Ranma kicks the show off about talking about the new maid cafe in NYC's Chinatown, along with his thoughts, which is followed by his ereview of epsiode 1 of Heroes of Cosplay (start your drinking). Then the team discusses Pokemon sales and new anime, Attack on Titan merchandising... Brand new Vocaloid anime, and major censorship in Thailand... Japan Society pissed at Studio Ghibili, and a man catches a panty thief!

This week, the hosts talk about Mighty No 9 Kickstarter, Attack on Titan series finale, Pokemon X and Y, The Boondocks Season 4, Miyazaki's retirement, another anime license saved, our "WTF are they serious out of Japan" segment, and much more!

The staff discuss the issues with Heroes of Cosplay, such as the lawsuit for using copyrighted photos, and that the winning team from Anime Matsuri didn't get their prize money. Also, Ranma discusses his review of episode 3, who in turn tells everyone what he thinks of cutthroat cosplay. Also on the Japan front topics about a wife killing her husband with a coffee cup, a man stole 200 bike seats for a "scent of a woman", and finally, the top 10 Japanese surnames.

Mako-chan talks about the hypocrisy of slut shaming, followed by a review of Heroes of Cosplay! Then Ranma talks about Anime News Network's article, "Five Things I learned from Heroes of Cosplay"... Mighty No 9 nears the 2 million mark... More info on Pokemon X/Y... An anime gets into the Guiness Book of World Records! And in kindness, a local man in Japan donated money to repair an elementary school... And did Akira predict the 2020 Olympics?

Ranma breaks down episode five of Heroes Of Cosplay, followed by him, Ladyhawke, and Ari talking about Nauticons. Then a quick news recap. This is our Nauticon podcast review episode, so if you want to hear about a 21+ anime con, listen in!

As the show begins, the staff pays tribute to Hiroshi Yamauchi, as they discuss their favorite NES games... And is anime getting worse? A feminist group wants to ban adult games... Carpet designer hits cosplayers with a C&D, new Yamato movie airs in the US... New Lupin III / Detective Conan movie... And then on the Japanese news front, dealers busted for selling porn to police chief, illegal us streams overseas, and Vegeta's Japanese VA starts a new band?!

DJ Ranma S, Mako-chan, and Ari Rockefeller sit down with Kinmoku Revolution and the webmaster and webmistress of missdream.org over tea and scones to discuss the new musical "Sailor Moon: La Reconquista" in full detail.

DJ Ranma S, Mako-chan, and Ari Rockefeller talk about Attack on Titan, more Sailor Moon rumors, Smart Glass technology to instantly translate manga, strange teacher punishments in a Japanese school, and boys to wear girls swim uniforms? Also, Escape From NY/LA planned anime details, five animes to kickstart Halloween, and normal Japanese men vote on cosplay.

DJ Ranma S, Mako-chan, Ari Rockefeller, Linwood, and guest cosplayer Kayla of Avalon Cosplay talk the epic con that was New York Comic Con. The team also discuss the heavily hot bed issue of lack of respect from various press outlets too.

On this week's episode, Ranma and Ari discuss Another Anime Convention 2013 with special guests Scarlet from Scarlet-Rhapsody.com and Serephita Cosplay! Tune in because this may have been the staff's final convention they are covering this year!