2008 August | Otaku no Podcast

Another appearance on the Cartoon Geeks podcast

Once again, the fine folks over at the Cartoon Geeks blog and podcast have invited me onto their fine show. We talk about various random topics in the anime industry (as well as the animation industry in general). Listen to it here.

Clarification on Accounts and Commenting

I’ve received some questions from a few of you asking me to clarify whether or not you are required to create an account in order to comment on these blog and/or podcast postings.

One of the main reasons why I decided to completely rejigger the website and move to a dedicated server is because our [...]

New server

As you may (or may not) have noticed, we’ve got a brand new look and feel here. Our old website left much to be desired, and in particular, it had absolutely NO spam protection whatsoever. (as is evident by the recent flood of spam postings) After much thought (interspersed with some head-scratching and nail-biting, as [...]

Video #0001 – Anime Los Angeles 4

Finally getting through some of the con video that’s filling up my hard drive. Here is the Anime Los Angeles 4 (2008) video I promised… uhh, a while ago.

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Episode #0005 – Anime Los Angeles 4

I was able to make it to all 3 days of the Anime Los Angeles 4 convention. Once again, I have gathered together a panel of friends who were also able to make it to A-LA 4, and we give a summary of, and our review of, this convention. We also talk a bit about [...]

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Episode #0004 – JTAF 5 Review

If you are a new listener, and heard about us through either the Feeble Force network of podcasts, or Allison Sheridan’s excellent NosillaCast… welcome! Thank you for taking the time to download this episode, and we hope you stick around for many more to come!

In this episode, I discuss my review and impressions of [...]

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Episode #0003 – Geneon and Anime Cons

Finally, after a long hiatus, we are back in action! This time around, I decided to mix things up a bit and put together a panel discussion. We talk about this week’s big news, Geneon pulling out of the US anime business. We also talked about MikomiCon, a relatively new (only in its 2nd year) [...]

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Episode #0002 – Convention-al Wisdom

Like many things in life, anime and manga are best enjoyed among groups of like-minded individuals. There’s nowhere better to accomplish this than at an Anime Convention. This week, we’ll discuss what anime conventions are, and what you should expect to encounter at one. We’ll also bring you reviews and commentary on two of the [...]

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Episode #0001 – Welcome!

Welcome to the first episode of my new podcast, Otaku no Podcast. In this podcast, I will be bringing you news, reviews, and commentary on all things Anime and Manga.

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