On tonights show, the hosts get into a brief discussion about drawing the line in cosplay, live action Full Metal Alchemist movie, Megumi Hayashibaras thoughts on voice acting then and now... Battle Angel Alita get a date and its lead actress, and Cardcaptor Sakura gets new anime, and the new manga has leaked! Then we ask in the Open Forum Topic of which voice actor/actress, Japanese artist you want to see perform live! Than in Strange News From Japan, woman breaks into a signers apartment, the downside of Shinto purification, and train conductors remind people not to assault them...

This week's episode we're doing things differently. We will be doing a Town Hall podcast. We will be discussing an article in full details about cosplay. Along with us tonight is special guest Calamity Cosplay, the author of the original post! We will be talking about cosplay and what point do we take a seat back from it. Our Skypeline will be open for the duration of the show and we will be taking calls all night.

On tonight's show, we pay tribute to seiyuu Yuko Mizutani... Then to brighten things up, a police officer gives a kid his Pokmon cards after they were stolen. A Japanese idol is in critical condition after multiple stabbings, and we find out why the person did it! Anime Expo eases up on background checks... We say goodbye to MB VoiceWorks... Love Live Sunshine starts up in July, and live action Cutey Honey movie? Then in the Open Forum Topic, we ask is "weeaboo" / "weeaboo trash" is offensive. And wrapping things up in Strange News From Japan, a man is arrested for stealing women's raincoats, odd message sent to molesters, and is sayonara going the way of the dodo bird?

On tonights show, we talk about Maid Day in Japan and how it is celebrated! Has senpai finally noticed you? Well the dictionary may have! Upcoming Emi Nitta event is mandating for bag checks because of bad rumors, a Chinese social game uses Moe girls for dictators... Gundam comes home to Toonami with Gundam: Iron Blood Orphans! And the Voltron: Legendary Defender trailer is out, and what do the hosts think of that? And then we head over to the Open Forum Topic and we ask you what Japanese words should be in the English dictionary. And wrapping things up in Strange News from Japan, junior high student shuts down school websites, old man gets in trouble for fighting for a parking spot, and stolen melons?

On tonight's show, we discuss the issue of background checks at Anime Expo 2016. We pickup where Eri Kagami Sews, Plastic Ronins, and Scarlet Rhapsody left off! Then the writer of the Dragonball Evolution film owns up! And what is our take on the new Power Rangers movie uniforms? And info about the upcoming Bleach musical comes out and the return of Future Trunks in Dragon Ball Super, and the hot issue of voice actors and actresses doing porn? And then we ask in the Open Forum Topic about background checks and should they be done at cons? Then wrapping up in Strange News From Japan, 200 pieces of underwear found in a man's apartment, a sexy magazine getting older men into trouble, and a man arrested for robbing a store with a toy gun?!

On tonight's show, we will talk about the acquisition of DreamWorks Pictures by NBCUniversal, and what that means for you with anime! Then we find out what trade skills you can learn from cosplaying! Then also, what is Prince's influence on anime? Manga series Happy Marriage!? gets a live action series on Amazon Prime Instant Video, fanservice One Piece mouse pads for the ladies, and a Cardcaptor Sakura sequel manga! Then on the Open Forum Topic, we ask you what anime series you would bring over with an American theme song? And wrapping things up in Strange News From Japan, a panty web collecting game, learn English with cats, would you like to be security for Hentai Kamen?

On tonight's show, guest host Ichigo Gami joins us live! We're talking about the passing of seiyuu Ken Maeda, an update on music and licensing in Japan, the Tokyo Government offering bonus for talking about anime overseas, and the Starfox anime short! Also, DJ Ranma S talks about his excursion to Castle Point Anime Convention 2016! The on the Open Forum Topic, we ask about weddings and proposals, what are your thoughts on it? And then in Strange News From Japan, we have an update on missing subway handstraps, a university professor cosplays with his lectures, and an amazing Japanese to English dictionary with interesting phrases.

On tonight's show, we catch up on some important things you may have missed. We talk about the passing of singer of Kouji Wada, who performed the opening theme to Digimon... Then from there, what's up with the new Sailor Moon cafe? Amazon.com is getting into anime, Netflix is producing live action Death Note, and Kadokawa Corporation and Crunchyroll team up for distribution, and get ready for Dragon Ball Fusions, a new game! And yes, how YOU can get a degree in Cosplay, we tell you how! And we finally get to your thoughts on the Open Forum Topic about the dress code! And wrapping things up in Strange News in Japan, a woman is arrested for making 330 calls to a lawyer, assistant professor is arrested for upskirt filming, and lickable mushrooms?

On tonight's show, we're talking Zenkaikon 2016! So tune in tonight as DJ Ranma S, Mako-chan, and Ari Rockefeller talk about their first con of the year! And over in the Open Forum Topic, we talk about the dress code of conventions, are they fair? And in Strange News from Japan, a crazy janitor attacks a student, man is arrested for doing yoga, and a capsule hotel that caters to women.

On this week's show, we officially kick off our Convention Season with Zenkaikon 2016! Also we discuss the positive VICE article about Sailor Moon and International Sailor Moon Day! Then we have a lovely conclusion to the last train that carried the one sole student to and from school, the cast list for the new Voltron series, a new anime about cheerleading boys (Cheer Danshi), pricing for the final Love Live! concert, Viz Media to bring us live action content, and the return of FLCL on Toonami! Then in our Open Forum Topic, we ask you about convention security and safety, is it enough? Then in Strange News From Japan, Japan's cutest high school girl, a shrine maiden is needed to perform memorial services for toys, and ninjas for hire?!