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Caption Battle: Eat... Become One Of Us...

"It's that time again..."
"To make another pizza run?"
"To add an egg to get breakfast?"
"No... it's time for this week's caption battle!"

But first, last week's winners:

In third place, only because the podcasters deserve it a little: Shinmaru!

Ritsu and Mio still cannot believe Ichigo pronounced Desbreko's name correctly.

In second place, because anime will always go for the shortcut: darkeangel!

Ritsu: Got your nose!
Mio: No, I got your nose!
'Mugi: Wait... where ARE our noses?!

And in the coveted first place with just a very suave caption... DemonKingAtticus!

Survey says only 2 out of 3 friends will feel that the current situation is a dream.

Only two more caption battles to go before K-On! month comes to an end! And Halloween is coming up... what will that mean?!

This week's screencap actually comes from one I took as opposed to Des' - see, here at theOtaku.com, it's sometimes just worth doing things yourself when the opportunity arises. Anyway, left to right is 'Mugi, Yui, and Azusa (I know, new character. Crazy.).

Beyond that... yes, we are all aware that the cake is a lie - even people who have never heard of Valve Corporation know that the cake is a lie - mention that the cake is a lie at your own risk/expense/unoriginality/failure. Ahem... anyway:

You know the drill: type up the funniest, wittiest, most original caption you can think of for the screencap above in the comments below. Also, if any of you would like some tips on writing a great caption, you can find those here.

And like always, theOtaku is open to all submissions and suggestions for weekly feature content. You have a screencap you want used, you can PM me and we can do somethin' about it. So good luck, and remember: more than two shakes, and... actually, never mind...

Long-Time Glitch Fixed!

This has to be the #1 reported glitch we've had since Version Vibrant's launch: The fact that in your comment manager, guestbook signings will often link you to the wrong page. No more! All's been fixed there forever.

theOtaku.com Anime Podcast VII - Ep. 1

Happy belated birthday, Ichigo!!!

Also, we apparently need more news posts. Potentially ones that aren't all from ANN. Other than that, I'm starting to think we should invent a site member named "Debresko". He can be the more evil version of Des', maybe... besides the point, though. Anyway, happy new season, folks.

Music - Snow Fairy by Funkist from Fairy Tail

The following podcast may contain some coarse language that may offend some listeners. Discretion is advised.

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And finally, you can find Ichigo's travel log over at the Anime Pulse website (under the "features" tab). He's gettin' some crazy adventures over there. Go read. Right after the podcast.

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New Search In Place

Our search was a bit too cluttered and didn't bring up useful data like member's portfolios or categories. We took a big first step to improving it.

Now, if you type a word, it'll search across all our sites (including World Posts) and provide a list of links for you to check out.

In addition, if there's a category or world name or member name that matches your search, it'll list it all for you.

There are lots of interesting ideas we can add to this down the line. We hope you enjoy!

Guru Leaderboard + Adjusted Leaderboards

We've just added a leaderboard for our wonderful quiz producers. You can click here to check it out and admire the craftsmanship of our hard-working disciples.

In addition we've re-worked the leaderboards on our other sites as well to display a wider range of data.

Instead of...

Today - 7 Days - 1 Month - 3 Months - All Time

We now have...

Today - 1 Month - 3 Months - 1 Year - All Time

We hope you enjoy!