Otalku Cafe

Otalku Cafe

Welcome to the Otalku Cafe formerly known as Talk the Kēki! Here, our hosts Mat and Ethan discuss seasonal anime every week and review the latest episodes along with touching on some anime news as well. At times they are joined by other members of the cafe staff, Starman and Chris. So grab a table, order from the menu, and let's talk about anime goodness! Go visit their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562397757480

Episodes

July 7, 2025 102 mins
The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Ethan as they start to wrap up the season before their awards next week! They'll also cover two shows that started early for the Summer, Takopi's Original Sin and Lord of the Mysteries! They'll also review finales of Kowloon Generic Romance, MHA: Vigilantes, Rick is a Lady's Modesty, and Lazarus! They'll also reveal their watchlist or the next season!

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The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Ethan as they talk about the various season finales occurred during the week. They'll be reviewing the finales of Shoshimin, Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive, Slime 300, Fire Force, Gundam: Gquuuuuux, Wind Breaker, Aharen-san, Shiunji Family Children, Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire, Put Them on, Takamine-san, and Zatsu Tabi

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June 20, 2025 114 mins
The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Ethan as they discuss the latest news in the world of anime. Reviews continue on with various shows such as Sword of the Demon Hunter, Summer Pockets, Witch Watch, To Be Hero X, Apothecary Diaries, Lazarus, Rock is a Lady's Modesty, and more!

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June 14, 2025 102 mins
The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Starman as they talk about the projects Starman has been working on. Anime reviews roll on as well as they discuss MHA: Vigilantes, Anne Shirley, Go Go Loser Rangers, Lazarus, Wind Breaker, Aharen-san, Shiunji Family, and more!

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June 7, 2025 97 mins
The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they cover the latest news in anime. They'll also be reviewing various episodes from shows such as Lazarus, MHA: Vigilantes, My Hero X, Gundam: GQuuuuuuX, Apothecary Diaries, and more!

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May 31, 2025 123 mins
Welcome to another edition of Otalku Cafe! Join Ethan and Chris as the boys go over more of the Spring 2025 anime, including Fire Force, Windbreaker, Witch Watch, Shiunji Family, ZatsuTabi, and much more! News and notes, and so much more on this weeks episode!

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May 27, 2025 117 mins
The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Ethan as they cover the latest news in the world of anime. Reviews roll on with Shiunji Family Children, Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire, Witch Watch, To Be Hero X, MHA: Vigilantes, Lazarus, Takamine-san, Aharen-san, and more!

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The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as the cover the latest news in the world of anime. Reviews roll on as they discuss the latest episodes of Summer Pockets, Wind Breaker, Kowloon Generic Romance, Apothecary Diaries, Sword of the Demon Hunter, Gundam: GQuuuuuuX, Shoshimin, and more!

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May 12, 2025 84 mins
The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they talk about the latest episodes that came out this week. Mat adds To Be Hero X into his watchlist after dropping two of his shows. They'll be reviewing Rock is a Lady's Modesty, Makina-San's a Love Bot, MHA: Vigilantes, Lazarus, Shiunji Family, Aharen-san, Zatsu Tabi, Apothercary Diaries, and more!

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The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they finally talk about both the Knosuba specials and the season finale of My Happy Marriage after it finally aired. Rest of the reviews roll on with shows such as Wind Breaker, Shoshimin, Beginning After the End, Apocalypse Hotel, Summer Pockets, Witch Watch, Sword of the Demon Hunter, Kowloon Generic Romance, and more!

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April 24, 2025 68 mins
The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they discuss the latest news in anime. Their first set of reviews of the season starts now as they'll cover Gundam: GQuuuuuux, Anne Shirley, Shoshimin, Lazarus, Makina-san is a Love Bot, Beginning After the End, Kowloon Generic Romance, Aharen-San, and more!

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April 24, 2025 116 mins
The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Ethan as a new season beings with brand new shows airing! They'll be giving out their first impressions of the season premieres such as Zatsu Tabi, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Beginning After the End, Fire Force, Wind Breaker, and more! Which shows left an impression and which are potentially on the chopping block? Tune in now!

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April 12, 2025 120 mins
Now that the Otalku Cafe staff gave out their awards for the season, it's time to reveal their top anime of the season! Join Mat, Ethan, Chris, and Starman as they discuss their top 10 for the season along with what they're watching for Spring. What's their anime of the season? Tune in now!

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April 12, 2025 82 mins
The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat, Ethan, and Chris as they close up the season with some cafe staff awards! What was their most disappointing anime of the season? Who won their respective genres? What had the best animation? Find out now in this two part special!

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April 4, 2025 101 mins
The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Ethan and Chris as they talk about the remaining season finales. They'll review shows such as Honey Lemon Soda, Re:Zero, Solo Leveling, Hanako-kun, Trillion Game, Dr. Stone, Medalist, 100 Girlfriends, Blue Miburo, Guild Receptionist, Blue Box, Shangri-La Frontier, and Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You!

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April 4, 2025 90 mins
The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they discuss the latest reveals from AnimeJapan 2025. The season is slowly coming to a close as they'll reviw various finales such as Tasokare Hotel, Rurouni Kenshin, Married to the Girl I Hate in Class, Unnamed Memory, Sakamoto Days, Flower and Asura, and Zenshu!

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The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Ethan as they cover the latest news in anime, and talk about their next season finale in Orb: On The Movements of the Earth. The rest of the reviews roll on for shows like Re:Zero, Solo Leveling, Honey Lemon Soda, Trillion Game, Apothecary Diaries, and more!

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March 14, 2025 133 mins
The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat as he'll be doing the show with Starman today while discussing the winners of the 11th annual Anime Trending Awards! Reviews will roll on with shows such as Sakamoto Days, Shangri-La Frontier, Dr. Stone, 100 Girlfriends, Zenshu, Re:Zero, and more!
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March 5, 2025 136 mins
The Otalku Cafe is now open! Join Mat and Ethan as they cover the various news in anime like the release date for both the Demon Slayer movie and Frieren Season 2. Reviews roll on as they discuss the finale of Dragon Ball Diama, and talk about other shows such as My Happy Marriage, Orb, Re:Zero, Apothercary Diaries, Solo Leveling, and more!

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February 28, 2025 102 mins
The Otalku Cafe is open! Join Mat and Chris as they cover a couple of news updates, such as OLM Studio looking into using more AI for their productions. Reviews continue on with shows such as Dr. Stone, Sakamoto Days, Trillion Game, Tasokare Hotel, Hanako-Kun, and more!

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