Otaku Pride Podcasts

Podcast 18

We are BACCCKKK!!!

Jim and Ryan this week. We talked about...

The iPad. What it's good for, and why Jim bought one like the massive tool that he is.

Manga in the iBooks vs. The World (aka Kindle)

What makes games fulfilling – ie. Easy Mode is for Babies

Linux on the PlayStation

Hardware hacking

What makes Digital Distribution worth it

Mark Shuttleworth’s Trip to the International Space Station

E3 Contest: What do you want covered at E3?

How often do you guys put these up? I have been on here a month and no new ones have come out.

Thank you to whoever got this podcast up on iTunes~ :D

Finally got caught up on the podcast great work...although I'm a bit disappointed in you guys for not knowing Record of Lodoss War.

Podcast #17

42 minutes with Ryan Clements!

Show notes:

• Being an IGN editor is very exciting
  
• Final Fantasy “Premier Party” in Japan to announce all kinds of things about FFXIII
• Unforunately the title track for the US version has been replaced with some american song :(
• Anyone seen Teknoman (Uchu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade)?
• What is it about anime that draws you in?
• Jim is a total neophyte… Not sure what to call ryan
• How do you get into video game journalism?
• Whose reviews do ryan, a game journalist, read?
• How do you pursue a career in media?
• XBox vs PS3

Haha, I hope Jim fixes his podcast making machine soon.

Podcast 15

show notes:

• Funimation is releasing Dragonaut on DVD
  
• Maria, Ryan, and Jim checked out a few episodes
  
• Jim thinks the show is ecchi but doesn’t seem know what that word means
  o Jim points to a list of ecchi anime on wikipedia
  
• Turns out linux is invincible to advertising
  
• Tom ate an old cookie
  There is some intense sexual organ rendering on the dragonaut page
  o screenshot (in case the site changes when the dvd releases)
  
• The subtitles are a lot less… um… cheezy than their english audio counterparts
  
• Oh yeah… real dragons have curves (see screenshot)
  
• Here are the boobs tom was talking about
  
• Boxee and crunchyroll are getting together
  
• Jim thought blueray was in 720p What a sucker! hah!
  
• Maria’s foot was… er… black?
  
• Tom hates spammy tweets
  
• I accidentally outed maria as a twilight fan
  
• Tom is fake excited about Keanu Reeves in cowboy bebop
  
• Don’t forget to send us your Halloween pictures!
  
• One Piece is great – I (jim) am enjoying it
  
• We are going to check out the One Piece Podcast and let you know what we think :)
  
• Jim loves Azumanga Daioh
  o The dubbed version has the same words as the subtitles but the jokes are in different places – it’s very weird and awesome :)
  
• MKV is a superior file format to AVI
  
• Don’t forget to send us your Halloween pictures!
  o Tom@otakupride.com
  
• Episode 22 of dance of heart!
  

Podcast 14 overall was entertaining (and that's a key factor in any podcast), but basically because you guys are really good at making fun of each other the games you're playing. XD It was also informative to an extent of what OP is doing and planning, but still mostly about games. Listening to this podcast made me realize that the last few podcasts have been pretty heavy on the gamer content, pretty good on user content, and lacking in anime/general fandom content. Now I know you guys are mostly into gaming and I personally don't actively search out anime news, but I'm thinking we need a bit more discussion geared towards the threads at least. It got sidetracked away from threads in this podcast, You guys require Sasha and someone else to balance out the gamer testosterone.

Other points:

Podcast #14

Hulu and Netflix discussion
Writing tips Jim has learned from Deb Aoki
Fairytale Fights has been released, they sent us a nice package containing cookie-esque sugar-cubish type candy food things with pics on it.
Karma system type games (Fallout 3)
Runescape and WoW

Podcast #13

• Games as Downloadable content
  
• The PSP Go
  
• The Plumeting cost of Data Storage (disk space)
  
• Jim (that’s me) is waiting for Manga Fox to turn into Crunchy Roll
  
• Ryan really wants Neil to make a Dark Theme ;)
  
• Related Posts (New Feature!)
  
• Do we support our cosplayers?
  
• Dirk Tiede’s Paradigm Shift Book 3 is Available to Preorder!
  
  
• Tom is apparently offering to ship anime/manga to people who can’t get it in other countries (I don’t think he’s serious)
  
• Otaku Pride stickers should be currency
  
• The Otaku Pride Twitter Contest
  

New podcast!

• Lots of derailing, but still pretty funny.
• Good discussion about Astro Boy and Needlemouse. Personally not too excited about Astro Boy. I have a similar sentiment as I did
• Drinking during podcast could turn out to be pretty hilarious
• Japanese...pronunciation...stabbing...pain...
• PSP Go is getting a lot more backlash than praise it seems (Article)
• Free Hugs is something I never understood. I don't think I ever took advantage of the opportunity though.

Podcast 12

Show notes: We talked about…

• The upcoming CGI remake of Astroboy
• The new PSP Go
• Wolverine as Anime
• Project Needlemouse
• Gunsword
• One Piece (the manga)
• American-Otaku.com
• Free Hugs

Podcast 11

cosplay - bumblebee – pics coming soon

Lots of people dancing - more pics coming soon

Rosario + Vampire Manga is much better than the Anime

Difference between The audience for Anime vs Manga

You can’t take Sasha anywhere…

We all really enjoyed Fairytale Fights (given our limited amount of gameplay) looking forward to it (Oct 27)

We address the question, “Why pay to go to a con if you’re just going there to buy stuff?”

The Del Ray manga Surgical Masks were NOT to promote monster, but heres a link

First 30 people to ask for a sticker can get one mailed to them, just send us your address either as a reply or in a feedback :D

follow us on twitter! 0takupride

Bonus Podcast 10

Had a great interview with Dirk Tiede at NYAF mostly about his original comic/webmanga, “Paradigm Shift." The story begins as a cop drama – or something resembling one – and transforms into a werewolf… um story. Sorry about the terrible pun. I just couldn’t help myself.

Jim bought the first two books (out of the trilogy) and found the story to be both fun and suspenseful. I recommend you check it out :) You can read the entire story as a webmanga and if you like it, please don’t hesitate to leave comments, or even buy the books!

A full article will appear soon, as well as a review of the books after the completion of the 3rd.

Hope you enjoy this bonus episode as much as we did. See you next week ^_^

Podcast 9

show notes:

This week we’re talking about the NYAF 2009 Schedule (As of this posting NYAF 2009 is this coming saturday) so feel free to follow along with the schedule as we talk about the events ^_^

-Intellectual property rights is very exciting and awesome and sasha needs to go to it because she wants to go the funimation panel

-Sasha sets us back on course by bringing up the “How I broke into anime and manga industries” panel

-There are 6 maid cafes this yearmaid cafe (noun) – A horribly naive gentlements club… you heard it here

-We all think the Zombie survival panel is by far the most useful event you could attend

-Everyone should check out the gundam panel with my buddy yoshi, and don’t tell him I called him a gumpy old man in podcast x ;)

-Andrew W.K. made a gundam tribute album… um wtf? it’s weird

-We’re not sure what an extra curricular robot battle is… maybe it looks good on your application to robot overlord school?

-Japanese Video Games vs US Video Games

-Steampunk in anime? STEAMPUNK IN ANIME?! I love steampunk <3

-There is a concert on sunday… I may be there sunday now =D Hooray!

-Fairytale fights! Most of us Otaku Pride podcasters will be checking them out on saturday

-Anime news network is having a panel…

  - we love them, even if they do have horrible dragonball evolution site themes

-Kamina Sama stumbled on our error page :) lulz

Comments:

• Don't be hatin' on Harry Potter, guys. I'm a Potterhead. :P
• My parents do the same thing with Fortune Cookies taped on the computer. XD
• I'm for a Cosplay party, even though I'm really terrible at cosplay. Like REALLY terrible.
• Nice Super-Power segment. Nice change from our concentration on Anime.
• Sporks rule. Especially when it's like a spoon on one side, and a for AND a knife on the other.

I liked this Podcast a lot. A refreshing change from the concentraton on Japanese Anime.

I'm trying to think of something awesome for you guys to talk about. Maybe you can list the Top-10 something.... Top 10 Animes ever, top 10 heroes, villains,, movies...... Give it a try. A segment like that would be long and fun.

P.S. I love the MGMT opening but it's starting to get on my nerves a bit, I usually just skip it. Dunno. Just sayin'.

Podcast 8

-NYAF and Comic-con will be at the javits center the same weekend in 2010

-What do you think of a masquerade Otaku Pride Halloween party this year?

-Which cosplay will piss off both NYAF and Comic-con attendees? Harry potter?

-We discuss super powers – and I will cut and paste your ass

-Tom has never heard of homestar runner

-Turns out tony stark’s atomic pacemaker is a super power

-Coming soon: Customizable site themes Check out the first user submitted draft (by etherfuture)

-Lots of new features coming soon!

-Chopsticks > Spoon > Sporks == A First world problem

Podcast 7

This week went a little longer than usual – nearly an hour! Here are a few of the things we discussed:

Creator of Gundam (Yoshiyuki Tomino) says, “Video Games are Evil“
NYAF Pre-Event Party
What’s your favorite Japanese Animated Film?
5 Reasons nobody buys anime (and how to fix it) hit on reddit (66 comments so far woot!)

Podcast 6

For me, this was more of the down-to-earth, slightly geekier podcasts. I enjoyed it mostly for it behind the scenes content regarding a small portion of the gaming industry and the controversial, thought-provoking questions that were asked. Yes, you guys did goof off once you reached the site topics portion of the cast, but it had a different feel and a lot less derailing. ^^ Thanks for sharing your experiences with us, Sam.

I want to explain the confusion of my comment about "incorporating audio into Dance of Heart." I want to eventually have some audio on the site or make mp3s downloadable to better engage the reader in the moments where dancing is occurring. Obviously, it's a manga, but because it is on the web, potential for different interactive ideas exists. Nothing is promised nor is it necessary - there's no way I could make this happen on my own anyway - but it's just a thought for the future.

Podcast 6

Podcast 6

This week we interviewed Sam from totalplaystation.com and IGN.com and talked about many of the happenings in the Sony world, as well as current anime topics etc... its worth listening to, take my word for it. I'll post some show notes later.

OMG after listening to that 3rd podcast I am dying to play that capture the princess game.

OMG! o_O I feel embarrassed Cat Face for some reason lol also I smiled too ^_^ and a monkey drawn by Kou.... that would be EPIC! many would agree.

I have HaruJuku converse shoes!! They sell them at Smith Haven Mall on long Island NY.

Podcast 5

This week we interviewed Alex and Kou of dance of heart (Alex = Niel = Nina)

A Few of the things we discussed…

* Why is it called Dance of heart? We havn’t seen anything about dancing.
* What is the production process for dance of heart? How does the collaboration  
  work out? Which software do you use? (Kou uses manga studio)
* How have you evolved as artists/writers?
* What is your plan for the future of dance of heart?
* Alex tells us about their struggle with perfection vs. finishing things          
  and finally releasing it.
* What is the relation of dance of heart to DDR and other dancing games?
* Ether Future has a new recruit, Xion who drew a guest strip while kou was out 
  of town
* How are you promoting the webmanga? other than Otaku Pride of course ;)
* We discuss the otaku pride error pages which were drawn for us by kou
* Were your characters inspired by real people? What is your relation to them?
* We discuss Sasha’s gender benders post
* Alex convinced a “womanizer” friend that he was a girl during chatroom 
  roleplaying and hilarity ensued

Soo~ my thoughts on Podcast #4: