Have you ever wanted to journey to the Land of the Rising Sun? The guys talk about that and more in this month's episode!
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The new year has begun and that can only mean one thing: Brand new episodes from the Famicast crew for you to listen to. Minoru is back this month, which means the crew is jam packed once more, with four people maintaining the fort known as the Pod.
Ty opens New Business with more talk about UFO catchers and the really crazy prizes he won in all of those. He also went to Comiket, which is this fun convention in his area and he goes in-depth about the stuff he has seen there. Finally, we wraps up with some Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Why? Because fighting games. Minoru steps in the fray after Ty has said swag just a couple times more and talks to us about his experiences with ZombiU. Was it a fun experience for him or is he on other side of the spectrum? On his trusty 3D handheld though, he has been playing 3D Space Harrier, which is simply one of the best versions of the game. Together with Daan, they gush over the game like there is no tomorrow and find room to make Danny feel impressed.
Speaking of Daan, he is next as been playing some weird stuff here and there. He talks about the recent releases of Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge and SiNG Party, which were released on his side of the world. He explains why the Japanese action game is fun, and why the western developed singing game makes him scratch his head. He also goes on another Arc System Works quest and plays their newest eShop releases: Blayzbloo and Kunio-Kun. Danny follows up the other D with some Xenoblade, as he discovers the full depth of the title. While Ty and Daan have given their short impressions of The Walking Dead in a previous episode, Danny talks a little bit about it on its own. It must be noted though that he played the iOS version, which is possibly the best way to play the game.
This month's Life in Japan segment tackles a topic that might be on some of your minds - coming to Japan. Matt Walker and James Charlton join Danny and Ty for the segment and talk about how they ended up coming to and living in the Land of the Rising Sun. These personal stories are by no means the definitive way to come to the country, but are definitely some avenues that interested parties can look into if they are serious about coming to Japan.
In the news, some more 3DS retail games came to Japan to populate the Nintendo eShop even more. We also talk about Professor Layton games and chocolates, which are some of the best things ever. All of this and more, on the first Famicast of 2013! Famicast a go-go, baby!
Links for the episode:
3D Space Harrier M2 Interview (Japanese)
A Game Developer's Take on Japan: The Myths and the Reality
Japanmanship: The Ultimate Guide to Working in Video Game Development in Japan
New Super Mario Bros. U – Synchronized Platforming
Manga is the the term for Japanese comis. Hell, the word "manga" itself refers to comics and cartooning.As does "anime" for any kind of movie or TV show that is animated.
No it doesn't, anime is a specific genre of animation (like JRPGs are just a genre of RPG). Manga is just the Japanese term for comics.Er... no. "Anime" is short for "animeeshyon" (アニメーション) which is the Japanese spelling of "animation" and according to online dictionary jisho.org translates to:
1: animation;or in the case of "anime":
2: animated film; animated cartoon
1: animated film; animated cartoon; anime (when referring to Japanese cartoons)So, just like "manga" it is a general term for anything that we label "animation" or "cartoon" in Japan itself, but becomes a term that specifically refers to the country of origin when being used outside of Japan. Oh, and I found this (http://www.deviantart.com/morelikethis/270544319#/d4hz2mf) for the sake of amusement.
This episode didn't show up in my RSS feed reader for some reason. :confused;
This episode didn't show up in my RSS feed reader for some reason. :confused;
This may be because RFN 323 was posted on the same day, if you're using iTunes and have it set to download only the latest episode in the feed.
It seems like the issue is that, unlike prior episodes, this one is not being cross-posted in the RFN feed and is only in the Famicast feed. I've previously only listened through the RFN MP3 feed but see there is also a separate Famicast dedicated feed.
I've figured it out: the M4A (iTunes) feed had been updated, but not the MP3 one. Should be fixed now!
