Anime Jam Session

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 over drugs?

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 otter gets own series, winning a years worth of ice cream, and Ariana Grande's tattoo?

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 your mad ninja skills...

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 up a fight between BanG Dream fans during Osaka  concert?

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?!

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!

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, and school tells skirt wearing students that they learn  better with cold legs?!

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 fired for being more educated than he claimed...

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?!

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 boobs?!

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?!

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?

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 baby toy  FROM HELL!

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?!

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 your kid, and a calculator as an  instrument?

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 woman in head after she leans on him while  asleep?!

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 in China?!

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 to pay volunteers and still  not impressed, and lastly, a teen offers to catch purse snatcher, ends up  helping the robber!

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?

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!