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!
Zenkaikon 2025 Part 2: Isekai Delivery Service
Zenkaikon 2025 is a multi-genre convention–and this year it has an isekai theme! Join CK Cosplay as she reviews this convention and some of the changes it underwent for 2025.
Zenkaikon 2025 Part 1: A Smooth Accessibility Experience
Zenkaikon is a medium-sized anime convention located in Lancaster, PA– Cinna knight discusses her own adventures over the convention weekend. In this article, she primarily focuses on her positive experience with the Accessibility Department.
But wait, there’s more! This is just part one of the convention coverage, there’s a part two coming soon…
Derpycon 2024: A Satisfying Con Season Finale
Cinnaknight wraps up the 2024 anime con season with a review of Derpycon 2024!
#695: Another Anime Con 2025: Worth the Schlep.
October 22nd, 2025
DJ Ranma S 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.
October 15th, 2025
DJ Ranma S 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.
October 8th, 2025
DJ Ranma S 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.
October 1st, 2025
DJ Ranma S 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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