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theOtaku.com Anime Podcast VIII - Ep. 9

I totally blanked out listening to half of the podcast while googling the pronunciation of "Vincent Van Gogh". Funny how that works out, eh? Also, remember, if Ichigo doesn't get at least ten comments, he'll mosaic over all the artwork on the site, nude or not.

Music - Cautionary Warning by John Sykes from Legend of Black Heaven

The following podcast may contain some coarse language that may offend some listeners. Discretion is advised.

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Caption Battle: Ignoble Death...

"It's that time again..."
"To cheer for Spain?"
"To VvvvvvvvvvvVVVVVVvvvvvvVVVVVvvvVVvVvVVVVVVvvvvvv?"
"No... it's time for this week's caption battle!"

But first, last week's winners:

In third place, being "betta zan mama": Chel the Bell!

Cooking Mama would be so proud.

In second place, taking my childhood and making it undergo girlification: Shinmaru!

Japan's shoujo remake of Rocky differs quite a bit from the source material.

And in the coveted first place with a reference that is hard to miss but someone had to do it... The Mask!

After watching reruns of Death Note, Usui suddenly remarked, "I will take this chicken egg - and break it!"

Ah, if only there were epic chanting as well... ah well. Moving on...

This week's screencap comes courtesy of love966 and once again features the insanity that is Gag Manga Biyori. I have no idea who the characters are, so if you must... you may imagine that the kneeling girl is Mina, the supine girl is Lucy, and the marlin is Renfield. Have at it:

You know the drill: type up the funniest, wittiest, most original caption you can think of for the screencap above in the comments below. Also, if any of you would like some tips on writing a great caption, you can find those here.

And like always, theOtaku is open to all submissions and suggestions for weekly feature content. You have a screencap you want used, you can PM me and we can do somethin' about it. So good luck, and remember: you don't want to be the middle of a human centipede.

And the NYAF Mascot Contest Winner is...

Many congratulations to Heather Bloss for winning our NYAF 2010 Mascot Competition! For winning the event, she will receive 50 free manga from Del Rey, in addition to 10 tickets to the convention.

To read an interview with Heather click here.

Below is the winning entry:

Many thanks to Heather, all our finalists, all our entrants, Del Rey Manga, the New York Anime Festival, and Kinokuniya Bookstore!

theOtaku.com Anime Podcast VIII - Ep. 8

I just have one thing to say about this week's podcast:
VVVVVvvvvvVVvVVvVVVVVVVvvvvvvvvvvVVVVVVVVvvvvvVVVVVvvvVVvvvvvVVvvvv!!!!

That is all. Also, comment or else Ichigo'll stop podcasting for us.

Music - Maji de Kansha! by T-Pistonz+KMC from Inazuma Eleven