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Show Notes
0:00: Justin and Helen once again talk about what they each happened to do over the last two weeks. At least for Helen it did involve going to Otakon and seeing the Shirobako movie. Meanwhile for Justin there were some library reads and him giving a NYC greeting to some slime:
Pandemic News
16:35: A number of people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Japan, and more people have been impacted since the two hosts recorded this episode and they’ll talk about that next episode; Arcades have been closing down in Japan over the last year, and now there’s a new one that’ll be shutting down; Saikoucon didn’t just cancel this year’s event, they’re not planning future events, and the two hosts expect this won’t be the only convention that’ll do the same.
News
21:50: At VCRX Kadokawa announced they’ll be doing some localization themselves! The following is out now:
- Ten Kashiwa & hi8mugi’s My Little Sister Stole My Fiancé: The Strongest Dragon Favors Me And Plans To Take Over The Kingdom?
- Momotomoe & Tsubasa Nanaki’s The 31st Consort
- Quantum’s I’m Quitting Heroing
- Tanba’s The Insipid Prince’s Furtive Grab for The Throne
- ZUN & Mizutaki’s The Lotus Eaters, Drunk and Sober
- Ryosuke Hata & Toya Kuno’s A Boy Raised by Gods Will Be The Strongest
With these following light novels coming in October:
- Shimesaba & Booota’s Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway
- Quantum’s I’m Quitting Heroing
- Tanba’s The Insipid Prince’s Furtive Grab for The Throne
Justin got some answers about Kadokawa’s digital initiative, while Krystallina gives her thoughts on this move overall.
27:51: There will be a new chapter for Kentarou Miura’s Berserk, and the magazine it’ll run in will be a memorial issue to honor him; the Animator Dormitory Project said that 90% of animators quit within 3 years…Justin and Helen are not surprised; American pioneer and Astro Boy producer Fred Ladd passed away at 94.
Licenses
31:07: Seven Seas licensed three Mo Xiang Tong Xiu’s danmei/BL novels:
- The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System (Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong); cover and illustrations drawn by Xiao Tong Kong (Velinxi)
- Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (Mo Dao Zu Shi); cover drawn by Jin Fang, illustrations drawn by Marina Privalova
- Heaven Official’s Blessing (Tian Guan Ci Fu); cover drawn by tai3_3, illustrations by ZeldaCW
Justin and Helen talk about how unique this license was, from how Seven Seas announced it to who’s working on it to the response on the internet.
39:46: Seven Seas just announced it themselves a few days ago, but digital retailers had Akihito Tsukishi’s From Star Strings up, and the two hosts discuss the company releasing a doujinshi.
40:44: SuBLime announced on their 801 Day Livestream that they’ll be releasing a limited-edition version of Yaichirin Bitch Club Volume 4, and they’ll Akane Abe’s Moon & Sun starting in July.
43:08: COMPASS Inc. has released Kazuma Kodaka’s BORDER series; Dark Horse licensed Wataru Nadatani’s Cat + Gamer; Cross Infinite World licensed Eiko Mutsuhana & Hiyori Asahikawa’s Return from Death: I Kicked the Bucket and Now I’m Back at Square One With a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me; Shonen Jump (and later MANGA Plus) has added Nene Yukimori’s Kubo-san Won’t Let Me Be Invisible to its service; Mangamo announced at their VCRX panel that they will add Motoka Murakami’s JIN to its platform J-Novel Club will release hardcover versions of Kanata Yanagino & Kususaga Rin’s The Faraway Paladin light novels in March.
46:02: Rightstuf is gauging interest in whether people would be interested in TOKYOPOP reprinting Kozue Amano’s Aria the Masterpiece series, which is fairly rare for a company to ask.
48:20: Discotek had a panel at Otakon, and Helen was there to experience them announce the following titles:
- Gunbuster (Dubbed, 2022)
- Tomorrow’s Joe 2: The Movie (Late 2021)
- Girly Air Force (Late 2021)
- Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers (Late 2021)
- Cutie Honey The Live (Late 2021 or Early 2022)
- Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (TBD)
- Lupin III vs. Detective Conan The Movie (Dub, aiming for December but could be Early 2022)
- Saiyuki Reload (Late 2021 or Early 2022, will have Geneon’s dub)
- Robot Carnival (Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc, TBD)
- Machine Robo: Revenge of Chronos (Early 2022)
52:03: Shout! Factory will be releasing the Shirobako film in October; Gundam Seed Destiny will be getting the Gundam Seed treatment release from Rightstuf/Nozomi.
Streaming News
53:28: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean will of course be streaming…but on Netflix! Not Crunchyroll. Everyone is wondering how this could’ve happened (ok there is an explanation but it’s still surprising), and aside from it streaming worldwide, we are all wondering how Netflix will stream it.
55:09: At their VCRX panel Crunchyroll announced a few early streaming titles:
- Muv-Luv Alternative (Fall 2021)
- The Faraway Paladin (Fall 2021)
- World’s End Harem (Fall 2021)
- The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest (January 2022)
- Love of Kill (2022)
- Skeleton Knight in Another World (TBD, likely 2022)
56:08: More Detective Conan has been added to Crunchyroll, but it’s the remastered versions! It even has the eyecatches and OP/EDs, which of course Justin noticed; 2 Food Wars OVAs and 3 Haikyuu! OAD have been added to Crunchyroll, with 3 more Food Wars OVAs to be added soon; Monster Strike the Movie: Lucifer Dawn of Despair is also now up on Crunchyroll.
58:30: RetroCrush is now up on Redbox, and the following titles are now up or will be up on RetroCrush’s service soon:
- Revolutionary Girl Utena: Adolescence of Utena movie (August 6)
- Boogiepop Phantom, Boogiepop and Others (August 13)
- Martian Successor Nadesico TV, Martian Successor Nadesico: Gekigangar 3 OVA, Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness (August 20)
- Tetsujin 28, Tetsujin 28: Morning Moon of Midday film (August 27)
1:00:39: Funimation has added the Mushibugyo OVAs; HIDIVE now has the live-action School-Live! and the Magical Girl Site anime on its service.
Main Topic: Crunchyroll and Funimation is back together again!
1:00:54: While Justin and Helen don’t know everything, they do know Crunchyroll and Funimation are finally back together again! The two hosts discuss as much as they can about this despite the lack of information, from Sony buying it from AT&T to the Sentai/Crunchyroll partnership that’s definitely in question now, to us never forgetting that AT&T played a big role in why this happened.
Weird News
1:12:36: Helen went to the AnimeEigo panel at Otakon and they explained how they found Project A-Ko. The panel went places, including their founder explaining why they haven’t licensed hentai.
1:15:39: If you thought GoHands would just go down without a fight…they aren’t! Justin and Helen discuss them suing King Records for unpaid money, which also leads to the two hosts calling all of the thieves and hackers since apparently GoHands already finished the first 13 episodes of Tokyo Babylon.
1:18:36: The final Evangelion film is out, and this is another series that has a dub from a different studio.
1:20:39: Many references to anime and manga were made at the 2020 Olympics, and yes, Demon Slayer is totally involved at the end.
1:25:00: A new what kind of crossover has happened, and on the surface, it seems totally unlikely.
1:25:49: Demon Slayer is really partnering with 105 sports teams. That…that’s a lot.
1:26:50: Shoji Sato announced that his and Kenji Saito’s God Shining Moonlight Howling Moon “temporarily ends”. The two hosts wonder why it’s temporary.
1:27:36: Anime so mainstream, Crunchyroll and Precure are now in the Sunday Comic Strips!