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theOtaku.com Anime Podcast VI - Ep. 25

So in a few days the People's Republic of China celebrates its 60th anniversary. Has nothing to do with the podcast beyond timing, really, but I just got out of a Chinatown parade and ridiculously late dinner that involved a lot of lion dancing and now my ears are ringing... again, besides the point. Oh, also, apparently Ichigo has a little sister. I learned something today...

Music - Shiroi Tsuki by Yu-Ki from Gekifu Bakegyamon

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

For a link to Anime Pulse's theOtaku.com World, go here.
For a link to The Watercooler World, go here.

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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Caption Battle: Who Doesn't Love A Little... Never Mind...

"It's that time again..."
"To wipe out Hannover?"
"To replay that part where you have to sneak past the convicts all the way up to Harley Quinn without being seen?"
"No... it's time for this week's captions battle!"

But first, last week's winners:

In third place, with some serious snap to his one-liner: mariomario!

Where the strong rule, the weak are used as barbells.

In second place, with a well done, poetic "long caption(TM)": MrPhoenix!

At first when he saw the locals capture and carry off a group of girls to the nearby volcano, Eclipse thought about interfering for the sake of justice. When he learned they were in fact fan girls, he dismounted and kissed the ground, knowing then and there he had reached Shangri-La.

And he lived happily ever after.

And in the coveted first place, because we love Des'... Ace!

Obscure TheOtaku.com fact #388:

Desbreko is actually the collective name of a little-known tribe of loli obsessionists.

We love you Des'! Also, this was an excellent, excellent week. Good thing we pulled that other screeny, eh? Moving on...

This week's screencap comes courtesy of Hisaishi, and features the series Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni. "The dolls are, left to right Mion, Keiichi, Satako and Rika. The abuser is Rena." Have at it:

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: theOtaku.com and the caption battle are not against themed months - you have been forewarned.

theOtaku.com at the New York Anime Festival

We are thrilled to be taking part in a big way at this weekend's New York Anime Festival.

First, we'll have a booth on the show floor where you can meet us in person.

Second, we have three sponsored panels, on each day of the convention. The first, "How to Get Famous On the Internet" talks about building an audience online, the second, "Kyle Hebert Voice Actor Extraordinaire" stars our guest Kyle, and the third, "Color Me Perfect" is about how to digitally color anime artwork, taught by our long-time member ElvesAteMyRamen.

Third, as alluded to above, Kyle Hebert will make an appearance on our behalf, signing autographs and granting hugs.

Fourth, every one of these events will feature information about my own biggest project since Version Vibrant: A manga-inspired iPhone game with a creeping-closer release date.

We hope to see you there! If there's a line to Kyle's autograph signing, I'll make sure all theOtaku.com members get priority.

theOtaku.com Anime Podcast VI - Ep. 24

Evidently, "SomeGuy" is a title passed down. It's like being The Doctor, I suppose... anyway, podcast. And one of them is sick. Burn. Also, Sleeping Beauty. Oorah.

Music - Renai Circulation by Kana Hanazawa from Bakemonogatari

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

For a link to Anime Pulse's theOtaku.com World, go here.
For a link to The Watercooler World, go here.

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.

Obligatory Instructions:

There are two ways to keep up with this podcast. First, you can just visit us weekly and listen to it by clicking the "play" button in each podcast news post. Second, if you use iTunes, simply open it up and then click here. This will subscribe you. You can also click "Advanced" at the top, select "Subscribe to Podcast" and type in the following URL:

http://theotaku.libsyn.com/rss

Once subscribed, you'll get each week's episode automatically delivered, whether you visit us or not.

So let's start! To listen to our podcast, click the play button above. You can also download the mp3 directly by clicking here.

Caption Battle: Carried Away.

Ohhh snap, look what's back!!!

Let's get this moving along... last month's winners...

In third place, playing on expressions and being the first to the idea: Nehszriah (who as you'll recall is a girl)!

This wasn't exactly what Tamaki had in mind when he suggested to Haruhi that they "play doctor."

In second place, with a really good line: mariomario (who as you'll recall is a guy)!

Wearing a lab coat makes you a doctor just as much as having a beard makes you Jesus.

And in the coveted first place, with a joke I probably enjoy considering the reason I missed the last couple weeks... BloodRedArab!

Tamaki: Dr., Dr., give me the news, I got a... A bad case of loving you!
Haruhi: ...No... Actually it's Swine Flu.

Thanks for being so patient, guys.

So this week's screencap comes courtesy of Desbreko and features good ol' Fushigiboshi no Futago Hime. Eclipse is the one in the foreground, the girls being carried off, left to right, are Fine, Altezza, and Rein. Now have fun, kids:

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: H1N1 is only funny until a baby you know dies from it.