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Show Notes
0:00: Helen and Justin reveal what they’ve been up to over the past month…that’s right, not past two weeks, past month! Of course someone went out of their way to spend money during Emblemcon. Helen meanwhile checked out Deathbound Duke’s Daughter.
Pandemic News
17:03: Masamune-Kun’s Revenge season 2 would’ve been airing now but it got delayed to the summer due to COVID-19. Now it will premiere July 3.
News
18:55: Anime has been in a dire state for a while, but none more so than the past year or so due to the significant number of delays and lack of talent in the industry. We now have someone warning of anime’s creative decline this time, however: veteran producer Masao Maruyama.
22:58: Right Stuf VP and COO Christine Morgan left Right Stuf and Crunchyroll as of March 31, and Justin and Helen speculate on what this means.
25:38: One series is going on hiatus…and another is returning from it! After the initial reported hiatus, however, later in the week we know The Vampire Dies in No Time is going to be on indefinite hiatus.
Licenses
27:11: Kodansha got around to announcing they’ve licensed the following titles for digital release this month:
- Shiori Hanatsuka’s How to Grill Our Love (Out now)
- Sou Hamayumiba’s Small Nozomi and Big Yume (5/16)
- Yuuki Kodama’s The World of Summoning (5/30)
28:15: Yen Press announced they’ve licensed the following titles:
- Don Haruna’s If the Villainess and Villain Met and Fell in Love
- Kurusu Natsume’s A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans
- Mato Kousaka & Suzu Yuuki’s I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time manga
- Will also release the light novel and manga version of Hayaken’s Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀ in print
They also later announced that Honobu Yonezawa’s The Samurai and the Prisoner novel and Keiso’s Ishura LN will also be audiobooks.
30:16: Cross Infinite World licensed the following titles:
- Saki Ichibu and Cocosuke’s I’ll Use This Do-over to Become the Ideal Lady’s Maid!
- Kosuzu Kobato and Yuichi Murakami’s Making Jam in the Woods: My Relaxing Life Starts in Another World
- Makino Maebaru and Yoko Matsurika’s Rising from Ashes: My Dear Emperor, You’re Putty in My Hands!
31:07: UDON Entertainment announced, in partnership with Tezuka Productions and Akita Shoten, they’ve licensed Kenny Ruiz & Osamu Tezuka’s Team Phoenix.
31:46: And in final licensing news for the past two weeks, Comikey added Yabako Sandrovich and MAAM’s ST✰R: Strike it Rich to its service.
Streaming News
32:23: Demon Slayer: Entertainment District arc is now on Netflix; meanwhile Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune will be on the service May 18.
32:42: Crunchyroll will stream a version of Bartender — unsure if this is a sequel or a reboot — in Spring 2024! They’ve also added a show that’s been in Amazon Prime jail to its service in Inuyashiki.
33:53: In somewhat not surprising news, GKIDS will distribute The First Slam Dunk film in theaters this summer.
Mini Main Topic: K MANGA!
34:59: Yep, K MANGA was a thing that announced this week, and there’s been numerous thoughts about the service since it launched Wednesday. Meanwhile Justin and Helen could only give pre-app launch thoughts since we got the info this would be happening a few weeks ago. But the hosts did have concerns about how this would go based on what Kodansha shared, so listen in to find out if they nailed the issues before the release date.
Weird News
50:26: Scripts for unaired episodes of Pokémon Black and White are now public, which means fans definitely went wild over it!
52:09: Meanwhile, yes, Kuso Miso Technique is gonna happen…well, it still needs some crowdfunding support, but it’s happening! Not an April Fools Day joke!