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Hope Chapman, aka [[Jesu Otaku]], is by far the most successful and analytical of the former [[Desu Des Brigade]], currently a member of [[That Guy With The Glasses]].
She produces a review segment simply entitled "The JesuOtaku Anime Review". Her review approach is very analytical, using a four-star rating system. She tries to be as objective as possible and may give high scores to shows that she doesn't personally like. She also produced her "summer project", an audio drama adaptation of [[Fruits Basket]], every Wednesday throughout summer 2011 (and which can be found [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/jo/fruits-basket-radio-drama here] if you're interested). She is notable for her large amount of shows:
* [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/jo/jar JO Anime Reviews]
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Since joining [[That Guy With The Glasses]], she gained a great degree of success previously unseen. Despite efforts to keep the [[Desu Des Brigade]] alive, she made the decision to officially leave the Brigade. This news, however, led to the Brigade's outright breakup.
Her videos can be found [http://blip.tv/jesuotaku here] on Blip.tv, [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/jo here] on [[That Guy With The Glasses]], and [https://twitter.com/#!/JesuOtaku here] on [[Twitter]]. She also has a live stream, [http://www.justin.tv/jesuotaku here]. Additionally, she also often appears on [[What
For an in-progress list of things JO has reviewed, see [[Jesu Otaku (Web Video/Recap|the recap page]].
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: In her review of ''[[Princess Tutu]]'', she says, "I see a [[Ouran High School Host Club|host club]] in [[Vic Mignogna|someone's]] future..." on a clip of Femio.
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Attention Deficit Creator Disorder]]: Let's see, she reviews anime, is making a retrospective on all the [[Digimon]] anime, dubs [[Anime Theme Song|Anime Theme Songs]], is analyzing the [[Trigun]] anime, has ''another'' job reviewing even ''more'' anime on [[Anime News Network]] and oh yeah, is currently working on ''a [[Radio Drama]] adaptation on the ENTIRE [[Fruits Basket]] manga'' [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|(also, she works at a theater)]].
** She is no longer writing reviews for ANN. However, in 2012 she decided to see every wide-release movie that came out, and in spring started doing video blogs about several of them.
* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: In her in-universe [[Let's Play|LP]] of [[Super Mario 64]], she does a first-person, diary-like monologue if [[Super Mario Bros.|Mario]] was actually an Italian plumber from...well..Italy, felt like he was hallucinating, and eventually became a thrill-seeking, [[Axe Crazy|sociopathic]], [[Evil Overlord|evil-overlord-to-be]] with [[A God Am I|a god complex]] who never "gets some" from [[Love Interest|Peach]].
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: A common thread in her written introductions for each of the villains in her Top 20 Deliciously Evil Villains.
* [[Author Filibuster]]: She used her [[FLCL]] review as an opportunity to go on a rant about how [[Studio Gainax]] are complete HACKS when it comes to making [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Psychological]] [[This Ugly Yet Beautiful World|Dramas]] and that they should stick to [[Rule of Cool|over-the-top goofiness]] and simple morals. She addressed this fact on her [[Twitter]], and stated that the reason she did this was because FLCL was just way too simple for even ''her'' to talk about at length.
* [[Berserk Button]]: [[In-Universe]], [[Moe]], and now also an ecchi comedy about [[Brother-Sister Incest]] called ''[[Oniichan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne!!|Oniichan No Koto Na...]]'' [[Long Title|ah, screw it]]. She found it painful just to get through ''the first minute'' of the first episode.
** She also seems to have a real and legitimate hatred of people questioning her on why she doesn't care for ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]''. To be fair, this is because people did this INCESSANTLY after she made her lukewarm feelings towards it clear.
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* [[Break the Cutie]]: Usually calm and collected, JO was reduced to a fit of hysterical rage by the final fight of the [[Yu Yu Hakusho]]: Dark Tournament [[Let's Play|video game.]]
** [[Bennett the Sage]] 's goal for her. So far he's failed all three times.
* [[Breakup Breakout]]: Not quite. Rather than leaving the [[Desu Des Brigade|Brigade]] after joining up with [[That Guy With The Glasses]], she still tried to be a loyal brigadier, and her new-found popularity did in fact bring in more viewers to the Brigade's site; however, her indecisiveness coupled with her [[Attention Deficit Creator Disorder]] caused her to grow increasingly distant from the Brigade, unofficially breaking off from it about a year from its official disbandment.
* [[Brief Accent Imitation]]: Takes on a self-admittedly goofy Brooklyn gangster accent for her ''[[Baccano]]'' review.
* [[Broke the Rating Scale]]: JO gave ''KissXSis'' a -5/5 and [[Oniichan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne!!|Oniichan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Ja Nai N Dakara Ne]] a GTFO.
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** She also mentions in her ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' review that among her friends, she's known as the [[Trope Codifier|Osaka]] of the group.
* [[Companion Cube]]: Her [[Fun with Subtitles|snarktitles]]. Until they have a brief falling out about their use in the ''[[Now and Then Here and There]]'' review, making up afterward.
** The titles were ''not'' happy when [[What
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: She lets her little sister make cameos in the live-action intros (''[[Beck (manga)|Beck]]'' and ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' being notable examples), and off-screen shares some of the more child-friendly anime with her.
* [[Covert Pervert]]: JO may be very academic and studious, but she might have a dirtier mind then [[Desu Des Brigade|Vix]], as seen in Pocky Spot 22:
{{quote|"Kyoya, you're not quite dressed for the occasion; ''you have to take your pants off too!''"
"The correct response to this situation would be to grab his shoulders, throw him on the bed and ride him like a stallion!" }}
* [[Crossover]]: The number has been steadily rising since she joined TGWTG. Notable examples include a review of ''[[Sucker Punch]]'' alongside [[Bad Movie Beatdown|Film Brain]], her status as a regular on her boyfriend Nash's [[What
* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: Her Top 15 Dub Themes, invoked in-universe. Topping the list was, but of course, ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''. Nothing specific, just ''Pokémon''.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Her "snarktitles" in all of her reviews but ''[[Now and Then Here and There]]''.
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* [[Evil Is Cool]]: [[Invoked Trope|Invoked]] as the main criteria for her Top 20 Deliciously Evil Villains list.
* [[Fingore]]: Her review of ''[[Baccano]]!'' got a rating of "three and a half de-fingerings out of four".
* [[Fake Brit]]: She makes fun of this trope at the beginning of her [[Hellsing (anime)|Hellsing]] review.
{{quote|[[Once an Episode|Hello, and welcome to the JesuOtaku Anime Review.]] Your mission today is to sit right where you are and listen to me talk about vampires [[Lampshade Hanging|in a very baloney British accent.]] May God and Her Majesty be with you. Amen.}}
* [[Fan Service]]: She dresses in a bikini top and shorts for her ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' review intro, most likely to emulate Yoko.
** When reviewing the ''[[Witchblade (anime)|Witchblade]]'' anime--after eviscerating ''[[Ikki Tousen]]'', ''Eiken'', and ''[[Master of Martial Hearts]]''--she points out she doesn't ''hate'' [[Fan Service]], but is sick of it being used in an incompetent or misogynistic fashion.
* [[Farm Boy|Farm Gal]]
* [[Fun with Subtitles]]: While introducing the review for ''[[Now and Then Here and There]]'', JO gets into a fight with the Red Snark Titles.
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** And in her last Q&A, [[Desu Des Brigade|Vixen]] made a [[Take That]] to that, by doing the same with her REAL boobs.
* [[Gag Nose]]: In her ''[[Phoenix]]'' review, she points out a recurring character's bulbous and almost tumorous nose. She even plays the ''[[Inception]]'' music while zooming the camera in on it to point out how bizarre it is.
* [[Heroes Love Dogs]]: She's been shown playing with a roommate's dog and her love for wolves is part of why she loves ''[[Wolf's Rain|Wolfs Rain]]''.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: JO plays this game a few times, more notably in her review of ''[[Jyu-Oh-Sei|Jyu Oh Sei]]''.
* [[Hurricane of Euphemisms]]: While summarizing ''[[Ikki Tousen]]'', JO went through just about every synonym for [[Panty Shot|underwear]] (and a few breast mentions as well). It underscores that [[This Is Gonna Suck|this review is going to be rough]].
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{{quote|'''JesuOtaku:''' By God, if I can't make a good impression, I might as well make a lasting one!}}
* [[Not Making This Up Disclaimer]]: The line "That's not a metaphor" is something of a [[Running Gag]].
** A particularly unbelievable bit in ''[[Master of Martial Hearts]]'' gets a "THIS IS A THING THAT HAPPENS" caption.
* [[Pet Peeve Trope]]: [[Glurge|Forced drama]], [[Moe]] pandering, [[Ecchi]], "Exactly like the Japanese version" dubs, [[Ending Aversion|shoddy endings]], [[Gorn]], and [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot|flat-out wasting the potential of your premise.]]
* [[Pink Product Ploy]]: She bought a computer case which was part of a PC [[What
* [[Pokémon-Speak]]: Points out Nyu's tendency to do this in ''[[Elfen Lied]]''.
* [[Pretty Fly for a White Guy]]: In the opening to ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' review and her first line of the [[Digimon]] retrospective. The snarktitles are not impressed.
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** Her "Month of Mayazaki" didn't quite fit in just one month, probably because she was moving IRL at the time.
* [[Shoo Out the Clowns]]: JO forwent her usual "Snark Text" subtitles during her ''[[Now and Then Here and There]]'' review for fear of damning her eternal soul by making fun of something so depressing.
** Except in one short instance: Lampshading the intentional [[Mood Whiplash]] (From the director of ''[[Fruits Basket]]'', everybody!).
* [[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]: For the [[Desu Des Brigade]].
* [[Something Else Also Rises]]: In JO's review for ''[[Chobits]]'', she gave it X "Good Mornings" with appropriate gestures.
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* [[Tomboy]]: From the way she dresses to the shows she likes, JO is pretty masculine.
** She makes it crystal clear in the start of her ''[[Mahoromatic]]'' review that dolling herself up is not a hobby of hers.
* [[Top Ten List]]: Top X Lists, mostly. Top 20 Villains, Top 15 Dubbed Anime Themes, Top 15 Stupidest Izzyisms, Top 15 Nerd Jokes in ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'', Top 10 ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' episodes, Top 20 openings of 2010, and her top 25 favorite anime.
** The Top 20 openings is intended to be an annual project. She did one for 2011 as well.
* [[Turn the Other Cheek]]: She actually did this at the end of her review of ''Eiken'', much to [[Bennett the Sage]] 's disappointment.
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