The team rolls through some news, followed by a selection of microtopics, including:

'80s anime fandom compared to modern anime fandom;

The dangers of Western interests becoming involved with anime;

What really determines a show's market success?

Show notes:

Second Segment

• http://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/toy-maker-funko-worst-first-day-return-ipo-17-years-154438.html
• https://www.fakku.net/forums/front-page-news/fakku-acquires-hentai-anime-publisher-kitty-media
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N8ioGFi121aLik2yNQuJKpTLhf1qhKJ0/view
• http://www.animemisogynist.com/post/168323220556/the-end-of-anime-misogynist
• http://www.fanboy.com/2011/02/what-was-it-like-to-be-an-80s-anime-fan-in-nyc.html
• https://manga.tokyo/interview/interview-with-recovery-of-an-mmo-junkie-producer-satoshi-taira/
• http://www.someanithing.com/series-data-quick-view