On this week's show... As we countdown to the holiday special... Netflix is back with a new Ghost In The Shell series, Rumiko Takahashi announces a new manga, Pop Team Epic is popular with Yahoo! JAPAN（ヤフー） , Pokémon Trading Card game might be hitting smartphones... Issues with Love Live! School Idol Project ( ラブライブ！) mobile game, and an idol's even so popular it was canceled! Also in Strange News From Japan, cops called to break up brawl by drunk cops, book store employees harassed by dicks, an...
Dec 12, 2018•1 hr 28 min•Season 5Ep. 387
On this week's show... New Blade Runner anime from Adult Swim , Neon Genesis Evangelion returns, with controversy. A new hero in Precure , live action Cowboy Bebop , and fans are butthurt. YouTube shuts down manga spoilers, Tamagotchi Eevee sold out, and Kaito kid is at it again! And over on Strange News From Japan, a drunk Japanese VP stumbles into girls bathing area on field trip, urinates, loses job, another man arrested for pretending to visit another store for virtual points, and a man fire...
Dec 05, 2018•1 hr 35 min•Season 5Ep. 386
On this week's show, we discuss upcoming details on Fruits Basket, along with Pokémon Tamagotchi Eevee, as well as Eevee Day! Brand new Lupin III special, Boku no Hero Academia / My Hero Academia stage play, and HunteR X HunteR goes on hiatus... Again. Over in Strange News From Japan, a naked man found in a locker, mom claps back hard at die hard Frieza fangirl, drunk in a wheelchair?!
Nov 28, 2018•1 hr 24 min•Season 5Ep. 385
On this week's show, join That DJ Ranma S Guy and Ari Rockefeller as they talk about Another Anime Convention 2018 ! Then if time permits, we discuss the latest on Sailor Moon Sailor Stars! New Devil May Cry anime, and a popular convention game show host retires! And over in Strange News From Japan, an otaku has an expensive wedding for his 2D bride, man arrested for pretending to visit a shopping center almost 3 million times, and a man arrested for telling a woman he just wanted to rub her boo...
Nov 21, 2018•1 hr 46 min•Season 5Ep. 384
On tonight's show... We pay tribute to the man, Stan Lee. Also, the return of Fruits Basket! The POKÉMON Detective Pikachu trailer is out and thoughts! A composer of Dragon Ball Z music gets a senate seat, a misprint with the Super Mario Bros 3 book, and a Sailor Moon super collector gives the unforgettable birthday gift! And over in Strange News From Japan, learn how to win a large intestine scarf, how to assure a window seat, and sea urchin CUP NOODLES?!
Nov 14, 2018•1 hr 24 min•Season 5Ep. 383
On this week's show... IchigoGami tells us her adventures in NekoCon over the weekend! Then we find out Goku is in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ! Back Street Girls get a feature film, a brand new Record of Lodoss War , and what happened at the Bowsette convention in Japan?! Over in Strange News from Japan, Halloween event in Shibuya goes awry, show your love by marking your territory, and licking an ear?...
Nov 07, 2018•1 hr 44 min•Season 5Ep. 382
This week's spooktacular show, a mangaka asks people stop scanlating his work, =Haruhi Suzumiya= cracks a 25-year old math stumper, and police arrest a man selling rare bootleg Yu-Gi-Oh! cards! Also, latest Pretty Cure movie end up in the Guiness Book of Records , a Tokyo host club does a special photoshoot for female cosplayers, a Kunio Kun stage play, and a twist on unisex kimonos! Over in Strange News From Japan, KFC Japan personifies its new sandwich, get a Tokyo Ninja Guide, and an innocent...
Oct 31, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Season 5Ep. 381
This week, an anime voice actress tells a fan the harsh truth, Funimation and Crunchyroll divorce, Godzilla gets a constellation, Miyazaki Hayao documentary in December, BABYMETAL member leaves, the passing of Nobuo Tanaka , and Gundam robotics kits! Over in Strange News From Japan, a man punches taxi driver for refusing to drive poopy friend, what is up with that moon, and throwing a bike out the window to vent?!...
Oct 25, 2018•1 hr 17 min•Season 5Ep. 380
On tonight's show, exotic animals at Super Megashow / Megafest ? Also, Elon Musk wants mecha, pass a test to become a made man in the Passione mafia from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Part 5 : Vento Aureo , Digimon Adventure Tri gets a street date, ask Detective Conan mangaka about the Black Organization, final numbers of My Hero Academia : Two Heroes film, and Eevee invades Animal Crossing ! Also, in Strange News from Japan, a superintendent resigns for saying "you" incorrectly, ice cream to quiet...
Oct 18, 2018•1 hr 22 min•Season 5Ep. 379
On tonight's show, what happened with Anime Fest at NYCC x Anime Expo ? Pop Team Epic in trouble, final season of Voltron : Legendary Defender, Tokyo Ward mayor apologizes to mangaka after an incident, Yu-Gi-Oh! creator starts new short manga, and classic Yu Yu Hakusho chapters to appear in special Shonen Jump ! Over in Strange News From Japan... A university employee caught spending 50 hours a month looking at manga porn, a senior arrested for stealing a single grape, and a man strikes sleeping...
Oct 11, 2018•1 hr 33 min•Season 5Ep. 378
On tonight's show, we dig into the Princess Bowsette phenomena! Also, a producers kidanpping charges are dropped, Funimation to stream the final season of Fairy Tail, and Alita: Battle Angel pushed back... Again. Ronin Warriors/ Yoroiden Samurai Troopers to get special event, Boku no Hero Academia/My Hero Academia gets a 4th season, and Badtz Maru joins Gudetama for cafe collab! Over in Strange News From Japan, a toilet paper debate, worked injured at a love hotel, and a penis shaped skyscraper ...
Oct 04, 2018•1 hr 28 min•Season 5Ep. 377
On tonight's show, grab your schoolbooks, it's back to school time! But tonight, Detective Conan to go on a hiatus, dub cast for Osomatsu-san , Funimation picks up the Death Note live action films, new Macross film and concert! Also, Lupin III hits Universal Studios Japan (USJ) , Bob Epic Team special, Eevee gets her own song n dance, and Bandai Namco acquires Bluefin Tamashii Nations USA ! In Strange News From Japan, Japanese twitter shocked over salary of Simpson voice actors, Olympics offer t...
Sep 27, 2018•1 hr 38 min•Season 5Ep. 376
On tonight's show, it's a two for one convention special! First, it's IchigoGami , as she talks about her adventures at Dragon Con ! Then it's That DJ Ranma S Guy and Mako-chan discussing J1-Con Anime & Gaming Expo ! And wrapping things up in Strange News From Japan, Conan O'brien meets up with Hideo Kojima (小島秀夫 , Japanese cop loses gun while guardian the Prime Minister, and a KitKat Bar?...
Sep 19, 2018•1 hr 47 min•Season 5Ep. 375
This week, we'll discuss what happened at Colossalcon East this past weekend, and break things down! Then what happened at Manilla Idol Matsuri? Why are the idols to blame? Then in Strange News from Japan, Issues with Conan O'brien 's trip to Conan Town, university offers free and discounted tuition... With a catch, and Japan's number one cosplayer talks Comiket!...
Sep 12, 2018•1 hr 41 min•Season 5Ep. 374
This week, Crunchyroll to stream JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Part 5 : Vento Aureo , anime producer arrested for kidnapping, Pokémon 's Professor Oak has a new voice! The passing of Asou Miyoko , Card Captor Sakura gets a smartphone game, Dragon Ball Z 's Goku , aka Masako Nozawa comes to New York Comic Con , and why did Conan O'brien travel to Japan? And in Strange News From Japan, a pro basketball league for voice actresses, no pooping sings in the street, a man robs a store with a hair trimmer?...
Sep 05, 2018•1 hr 14 min
This week, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure art exhibit, Toei Animation begins digital distribution, more Death Note and Bleach coming to Netflix ! Pokémon hits Twitch , and what did Masako Nozawa adlibbed with Goku ? In Strange News From Japan, what not to do get ride home when you're drunk... Pays to be rude? And how serious is the idol business?...
Aug 29, 2018•1 hr 20 min
This week, That DJ Ranma S Guy tells Ari Rockefeller and IchigoGami about Liberty City Anime Con, so check out his thoughts! Also, winners of WCS, new Power Rangers film, and Yukito Kishiro's thoughts on the Alita: Battle Angel film. 66 pounds of hentai confiscated, and the passing of seiyuu Unshô Ishizuka... An in Strange News From Japan, how not to forget your phone in the bathroom, a new obon dance, and fairy tale ice cream?
Aug 22, 2018•1 hr 36 min
This week, it's Otakon ! Join DJ Ranma S , WildSpice Cosplay , Ari Rockefeller , and IchigoGami as they tell you of their epic 4 day adventure! Then if time allows, find out who won at World Cosplay Summit , new titles from Sentai Filmworks and Discotek Media ! And in Strange News from Japan, a social apartment in Japan to have 20 seat theater for private movie showings, a Tokyo politician creating and selling manga at Comiket , and the study on the effects of training in higher gravity, ala DBZ...
Aug 15, 2018•1 hr 59 min•Season 5Ep. 370
This week, as we prepare for Otakon ... A Black Butler themed cafe, special screening of Transformers: The Movie , and manga publishers join in on an anti-piracy campaign! Also, Perfect Blue special screening, Pokémon GO tourism packages in Japan, and Digimon kicks off their 20th anniversary! Also in Strange News from Japan, an educator embezzles funds for mobile games, Tokyo businesses asked to open doors and windows during the Olympics to help cool off runners, and the government's newest plan...
Aug 08, 2018•1 hr 19 min
On tonight's show, we talk the science behind Pokémon , One Punch Man , and other animes. More Digimon is headed our way, and a new Pokémon movie this fall. Kaito Kid is at again with stealing Detective Conan statue, Love Live Sunshine 's Dia Kurosawa joins GranBlue Fantasy , more news about Love Live！Sunshine Project film, and another person is arrested in the Love Live sewer cover theft! Over on Strange News From Japan, the cheeseburger that isn't messing around, updates on ninja shortage, a 9...
Aug 01, 2018•1 hr 28 min•Season 5Ep. 368
This week, long lost American Sailor Moon footage! Rumiko Takahashi inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Hall of Fame, new Mega Man anime on Cartoon Network , and what's going down with Voltron : Legendary Defender! More info on My Hero Academia movie, and an updated Alita: Battle Angel trailer! In Strange News From Japan, a woman arrested for stealing 17 grand from a convenience store, a man arrested for naked romp, and win chicken for a year by naming this statue!...
Jul 25, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 367
On tonight's show, we discuss the NYCC/AX clusterfuck, the return of Attack on Titan and a cleansing campaign for it. One Piece x Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma spinoff, Sanrio x Pop Team Epic collaboration, and Funimation brings Cowboy Bebop back to theaters! An episode of Pokémon is banned, and Japanese voice actors cover Disney songs! And in Strange News From Japan, a man arrested for groping woman after pretending to be blind, Madame Tussauds in Tokyo offering free haircuts, and a private onse...
Jul 18, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 366
On tonight's show, an update to the Ingress anime, and Sapporo apologies for their mistake. New info on Love Live！Sunshine Project theatrical film, and updates on Otakon guests! VIZ Media brings us more JoJo's Bizarre Adventure , and live action Gundam ?! Netflix brings us more anime premieres, and another update on the Love Live School Idol Project manhole covers! And in Strange News From Japan, East Japan Railway Company to install cameras in all trains to cut down on crime, life size anime fi...
Jul 11, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 365
Congoer makes a threat at Anime Expo , so be safe out there! TOKYOPOP 's Stu Levy causes drama at AX, and the return of the Venture Brothers ! Jim Carrey ~ to play Dr. Robotnik in the upcoming Sonic The Hedgehog film, and The Incredibles 2 smashes records! Animation Guild suspends one of their own for sexual harassment, Sailor Moon Crystal to bring back a series designer, and a cosplayer job site opens up in Japan! And in Strange News From Japan, new Sapporo ad features creator of Neon Genesis E...
Jul 04, 2018•1 hr 38 min•Season 5Ep. 364
On tonight's show, That DJ Ranma S Guy discusses his adventures at BoroughCon 2018! Then we find out about new JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime and screening! Three brand new remastered Dragon Ball Z films, and an hd version of Cruel Angel Thesis? Then in Strange News From Japan, newest Japanese mascot want to show you her panties, an earthquake reveals a porn stash, and the 12th annual table flip contest!...
Jun 27, 2018•1 hr 22 min
On tonight's show, Osaka earthquake followup! Also long awaited Pokémon GO updates! New Kill la Kill game, important message from Precure , Boku no Hero Academia ( My Hero Academia ) movie freebies, Pop Team Epic hits Toonami , and a mother honors her son with Shonen Jump magazines. And in Strange News From Japan, Japanese citizens celebrate a delayed train, the internet bonds over and a gift, and a weather person presents ad libs total cuteness!...
Jun 20, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Season 5Ep. 362
On tonight's show, we discuss the FanimeCon debacle with a vendor, new Jump Force anime fighting game, and Netflix 's season three of Castlevania ... But where's season 2? the pillows US tour, what happened to the Love Live! School Idol Project ( ラブライブ！) manhole covers? And a new idol anime, and it's... Different. Then over in Strange News From Japan, a new cat cafe brings a piece of history, throwing star tournament to feature gold shuriken, and a mother sets a trend to traumatize her daughter ...
Jun 13, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Season 5Ep. 361
On tonight's show, anime is a big export, and on that note, water is also wet! ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン / Universal Studios Japan (USJ) extends Sailor Moon run, seiyuu for 蜡笔小新 Crayon Shin-chan steps down, and rep your Pop Team Epic pride! Neko Atsume VR game, theatrical release for Shingeki no Kyojin , and Lum (Urusei Yatsura) turns 40! In Strange News From Japan, a fish market robbery and a clean up thief, AKB48 CDs are literal trash, and man arrested for punching a boy in the head…...
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 4 min
On tonight's show, That DJ Ranma S Guy and IchigoGami discuss Escape Velocity 2018 in Washington, DC! Then we find out about the Pokémon GO lawsuit settlement, Love Live School Idol : Sunshine uniform backpacks, new Lupin III English dub, and we say farewell to Saban, due to Hasbro's buyout! And in Strange News From Japan... How to take a bath with 10,000 friends... Teacher arrested for bathroom videos... And an idol fan kicked out an event due to merchandise?!...
May 30, 2018•1 hr 27 min
On tonight's show, That DJ Ranma S Guy opens up on his views on Thundercats Roar... Then he, Mako-chan and Ari Rockefeller discuss Castle Point Anime Convention and CloverCon ! Also tonight, new Magic Knight Rayearth merchandise, Sailor Moon movies hit US theaters, and Pokémon GO get updates with Alolan forms! And wrapping it up in Strange News From Japan, famous actor measures people's bust, officer resigns over sniffing shoes, and why are whistles being stolen?...
May 23, 2018•1 hr 39 min•Season 5Ep. 358
