Taco Otaku: SoCal’s Anime Podcast

Things are starting to heat up on the podcast. In this episode of Taco Otaku, our panel of wise men pass judgment on Japan's newest animation offerings. Ivan discovers what a Yandere is. Ray admits he has a drinking problem. Frank vows to never miss another anime opening ever.
 
Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:
 
A Condition Called Love
Bartender: Glass of God
Tonbo!
Oblivion Battery
Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night
Mysterious Disappearances
Kaiju No. 8
Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf
The Fable
 
Time Markers:
Teaser: 0:00
Intro: 0:48
Main Topic: 3:08
Love 4:13
Bartender 12:47
Tonbo 18:08
Battery 30:12
Jellyfish 42:28
Disappearances: 51:04
Kaiju 8: 1:03:31
Spice and Wolf: 1:15:31
The Fable 1:26:42
Spring 2024 Rankings: 1:37:34
Outro: 1:44:54
 
Watch Ray's YouTube Channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/SourdoughShonen
 
Check out Ray Live here:
https://www.twitch.tv/sd_shonen
 
Morning Phoenix (OP) composed and performed by Ivan C.
Heroes! (ED) composed and performed by Ivan C.
 
Check out Ivan's Music here:
https://www.youtube.com/@ivancervantes9858

Our veteran JRPG gamers return to the world of Final Fantasy 7 as they continue there adventures beyond Midgar. Also, Frank finds himself in the wasteland again. Ray gets board saving small children and stupid Jedi. Miles slowly realizes he doesn't understand the rules of poker.
 
Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:
 
Fallout TV Series
Hades
Tales of Arise
One Piece
Star Wars: Clone Wars
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Balatro
Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth
 
Time Markers:
Teaser: 0:00
Intro: 0:45
Watching & Playing: 1:46
Ray's Week: 13:58
Miles's Week: 38:58
Main Topic: 46:56
Outro: 1:41:38
 
Watch Ray's YouTube Channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/SourdoughShonen
 
Check out Ray Live here:
https://www.twitch.tv/sd_shonen
 
Morning Phoenix (OP) composed and performed by Ivan C.
Heroes! (ED) composed and performed by Ivan C.
 
Check out Ivan's Music here:
https://www.youtube.com/@ivancervantes9858

In this unique episode, Ray hijacks the podcast and turns into the first ever Sourdough Shonen podcast. Due to technical difficulties, only the first anime review survived from the original recording and the editor tried his better to put something together.
 
Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:
Tis Time for Torture Princess
Bucchigiri?!
Solo Leveling
 
Time Markers:
Teaser: 0:00
Intro: 1:20
Main Topic: 2:40
Bucchigiri: 26:56
Solo Leveling: 42:01
Winter Rankings: 58:51
Spring Anime 2024: 1:00:40
TOP Preview: 1:08:19
Outro: 1:09:06
 
 
Watch Ray's YouTube Channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/SourdoughShonen
 
Check out Ray Live here:
https://www.twitch.tv/sd_shonen
 
 
Morning Phoenix (OP) composed and performed by Ivan C.
Heroes! (ED) composed and performed by Ivan C.
 
Check out Ivan's Music here:
https://www.youtube.com/@ivancervantes9858

Spring is here which means it's time again for another tournament for Taco Otaku. This year, the boys are choosing their favorite battle arcs from anime and having go against each other until there is only one left. Who will win the title of greatest battle arc of all-time? Plus, Ray sees dead people. Frank practices his jujustu. Miles gets lost in a swamp.
 
Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:
 
Final Fantasy 7: Intergrade
Sand Land Demo
One Piece
Star Wars: Clone Wars
Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth
Star Ocean: First Departure R
Jujustu Kaisen
Dragon Ball Z
Naruto
Yu Yu Hakusho
Attack on Titan
Hunter x Hunter
My Hero Academia
Bleach
Rurouni Kenshin
Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
 
Time Markers:
Preview: 0:00
Intro: 0:42
Watching & Playing: 1:31
Ray's Week: 12:48
Frank's Week: 26:45
News: 40:40
Main Topic: 52:47
Elite Eight: 2:26:21
 
Watch Ray's YouTube Channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/SourdoughShonen
 
Check out Ray Live here:
https://www.twitch.tv/sd_shonen
 
Morning Phoenix (OP) composed and performed by Ivan C.
Heroes! (ED) composed and performed by Ivan C.
 
Check out Ivan's Music here:
https://www.youtube.com/@ivancervantes9858

The sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake is finally here! For this special occasion, Taco Otaku brings its finest panel of JRPG fanatics including: Frank, Ray, Richard, and Miles. Also, Frank forgets to save his game. Ray falls asleep underwater. Richard teams up with the dark side. Miles puts on a show for everyone.
 
Video Games and Anime We Talked bout this Episode:
 
Star Ocean: First Departure R
Final Fantasy 16
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (TV Series)
Princess Peach: Showtime!
Final Fantasy VII Remake
One Piece
The Passing of Akira Toriyama
Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth
 
Time Markers:
Intro: 0:54
Watching & Playing: 5:05
FF16: 9:41
Princess Peach: 21:51
FF7 Remake: 27:16
One Piece: 41:01
News: 56:36
Main Topic: 1:01:10
 
 
Watch Ray's YouTube Channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/SourdoughShonen
 
Check out Ray Live here:
https://www.twitch.tv/sd_shonen
 
Morning Phoenix (OP) composed and performed by Ivan C.
Heroes! (ED) composed and performed by Ivan C.
 
Check out Ivan's Music here:
https://www.youtube.com/@ivancervantes9858

The versus mode of Taco Otaku returns once again as nerdy brother Miles and Ray rant on about old school anime and big changes in the video game industry. Miles deep dives into the world of FF7 for the first time and Ray prepares for his VTuber glow up and leaps into the fray once again.
 
Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:
Final Fantasy VII Remake
One Piece Manga
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Ray Returns to YouTube
Huge PlayStation/Nintendo/Xbox News
Fire Emblem: Three Houses Quiz
Pokemon Quiz
Resident Evil Quiz
Digimon Quiz
 
Time Markers:
Intro: 0:52
Watching & Playing: 1:34
One Piece: 20:17
Ace Attorney: 28:09
News: 37:05
Main Topic: 1:01:10
Quiz 02: 1:07:47
Quiz 03: 1:20:19
Quiz 04: 1:25:07
 
Watch Ray's YouTube Channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/SourdoughShonen
Check out Ray Live here:
https://www.twitch.tv/sd_shonen
 
Morning Phoenix (OP) composed and performed by Ivan C.
Heroes! (ED) composed and performed by Ivan C.
Check out Ivan's Music here:
https://www.youtube.com/@ivancervantes9858

Brothers Miles and Ray take over the podcast once again to share their thoughts about the current anime season. Ray continues his battle in Midgar and learns how to clean money. Miles puts all his points in defense and still has gacha fever.
 
Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:
WarioWare: Get It Together!
Honkai: Star Rail 2.0
Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense
Final Fantasy VII Remake
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Ozark
Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki
Tis Time for Torture Princess
Bucchigiri?!
Sasaki and Peeps
The Dangers in My Heart
Delicious in Dungeon
The Way of Pon
Solo Leveling
Metallic Rouge
 
Time Markers:
Intro: 0:48
Watching & Playing: 3:44
News: 42:44
Main Topic: 59:01
Tomozaki: 1:00:35
Torture Princess: 1:09:39
Bucchigiri: 1:16:33
Peeps: 1:27:23
Dangers: 1:36:00
Pon no Michi: 1:42:28
Dungeon Meshi: 1:51:57
Solo Leveling: 2:01:13
Metallic Rouge: 2:12:11
2024 Winter Anime Rankings: 2:22:30
 
Check out Ray Live here:
https://www.twitch.tv/sd_shonen
 
Morning Phoenix (OP) composed and performed by Ivan C.
Heroes! (ED) composed and performed by Ivan C.
 
Check  out Ivan's Music here:
https://www.youtube.com/@ivancervantes9858

The TOP crew return after their two week break to share their thoughts on last season's hottest shows. Ray takes a step away from the mic to hate on everyone's favorite everything. Ivan ends up in a hostage situation. Frank takes a vacation in the middle of a desert. And Miles is left to control all the chaos that is Taco Otaku.
 
Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:
My New Boss Is Goofy (Spoilers)
Shy (Spoilers)
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Spoilers)
Pluto (Anime)
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Attack on Titan  (Spoilers)
Final Fantasy 15
Honkai: Star Rail
Pokemon Black
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
 
Time Markers:
Intro: 0:47
Main Topic: 2:22
End of Goofy Boss Spoilers: 29:50
End of Shy Spoilers: 59:11
End of Frieren Spoilers: 1:43:21
Preview of Anime Winter 2024: 1:46:16
Watching & Playing: 1:51:22
End of AoT Spoilers: 2:03:54
 
Check out Ray Live here:
https://www.twitch.tv/sd_shonen
 
Morning Phoenix (OP) composed and performed by Ivan C.
Heroes! (ED) composed and performed by Ivan C.
 
Check  out Ivan's Music here:
https://www.youtube.com/@ivancervantes9858

Happy New Years! In this episode of Taco Otaku, Ray, Miles, Frank, and Ivan watch two new anime titles to bring in 2024. Also, Ivan attempts to take the podcast offline. Frank pulls a Kobe. Miles builds his utopia. And Ray starts working on his new year's resolutions.
 
Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:
 
Pokemon Scarlet
River City Girls 2
Attack on Titan
Slam Dunk
SteamWorld Build
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Pulto (Manga)
Persona 5 Tactica
Steam Deck OLED Review
Iron Man VR
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Spoilers)
The Boy and the Heron (Spoilers)
 
Time Markers:
Intro: 0:50
News: 3:27
Watching & Playing: 8:29
Frank's Week: 16:56
Miles's Week: 33:13
Ray's Week: 40:22
Main Topic: 58:48
The Boy and the Heron: 1:40:45
TOP Preview of 2024: 2:27:42
 
Check out Ray Live here:
https://www.twitch.tv/sd_shonen
 
Morning Phoenix (OP) composed and performed by Ivan C.
Heroes! (ED) composed and performed by Ivan C.
 
Check out Ivan's Music here:
https://www.youtube.com/@ivancervantes9858

Before we celebrate the new year, the TOP crew reflect on the past year and name their favorite anime shows of 2023. Ray feels left out and searches for a new addiction. Frank goes all-in with the sports genre. Miles isn't afraid of being the odd man out. Ivan tries to convince himself that he can quit at any time.
 
Video Games and Anime We Talked About this Episode:
Pokemon Trading Card Game
Pokemon Scarlet
Chernobyl
One Piece
Maple Story
Honkai: Star Rail
Lego Fornite
Bocchi the Rock!
Spy x Family
The Eminence in Shadow
Persona 5 Tactica
 
Time Markers:
Intro: 0:45
News: 1:28
Watching & Playing: 10:53
Frank's Week: 19:24
Miles's Week: 31:14
Ray's Week: 44:05
Main Topic: 1:08:36
Number Four: 1:25:00
Number Three: 1:36:44
Number Two: 1:48:24
Number One: 2:05:03
 
Check out Ray Live here:
https://www.twitch.tv/sd_shonen
 
Morning Phoenix (OP) composed and performed by Ivan C.
Heroes! (ED) composed and performed by Ivan C.
 
Check out Ivan's Music here:
https://www.youtube.com/@ivancervantes9858