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Show Notes
0:00: Justin revisits experiencing Anime NYC 2020…on his phone (via the NTWRK app), and hopes it’ll be the last time he does it. Meanwhile Helen talks about a few fall anime shows she’s finally watched, like Adachi and Shimamura and Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club. One of these shows she just started, and the other she dropped…
Pandemic News
9:50: Both Tokyo 7th Sisters (moved from Summer 2020 to February 26, 2021) and Anpanman (June 26 to June 25, 2021) films have revised theater dates after being delayed due to the pandemic.
News
11:26: ICYMI, ViacomCBS sold publisher S&S to Penguin Random House, which is a big deal if you’re into the book industry, but as Justin and Helen discuss, it’s pretty relevant for those who follow manga and light novels as well.
15:48: That’s right — D.N.Angel is FINALLY going to end!
Licenses
17:50: Kodansha Comics is slated to release 8 new manga digitally in January and February:
- NON’s Harem Marriage (1/5)
- Miki Yoshikawa’s A Couple of Cuckoos (1/12)
- Atsushi Uchiyama’s Will It Be the World or Her? (1/19)
- Mawata, Nazuna Miki & Subachi’s My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level 1 (1/26)
- Hajime Inoryu & Shota Ito’s My Dearest Self With Malice Aforethought (2/2)
- Mayu Sakurai’s Boss Wife (2/9)
- Hatsuharu’s A Girl & Her Guard Dog (2/16)
- Kanae Hazuki’s How Do You Do, Koharu? (2/23)
19:20: futekiya has added more BL — or will add more BL — to their service:
- GOmouriki’s Ikitsuku Saki wa Amai Koibito
- Tokishiba’s Omae Gonomi no Ore wa Dore? and Himegoto Renbo
- Umako Hareya’s Thank You Complex!
- Setsu’s Sono Yuutousei, Himitsu Ari
- Abuku’s Hodokeru Cherry
- Hagi Fukura’s Konomi no Type wa Toshishita Osananajimi
- Haruta’s Fukurokudo Hirentan
- Kaya Azuma’s Kuzureru Tenbin
- Ryotaro’s Yuu/Ai Line
19:56: Last time the hosts talked about Mangamo, the Android app wasn’t ready but pre-registration is up. Now the Android app is up!
21:32: Sentai Filmworks licensed Majestic Prince Genetic Awakening and Kaiji; Shirobako the Movie also got licensed…but by Eleven Arts! An interesting one for sure. Eleven Arts have also released Sound! Euphonium~ Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band! and Sound! Euphonium~ May the Melody Reach You! films digitally this past Tuesday.
Streaming News
25:10: The JFF Plus Online Film Festival is launching today until December 13, and they will be airing some anime in addition to a mix of Japanese films and documentaries. The hosts are looking forward to checking out The Girl from the Other Side though.
26:49: Retrocrush is adding more titles to their service (Helen wishes one of them was Saiunkoku):
- Ramen Fighter Miki – December 4
- Love Hina Again – December 11
- Honey and Clover I and II – December 11
- The Adventures of the Little Prince – December 18
- Astro Boy (1980 version) – December 18
27:47: So Sentai licensed Kaiji, but you can also watch Kaiji on HIDIVE as well; TAMA of the 3rd district — Have you seen my TAMA? has been added to Crunchyroll; Chronicles of the Going Home Club and Hanasaku Iroha are now back on CR, and CR is now streaming the Hanasaku Iroha movie as well; and Jujutsu Kaisen’s dub will be on HBO Max today.
29:03: Funimation basically will be posting a bunch of Gundam anime titles in the next few weeks or months on their service: Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam UC (Unicorn), Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and SEED Destiny HD Remasters will be on the service.
Weird News
31:25: The BD for King’s Raid has been cancelled. Note that this show is airing right now, so…the hosts of this podcasgt think this can’t be a good thing.
32:50: Want to stay warm this winter? Get yourself a Kirby plushie that’s also a heater!
33:57: Normally, a manga ending wouldn’t quite go as weird news, and for Online the Comic, it ended normally enough. But for Justin, this is personal! (Since it’s one of the few leftover Mangabox titles.)
34:58: So yes Demon Slayer’s breaking records, etc, etc, which means there’s plenty of opportunities to find weird news about it! This one is just a bit too weird from the Hong Kong police involving Tanjiro and a grape. Helen does reveal a different story involving this manga though.
37:02: Hiroyuki’s Kanojo mo Kanojo is getting an anime. This manga started in March! (Justin already looks forward to Kodansha Comics eventually getting this title next year).
39:07: Justin was literally minding his business until he took to Twitter and saw Kadabra trending. He then decided to click it and learned Uri Geller has apologized and given permission for Nintendo to use Kadabra in their merchandise again. Yes, Justin learned it was banned since 2003 in 2020.
This eventually leads to a discussion on trending tweets on Twitter and Helen wondering why a Haikyu! character who only appeared very briefly in an episode trended.