This week, we pay respect to one of the co-founders of Studio Ghibli who passed. Also, the Japanese government asks ISPs to block unauthorized manga sites, and Funimation licenses Ai Tenchi Muyo!! Rumiko Takahashi to start a new manga, Niantic settles Pokémon GO fest lawsuit, and what went wrong with Osomatsu-san? In Strange News From Japan, a woman is arrested for literally kicking ass, fan attempts seppuku […]
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Episode 352 : Not Recorded in Front of a Studio Audience
This week, the hosts talk about April Fool’s pranks done by the anime, manga, and game industry out of Japan, and then they crew get on their soapboxes and discuss in detail how today’s anime fans have it good! Then in Strange News From Japan, Taiwanese man throws soup in a woman’s face for being […]
Episode 295 : MAGFest 2017… WHAT A RUSH!!!
Back from holiday break! Join DJ Ranma S and Ari Rockefeller as they talk about MAGFest 2016! And wrapping things up in Strange News From Japan, a man rearrested for stealing information to take pictures of women’s underwear, PPAP is parodied by a respectfed National Theater, and Nintendo is not a part of the Tokyo […]
Fory-san presents — San Diego Comic Con 2012, “With Great Power, Comes a Great Convention!”
Guest writer Adam Zalonis AKA Fory-san brings us San Diego Comic Con 2012! “With Great Power, Comes a Great Convention: A Fan’s Tale of San Diego Comic Con 2012” By Adam “Fory-san” Zalonis The colossal event collectively known as San Diego Comic Con began life in 1969 with just over 350 people crammed in the […]