Summary: The Otaku no Podcast crew take a look back at the year 2010 - anime style. (Part 1 of 2) Opening Theme: "Hotaru no Hikari," the Japanese version of the traditional New Years song Auld Lang Syne. Traditionally sung by Japanese students at graduation and the end of the school day, it is also sung as the closing song for Japan's Kohaku Uta Gassen end-of-year singing contest spectacle. Watch it here! Links/stories we discussed: Hellsing Director Umanosuke Iida Passes Away (Updated) Perfect Blue/Paprika Director Satoshi Kon Passes Away (Updated) Satoshi Kon, His Wife, Madhouse Studio Write About His Passing (Update 4) Otakon Launches Satoshi Kon Farewell Project Satoshi Kon's Wikipedia article American Anime Producer Carl Macek Passes Away Carl Macek (Wikipedia article) Streamline Pictures (Wikipedia article) 'Do You Remember Love?' Composer Kazuhiko Katoh Found Hanged (Updated) Yamato Anime Producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki Passes Away (Update 2) Arrivederci Yoshinobu Nishizaki Farewell to Yoshinobu Nishizaki, Tomino Dishes on The Nish Yoshinobu Nishizaki (Wikipedia article) Director: Key Animator Shojuro Yamauchi Passes Away Minky Momo/Pokémon Writer Takeshi Shudo Passes Away Bill 156′s Total Scope Editorial: How Bill 156 Got Passed Monkey Business – Counterattack on Bill 156, Doujin Style Best Buy to Eliminate DVD Inventory & Anime News: Best Buy to Change DVD Strategy News: Navarre Has 6 Interested Buyers for Funimation
