Anime Jam Session

Final Fantasy IX and Legend of Mana get their own animes! Fruits Basket gets a spinoff, and Pokémon Sword and Shield leakers gotta pay hefty fines, and Batman Ninja gets a stage play! Sonic The Hedgehog  becomes a v-tuber, and Tamagotchi smartwatches? Meanwhile in Japan, Tokyo Olympic Committee asks athletes to abstain from sex and drink water in their rooms, Sailor Moon backlash for wishing the team good luck, and Mario isn't the number one Super Mario Bros character?

Supanova Comic Con & Gaming is in hot water due to vendor selling fascist crap, Ouran High School Host Club: The Musical, and Netflix picks up all of Sailor Moon Crystal! Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba sells over 1 million copies of the movie, Superman gets a manga about gourmet food, and a Sailor Moon cafe... In Houston Texas?! Meanwhile in Japan, Super Mario Bros kimonos, love doll mistaken for a corpse and rescued, and man stealing a school uniform caught by another man in a school?

Netflix hits up with a new Castlevania  series, along with updates on Shaman King and Edens Zero! Kanno Yoko composes music for live action Cowboy Bebop, AnimeLab rebrands, and a new TRANSFORMERS AR game, and Rumiko Takahashi explains why her characts can't say "I Love You". Meanwhile in Japan, wood distilled alcohol, stolen hydrangeas, and raise your own Godzilla?

Otakon doesn't require vaccination cards, Rumiko Takahashi is on Twitter and her staff reaches out to fans, and a Tokyo sake store recreates Misato's room from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Also, the latest Sailor Moon fan meet will be streamed visually and we get visuals on the upcoming musical! Seiko releases 30th anniversary Sonic The Hedgehog watch and find an official Fruits Basket island in Animal Crossing! Meanwhile in Japan, a hotel converted to an airsoft arena, disgruntled man arrested for spitting in front of the same store repeatedly, and a police chief is arrested for stealing toilet paper?

Otakon news! Also, a young boy sells his Pokémon cards to pay for puppy's surgery, upcoming DiGi Charat news, InuYasha/Yashahime real escape game, and a woman is arrested for sending threats to WIT STUDIO,Inc. Plus, 7-ELEVEN Japan limits sales of Pokémon cards, Kyoto Animation - 京都アニメーション announces a Thank You with a music festival, and a new Lupin III anime series! Meanwhile in Japan, a cook shaves his head as an apology, cops shacking up in police box, and illegal maid café crackdown in Akihabara?!

On tonight's show... A disturbance in the cosplay community, we'll tell y'all wassup. Also, Berserk mangaka, Kentaro Miura passes away, World Cosplay Summit 世界コスプレサミット sets it's dates, Super Sentai / Kamen Rider crossover film, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba becomes the #2 anime film! Plus, Sailor Moon music video for the Sailor Moon Eternal film, Hatsune Miku becomes a MLP Bishoujo figure, and Kroger stores uses anime/gaming characters for job recruiting?! Meanwhile in Japan, two cats keep coming back into a museum, car owner sells prized car for vet bill and a surprise buyer comes through, woman wants office romance, but no job, and a train driver disciplined for taking a poo break while train is going at 150 kmh?!

Sales of Pokémon cards halted at Target, as well as Pokémon Centers in Japan, eBay restricts sales of adult anime material, and a new Ruroni Kenshin novel drops! Also, find out more about the One Piece rap, Aqours releases first live action video, and an Attack on Titan sake! Meanwhile in Japan, Japanese student writes to Arnold Schwarzenegger and gets a reply, police alerted to man asking woman to play catch in park, man arrested for car bombing person due to parking style?!

Japan's State of Emergency has been extended, Love Live Nijigasaki gets a season 2, and a Dragon Ball Super movie announced! Plus, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie tops in theaters worldwide! The Next Manga Awards opens for nominations, and visuals for Takarazuka's City Hunter musical are released! Meanwhile in Japan, we have an update on the 7-11 in a 7-11 for y'all! Discover how to earn money from scamming scammers and a stranger is in a man's kitchen eating?

Check out the new Naruto streetwear collection, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train does something no Japanese movie has done in 20 years in America, and Russia bans isekai anime. Plus Lupin III celebrates 50 years with stylish shirts, Japan's Health Ministry posts chapters of Cells at Work for free reading, and WWE goes anime with Crunchyroll! Meanwhile in Japan, 34 pairs of panties stolen from a guy who lives alone, father supports his son to become a dragon, fight with train otaku fight leaves one with a fractured skull, and a schoolgirl and a karate teen subdue shoplifter?!