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Show Notes
0:00: Justin and Helen once again take time out of their lives to share what they’ve been up to over the past few weeks. Helen goes over her SPX experience and gets into what in the world is happening with Tapas; Justin ended up checking out a few new J-Novel Club titles, one of which actually surprised him with how much he liked it.
News
17:11: The hosts end up discussing not one, but two lawsuits in the Japanese pop culture space — first the creator of Saint Seiya, Masami Kurumada, announcing that he has a filed a lawsuit against a number of people (including his former board director), while light novel illustrator Kanna Wakatsuki is suing a publisher (WiZH) for alleged copyright infringement on Inukami!.
21:39: The Mii-chan and Miss Yamada conversation continues over in Japan, where Autism Society Japan spoke about its anime adaptation announcement and with a long statement that they made, there was one section that both hosts believe stood out; GKIDS had a technical error occur for their Last Blossom screening in theaters, which meant those who brought tickets did not have a great experience; After a lengthy hiatus, Boichi’s The Marshal King is now back for readers.
27:59: More hiatus are occurring for series — Gachiakuta, Medalist, Hunter x Hunter, Fukakōryoku no I Love You, Oedo Fire Slayer, & Ninja vs. Gokudo. Some are more or less expected (as Togashi is routinely taking hiatuses due to his health) and others have difficult health ailments, but others is where you simply worry about the creator’s psyche (Reading up on Shinsuke Kondo, who has not posted a new chapter since March, is worrisome)
35:09: There will also be a delay for the anime finale of Bleach, which means it’ll be some time before Justin can actually reflect on the entire Bleach experience; Junket Bank was planned for this Fall season but it is now delayed due to production issues, which prompts Justin to figure out where it’ll fall on the delay scale: Like Inept Villainess? Sword of the Demon Hunter? New Saga? Or that one title that was supposed to air last Fall and there has been radio silence since?; Voice actor Kentarō Itō is currently recuperating following a brain hemorrhage and surgery after he was not feeling well and tests discovered he had symptoms of a brain hemorrhage.
41:50: Musician Kōsei Abe announced that his father, manga artist Shin’ichi Abe, died on September 4 at 76 from submandibular gland cancer; Talent agency Knockout announced that actor and voice actor Toru Shinagawa died on August 29; Both The Insipid Prince and Strongest Rearguard anime production committees announced that director and animator Yūji Yanase died on August 22 at the age of 59; and both hosts go over the loss of voice actor and ADR director Mike McFarland, who passed away at 56.
Licenses
51:11: TOKYOPOP, despite a slight issue that will be mentioned later, carried on like their world is all nice and peaceful, sharing they’ve licensed the following:
- Pitari Mishima’s Can’t Buy My Love
- Chizu Aoi, Ari Asato, & Kagari Mizuno’s A Fangirl’s Guide to Learning How to Date 3D Men
- Hi Calo’s Romantically Challenged
- Arata Minami’s LOVE IS PAIN
- Kazuma Akutagawa’s How to Fall In Love with You Again
52:14: A good amount of titles were added to Square Enix’s Manga UP! service in the past few weeks:
- Mio Watanabe’s Dragon and Flower: The Timid Princess and the Ice Sword’s Loyalty
- Aira Yao & Asana Haine’s I Was Sacrificed to a Vampire, But He Spoils Me Instead!
- Skyfarm & Tentashi’s Wildcard Alchemist: Building the Ultimate Guild With a Divine Fluffy Beast and Random Alchemy Skill
- Chisako’s Escaping Overwork Via My Stalker
- Fumi Itō’s Escape from the Seventh Night
- Ume Koshida’s Daughter of the Dragon God
Streaming News
53:45: Streaming service Pluto TV will add two new channels to its lineup in September, one of which reminds Justin of REMOW, the other gets Helen to wonder about the letter A and why it’s not used to better effect. Pluto will also have a couple more anime from different years added on their service as well.
Weird News
55:10: Welp, it might happen again — TOKYOPOP, despite having publishing success in the past year or so due to their focus on shorter shoujo and BL works, may go belly up due to…N-Naruto?!?!
1:01:42: Toei Animation did confirm that there has not been a license agreement for a planned Dragon Ball manga-themed theme park in France, which means many questions must arise from this news; Kyo Shirodaira and Yuri Kimura is bringing The Record of a Fallen Vampire back after 19 years; Black Bullet is also shockingly coming back, this time though it’ll be rebooted; creator Kotoko announced that Megumi Dorokawa will take over as the artist for the Fake It to Break It! I Faked Amnesia to Break off My Engagement and Now He’s All Lovey-Dovey?! manga, which is less weird but more rare for something like this to happen.
1:11:05: Normally a manga ending in Japan wouldn’t be in this section, but with Manga Diary of a Male Porn Star ending in Japan, maybe Seven Seas will finally be able to finish this series after stopping for some unknown reason; Let’s just say memecoin and Pokémon are not a great combination, and especially on X (Twitter), where security gets rougher and rougher for some users, it is disastrous.
1:18:50: And finally, there are more collaborations occurring, starting with again One Piece and SpongeBob being a thing, and now Dragon Ball Super and Burger King will also become a thing.