第9回目のテーマは「Bishōjo game | 美少女ゲーム」How do you explain "Bishōjo game" in English? 「 美少女ゲーム」は英語でどのように説明しますか？ Today's lesson focuses on the  美少女ゲーム and Bartholomew's dating life. Bartholomew sees some posters in Akihabara and asks Patrick what they are. They are for fantasy video games with women, but are they good for Bartholomew's love life? Maybe. Maybe not.  http://weblish.co.jp Special thanks to Brightcove for bandwidth and support! Weblish_otaku92.mp4

第8回目のテーマは「Itasha | 痛車」How do you explain "itasha" in English? 「痛車」は英語でどのように説明しますか？ Today's lesson focuses on the otaku "hot rod" car. Many otaku love their anime so much, it hurts! They feel like they have to put it on their car. Patrick explains what an itasha is to Bartholomew. http://weblish.co.jp Special thanks to Brightcove for bandwidth and support! Weblish_otaku8.mp4

第7回目のテーマは「Seiyū | 声優」 「声優」は英語でどのように説明しますか？ How do you explain "Seiyu" in English? It's a voice actor or narrator for anime. Patrick explains it and Bartholomew asks some questions. We also learn about one of the top seiyu actresses 釘宮理恵. However, Patrick still has not taught us what "kugyu" means!  http://weblish.co.jp Special thanks to Brightcove for bandwidth and support! Weblish_otaku72.mp4

第6回目のテーマは「Dokyun | ドキュン」 「ドキュン」は英語でどのように説明しますか？ How do you explain "Dokyun" in English? Someone called Bartholomew a Dokyun and Patrick must calm him down. But a maid who seeks revenge on Bartty called him an idiot.  What a bad day. For more information, please check out the Otaku Encyclopedia written by Patrick W. Galbraith. http://weblish.co.jp Special thanks to Brightcove for bandwidth and support! Weblish_otaku62.mp4

第５回目のテーマは「Burikko | ぶりっこ」 「ぶりっこ」は英語でどのように説明しますか？ How do you explain "Burikko" in English? Today, Patrick is at an Otaku convention so Strangeman is Bartholomew's teacher. Strangeman teaches a new word to newbie otaku Bartholomew. How does the older maid react when Strangeman says Burikko to her? For more information, please check out the Otaku Encyclopedia written by Patrick W. Galbraith. http://weblish.co.jp Special thanks to Brightcove for bandwidth and support! Weblish_otaku52.mp4

第4回目のテーマは「Tsundere |  ツンデレ」 「ツンデレ」は英語でどのように説明しますか？ How do you explain "tsundere" in English? Bartholomew likes a cute maid and tell her, but the maid is not happy.  She says, "Die, Otaku!" What happened?  Does she like Bartholomew, or does she hate him? Patrick teaches the word to newbie otaku Bartholomew.  For more information, please check out the Otaku Encyclopedia written by Patrick W. Galbraith. http://weblish.co.jp Special thanks to Brightcove for bandwidth and support!  Weblish_otaku42.mp4

第3回目のテーマは「Cosplay | コスプレ」 「コスプレ」は英語でどのように説明しますか？ How do you explain "cosplay" in English? Are they cross-dressing? Is it Halloween? Why do some otaku fo cosplay? Patrick teaches the word to newbie otaku Barthlomew.  For more information, please check out the Otaku Encyclopedia written by Patrick W. Galbraith. http://weblish.co.jp Special thanks to Brightcove for bandwidth and support!  Weblish_otaku3.mp4

第2回目のテーマは「Moe | 萌え」「もえ」は英語でどのように説明しますか？ How do you explain "moe" in English? Is it a word?  Is it a feeling? Why do otaku say it? Patrick teaches the word to newbie otaku Barthlomew.  For more information, please check out the Otaku Encyclopedia written by Patrick W. Galbraith. http://weblish.co.jp Special thanks to Brightcove for bandwidth and support!  Weblish_otaku1.mp4

Introduction and message from Patrick W. Galbraith explaining about otaku and about his book The Otaku Encyclopedia.  What is an otaku? The answers are on this show and in his book http://www.theotakuencyclopedia.com/ check it out on Amazon today! Thanks to Brightcove for their support.  http://weblish.co.jp Otaku2_1_10a.mp4