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theOtaku.com Anime Podcast VII - Ep. 4

My name is SomeGuy, and I approve of this opening theme. Also, Tachikomas or Gundams? Also, I think the truck was 11 feet tall or somewhere around there, so yeah, big enough truck - not articulated, but still big enough.

Further, Ikea rules. End of story.

Music - Hekireki by Last Alliance from Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger

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

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And finally, you can find Ichigo's travel log over at the Anime Pulse website (under the "features" tab). He's gettin' some crazy adventures over there. Go read. Right after the podcast.

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Caption Battle: Stage Magic Is Hard...

"It's that time again..."
"To watch more of CBC's brilliant show Being Erica online?"
"To figure out why The Beatles had such horrible sound equipment in Japan?"
"No... it's time for this week's caption battle!"

But first, last week's winners:

In third place, playing on something I never had to learn in school: wallpaperotaku!

I pledge allegiance, to the manga of the United Fans of Shoujo, and to the Bishounen, for which they stand, one genre under Japan, with love and beauty for all!

In second place, with the power of conviction: Ace!

Current count of Pat Benatar songs that would provide awesome captions for this image: 3 and rising.

And in the coveted first place, just baaaarely getting the crap past the radar... Wayward Warrior!

Curiously humorous given that it is posted on a site affectionately deemed "TheO."

Gotta say, lots and lots of good captions this week. Thanks guys! Moving on...

This week's screencap comes courtesy of Kitty K.O. and features the series Gintama. "On the left is Hijikata, on the right is Gin, and the old guy in the middle is... well an old guy." Got it? Good:

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: moocows are serious business.

Version Vibrant Upgrade Brainstorming

We're going to work on a modest upgrade to Version Vibrant, codenamed VV: Edition Skinny. This upgrade will roll out a set of changes to the site all at once.

...But we need your help!

Please comment here in the format:

"I would be THRILLED if theOtaku.com would...[insert wish list item here]"

If you see an item someone else posted in the comments you like, then copy and paste it into your own comment.

Here are some examples:
"I would be THRILLED if theOtaku.com would allow PNG uploads"
"I would be THRILLED if theOtaku.com would update with more news items more often"
"I would be THRILLED if theOtaku.com let me keep track of challenges I create and want to participate in"
"I would be THRILLED theOtaku.com's search feature could search by section instead of always searching everything"
"I would be THRILLED if I could feature works in my portfolio to appear at the top"
"I would be THRILLED if I received more constructive feedback on my art"

You get the picture! We'll take everything you suggest into consideration and see what we come up with for Edition Skinny. We can't promise the world since this will be a minor upgrade, but we can promise we'll make the site better in a few fun ways.

Thanks! And comment away!

More Backroom Tweaks

Just a short post to tell you we've restored member updates to the backroom page and kept a link to the expanded updates view. We also added an option to allow you to remove yourself as a guest poster from any worlds you're a guest poster of. Enjoy!

theOtaku.com Anime Podcast VII - Ep. 3

Ichigo and Batou discuss what evil, maniacal laughter really means before launching into a discussion of the news of the week. Plus they give me an idea for increasing my Twitter follower count. Mwahahahaha.

Music - Arrival of Tears by Ayane from 11eyes