Taco Otaku: SoCal’s Anime Podcast
Oct 7, 2026 · 2 hr 15 min · 11 segments
While the summer heat might still be around, the anime summer season has come to an end, which means it's time to crown a new winner. Find who's anime will reign supreme. Also, Ray gets stuck in the…
And, uh, you know what? I am the selfish producer and I wanna go first, because whatever I have to say is smarter and cooler than anything else anyone's got to say on this show.
Wow, that's a lot of, uh, hubris there.
Yeah, a little bit.
You know, the, the summer heat's like-
Have your, have yourself there, brother?
Yeah, well, you know, hot takes.
At least, at least you're honest.
We're not?
The listeners get to decide.
The truth in lies.
To tell the truth.
There you go.
Um, but let's see.
What's the f...
Uh, really there was two things of note.
And I guess the most exciting one for myself, that I've been able to actually play since our last recording.
And the sad part is, I remember when this game was brand new.
In fact, I pre-ordered it when it first came out, and, uh, it's taken me, uh, three years to-
Don't think, don't think about it
... finally, finally get to it.
So, um, but I finally got my hands onto Alan Wake 2 over on the Xbox Series X, the, the most expensive Xbox ever, apparently.
I think it's even higher.
And, uh, obviously this is the sequel to the, I think, 2010 Xbox 360, mm, somewhat surprise smash hit, I think.
I think it did well back in the day.
And, uh, you know what? I am the selfish producer and I wanna go first, because whatever I have to say is smarter and cooler than anything else anyone's got to say on this show.
Wow, that's a lot of, uh, hubris there.
Yeah, a little bit.
You know, the, the summer heat's like-
Have your, have yourself there, brother?
Yeah, well, you know, hot takes.
At least, at least you're honest.
We're not?
The listeners get to decide.
The truth in lies.
To tell the truth.
There you go.
Um, but let's see.
What's the f...
Uh, really there was two things of note.
And I guess the most exciting one for myself, that I've been able to actually play since our last recording.
And the sad part is, I remember when this game was brand new.
In fact, I pre-ordered it when it first came out, and, uh, it's taken me, uh, three years to-
Don't think, don't think about it
... finally, finally get to it.
So, um, but I finally got my hands onto Alan Wake 2 over on the Xbox Series X, the, the most expensive Xbox ever, apparently.
I think it's even higher.
And, uh, obviously this is the sequel to the, I think, 2010 Xbox 360, mm, somewhat surprise smash hit, I think.
I think it did well back in the day.
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