#664: Well When You Put it That Way…

⁠Ohayocon⁠ sues Sekaicon over trade secrets, lawyers ask to nullify arsonist’s appeal withdrawal, and J-pop artist ⁠LiSA⁠ announces North America tour! Also, ⁠Crunchyroll⁠ is accused of firing an employee after an ADA request, the ⁠Pokémon⁠ company claims Diamond Comic Distributors owes them money, and Hideaki Anno sets up an exhibition for the 50th anniversary of ⁠Space Battleship Yamato⁠! Meanwhile in Japan, the Nintendo Museum might owe you money, and tourists in Kyoto cause railway crossing chaos?!.

#663: A Right-Click Away From the Trash.

A new piracy bill has been backed by ⁠Netflix⁠, ⁠Disney⁠, and ⁠Sony⁠, the Japan Fair Trade Commission to investigate anime studio abuse, and rock band ⁠the pillows⁠ disbands! Also, ⁠Kyoto Animation – 京都アニメーション⁠ arsonist withdraws appeal, Anime Tourism Association releases 2025 list of sites that fans should visit, and ⁠BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment⁠ opens first US interactive store! Meanwhile in Japan, Osaka to ban smoking on its streets and the newest maid cafe has an age limit for its maids, 65?!

Episode 662: It Was Already like This When I Got Here

Crunchyroll⁠ confirms limited credentials posted, but no breach was discovered, an anime producer becomes new ⁠Fuji Television⁠ president, and ⁠BAND-MAID⁠ to release music video for a song used in a new anime opening! Also, ⁠TOKYOPOP⁠ contributes to voice actors lost homes in LA wildfires, ⁠Cells at Work⁠ live-action grosses over 5 billion yen, ⁠Square Enix⁠ Tokyo cafe to shut down, and an anime studio merger leads to one being dissolved! Meanwhile in Japan, a 71-year-old robs 63 houses and treats strangers to sushi just to look cool, and a woman causes 8 separate traffic accidents in 35 minutes!

#661: In 2025, the Country Resembles Shoto Todoroki.

Happy 2025! The staff is back from their well-deserved break and they’re ready to go! On this week’s show… It’s the end of an era, ⁠AnimeNEXT⁠ is on indefinite hiatus, and the AJS staff is tea-ready! Also, crowdfunding was launched for Mike McFarland’s brain surgery, and ⁠Crunchyroll⁠ dropped a new manga app! Plus, Japan sets its inaugural music awards event, ⁠BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment⁠ to release a Gundam tabletop miniature game, and the Godzilla card game will be simultaneously released in Japanese and English! Meanwhile in Japan, a bear breaks into a home to spend winter as a human, a monkey grabs a jogger and gives chase for hundreds of meters, a man is fired for going to the gym, and a collaboration of the glasses-wearing boys!

Derpycon 2024: A Satisfying Con Season Finale

Derpycon returned to the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick this year and I arrived Friday afternoon via taxi.  Cosplayers and fashionable attendees already walked around with their con badges clipped onto shirts or dangling on lanyards. 

I went into this weekend feeling tired but ready! Anime Jam Session went to Another Anime Con the week prior. I made a point to have extra espresso that morning. For me, cons truly start with friends and…caffeine. I already had the coffee but friends would soon follow.  

Powered by WordPress | Designed by: Download Free WordPress Themes | Thanks to Compare Premium WordPress Themes, wordpress themes 2011 and Free WP Themes