ANNCast

Staff Infection II: Outbreak!

Then Right Turn Only!! author and longtime ANN manga critic Carlo Santos pops in to take us on a magical journey through the wild world of hardcore AKB48 fandom. If you're as mystified by idol fandom as I am, this is a real eye-opener!

Finally, The X Button's Todd Ciolek shows up to chat about games, the decline of Japan as the world's gaming superpower and what he's been playing lately. There's also a whole lot of chatter about whether or not visual novels are a viable niche industry in the US! FUN!!

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ANNCast Episode 57 Breakdown

00:20 Brian Hanson introduction, Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt and Dirty Pair TV

13:30 Oscar chat!

23:35 Carlo Santos introduction and the world of AKB48 fans!

48:40 Just what the heck is is this Vocaloid thing all about anyway?

54:40 Todd Ciolek introduction and what he's been playing lately Correction: in this segment we discuss Adult Swim, and came to the conclusion that it had. I was wrong about that - the show has only aired up to episode 26. Thanks to Charred Knight for the correction.

01:11 Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage

01:13 Twitter time! Games worth importing, Touhou, visual novels and more!

And that's it! See you next week!

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