Show 50 is also available in a lower quality format (in case you have a Nano or something) follow the link and add “LQ” to the end of the filename. It sounds much better as a 30 MB file, trust me.
“Even the Answerman is Wrong Sometimes” is based on a Japanese saying “Even a monkey falls out of a tree sometimes!”
We’ve been traveling a lot this year:
– Japan
– Michigan (twice)
– Boston (a bunch of times)
– roadtrip across America
– L.A. (twice)
– Baltimore
– San Diego
– Cedar Point
– Atlanta
– Erin commutes to Connecticut 4 days a week.
We’ve been watching:
– Nana anime & (manga)
– Le Chevalier d’Eon the anime as opposed to the manga. We love Chevalier and have to do a response to Dave & Joel’s review.
– Claymore
– Toppa Ten Gurren-Lagann (probably the breakout hit of the season)
Misc.
– Buy Otaku USA issue 2!
– Jason Thompson wrote The Complete Guide to Manga, available this October.
– Thompson also does a webcomic/doujin called “King of RPGs”,
– Thompson used the “Yakfist” example. Sadly, “Yakfist” does not exist! (Yet.)
– You can listen to 100 manga magazines in 60 minutes on the Mangacast
– Shaenon Garrity writes Narbonic and the Overlooked Manga Festival
– Speaking of “Yakfist”, the movie “Zebraman” was really awesome!
– We recently watched Ratatouille (Recommended)
Japanese Lesson for this episode:
– Hisashiburi da ne? (Long time no see! Or, it’s been a while! What every badass says to the hero from off-camera before making a big entrance)
– Sentai (guardian)
– Bakamono (monster) —> THIS DOES NOT MEAN MONSTER! IT MEANS “STUPID PERSON!”
– Shinpai Ja Nai (don’t worry)
– Tenshi Ja Nai (I’m no angel)
– Alien Ja Nai! (I’m not an alien!)
Noah Vocab:
– “Hackles” as in “His hackles stood up.”
On The Answerman:
– There will never be another episode of Weiss Krutz, Berserk, or Dragon Half.
– My moment of fame on Answerman’s column (yellow butterflies question — it’s at the bottom!)
– Alison’s relabeled Azumanga comic
– Our beef with him is that he said that AMVs are not legitimate art.
– Here’s the episode of AWO with Zac bitching about Otakon 2006.
– The March 2nd 2007 Answerman column that I read on our show.
AMV Related
– Our crappy archives
– Show link to the complaining about AMVs 2nd episode.
– We owed one to dokidoki.
– The winning “Does L Creep You Out” AMV from Anime Expo.
– The Princess Tutu Hol Om Mig Video
Auteur Film Theory and Art Theory
– The Auteur theory
– The Dada Movement
– R. Mutt a.k.a. Marcel Duchamp
– Young Adult Novel by Daniel Pinkwater, featuring “The Wild Dada Ducks”, it’s in the compelation “Five Novels by Daniel Pinkwater”
– The movie “Art School Confidential”
Things the Answerman Thinks are Unfunny but Ninja Consultants Still Find Hilarious:
– Lolcats
– All Your Base Are Belong To Us
– Tired Catchphrases
– Chuck Norris Facts