Anime Jam Session

This  week, we  pay respect to one of the co-founders of Studio Ghibli who  passed. Also, the Japanese government asks ISPs to block unauthorized manga  sites, and Funimation licenses Ai Tenchi Muyo!!   Rumiko Takahashi to  start a new manga, Niantic settles Pokémon GO fest  lawsuit, and what went wrong with Osomatsu-san?   In Strange News From Japan, a woman is arrested for literally kicking ass, fan  attempts seppuku in front of retiring idol, and repeated recording of "thank  you" for better tasting candy?!

This  week, the hosts talk about April Fool's pranks done by the anime, manga, and  game industry out of Japan, and then they crew get on their soapboxes and  discuss in detail how today's anime fans have it good!  Then in Strange News  From Japan, Taiwanese man throws soup in a woman's face for being touched by  hair, ex-soccer player collects poop, and male window silhouettes for women that  live alone... Also, what happened to episode 351?

This  week, virtual  YouTuber Kizuna AI（official）is  casted in an anime, City Hunter is  back with a new film, and the long awaited Gunsmith Cats kickstarter!  New Cute High Earth Defense Club  Love anime  starts next month, and what's up with Shaman King?  A Hello Kitty bullet  train, and an Oregon tourism video done up Studio Ghibli style!  And in Strange News From Japan, a follow up to last week's article about idol  group and no dating, new bathroom signage for a bathroom, and a toilet that  gives the best poop ever?!

This  week, info about Boku no Hero Academia season  three! Also, Fuji Television and Niantic team  up for an Ingresss  anime, Fujiko Mine and  lingerie, a Tokyo Beyblade bar,  the Tokyo Yuriten Fair canceled, and a Shonen Jump cafe  that brings back the 90s feels! Also in Strange News in Japan, a store clerk  confuses a robber, an escape from Godzilla game, and Coke chu-hi?! Plus breaking  news about Kalafina and Dragon Ball Z!

This  week, we're wrapping up stuff from Katsucon,  along with news about Nobuhiro Watsuki, creator of Rurouni Kenshin!  Also, idol magicians anime, trailer for Detective Pikachu,  winners of the 2nd annual Crunchyroll Anime  Awards, a Pop Team Epic teaser,  and three new mangas in Shonen Jump!  In Strange News From Japan, man arrested for calling employment office 159 times  in 2 1/2 hours, a hot spring advertising for rival business, a road rage attack  by sword, and sleep with a sexy daikon body pillow?!

This  week, we  talk how Blade Runner inspired one mangaka, and his  series. NIS America, Inc. suffered  a data breach, Yoshitaka Amano draws  artwork for The Shape of Water.  We mourn the passing of David Ogden Stiers,  and we cover the voices he has done. Death Note CCG  comes to the US, and the 50th anniversary Shonen Jump library  and visual on display in Tokyo, and vote for the best Gundam! And in Strange  News from Japan... 2020 Olympic mascots are chosen, now to name them, idol group  manager bans all gifts sent by fans, and a boy pees on elevator buttons as a  prank, and ends up with swift karma justice!

On  tonight's show, we're talking Katsucon!  Join IchigoGami and WildSpice Cosplay as  they breakdown the ups, downs, ins, and outs of this con  with That DJ Ranma S Guy!  Plus our Skypeline for one night only, so if you went to the con, give us a  call at AnimeJamSession! Also news about Sailor Moon  if time permits! And in Strange News in Japan, a school opts for flexible  clothing, farts of beautiful women with a rap battle, and male dance idols get a GPS plushie?

On tonight's show, Neon Genesis Evangelion bullet train is immortalized, Shonen Jump crossover puzzle game, and who are the seven deadly maids? Also, Aggretsuko anime premieres soon, Voltron: Legendary Defender new season, and a director of the show has a Kickstarter! Plus, return of Back To the Future as a manga? Also, in Strange News From Japan... What happens to unsold manga? Unemployed man and teen steal manga, and boob implants for hug pillows?!

On tonight's show, crackdown on virtual currency and idols! Also, new peeps in Boku no Hero Academia, new Yu Yu Hakusho mobile game, and a new idol group to appear in new Sailor Moon musicals! The return of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards! The Love Live! μ's fandomw is getting out of hand, and a retro Sanrio cafe! In strange News From Japan, get paid to stress test stress, groping teenage test takers on social media, and a store is open for 2 weeks with no merch or employees?

On tonight's show, we find out the dubbed cast for Card Captor Sakura: The Clear Card Arc! Also, brand new Digimon mobile game, and we get season two of Castlevania! Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! gets another show, Hollywood actor Ken Watanabe joins the cast of Detective Pikachu, and manga legend Rumiko Takahashi is nominated for the Will Eisner Hall of Fame! Then over in Strange News From Japan, man grabs a boob, buys food, and runs, Japanese movie theater with kotatsus, and Japan's newest sleeping bag...

And we're back from our holiday break! Tonight, check out the missed stories we deemed import, such as Amazon.com's Anime Strike is gone, new Tiger & Bunny, and Detective Pikachu movie release! Also, a member of Momoiro Clover Z  retires, Love Live！Sunshine Project film update! And the hosts take a minute to take a moment to discuss the Logan Paul debacle. And in Strange News From Japan, a new bleaching trend, manager arrested for shooting toothpicks, and another guy arrested for touching a maid's butt?!

On tonight's show, you've waited all year for it, and now wait no more! The 2017 Drunken Christmas Special is tonight! Join the cast and crew of this podcast, along with special guests as they talk about they favorite 2017 anime and game!  Also, holiday horror stories, and the best and worst gifts ever received! Plus the return of the Skypeline!  And the final Strange News from Japan, a stuck train gets a tent potty, 50th anniversarry Peanuts exhibit, low smell KFC chicken, and the bullet train that went oops!

On tonight's show, we have Pokémon GO updates! And what's going with the Detective Pikachu movie? Thoughts on the live action Alita: Battle Angel film, and Boku No Hero Academia original film! A death metal loving panda gets an anime, and an 8-bit themed FullMetal Alchemist trailer? And in Strange News From Japan, a man tries to woo a woman buy cutting her brakes, neighbor attacks a tv through the floor, and the Tokyo Metro app tells you which stalls are free?

On tonight's show... Anime Boston VS Boston South Coast Comic Con & Anime Fest! Cosplay Deviants drops trademark, AnimEigo crowdfunds Gunsmith Cats, and the list of Bad Santas! Precure and Hatsune Miku collaborates on outfits, and anime voice actors and actresses turning 50, and signs of a DOOMED convention... Also in Strange News From Japan, k-pop and j-pop artists wow the critics, diner sets a restaurant on fire, and a very expensive meat filled bento box!

On tonight's show, Sera Myu performance to hit France! New Ranma ½ inspired clothing, and what went down with the first voice actor rap battle? We find out what happened with the Ultraman international licensing, new Tamagotchi smartphone game, and the start of season 3 of My Hero Academia! In Strange News From Japan... A man turns himself into police even after restaurant manager excuses him not having money to pay for meal, KFC escape pod, and perks for a 2D marriage?

On tonight's show, IchigoGami tells us about her adventures to RuffleCon! Also, That DJ Ranma S Guy talks about the newly formed con, Anime NYC! Plus breaking news on Ruroni Kenshin, Dragon Ball Super, and more! Then on Strange News From Japan, and epic Final Fantasy collaboration is coming, a train company apologizes for leaving early, and Mister Donut 統一多拿滋官方粉絲團 has very new interesting breakfast sandwiches...

On tonight's show, Free: Iwatobi Swim Club fans are upset over planted trees, the fifth annual Love Live! School Idol Project ( ラブライブ！) general election, and the Shingeki no Kyojin museum collaboration. Also, cosplayers clean up Ikebukuro after an event, and changes with idol shows? And five anime films on the list for the Oscars! Also in Strange News From Japan, a TV cameraman secretly records newspaper reporter film upskirt shots, all you can drink for 24 hours for $3, motivation poster that does the opposite, and a cat is a prime suspect in an attempted murder case?

On tonight's show, sad news about a Pokémon GO player, and how you can help! Also, TV Tokyo Network celebrates 1,000 episodes of Pokémon, plus an Alexa app! What happened with Crunchyroll, and how you can protect yourself! Virtual reality coming to a cafe, change your voice to any anime girl, and Sazae-san loses a major sponsor... And in Strange News From Japan... Kitty balls, Kentucky Fried Chicken bath salts, and a moaning competition on a airline flight?!

On tonight's Halloween themed episode... We discuss a list of Halloween themed anime from J-List! Also, the latest Sailor Moon collaboration, Shingeki no Kyojin season 3, new Free: Iwatobi Swim Club, and what's up a with a girl from Osaka suing to government?  Also, Ranma talks about the JAPANFes J-ANIME NIGHT(Halloween x Anime).  And in Strange News From Japan, a man arrested for using black magic, Halloween cat marshmallows, best time to pick up women, and what happened at that Halloween party?! 

On tonight's show, Boku No Hero Academia gets a 3rd season! Also, crossover with Pacific Rim and Godzilla? New Ranma ½ cafe, massive Neon Genesis Evangelion crossover, and Team Rocket recruiting? And why did Hayao Miyazaki unretire? In Strange News From Japan... 74 year old ninja is caught, dumb thief caught reselling goods, and a Tokyo school helps transgenders and cross dressers act feminine?