In this episode the cast drive out into fandom and look at the new Kickstarter for a Blu-ray release of the original Bubblegum Crisis OVA.

They then look at the end of an era with the closing of the remaining blockbuster videos.  The crew takes a look at the importance of blockbuster during the growth of the anime boom of the late 1990’s to early 2000’s

Next Sara and Z give a report on the Pittsburgh Sakura Project’s fall 2013 planting in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania’s North Park.

We then talk music news leading off with a recent twitter discussion between Swedish VK Artist Yoyo, Gackt, and some interesting fans.  Move on to talk about the music group CAPSULE and their discography coming to iTunes and give you an introduction to their music and videos.  Jim then goes on to cover the Japanese band SOUR’s recent Kickstarter success and release of their crowd funded music video.  Next Jeanie and the crew look at Morning Musume and their upcoming involvement with the Japan Olympic team.

Finally, we look at Cute and their recent concert tour and how they have a number of firsts in the tour and an amazing costume change sequence.

The group wraps up this episode looking at the new Tokusatsu show by the creators of Garo, Shougeki Gouraigan.

Episode References

Bubblegum Crisis Blu-ray:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-29/bubblegum-crisis-blu-ray-kickstarter-meets-pledge-goal

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/madoverlord/bubblegum-crisis-ultimate-edition-blu-ray-set?ref=search

Blockbuster Video:

http://money.msn.com/investing/news.aspx?feed=AP&date=20131106&id=17079220>1=33002&ocid=ansmony11

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/06/tech/gaming-gadgets/blockbuster-video-stores-impact/

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304448204579185702090813172

http://business.time.com/2013/11/09/the-end-of-an-era-blockbuster-ceases-rentals-in-advance-of-closing/

Pittsburgh Sakura Project:

http://www.pghsakuraproject.org/

CAPSULE:

http://touch.dailymotion.com/video/xbk5e_capsule-portable-airport_shortfilms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSARXH-mxLc

http://touch.dailymotion.com/video/x1012ec_studio-ghibli-music-video-a-flying-city-plan_music

SOUR:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-10-28/japanese-band-creates-incredible-animation-using-189-spinning-cds

Morning Musume:

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/11/01/morning-musume-to-perform-support-song-for-japanese-national-team-at-sochi-2014-olympics

Cute :

The cast covers a Wagashi Sweetmaking & Tasting Workshop presented by the Japan America Society of Pennsylvania.  Then they move on to look at the recent release of Ender’s Game, comparing the adaptation to those of The Hunger Games and Starship Troopers. How does it stack up?

Finally, the team looks at Kamen Rider Gaim, the current incarnation of the Kamen Rider franchise. Helmed by the creative mind behind Madoka Magica, this new series has the OTDT crew bracing for an intense ride.

Reference Links from episode:

Japanese Wagashi Sweetmaking & Tasting Workshop: http://www.us-japan.org/jasp/events.html

Kamen Rider Gaim: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/gaimu/ http://henshinjustice.com/2013/09/09/gen-urobuchi-interview/

The OTDT crew reviews the teen comedy and superhero parody Hentai Kamen. Then, they discuss a collection of recent articles from English news sources about the decreasing rates of sexual activity, marriage, and childbirth in Japan. Finally, the crew wraps it up with a quick look at dating sims.

Links to articles referenced in the episode:

www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/10/22/japans-sexual-apathy-is-endangering-the-global-economy/

www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24614830

In this significantly more exciting episode the cast escapes from boredom with the new movie “The Escape Plan” staring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. They then move on to look at the Zero Escape video game franchise for the Nintendo 3DS and Playstation Vita.

Jeanie and Sara then look at former Morning Musume member Aika Mitsui and her no escape from half-naked ikemen in “Nettai Danshi 2”. This musical also stars Inoue Masahiro of Kamen Rider Decade. Then they look at another former Morning Musume member Mari Yaguchi as she escapes the public eye after a scandal.

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In this “fun filled” installment of OTaku Drive Time the crew gets run over discussing the impact of Japan’s upcoming sales tax increase.  Z and Jim look at recent debacle over the early sales of Pokemon X & Y.  The crew then looks at musician/composer Kouji Wada’s return to the public scene after a battle with cancer.  Finally, we examine the gattai (combining) of Kadokawa’s various media outlets into one central brand.

In this episode the crew explores Grand Theft Auto 5.  They talk about the announcement of Ressha Sentai Tokkyuger (烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー).  Ben and Jim take a look back at Transformers: Prime.  The crew talks about their experiences at Blurriecon. News of Kickheart, the Kickstarter Anime movie and MORE!

This episode the crew looks at the news of the PS Vita 2000 and the 2DS

Next, Z and John look at Final Fantasy 14 and some of the changes from Final Fantasy 11.

Jim reviews the PlayStation Network Game Kick Beat

The crew talks about the iOS Ace Attorney Remastered

Finally, Z enlightens us about Puyo Puyo Tetris.

The OTDT crew talk about Tokyo winning the 2020 summer Olympics.  They look at a recent NY Times article that discusses the “death” of classic Tokusatsu.

Chris reviews the anime REC.

The crew reviews the motion picture 009 Re:cyborg (BluRay Release)

Otaku Drive Time talks about the new TOEI channel streaming service. The crew recalls their experiences in Tokyo being followed around by Fuji TV for a day.

The cast returns to discuss recent Hello!Project news.

Z and Chris are joined by Sara to go over their experiences with Matsuricon 2013.

Jim and Z talk about the Ducktales remastered video game for the PS3, WiiU, and 360.

Lastly we look at the San Rio character rankings!