Final Fantasy IX and Legend of Mana get their own animes! Fruits Basket gets a spinoff, and Pokémon Sword and Shield leakers gotta pay hefty fines, and Batman Ninja gets a stage play! Sonic The Hedgehog becomes a v-tuber, and Tamagotchi smartwatches? Meanwhile in Japan, Tokyo Olympic Committee asks athletes to abstain from sex and drink water in their rooms, Sailor Moon backlash for wishing the team good luck, and Mario isn’t the number one Super Mario Bros character?
Shenanicon 2024: A Fiery Fusion Dance of Old and New!
Shenanicon, had its inaugural 21+ anime convention in Parsippany, New Jersey– a brand new event for adults with a nostalgic spin!
Kogaracon 2024: Short and Sweet!
Kogaracon is a New Jersey Anime Convention which offers an Asian Food Fest and good quality panels. Cinnaknight talks about this short yet sweet day!
Castle Point Anime 2024: Your Princess Isn’t In This Castle, but Your Friends are!
Castle Point Anime Convention , a student run anime con in New Jersey, continues this year in the Meadowlands Convention Center! Cinnaknight covers this event and her experience, the pros and cons!
#504: Kinda Like Whack-A-Mole.
Supanova Comic Con & Gaming is in hot water due to vendor selling fascist crap, Ouran High School Host Club: The Musical, and Netflix picks up all of Sailor Moon Crystal! Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba sells over 1 million copies of the movie, Superman gets a manga about gourmet food, and a Sailor Moon cafe… In Houston Texas?! Meanwhile in Japan, Super Mario Bros kimonos, love doll mistaken for a corpse and rescued, and man stealing a school uniform caught by another man in a school?
#503: And Then, There Was Three.
Netflix hits up with a new Castlevania series, along with updates on Shaman King and Edens Zero! Kanno Yoko composes music for live action Cowboy Bebop, AnimeLab rebrands, and a new TRANSFORMERS AR game, and Rumiko Takahashi explains why her characts can’t say “I Love You”. Meanwhile in Japan, wood distilled alcohol, stolen hydrangeas, and raise your own Godzilla?
#502: Semi-created Chaos.
Otakon doesn’t require vaccination cards, Rumiko Takahashi is on Twitter and her staff reaches out to fans, and a Tokyo sake store recreates Misato’s room from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Also, the latest Sailor Moon fan meet will be streamed visually and we get visuals on the upcoming musical! Seiko releases 30th anniversary Sonic The Hedgehog watch and find an official Fruits Basket island in Animal Crossing! Meanwhile in Japan, a hotel converted to an airsoft arena, disgruntled man arrested for spitting in front of the same store repeatedly, and a police chief is arrested for stealing toilet paper?