#683: Some Accolades Should Be Celebrated!

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.

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.

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…

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!

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?!

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