Otaku Cram School
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOtaku Cram School is a podcast devoted to educating listeners on the best that otaku and Eastern pop culture has to offer... anime, manga, light novels, video games, JRPGs, music, and more! Join our teachers Chris-sensei, Ebónné-sensei, and Mike-sensei each month on a new episode / lesson!
Class is in session! Benkyoushimashou!
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Episodes
Cherry Blossom Festival
May 15, 2018 00:45 - 2 hours - 128 MBIn this lesson, your sensei school you on the (abbreviated) history of the Cherry Blossom Festival in DC and talk about some of their favorite Sakura characters in anime, manga and gaming.
Lesson 15: White Day 101
March 14, 2018 17:01 - 1 hour - 101 MBHappy White Day, gakusei! On today's lesson of Otaku Cram School, we discuss the history and significance of White Day in East Asian cultures - as well as discussing our favorite love & romance / rom-coms / and dating sim IPs in all of otakudom! There are certainly some picks we talked about to consume with your koibito today! Enjoy! Matta ne!
Lesson 14: Sports Anime 101
March 06, 2018 04:09 - 1 hour - 118 MBWelcome gakusei to another lesson of Otaku Cram School! To celebrate the recent conclusion of the 2018 Winter Olympics, Ebonne and Chris-sensei put together a crash course lesson into the history of sports anime and manga. Although this is a highly abridged history spanning across 50+ years, we cover the most important historical events and publications that helped to define sports anime and manga today! Enjoy the lesson! Matta ne! Some Important Links: Keijo - now a REAL spor...
Otaku Cram School: Lesson 13 - Graduation Ceremony (2017) w/ Breeze Grigas
February 12, 2018 00:23 - 1 hour - 121 MB2017 has past and we are well into our way into 2018! To celebrate a year of classes, our first ever and esteemed guest sensei, Breeze Grigas, returns to give updates on his amazing mecha tabletop game - AEGIS: Combining Robots by Zephyr Workshop! Breeze-sensei sits down to chat with Chris-sensei and Mike-sensei to talk about otaku culture in 2017 - including our top picks of the entire year! We also discussed what we're looking forward to in 2018! To find out more about Zephyr Wor...
Lesson 12: Holiday Cram School 101
December 31, 2017 22:27 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBMerry Kurimasu and Happy New Years to everyone!!! To cap off an excellent year of lessons, Mike, Ebonne, and Chris-sensei bring aboard special guest host, Hayley-sensei, to talk about our favorite winter and holiday themed otaku IPs! Hayley-sensei also schools us about all the amazing things she did on her recent trip to Japan! Take notes gakusei - there are some amazing attractions and places to definitely keep an eye on! Thank you to all you gakusei for making this such a wonderful...
Lesson 11: Webtoons
December 01, 2017 01:43 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBWelcome gakusei to another exciting lesson of Otaku Cram School! This month, Ebonne-sensei leads an exciting history lesson and discussion about one of the most recent and revolutionary forms of comics that is literally taking the world by storm - webtoons (a.k.a. manhwa, or South Korean comics). Join us as we discuss the medium, its most popular platforms and apps (Line Webtoons, Lezhin Comics), and our favorite webtoons we are consuming at the moment! Enjoy! Matta ne!
Kowai Cram School - The Haunted Halloween Classroom Special (2017)
November 01, 2017 01:04 - 50 minutes - 70 MBHappy Halloween, gakusei! Welcome to Kowai Cram School! What does kowai mean?? IT MEANS SCARY AND SPOOOOKYYY! And for our 10th lesson, the inaugural Haunted Halloween Classroom Special, Mike, Ebonne, and Chris-sensei each bring a terrifying blind pick of a horror IP for you to consume this Halloween! LISTEN AT YOUR OWN RISK! BAHAHAHAHA! Enjoy, and matta ne!
Lesson 9: Muv Luv
October 28, 2017 18:07 - 1 hour - 132 MBWelcome students to another lesson of Otaku Cram School!!! Today Mike-sensei and Chris-sensei are bringing you a very special episode. In lieu of the recent release of Muv Luv Alternative on Steam / PC, Mike-sensei has prepared a lesson on one of THE greatest visual novel franchises of all time - Muv Luv! Do you love romantic comedies and slice of life stories? Excellently designed and fleshed out characters and relationships? What about real robot mecha? GAMES OF THRONES STYLE POLIT...
Lesson 8: Danganronpa
September 25, 2017 19:49 - 1 hour - 101 MBWelcome students! You are the Ultimate Listeners and are now enrolled in a new semester at Otaku Cram School with Mike-sensei, Ebonne-sensei, and Chris-sensei!! You are now trapped and can only graduate if you listen to this episode - LESSON 8, DANGANRONPA 101!!!! In honor of the impending release of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony in North America this week, Mike-sensei has prepared for us a crash course history lesson on the critically acclaimed and dangerously addicting game franchise...
Lesson 7: Death Note (Netflix)
September 16, 2017 14:51 - 1 hour - 143 MBWelcome gakusei to another exciting lesson of Otaku Cram School! With the recent release of the U.S. live action Death Note adaptation on Netflix this summer, Chris-sensei and Mike-sensei have to give you all a crash course history lesson into the widely acclaimed Death Note franchise, followed by a heated seminar discussion of the Netflix adaptation directed by Adam Wingard! Let us know your thoughts about the movie, and about the Death Note franchise in general! And stay tuned for ...
Lesson 6: Creator Owned Manga 101 with Noir Caesar Entertainment
August 12, 2017 12:24 - 50 minutes - 71.1 MBWelcome students to another exciting lesson of Otaku Cram School!!! This month we have a very special group of guests joining us on the show to discuss their creator owned manga, anime, and entertainment label - Noir Caesar Entertainment! We were gracious to have on the entire crew, including: Johnny O'Bryant - NBA Player, Founder Creator of PRIMUS 7, PLAYBOY, XOGENASYS, Corey Mikell - Production Manager Oversees daily operations, Creator of SPACE POP, Writer of PRIMUS 7, ...
Lesson 5: Supaidaman (The Spider-Men of Japan)
July 15, 2017 06:06 - 1 hour - 108 MBNANI KORE!?! ANOTHER LESSON??? That's right, gakusei! To celebrate the recent release of Spiderman: Homecoming, Sensei Chris and Sensei Mike whipped together a surprise lesson plan to teach you all about the Spider-Men of Japan ranging from the 1970s live-action Toei tokasatsu Spider-Man show (that features a Spidey that fights villains with a freaking giant robot!!!!) to a variety of different Spider-Man manga incarnations that been published within the last 40 years! (Fun fact: thanks ...
Lesson 4: K-Pop (The Korean Wave) with Mia Stenie & Claire Martinez
July 15, 2017 05:55 - 1 hour - 108 MBWelcome back students to another exciting lesson! Summer cram school is in session and we are going to take on K-Pop! Specifically, the spread of hallyu (or the Korean Wave) in the United States & around the world! Furthermore, we have amazing guest sensei ready to school us - Mia Stenie, DJ and a founding member of Bae Bae DC, a K-Pop entertainment group in Washington DC & Claire Martinez - a K-Pop guru and connoisseur! In this lesson, we explore the history of K-Pop & the Korean W...
OCS Extra Credit #1 - Mecha 101 with Breeze Grigas (AEGIS Super Combining Robot Tactics)
June 05, 2017 06:43 - 1 hour - 133 MBKonbanwa, students!!! Welcome to a very special NEW segment of Otaku Cram School - Extra Credit!! These are sub-episodes where we review and discuss broadly a particular genre or hobby in otaku culture. In our inaugural extra credit lesson, we are going to tackle MECHA ANIME & MANGA. We are honored and privileged to have Breeze Grigas - the director / lead designer at Zephyr Workshop as our guest sensei. Breeze Grigas and his fantastic team have been developing and Kickstarting an inc...
Lesson 3: Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
June 01, 2017 03:45 - 1 hour - 107 MBWelcome students to another exciting lesson here at Otaku Cram School! Today, Sensei Ebonne, leads us in an exciting dive into the world of rakugo (a classic and entertaining Japanese oral tradition) and its beautiful portrayal in the anime adaptation of Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju! And stay tuned for next month's lesson. This June - we will attempt to tackle the phenomenon that is K-Pop!!! YOOOOOOOSH!
Lesson 2: Persona
April 30, 2017 22:24 - 1 hour - 116 MBKonbanwa, gakusei! It is time for another exciting lesson / episode of Otaku Cram School with your professors - Mike, Ebónné, and Chris! Mike-sensei has prepared an excellent lesson plan for April's class that will cover the Persona video game series & franchise in lieu of Persona 5 being released earlier this month!!! Are you curious about Persona but you have no idea what the series is about? Are you haunted by questions such as "What is Persona? What are Social Links? What is a Shi...
Lesson 1: Ghost in the Shell
March 30, 2017 09:34 - 1 hour - 110 MBWelcome students (gakusei), to Otaku Cram School! Otaku Cram School is a podcast university devoted to educating you on the best that otaku & Eastern pop culture has to offer! Today is our first official lesson / episode! With the live action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell in theaters this week, the syllabus for today's lesson is focused on the entire franchise of Ghost in the Shell! We hope you enjoy this week's lesson! If you did, please like, rate, share, and subscribe! And please ...
Orientation Day (Lesson 0): Yuri on Ice
March 30, 2017 09:04 - 1 hour - 116 MBWelcome students (gakusei), to Otaku Cram School! Otaku Cram School is a podcast university devoted to educating you on the best that otaku & Eastern pop culture has to offer! Today is orientation day with your sannin no sensei - Chris-sensei, Ebónné-sensei, and Mike-sensei!!!! Although Mike-san could not make it during this lesson. But do not fret! We still have an exciting first lesson for you all. Today, we discuss the ice skating anime sensation - Yuri on Ice!!! We hope you enjoy t...