Pirate ANNCast: Otakon 2012

For years we have languished under the oppression of our ANNCast
overlords, who refuse to even record a podcast at the East
Coast’s largest anime convention, Otakon. So, with the help of
our fearless captain Ed Sizemore, an intrepid team of Otakon
pirate podcasters — including yours truly — have hijacked the
Anime News Network‘s popular podcast to talk about Otakon 2012.


Unfortunately the audio recording is one iteration away from
Alvin Lucier’s “I am sitting in a room,” but I guess it’s in
keeping with the pirate theme. 


Show notes and links after the break.


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(Runtime: 43 minutes)



[0:00:00] Intro: “Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life
for Me)”


[0:00:16] Everybody introduces
themselves. First off is Justin Sevakis (@worldofcrap), our
captive ANNCast host and the founder of Anime News Network.
Then there’s Michael Camacho (@GNitro) and Scott Spaziani
(@ScottSpaziani) from Otaku in Review, The Big N (@TheBigN)
from Drastic My Anime Blog, Alain Mendez (@hisuiRT) from the
Reverse Thieves, Ani-Gamers’ own Evan Minto (@VamptVo), and
Daniel Briscoe (@DanielBriscoe) from Eastern Image. Ed Sizemore
(@edsizemore) from the Manga Out Loud podcast forgot to
introduce himself, but he’s hosting.


[0:18:12] We discuss the city of
Baltimore and the weather (seriously).


[0:21:33] Otakon culture! The infamous
Ice Cold Water guy! Memes!


[0:30:32] How safe is Baltimore? It has a
reputation as a pretty dangerous city.


[0:34:44] We talk about nearby
restaurants, the huge number of attendees at Otakon, and their
effect on the Baltimore economy.


[0:41:05] Justin drops some final
comments about the con before we close out the show.


[0:43:25] Outro: “Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life
for Me)”