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!

#693: To Make Dreams Come True.

Hianime is still targeted for piracy, the subtitle quality at ⁠Crunchyroll⁠ is at an all-time low, and Ae! Group member activity suspended after arrest! Also, AnimeJapan teams with Crunchyroll for a new award, the original Tiger Mask mask, found and verified, and ⁠Bushiroad⁠ reveals Hunter x Hunter survivor game! Meanwhile in Japan, a man was arrested for a naked trip to escape reality, and banks were irked by stolen envelopes and online reselling?!

#692: The Other Side of the Wall.

Original Kamen Rider reprises role in new anime, Doraemon anime gets new ending theme after 20 years, and ⁠Ken Watanabe⁠ revealed for ⁠Alice in Borderland⁠ season 3! Also, a Hair product company teams up with ⁠Yu-Gi-Oh!⁠ for a new line, ⁠Evangelion⁠ marks its 30th anniversary with a weekly radio show, and ⁠Crunchyroll⁠ is bringing back its manga reader! Meanwhile in Japan… A hostess arrested for lying to her client about why she needs money, and a 63 y/o Japanese woman marries a 31 y/o man she met through a ‘chance encounter’?!

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