Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:42 — 26.7MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Blubrry | RSS
On this Episode
On this Episode of the Temple of Geek Podcast, Destiny Senpai from Getting Animated joins us to talk about what Anime is all about and how to get started watching. We also discuss the all too familiar feeling of not having a safe space to share your love for your fandoms. We talk about the anime community and ideas on how to find your place in the anime fandom and more. Are you a huge fan of Anime and want to explain that love to your friends and family? Have them take a listen!
What is Anime?
The word anime is the Japanese term for animation, which means all forms of animated media. Anime is typically aimed at adults but there are also anime that is suitable for children. The genres within anime mirror the genres we would likely see in regular televisions series. There are anime shows about science fiction, romance, sports, murder mysteries, horror and much much more.
Where to get started watching?
https://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/7424
Best Places To Watch Anime FOR FREE
https://yattatachi.com/watch-free-legal-anime-sites
About Destiny Senpai – Getting Animated
Destiny Senpai is the host of the Getting Animated Podcast. She created this podcast as an outlet for love of anime and as a way to create a safe place for anime fans like herself.
Getting Animated was created for anime fans, young and old; for beginners to full fledged otakus. With weekly news straight from the anime industry and anime topics that will have you thinking about your favorite shows for hours. Destiny knows how it feels to live in a small town with limited resources but still have that fire passion for anime. She created this podcast to give fans a way to connect & stay fully involved with what’s going on in the industry
You can find out more about Destiny by following her website and on social media.
Website: Destinysenpai.org
Twitter: @GettingAnimated @DestinySenpai
Instagram: Getting Animated
Anime Recommendations from Destiny:
Where to watch Erased:
https://www.crunchyroll.com/erased
https://www.hulu.com/series/erased-40cf1997-7291-4764-a80c-c264294fa691?dl=false
Where to watch Wakakozake:
https://www.crunchyroll.com/wakakozake
The Anime Community
Meet friends for Twitch, going to Comic-Con or grabbing a bowl of ramen to talk about anime.
-Filter to find people attending the same events
-Meet people locally or worldwide
-Use your QuirkCode instead of your phone number when connecting at cons
Check out more of our Anime Coverage:
Anime Expo 2019 Merch Preview Is Now Available
Anime Pasadena 2019 proved bigger and better in its 2nd year!
Anime Voice Actor Vic Mignogna Accused of Sexual Assault & Homophobia
Help Support Temple of Geek
Temple of Geek is a fan run and organized website! You can help support Temple of Geek by sharing our articles and posts on social media or by shopping our Tee Public and RedBubble Shops. You can also purchase from the Amazon links on our website. Temple of Geek is an Amazon Associate and earns a commission from qualifying purchases.