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Synopsis: The organized crime organization “Crime” appears to counter the international science and the special investigation squad! Organizing troops via an experimental process known as “young cyborg surgery", The League of Extraordinary Gaijin shock unit is born! Six foreigners living with the grief of losing their bodies hidden in the back of their mind, they continue to battle “Crime” and vow to fight to intensify further.
Setting:
Canal Cafe - Iidabashi, mon amour
Cafe Pause - Arcade Mania launch party
Cast of Characters:
Matt Alt (2:01) pledges his undying love to the makers of Nikka Whiskey and reveals the Legend of Snake Woman Island.
Ed Chavez (6:40) eats a melon soda shaved ice and lays out the conspiratorial link between studio GAINAX and Otaku USA magazine.
At the launch party for his new book “Arcade Mania! The Turbo Charged World of Japan's Game Centers", Brian Ashcraft (13:22) makes a heroic Lone Wolf-style beer run with mini-Bashcraft in the booby trapped baby cart.
W. David Marx (21:39) rants about reuben sandwiches and taco rice while civilization crumbles around him.
“Arcade Mania!” co-author Jean Snow (38:12) dazzles us with the latest TV games and tales of the plumbing in darkest China!
Arcade Mania! The Turbo Charged World of Japan's Game Centers (official website)
great, i'm jealous and a self-absorbed geek
Posted by: Bossog | October 20, 2008 at 07:19 PM
haha! I checked the IP on that last snippy comment. It's from Plano, TX which means it's totally one of the Those sAD boys...
Posted by: Patrick Macias | October 20, 2008 at 07:36 PM
Bossog sounds like Eggbert.
Posted by: Marxy | October 20, 2008 at 07:54 PM
Shit! Arcade Mania! does not come out in the US until Jan 2009.
Don't they know about the Xmass season as good for books.
Posted by: Gilles Poitras | October 21, 2008 at 10:26 AM
As far as length and number of guests, this is probably the most epic Hot Tears of Shame ever.
However, I still think best episode of HToS is tied between Superfest 06 and Bar Plastic Model (with giant Gordian cel.) That episode where Matt went on for a bit about those Alice Club books was pretty good, too. But maybe that was the Superfest 06 ep.
Posted by: wildarmsheero | October 21, 2008 at 06:19 PM
I gotta be "that guy" and ask. . . what were the songs played in this stellar episode of Hot Tears of Shame?
Posted by: MC Burnett | October 22, 2008 at 01:08 PM
No harm in asking!
Opening: Dana Gillespie - You Just Gotta Know My Mind
Closing: Lulu - Try to Understand
Posted by: Patrick Macias | October 22, 2008 at 02:44 PM
Long time listener, first time commenter.
These podcasts are effin' sweet!! I lived in Tokyo for 2 years and these podcasts make me homesick for Pepper Lunch and izakayas.
Torturous bastards.
Posted by: Dave | October 23, 2008 at 04:25 PM
Thanks Dave! We like you too. Never been to a Pepper Lunch, so you got one on me!
Posted by: Patrick Macias | October 24, 2008 at 12:39 AM
I admit I zoned out for most of this one, but the music keeps getting better and better.
Posted by: Roger | October 24, 2008 at 01:01 PM
i swear to god ...i could smell chewing gum as i was listening to this. i too far gone.
Posted by: timt. | December 16, 2008 at 02:13 PM
add more plants and put out food for them
Posted by: jason kenny | January 16, 2009 at 02:31 AM