Otaku Dan: The Life of an Anime Fan

In this episode of O-Talk, Lauren talks about her wonder adventures at Anime Boston. Oh yeah, Pat and Dan are in this episode too.

Note: this episode was recorded on 4/28/11


Sites mentioned in the episode:
The opener is Seize the Daylight by ParaDox
Anime-Planet
Fanboy.com interview with Otaku Dan
Anime Boston Blog
Nerd Caliber Anime Boston video report with Lauren
Fanthropologie: the study of fans
Plushie Psex
MyFigureCollection.net
Saber bootleg examples
Haruhi bootleg examples

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Holy crap! A new chart has been released listing all of the new titles for the 2011 summer anime season. Come on in and check it out.

I'm busy studying for finals to right an actual post. For the time being, I hope you enjoy this K-ON gallery.

I really like Hispanic soda. The basic flavor is a combination of bubble gum, tea, and herbs. It doesn't matter what brand it is, but the country it was made in. This one comes from Colombia, it tastes a bit watery. My favorite ones come from Mexico and Dominican Republic. The Mexican one has more of a bubble gum flavor, while the Dominican one is more concentrated recipe.

Early this week, I found out that anime director Osamu Dezaki had passed away. He was the director of Space Adventure Cobra, it was the third anime that I ever watched when I was a kid. This whole week I have been listening to the soundtrack. Its really good.

I have been experimenting with different photography styles. I have been using sepia and it looks pretty good. I'll start using this filler for street photography.

I recently bought Nendoroid Saber Super Movable version. I'm not a big fan of Nendoroid figures but, I only get them if I really like the character. My only problem with Nendoroid figures is that they can be a bit pricey for their size.

A few days ago, I found a $100 USD in an old pair of pants. I was pretty excited but, I did not know what I was going to do with it. After doing some thinking, I decided to buy 2 new bookcases to display my figures. The great thing about these bookcases, the both of them just cost me only $50 UDS combined. I'm glad that I can display them like this, I hated having them cluttered together.

It seems that Blogger, the blogging platform that I use is getting a redesign. I'm pretty excited by this because I'm bored of certain looks and features. As you can see in the picture below, The Blogger dashboard is getting a big makeover. It seems similar to the Wordpress dashboard. I really like the clean, it has a modern feel to it.

It has been a while since I have done a figure photo shoot. I have always wanted Yui Hirasawa by Alter, but I never got a chance to get it when it first came out. Well, after doing months of hunting, I finally found her. As for this photo shoot, I was going to make it elaborate but, I have seen so many that I would not feel original. So, I went simple by not using backgrounds, reflective foregrounds, and crazy lighting. The reason why it's in black and white, I did a rookie mistake by not checking and adjusting the white balance. The colors could not be saved in Photoshop, this was the only saving grace. Part of me wonders if I should have gone with sepia instead.

In this episode of O-Talk, we discuss the new spring anime season. Also, Dan whines about some movie he watched. Something about cannibals

Note: this episode was recorded on 4/12/11


Sites mentioned in the episode:
The opener is Seize the Daylight by ParaDox
Anime-Planet

We are also available on iTunes. We started to add bonus content and it's only available on iTunes.
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Send us feed back at danielmer@otakudan.com
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More figures have appeared in the month of April and it's looking good. So many figures that are up for preorder are worth getting. Come on in and check out these new figures.

Strength -Animated Version- by Good Smile Company. This figure will be coming out in September for the price of 7,933 Yen.

Figma Hachikuji Mayoi by Max Factory. This figure will be coming out in August for the price of 2,590 Yen.

Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke by Alter. This figure will be coming out in September for the price of 6,630 Yen.

Panty & Stocking with Chuck by Phat Company. These figures will be coming out in August for the price of 1,530 Yen.

Scanty & Kneesocks with Fastener by Phat Company. These figures will be coming out in August for the price of 1,530 Yen.

Hanekawa Tsubasa by Good Smile Company. This figure will be coming in September for the price of 7,933 Yen.

Figma Takanshi Yomi School Uniform ver. by Max Factory. This figure will be coming out in July for the price of 2,266 Yen.

Kotobuki Tsumugi Bunny Version by FREEing. This figure will be coming out in July for the price of 11,981 Yen.

First of all, that Tsumugi figure is hot. My goodness, I have never seen a Tsumugi figure look that good. Figma Mayoi looks really cute. As for those Panty and Stocking figure sets, they are worth getting if you are a fan of the show. So, what are you planning to preorder from this list of figures?