2011 May | Otaku no Podcast

FanimeCon 2011 Day 1 Report

Day 1 of FanimeCon has drawn to a close. Unfortunately this day was spent mostly getting things set up logistically speaking – laying in supplies, picking up badges, etc. Our actual at-con time consisted mostly of watching the excellent Fanime Music Video (AMV) contest. (More on that later.)

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Video #0009 – Japanese Classic Cuisine: Shabu-Shabu

Yep, we’re back in the kitchen for our latest video episode. In this episode, I show you how to make a classic Japanese hot pot dish that’s perfect for cold nights and get-togethers with family and friends — and the best part is, your guests do most of the actual cooking for you! Yes, today [...]

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Announcing a new anime convention for the Central California area

It’s no small secret that Otaku no Podcast is very California-centric when it comes to anime convention coverage. Unfortunately, financial reality being what it is, I can’t really afford a trip to any of the non-California conventions, both in terms of money (or the lack of it) and in terms of time. I’m even not [...]

ChibiCast #0019 – Post server migration test boo

Post server migration test boo

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An Update from the Otaku no Podcast IT Department

You’ve probably noticed that things have been a little rough and tumble around here in terms of the website and podcast. Several times over the past few months we’ve had inexplicable server outages, where the thing would suddenly stop responding for no apparent reason. (Naturally this would usually happen either when I can’t really get [...]

Heads up! FanimeCon is this coming weekend!

Well, Memorial Day weekend will soon be upon us, and you know what that means… it’s FanimeCon time once again!! Yes, that’s right, FanimeCon will once again be returning to the San Jose Convention Center for four days of fun-filled anime goodness, this coming weekend, Friday-Monday, May 27-30. This is a terrific convention, and very [...]

Cool Find: Ren’Py

During my recent flirtation with visual novels, a question popped into my head: is there such a thing as a game mod for visual novel/dating sim type games? “Modding” a game is when you take the game’s engine and modify or otherwise hack it to add your own content into the game, fundamentally changing its [...]

Want to go to Japan? Delta’s got a fare for you!

Psst – want to travel to Japan, but don’t have a lot of money? Well, if you act quickly, you can take advantage of a nice error on the part of Delta and fly to Japan’s Haneda International Airport for around $500! The poster of the article got quoted $589 for a round trip JFK [...]

Video #0008 – How to install Kanon with English patch

Kanon is one of my all-time favorite anime, and in my opinion a perfect example of “never judge a book by its cover,” as well as the value of every now and then stepping outside your “anime comfort zone.” Kanon is based on a visual novel, which I have for years been wanting to play. [...]

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