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Show Notes
0:00: Justin and Helen discuss what they’ve been up to over the past few weeks, which includes some Cyberpunk anime on Netflix and a reverse isekai anime involving Zhuge Liang, courtesy name Kongming.
Pandemic News
8:30: Japan’s biggest cosplay event in Osaka has now been delayed in 2023, as the organizers couldn’t ensure the safety and security if they held it.
News
9:47: Right Stuf’s President/Co-Founder Shawne Kleckner has left the company, which leads to the two hosts discussing Kleckner’s legacy in anime retail and what’s next for Right Stuf/Crunchyroll.
13:05: AMC Networks’ CEO Christina Spade stepped down after less than three months in the role, as AMC Network is planning to lay off about 20% of its staff due to subscriber losses. Remember: this company recently acquired HIDIVE/Sentai Filmworks!
14:27: Golden Kamuy Season 4 will resume its broadcast starting with episode 1 in April; Fate/Strange Fake was planned to be released New Year’s Eve, but unfortunately it has been delayed due to production issues; meanwhile Gundam: The Witch From Mercury will finish up its first part January 8 as holiday programming this weekend and January 1 will take over its time slot. So not a production delay, a holiday delay!
17:24: Due to poor physical health, voice actress Ami Maeshima will be going on hiatus from all entertainment activities for several months; voice actress Chie Nakamura is going on hiatus due to ulcerative colitis; and actress and voice actress Juli Erickson announced on Sunday on that her husband, actor and voice actor Grant James, passed away at 87.
Licenses
19:35: Cross Infinite World announced they’ve licensed 4 new titles and will partner with Podium Audio to produce 2 audiobooks:
- Miyako Tsukahara & Satsuki Sheena’s The Abandoned Heiress Gets Rich with Alchemy and Scores an Enemy General
- Makino Maebaru & Hachi Uehara’s The Inconvenient Life of an Arousing Priestess
- Roku Kaname & Hazuki Futaba’s Revolutionary Reprise of the Blue Rose Princess
- Sarasa Nagase & Mitsuya Fuji’s The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor
- Kosuzu Kobato’s I’d Rather Have a Cat than a Harem! (Narrated by Jennifer Aquino)
- Ryuo’s Even Dogs Go to Other Worlds: Life in Another World with My Beloved Hound (Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross)
22:38: Kodansha licensed for digital release this month Maho Funeno’s The Shape-Shifting Witch’s Kiss (12/6) and Kohei Nagashii’s Beast #6, which Justin is definitely counting on coming out next week, not December 26 like the PR said.
23:56: Ablaze has licensed Ryo Sumiyoshi’s Centaurs manga, this will start being released this summer; meanwhile Fantagraphics has licensed Shungiku Uchida’s Minami’s Lover.
Streaming News
25:28: Disney+ and Kodansha have expanded their partnership, which includes licensing exclusive anime series based on manga produced by Kodansha…and the first work to be a part of this is Tokyo Revengers Season 2.
26:30: Some titles on HIDIVE are once again missing, but the company revealed to ANN they are expected to return in 2023. But something like this happened earlier this year, and now it’s happening again essentially.
27:59: The following movies are streaming or will stream on Crunchyroll this month:
December 1
- Strike Witches: The Movie
December 8
- As the Gods Will live-action movie
- Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1
- Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2
- Sound! Euphonium The Movie – Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band (Gekijō-ban Hibike! Euphonium: Kitauji Kōkō Suisōgaku-Bu e Yōkoso)
- Sound! Euphonium The Movie – May the Melody Reach You! (Gekijō-ban Hibike! Euphonium: Todoketai Melody)
- Sound! Euphonium The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day
December 15
- Millennium Actress
- Liz and the Blue Bird
- Penguin Highway
- Maquia – When the Promised Flower Blooms
- Big Fish & Begonia Chinese animated film
- Overlord: The Undead King
- Overlord: The Dark Warrior
December 22
- SHIROBAKO The Movie
- The Wonderland
- Isekai Quartet: Another World
- Digimon Adventure tri. 1: Reunion
- Digimon Adventure tri. 2: Determination
- Digimon Adventure tri. 3: Confession
- Digimon Adventure tri. 4: Loss
- Digimon Adventure tri. 5: Coexistence
- Digimon Adventure tri. 6: Future
29:17: Crunchyroll will release Suzume in the US April 14, as now they’re rolling out the film internationally; Netflix will stream Season 2 of Way of the Househusband New Year’s Day.
Weird News
30:29: Black Clover is going on another break, but this time due to production circumstances. Well, that’s kind of new…
31:34: Mysterious and unknown Japanese boy band is inspiring NFT anime videos, as NFTs continue to spread in Japan for various reasons, likely none of them good.
31:55: The only thing we can say to the Sonic the Hedgehog creator after getting busted for more insider trading: what is wrong with you?
32:25: Animate Group’s C-labo card shop chain got accused of tax evasion, which makes Helen wonder who else the two hosts have talked about in past episodes that also got accused of tax evasion.
33:00: Hideaki Anno’s Gundam doujinshi is getting a reprint at the upcoming Comiket 101, and it’s important, notable news to a few people!
33:40: More Lupin and food ads! Feels like there’s been so many…
34:45: Let’s just say the Director of Kung Fu Panda is a little apprehensive about Miyazaki seeing that film.
35:55: And just when you think there’s no more bribery to be had in to the Tokyo Olympics, we got more companies that were involved in this scandal. What is happening here!?!?