Geeks and Gaijins

Demon Slayer continues to dominate Japanese headlines, with not one, not three, but two whole news stories regarding the breakout shounen property this week!

The Kimetsu No Yaiba Movie: Mugen Train has destroyed all box office expectations in its opening three days with record-setting sales, in spite of the ongoing global pandemic!

Demon Slayer fever isn't limited to the big screen, however. Meanwhile, in an unsuspecting onsen, a customer nabs 20 volumes of the hit manga from the bathhouse's library!

In other news, Japanese ice cream is wierd, Tokyo is planning a mask festival, and chocolate bars are shrinking.

The humanity!

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Japan does not negotiate with tourists

This Week In Japan, a life-size Godzilla statue appears near Kobe, foreigners are allowed access to trains for a limited time, and the Mushroom Kingdom will remain closed until next year due to the pandemic. Also, going vegan is hard in Japan, despite most of the Japanese being lactose-intolerant.

Stomach-Churning Stuff

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All these foreigners, coming over here, stealing our livestock...

This Week In Japan:

Jon reports on School Sports Day, including groovy music, and basically how the Japanese just do it better than everyone else.

Meanwhile, a crime wave is sweeping the nation, as farm animals and equipment dissappear in multiple prefectures troughout Japan. Who are the culprits, and what do they want with the farmer's stuff? Tune in to find out!

In other news, a Japanese man is caught stealing fake money from an old lady. What a nob.

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Alternate Title: Gundamphibious

It's all about the little and large this week in Japan. A giant robot arrives in Yokohama, a house goes on sale for the price of a small car, and Jon preaches the gospel of cute Japanese frogs.

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Now, then, here, there, then, now

This Week In Japan:

Sony announces the launch prices for the Playstation 5, sparking outrage in our hosts over the British being unjustly screwed over.

The NHK reveal a new strategy for teaching Japanese kids to learn English through the power of Isekai Light Novels.

And Jon goes in search of the God of Marriage at Izumo Shrine, Japan's oldest shrine. He finds a cat in a hat instead. He considers that a win.

Timestamps:

01:18 - Playstation Price Problems

13:20 - My First Isekai Light Novel

20:21- Snack Break

26:27 - A Shrine of the Times

37:00 - Outro

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"a" - baby shark, 2020

In an unexpected follow-up to last week's episode, the Vtuber company HoloLive has debuted their first English-Speaking Vtubers. Jon gives us a run-down of the 5 real-life anime girls to help you pick your new fave.

Also in this episode, Mob Psycho 100's marketing breaks the U.S., and anime is apparently good for your health?

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Credits:

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Join Jon as he recounts his recent experience as a teacher at a Japanese high school's culture festival. Find out what stalls were present, what the highlights were, and whether it lives up to the hype of anime school festivals. 

Also in this episode, Nintendo has a wild week in PR, with the announcement that the Mario 3D All-Stars Collection will only be available for a limited time, and the apparently unexpected reaction to #pokemonmastersex. 

Last but not least, the boys dip their toes into the growing Vtuber industry, as the both attempt to understand what exactly is Kizuna AI. 

Timestamps:

00:00 - Opening

01:09 - Culture festival

12:36 - Mario 35th Anniversary

19:25 - Pokemon Masters Ex

21:46 - Snack Break

26:31 - Vtubers

37:28 - Ending

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Who Ya Gonna Call?

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:18 - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Resigns

12:54 - Monkey Busters

18:03 - Snack Break

22:54 - High School Cultural Festivals

31:30 - Ending

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Who Ninjas the Ninjas?

This week, Jon and Tom present the founding of Anime Log, a free collection of classic anime on YouTube. Could this be a landmark moment in anime archival and increased popularity in the west? Or will it be swallowed by the YouTube Algorithm, like so many before it? Only time will tell. Praise be to the Omnissiah!

Additionally, there's a robbery at a ninja museum, our favourite anime openings, and a discussion about what is the correct order to consume media? 

There's only one way to find out. Fight!

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Yo ho, me hearties, yo ho!

This week, Jon and Tom discuss the shutting down of KissAnime and KissManga, Facemasks that let you play instruments, McDonald's Japan;s Hawaiian menu, and a man cycling from Kyushu to Tokyo on a stolen bike.

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