Anime Jam Session

Lucky Star manga returns, Yoshihiro Togashi announces a staff for Hunter x Hunter, and get ready for Attack on Titan the musical?! Also, Amazon_Japan pulls Dr Stone book because it's considered harmful in one prefecture, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero continues to climb up the list of top anime films, and USC half time show to have a One Piece medley. Meanwhile in Japan, a team hunting a monkey shoots a woman, Japanese government says stop using that floppy, and a video game that can detect early stages of glaucoma?!

Warner Bros. Discovery has no plans to fuck with Toonami or any anime, One Piece beats out Neon Genesis Evangelion 3.0+1.0 in Japan, and Dragon Ball Super hits #1 in US theaters! Anime Taizen, the world largest anime database opens, Netflix announces deal with Nippon TV, along with their new anime and live action titles, and MINI announces deal with Pokémon for an electric car! Meanwhile in Japan... Sushi chef causes train delays and a tablet delays trains due to forgotten password...

Long lost footage of Saban's Sailor Moon is found! Also, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero film takes the top spot, known sexual predator Vic Mignogna loses his appeal, and anime DVD/BR media sales slump in Japan. Rozen Maiden celebrates 20 years with a special exhibit, and voice actors pay tribute to Kenji Utsumi in documentary. Meanwhile in Japan... An update on the Gifu fish pond, and the Japanese government worried about young people drinking?!

DJ Ranma S has some thoughts on the Bleach licensing... Comiket 100 with high numbers! Also, Flame Con hosts Rica Takashima, and Yoshihiro Togashi health update! Plus, French voice actor was released from a dubbing project over a fandub, the newest BanG Dream band releases 1st single, and Kyoto International Manga and Anime Fair launches crowdfunding for continued development! Meanwhile in Japan... New love hotel allows you to live out your yakuza fantasy, the tastiest guitar that ever shredded, and glasses that can halt or reverse nearsightedness?!

We discuss the Crunchyroll/Right Stuf Anime acquisition, one of The iDOLM@STER アイドルマスター games closing shop, and Studio GONZO announces their 30th anniversary plans! Also, a fan gets Type Moon creators to change Comiket Japan's distribution plans, Discotek Media puts their Tokusatsu releases on its own line, and Hot Topic teams up with Studio Ghibli for a new fashion store! And... Rose tells us her thoughts about Otakon, and what happened at Puchi Con (again). Meanwhile in Japan... A brewing company plans to simulate making beer in outer space, a break-in of a small amount of product stolen shuts down a business, and a man is arrested for driving without a license for 50 years?!

Square Enix launches the English version of Manga Up, The Simpsons to parody Death Note, and Junji Ito wins the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards! Also, Bang Dream holds auditions for new band members, the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist sequel film drops next month, and Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR to be done by Production I.G! Meanwhile in Japan, a joke delays a flight for 50 minutes, the Crotch Cup raises awareness for groin itch, and a mangaka retires because he can't draw breasts anymore?!

The Pokémon Company to produce an unscripted card game, Otakon's wowing the fans with their guests, and live-action Cowboy Bebop gets an Emmy nomination! Also, Final Fantasy kabuki, Nintendo Japan gives same sex partners equal benefits, and Urusei Yatsura confirmed for multiple seasons! Meanwhile in Japan, people getting unwanted cases of crab and salmon, a jr high school girl removed from class for eyebrow grooming, and vertical capsule furniture for napping?

We mourn the passing of Kazuki Takahashi, Yu-Gi-Oh! mangaka... Also, the peggies go on indefinite hiatus, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury prologue to debut at San Diego Comic-Con International, Kobato Miku 小鳩ミク of BAND-MAID posts solo project and anime, and Ken Akamatsu, Love Hina mangaka is elected to the House of Councillors?! Meanwhile in Japan, a man is arrested for drying women's underwear at someone else's house, a company uses hit points to help with support of their employees, Toy Story themed camper van up for grabs in a lottery, and new Pokémon clothing that glow with camera flash?

Tons of news out of Anime Expo®! Trigun, Panty and Stocking, Macross, FLCL, and more! Also, a charity hip-hop Naruto album, Aniplex+ アニプレックスプラス to stream their online fest, Shonen Jump aiming for simultaneously release in English, and Sonic The Hedgehog 2 hits 400 million! Meanwhile in Japan... An update on the Voodoo Doll case, Ninja Warrior to the 2028 Olympics, and a single snake takes the power out nearly 10,000 homes!

Kyoto Animation - 京都アニメーション to build a memorial site, Love Live Sunshine gets a spinoff fantasy anime, new anime about Akihabara maids called Akiba Maid War is announced, and Seven Seas Entertainment's union is recognized. Also, Tokyo Mew Mew New's VA unit teases OP theme, Digimon announces 25th anniversary exhibit in Akihabara, and a Gundam character becomes a spokesman for McDonald's Japan?! Meanwhile in Japan... Town's people personal records lost due to a drunken nap, an update on 7-Elvenception, and a bear gets his butt kicked by a homeowner?!