On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, Matthew, Ryan, Nate, Dalton, and Jeriko touch on the latest from Magfest & Wall Street (Bets) before diving into the cancelation of Sakura-Con 2021, potential trouble for Otakon 2021 and beyond, another attempt by Japanese lawmakers to restrict cosplay, and our cosplay bucket list which leads into talking about a potential trip to Japan.

Super Magfest - https://super.magfest.org/magfest-update

What you need to know about GameStop’s stock price chaos - https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/28/gamestop-stock-amc-reddit-faq/

‘GameStop: Fly Me to the Moon’ Makes Seasonal Anime Debut - https://www.animemaru.com/gamestop-fly-me-to-the-moon-makes-seasonal-anime-debut/

Robinhood Offers to Buy Back GameStop Shares for 5% of Original Price or Store Credit - https://www.animemaru.com/robinhood-offers-to-buy-back-gamestop-shares-for-5-of-original-price-or-store-credit/

WAN Show in which Linus commits $50k to buying GME - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic7NhQ62njg

Sakura-Con 2021 Cancellation - http://sakuracon.org/2021/01/sakura-con-2021-cancellation/

Otakon Discusses Future, Asks for Donations - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-28/otakon-discusses-future-asks-for-donations/.168915

Emailed newsletter from the Otakon President - https://www.facebook.com/o.oxxtoxicxxo.o/posts/10208262323873000

Japanese government discussing stricter copyright laws on cosplay, top cosplayer Enako chimes in - https://soranews24.com/2021/01/24/japanese-government-to-enforce-stricter-copyright-law-on-cosplay-top-cosplayer-gives-opinion/

The origin of Matthew's issue of pronouncing Japanese names - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9MTZbSlwGA 

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