Panelist:
Sean Russell (Host of the Anime 3000 Panel)
Alain (Reversethieves.com)
Kate (Reversethieves.com)
Runtime: 57:22
Introduction
(0:00 – 7:52)
Kate and Alain from the Reverse Thieves take over the Anime 3000 Panel. This
dynamic duo does a phenomenal job plugging their website at the request of the
host voted most likely to succeed at a lemonade stand. This will make Alain’s
third appearance on our show and Kate’s first. The music from the introduction
comes from the Mission Impossible television series.
Otaku Diaries: http://www.reversethieves.com/otaku-diaries/
Secret Santa Project: http://www.reversethieves.com/secret-santa-project/
What is the
Otaku Diaries? (7:53 – 21:50)
Inspired by MTV of all sources, the Otaku Diaries is an ambitious project to
take a deeper look into the lives of anime fans. Kate and Alain describe the
project and share some interesting stories about some of the collected data. We
look at the word Otaku and Sean drops the N word.
Otaku Diaries Part 1: Lies, damn lies, statistics
Otaku Diaries Part 2: Otaku! Threat or Menace?
Topic:
Bullying (21:51 – 28:40)
Bullying is one of the most personal segments of the Otaku Diaries. Listen to
some of the reasons why participants felt so uncomfortable about revealing past
bullying experiences.
Otaku Diaries Part 3: Sticks, stones, AND words can hurt
you!
Topic:
Self-Image and Attraction (28:41 – 36:09)
Attraction verses intelligence, place your bets. Do you see yourself as
attractive, average or unattractive? Self-esteem issues aside, the data
collected in this portion of the survey produced interesting results. When it
boiled down to intelligence, the results were less than surprising.
Otaku Diaries Part 4: Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the
fairest of them all?
Retro Anime
Promo (36:10 – 36:50)
Here is a 1920’s throwback, complete with the classic radio announcer voice.
Thanks for Skip Turlington for
agreeing to participate in this recording of this advertisement.
Conclusion
(36:51 – 57:22)
We wrap up the podcast with a discussion about the future of the Reverse
Thieves blog and the Otaku Diaries project. Kate and Alain also conduct a
psych-evaluation on Sean, comparing him to his favorite all-time anime
character. Also, we give you an education on “Shipping”.
Bonus Round:
A Second Look at the 2009 Fall Season
Welcome to Anime3000.com’s Bonus Round. The concept is simple, wanted to create
a companion piece to the Anime 3000 Panel. In addition, we also offer exclusive
interviews with members of the anime and manga community. Episodes will be
available on our iPhone application, months before you can find them anywhere
else.
Purchase our app from iTunes.
