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Episode #0013 (Part 2) – Anime Expo 2010

Donald Burr — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:16:59 +0000

NOTE: This is a 2-part episode. Be sure and download both parts! (In particular, most iTunes installations are set to only download the latest episode if it detects more than one new episode is available.)

Here at long last is our Anime Expo 2010 review episode of doom. I bring you but a small sampling of the news that came out of the convention, as well as our famous Panel Discussions of Doom(TM) where we talked about AX, what we liked, what we didn’t like, and our thoughts on the event. We’ve also got an interview with Ejen Chuang of Cosplay in America who recently put out an awesome cosplay photography book. And, as always, we bring you the freshest, coolest anime picks.

Today’s Opening Music: “Lion,” Megumi Nakajima & May’n. One of the opening themes of the excellent anime Macross Frontier.

AX 2010 Coverage – ANN and Japanator.
AX 2010 Photo Galleries: ANN (cosplay, exhibit hall/around the con); Japanator (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6)
Cosplay in America

Our picks:

Me – Highschool of the Dead, Evangelion 1.11 – You are Not Alone (DVD, Blu-ray), Cosplay in America, K-ON! (will be released by Bandai)
Danny – Durarara!, Heroman
Michelle – Hetalia Axis Powers, Eden of the East (DVD, Blu-ray)

Evangelion

Funimation 2010, DVD, $16.89

Evangelion

Funimation 2010, Blu-ray, $18.40

Cosplay in America

Ejen Chuang. OptikNerve 2010, Hardcover, 272 pages, $40.00

Hetalia

Funimation Prod 2010, DVD, $25.99

Eden of the East

Funimation Prod 2010, DVD, $40.99

Eden of the East

Funimation Prod 2010, Blu-ray, $44.99

Episode #0013 – Anime Expo 2010

Donald Burr — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:34:20 +0000

Today’s Opening Music: “Lion,” Megumi Nakajima & May’n. One of the opening themes of the excellent anime Macross Frontier.

AX 2010 Coverage – ANN and Japanator.
AX 2010 Photo Galleries: ANN (cosplay, exhibit hall/around the con); Japanator (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6)
Cosplay in America

Our picks:

Evangelion

Funimation 2010, DVD, $16.89

Evangelion

Funimation 2010, Blu-ray, $18.40

Cosplay in America

Ejen Chuang. OptikNerve 2010, Hardcover, 272 pages, $40.00

Hetalia

Funimation Prod 2010, DVD, $25.99

Eden of the East

Funimation Prod 2010, DVD, $40.99

Eden of the East

Funimation Prod 2010, Blu-ray, $44.99

ChibiCast #0013 – Trying to update our iTunes album art

Donald Burr — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:55:06 +0000

Trying to update our iTunes album art

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ChibiCast #0012 – Anime Expo 2010 – Megumi Nakajima and May’n

Donald Burr — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:05:05 +0000

Anime Expo 2010 – Megumi Nakajima and May’n

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ChibiCast #0010 – Anime Expo Day 1 “Report”

Donald Burr — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:00:08 +0000

Anime Expo Day 1 “Report”

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Video #0005 – Anime Podcasting for n00bs

Donald Burr — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:32:04 +0000

This is the workshop I gave at FanimeCon 2010 on how to start your own anime/manga podcast.

For links to the products, software, services, etc. mentioned in this workshop, please visit http://otakunopodcast.com/podcasting/.

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Episode #0012 – Convention Survival Guide

Donald Burr — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:43:06 +0000

Welcome to a very ghetto episode of Otaku no Podcast. I say “ghetto” because I am doing NO editing whatsoever in this episode. That’s because it’s past 4 AM on the morning I’m supposed to be leaving for FanimeCon. Actually I was supposed to leave last night but wasn’t able to get my act together (way too many last minute things, not to mention packing, etc.). So you’ll hear a lot of “umm”s and “ahh”s, and me being scatterbrained in general, because, well, it’s frakkin’ 4 AM and I’m TIRED. (Normally I try and edit out as much of this as I can, to save your sanity.)

But I wanted to get an episode out to you anyway, to talk about FanimeCon, but also I figured that since summer con season is starting up, it might be a good idea to gather together our best convention survival tips. These are the tips and tricks that have saved us from many a ride on the FailBus and have helped us better enjoy our time at anime conventions. Hopefully they will help you as well.

Of course, being past 4am and all, the big idiot (i.e. me) forgot to mention that he will be hosting not one, but TWO panels/workshops at FanimeCon; one on podcasting (“Anime Podcasting for n00bs” and one on con photography (“Con Photography: Shoot to Win!”). But if you’ve been paying attention, you’d know this already…

Today’s music: “STARGAZER ~ Hoshi no Tobira” by Negishi Satori (ending theme for Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: STARGAZER)

ChibiCast #0009 – pre-FanimeCon test

Donald Burr — Thu, 27 May 2010 21:35:06 +0000

pre-FanimeCon test

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Episode #0011 – Fansub Battle Royale!

Donald Burr — Mon, 03 May 2010 02:34:01 +0000

A big wave of controversy hit the anime scene recently, thanks to a blog posting by Bang Zoom president Eric Sherman, basically railing against fansubbers and anime pirates for ruining the industry. Well we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to comment on this. So strap yourself in and get ready for a… controversial show!

Be sure and check the Otaku no Podcast website for full show notes, including links to the stories we discuss, as well as our picks!

Today’s Opening Music: “Northern Cross,” by May’n (2nd ending theme from the anime Macross Frontier)

Stories that we discuss:

Anime – R.I.P.
Bang Zoom says anime is going to die — is it true? (response to Bang Zoom article from Japanator)
Anime Die When They Are Killed (another response from Japanator)
Fansub (Wikipedia article)
DMCA notices
BayTSP using crawlers in order to obtain ip’s from torrents and to send DMCA….
Odex’s actions against file-sharing
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Wikipedia article)
ACTA treaty aims to deputize ISPs on copyrights
France passes harsh anti-P2P three-strikes law (again)
Digital Economy Act likely to increase households targeted for piracy
Australian Government fails again on Internet Censorship
ADV Fansubs Announces City Hunter 2 Pre-order
Largest US Anime Distributor Goes BitTorrent
Crunchyroll creates more ripples throughout anime industry
Big Swoop for Crunchyroll
Blockbuster Goes Bankrupt In Portugal, Blames Piracy
Take-Two blames piracy for poor GTA: Chinatown Wars sales
US government finally admits most piracy estimates are bogus
Oops: MPAA admits college piracy numbers grossly inflated
Fair Use Generates $4.7 Trillion For US Economy
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

Daft Punk – Interstella 5555

Fumio Hirokawa (Cinematographer). Virgin Records Us 2003, DVD, $11.11

Leiji Matsumoto Daft Punk music video
Nine Inch Nails Lays Raw Concert Footage on Fans
Congress Asks NBC Why Hulu Blocked Boxee
Crunchyroll app now available in Boxee
The Pirate Anime FAQ
JList (definitely NSFW) and JBox (SFW)
PowerAnime

Our Picks:

Me – Bubblegum Crisis, HEROMAN, Angel Beats!, Air Video

Bubblegum Crisis

Artist Not Provided. ANIMEIGO 2004, DVD, $31.99

Dave – Daemon, Freedom(TM)

Daemon

Daniel Suarez. Signet 2009, Paperback, 640 pages, $2.99

Freedom (TM)

Daniel Suarez. Dutton Adult 2010, Hardcover, 416 pages, $5.55

Michelle – Daria, Hetalia Axis Powers, Sita Sings the Blues, Ursei Yatsura

Daria

MTV / Paramount 2010, DVD, $43.99

Urusei Yatsura, TV Series 1 (Episodes 1-4)

ANIMEIGO 1982, DVD, $8.95

DJ City/DJ Gladiator – Ikimonogakari, Blue Bird, Nostalgia, Best Hit NARUTO (w/ DVD, Limited Pressing), Sour music video

Plugs:

Me – DonaldBurr.com. Come see my panel at FanimeCon, May 28-31, 2010! (Look for “Anime Podcasting for n00bs” in the program guide – current preliminary schedule has us on Sunday at 12 noon)

Michelle – Cartoon Geeks, Cartoon Brew

Dave – Later Stars (use invite code: OTAKU)

DJ City/DJ Gladiator – TJX – The Japan Xperience

Video #0004 – The Sushi Experiment 3.0: Nigiri, Temaki, Chirashi, and Facing the Fish

Donald Burr — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:45:34 +0000

Greetings, and welcome to the third and final installment in this series of sushi making videos. It’s finally time to run with the big dogs and face your fears – raw fish. But don’t worry, it’s not as difficult as it sounds, and assuming you have access to a reasonably good Asian foods market (or are willing to order frozen products shipped to you in dry ice over the internet) you’ll be just fine. (Look at it this way, not only do you get good quality raw fish, but also dry ice to play with. Fun!) Today we learn how to make Temaki, or hand rolls; and Nigiri, or pressed sushi. We also take a brief detour and learn the Way of the Blade – handling sushi knives.

This is the final video in the Sushi series. Hopefully you’ve enjoyed it. I’ll be returning to audio podcasting after this. But stay tuned until the end of the video, because I’ll be talking about the future of Otaku no Podcast and these video podcasts.

Links to some of the products mentioned in this video:

A good seller of frozen sushi/sashimi-grade seafood
Reasonably priced carbon steel yanagi (sushi knives) on eBay – if this one is sold out, use the “see other items” link to find more)
The more high-end sushi knife I own – again use the “see other items” link to find more, if you’re interested
A source of good Japanese water stones
A really lengthy article about proper knife care, sharpening, etc.
Another article on the proper care of carbon steel knives
How to make proper Nigiri Sushi (this is pretty intense)
Another method of making Nigiri Sushi (somewhat less intense than the previous one, but not by much!)

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Episode #0013 (Part 2) – Anime Expo 2010

Evangelion

Evangelion

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Hetalia

Eden of the East

Eden of the East

Episode #0013 – Anime Expo 2010

Evangelion

Evangelion

Cosplay in America

Hetalia

Eden of the East

Eden of the East

ChibiCast #0013 – Trying to update our iTunes album art

ChibiCast #0012 – Anime Expo 2010 – Megumi Nakajima and May’n

ChibiCast #0010 – Anime Expo Day 1 “Report”

Video #0005 – Anime Podcasting for n00bs

Episode #0012 – Convention Survival Guide

ChibiCast #0009 – pre-FanimeCon test

Episode #0011 – Fansub Battle Royale!

Daft Punk – Interstella 5555

Bubblegum Crisis

Daemon

Freedom (TM)

Daria

Urusei Yatsura, TV Series 1 (Episodes 1-4)

Video #0004 – The Sushi Experiment 3.0: Nigiri, Temaki, Chirashi, and Facing the Fish

Sushi Making Set VI

Laquer Sushi Bowl and Sushi mat set D482

Sushi Rice Japanese style – 5 lb (Kokuho Rose)

RiceSelect Sushi Rice, 36-Ounce Jars (Pack of 4)

Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 5-1/2-Cup Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker and Warmer, Premium White

Sushi for Dummies

Snow River 7V03389 Wood Oil

Edozen – Seaweed Sushi Nori – (10 Full Sheets) – 0.88 Oz – for Sushi or Hand Roll

Global 1804/270 10-1/2-Inch Yanagi Sashimi Knife