Canuck Otaku
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!
Episodes
40 episodes
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 exp...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:18:06
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 shar...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:38:20
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 e...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:04:30
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:05:42
36 - Where Have We Been? & The Anime That Saved My Life
Hi everyone, Chris here. Welcome to 2022!In this episode, I explain our absence over the past months and dive into a reflection over the past 2 years of COVID, my mental burnout towards life and anime, and the shows that have helped to ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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53:13
35 - Fall 2021 Preview: Isekai Galore
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 s...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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54:18
34 - Summer Vacation and Season Recap, Fall Teasers & Manga that Deserve an Anime
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,...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:05:25
33 - Anime at the Olympics, The Problem with Komi-San, Aharen-San, & Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Hello! We are finally back from our summer vacation and are really looking forward to an awesome 2nd half of 2021!In this episode, we start off by talking about what we have been doing since we disappeared 1 month ago. We then discuss t...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:17:16
32 - Anime Burnout, Mass Effect, FMA Sequel?
In this episode, we discuss a recent article detailing how many watchers are viewing shows at 1.5x in order to get through their backlog, which begs the questions, are too many shows coming out every season to the point that it becomes overwhel...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:06:01
31 - Interview with Hey, King!: Albums, Anime, and Cosplay
Links to album and social media located below!This episode is our chat with Natalie London and Taylor Plecity of the indie rock duo, Hey, King! Along with being anime fans, they're also musicians and Natalie is a fellow Canuck so...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:42:17
30 - Spring 2021 Preview (Part 2)
Episodes 29 and 30 are all about Spring 2021! Listen to our grievances with Moriarty, Luigi trying to explain the plot of 86, us trying to avoid the wrath of Tokyo Revengers manga readers, Chris lamenting the identity struggles of artists, and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:42:47
29 - Spring 2021 Preview (Part 1)
The next two episodes are all about Spring 2021!In this episode, we discuss our general thoughts on some of the shows running this season. The shows in this part are mainly continuations, comedies, and romcoms, including (with time stam...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:18:33
28 - Spring 2021 - Gokushufudou: Does Bad Animation = Bad Show?
How much weight do you put on the visual aspects of a show? To what extent do the visuals and animation affect your enjoyment of a show?In part 1 of our Spring 2021 preview, we reveal which shows we are watching this season, which will ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:10:47
27 - Iruma-kun: General Thoughts & What Demons were the Characters Based On?
Message from Chris: Apologies for the wacky audio. I was doing audio tests with RTX Voice and forgot to turn it off when I recorded the episode :(This episode is all about Iruma-kun! We start off by talking about our experiences with th...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:52:30
26 - Devil is a Part-Timer News; LN Endings; Iruma-kun Part 1
In this episode, we discuss the recent news about a second season being announced for The Devil is a Part-Timer, which segued nicely into a talk about why so many series seem to have horrible endings and finales. It also segued nicely into part...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:03:22
25 - Winter 2021: AoT Speculations?, PooPoo (Redo) of Healer, Good vs Bad Isekais, & What Are We Watching?
In this episode, we talk about the pressures faced when talking about the "big" shows in anime and Luigi discusses his hopes for the remainder of Attack on Titan (SPOILER FREE). We also discuss the absolute disaster that is Redo of Healer, the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:52:06
24 - Crunchyroll Awards, the Problem with Awards, & What Should You Watch?
Can you trust the public with objective decision making? Is it alright to force objectivity on a very subjective field? Is it alright to pit the creations of artists against each other? Does "favorite" necessarily mean "good"?While we're do...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:55:19
23 - Year 1 Recap and What's Next for the Podcast?
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:18:45
22 - Deep Dive: Toradora - Character, Themes, and Metaphor Analysis
Merry Christmas, everyone! This is by far our longest and most in-depth episode that we honestly spent way too much time, but there was a lot to be said about this classic show that Chris considers "not a romantic comedy." In this episode, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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2:48:05
21 - Christmas Preview
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!!!
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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1:06:08
20 - Mundane Mornings: Hunter x Hunter, Tall Girl/Short Boy Relationships, Cosplaying
In this shorter Mundane Morning episode, Luigi gives his grievances with Hunter x Hunter, Chris is ecstatic over recent Iruma-kun OTP relationships before diving into some of his favorite series with short heroes/tall heroines. They finish up w...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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1:03:05
19 - Mundane Mornings: Fall Update, ATLA, Funimation's (Dumb) Website, Iruma-kun
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. Chr...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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1:13:26
Ep. 18 - Fall 2020 (Part 2): Wandering Witch and Tonikaku Cawaii
Part 2 of our Fall 2020 preview is a mini deep-dive into two of our favorite shows from the season. In the first half, we discuss Wandering Witch, including Elaina's character motivation and the show's central themes. We then do a full 180 and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:28:48
Ep. 17 - Fall 2020 (Part 1): General Thoughts
Our Fall 2020 preview is divided into two parts. In this episode, we discuss our general thoughts on some of the shows running this season. Luigi watched a lot and his shows include Jujutsu Kaisen, Noblesse, Our Last Crusade, and Yuukoku no Mor...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:23:38
Ep. 16 - Mundane Mornings: Nerds, Spongebob Anime, Video Games, Podcast Update
We've got a new segment in our podcast titled, "Mundane Mornings". Uploaded on Mondays every now and then, these episodes are more casual and consist of us just talking about random things in our lives. These will tend to be more chill in energ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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57:25