Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t Mizuho (where the “anatomically correct trap” points to) looks somewhat like Kotori from the DC series (DC and DCSS)? I mean, aside from the seiyuu being Yui Horie and all, there are similarities in facial shape, hair length, so… yeah. XD

I guess the whole “sex museum tour” was a weird experience for two of you (that’s Hinano and jpmeyer). I mean, in the “hentai section”, without any giggles and snickers induced by embarrassment, that’s what I think is an experience.

About the green tea, of course it’s supposed to be tasteless (or as if there’s no aftertaste whatsoever). After all, it’s brewed tea leaves in hot drinking water.
I guess the realization was enlightening, of sorts.

And what 2nd season of Haruhi and ZnT? I guess both series haven’t covered all the volumes. Could this be another attempt at “cashing on the popularity” or is it due to fanbase reaction from the already aired season?

Concerning “traps” (a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap”>since Wikipedia has a rather ambiguous entry on it), I’ll be doing a commentary some time soon on its connection with a well-known trend on the Net. Pardon the “attempted sarcastic intent”, if there ever is one, lol, as I go over my list of issues to be discussed.

So the whole pronunciation of Japanese names by non-Japanese speakers is kinda like a Catch-22 situation? You said either are weird, so…

I’ve been exposed to anime shows, like in 1991 (Voltes V was popular among all ages at that time, I think), mostly on local TV channels, but began to recognize them as anime in around 1998, coinciding with the first time I was a sub of Love Hina on the Net. So am I a veteran by “years of exposure”? Hardly, because I have trouble remembering all the titles I’ve watched, haha.

LOL at the preview. So by demand it’ll be a recurring portion (or omake), or only if you guys feel like it?

and… was there any anime that had such a bad ending that fans forced the animators to make another better ending?

If it doesn’t work this time, screw it. I’m not even laughing anymore.

Best question ever.

Actually I would say that it is more like a combination of guntank guncannon, mudrock and sandrock.

Underwater Ray Romano may want to know what the most deredere thing that Hinano has done, but I am much more interested in what the most tsuntsun thing that she has done.

Haruhi is the new Sakura which was the new Rei. Do you notice that more and more characters have the same names once at least two memorable characters with that name become popular? Or is it just that we notice it because they are?
-”The whole show should be like that episode!” Replace “like that episode” with “about that character” or “about that character falling on the ice” or whatever you choose. Is this phrase ever actually true? What would happen if the producers took it as an honest opinion? I assume not anything good.
-Spinoff OVAs and movies. Is it better practice to cut some characters out and devote more time to the story, or make sure to fit every character in so no one gets mad?

Question: Can Hung do the whole poke rap? and how many of the pokemon did you guys actually remember? I remember remembering the whole first season pokemon but after that it just got ridiculous.

hung> If you want ccs fansubs, I can hook you up.

question1: have any of you ever gone through a “i’m sick of anime” phase, or a period of time when you simply didn’t have time to watch any anime for months? how would you try to motivate someone who’s losing interest in anime?

question2: for hung, how many hours have you logged on disgaea2? what’s the best item you have?

question3: what’s the best anime for falling asleep to, for those of us who use anime as a sleeping aid, not necessarily because it’s boring, but because it’s soothing, relaxing, and helps clear the mind (of deadlines, law school apps, LSATs, etc.)

Though I admit, not liking My-HiME and Jam Project are pretty valid reasons too.

>:D

Anyway, nice short yet entertaining podcast this week so keep up the good work. The bulge argument was funny; after looking at the picture, I agree with Hung that I can see a slight one but I personally would consider a potential trap’s face in making a decision about how to proceed.