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Show Notes
0:00: In this combined episode of TheOASG Podcast, Justin and Helen get right into the news of the past couple weeks, which does include why this is a double episode and includes the two discussing anime leaks after Aniplex and TOHO successfully filed for an information disclosure order in US courts for the identities of alleged leak accounts.
4:12: As mentioned a few months ago once Square Enix themselves commented on it but now confirmed by the manga artist Nekokurage, The Apothecary Diaries manga will continue — both hosts discuss what should wrap this tax business up for the foreseeable future.
5:11: Ryota Suzuki will replace Toru Furuya as Yamcha in the upcoming Dragon Ball Daima anime, which should now close the book on what is an inglorious end to what was a distinguished career.
6:35: Small Press Expo awarded Nazuna Saito’s Offshore Lightning the prize for Outstanding Collection in its 2024 Ignatz Awards, so someone will be getting a brick sent to them soon; Glacier Bay Books’ Kickstarter campaign for a few Arata Imai works have been successful.
8:48: It’s likely only those in Japan who will be saddened by Nobuhiro Watsuki still being on hiatus for the newest Kenshin manga due to poor health; Dance Dance Danseur has resumed following George Asakura’s surgery; And Saika Fushimi, who has been battling cancer, is aiming to return resuming the manga adaptation of The Magician Who Rose From Failure as she continues to recuperate.
11:11: Production issues will force I See Your Face, Turned Away to go on hiatus; The Days of Diamond manga series will have its hiatus extended, but for an interesting reason; and due to Yuto Suzuki’s health the Sakamoto Days manga will be on break until the next issue of Shonen Jump; voice actor Toshiyuki Manabe sadly passed away at 32 due to heart failure.
13:37: Helen touches on the sudden passing of Nicholas Dupree, who wrote for ANN and someone she knew for a good while online.
16:35: Justin and Helen then discuss the death of voice actress Emi Shinohara, who was undergoing medical treatment for an unspecified illness, but the treatment did not prove effective. Many said their condolences online and in various statements, which showcases the impact she had in the anime world.
Licenses
18:54: Seven Seas and Wonderful Wednesdays are back! Which means more new things are coming in 2025:
- Koume Fujichika’s I’m in Love with the Older Girl Next Door
- USUI KATSURA & CARMILLA’s The Trapped Former Villainess Wants to Escape from the Sadistic Prince
- Yuho Okita’s PUNKS TRIANGLE
- Parari’s Cat Man
- Mita Ori’s Lion Hearts
- Machi Suehiro’s Fake Fact Lips & sequel Fake Fact Lips BREAK
- Karin Anzai’s It Takes More Than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love
- Hiroshi Hiroyama & TYPE-MOON’s Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya
- TATSUWAIPU’s Tamamori’s Fantasies Never Stop! (Ghost Ship)
- Keiko Iwashita’s Choking on Love
- Fuyutsuki Koki, Masami, & Mago Ayakita’s The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom (LN & Manga)
- Kyu Takahata & Yuwji Kaba’s Now That We Draw
- Arata Asanae’s You Are My Alpha
- Moridam’s 12 Dirty Deeds to Unite the Princess and Her Heroine (Ghost Ship)
- Also announced audiobook production of Shinobumaru’s The Haunted Bookstore – Gateway to a Parallel Universe novel, Reia’s Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter, & Motoo Nakanishi’s Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō.
23:22: VIZ had their usual licensing announcements event on their socials:
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7–Steel Ball Run
- The Bugle Call: Song of War
- Girl Crush
- Cosmos
- Tsumiki Ogami’s Not-So-Ordinary Life
- Rai Rai Rai
- Snow Angel
- Astro Royale
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Globetrotter Guidebook
- Dr. STONE Volume 27
- Tokyo Fears Rhapsody
- Ponyo Film Comic (All-in-One Edition)
- Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Manga – Book of Octavinelle
- The Demon Prince of Momochi House: Succession
- Ultraman: Along Came a Spider-Man
- Spider-Man: Kizuna
- The Art of the Boy and the Heron
- Kill Blue (Print, previously digital only)
- Nue’s Exorcist (Print, previously digital only)[These are all slated for Summer 2025]
- Tenmaku Cinema
- Super Psychic Policeman Chojo
- Jiangshi X
- Ice-Head Gill
- Martial Master Asumi [These are all digital, slated for Spring 2025]
- VIZ is simulpubbing/have added the following titles to VIZ Manga: Kaeru Mizuho’s Magical Girl Dandelion and Yellow Tanabe’s Kai-hen Wizards.
27:55: J-Novel Club announced at their industry announcements Twitch stream the following titles:
- arukuhito & Yu-nit’s Isekai Walking
- Choco & kaworu’s The Tanaka Family Reincarnates
- MOJIKAKIYA & syow’s A Cozy Life in the Woods with the White Witch
- Miyako Miyano’s Jeanette the Genius: Defying My Evil Stepmother by Starting a Business with My Ride-or-Die Fiancé! manga (J-Novel Heart)
- Kooriame & Nami Hidaka’s Lady Rose Just Wants to Be a Commoner light novel (J-Novel Heart)
- Micoto Sakurai’s A Royal Rebound: Forget My Ex-Fiancé, I’m Being Pampered by the Prince! manga (J-Novel Heart)
- Ageha Sakura & TCB’s The Countess Is a Coward No More! This Reincarnated Witch Just Wants a Break (J-Novel Heart)
- Riko Saiki & Baracan’s Disowned but Not Disheartened! Life Is Good with Overpowered Magic
- Kuji Furumiya’s A Pale Moon Reverie manga
- Ageha Sakura & Kurodeko’s Lady Bumpkin and Her Lord Villain (J-Novel Heart)
35:16: Animate International had their Licensing Panel event and nabbed the following BL titles:
- Zeniko Sumiya’s Sasori to Otome: Scorpio & Virgo (Volumes 1-2) and This Can’t Be First Love
- Arashi Arima’s Kimi no Sumire: Your Spring Flower (Volumes 1-2)
- Rico Sakura’s Melting Strawberry Kiss
- Eiji Nagisa’s Kabukicho Bad Trip: Ikeda and Rio
- Akasaka’s Gal-kun Will Definitely Fall in Love!
- Shichimi’s Shilly-Shally
- Kusege’s My Classmate Ren-kun is Kinda Scary
- They will also release the following titles in print: Chimi Saruwaka’s Love and the Highly Sensitive Person, Eiji Nagisa’s Kabukicho Bad Trip, and Roji’s Countdown to Yes
37:31: TOKYOPOP has licensed the following titles:
- Feigning Fox with a Face Full of Flowers
- This Is but a Hell of a Dream
- The Little Bird Sleeps by the Sea
- I Don’t Need a Script for Love
- Touch Within the Abyss
- Fated NOT to Meet
- Sweet or Bitter Love
- Merry Witches’ Life: The Three Widows of Berlebagille
- The Margrave’s Daughter & the Enemy Prince
- The Unwanted Bride Loves the Crown Prince With All Her Heart
- My Adorable Betrothed
- I Can’t Get Through the Night Alone
- Imitation Play
- We’re Not Cut Out to be Lovers
38:53: One Peace Books licensed the following titles:
- Masakuni Igarashi’s Detectives These Days Are Crazy!
- Meca Tanaka’s Teppeki Honeymoon
- Shunpei Morita & Aldehyde’s You Talk Too Much, So Just Shut It Already!
- Yutaka Tazawa’s I Want Your Mother to be With Me!
- Mitsuya Otosu, Izumi Izumi, & Atiki’s My Death Flags Show No Sign of Ending
39:25: As expected, Yen Press will be releasing the latest volume of Haruhi Suzumiya; Star Fruit books announced a few new titles; Shinichi Koga’s Mansect manga will be brought over by Living the Line; and Kodansha’s lone digital release for October is of course fitting for the month.
41:30: AnimEigo announced during their town hall stream that they have licensed Nasu: Summer in Andalusia, which means it’ll see a home media release in 2025.
Streaming News
42:59: Crunchyroll will be putting the two compilation Bocchi the Rock! films in theaters in select regions this October; 11 Macross anime are now available on Disney+, but in Canada; and company Spin Master confirmed to ANN that they’re streaming the PuniRunes anime on YouTube. This gets Helen however to wonder what the name for this one actually reminded her of.
Main Topic: Summer Anime 2024 Season Final Impressions
45:09: Justin and Helen discuss a relatively tame Summer Anime season, which had a few standouts (Elusive Samurai, Too Many Losing Heroines, Oshi no Ko Season 2) and not much else. There were some solid shows (Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies), but others had some issues…some more than others (Narenare, Quality Assurance in Another World). There is one show that surprised both hosts, and along the way the quality of Dahlia in Bloom and Reincarnated as a Slime’s 3rd Season was (somewhat) debated!
Weird News
1:38:30: You know that episode of Oshi no Ko this summer season where you have a creator/company miscommunication? Something around that level happened to Suzu Enoshima’s Endo and Kobayashi Live! series, where numerous issues behind the scenes led to the eventual cancellation of the manga adaptation drawn by Rumiko Sakaki. The two hosts get into what by all accounts is a very revealing statement by the B-LOG staff.
1:42:39: Assassination Classroom is very familiar with library ban threats, so a South Carolina library planning to ban it too is nothing new for this manga. Justin and Helen discuss this latest library situation.
1:46:06: There was major issues with the subtitles for Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction for the first couple episodes, and while they have been fixed, the closed captions studio responsible for the English dub subs had to state they were not involved in the creation of the Japanese subtitles.
1:49:29: K MANGA has announced they’ve expanded their region! But to Japan. Both hosts are confused as to why though.