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We discuss the connection between Master Roshi and Oro from Street Fighter III! Also, Funimation settles their ADA lawsuit, and great news on Macross / Robotech front! Plus, live action Gundam from Netflix, Evangelion becomes the top grossing franchise, and how did Florida cops mistake replica Star Trek memorabilia as weapons?! Meanwhile in Japan, a KyoAni copycat arsonist, one man arrested for stuffing fried chicken in a mailbox, another man arrested for stealing and replacing shoes, and school does a bra check?
#493: A Flapjack Standard
April 7th, 2021 
DJ Ranma S We have a Hot Take! Buying Sailor Moon bootlegs for nostalgia! the hosts all have a say! Also, Hayashibara Megumi releases her discography online, Sailor Moon returns to the stage with a new musical, and Deadpool teams up with All Might! Plus, mobile game Obey Me get an anime, and tons of Love Live! School Idol Project updates, with a Crayon Shin-chan collab and new anime titles! Meanwhile in Japan, Designer House Valentino causes outrage with photoshoot disrespecting Japanese culture, 7-Eleven gets petty with another 7-Eleven, man steals over a 1 million yen of tiny fish, and Japanese City Manager gives speech to “play around” to increase birth rate with employees?!
#492: For Chaotic Purposes Only
March 31st, 2021 DJ Ranma S Kicking things off with breaking news about SacAnime‘s Swap Meet! Then updated con cancellations, Harmony Gold says bye bye to Macross, and Yuru Camp gets a console game. Also Tokyo Babylon 2021 gets cancelled, EVA 3.0+1.0 makes a lot of money in Japan, and Funko releases Dragon Ball Z pops… In Japan. Meanwhile in Japan, the Olympic flame goes out and people are worried, labor ministry employee harassed by her own counselor, and a Japanese woman discovers that foreign women don’t tell their breast sizes…
#491: We We’re Sober After the Virtual Convention
March 24th, 2021 DJ Ranma S Yamcha get’s dunked on! Also, seiyu Masahiro Anzai passes, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 movie is in full production, anime and Japanese racing collabs, and Super Nintendo World is open! Meanwhile in Japan, a Coca-Cola subscription service, Tokyo Olympics ban foreigners, and advanced technology turns taxi windows into ad galleries, wow!
#490: Live from Home, it’s Zenkaikon 2021!
March 22nd, 2021 DJ Ranma S On this special episode… Demon Slayer wins Japan’s Academy Film prizes, including Animation of the Year, the Banana Fish manga gets a stage play, and Netflix signs a long term contract with Japanese studio for visual effects! Meanwhile in Japan, Tokyo Olympics ceremony chief resigns over remarks about Naomi Watanabe’s weight… And she also puts a out a statement in regards to those remarks, and a Japanese sake brewery launches a special sake in honor of the LGBTQ+ community!
