Posts Tagged ‘pop culture’

#492: For Chaotic Purposes Only

Kicking things off with breaking news about SacAnime‘s Swap Meet! Then updated con cancellations, Harmony Gold says bye bye to Macross, and Yuru Camp gets a console game. Also Tokyo Babylon 2021 gets cancelled, EVA 3.0+1.0 makes a lot of money in Japan, and Funko releases Dragon Ball Z pops… In Japan. Meanwhile in Japan, the Olympic flame goes out and people are worried, labor […]

#491: We We’re Sober After the Virtual Convention

Yamcha get’s dunked on! Also, seiyu Masahiro Anzai passes, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 movie is in full production, anime and Japanese racing collabs, and Super Nintendo World is open! Meanwhile in Japan, a Coca-Cola subscription service, Tokyo Olympics ban foreigners, and advanced technology turns taxi windows into ad galleries, wow!

#490: Live from Home, it’s Zenkaikon 2021!

On this special episode… Demon Slayer wins Japan’s Academy Film prizes, including Animation of the Year, the Banana Fish manga gets a stage play, and Netflix signs a long term contract with Japanese studio for visual effects! Meanwhile in Japan, Tokyo Olympics ceremony chief resigns over remarks about Naomi Watanabe’s weight… And she also puts […]

#489: Some Kind of Blast Effect

Vertical and Kodansha US merge together, former MythBusters Kari Byron is now busting anime myths, and the final Evangelion film hits 800 million yen! Also, recording artist Yoshiki receives the Japanese Medal of Honor, a new Record of Lodoss War mobile game, and a LARPer who could not take no for answer when it comes to someone else’s girlfriend! Meanwhile in Japan, fried […]

#488: The Push Pull Effect

We have three more cons postpone due to COVID-19. Also, live action Hellsing from the writer of John Wick, Hello Kitty gets the Hollywood treatment, and one voice actress goes from Love Live School Idol Project to another idol anime series! Plus, The Devil Is a Part-Timer gets a season 2, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba along with Pretty Cure get the Happy Meal treatment from McDonald’s Japan! Meanwhile […]

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