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Show Notes
0:00: Justin and Helen get into what they’ve been up to over the past few weeks, which may involve a piano somehow being in a forest, Japanese and Saudi Arabian college students being roommates in America, and a very good looking fantasy anime.
News
9:55: While discussing the Vision of Escaflowne, this led to a discussion about what anime series are airing on primetime in Japan. Note: not too many, especially now that Pokemon’s been moved to a different time slot.
12:39: My Hero Academia is so popular, it’s now going to be turned into a Hollywood film. Cue all the worries about this one!
17:08: Dark Horse is partnering with a Chinese company to potentially do something like the DC and Marvel does regarding films and TV properties.
21:30: Normally Magical Sempai getting an anime wouldn’t be such a big deal…but since this a Kodansha title, then this may or may not be a sign that something (Print or simulpub release) will happen with this one.
22:49: Crunchyroll has now reached more than 2 million subscribers. That’s kind of a big deal.
Licensing news
24:39: Sol Press has announced two things:
- They’re going to start their own VN, LN, and manga digital platform
- They are also going to publish two LNs: Nekomata Nuko and teffish’s Why Shouldn’t a Detestable Demon Lord Fall in Love?! and Hayaken and Akita Hika’s Redefining the Meta at VRMMO Academy.
26:57: Sentai picked up Run with the Wind and Tsurune, while HIDIVE will stream Run with the Wind.
27:45: Cross Infinite World announced that they licensed a manga (Tia La Cherla) and a LN (The Cursed Princess and the Lucky Knight)
28:30: We then discuss this month’s Kodansha digital licenses, which somehow leads to a discussion on shrinkwrapped titles, and how one title was so obscure it wasn’t even up on manga updates (it is now).
Weird News
32:26: This week’s weird news involves:
- Goku being at the Macy’s Parade?
- Manara Friends seems ordinary on the surface…but then you look deeper into it…
- Someone getting caught selling counterfeit Yu-Gi-Oh! cards
- The popularity of Pokemon Go reaching Christians…and thus inspiring a similar game?
- …And Devidol somehow managing to air an episode out of order. Somehow.