#698: Circulation of the Sun and Moon.

Kodansha (講談社) establishes a Hollywood studio, Kill Bill extended director’s cut to include unseen anime footage, and school Idols to become reality! Also, the full Love Live tribute album song list has dropped, the newest Studio Trigger anime is streaming free on YouTube, and Hello Kitty learns sign language in a new collab! Meanwhile in Japan… The newest toy car is a bit fishy, the newest theme hotel lets you take the driver’s seat, and a package delivery was delayed due to… Da Bears?!

#697: The Last Con Report of the Year: Derpycon 2025.

We’re talking ⁠DerpyCon⁠ 2025! ⁠DJ Ranma S⁠ takes us through his three days of the final con of the year for him! Also tonight, hackers claim ⁠VIZ Media⁠ breach, 18 companies publish a joint statement criticizing Sora2 AI, and ⁠MyAnimeList.net⁠ is banned for content in Russia?! Meanwhile in Japan… An experience package lets you battle as a samurai with your friends, and a teacher apologizes for a word given to students for an assigned video?!

696: Blown By The Wind.

The Sailor Moon Shining Theater returns, ⁠Hello Kitty⁠ gets spooky with a Junji Ito collab, and ⁠Super Mario⁠ celebrates his 40th anniversary with a parade balloon! Also, Cutie Honey gets a short-lived action series, ⁠FanimeCon⁠ announces a dedicated dojinshi event, and ⁠LINE WEBTOON⁠ and ⁠Disney⁠ announce an additional wave of reformatted comics! Meanwhile in Japan… Enjoy a Japanese train seat heater at home this winter, the media jumps to exaggerated conclusions in a harassment case, and dinner and a Sumo show give bilingual entertainment!

#695: Another Anime Con 2025: Worth the Schlep.

It’s ⁠Another Anime Convention (AAC)⁠ 2025! It’s ⁠DJ Ranma S⁠ and ⁠Ari Rockefeller⁠ as they break down the entire convention weekend and understand why they travel to this con every year! Also, if time permits, for Meanwhile in Japan, we have humans getting their own instant washing machine, and a train driver in trouble for reading a book on trains while on a stopped train?!

694: To the Center of the Sun.

Music from the Sailor Moon Super Live looks to be getting a worldwide release, Trigun’s second season is set for January 2026, and NANA gets a makeover for its 25th anniversary! Also, animation cels and other collectibles are to hit the auction block, PERFECT BLUE gets a 4K collectors box, and ⁠Crunchyroll⁠ gives an answer to subtitle issues. Meanwhile in Japan… Hotel chain offers plushies their own beds, rail company apologizes for driver spacing out while operating the train, and ⁠Asahi Beer Japan⁠ is forced to take orders by fax as Japan races to avoid beer shortage!

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