On tonight's show... The cast talk POKÉMON Detective Pikachu , the numbers, the movie, unofficial music video and other cool stuff! Puella Magi Madoka Magica tops poll for best Heisei yuri, New Sailor Chibi Moon Proplica compact, Hello Kitty and the Sanrio Grand Prix, Sonic The Hedgehog co-creators thanks the fans, and 8 other Sonic cartoons better than the movie art, and a mangaka drink and draw! Meanwhile in Japan, a little sister love letter gacha, a train station uses disturbing chime to ann...
May 15, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Season 5Ep. 406
On tonight's show...The live action cast of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon reunite and it's feels so good! Also, a one-shot Death Note manga, new licenses from Discotek Media and Yen Press, Sonic The Hedgehog film director says that there will be changes to our blue hero! New Code Geass film, with a 10 year plan... Famed artist Yoshitaka Amano draws Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and more on the Kill la Kill video game! Now, Meanwhile In Japan... Man walks up to police with knife demanding fruit and mo...
May 08, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Season 5Ep. 405
On tonight's show... DJ Ranma S discusses Castle Point Anime Convention 2019! Also, Yoshitaka Amano designs a Magic: The Gathering card, a plush for a period themed manga, and what's up with the new Boruto arc? Also, a Princess Leia Organa themed Star Wars manga, renting a 300-year old samurai-era house, and Comicfesta guarantees the next hit manga becomes an anime! Also, Jessica Nigri has some very import words of wisdom... Meanwhile in Japan, NGT48 heartfelt message, driver graduation ceremoni...
May 01, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Season 5Ep. 404
On tonight's show... IchigoGami tells us about her trip to Japan! Also Colossalcon 's panel controversy... And are other conventions just as bad for this? We'll also discuss Vic Mignonga 's lawsuit, TV TOKYO apologizes over unprofessional conduct, new dubs from Sentai Filmworks , and get snazzy with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure gear! Meanwhile in Japan... A bad lobster bike gang arrested, really bad school rules, and honesty when paying taxes in convenience stores?...
Apr 24, 2019•1 hr 40 min•Season 5Ep. 403
On tonight's show... New game from the people that made BanG Dream Girls Band Party , winners from the seiyu crown contest, and an arrest in a BitTorrent case? Also, a very valuable Pokémon card, a Love Live x New Japan Pro-Wrestling marriage, and an Orphen stage play! A Yahoo Japan workers tampers with site, for free manga, more live action Rurouni Kenshin , and a Studio Madhouse hospitalized?! Meanwhile in Japan... Latest update on NGT48 , women only gym with free donuts, and cops are on the l...
Apr 17, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 402
On tonight's show... New seasons of Cells at Work, The Promised Neverland, and Hi Score Girl announced! Revue Starlight Re LIVE mobile game, Cowboy Bebop casting revealed, Vocaloid producer passes, and Neon Genesis Evangelion bath salts? Also, Love Live! μ's website hijacked, new Japan Self-Defense Force mascots, and new Sonic The Hedgehog movie trailers? Meanwhile in Japan, teacher gives buzzcut to a student, "Weird Al" Yankovic tours Japan, a song about poo, and breast milk for crowdfunding?...
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 5Ep. 401
On tonight's show... April Fool's jokes in the industry. Also, DJ Ranma Sand Mako-chan discuss Sailor Moon Super Live - NYC! Then, a Japanese company has a brutal honest exercise on sexual harassment... Kameha Con responds to guest cancellations, Love Live! School Idol Project ( ラブライブ！) spin-off game is canceled, Fruits Basket mangaka explains anime differences, Sakura Kinomoto and Twitter have something special, and Crunchyroll increases prices. Meanwhile in Japan... Teen arrested for roof poop...
Apr 03, 2019•1 hr 29 min•Season 5Ep. 400
On tonight's show, it's Zenkaikon 2019 - Official ! Join DJ Ranma S , Ari Rockefeller , Mako-chan , and WildSpice Cosplay as they take through all four days of the con, right in the heart of the Amish country! And if time permits, we mosey on over to Meanwhile in Japan where a family finds a stranger sleeping in their house, a naked woman running through a train station, a restaurant farewell party, and an update on an idol apology......
Mar 27, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Season 5Ep. 399
On tonight's show... Our favorite, residential lolita IchigoGami gives us an amazing dissertation on bs with Scarfing Scarves (Relax, we're on her side, we like her!), AnimeNEXT changes their bag check policy, and there's mixed reviews... A new cyberpunk cafe in Tokyo, Hello Kitty celebrates 45 years, outer senshi are added to the 4D Universal Studios Japan (USJ) attraction! World Cosplay Summit One Piece trophies are revealed, Full Metal Panic gets relicensed, and Osumatsu-san appears in Black ...
Mar 20, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Season 5Ep. 398
On tonight's show... Celebrities weigh in on the term 'Comic Con', brand new Pokémon games, new Captain Harlock manga, and a new Detective Conan smartphone game! Funimation adds tiering options to its service, and it's not bad! An animation prep school helps the industry, Japan Cartoonist Association responds to new copyright laws, voice actor idol group celebrates 10 years, and an anime song label shut down... Meanwhile in Japan... A man reported for saying hello? Police say there's more... Con...
Mar 06, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 5Ep. 396
On tonight's show... Release dates for new Pokémon movie, a light novel is canceled over an argument, and mourn the passing of a voice actress... Spider-Man beats Mirai at the Oscars, Fruits Basket theatrical screenings, Cells at Work calendar for giving blood, Banpresto dissolves and falls into Bandai Spirits, artists complain law in regards to pirated media screenshots, and what titles are leaving Crunchyroll? Over in Meanwhile in Japan...Microwave chips recalled due to fire hazard, Man arrest...
Feb 27, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Season 5Ep. 395
On tonight's show, IchigoGami brings us a rundown of Katsucon 2019! Then more info on Vic Mignogna, which hopefully brings a lot of drama to a close. Also, another scummy cosplay photographer owns up to his transgressions, we hear about #MeToo from Japanese voice actors and actresses. Funimation announces some of the cast for Fruits Basket , Alita: Battle Angel cashes in hard on the big scree, and the top 20 anime dances... Where's your favorite? Meanwhile in Japan... Museum of poo opens up, Jap...
Feb 20, 2019•2 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 394
On tonight's show, we discuss Funimation 's recent news, more Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid , a kickstarted for an anime about a food truck, changes at Bandai with company acquisition and new president. Also a historical Tokyo bookshop closes, and a brand new Battle Angel Alita doll is in the works! Over in Oh Japan... Japanese idol singers offer bottles of their used bathwater to fans at eye-popping price, a man arrested for hair licking, and a street racer granny don't give a shit!...
Feb 13, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 5Ep. 393
On tonight's show...We discuss more about #MeToo allegations, and an Attack on Titan editor is sentenced to jail... New Lupin III film, another Digimon movie with the original DigiDestined, and a theatrical run for Howl's Moving Castle 's 15th anniversary! A Veteran animator gives advice on wages, Hello Kitty gets the Hollywood treatment, and Yuji Naka (creator of Sonic The Hedgehog ) gives his thoughts on the upcoming film. Meanwhile in Japan, a sorta knife wielder, a frozen streaker, and udon ...
Feb 13, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Season 5Ep. 397
On tonight's show... Nintendo to open a flagship store in Tokyo, 4th Neon Genesis Evangelion film is in production, 20th Century Fox is sued over Alita: Battle Angel, and we have a giant, life sized Bumblebee transformer near it's life sized Gundam counterpart! Also, Crayon Shin-chan spinoff is for the dogs... Two people arrested for selling fake Love Live! School Idol Project ( ラブライブ！) merchandise, and a Lupin III game that allows you to heist jewels! And over in Oh Japan... An adorable jackass...
Feb 06, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 392
On tonight's show... We discuss the Vic Mignogna issue, a rumored father and son project at Studio Ghibli, and Rumiko Takahashi wins a prestigious award! Netflix is at it again, with Resident Evil, updated Toonami lineup, アニメ『Back Street Girls －ゴクドルズ－』 gets live action series! Sequel for POKÉMON Detective Pikachu, free global manga service, and a line Pokémon themed dress shirts! Over in Strange News From Japan, 6000 calorie sushi, getting cozy with a cockroach, and why you shouldn't brag about ...
Jan 30, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Season 5Ep. 391
On tonght's show, we discuss the Crunchyroll Anime Awards... Will there be more drama? How did Dragon Ball Super : Broly fare in theaters? Changes at Comiket コミックマーケット as well as self-care. Updated pilgrimage sites for anime tourism, ownership changes at Project: A-Kon , and World Cosplay Summit hosts One Piece cosplay competition! Over in Strange News From Japan... Japan standardized English test launches weird meme, "tights world" on the loose, looking to ask the tough questions, police break ...
Jan 23, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 390
And we're back from break! On tonight's show, we're talking MAGFest 2019! This is DJ Ranma S and Ari Rockefeller's second trip, but Mako-chan's first, so let's the stories! Also, tragedy at Animé Los Angeles, and how you can help! And over in Strange News From Japan, A Naked man arrested on a stranger's balcony, a public broadcaster films innocent science experiment at well known porn location, and an idol apologizes for causing commotion over attack at her home?!
Jan 16, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Season 5Ep. 389
On tonight's FINAL episode of the year... It's our Christmas show! Join DJ Ranma S , Ari Rockefeller , Mako-chan , WildSpice Cosplay , Yunie (in spirit, her internet died), and IchigoGami as they look back over holiday thoughts (good and bad), gifts, family, and also the most outlandish Strange News From Japan! Wanna know what those are? Gotta listen in!...
Dec 19, 2018•1 hr 33 min•Season 5Ep. 388
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
