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Good Smile Company credit card data breach, Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe Japan locations, and two banks (Comisma, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank) establish an anime production fund! Also, Disney Twisted-Wonderland‘s second season gets a release date, Pokémon UNITE ends service, and Trigun gets a new novel this winter! Meanwhile in Japan… End of tax-free shopping for tourists, a shoplifting-prevention guard arrested for shoplifting, and Hello Kitty cuts ties with spy drama Vivant due to torture scenes?!
#743: Sometimes a Distraction is Just a Distraction.
October 28th, 2026 
DJ Ranma S Uma Musume: Pretty Derby concert canceled due to visa issues; Space Battleship Yamato (Uchuu Senkan Yamato) crosses with Love Live! School Idol Project in a new visual, and Bandai Namco Cross Store US and The Gundam Base stores rescheduled openings announced! Also, Shigeru Miyamoto becomes the 1st game creator to receive the Japan Order of Culture award, Ghibli collaborator Joe Hisaishi is named LA Phil composer in residence, and Capcom USA confirms a data breach. Meanwhile in Japan, a man in Suzuka offered 9 million yen for his semen, was conned out of 38 million yen, a fishing website was hit by a data leak, and all 3 users were affected!
#742: This Podcast Can Handle So Many Derails!
October 21st, 2026 DJ Ranma S New York Comic Con apologizes for ‘repeated disturbance’ during panel; actor slams fan for ‘disrespecting’ his castmates; Street Fighter Movie opens at #1, and Japan Actors Union develops guidelines for generative AI use! Also, a talent agency announced dissolution due to the owner’s mental health; new Love Live! anime release date was announced, and an anime studio posted a job listing that encourages generative AI. Meanwhile in Japan… A man was arrested for running a pet shop with a live crocodile among the animals; another man was arrested for being broke and overstaying his visa; a new beer made from udon noodles celebrates Mizusawa food culture; and taxi drivers were granted the right to kick out passengers!
#741: It’s the Same Effect, But a Different Taste…
October 14th, 2026 DJ Ranma S Female-led heavy metal band Lovebites suspends live performances for 2027; Eminem drops a Naruto villain Madara-inspired collaboration; includes Madara’s English VA and five manga titles announced for a Marvel and Kadokawa partnership! Also, TOYOTA demos an Initial D drifting video complete with a cup-of-water spill test, Idol unit i☆Ris announces ending, and Naruto announces a new continuation manga and crossover anime series! Meanwhile in Japan, Nissin announces its first-ever cup noodle point program; 1 million yen porcelain Sonic The Hedgehog figures are the latest lottery draw!
#740: Podcasting is a Weeb’s Modesty.
October 7th, 2026 DJ Ranma S An update on Tapas shutdown, an AI lawsuit dismissed after a video removal, and Universal Studios Japan (USJ) offers the 1st Sailor Moon theme park ride! Also, Pokémon is releasing an official solid gold collectible for the 30th anniversary, Young Magazine USA special gets its 2nd issue, and Cells at Work gets a dental spinoff manga! Meanwhile in Japan… New permanent residency guideline for foreigners is to earn more than the average Japanese person, Toys”R”Us to leave Japan, and how to claim your free Shinkansen ticket in Japan!
