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Toro Station takes a shot at Endless Eight
by Matthew Whitehead, 08/24/2009
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Every now and then (and sometimes more often), some anime or manga reference is made in Mainichi Issho's daily news program, Toro Station, most often by the black cat, Kuro, a self-proclaimed otaku and Nico Nico Douga premium member. In today's episode, Kuro managed to slip in an Endless Eight reference and suggested that they rebroadcast Toro Station... and was promptly smacked three times by the white cat, Toro. He deserved it, and maybe a wash basin dropped on his head, too.

The rest of the episode had a guest from the largest online audiobook retailer in Japan, FeBe, explaining how to train your ears to make studying easier. Among his suggestions was listening to audiobooks at 2 or 3 times normal speed or having a conversation with a famous person or actor you like in your head. Of course, Kuro, as a seiyuu otaku, has absolutely no problem at all imagining having a conversation with Rie Kugimiya ("Kugyuhho!"), Chiwa Saito ("Chiwahho!"), and Yukari Tamura ("Yukarin! Yukarin!"). I'm not quite at Kuro's level, but when I read manga I do hear a particular seiyuu for certain characters... and then when an anime is announced it's not the person I had in mind.



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