Under the Kotatsu
@underthekotatsu.bsky.social
Grab a warm drink, get comfy, and join Austin, Danielle, and Danny under the kotatsu as they watch anime both old and new!
https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underthekotatsu
https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underthekotatsu
New episode!
It's time to say goodbye to Patlabor (for now?), but we're saying farewell with 3x the Patlabor as we discuss WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3, MiniPato, AND Patlabor Reboot all in one episode!
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It's time to say goodbye to Patlabor (for now?), but we're saying farewell with 3x the Patlabor as we discuss WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3, MiniPato, AND Patlabor Reboot all in one episode!
open.spotify.com/episode/2IUpcI6O…
January 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
New episode!
It's time to say goodbye to Patlabor (for now?), but we're saying farewell with 3x the Patlabor as we discuss WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3, MiniPato, AND Patlabor Reboot all in one episode!
open.spotify.com/episode/2IUpcI6O…
It's time to say goodbye to Patlabor (for now?), but we're saying farewell with 3x the Patlabor as we discuss WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3, MiniPato, AND Patlabor Reboot all in one episode!
open.spotify.com/episode/2IUpcI6O…
New episode!
We've finally reached the high point of the Patlabor series with Patlabor 2: The Movie! There's so much to be said about Mamoru Oshii's 1993 political thriller masterpiece, perhaps too much for one podcast episode, but we tried our best
open.spotify.com/episode/1a83vj59…
We've finally reached the high point of the Patlabor series with Patlabor 2: The Movie! There's so much to be said about Mamoru Oshii's 1993 political thriller masterpiece, perhaps too much for one podcast episode, but we tried our best
open.spotify.com/episode/1a83vj59…
December 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
New episode!
We've finally reached the high point of the Patlabor series with Patlabor 2: The Movie! There's so much to be said about Mamoru Oshii's 1993 political thriller masterpiece, perhaps too much for one podcast episode, but we tried our best
open.spotify.com/episode/1a83vj59…
We've finally reached the high point of the Patlabor series with Patlabor 2: The Movie! There's so much to be said about Mamoru Oshii's 1993 political thriller masterpiece, perhaps too much for one podcast episode, but we tried our best
open.spotify.com/episode/1a83vj59…
New episode!
With the OVAs out of the way it's time to dig into the Patlabor movies starting with, well, Patlabor: The Movie! Join us as we talk through yet another killer film from our guy Mamoru Oshii.
open.spotify.com/episode/6CgffERh…
With the OVAs out of the way it's time to dig into the Patlabor movies starting with, well, Patlabor: The Movie! Join us as we talk through yet another killer film from our guy Mamoru Oshii.
open.spotify.com/episode/6CgffERh…
December 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
New episode!
With the OVAs out of the way it's time to dig into the Patlabor movies starting with, well, Patlabor: The Movie! Join us as we talk through yet another killer film from our guy Mamoru Oshii.
open.spotify.com/episode/6CgffERh…
With the OVAs out of the way it's time to dig into the Patlabor movies starting with, well, Patlabor: The Movie! Join us as we talk through yet another killer film from our guy Mamoru Oshii.
open.spotify.com/episode/6CgffERh…
New Episode!
The wait is over! Today, we enter our Patlabor era, and we're starting at the beginning with the original OVAs. While not the most amazing 80s OVAs, they set the stage well for all the great things that the movies will have in store for us.
open.spotify.com/episode/127GO3Is…
The wait is over! Today, we enter our Patlabor era, and we're starting at the beginning with the original OVAs. While not the most amazing 80s OVAs, they set the stage well for all the great things that the movies will have in store for us.
open.spotify.com/episode/127GO3Is…
November 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
New Episode!
The wait is over! Today, we enter our Patlabor era, and we're starting at the beginning with the original OVAs. While not the most amazing 80s OVAs, they set the stage well for all the great things that the movies will have in store for us.
open.spotify.com/episode/127GO3Is…
The wait is over! Today, we enter our Patlabor era, and we're starting at the beginning with the original OVAs. While not the most amazing 80s OVAs, they set the stage well for all the great things that the movies will have in store for us.
open.spotify.com/episode/127GO3Is…
Sorry folks, due to a unexpected scheduling conflict, no episode today. We'll be back in two weeks with the beginning of our coverage of Patlabor.
In the meantime, go check out some of the other Mamoru Oshii directed anime we've covered, like Dallos!
open.spotify.com/episode/15ngj68t…
In the meantime, go check out some of the other Mamoru Oshii directed anime we've covered, like Dallos!
open.spotify.com/episode/15ngj68t…
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Sorry folks, due to a unexpected scheduling conflict, no episode today. We'll be back in two weeks with the beginning of our coverage of Patlabor.
In the meantime, go check out some of the other Mamoru Oshii directed anime we've covered, like Dallos!
open.spotify.com/episode/15ngj68t…
In the meantime, go check out some of the other Mamoru Oshii directed anime we've covered, like Dallos!
open.spotify.com/episode/15ngj68t…
New episode!
We're tossing anime off to the side for an episode to read some manga! We read through Kaori Tsurutani's BL Metamorphosis—a totally delightful manga about bonding across generations with BL that honestly could've used some spicier BL
open.spotify.com/episode/3Cpmv9EL…
We're tossing anime off to the side for an episode to read some manga! We read through Kaori Tsurutani's BL Metamorphosis—a totally delightful manga about bonding across generations with BL that honestly could've used some spicier BL
open.spotify.com/episode/3Cpmv9EL…
October 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
New episode!
We're tossing anime off to the side for an episode to read some manga! We read through Kaori Tsurutani's BL Metamorphosis—a totally delightful manga about bonding across generations with BL that honestly could've used some spicier BL
open.spotify.com/episode/3Cpmv9EL…
We're tossing anime off to the side for an episode to read some manga! We read through Kaori Tsurutani's BL Metamorphosis—a totally delightful manga about bonding across generations with BL that honestly could've used some spicier BL
open.spotify.com/episode/3Cpmv9EL…
New episode!
It's time for another show and tell, and rather than do something sensible we elected to watch some truly bad isekai. Fortunately for us, they were all bad in different ways, so we had a blast talking about them and iseaki at large.
open.spotify.com/episode/44lZellq…
It's time for another show and tell, and rather than do something sensible we elected to watch some truly bad isekai. Fortunately for us, they were all bad in different ways, so we had a blast talking about them and iseaki at large.
open.spotify.com/episode/44lZellq…
October 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
New episode!
It's time for another show and tell, and rather than do something sensible we elected to watch some truly bad isekai. Fortunately for us, they were all bad in different ways, so we had a blast talking about them and iseaki at large.
open.spotify.com/episode/44lZellq…
It's time for another show and tell, and rather than do something sensible we elected to watch some truly bad isekai. Fortunately for us, they were all bad in different ways, so we had a blast talking about them and iseaki at large.
open.spotify.com/episode/44lZellq…
New episode!
We've made it to the end of Shinsekai Yori, but at what cost? Join us as we lament the plight of the queerats, and the decision to make this show 25 episodes long
open.spotify.com/episode/0PGrwR8J…
We've made it to the end of Shinsekai Yori, but at what cost? Join us as we lament the plight of the queerats, and the decision to make this show 25 episodes long
open.spotify.com/episode/0PGrwR8J…
October 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
New episode!
We've made it to the end of Shinsekai Yori, but at what cost? Join us as we lament the plight of the queerats, and the decision to make this show 25 episodes long
open.spotify.com/episode/0PGrwR8J…
We've made it to the end of Shinsekai Yori, but at what cost? Join us as we lament the plight of the queerats, and the decision to make this show 25 episodes long
open.spotify.com/episode/0PGrwR8J…
New episode!
As we reach the three-quarters point on Shinsekai Yori, we must ask ourselves hard questions like: are the rats secretly the most interesting part of this show?
open.spotify.com/episode/13mJJXdN…
As we reach the three-quarters point on Shinsekai Yori, we must ask ourselves hard questions like: are the rats secretly the most interesting part of this show?
open.spotify.com/episode/13mJJXdN…
September 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
New episode!
As we reach the three-quarters point on Shinsekai Yori, we must ask ourselves hard questions like: are the rats secretly the most interesting part of this show?
open.spotify.com/episode/13mJJXdN…
As we reach the three-quarters point on Shinsekai Yori, we must ask ourselves hard questions like: are the rats secretly the most interesting part of this show?
open.spotify.com/episode/13mJJXdN…
New episode!
We're now halfway through Shinsekai Yori, and you know what that means. It's time to get gay and stare at eggs, and they're all out of eggs.
open.spotify.com/episode/6ym2z1Rs…
We're now halfway through Shinsekai Yori, and you know what that means. It's time to get gay and stare at eggs, and they're all out of eggs.
open.spotify.com/episode/6ym2z1Rs…
September 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New episode!
We're now halfway through Shinsekai Yori, and you know what that means. It's time to get gay and stare at eggs, and they're all out of eggs.
open.spotify.com/episode/6ym2z1Rs…
We're now halfway through Shinsekai Yori, and you know what that means. It's time to get gay and stare at eggs, and they're all out of eggs.
open.spotify.com/episode/6ym2z1Rs…
New episode!
It's time for a new show as we begin Shinsekai Yori. Get ready for a far future full of psychic powers, sentient rats, exploding dogs, and genetic manipulation as we dig into the first arc of the show.
open.spotify.com/episode/2iGlBcGX…
It's time for a new show as we begin Shinsekai Yori. Get ready for a far future full of psychic powers, sentient rats, exploding dogs, and genetic manipulation as we dig into the first arc of the show.
open.spotify.com/episode/2iGlBcGX…
August 21, 2025 at 3:35 AM
New episode!
It's time for a new show as we begin Shinsekai Yori. Get ready for a far future full of psychic powers, sentient rats, exploding dogs, and genetic manipulation as we dig into the first arc of the show.
open.spotify.com/episode/2iGlBcGX…
It's time for a new show as we begin Shinsekai Yori. Get ready for a far future full of psychic powers, sentient rats, exploding dogs, and genetic manipulation as we dig into the first arc of the show.
open.spotify.com/episode/2iGlBcGX…
New episode!
We're back! Time to wrap up our Granbelm discussion. A show that never really figured itself out, but you gotta give it to them, some good mech action and evil women being delightfully evil in its final episodes.
open.spotify.com/episode/2pHw86oF…
We're back! Time to wrap up our Granbelm discussion. A show that never really figured itself out, but you gotta give it to them, some good mech action and evil women being delightfully evil in its final episodes.
open.spotify.com/episode/2pHw86oF…
August 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
New episode!
We're back! Time to wrap up our Granbelm discussion. A show that never really figured itself out, but you gotta give it to them, some good mech action and evil women being delightfully evil in its final episodes.
open.spotify.com/episode/2pHw86oF…
We're back! Time to wrap up our Granbelm discussion. A show that never really figured itself out, but you gotta give it to them, some good mech action and evil women being delightfully evil in its final episodes.
open.spotify.com/episode/2pHw86oF…
Hey folks! No new episode this week because were on vacation. We'll be back in two weeks with the rest of our Granbelm discussion!
July 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Hey folks! No new episode this week because were on vacation. We'll be back in two weeks with the rest of our Granbelm discussion!
New episode!
We're starting Granbelm, a show chock-full of magical girls, mechs, evil sicko women, judo flips, and attempted axe murder — it's got it all!
open.spotify.com/episode/1B4g...
We're starting Granbelm, a show chock-full of magical girls, mechs, evil sicko women, judo flips, and attempted axe murder — it's got it all!
open.spotify.com/episode/1B4g...
July 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
New episode!
We're starting Granbelm, a show chock-full of magical girls, mechs, evil sicko women, judo flips, and attempted axe murder — it's got it all!
open.spotify.com/episode/1B4g...
We're starting Granbelm, a show chock-full of magical girls, mechs, evil sicko women, judo flips, and attempted axe murder — it's got it all!
open.spotify.com/episode/1B4g...
New episode!
We finished Mononoke! Any misgivings we might've had after the first half were massaged away by the back half. What a show!
open.spotify.com/episode/3QSYkR60…
We finished Mononoke! Any misgivings we might've had after the first half were massaged away by the back half. What a show!
open.spotify.com/episode/3QSYkR60…
June 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New episode!
We finished Mononoke! Any misgivings we might've had after the first half were massaged away by the back half. What a show!
open.spotify.com/episode/3QSYkR60…
We finished Mononoke! Any misgivings we might've had after the first half were massaged away by the back half. What a show!
open.spotify.com/episode/3QSYkR60…
New episode!
We started Mononoke! A truly unique anime with an incredible visual style that may or may not require @discotekmedia.bsky.social 's blu-ray release to fully appreciate
open.spotify.com/show/1AzwFZyCWfe…
We started Mononoke! A truly unique anime with an incredible visual style that may or may not require @discotekmedia.bsky.social 's blu-ray release to fully appreciate
open.spotify.com/show/1AzwFZyCWfe…
June 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New episode!
We started Mononoke! A truly unique anime with an incredible visual style that may or may not require @discotekmedia.bsky.social 's blu-ray release to fully appreciate
open.spotify.com/show/1AzwFZyCWfe…
We started Mononoke! A truly unique anime with an incredible visual style that may or may not require @discotekmedia.bsky.social 's blu-ray release to fully appreciate
open.spotify.com/show/1AzwFZyCWfe…
New episode! It's episode 100!!!
We're celebrating the occasion by inviting our friend Tyler back to discuss more Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece by skipping ahead to episodes 100. What we got was a classic Shonen anime mixture of flashback, filler, and padding
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We're celebrating the occasion by inviting our friend Tyler back to discuss more Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece by skipping ahead to episodes 100. What we got was a classic Shonen anime mixture of flashback, filler, and padding
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
May 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
New episode! It's episode 100!!!
We're celebrating the occasion by inviting our friend Tyler back to discuss more Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece by skipping ahead to episodes 100. What we got was a classic Shonen anime mixture of flashback, filler, and padding
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
We're celebrating the occasion by inviting our friend Tyler back to discuss more Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece by skipping ahead to episodes 100. What we got was a classic Shonen anime mixture of flashback, filler, and padding
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
No new episode today, but we'll be back in two weeks with episode 100!
We'll be celebrating by returning to One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach, but skipping ahead to episode 100 of each of those. Check out our first episode on those 3 shows in the meantime!
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
We'll be celebrating by returning to One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach, but skipping ahead to episode 100 of each of those. Check out our first episode on those 3 shows in the meantime!
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
May 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
No new episode today, but we'll be back in two weeks with episode 100!
We'll be celebrating by returning to One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach, but skipping ahead to episode 100 of each of those. Check out our first episode on those 3 shows in the meantime!
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
We'll be celebrating by returning to One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach, but skipping ahead to episode 100 of each of those. Check out our first episode on those 3 shows in the meantime!
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
New episode!
Time to say goodbye to the second best ping pong anime we've watched on this podcast. One can only hope these scorching girls made it to nationals.
Is 8 years later too late for a second season?
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
Time to say goodbye to the second best ping pong anime we've watched on this podcast. One can only hope these scorching girls made it to nationals.
Is 8 years later too late for a second season?
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
May 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
New episode!
Time to say goodbye to the second best ping pong anime we've watched on this podcast. One can only hope these scorching girls made it to nationals.
Is 8 years later too late for a second season?
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
Time to say goodbye to the second best ping pong anime we've watched on this podcast. One can only hope these scorching girls made it to nationals.
Is 8 years later too late for a second season?
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
New episode!
After several years away we're finally returning to the world of anime table tennis with Scorching Ping Pong Girls.
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unde…
After several years away we're finally returning to the world of anime table tennis with Scorching Ping Pong Girls.
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unde…
April 17, 2025 at 1:43 AM
New episode!
After several years away we're finally returning to the world of anime table tennis with Scorching Ping Pong Girls.
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unde…
After several years away we're finally returning to the world of anime table tennis with Scorching Ping Pong Girls.
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unde…
New episode!
For better or worse, we've finished Dual Parallel Trouble Adventure.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
For better or worse, we've finished Dual Parallel Trouble Adventure.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
April 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
New episode!
For better or worse, we've finished Dual Parallel Trouble Adventure.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
For better or worse, we've finished Dual Parallel Trouble Adventure.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
New episode!
We've started Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure, a show that's part Post-Evangelion mecha anime, and part Tenchi Muyo-esque harem anime. Unfortunately the balance of those two things is way out of proportion in this first half.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
We've started Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure, a show that's part Post-Evangelion mecha anime, and part Tenchi Muyo-esque harem anime. Unfortunately the balance of those two things is way out of proportion in this first half.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
March 20, 2025 at 2:17 AM
New episode!
We've started Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure, a show that's part Post-Evangelion mecha anime, and part Tenchi Muyo-esque harem anime. Unfortunately the balance of those two things is way out of proportion in this first half.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
We've started Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure, a show that's part Post-Evangelion mecha anime, and part Tenchi Muyo-esque harem anime. Unfortunately the balance of those two things is way out of proportion in this first half.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
New episode!
We finished Godzilla SP! That means we must grapple with the intricacies of time travel and what it's like to fumble the bag on a Godzilla show this badly. Pero 2 and Jet Jaguar deserved a better show.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
We finished Godzilla SP! That means we must grapple with the intricacies of time travel and what it's like to fumble the bag on a Godzilla show this badly. Pero 2 and Jet Jaguar deserved a better show.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
March 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New episode!
We finished Godzilla SP! That means we must grapple with the intricacies of time travel and what it's like to fumble the bag on a Godzilla show this badly. Pero 2 and Jet Jaguar deserved a better show.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
We finished Godzilla SP! That means we must grapple with the intricacies of time travel and what it's like to fumble the bag on a Godzilla show this badly. Pero 2 and Jet Jaguar deserved a better show.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
New episode!
We're saying hello again to our old friend/enemy Toh EnJoe with Godzilla Singular Point. A show about Kaiju, Jet Jaguar, and a whole lot of made up science.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
We're saying hello again to our old friend/enemy Toh EnJoe with Godzilla Singular Point. A show about Kaiju, Jet Jaguar, and a whole lot of made up science.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
February 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
New episode!
We're saying hello again to our old friend/enemy Toh EnJoe with Godzilla Singular Point. A show about Kaiju, Jet Jaguar, and a whole lot of made up science.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
We're saying hello again to our old friend/enemy Toh EnJoe with Godzilla Singular Point. A show about Kaiju, Jet Jaguar, and a whole lot of made up science.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
New episode!
Time for another show and tell! This time we've got the first two episodes of a seminal 90's anime from Ikuhara, the OVA that gave birth to Gunsmith Cats, and an OVA adaptation of an early Araki manga. Plus our 4 year anniversary rankings!
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
Time for another show and tell! This time we've got the first two episodes of a seminal 90's anime from Ikuhara, the OVA that gave birth to Gunsmith Cats, and an OVA adaptation of an early Araki manga. Plus our 4 year anniversary rankings!
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
February 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New episode!
Time for another show and tell! This time we've got the first two episodes of a seminal 90's anime from Ikuhara, the OVA that gave birth to Gunsmith Cats, and an OVA adaptation of an early Araki manga. Plus our 4 year anniversary rankings!
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…
Time for another show and tell! This time we've got the first two episodes of a seminal 90's anime from Ikuhara, the OVA that gave birth to Gunsmith Cats, and an OVA adaptation of an early Araki manga. Plus our 4 year anniversary rankings!
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underth…