Cruz Esparza

Cruz Esparza is an anime nerd, as well as Producer and host of the Nakama Podcast. He spends his time drawing as well as collecting figures and comics, and playing video games. He operates as an artist under the name doublecrxss, and you can find him on twitter @doublecrxss

Nakama Podcast 70: “Urusei Yatsura, Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, & Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury” with Houston!

On this week’s MEGA episode, returning guest Houston joins us as we look back on a full season of Call of the Night, as well as dredge up his old arch-nemesis: Guillermo Del Toro when we look at his new Netflix anthology, Cabinet of…

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Nakama Podcast 68: Chainsaw Man, The Human Crazy University, and Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War” w/ Dom!

We’re kicking off Fall Season with two of the most anticipated animes: the violent grindhouse action “Chainsaw Man”, and the sequel to the supernatural action series “Bleach”! Along with those, we cover the whacky edu-tainment series “The…

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Nakama Podcast 68: Cyberpunk Edgerunners, My Isekai Life, & When Will Ayumu Make His Move? with X from Sacred 8 Studios!

This week we’re joined by an incredible guest: X from Sacred 8 Studios! This week, we review “My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World!”, “When Will Ayumu Make His Move?”, and “Cyberpunk…

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Nakama Podcast 66: “The Maid I Hired Recently is Mysterious”, “Bastard!”, & “Uncle from Another World” w/ Alex Stampher!

Cruz is here with us in spirit (and by proxy of Brittany) as we’re joined by educator, bass player, and goth enthusiast Alex Stampher to talk all about the goth subculture, music, and festivals, as well as cover the first three episodes of…

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Nakama Podcast 65: Girl from the Otherside, Parallel World Pharmacy, Fuuto PI with EveeningArt!

Cruz and Sal are joined this week by artist EveeningArt to discuss what it’s like to be a digital artist, as well as review the Kamen Rider W follow-up “Fuuto PI”, the fantasy isekai “Parallel World Pharmacy”, and the three-episode…

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Nakama Podcast 63: “Engage Kiss”, “My Stepmom’s Daughter is My Ex”, and “Shoot! Goal to the Future” w/ Delgado!

On today’s episode, we cover the sci-fi action “Engage Kiss”, the romantic comedy “My Stepmom’s Daughter is my Ex”, and the sports anime “Shoot! Goal to the Future!” with teacher Mario Delgado!

The Nakama…

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Crunchyroll Expo 2022 Day Two!

Crunchyroll Expo Day Two! A crowd gathered around Hime, Crunchyroll’s own mascot and VTuber. Day tow of Crunchyroll kicked off with a quick stroll around the entire convention center as I showed the podcast’s photographer around. The crowd surrounding the holoMeet Experience Zone was even larger than Friday’s, and the excitement in the crowd was incredible. We

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