I must admit the crapload of people in the podcast make it kinda hard to hear sometimes when everyone is talking. But meh.
Enjoy: Dasaku Podcast #01 –

In the podcast:
- K-ON Ep 1 commentary (you’ll want to get Coalguy’s version of K-ON for this)
- Anime adapted from manga & eroge
- FF XIII demo
… and the rest is random talk about games, books, random hatin’

Aside from the K-ON commentary I don’t really participate much. Maybe its due to the fact that I don’t really have anything to say about the other topics (ie I dont read manga nor do I play eroges, haven’t really play any games lately, etc.) or maybe its cause we’ve already discussed these things once. Discussing them again is actually kinda difficult. Argh.

Anyways in the podcast are (in the order of how we were introduced):
Randall Fitzgerald [NSFW], Hemisphere [NSFW], me, Arnold Schwarzenegger Iluna, Kresnik [NSFW], M3rryweather [NSFW], Ci and Zeroblade.

And that’s six times I’ve watched the first episode of K-ON (Twice when it first came out, once before the podcast, and three times for the podcast)

Mandatory Mio image

While Nagisa’s Yui’s words pretty much described my feelings for the first episode of K-ON! I mean the episode was great, I enjoyed the gags and the moe blobs, but it wasn’t anying amazing. But Mio,for me, stole the  show. Yes, its quite obvious that she already huge fan favourite of many, and the ED solidifies this fact.

That aside, is it just me or does Tsumugi remind me of Momoha from Manabi Stright? Maybe it is just me.

The Op itself was also not bad, abit happy-go-lucky for me, but addictive nonetheless:

But its the ED I wanted to talk about! First of all, I can’t KyoAni-fanboy more than I am now. Its just not humanly possible! It was very reminiscent of a typical Japanese music video. I’ve heard some complaints of it being out of place and such, but if you think about it, a music video is absolutely perfect fit for an ED. Its what (the popular) bands do right? Also, the facial expressions, the details, its amazing. /fanboying
But seriously, I can watch the video and just be drawn in by their facial expressions when they sing.

Oh and did Kyo-Ani just use Minami-ke’s patented \o/ and :< mouth combo?!?

And of course, the beautiful K-ON ED.

The current ranks are purely based on hype, PVs and promo material (from most anticipated to least):

Eden of the East – Umino Chika’s designs are nostalgic and the Morita clone random naked guy makes things all the more interesting
Full Metal Alchemist – after watching the original anime, I didn’t find out until much much later that it deviated from the manga (which I never read). Very interested to see what direction this will take.
K-on – kyoani fanboyiism. A God Knows every episode is fine, too.
Valkyria Chronicles – Haven’t played the game yet (its on my “to play” list, right behind Star Ocean 4) but definitely looking forward to it. However, RPG -> Anime adaptations usally don’t meet my expectations.
Hayate no Gotoku II – I was slightly taken aback (maybe even worried) that JC Staff took this off SynergySP, but if the ova is any indication, it should be just as fun as the first season.
Basquash – I originally did not intend to watch this since I hate basketball, but the designs have me a tad curious. This is a total wildcard, could end up being top 3 or bottom 3 on the list at the end of the season.
Shangri-la – gonzo. Probably should be in the wildcard slot, but that’s being too hopeful.
Hatsukoi Limited – being low on the list now may not be as bad as it seems. It is kind of hard for me to get overly excited about a JC Staff-generic-harem-anime. But hey, doesn’t mean it can’t be good.
Saki – The PVs have lowered my expectations considerably due to the seemingly over personification of mah jong. Chances are there its not going to be the next Hikaru no Go, but probably not as bad as say, Shion no Ou.

That’s not to say I think shows that are lower on the list will be bad, since I at least planned to watch it, just I’m not as excited to watch the show.