The first nine minutes of episode 5 of the podcast Otaku, No Video. Check out: http://brentnewhall.com/otaku_no_video/ to hear the entire thing in higher quality, our other episodes and don't forget to check out the forum!
We talk about the importance of standard conventions in anime and and manga (especially shonen titles), the impact of 1.5 year prison terms on Japanese anime file sharers (probably none in the long term), Bandai's decision to release Blu-Ray anime discs simultaneously in Japan and America (yaaay!), and the apparent close participation of Japanese folks with American companies. Plus reviews of Batman: Gotham Knight, Elfen Lied, and Speed Grapher.
