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Show #28 Win a Date with Daryl Surat!
Show #028 Direct Download:

Music in this episode: "Somebody Told Me" by The Killers

That's Japan! Episode One: The Kancho!

Erin: I am talking about dinner at Otakon Friday night, when my friends could not have hated Daryl "before" dinner as Daryl joined us there. Noah is talking about my friends on the way to dinner on Saturday night.

Contest Daryl Surat has won: the Anime Pulse Pickle contest, the Otakugeneration contest "Guess the Character in the Envelope Contest" - and an Anime News Network contest? How did he get an extra Patlabor box set?

Our first Contest: Win a Date with Daryl Surat!

Conditions for Winning:

  1. Are you female?
  2. Do you live in Florida? Preferably near Orlando? Or better still, 90 minutes south of Orlando?
  3. Are you single? (i.e. not involved in a long or serious relationship - NOT married. Divorced is OK!)
  4. Are you 18 or over? Age of Consent in Florida is 18
  5. Preferably, but not necessarily, you ought to be heterosexual. I guess it's different for post-op transsexuals. You could still win based on the above conditions.

Chances are that so few people meet these conditions that basically if you enter, you win. There is the potential for multiple winners.

We sing Fast Karate's praises again.

Noah and Erin's Favorite Videogames:

  • Nethack
  • Snake
  • Minesweeper
  • Defender
  • Solitaire (doesn't count)
  • DDR
  • Prince of Persia 2

Noah suggests: Read Penny-Arcade. They liked Prince of Persia Sands of Time.

Ninja Consultant Confessional!!!

Noah doesn't like/watch giant robot anime.

We're going to be at AWA!!

What Giant Robot show should we devote our valuable to? You tell us!!
Poll #808017 Giant Robot Anime
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

What giant robot anime series should Noah and I watch? (After Giant Robo...)

We mention our trip to Korea several times. But the less said about Rick the better.

Obscure stuff Erin likes:

Promo: Fast Karate for the Gentleman
Bumper: Randomization


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[info]doinkies
2006-08-27 08:40 pm UTC (link)
I figured you might like to know that the kancho is also a pastime of Korean schoolkids. ;) The Korean name for it is "ddong-chim". There's even a flash game of it floating around. Makes me wonder who came up with kancho-ing first. XD

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[info]ninjaconsultant
2006-08-28 04:13 am UTC (link)
The wikipedia page on Kancho mentions the Korean name as well!

Also that icon is awesome!!!

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[info]pdelahanty
2006-08-27 09:24 pm UTC (link)
Yay! See you at AWA! :D

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[info]ninjaconsultant
2006-08-28 04:16 am UTC (link)
Hooray! Also: We have obviously seen episodes of Voltron before.

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XD
[info]arada
2006-08-28 01:29 am UTC (link)
I haven't even download the show yet and I'm already laughing. Ah, all show notes should be that way. Nice icon btw.

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Manga Next
[info]arada
2006-08-28 01:29 am UTC (link)
Wait are you or are you not going to Manga Next?

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Re: Manga Next
[info]ninjaconsultant
2006-08-28 04:14 am UTC (link)
Yes, we think so! Just to meet you, so you better show up!

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Re: Manga Next - [info]arada, 2006-08-28 03:46 pm UTC (Expand)

[info]ichaparadisefan
2006-08-28 01:45 am UTC (link)
SPACE POKEMON!!!!!!!

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[info]ichaparadisefan
2006-08-28 01:51 am UTC (link)
oh and watch Gunbuster!! the original not the sequel!

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[info]ninjaconsultant
2006-08-28 04:16 am UTC (link)
GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL! ...IN SPACE!

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(Anonymous)
2006-08-28 05:45 am UTC (link)
The original Gundam is awesome. I would recommend the trilogy of movies that was made after the TV series aired. The pacing is better and they cut out the filler episodes. Unlike the newly released Zeta Gundam movies it's not as obvious where the new animation was inserted.

It wouldn't be a NC podcast without a dig at Snow Crash. :P For the record YT is cooler then Hiro, and I'm not 15 and I think it's cool. So neyyyyah!

Aaron
http://www.weeklyanimereview.com

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[info]ninjaconsultant
2006-08-29 02:54 pm UTC (link)
He Aaron! I don't know if you're going to check these comments... maybe I'll also email. I have seen like two of the trilogy of Gundam movies, or, most of each one before I fell asleep. Noah, on the other hand, kept complaining "Why are we watching this? This sucks!" and so forth for each movie.

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Dating Real Men
(Anonymous)
2006-08-28 05:18 pm UTC (link)
If my last raise had been larger (or at least larger than my last rent hike), I would put money toward a plane ticket so that ANYONE could win the date with Daryl. So long as someone recorded it "Blind Date" style.

As for giant robot anime -- Noah, you're not less of a man for not watching it, so long as you drink half a bottle of scotch a day.

-Keith, Teleport City

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Blowin up stuff in space
(Anonymous)
2006-08-28 08:41 pm UTC (link)
I also don't care for Giant-Robo genre.

One show which shows a lot of blowing stuff up in space, but also has an intelligible plot: Banner of the Stars (I). Nope it's not a Giant-Robo anime, guess that explains the having a plot thing.

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Re: Blowin up stuff in space
[info]ninjaconsultant
2006-08-29 02:55 pm UTC (link)
We will sooner watch Legand of the Galactic Hereos before we watch another episode of Banner of the Stars!!

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(Anonymous)
2006-08-28 09:27 pm UTC (link)
(Daryl Surat)

So Alison and all those people hate me? A pity. Oh well, that was inevitable anyway.

The Patlabor set was courtesy of an Anime on DVD contest requiring readers to answer questions about the Patlabor movie itself. The questions were not difficult, but they did require that you either had seen the movie or read a review of the movie. Because of these guidelines, I won because they only got one other entry aside from mine. ANN, which I bet has like three times the readership of AoD, only got about four entries for their Patlabor contest. I plan to give away the spare set to Patlabor superfan and AWO listener Jeff "Rich Lather" Tatarek, and while I have the packaging and all that, I still haven't actually sent it out.

It's good that more people are watching Giant Robo, but despite the name, the robot stuff isn't really the majority of the show. The likelihood of Erin hating the series is 50/50, since Giant Robo is from the same person who made G Gundam. It along with Zeta Gundam is my favorite of all the Gundam shows, so it clearly doesn't suck. After all, I am an impeccable arbiter of taste and anyone who disagrees is WRONG. Note to self: Erin hates things that scream "this is from the 80s" (G Gundam is actually from the 90s) and so she and Clarissa will be mortal enemies, especially where Jem and the Holograms is concerned.

I second Aaron's opinion that you guys should watch the Mobile Suit Gundam "0079" movie trilogy after Giant Robo, but I'd also say to follow it up with Char's Counterattack. Those four movies constitute all the mandatory Gundam viewing which any RESPECTABLE anime fan should have seen: this must be why Gerald has never seen Char's Counterattack outside of a untranslated VHS tape that Anime Village sent him.

Now then, there are two fatal oversights you've made with regards to this contest. Number one, Rule # 4 is in violation of the "half your age plus seven" formula for age appropriateness in relations that I read on the Internet one time and therefore it must be true. The minimum age would therefore be 20, but I also read on the Internet that women change drastically in personality between the ages of 18 and 24. Perhaps it should be 24 then. Whatever, it's irrelevant because oversight number two is that the criteria you've put forth is lacking one prerequisite for dating Daryl Surat which is "must actually LIKE Daryl Surat." As Robotech teaches us, you have to like someone first before you date them. Actually, they used the word "love" instead of "date."

Unfortunately, that final criteria when taken with the rest actually eliminates everyone on the planet. A pity. Oh well, that was inevitable anyway.

The bright side is that it leaves me free to do and say whatever I damn well please instead of having to tell all those miserable lies guys tell women all the time. That's why Daryl Surat is unfiltered honesty. Pray that I never fully understand THE TRUTH as well. That'd be akin to Darkseid discovering the Anti-Life Equation.

Paul von Oberstein. Kiichi Goto. Yotsuya. Shou Tucker, the Sewing Life Alchemist. The T-1000. Garrett from Thief. These are but a few of my heroes and role models.

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[info]ninjaconsultant
2006-08-29 03:15 pm UTC (link)
So Alison and all those people hate me? A pity. Oh well, that was inevitable anyway.

It's not like you were trying to make a good impression! Apparently several of my friends have a minimal requirement of pretending to be nice to people. I am incapable of masking my feelings, but fortunately, I am actually pretty nice, despite how I appear on the internet.

I plan to give away the spare set to Patlabor superfan and AWO listener Jeff "Rich Lather" Tatarek

He was on Otakugeneration once.

It's good that more people are watching Giant Robo, but despite the name, the robot stuff isn't really the majority of the show. The likelihood of Erin hating the series is 50/50, since Giant Robo is from the same person who made G Gundam.

The liklihood of me hating any given series is about 50/50, but I have seen the first DVD of Giant Robo and recognize that it is high-quality stuff. I don't hate the '80's, I mostly hate G-Gundam. I like Saint Seya and Bubblegum Crisis and Megazone 23 enough. Not enough to finish watching any of them instead of the new Honey & Clover series, but what can you do?

I second Aaron's opinion that you guys should watch the Mobile Suit Gundam "0079" movie trilogy after Giant Robo, but I'd also say to follow it up with Char's Counterattack. Those four movies constitute all the mandatory Gundam viewing which any RESPECTABLE anime fan should have seen: this must be why Gerald has never seen Char's Counterattack outside of a untranslated VHS tape that Anime Village sent him.

I have, in fact, seen two out of the four possible films. I probably watched 30-60% of each one before getting distracted and/or falling asleep. This was back in '02, so I no longer remember. I was interrupted for long stretches of time by Noah who kept whining, "Why are we watching this? This sucks! All Gundam is the same!" and so forth. It's sort of like Noah's constant protesting through the second half of Escaflowne. But I was watching those movies out of respect, damnit!

...it's irrelevant because oversight number two is that the criteria you've put forth is lacking one prerequisite for dating Daryl Surat which is "must actually LIKE Daryl Surat." As Robotech teaches us, you have to like someone first before you date them. Actually, they used the word "love" instead of "date."

You don't have to like someone to go on a blind date with them! I'll have you know that my parents met on a blind date. Rule #6 should be something like, "Has never listened to Anime World Order, and/or our Otakon episode," as that might pre-dispose girls against you. Because of the anti-girl rays that come out of your mouth when you speak, which is constantly.

Unfortunately, that final criteria when taken with the rest actually eliminates everyone on the planet. A pity. Oh well, that was inevitable anyway.

I don't think you've considered the merits of girls who don't speak English. Also you should probably start by reading this book. You are, technically, Asian.

The bright side is that it leaves me free to do and say whatever I damn well please instead of having to tell all those miserable lies guys tell women all the time.

You're wrong about this, but I'll email you about it.

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Mrs. Surat - [info]fast_karate, 2006-08-29 05:38 pm UTC (Expand)
Re: Mrs. Surat - [info]ninjaconsultant, 2006-08-29 05:53 pm UTC (Expand)

[info]tohoscope
2006-08-29 03:40 pm UTC (link)
So what does the winner get with that date with Surat? Dinner at the Super Jumbo Buffet and a (non-anime) movie? All the Pocky you can eat? What's the deal?

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This comment is such a bad way to introduce myself to you guys - [info]animiko, 2006-08-30 12:04 am UTC (Expand)
Re: This comment is such a bad way to introduce myself to you guys - [info]ninjaconsultant, 2006-08-30 01:55 am UTC (Expand)
Re: This comment is such a bad way to introduce myself to you guys - [info]animiko, 2006-08-30 02:29 am UTC (Expand)
Re: This comment is such a bad way to introduce myself to you guys - [info]ninjaconsultant, 2006-08-30 03:13 pm UTC (Expand)

(Anonymous)
2006-08-28 10:02 pm UTC (link)
Nice show this week.

Giant robot suggestions:

1. Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket - One of the more interesting Gundam stories, as it has a Zeon soldier and a young child as the main characters.

2. Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team - Probably in the top 5 of all time great Gundam series.

3. Evangelion - You've probably already seen this, but if you haven't, I suggest you at least check it out.

(Sorry if any of these aren't on the poll, for some reason I can't see it).

Good to hear that someone else thinks G Gundam and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time are horrible.

-Kurier
(www.nihonreview.com)

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[info]stormsweeper
2006-08-29 01:33 pm UTC (link)
IIRC, 0080 also has a giant Santa Claus parade balloon.

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[info]kimiden
2006-08-28 10:24 pm UTC (link)
You don't like G-Gundam!? Blashphemy!!

..seriously though, at least check out either Votoms, Gunbuster or Ideon upon finishing Giant Robo :P

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[info]ninjaconsultant
2006-08-29 02:58 pm UTC (link)
Goddamnit! You're the 6th person to suggest Gunbuster! We've seen Gunbuster, we love Gunbuster, and we wait in joyful hope for a DVD release!

But Votoms and Ideon seem to be close seconds, so we'll probably end up watching one or but of them next.

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(no subject) - [info]kimiden, 2006-08-29 08:40 pm UTC (Expand)
woohoo AWA
[info]buttercupboxer
2006-08-29 12:20 am UTC (link)
another reason I'm glad I don't live in Florida! Podcast Daryl is enough daryl for me.
is that what that knife is? here I've been using the relentless hammer of 80's nostalgia.
I'm not a big mecha fan either, but i'm a girl, so that doesn't count.
if pokemon were is space, would there be any chance of exploding pikachu?

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[info]athena_chan
2006-08-29 09:23 pm UTC (link)
Question, who will be paying for the date with Daryl Surat?


I could probly deal with him for a free dinner and movie.

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[info]ninjaconsultant
2006-08-29 09:48 pm UTC (link)
Huzzah!! Our first winner!

Your date will likely be paid for by some combination of podcasters. Email me at: ninjaconsultant@gmail.com and we'll work out some details.

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[info]kylandra
2006-08-30 03:20 pm UTC (link)
Ah, the Kancho. What a strange thing indeed. I always think of poor Az from Outpost Nine and his constant struggle to avoid being kancho-ed by his students.

I find the "Win a Date with Daryl Surat" contest hilarious. But at the same time, how could you possibly do something so cruel to one of your listeners?

Also, curtains? Now I don't know about that. Though now I wonder if Erin and I will spawn our own wash of cross-podcast yuri curtain!fic. :D

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[info]ninjaconsultant
2006-08-30 03:34 pm UTC (link)
You are a hard person to stalk on the internet! Now I have friended your journal.

The wikipedai Kancho page links to the Outpost Nine essays. I'm still surprised JET doesn't teach people about stuff like that.

So what do you think - monthly yaoi cast?

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(no subject) - [info]kylandra, 2006-08-30 03:48 pm UTC (Expand)
Ideon
(Anonymous)
2006-08-30 03:43 pm UTC (link)
Ironically someone emailed us in the time between your comments and said "Everyone compares Eva to Ideon, but the two shows are nothing alike." Thanks to your spoiler-iffic comment I now know why everyone compares the two shows --- but geez! Spoilers!!

Yeah that was probably me. I deliberately left out the reason why some people say Eva is ripping SRI off because it is an entertaining show and I didn't want to spoil it for you.I still stand by my comments though.

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