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Otaku in Review Podcast – I Prefer the Other Seitokai
Jul 23rd
This week Michael Camacho from The OtakuGamer joined us to talk about what he’s watching from the Summer season, including why he loves Seitokai Yakuindomo so much and why I was not at all impressed with it. We also get into a debate over Mitsudomoe (and why it’s amazing), which turned out to be rather civil, much to Scott’s disappointment.
In the news: some kickass new licenses, an amazing composer you probably have never heard of is coming to Otakon, and the unfortunate passing of Speed Racer voice actor Peter Fernandez. All this and more on this week’s Otaku in Review podcast!
Otaku in Review Podcast – The Crunchyroll Special
Jun 26th
This episode we present a special in-depth review of all the ups and downs of Crunchyroll. Although the site is clearly the leader in the anime streaming business, it still has a lot of issues to iron out, which we go into detail about. See also: Crunchyroll’s Premium Subscription: Why You Should.
Otaku in Review Podcast – They Put Mayonnaise on Everything
May 22nd
This week we invited my friend Steven D’Onofrio to come on the show and talk about his recent trip to Japan. Listen and learn about some of the crazy stuff that goes on there!
We also discuss some recent anime news, including the upcoming Toradora! release, as well as:
Otaku in Review Podcast – Dub Talk
Apr 24th
This week we invited Mike from Prede’s Anime Reviews and Fanboy Review to come on the show and discuss some hot news topics of the week with us, including the Gurren Lagann movies being distributed by Aniplex, Carl Macek’s recent passing, Yen Plus going digital, and Google de-listing sites that contain loli content.
Later on in this show, we get into discussing our most hated and most loved anime dubs, a topic a constantly disagree with Mike about.
Moe 101: A Woman’s First Look
Apr 8th
The following is a guest post by Lauren Orsini. Lauren is a graduate student, journalist, documentarian, and convention reporter in Washington, D.C. Her love of anime, fandom, and Japanese pop culture frequently directs her reporting topics. To read about her adventures, check out her blog at www.lorsini.com.
The first person I ever heard say it out loud was Travis Touchdown in No More Heroes.
“Moe,” he gushed, slowly enunciating both syllables while he pawed a poster featuring three prepubescent anime girls.
I was familiar with the word and concept from reading Genshiken manga (though I admit I thought it was pronounced “mo” at the time), but I’d thought it stood for a general affinity for a character or object. Lately though, the more I’ve heard about moe, the more it seems to apply to a singular character type. Modern moe, in fact, appears to apply to just a select few anime titles.
Game Review: The Day of Sagittarius III
Feb 28th
In 2006, the anime series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya aired in Japan. Based on a popular series of light novels by Nagaru Tanigawa, the series was an immediate hit. On June 11, 2006, an episode named “The Day of Sagittarius” was aired. In the episode, Haruhi and her friends (the “SOS Brigade”) are challenged by the Computer Club of the school to face them in a game they created.
From seeing it in the anime, it looked like a fairly standard space battle simulation game. You command ships and have them attack enemies. When I saw this episode, I wondered if such a game actually existed, and thought it would be interesting to play it. Today, iPhone and iPod Touch users can do just that with The Day of Sagittarius III app, available for $1.99 in the App Store.
Moe For Those Who Don’t Like Moe
Feb 24th
On the recent ANNCast episode I was on, Zac and Justin of ANN asked me to recommend some “moe” anime titles that might be good for those who aren’t so into the moe thing. On the show, I mentioned The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Hayate the Combat Butler, and while those shows don’t focus entirely on moe, they can certainly help bring one to better understand its appeal.
In this blog post, I’m going to go into more detail with the shows I spoke about on the ANNCast and why I think many anime fans, and even non-anime fans, may enjoy them. I’ll also talk about some other “moe shows” that might be worth checking out as a sort of segue into appreciating moe.
Bandai Updates ASOS Brigade Website – Possible Season 2 License?
Dec 25th
Bandai Entertainment updated the ASOS Brigade website. What’s interesting about this is what’s in the source code: a very long string of 八 – the Japanese kanji for “8.” Anyone who knows anything about the second season of Haruhi knows about Endless Eight, and this seems to be a big hint.
Seems like a safe bet that Bandai has licensed Haruhi season 2. The only thing I can hope now is that it won’t be sub-only. With a big title like Haruhi, you’d expect them to give it a dub. But with the way Bandai has been doing lately, who knows?
