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Caption Battle (MMM): Haters Gonna Hate...

"It's that time again..."
"To remember what side of the fabric is the right side?"
"To learn that collars really suck?"
"No... it's time for this week's caption battle!"

But first, last week's winners:

In third place, taking a slightly re-imagined approach: FaithlessFighter!

Apparently he still has 2 more wishes left.

In second place with an excellent in-universe thought bubble": mariomario!

Was this worth giving Han Solo up to Jabba the Hutt? HELL YES.

And in the coveted first place, because as always, I do love succinct laconicism... Katana!

I'd ship it.

Congratulations, you three... and Shin', you sir, are a dirty, dirty man. Just sayin'.

So in this penultimate week of March Member Madness(TM), we have a photo from Mercury Dragon featuring... Mercury Dragon! The rest are background types. Have fun at your poor peer's expense, now:

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: the final photo for March Member Madness(TM) next week is gonna be epic...

theOtaku.com Anime Podcast VII - Ep. 21

Ichigo's sick. We'll blame the lateness on that.

Music - Uragiri no Yuuyake by Theatre Brook from Durarara

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 (MMM): 80s Child Through And Through...

"It's that time again..."
"To move it, move it?"
"To watch how Heavy it Rains?"
"No... it's time for this week's caption battle!"

But first, last week's winners:

In third place, with the subversive retelling: Solenm Serpent!

Just imagine how the phone feels.

In second place, taking advantage of the surroundings: Kitty K.O.!

These two haven't eaten in days... and that phone's starting to look pretty good right about now...

And in the coveted first place, with a most excellent punch line for the week... KeenHavoc!

Those smiles are ones that are born of pure elation and sin, for within seconds the text that appeared on the phone stated three simple words:
"The DEATHNOTE works."

So far so good for March Member Madness(TM)! Let's see what else we have...

This week we'll take a photo courtesy of Shinmaru featuring... Shinmaru! He's at Anime Expo 2005 in Anaheim, California. He's also with someone who probably isn't Carrie Fisher. Just sayin':

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 - especially this month, with March Member Madness(TM) upon us! You have a screencap you want used, you can PM me and we can do somethin' about it. So good luck, and remember: Kratos is gonna put some thumbs into some folks' eyes this Tuesday, and that's gonna be awesome.

March Member Promotions

It's time for member promotions once again. So congratulations to everyone who was promoted. Keep up the good work! Otaku Legend Bakalovesyou...

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theOtaku.com Anime Podcast VII - Ep. 20

Penene pene-nene Neh, Pene-nenene Neh,
Penene penene Neh, pe-neh, pe-Nah, nahh,
Penene pene-nene Neh, Pene-nenene Neh,
Penene penene Neh, pe-neh, penene-nenene nene
Pe-neh, Tahhh, Pe-neh, Tahhhh, Pe-neh, Tahhhh,
Pwabana-pwaaaa, pwabana pwa-nanana pwa-naaaah...

Music - H.T. by Tsuneo Imahori from Trigun

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.