# Otaku Ryōhō **URL:** https://forum.geektherapy.org/c/gt-content/otaku-ryoho/58.md [Latest](https://forum.geektherapy.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.geektherapy.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.geektherapy.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Otaku Ryōhō category](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/about-the-otaku-ryoho-category/1213)
**Author:** [@GeekTherapy](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/GeekTherapy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/about-the-otaku-ryoho-category/1213 "2020-02-20T22:07:07Z")
Discussion of the Otaku Ryōhō podcast! --- ## [Slice-of-Life is Nice and Wise](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/slice-of-life-is-nice-and-wise/1474)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/slice-of-life-is-nice-and-wise/1474 "2021-05-31T15:08:20Z")
Originally published at: Slice-of-Life is Nice and Wise - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Gian cannot contain himself any longer and he chooses to start a discussion about the value of Slice of Life anime. He invites sp… --- ## [Overwhelming Scales: When Anime Goes Over 9000](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/overwhelming-scales-when-anime-goes-over-9000/1469)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/overwhelming-scales-when-anime-goes-over-9000/1469 "2021-05-11T01:51:03Z")
Originally published at: Overwhelming Scales: When Anime Goes Over 9000 - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Josué starts a discussion about the tendency of shōnen anime to escalate the stakes of the story to astronomical l… --- ## [Otaku Ryoho Mythos: Cosmic Horror in Anime](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/otaku-ryoho-mythos-cosmic-horror-in-anime/1464)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/otaku-ryoho-mythos-cosmic-horror-in-anime/1464 "2021-05-03T14:09:11Z")
Originally published at: Otaku Ryoho Mythos: Cosmic Horror in Anime - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Gian tries his best to explain his favorite genre of Horror, the cosmic type. He uses Attack on Titan (Season 3) as an… --- ## [Compassion Fatigue: Coping with Compassion](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/compassion-fatigue-coping-with-compassion/1459)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/compassion-fatigue-coping-with-compassion/1459 "2021-04-26T13:35:36Z")
Originally published at: Compassion Fatigue: Coping with Compassion - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Welcome to Season 2 of Otaku Ryoho! Josue starts the season by talking about how difficult 2020 has been for him, but … --- ## [Understanding Life through Anime](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/understanding-life-through-anime/1394)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/understanding-life-through-anime/1394 "2020-10-04T19:45:33Z")
Originally published at: Understanding Life through Anime - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy As they end Season 1, Gian and Josué talk about the Ryoho Experience. Josué talks about the benefit he gained from using anime … --- ## [Anime: The Gender Blender](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/anime-the-gender-blender/1392)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/anime-the-gender-blender/1392 "2020-10-02T04:02:56Z")
Originally published at: Anime: The Gender Blender - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Gian starts a discussion about the diverse representation of gender identities in anime. Special Guest Link Keller joins us to talk abo… --- ## [Anime Remakes: Same but Different](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/anime-remakes-same-but-different/1393)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/anime-remakes-same-but-different/1393 "2020-10-04T19:43:30Z")
Originally published at: Anime Remakes: Same but Different - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Josue brings the topic of Anime Remakes and how frequent series are remade into rebooted series, spinoffs, and movies. They ta… --- ## [Humor: Coping... The Humorous Kind...](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/humor-coping-the-humorous-kind/1383)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/humor-coping-the-humorous-kind/1383 "2020-08-26T14:02:17Z")
Originally published at: Humor: Coping... The Humorous Kind... - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Josue brings up the topic of humor and how it is a mature defense mechanism that helps us cope with difficult times or idea… --- ## [Biological Urges: Conflicts with Biology](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/biological-urges-conflicts-with-biology/1335)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/biological-urges-conflicts-with-biology/1335 "2020-07-01T06:00:43Z")
Originally published at: Biological Urges: Conflicts with Biology - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Gian chooses to talk about a difficult topic near and dear to his heart, the timeless conflict between biology and behav… --- ## [Fan Service and it's many faces](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/fan-service-and-its-many-faces/1330)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/fan-service-and-its-many-faces/1330 "2020-06-23T20:37:52Z")
Originally published at: Fan Service and it's many faces - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Josue starts a conversation about Fan Service. We give our personal definitions of what the term “fan service” entails and give … --- ## [Education Anime: Knowledge is Power](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/education-anime-knowledge-is-power/1315)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/education-anime-knowledge-is-power/1315 "2020-06-06T19:11:43Z")
Originally published at: Education Anime: Knowledge is Power - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Gian starts the conversation talking about his academic development from childhood and how media nurtured his love for academ… --- ## ["Historical" Anime or "Historical" Fan Fiction?](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/historical-anime-or-historical-fan-fiction/1300)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/historical-anime-or-historical-fan-fiction/1300 "2020-05-20T07:00:20Z")
Originally published at: "Historical" Anime or "Historical" Fan Fiction? - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Talking Points: History, Who writes history?, Speculative Historical fiction, Historians and historical accounts,… --- ## [The Concept of Pain](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/the-concept-of-pain/1289)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/the-concept-of-pain/1289 "2020-05-06T18:10:24Z")
Originally published at: The Concept of Pain - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Gian starts this round wanting to talk about how pain is represented conceptually in anime. He draws inspiration from Kiznaiver, an anime in … --- ## [Science Fiction: The Future Is Anime](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/science-fiction-the-future-is-anime/1274)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/science-fiction-the-future-is-anime/1274 "2020-04-22T21:09:29Z")
Originally published at: Science Fiction: The Future Is Anime - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Josué brings up the topic of Science Fiction and Gian discovers how much he loves science fiction. Each of them takes tur… --- ## [Judgment: Ethical and otherwise](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/judgment-ethical-and-otherwise/1266)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/judgment-ethical-and-otherwise/1266 "2020-04-08T18:30:03Z")
Originally published at: Judgment: Ethical and otherwise - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Gian brought the topic of Judgment using the anime “Death Parade” to illustrate how difficult it is to impose judgments on others… --- ## [Death & The Afterlives](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/death-the-afterlives/1251)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/death-the-afterlives/1251 "2020-03-24T19:31:03Z")
Originally published at: Death & The Afterlives - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Gian and Josué talk about death & the afterlives using Dragon Ball Z as illustration. What happens after we die? The question yields more … --- ## [Deafness, Accessibility, and Language](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/deafness-accessibility-and-language/1239)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/deafness-accessibility-and-language/1239 "2020-03-11T06:00:29Z")
Originally published at: Deafness, Accessibility, and Language - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Round #3: Gian chooses to talk about Language, Accessibility of Language and Deafness using the 2016 Kyoto Animation movie,… --- ## [Cultural Exchange & Global Anime Culture](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/cultural-exchange-global-anime-culture/1224)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/cultural-exchange-global-anime-culture/1224 "2020-02-28T14:00:22Z")
Originally published at: Cultural Exchange & Global Anime Culture - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Round #2: Josué presents the topic of Japanese Culture and how anime functions (and sometimes fails to function) as a w… --- ## [Presenting Otaku Ryōhō!](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/presenting-otaku-ryoho/1223)
**Author:** [@OtakuRyoho](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/OtakuRyoho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/presenting-otaku-ryoho/1223 "2020-02-26T06:03:08Z")
Originally published at: Presenting Otaku Ryōhō! - Otaku Ryōhō - Geek Therapy Round #1: Welcome to the Otaku Ryōhō Podcast! A podcast where we talk about psychological themes using anime as illustration. In this e…