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Show Notes
Pandemic News
0:00: Justin and Helen have a lot to talk about this episode, so they launch straight into COVID-19 news, specifically what’s been happening in Japan. From a VA being diagnosed with COVID-19 to an Olympic update for those in close contact with one who’s gotten the virus, the two are very concerned about what’s going on.
News
6:13: Utada Hikaru came out as non-binary before talking to Hideaki Anno on Instagram. This is pretty significant news that the two hosts had to touch upon for a bit.
7:08: Somewhat notable that Hajime no Ippo is getting a digital release in Japan. There’s 131 volumes, and now it’s all available digitally.
7:54: Chihayafuru is heading towards its climax, which could still take a while to finish since it’s a monthly series, but that series is heading towards an ending.
Licenses
8:48: Seven Seas is doing their license announcements week, and here’s what they announced from Monday to Wednesday:
- Daisuke Igarashi’s Witches: The Complete Collection
- Amesuke Ano’s The Muscle Girl Next Door
- Yoichi Abe’s Sheeply Horned Witch Romi
- Yu Hashimoto’s 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (Ghost Ship)
- Yayoi Ohsawa’s Hello, Melancholic!
- My Next Life as a Villainess Side Story: Girls Patch, a yuri manga anthology
- The light novel and manga version of Tenichi’s The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
- Wataru Mitogawa’s GUNBURED × SISTERS (Ghost Ship)
- Syougo Kinugasa & Yuyu Ichino’s Classroom of the Elite manga
- Shino Shimizu’s I’m a Wolf, but My Boss is a Sheep!
- Okushou & MGMEE’s The Girl in the Arcade
- Shinobumaru & Medamayaki’s The Haunted Bookstore – Gateway to a Parallel Universe manga
- Zeniko Sumiya’s 5 Seconds Before a Witch Falls in Love
- The light novel and the manga version (for Ghost Ship) of Ryuto’s Survival in Another World with My Mistress!
- The original novel of essays and manga version of Ryousuke Nanasaki’s Until I Meet My Husband
11:21: Kodansha did two Kodansha Live streams (July 2021 Digital Debuts and Spring 2022 Licenses) so two weeks of announcements! In order:
- Souhachi Hagimoto & Renji Morita’s That’s My Atypical Girl (July 6)
- TYPE-MOON & Rei Wataru’s Fate/Grand Order -Epic of Remnant- Pseudo-Singularity III: The Stage of Carnage, Shimousa – Seven Duels of Swordmasters (July 6)
- Mika Yamamori’s In the Clear Moonlit Dusk (July 13)
- Rukana’s My Darling Next Door (July 20)
- Kanae Sato’s Saving Sweets for After-Hours (July 27)
- Nekotofu’s ONIMAI: I’m Now Your Sister! (July 27)
- AKIRA: Art of Wall artbook
- Koji Suzuki’s The Shining Sea
- Will release omnibus editions of Osamu Tezuka’s Apollo’s Song, Princess Knight, & Ode to Kirihito
- Ryo Hanada’s Blackguard
- Akane Torikai’s Sensei’s Pious Lie
- Shuzo Oshimi’s Welcome Back, Alice & Devil Ecstasy
- Coffee’s Wandance
- Hijiki Isoflavone’s Phantom of the Idol
- Gido Amagakura’s A Galaxy Next Door
- Kei Sanbe’s Island in a Puddle
- Will release Nakaba Suzuki’s The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse in print
16:46: Yen Press announced a few titles this time:
- Takemachi & SeuKaname’s Spy Classroom
- Ichimei Tsukushi & Enji’s Dragon and Ceremony (LN)
- Akumi Agitogi & Tsukiho Tsukioka’s My Happy Marriage (LN)
- Visions 2021__Illustrators Book
- AidaIro’s Toilet-bound Hanako-kun Volume 0
17:44: There’s now a Shield Hero audiobook, which may suggest this will be the newest trend for light novels in the US.
18:28: VIZ licensed Record of Ragnarok, and will be released digitally first before going to print in Spring 2022; They’re also slated to release all of Ranma 1/2 digitally on July 27.
19:43: Before Justin jumps straight into anime licenses, Helen reminds him they still have to talk about Azuki, a new digital service that launched this week. The two hosts give brief thoughts, but for a more in-depth review you’ll want to read their thoughts on the beta.
23:14: Sentai Filmworks licensed the Girls Und Panzer das Finale film, Magical Girl Site, and Mushibugyo OVAs over the past few weeks; GKIDS licensed the Deer King: The Promised Journey With Yuna film.
Streaming News
25:44: Surprisingly, Amazon Prime Video is going to be streaming Evangelion: 3.0+1.01: Thrice Upon A Time August 13. It will even be dubbed, and this leaves Justin and Helen confused…for reasons involving how did Amazon pick this up.
27:57: After it felt like it’s been radio silence for Magia Record, Season 2 is finally happening. This summer! And there will even be a final season at the end of the year.
29:38: Funimation is exclusively streaming the Demon Slayer film; They will also be streaming The Stranger by the Shore film July 9.
30:25: HIDIVE is now streaming Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul film and the uncensored dub of To Love Ru Darkness.
31:11: Netflix will be streaming Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop July 22; meanwhile they just added the Sailor Moon Crystal TV anime to its service…just that, the two hosts after the podcast learned which one they added.
31:42: Crunchyroll added a bunch of Sgt. Frog to its catalog
32:06: Meanwhile, Funimation’s expanded their streaming availability to a few other countries.
Main Topic: Spring Anime Season 2021 Final Thoughts
32:56: Justin and Helen give their thoughts on the Spring Anime Season and the shows they ended up watching to the end. For the most part (see. So I’m a Spider, So What and Shadows House, whose final episodes air tomorrow).
That said, the two hosts had to give their final thoughts to a Winter Anime 2021 show that had its last episode air in the summer: Wonder Egg Priority (at 34:05). Needless to say, the hosts are conflicted. Especially with how the last episode went down.
After that, they discuss their seasonal favorites (From Fruits Basket, 86, Shadows House) to their worst titles (Osamake, Backflip!!) to a few surprises (Super Cub, Back Arrow) to shows that could’ve done better (Justin, unfortunately, stares at So I’m a Spider, So What. This also appears to be another show that ran into problems during its run.)
Weird News
1:45:17: During this part of the podcast Justin noted that Seven Seas finally kicked off their licensing tweet storm.
1:45:27: It took only one chapter for the Kakegurui writer’s isekai revenge manga to get cancelled. The two hosts talk about this unusual situation.
1:46:50: Gintama: The Very Final film got licensed by Eleven Arts, making it possible there will be four different dub casts for this series.
1:49:05: One of the former Philippine presidents passed away, but during the cremation, a Gundam Seed OST was being played during it.
1:50:15: The finale of Zombie Land Saga Revenge did not have a commercial break, which is a rare occurrence for sure.
1:51:00: Someone tried to record the latest Detective Conan film in the theaters. You can guess how that went.
1:52:34: Made in Abyss has been optioned for Hollywood, which has the internet extremely concerned.
1:54:38: Peach Boy Riverside aired yesterday, but there was some people confused about it. Then it later comes out that it’s being aired out of chronological order. Meanwhile you can watch it normally on an exclusive service.