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Anime Jam Session

Anime Jam Session is a weekly podcast hosted by DJ Ranma S, Mako-chan, Ari Rockefeller, and other amazing staffers! Join them as each week they discuss anime, games, conventions, fandom, geek stuff, and everything in between, as well as their unique take on the topics at hand! This podcast is streamed live on Twitch.tv (twitch.tv/animejamsession), Tuesdays at 9 pm Eastern! Part of the VOG Network (www.vognetwork.com)!
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Episodes

#559: Maximum Overdrive Is Not Effective.

Sony delays streaming service due to possible data breach, Attack on Titan sake hits the US, and Lupin III teams up for cold weather gear collab! Plus, a Bang Dream seiyuu strikes out on her own, new Rose of Versailles anime, and more info on the final arc of Bleach ! Meanwhile in Japan, flush your prayers to the underworld, train attendant announces no groping in the rear, a beer tap in your hotel room, and a Tropicana licensee is in trouble about the 100% melon taste?...

Sep 14, 20221 hr 14 minSeason 9Ep. 559

#558: Laborious.

Lucky Star manga returns, Yoshihiro Togashi announces a staff for Hunter x Hunter , and get ready for Attack on Titan the musical?! Also, Amazon_Japan pulls Dr Stone book because it's considered harmful in one prefecture, Dragon Ball Super : Super Hero continues to climb up the list of top anime films, and USC half time show to have a One Piece medley. Meanwhile in Japan, a team hunting a monkey shoots a woman, Japanese government says stop using that floppy, and a video game that can detect ear...

Sep 07, 20221 hr 20 minSeason 9Ep. 558

#557: Not The Strangest Thing That's Happened.

Warner Bros. Discovery has no plans to fuck with Toonami or any anime, One Piece beats out Neon Genesis Evangelion 3.0+1.0 in Japan, and Dragon Ball Super hits #1 in US theaters! Anime Taizen, the world largest anime database opens, Netflix announces deal with Nippon TV, along with their new anime and live action titles, and MINI announces deal with Pokémon for an electric car! Meanwhile in Japan... Sushi chef causes train delays and a tablet delays trains due to forgotten password......

Aug 31, 202253 minSeason 9Ep. 557

#556: So If You Kill it With Fire...

Long lost footage of Saban's Sailor Moon is found! Also, Dragon Ball Super : Super Hero film takes the top spot, known sexual predator Vic Mignogna loses his appeal, and anime DVD/BR media sales slump in Japan. Rozen Maiden celebrates 20 years with a special exhibit, and voice actors pay tribute to Kenji Utsumi in documentary. Meanwhile in Japan... An update on the Gifu fish pond, and the Japanese government worried about young people drinking?!...

Aug 24, 20221 hr 14 minSeason 9Ep. 556

#555: Pondering… Nah, Just Pondering.

DJ Ranma S has some thoughts on the Bleach licensing... Comiket 100 with high numbers! Also, Flame Con hosts Rica Takashima, and Yoshihiro Togashi health update! Plus, French voice actor was released from a dubbing project over a fandub, the newest BanG Dream band releases 1st single, and Kyoto International Manga and Anime Fair launches crowdfunding for continued development! Meanwhile in Japan... New love hotel allows you to live out your yakuza fantasy, the tastiest guitar that ever shredded,...

Aug 17, 20221 hr 19 minSeason 9Ep. 555

#554: Oh The Irony of it All.

We discuss the Crunchyroll / Right Stuf Anime acquisition, one of The iDOLM@STER アイドルマスター games closing shop, and Studio GONZO announces their 30th anniversary plans! Also, a fan gets Type Moon creators to change Comiket Japan 's distribution plans, Discotek Media puts their Tokusatsu releases on its own line, and Hot Topic teams up with Studio Ghibli for a new fashion store! And... Rose tells us her thoughts about Otakon , and what happened at Puchi Con (again). Meanwhile in Japan... A brewing ...

Aug 10, 20221 hr 43 minSeason 9Ep. 554

#553: It Wasn't Said, Merely Implied…

Square Enix launches the English version of Manga Up, The Simpsons to parody Death Note , and Junji Ito wins the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards ! Also, Bang Dream holds auditions for new band members, the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist sequel film drops next month, and Keanu Reeves ' BRZRKR to be done by Production I.G ! Meanwhile in Japan, a joke delays a flight for 50 minutes, the Crotch Cup raises awareness for groin itch, and a mangaka retires because he can't draw breasts anymore?!...

Jul 27, 20221 hr 12 minSeason 9Ep. 553

#552: That Damned SMB3 Sun!

The Pokémon Company to produce an unscripted card game, Otakon 's wowing the fans with their guests, and live-action Cowboy Bebop gets an Emmy nomination! Also, Final Fantasy kabuki, Nintendo Japan gives same sex partners equal benefits, and Urusei Yatsura confirmed for multiple seasons! Meanwhile in Japan, people getting unwanted cases of crab and salmon, a jr high school girl removed from class for eyebrow grooming, and vertical capsule furniture for napping?...

Jul 20, 20221 hr 21 minSeason 9Ep. 552

#551: And Now Something Completely Different.

We mourn the passing of Kazuki Takahashi, Yu-Gi-Oh! mangaka... Also, the peggies go on indefinite hiatus, Mobile Suit Gundam : The Witch from Mercury prologue to debut at San Diego Comic-Con International , Kobato Miku 小鳩ミク of BAND-MAID posts solo project and anime, and Ken Akamatsu , Love Hina mangaka is elected to the House of Councillors?! Meanwhile in Japan, a man is arrested for drying women's underwear at someone else's house, a company uses hit points to help with support of their employe...

Jul 13, 20221 hr 20 minSeason 9Ep. 551

#550: There's Nothing Worth Celebrating.

Tons of news out of Anime Expo® ! Trigun , Panty and Stocking , Macross , FLCL , and more! Also, a charity hip-hop Naruto album, Aniplex+ アニプレックスプラス to stream their online fest, Shonen Jump aiming for simultaneously release in English, and Sonic The Hedgehog 2 hits 400 million! Meanwhile in Japan... An update on the Voodoo Doll case, Ninja Warrior to the 2028 Olympics, and a single snake takes the power out nearly 10,000 homes!...

Jul 06, 20221 hr 32 minSeason 9Ep. 550

#549: Is There Really A Cure for the Summertime Blues?

Kyoto Animation - 京都アニメーション to build a memorial site, Love Live Sunshine gets a spinoff fantasy anime, new anime about Akihabara maids called Akiba Maid War is announced, and Seven Seas Entertainment 's union is recognized. Also, Tokyo Mew Mew New 's VA unit teases OP theme, Digimon announces 25th anniversary exhibit in Akihabara, and a Gundam character becomes a spokesman for McDonald's Japan?! Meanwhile in Japan... Town's people personal records lost due to a drunken nap, an update on 7-Elvenc...

Jun 29, 20221 hr 15 minSeason 9Ep. 549

#548: Not At The Bottom, But On the Left.

New Trigun anime and Astro Boy reboot! Plus, a new Gundam anime with a female protagonist! Also, the The Lord of the Rings anime film announces their voice cast, Yuru Camp / Laid-Back Camp film inspires traveling kitchen car, and dot.hack celebrates 20 years! Meanwhile in Japan, a man burns down his job due to stress, moe maid dental café, a senior citizen arrested for hammering Putin voodoo dolls to Shinto shrine trees, and the trial ends for man who stole school equipment to recreate Love Live...

Jun 22, 20221 hr 40 minSeason 9Ep. 548

#547: It's Not An Infinite Loop.

Anime style recruitment posters go viral, Otakon 's Guest of Honor announced, and a new logo for Yu Yu Hakusho 's 30th! Plus, Studio Pierrot launches YouTube page for classic anime, new trailer for live action Fullmetal Alchemist , and proper tips on attending an anime stage show! Meanwhile in Japan, shed polar bear fur as gacha prize, relive your youth with an adult trip to the Nara Hotel, and a hotel game that's a game within itself?...

Jun 08, 20221 hr 16 minSeason 9Ep. 547

#546: The Red, White, and Something Blue.

We get a new joint anime company from 4 major ones, Yoshitaka Amano pens Batman variant cover for DC Comics , and JJ Abrams leads new Speed Racer series for Apple TV! Also, My Hero Academia teams up with Sanrio , and a new international animation festival picks Mamoru Oshii as it's head judge! Meanwhile in Japan, a security guard is arrested for abandoning urine, and yet another update on the missing COVID money given to one guy in a Japanese town......

Jun 01, 20221 hr 15 minSeason 9Ep. 546

#545: The Suite Life of A Clover.

The whole gang is back as they talk discuss CloverCon at Somerset County 4-H ! Also, what's up with Anime Central 's mask mandate? And a classic anime Urusei Yatsura is back with a new series! Plus, former Power Ranger Austin St. John brought up on federal charges, and Seven Seas Entertainment workers form a union. Meanwhile in Japan, a mysterious man disappears with a town's COVID fund, is then found... A fire chief starts a forest fire over a wasp... And a teenage girl calls the cops on a man ...

May 25, 20221 hr 33 minSeason 9Ep. 545

#544: When You Wish Upon… Something.

KISS bassist Gene Simmons is okay with "fictosexual" otaku, Love Live Sunshine teams up with Hatsune Miku , and dubs of 蜡笔小新 Crayon Shin Chan on Prime Video ! Also, add the power of Evangelion to your PC, Rica Matsumoto discusses Pokémon royalties, and a photographer busted taking upskirt photos! Meanwhile in Japan, a punk rock candy store in Tokyo, Aichi police looking for stolen toilet handle, and a Japanese woman gets Kobe beef croquettes... Nine years later....

May 11, 20221 hr 32 minSeason 9Ep. 544

#543: Instructions, What Are Those?

DJ Ranma S gives us a brief Castle Point Anime Convention rundown, then it's Sailor Moon news! New movies and a museum! New Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers movie with anime and video game cameos, and a GoFundMe for Billy Kametz for his cancer fight! Also, My Neighbor Totoro stage play, Ukrainian blacksmiths helping the war effort, and voice actress Shoko nakagawa failed what? Meanwhile in Japan, guests pay for damages from boiling crab in hotel room and a Tokyo rapper for tagging subway line wh...

May 04, 20221 hr 24 minSeason 9Ep. 543

#542: When You Get Forrest Whittaker Eye.

Shaman King reboot gets a sequel series, Amazon Studios in the lead for live action Voltron film, and Sailor Moon gets a retrospective for it's 30th anniversary. Also, One Piece get a rollercoaster at ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン / Universal Studios Japan (USJ) , the second Sonic The Hedgehog Movie is still going strong with a spinoff series for Knuckles , and Black Clover manga goes on hiatus to prepare for the final saga. Meanwhile in Japan, schoolgirl threatens death over a locked bathroom, wet potato ch...

Apr 27, 20221 hr 25 minSeason 9Ep. 542

#540: Freaking Tuesday Man…

Our Zenkaikon episode is delayed, many apologies to our fans... And given how today has been in NYC, we're gonna keep it chill... So we're discuss the AnimeNEXT debacle, Sailor Moon on ice, Funimation 's YouTube rebranding, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 movie hits high numbers, and updates on The Dirty Pair Kickstarter! Meanwhile in Japan, the return of Takeshi's Castle , a man is attacked while feeding a stray cat, and Japan's supply of Zima is near completion?!...

Apr 13, 20221 hr 26 minSeason 9Ep. 540

#539: Let The Con Season Begin...

Toonami turns 25, with more FLCL ! Also, Dragon Ball Super movie is delayed, Pokémon fossil exhibit opens at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo , and Netflix announces TEKKEN : Bloodline! Plus, Tamashii Nations Tokyo(魂ネイションズTOKYO) movies into the former Gundam Café, and Maybelline releases a Pikachu makeup collection! Meanwhile in Japan, a man arrested for threatening SEGA 12 times, the plus side of returning lost wallets, and crowdfunding for pants that don't need underwear?...

Mar 23, 20221 hr 17 minSeason 9Ep. 539

#538: Well It's Not THAT Bad...

No anime streams in Russia, Chilean President get a Pokémon at the start of his administration, and a man uses covid relief loan to buy a Pokémon card ang gets arrested. Also we give our condolences to Mia Ikumi, artist of Tokyo Mew Mew , Toei Animation hacked, causing anime delays, and a Dragon Ball orchestral concert in LA! Meanwhile in Japan, all Tokyo schools to abolish rules on hair and underwear color, a youth conference petitions government to end mandated after school clubs, and Sadako o...

Mar 16, 20221 hr 10 minSeason 9Ep. 538

#537: It's A Random Effect Type of Night.

Funimation moves into Crunchyroll ! Also, FullMetal Alchemist gets two more live action films and Jump Festa 2022 comes with subtitles! Plus, Bandai raises salaries, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment brings us the Gundam Metaverse, and we say goodbye to voice actor Kirk Baily. Meanwhile in Japan, a Kyoto city official is arrested on bribery charges, crossbows now banned in Japan, and vote for Osaka World Expo's mascot?!...

Mar 09, 20221 hr 32 minSeason 9Ep. 537

#536: Definitely Not a Chaos Isekai.

V-tuber Kizuna AI(official) gets her own anime, Pokémon Legends Arceus gets an anime web series, and Ghost In The Shell SAC 2045 season 2 is a Netflix exclusive! Also, charges against a former Jujutsu Kaisen manga translator advances, idol unit Iris streams a portion of their anniversary concert, and hold onto your butts, yaoi paddles are coming back (please no)! Meanwhile in Japan, a naked man in the laundromat, a cat become head priest at a shrine, and "gamer" apartments, complete with compute...

Mar 02, 20221 hr 18 minSeason 9Ep. 536

#535: Yeah There Was a Con, But We Didn't Go.

We find out that Anime NYC WASN'T a superspreader event like others have said. Also, a countdown for FullMetal Alchemist and Bushiroad wins their defamation suit! Plus, Hatsune Miku gets an NHK documentary, a Love Life fan arrested for stealing school supplies, and Optimus Prime and Megatron and cute girls?! Meanwhile in Japan, a private café full of darkness and solitude, pro-gamer kicked off the team for a terrible comment, and American practicing Japanese calligraphy called out for cultural a...

Feb 23, 20221 hr 16 minSeason 9Ep. 535

#534: Cold But On All Cylinders.

The Japanese Cabinet gets involved into anime and pay wages! Also, Sailor Moon and Case Closed tasty treats at Universal Studios Japan, and the Shin Japan Heroes Universe project begins! Plus, premium sake with Yoshitaka Amano art, a shojo anime café opens, and Sunrise Animation is renamed? Meanwhile in Japan, TV-less TVs sell out, man busted using fake IDs to look younger at matchmaking parties, and tour space with your cat as a guide?...

Feb 16, 20221 hr 31 minSeason 9Ep. 534

#533: Ryzen to the Occasion.

Magic: The Gathering collabs with Hatsune Miku ?! Also, Monica Rial and Jamie Marchi release a podcast about Vic's defamation case, and Attack on Titan drops the second half of it's final season! Plus, anime legends appear on documentary on hand drawn animation, Netflix announces the English dub of Komi Can't Communicate , and Pokémon releases a couple of soundtracks for non-commercial use, and that's pretty awesome! Meanwhile in Japan, elderly man detain by cops over a hammer, netizens amused o...

Feb 09, 20221 hr 31 minSeason 9Ep. 533

#532: It Needn't Be That Cold Out Thank You.

Kizuna AI(official) 's concert crowdfunded in record time, Cloudflare sued over manga piracy issues, and Attack on Titan is 2021's most demanded anime! Also, Ghibli Park opens up, MANGA Plus releases all English chapter for free... But there's a catch, and updated news about ComicMarket コミックマーケット 100! Meanwhile in Japan, Toast is blamed for decline of rice consumption, game company tells players not to send valentines to game characters, and a train station mascot that grabs kids that don't mind...

Feb 02, 20221 hr 19 minSeason 9Ep. 532

#531: Tab A, Slot B, Don't Ask About Wheel C.

Japanese photographer arrested for allegedly drugging and assaulting cosplayers, new Godzilla TV series, and Tifa Lockhart shows up at the Italian Senate. Also, new mixed media project from Goro Taniguchi, vtuber Dejiko , and Sailor Moon celebrates 30 years! Meanwhile in Japan, 70 year old man arrested for fighting 10 bikers, man breaks into school to retrieve items from 40 years ago, and the Konami Code Cafe?!...

Jan 26, 20221 hr 32 minSeason 9Ep. 531

#530: Didn't Take Long for 2022 to go to Shit.

And we're back from break! And there's so much to discuss! DJ Ranma S has a Hot Take on COVID and conventions, so you definitely want to check that out! Also, Taiyou Con 's director steps down, AMC Networks buys Sentai Filmworks, RetroCrush is bought out, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ... The anime? Plus, new Urusei Yatsura anime, an international anti-piracy coalition is formed, and police officers are fired for playing Pokémon GO while a robbery was in progress! Meanwhile in Japan, a man is ...

Jan 20, 20221 hr 32 minSeason 9Ep. 530
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