Japanator AM Episode 52: No-showCast

6:00 PM on 03.01.2012   |   Marcus Speer

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Hey, remember that Japanator AM podcast deal where people talk about anime at times I think? Well, here's the newest episode of that, and it's safe to say that the people on tonight especially only sometimes talk about anime!

This week is a bit different from the last few installments however, as Josh Totman is taking over tonight as your host in place of myself. Joining him as usual is Hiroko Yamamura and Salvador G-Rodiles, as well as a surprise guest appearance from Michelle Rodanes partway through the episode. They talk, they chat, they debate... but best of all, they talk! What more can you ask for in a podcast?!

These guys cover the recent surge of Bleach news, what cool stuff they've been up to, listener questions, what they love/hate in the industry, meeting Aerosmith, and a few awesome (no, really... it's awesome) announcements towards the end of the podcast concerning Sakura-Con 2012! And also, I guess these guys mke fun of me quite a bit this week, BUT WHATEVER I'M NOT MAD WHO CARES REALLY HONESTLY GUYS GROW UP

Hit that jump for some Japanator Aftershow goodness, as well as timecodes, notes and more biting, cutting-edge commentary from me! Wow, you would think these guys needed me to host them breathing in order to live, right?

...jerks.

What's New This Week:

-Guest Host: Due to crazy reasons out of my control (discussed a bit more on tonight's 'cast), I wasn't available for the recording this episode, giving Josh Totman free reign to try out his abilities, and I must say that it turned out to be damn good.

-Listener Questions: We answer some stuff from the handful of questions we received this week, just in case you still don't know what our fetishes are. Fun stuff!

-Special Announcement: In case you're a bit too impatient to wait for the end of the podcast, our own Josh Totman will be hosting a panel of his own at this years Sakura-Con 2012 in Seattle, WA, titled Cooking Otaku: The Panel! Anyone coming up to the convention should head to Room 309 on Saturday, from 2:00PM-3:00PM*, that way you can expect to see Josh talk about food and stuff, as well as chat it up with a couple people from Japanator. Of course, Josh will post something up in the next few weeks upon the time the convention starts giving more details.
(*Times subject to change)

TIMECODES:
Runtime: [1:01:55]

00:00 - Where is everyone?
02:30 - THEME SONG ["Deadbeat Summer" -- Neon Indian]
03:03 - Introductions [Josh, Hiroko, Salvador]
04:28 - Bleach Discussion: A some-what short talk about Bleach ending, and how barely anyone either knows/cares about the series enough to elaborate.
05:42 - What we've been up to: Hiroko talks about her sick new PS Vita, some discussion goes on about Final Fantasy XIII-2 and some other cool stuff happens too! Trust me!
08:23 - Hiroko: PlayStation 3D TV, Star Wars: TOR, and Aerosmith.
10:45 - CONTEST WINNER SHOUTOUT
11:08 - Sal: Akibo Rangers, a super-secret review, and fangirls. Goddamn, is Sal passionate when he hates something...
17:59 - Michelle hops on into Skype, and talks a bit about Tiger and Bunny, as well as...
22:32 - A recent meet-up with some Japanator editors, including herself, Sal, Kristina and Pedro (who also do awesome work over at Tomopop)
25:48 - We begin the long process of Listener Questions, which lead us through another debacle of "Anime that we hate" (but with a twist), anime fandom, and other cool stuff. Sprinkle in a little bit of "Fuck you, Marcus", and there you have it.
26:20 - Sal loses his collective shit: Part I
32:15 - "What's an anime that you hate, but is very popular"
35:46 - Sal loses his collective shit: Part II
35:52 - The Ultimate Question is posed...
47:18 - Sal loses his collective shit: Part III
56:07 - Special Announcement - Cooking Otaku: The Panel! (See above for more details)
59:08 - Farewells and Goodbyes
59:22 - WAIT! Read Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer !!!
1:00:17 - REAL Farewells and Goodbyes
1:00:30 - Ending Song ["Helix Nebula" -- Anamanaguchi]

NOTES:

-Here's the link to the DBZ kid video JT and Michelle mentioned at 33:20.

-Sal really didn't murder his college friend, or so he confirmed with me. Still doesn't explain how the body's still missing.

-Here's another version of the podcast, one that sums up my feeling towards my very nice and respectful co-workers.

-This week, our Skype call lasted: 2hrs 0mins 2secs

JAPANATOR AFTERSHOW:
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