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ANNCast Live on Tape from Anime Expo 2010

Shichimi wrote:

A question about AnnCast: would you guys ever consider transcribing the broadcasts, so that we could read along?

Having been hired one summer to transcribe some testing that was being done for a psychological study, I can tell you that it's time-consuming and not fun. I was listening to tapes that were as long as ANNCast recordings and I didn't have as much to type and it was still taking me hours to do (then again, some of that had to do with figuring out who was saying what if certain voices sounded similar and they weren't addressing one another even though they were supposed to). Unless if there's a progam out there that can transcribe the podcasts, I imagine that a new person would have to be hired to do it with as busy as the workers at ANN are. And even if there was a program that could do that, I imagine that someone would have to do a quality check to make certain there were no major screw-ups. It seems like it'd be more of a hassle than it's worth.

Anyways, thanks guys for all the work you do for ANNCast. It's one of my favorite podcasts to listen to.

And I feel really embarassed for the PK guy. Whenever he came on (and that last guy), I had to take my earphones out of my ears. Either way, I wish him luck.

Odd. Usually I can't watch the whole podcast thing because I get bored of just listening after a while. (I mean, that's an hour in which I can't read anything because I can't pay attention to two things at once or watch any videos. And I must admit, I have a pretty short attention span...) But actually, this is the first time I've ever listened to an entire ANNCast episode/file/whatever you call these. (Still new to this whole internet radio audio whatever business, sorry.) I actually found it surprisingly interesting and funny. Good job, guys.

I think the reason they asked about Rose of Versailles was because the person wanted to make sure PKG was not confused with the two series when he compared Princess Knight's popularity to Astro Boy's.

It's weird someone also in the podcast's audience mistook Princess Knight for Rose of Versailles, oh the shame (not really). It's easily understandable to get the two shows confused, being they are both old as Methuselah. But one shouldn't mistake one for the other simply because they both center around a girl who impersonates a young man.

I was there!

There were many highlights at AX this year, but the ANNcast was a favorite.

I wish all of you could have seen the look on Zac's face when that guy at the end was going on and on and on...Zac never changed his expression, just stared blankly at the guy, like he was thinking about what he was doing later or having for dinner or what movie to see this weekend...priceless.

As for the Notorious PKG...I think he was in his forties, thin and wearing a black suit and tie, with glasses and serious HLS. He had an Anime Expo water bottle strapped to his belt. I'll let your imaginations take it from there.

Not only that...he was sitting in the same row as me! When Justin and Zac started cracking wise about underage sex and hentai, the guy next to me started screaming "Yeeeaaaahh!!!" and "Yeah, Baby!" and "That's what I'm talking about!" I looked over, and...

IT WAS PRINCESS KNIGHT GUY!!!!

So chew on that, those of you who were already creeped out. Then I got to see even more looks on the faces around me: all of the girls at the panel who were looking very scared.

Oh, Princess Knight Guy, you will live forever in our hearts.