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A convention was abruptly canceled, and then the Company canceled all remaining scheduled events. A company named ‘Your Rights’ is established to allow fans to invest in anime. VTuber Ironmouse Officially Leaves VShojo, Says She’s owed “Significant Funds”, and the Ranma 1/2 anime opening is used in the newest cover song project. Also, HarperCollins is to acquire French and German Crunchyroll manga publishing, and an anime to air, just an audio-only screening due to explicit content?! Meanwhile in Japan, a man was arrested for arson on a go-kart tour lot, a battery fire broke out on Tokyo’s main commuter line, and a landmark arcade open for over 30 years announces closure…
#682: Oh You Know… Plotting As Usual.
July 16th, 2025 
DJ Ranma S We say farewell to a friend of the show… Also tonight, the first official Dragon Ball store to open in Tokyo, a new Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba film premieres to a sold-out show, and a copyright suit is settled for an Attack on Titan event. Plus, the MAO manga gets a TV anime adaptation, an upcoming PS5 game gets a mode directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, and Comic-Con International marks Gundam Wing anniversary with English dub cast! Meanwhile in Japan… Japan Airlines is giving free flights to tourists, Uniqlo is adding shoplifting deterrents with a petty but brilliant plan, and finally, a Jenga game filled with whiskey sells for 2 million yen?!
#681: You Hate to See It, But We Enjoy Seeing It.
July 9th, 2025 DJ Ranma S J-Pop group FLOW is doing a European and North American tour in fall 2025, a remake of the Jungle Emperor Leo anime is in the planning stages, and the Ghost In The Shell anime is getting a comprehensive exhibition in 2026! Also, a teaser announces a September debut for Alice in Borderland season 3, the Sailor Moon museum to continue its tour outside of Japan for the first time, and Hong Kong debuts wings of the non-fried kind in a Gundam Wing / KFC collaboration?! Meanwhile in Japan… A naked man arrested at a shrine admits to walking around naked, and a company president arrested for making an employee admit to his hit-and-run accident?!
#680: Well, That’s Saying Something, Isn’t It…
July 2nd, 2025 DJ Ranma S The Sanrio 2025 ranking is out, live-action Sailor Moon series returns to television, and the AKIRA film rights revert back to Kodansha! Also, Anime Expo® apologizes for canceled autograph tickets due to vague wording on the rules, Crunchyroll to host music festival during San Diego Comic Con International, and rock band TOKIO announces disbandment… Meanwhile in Japan, the police raid a real casino in Tokyo that caters to online gambling, and get paid to poop, but only if it’s really awesome poop?!
#679: That Damned Sun From Super Mario Bros 3!
June 25th, 2025 DJ Ranma S Ranma 1/2 season 2 release date announced with new character trailer, Gen Z survey from Japan claims 3 Sanrio characters as top three in the general Favorite Character question, and Tokyo University of Technology collaborates with Pokémon franchise launches a Twitch-streamed game show, TRANSFORMERS gets a garage kit release, and Sanrio is now the 4th largest shareholder for Production I.G and Wit Studio parent company! Meanwhile in Japan… A man arrested for stealing over 40 bicycles in an attempt to build his own perfect bike, and a man arrested after a chase for being suspiciously overdressed?!
