Update on COVID at Anime NYC, Excel Saga manga gets a 25th anniversary one-shot, and the Urusei Yatsura opening gets a reboot. Plus, Kizuna AI(official) is on indefinite hiatus, live action Mega Man from Netflix, and the world’s biggest anime shop! Meanwhile in Japan, a bus driver chases down a groper, a middle school leaflet asks students to write down their social media passwords, […]
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#525: A Bit of Anime NYC, and Lot of Turkey.
DJ Ranma S discusses his take on Anime NYC and Mako-chan covers a couple of interesting news tidbits from the con! Also, The Slayers in audiobook form, Kojima Productions (小島プロダクション) expands into TV and film, J-pop star LiSA wins Song of the Year, and more 2.5 Stage Plays! Meanwhile in Japan, police station evacuated due to a bombshell, NESCAFÉ wants to keep you warm […]
Puchicon 2021: I Got Nothing.
This convention was on my list of not to attend, only because of prior issues with the con and the con chair (see this article). But I decided to give it a fair chance because a voice acting friend of mine was a guest at the convention. I thought that this con has shaped up […]
#524: It’s Not The Worst Thing Out There.
Updates on Yu Yu Hakusho, Alice In Borderland, Tiger & Bunny, Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure, and a new anime, Kakegurui Twins! Also, the Kyubey credit card and no we’re not kidding… Updates on Jump Festa and Comiket, Gundam Base pop up at San Diego Comic Con, LiSA’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba theme hits 1 million views, and a woman is charged 6.5 million yen for unauthorized Demon Slayer cakes? […]
#523: It’s Not What You Get, But What You Have.
Party with Hatsune Miku with a free online event, man arrested for selling bootleg Love Live School Idol Project mousepads, and multiple Devil May Cry animated seasons? Also, The Dirty Pair Kickstarter reached, pirated manga site goes offline, and Vampire Hunter D audiobooks… Meanwhile in Japan, man in a Joker costume attacks people on a […]