Creamy Mami joins the Tokyo Idol Festival, Dragon Quest has it’s own chess set, and legendary mangaka Rumiko Takahashi explains the origin of Shampoo‘s name! Also, legendary j-rocker GACKT goes on indefinite hiatus, Studio 4C creates an anime ad for R&B artist Aaliyah to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her album, and an otaku cryptocurrency to produce isekai anime? Meanwhile in Japan, we get an […]
Posts Tagged ‘conventions’
#513 – THE FALLOUT (More Broken than a Bethesda Game)
Fallout from Puchi Con, what happened with the COVID scare?! Also, live action Cowboy Bebop gets a prequel manga and live action One Piece new logo reveal and script teaser! Plus, latest Sailor Moon Musical streams the first and last shows globally, and actor Beat Takeshi (ビートたけし) assaulted! Meanwhile in Japan, a man fakes being […]
#512: We Covered Our First Con Since the Pandemic… Puchi Con.
DJ Ranma S and Mako-chan discuss Puchi Con 2021, and you definitely don’t want to miss this! Also if time permits, live action Cowboy Bebop screenshots, and clap back from one of the actors! Convention updates from Wonder Festival and Jump Festa, and a manga company creates an LGBTQ sensitivity reader panel. Meanwhile in Japan, penis fencing takes over Japanese Twitter, man arrested for […]
#511: You Know What? I Don’t Know Either.
We pay homage to Fred Ladd, a pioneer in the anime industry and producer of Astro Boy. Also, Wizard World is no more, SaikouCon calls it quits, and Otakon‘s final numbers! Bleach one-shot leaves on a cliffhanger, and a new chapter of Berserk! Meanwhile in Japan… Goombas defeated at ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン / Universal Studios Japan (USJ), a man is arrested for throwing money at bento shop, […]
#510: Overdrive? Not Likely…
We discuss Nan Desu Kan backpedaling on tonight’s Hot Take! Also, Anime NYC requires masks for attendance, Funimation now owns Crunchyroll,and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean gets a release date! Plus, Back To the Future gets a Japanese light novel, Good Smile Company (ENGLISH) announces their first US in person event, and the athletes at the Olympics love their anime, along with closing ceremonies with a ska version of […]