Anime Jam Session

New anime from the man, Shinchiro Watanabe announced at San Diego Comic-Con, as well as new anime trailers from Adult Swim! The Idolm@ster and Love Live School Idol Project plan for a joint concert, IKEA launches an anime-like campaign, FLOW brings us new opening and ending themes for the new 4 episodes of Naruto, and One Piece gets a new ending theme after 17 years?! Meanwhile in Japan (take two)... A haunted hide and seek comes to Osaka this summer, a swimsuit model and former adult actress releases her own AI-generated photo album, Final Fantasy 16 becomes a Takarazuka stage play, and a city allows residents to control the mayor's salary?!

DJ Ranma S and Berry Gami discuss the shenanigans surrounding changes at Katsucon 2024. Also, Mako-chan gives us a breakdown on the current SAG-AFTRA strike, and how it affects the anime industry. A popular voice actress is harassed on Twitter, James Cameron hints at Alita: Battle Angel sequel, and the UN intervenes about sex abuse claims at Johnny Talent Agency! Due to time constraints, no Meanwhile in Japan tonight, be back next week!

Five major companies pull out of Comic-Con International, fans react to the law requiring manga artists to reveal real names, and a Hospitality union strike could affect Anime Expo... Also, the Yohane spin-off series gets a video game announced for November, My Hero Academia collaborates with NBA, and the 2023 Sanrio popularity ranking is revealed! Meanwhile in Japan... Himeji Castle gets an official LEGO set, Godiva releases chocolate Daifuku in Japan, and a revolving sushi lawsuit could have a teen paying up to 160 million yen?!

DJ Ranma S summarizes the AnimeNEXT chaos, so you don't want to miss that! Also, PGSM veteran Keiko Kitagawa cast as Sailor Cosmos in the new Sailor Moon Cosmos film, a voice actor claims Crunchyroll blocked auditions to reprise anime role in a video game, and a man hired to steal 1500 Pokémon cards was arrested. Plus, the live-action One Piece trailer is out and it's... Something... And Lycoris Recoil joins forces with Pizza Hut and Sanrio! Meanwhile in Japan, an Overnight Work Experience event allows school kids a nap in lieu of bedtime, father & son arrested for the same crime, and tasty Sanrio ice cream... But you have to work for it!

An AI produced Black Jack manga, Hello Kitty covers the Sailor Moon theme song, and Demon Slayer takes over Times Square! Also, Akira Toriyama's Sand Land gets a game, Creamy Mami 40th Anniversary, and the 1st Sailor Moon Cosmos movie ends with a trailer for the second film! Meanwhile in Japan, an AI model is fired from Playboy, In-N-Out Burger comes to Tokyo, and a fee for tourists to ride buses in Kyoto?

An Attack On Titan fan marries AI Eren Yeager, Crunchyroll blocks the Tower of God anime cast from being cast for the game, and Anisong unit Angela earns Guinness World Records! Also, Love Live! Unit Liella concert on MTV Unplugged streamed, Buffalo mass shooting victims' families sue 4chan, Good Smile Company, and others, and Aniplex acquires film company Origamix! Meanwhile in Japan, OxiClean sends detergent supply to a Tokyo card shop, and an arrest is made for theft of a lactic acid drink?!

Sadness in the Anime USA community, a police officer was busted for taking upskirt shots at Anime Central, a CAPCOM VS. Osamu Tezuka exhibit, and Pokémon-themed streets! Also, Akiba Maid War Animation stage play visuals are out, Yen Press's latest acquisition from MCM London Comic Con, Anime Expo® announces more guests, and the Agency for Cultural Affairs website lists manga pirate site URLs for 6 months?! Meanwhile in Japan, sushi starts revolving again in Japan's largest revolving sushi restaurant and new English textbooks are crap.

Join DJ Ranma S and Mako-chan as they discuss CloverCon at Somerset County 4-H! Also, an association for improving animator working conditions is created, a MACROSS shooting game is announced, Duolingo teams up with Crunchyroll for learning, and CHANEL teams up with Sailor Moon for artistic endeavors! Meanwhile in Japan, a new perfume inspired by bootleggers, and a yakuza member arrested for dog poop?

Live-action Saint Seiya does well and Toei Animation wants to do another one, the Gundam franchise brings in big bucks, and a music composer is handed a suspended sentence?! Also, MyAnimeList.net is hacked, Yoko Takahashi is to stream a concert worldwide, and Spy x Family gets a coffee collab for Father's Day! Meanwhile in Japan... Japan to ban upskirting in sweeping sex crime reforms, highway rest stops now have high-tech trash cans, and a town population doubles as families decent to search for mythical snake?!