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Caption Battle: Valentine Fail

"It's that time again..."
"To find out who's more annoying than the mother in Everybody Loves Raymond?"
"To remember that Adam Baldwin isn't a Baldwin Baldwin?"
"No... it's time for this week's caption battle!"

But first, last week's winners:

In third place, because cosplay with limited options sucks: edisshort!

Mailboxes can only cosplay as messed up versions of Domo-kun......

In second place, because imagining that thing singing/dancing like Elvis is incredibly, frighteningly funny: schultzie!

"Return to sender"
"Address unknown"
"No such number"
"Nobody home"

And in the coveted first place with all of three words... Allamorph!

Godzilla goes postal.

See how easy that is? But y'know, this week truly was an excellent week. Thanks for participating in Rozen Maiden month! And if anyone ever wants another, I'll be sure to get Des' on top of it.

Ahem.

On to this week and this glorious ramp-up to Valentine's Day. As such, this week's shot is fitting. Courtesy of Timber, this week's screencap features the series Sumomomo Momomo. Koushi is on the left, Momoko is on the right. Have at thee:

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. But for now, never forget the power of early '60s rock and roll.

Wonder Woman Screening Quick Thoughts

Day one of New York Comic Con was a lot of fun. The show keeps getting bigger and better every year, moving in step with its sister show, the New York Anime Festival.

Toward of the end of the day I had a choice between two screenings: Yatterman and Wonder Woman.

I chose Yatterman since it was otaku-related but was quickly told not to bother going since all tickets had been sold out. -1 to me for poor planning.

I went to the Wonder Woman screening with low expectations. The movie is animated with a direct-to-DVD release of March 3rd. Thankfully, I walked away pleased.

Here are some quick notes:

• Wonderful Cast: You can't go wrong with Nathan Fillion, Alfred Molina, Rosario Dawson
• Gory Action: Expect lots of decapitation scenes with some grand battle sequences
• Strong Female Role Model: It's so rare in media these days to see a strong female lead character, which is why I admired the depiction of Wonder Woman
• Hit Or Miss Humor: Some of the humor was a bit trite but some of it was quite funny

Overall, definitely worth a rental when it hits. Here's a photo from the screening:

theOtaku.com Anime Podcast V - Ep. 17

What's red and smells like blue paint?

This podcast reminds me that I also have a lot of Sakura-Con planning to do... other than that, the boys bemoan the lack of comments in last week's podcast; I, in turn, bemoan the fact that I didn't get captions done soon enough. A shame.

Music - Re-sublimity by KOTOKO from Kannaduki no Miko

The following podcast may contain some coarse language that may offend some listeners (though this week is pretty clean, if that helps). Discretion is advised.

For a link to Anime Pulse's theOtaku.com World, go here.
For a link to The Watercooler World, go here.

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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30 New Categories

Once again it’s time for the update with all the new categories that have been added. If you'd like to recommend a category simply comment here or send me a pm: SabrinaM. Just remember that in order to recommend a category you first have to make sure there's at least one submission for it.

Anime & Manga:

• Alien Nine

• Clamp no Kiseki
• Daa! Daa! Daa!
• Fancy Lala
• Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory
• Haru wo Daiteita
• Hungry Heart Wild Striker
• I'm Gonna Be An Angel!
• Kara no Kyoukai
• Kiba
• Meine Liebe
• Mermaid Forest
• Mirmo Zibang!
• Noein
• Oban Star Racers
• Over Drive
• Pinky:st
• Train Man: Densha Otoko

Video Games:

• Angelic Serenade

• Mabinogi
• Muv Luv
• Princess Maker

Music:

• Beatles

• F.T. Island
• Kiss

TV:

• Family Matters

• Fireball XL5

Books/Comics:

• Mists of Avalon

Movies:

• Black Beauty

• Finding Nemo

Four Ultra-Cute Gifts + Bigger Quotas

Tell me that this: isn't the cutest theO gift one could possibly pass along?

We have three more waiting for you in your backroom Gifts page to send out as mini-presents. There's a rose, a bow and arrow (think cupid), and a delightful piece of sushi: .

Not every gift is available to everyone (it depends on your title and whether you're a premium subscriber), but everyone is guaranteed to have something new.

Oh, and to help you better enjoy your gifts, we've doubled the quotas.

Non-premium members can now send six gifts per month and premium members can send 12.

Remember, to send a gift or view your own, simply go to your backroom, hover over "Profile," and then go to "Gifts."

It's a good day to be generous.