First of all, we have a major announcement for Anime+ listeners! We've teamed up with Geek Freaks network! Find out more of what that means in this episode! Aside from that huge announcement we're also covering news regarding the upcoming demon slayer trilogy, Frieren's second season, and more!

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Articles used in this episode:

Anime Producer Kouichirou Itou Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-03/anime-producer-kouichirou-itou-sentenced-to-4-years-in-prison/.221873

You and I Are Polar Opposites Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, Visuals, Staff

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-03/you-and-i-are-polar-opposites-anime-reveals-1st-promo-video-visuals-staff/.221885

Pokémon Horizons: The Search for Laqua Anime's 2nd Part Premieres on April 25

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-03/pokemon-horizons-the-search-for-laqua-anime-2nd-part-premieres-on-april-25/.221887

PlayStation Announces Beta Program for Testing Future Games, PS5/PS App Features

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-04/playstation-announces-beta-program-for-testing-future-games-ps5-ps-app-features/.221931

Godzilla Gets New Manga Series With Teased May 27 Debut

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-04/godzilla-gets-new-manga-series-with-teased-may-27-debut/.221942

Demon Slayer Teases Collab with Major League Baseball's Tokyo Series

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-03-04/demon-slayer-teases-collab-with-major-league-baseball-tokyo-series/.221881

1st Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Film Screens in U.S., Canada on September 12

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-05/1st-demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-infinity-castle-film-screens-in-u.s-canada-on-september-12/.221983

Tokyo's Toshima Ward Officially Names Road 'Animate Street'

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-03-04/tokyo-toshima-ward-officially-names-road-animate-street/.221921

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 Premieres Next January

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-05/frieren-beyond-journey-end-season-2-premieres-next-january/.221977

A Tale of the Secret Saint Light Novels Get TV Anime

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-06/a-tale-of-the-secret-saint-light-novels-get-tv-anime/.222026

LINE Manga to Produce 20 New Animated Adaptations This Year

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-02/line-manga-to-produce-20-new-animated-adaptations-this-year/.221608

2nd Haikyū!! Anime Sequel Film Confirmed With New TV Short

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-02/2nd-haikyu-anime-sequel-film-confirmed-with-new-tv-short/.221844

Yuri Dark Fantasy Manga I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day Gets TV Anime

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-02/yuri-dark-fantasy-manga-i-want-to-love-you-till-your-dying-day-gets-tv-anime/.221845

Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō Light Novels Get TV Anime

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-02/yusha-party-o-oidasareta-kiyo-binbo-light-novels-get-tv-anime/.221837

Kakao Entertainment Report States It Blocked 240 Million Cases of Piracy in 2nd Half of 2024

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-02/kakao-entertainment-report-states-it-blocked-240-million-cases-of-piracy-in-2nd-half-of-2024/.221706

Here's another update on new manga series that are now available on mangaplus! Aray and Aunn go through the new series and react, predict, and state whether it will be one we'll read or not!

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Pokemon day always brings us so much pokemon news! Of course we're covering everything here! As always we'll be covering all the anime and anime related news too!

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The Cat and the Dragon Novels/Manga Get TV Anime

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-21/the-cat-and-the-dragon-novels-manga-get-tv-anime/.221498

The Dinner Table Detective Novels Get TV Anime in 2025

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-25/the-dinner-table-detective-novels-get-tv-anime-in-2025/.218264

Ninja vs. Gokudo Manga Gets TV Anime

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-23/ninja-vs-gokudo-manga-gets-tv-anime/.221554

Cowboy Bebop's Scoundrels Dive Into Fortnite

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-02-23/cowboy-bebop-scoundrels-dive-into-fortnite/.221535

Touring After the Apocalypse Manga Gets TV Anime This Year

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-24/touring-after-the-apocalypse-manga-gets-tv-anime-this-year/.221550

Hatsune Miku x McDonald's Collaboration Teased for Miku Day

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-02-24/hatsune-miku-x-mcdonald-collaboration-teased-for-miku-day/.221536

Transformers Release 40th Anniversary Stop-Motion Video

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-02-24/transformers-release-40th-anniversary-stop-motion-video/.221483

The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 Unveils More Cast, July Premiere

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-25/the-rising-of-the-shield-hero-season-4-unveils-more-cast-july-premiere/.221615

Shōgo Imamura's Historical Firefighter Novels Hikuidori Get TV Anime, Manga

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-26/shogo-imamura-historical-firefighter-novels-hikuidori-get-tv-anime-manga/.221649

Final Fire Force Season's Trailer Reveals April 4 Premiere, Theme Song by Queen Bee

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-26/final-fire-force-season-trailer-reveals-april-4-premiere-theme-song-by-queen-bee/.221674

Pokémon Teases Real-Life Honda Koraidon Motorcycle

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-02-27/pokemon-teases-real-life-honda-koraidon-motorcycle/.221715

Pokémon Champions Battle Game Announced for Switch, Mobile

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-27/pokemon-champions-battle-game-announced-for-switch-mobile/.221724

Pokémon Concierge Stop-Motion Animated Series' New Episodes Premiere in September

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-27/pokemon-concierge-stop-motion-animated-series-new-episodes-premiere-in-september/.221727

Pokémon Legends Z-A Game's Trailer Reveals Late 2025 Launch, Real-Time Battles

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-27/pokemon-legends-z-a-game-trailer-reveals-late-2025-launch-real-time-battles/.221728

New Manga from Oshi no Ko's Aka Akasaka Debuts on March 19

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-27/new-manga-from-oshi-no-ko-aka-akasaka-debuts-on-march-19/.221711

Rock Is a Lady's Modesty Anime Unveils Character Video, Visual for Otoha

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-27/rock-is-a-lady-modesty-anime-unveils-character-video-visual-for-otoha/.221718

Dallas Hosts 1st International One Piece Day in March

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-02-27/dallas-hosts-1st-international-one-piece-day-in-march/.221723

One Piece is starting to take over sports with it's latest collabs! Two of some of the biggest sports franchises, Boston Red Sox & the LA Lakers, are teaming up with One Piece! Of course that's not the only newsworthy thing going on this week! Listen to this episode to find out exactly what's going on this week!

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Bocchi the Rock! Anime Gets 2nd Season With New Director

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-15/bocchi-the-rock-anime-gets-2nd-season-with-new-director/.221252

A Certain Scientific Railgun Anime Gets 4th Season

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-16/a-certain-scientific-railgun-anime-gets-4th-season/.221290

The Kept Man of the Princess Knight Novels Get TV Anime

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-16/the-kept-man-of-the-princess-knight-novels-get-tv-anime/.221292

MF Ghost Anime Season 3 to Air in 2026

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-16/mf-ghost-anime-season-3-to-air-in-2026/.221294

Matsuri Akai's My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Light Novels Get TV Anime in October

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-17/matsuri-akai-my-status-as-an-assassin-obviously-exceeds-the-hero-light-novels-get-tv-anime-in-/.221311

Bloomberg: Pokémon Go Developer Niantic in Talks to Sell Game Business

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-19/bloomberg-pokemon-go-developer-niantic-in-talks-to-sell-game-business/.221375

Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Manga Goes on 2-Issue Hiatus Due to Creator's Health

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-19/go-go-loser-ranger-manga-goes-on-2-issue-hiatus-due-to-creator-health/.221419

Official Evangelion Pro e-Sports Team to Disband in March

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-02-19/official-evangelion-pro-e-sports-team-to-disband-in-march/.220862

Live-Action Trillion Game Film Opens at #1 in Japan

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-20/live-action-trillion-game-film-opens-at-no.1-in-japan/.221415

Boston Red Sox Announces 2nd One Piece Day for May 3

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-02-20/boston-red-sox-announces-2nd-one-piece-day-for-may-3/.221436

My Dress-Up Darling Manga Ends in Next Chapter on March 21

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-20/my-dress-up-darling-manga-ends-in-next-chapter-on-march-21/.221470

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Film Streams on Max on February 28

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-22/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-film-streams-on-max-on-february-28/.221520

WEBTOON Launches Video Contest with US$200,000 in Prizes

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-13/webtoon-launches-video-contest-with-usd200000-in-prizes/.221111

This episode was our first ever "after hours" episode, where a special guest, Bear, from our Anime+ Discord community joined us. We talked about all things anime and sports!

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This episode is an extended exercise from our last news episode where we discussed the luka doncic trade... but with a twist. We compared this crazy incomprehensible trade with an anime trade!

Join us as Aray & Aunn go over anime comparisons for the Luka Doncic trade!

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This episode holds a lot of fun and unique news. From a one piece themed body building contest to a never seen before manga exhibit and of course new anime announcements, and more!

Join us as Aray & Aunn go over this weeks news!

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Tsubasa's Only I Know the World is Ending Manga Ends in Next Chapter

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-02/tsubasa-only-i-know-the-world-is-ending-manga-ends-in-next-chapter/.220750

Oshi no Ko Season 3 Premieres in 2026

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-02/oshi-no-ko-season-3-premieres-in-2026/.220758

Undead Unluck Manga's Final Volume to Add New Story Content

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-02/undead-unluck-manga-final-volume-to-add-new-story-content/.220769

2nd That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Film Reveals Title, Studio, February 2026 Debut

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-04/2nd-that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-film-reveals-title-studio-february-2026-debut/.220819

Interim Results for AnimeJapan 2025 'Manga We Want to See Animated' Poll Announced

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-02-04/interim-results-for-animejapan-2025-manga-we-want-to-see-animated-poll-announced/.220669

San Francisco Fine Arts Museum to Open 1st Major Manga Exhibit in U.S. in September

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-02-05/san-francisco-fine-arts-museum-to-open-1st-major-manga-exhibit-in-u.s-in-september/.220559

One Piece Bodybuilding Contest Asks: Do You Have Luffy's Physique?

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-02-05/one-piece-bodybuilding-contest-asks-do-you-have-luffy-physique/.220861

Pokémon Gets New Anime About Postal Service Dragonite

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-06/pokemon-gets-new-anime-about-postal-service-dragonite/.220887

My Hero Academia x Captain America: Brave New World Reveal Collab in Special Promotional Video

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-02-06/my-hero-academia-x-captain-america-brave-new-world-reveal-collab-in-special-promotional-video/.220912

Bakugan Franchise Gets Live-Action Film

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-06/bakugan-franchise-gets-live-action-film/.220930

Viz Media Licenses Kingdom Manga

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-07/viz-media-licenses-kingdom-manga/.220971

No Anime Win at 2025 Annie Awards

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-09/no-anime-win-at-2025-annie-awards/.221010

Apparently there is a real life hunter exam taking place in March! Of course we're going to be covering it. Aray definitely thinks he can pass this exam. All jokes aside this is awesome!

Join us as Aray & Aunn go over the real life hunter exam!

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This episode is short and sweet when it comes to news but quality over quantity.

Join us as Aray & Aunn go over this weeks news!

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Kyoto Animation Arson Suspect Withdraws Appeal, Death Sentence Confirmed

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-28/kyoto-animation-arson-suspect-withdraws-appeal-death-sentence-confirmed/.220562

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Anime Confirms Returning Cast from Original Series

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-29/my-hero-academia-vigilantes-anime-confirms-returning-cast-from-original-series/.220594

Viz Media's X/Twitter Account Hacked

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-29/viz-media-x-twitter-account-hacked/.220602

World Trigger Manga Continues Hiatus

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-29/world-trigger-manga-continues-hiatus/.220582

Manga Plus to Publish Exclusive Interviews With 8 Manga Creators in English

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-01-30/manga-plus-to-publish-exclusive-interviews-with-8-manga-creators-in-english/.220564

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V Anime Posts Video for Delayed Episodes 12-15

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-30/is-it-wrong-to-try-to-pick-up-girls-in-a-dungeon-v-anime-posts-video-for-delayed-episodes-12-15/.220665

Look Back, Frieren Win TAAF's Top Awards

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-31/look-back-frieren-win-taaf-top-awards/.220666

Kōcha Agasawa's The Ramparts of Ice Manga Gets TV Anime

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-31/kocha-agasawa-the-ramparts-of-ice-manga-gets-tv-anime/.220679

Zombie Land Saga Anime Film Reveals Title, 2025 Debut in Video

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-31/zombie-land-saga-anime-film-reveals-title-2025-debut-in-video/.220683

Fortnite Jujutsu Kaisen: Everything we know about the second collab

https://siege.gg/news/fortnite-jujutsu-kaisen

Fortnite Reveals Kaiju No. 8 Collaboration

https://gamerant.com/fortnite-kaiju-no-8-collaboration/

Live-Action One Piece Series Gets LEGO Sets

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-01-31/live-action-one-piece-series-gets-lego-sets/.220655

Universal Studios Hollywood Start Ticket Sales for One Piece & Jujutsu Kaisen Event

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-01-31/universal-studios-hollywood-start-ticket-sales-for-one-piece-and-jujutsu-kaisen-event/.220644

Luka Doncic to Lakers, Anthony Davis to Mavs in 3-team trade

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43659380/sources-mavericks-trading-doncic-lakers-anthony-davis

We had you guys vote on which anime you guys liked the most in 2024. After countless hours of manual labor, we came up with the ones that were ranked the highest using our non patented algorithm. This episode unleashes the Anime+ Community Rankings for the anime of 2024!

Join us as Aray & Aunn go over the anime that you guys voted for as the best anime of the year!

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