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Show Notes
Pandemic News
0:00: With much to talk about in this episode Justin and Helen skip the preamble and dive right into things, beginning with COVID-19, and well, how it’s not going so great in Japan. (This episode was recorded this past Sunday as a heads up!) Olympics are happening, delays are happening, it’s all happening.
News
6:42: Justin and Helen talk about the explosive growth of manga this year — so explosive that lots of titles are out of stock and some are going to take a while to be reprinted. Companies and retailers talked to ICv2 and explained what it’s been like as people buy manga, and how their processes have changed as it’s not just COVID-19 impacting stock — other things have contributed to the delays and titles being out of stock.
16:56: MAPPA had to comment after an animator took to Twitter and explained they were paying very low rates, and denied it.
20:36: Jujutsu Kaisen will resume August 2 after Akutami took a break for health reasons; The artist for The Misfit of Demon Academy, Kayaharuka, passed away likely due to pancreatic cancer; and voice actress Philece Sampler passed away at 67 due to a heart attack.
Licenses
22:17: Just when you thought we were done talking about digital manga services, two more pop up! Krystallina sure is having a time writing about them. But the two hosts talk about Alpha Manga, which is run by JP AlphaPolis, and Comikey, which has a mix of comics and are now adding manga to their service. Justin and Helen talk about these new services and why they’re emerging now.
30:18: VIZ announced their Spring 2022 licenses:
- Riku Sanjou & Kōji Inada’s Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
- Haro Aso’s Alice in Borderland
- Rumiko Takahashi’s Came the Mirror & Other Tales!
- Ayuko Hatta’s Ima Koi: Now I’m in Love
- Kazuo Umezz’s Orochi: The Perfect Edition
- Ryouji Hirano & Koyoharu Gotouge’s Demon Slayer: Stories of Water and Flame
- Sanshirou Kasama & Hikaru Uesugi’s Deadpool: Samurai
- Yutou Suzuki’s Sakamoto Days
- Hidenori Kusaka & Satoshi Yamamoto’s Pokémon Adventures: X•Y
- JoJo 6251: The World of Hirohiko Araki
- Star Wars: Tribute to Star Wars artbook
- Uzumaki Coloring Book
- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Picture Book
- The Art of the Tale of the Princess Kaguya
- Demon Slayer: The Official Coloring Book
VIZ’s Fall 2021 digital slate: Me & Roboco, Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin, Mitama Security: Spirit Busters (All 5 volumes), Magu-chan: God of Destruction, Bone Collection
33:41: J-Novel Club announced the following titles at Anime Expo Lite:
- Hamuo & Mo’s Hell Mode ~The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing~
- Hisaya Amagishi & Kei’s Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools (J-Novel Heart)
- Ameko Kaeruda & Sencha’s Dragon Daddy Diaries: A Girl Grows to Greatness
- MOJIKAKIYA & toi8’s My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer
- Hayaken, Moto Kuromura, & Nagu’s Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀ (manga)
- Tsuyoshi Fujitaka, Hanamaru Nanto, & Chisato Naruse’s My Instant Death Ability is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me! —AΩ— (manga)
- Bisu & Yukiko’s The Reincarnated Princess Spends Another Day Skipping Story Routes (J-Novel Heart)
- Schuld & Lansane’s Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World
- Miya Kinojo & Katagiri’s Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers (LN, Seven Seas will publish the manga!)
- Yuu Tanaka & Nardack’s A Late-Start Tamer’s Laid-Back Life
- Maddrax (J-Novel Pulp)
35:45: Normally UDON announcing they’ve licensed Persona 5: Mementos Mission would be your typical announcement, but for those who have been following when this was announced years ago by Yen Press, this also can qualify as weird news!
38:55: Futekiya announced they’ve licensed 16 Home-Sha titles to be added to their service at Anime Expo Lite:
- Thanat’s Achira Kochira Bokura (No, Are Kara to Kore Kara)
- Shinta Harekawa’s Zenin Kiritsu! Shiritsu BL Gakuen Koutou-Gakkou~ Tachibana x Mizuki Hen~
- Miu Kouda’s My Sweet Home
- Echo’s My Only Doggy
- Fujitobi’s Mahoroba Eden
- Shota Kon’s Koi wo Egakeba Iro Ga Saku
- Akira Sasayama’s Maou no Musuko Wa Sunao ni Narenai!
- Poteto Ueno’s Noid~ Ai no Sukuu Hoshi~
- Masaru Masa’s Satsuki Matsu
- Megane’s Iu Koto Kiite, Sensei
- Ayako Muro’s Utakata Calendar
- Kobato Omori’s Yoru ni Kin no Ame no Furu
- Machi Suehiro’s Yakimochi Wa Kitsune Iro
- Suiyoubi’s Gotsugou Simulation
- Poteto Yamamori’s Sweetie Agape
- Sachi Murakami’s Neko Nante Itsumo Kimagure
41:18: Meanwhile for Manga Planet, Kodansha titles will now start to be on that service. Maybe soon enough Silent Mobius will also be on Manga Planet.
42:49: Here’s the final bit of Seven Seas announcements since last episode:
- Koharu Inoue’s The Duke of Death and His Maid
- MONNZUSU’s My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders
- Light novel and manga version of Mokune Hachi’s The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbye
- Yuka Tachibana, Aoagu, & Yasuyuki Syuri’s The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent: The Other Saint
- Rikito Nakamura & Yukiko Nozawa’s The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Ghost Ship)
- Takeshi Natsuhara & Hiroki Miyashita’s Yakuza Reincarnation
- Miyahara Miyako’s Even If It Was Just Once, I Regret It
- Yoru Sumino’s I am Blue, in Pain, and Fragile (Airship)
- Code:000 & Kentaro Yabuki’s DARLING in the FRANXX (Ghost Ship)
- MENOTA’s Correspondence from the End of the Universe
- Muchimaro’s It’s Just Not My Night: Tale of a Fallen Vampire Queen (Ghost Ship)
- Syu Yasaka’s Monologue Woven For You
- Masato Hisa & KRSG’s The Weakest Contestant in All Space and Time
- Oshioshio’s My Deer Friend Nokotan
45:30: TOKYOPOP will be bringing over Ayaka Noda’s Double, Yushi Kawata & Yukito’s Alice in Bishounen-Land, and Shoko Rakuta’s I’m Looking for Serious Love!; DENPA announced over at Kurocon they’ve licensed Ahndongshik’s Renjoh Desperado
46:00: Future Boy Conan has finally been licensed! GKIDS will be bringing that out; and the dub for Ishida and Asakura is out and available in stores.
Streaming News
47:30: The given live-action can now be seen on Crunchyroll; Retrocrush has now added the following titles to its service:
- A.D. Police – To Protect and Serve
- Gravitation & Gravitation: Lyrics of Love
- Karate Master
Main Topic: Summer Anime Season 2021
48:03: The two hosts talk immediately about how barren the summer season is this year, then launch right into what they’re watching, from the sequels (Higurashi: SOTSU, Reincarnated as a Slime S2, Bakarina X, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S2) to a new edition of a franchise that’s going to have a weird streaming schedule (Love Live! Superstar!!) to some new stuff (How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, Sonny Boy, Kageki Shojo) to even stuff they couldn’t talk about since they haven’t aired as of recording (Idaten Deities, The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!, Magia Record S2). Along the way Justin gets into an explanation as to why Tokyo Revengers is unlikely to see a print release from Kodansha (1:35:30), which is tough for them since they’re missing out on a lot of money right now.
Weird News
1:39:14: The two hosts definitely had to talk about the mystifying situation with Anime Tube (Which Krystallina basically summed up), from their past, Shawne Kleckner going on the attack, and wonder how Anime Tube could’ve succeeded when they don’t seem to know anyone in the industry.
1:41:57: Pony Canyon was not going to release a BD box-set of Odd Taxi in Japan, but they changed their tune…slightly!
1:42:57: Someone decided it was time to create a plushie of Rena’s hatchet from Higurashi. Justin wonders why.
1:44:00: Tite Kubo decided to cross Bleach over with Loki! Well in particular, Aizen with Loki and it looks great, just Helen wonders what kind of marketing this is.