap: Deku Unlocks Blackwhip!
For this week’s episode, The Amateur Otaku is joining forces with no other than Geekly Goods‘ own Leo Rydel. Deku awakens blackwhip and unleashes an incredible burst of power. What does this mean for his future, and will Uraraka be the hero to save heroes? We discuss! It is an amazing episode filled with Al Pacino references, bad musical numbers on top of all the hype and speculation talk for this series going forward. We’re reviewing every episode of My Hero Academia so if you’ve missed our previous discussions check them out here!
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OFFICIAL: The Amateur Otaku Podcast Joins WOBAM! Entertaiment
Ladies and Gents, It is my pleasure to announce that The Amateur Otaku Podcast, the quintessential podcast for seasoned viewers and newbies to the world of Anime and Manga; is joining the WOBAM! Entertainment family. My co-host Isak Wolff, a longtime contributor at WOBAM, and I, are extremely happy for this team-up; because it will open up new avenues for people to discover awesome anime shows and will increase the footprint of the show as it continues to grow in its second season. We also love working with the WOBAM team. This opens up the possibilities of them joining in our antics as guest stars to our ever-growing episode library.…
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REVIEW: Persona 5 Strikers (Switch)
As summer break arrives, Joker returns to Tokyo and reunites with friends from his Phantom Thieves days. But when a new threat emerges and puts their vacation plans on hold, The Phantom Thieves of Heart re-enter the stage to save the day and clear their name in the process. When Persona 5 was released, it became a massive success within the RPG genre. And it became even bigger once its main protagonist Joker got announced for Super Smash Brothers Ultimate as the first official DLC character (not counting the Piranha Plant pre-order bonus). Now, two years later, the western market is getting its hold of what is officially a sequel…