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 i ..read more

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 ..read more

We are finally back to a committed schedule and have some awesome topics lined up for the near future! In this episode, we discuss the shows that we have graced with our attention. We also talk of news of the ending and continuation of some big names in the industry. Chris also shares a short and sweet manga which will lead into a future episode!  - End of Kaguya-sama & the Return of Nichijou (6:08)  - Assassin Isekai and the Isekai Question (12:18)  - The Fruit of Evolution (22:17)  - Ganbare Douki-chan does not give its best (26:03)  - Luigi watches Komi-san (2 ..read more

You only have one chance to make a first impression. Most of the time, they're really bad. Case in point: us. In this first episode, Chris and Luigi introduce themselves (kind of) and talk about some random stuff like subs/dubs and Isekais, before delving into their current seasonal watch list, including BHNA, In/Spectre, Bofuri, Asteroid in Love, Science Fell in Love, and Eizouken ..read more

Happy New Year, everyone! What started out as a covid-19 hobby turned into something we never could have imagined and we are so excited to be entering our second season of the podcast. Thank you so much to our listeners for making this possible! This episode is a bit of a reflection on the past year, including what we've learned along the way and what you can expect in the coming months. Of course, we are ALWAYS looking for feedback to please feel free to contact us on Twitter, Instagram or email (cotakupodcast@gmail.com) for comments.  Here's to all the shows we'll enjoy in 2021 ..read more

A mixture of summer vacation and one of our co-hosts getting married put us on hold for a few months but we are happy to be back! In this episode, we recap some of the summer shows we were able to watch, including Iruma S2, Kobayashi S2, and Great Jahy. We take a quick look at what's to come in the near future, which includes more Komi-san bashing, and Takagi S3 goodness.  Keeping things in line with recent wedding events, Chris offers Luigi some nice wholesome series about healthy couples in a relationship which then segues into a list of manga series that he thinks needs to be adapted ..read more

Come join our hosts on a chill Monday(ne) Morning! In this episode, Luigi talks about Formula One before the two give their updates on how their fall season picks are doing, including Wandering Witch/Kino's Journey and Moriarty the Patriot. Chris tries to get Luigi to pick up Avatar and Iruma-kun, and then they give their grievances towards Funimation's questionable user interface ..read more

In this episode, Luigi joins Chris in his studio, and because of coronavirus, that studio was temporarily relocated Chris' garage (hence the change in sound). We try to be as spoiler free as possible, but there will be some spoilers in our discussion. Topics for this episode include potential future adaptations for Kaguya-sama, Ishigami's character progression in Kaguya-sama, and guesses for HameFura's ending. Chris talks about using FMAB and Gintama as inspiration for his DnD campaign and Luigi gets scarred by toothbrush scenes ..read more

Hashire sori yo..... In this episode, our hosts give some suggestions on how to get into the Christmas spirit, with both anime and non-anime names being thrown on the table. .....padoru padoru ..read more

The past week was fairly lethargic for the both of us so we got a little bit of randomness for this week's episode. In this episode, we complain about internet, talk about SoL comedy shows, and lament on how things sometimes don't go our way in romance shows.. 02:05 - Chris hates Canadian internet and updates his network.  11:15 - Lethargy and weekly watching updates.  13:20 - Slight Yesterday for Me discussion.  18:30 - Chris has been working on Working! (aka "Wagnaria!").  25:15 - Aoyama-kun and boring comedies.  35:30 - More lethargy, bad shows, and Komi-san Can't ..read more