AGP#018 – The Mega-Podcast

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Alain (Hisui),
Kate (Narutaki), Carol (Kohaku), and Carl
Topic: Otakon 2009


At long last the Ani-Gamers Podcast has woken from its
Otakon-induced slumber. Today we’ve got a mega-podcast (four
co-hosts is pretty mega!) that was supposed to be recorded while
we were mega-riding the Megabus charter bus service. But since
there were so many normal people on the bus, we couldn’t record
it, and our intrepid bloggers have come together using the power
of Skype to send this Otakon 2009 convention report into the
great beyond that is the Internet.


Unfortunately, Skype is a fickle friend, so we faced off with
such problems as echoes and inexplicable audio dropout. The
resulting podcast might not sound as great audio-wise as most of
our other episodes, but believe me, it took a lot of work to edit
it to a point at which it would actually be listenable.
Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy it!


Show notes and links can be found after the break.


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(Runtime: 1 hour, 10 minutes)

[0:00:00] Intro: Voice actor Michele Knotz (recorded at AnimeNEXT
2009)[0:00:05] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki
(R.O.D. OVA opener)

[0:00:19] We’ve got a lot of people on the podcast today! So
many that Skype can’t handle the power, and it shuts us out of
our conversation again and again. Curse you!


[0:01:46] What’cha Been Doing? Kate has been
watching Eureka Seven, Carol has been watching
Kyo Kara Maoh!, Alain has been playing
Umineko, Carl has been watching Pretty Cure
All Stars DX, and Evan has been watching Magical
Shopping Arcade Abenobashi.


[0:08:40] Break: “Watashi no Kare wa Pilot (My Boyfriend Is A
Pilot)” by Mari Iijima (from Super Dimension Fortress
Macross) I swear that this is appropriate, because,
y’know, Ishiguro directed Macross! Also it was the only Macross
song I had on my harddrive at the time. I swear!


[0:09:33] Discussion: Otakon 2009 was awesome.
However, there were some problems, such as Daryl Surat being
shut down for showing Apocalypse Zero and us getting NO
INTERVIEWS AT ALL. Highlights include: Yutaka Yamamoto is a
classy guy, the Space Battleship Yamato blowing up the Starship
Enterprise, and morse code podcasts. For more information about
the guests we saw and the panels we attended, check out the
official Otakon website or read Ani-Gamers’ continuing coverage
of the convention. And finally, that picture of Noboru Ishiguro
that I kept talking about is attached to this post.


[1:04:10] We chatter for way too long as we try to plug
everybody’s blogs and say goodbye. Don’t listen to this part.
Doctors believe that it actually makes you stupider. (And
please do visit the Reverse Thieves and Ogiue Maniax)


[1:09:37] Ending Song: “WORLD END Instrumental” by FLOW
(Code Geass R2 second opener)


[1:09:52] Outro: I’ve discovered your true identity, Reverse
Thieves! By night you fight crime as anime bloggers, but by
day, you’re really… A BEATLES COVER BAND!