King Baby Duck may be exhausted, but Duck Amuck in Japan must go on! After a month break, the boys return to catch up on all of the news that happened! The death of Ozzy Osbourne, a new Sabaton album, and the fall of VShojo are just a few things on the table. But then, it's all about theme parks, as JonStar heads to Walt Disney World and KBD goes to Ghibli Park! However, our main host has a horrible experience at a public bath!

AFLM finally finishes Ash Ketchum's journey with his final Pokémon adventures, and the returns of King of the Hill and Happy Gilmore deliver more goodness than we could ever imagine. Lastly, AFLM has his best Fan Expo Boston ever, and King Baby Duck reports on what the very first day of Comiket 106 is like!

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It's a super-sized edition of Duck Amuck in Japan, and it's a good thing because the boys are going on a long vacation afterwards! But first, King Baby Duck wonders how hot it has to get before clothing becomes optional. And speaking of clothes, our host gets very close to finding some big secondhand finds, with a big problem getting in the way of him owning them. But why is the episode titled "Bacon Tempura Sushi"? Well...do you see the freaking cover picture?!

King Baby Duck also went to a couple of concerts, from the sold-out Club Quattro gig of the pillows's frontman Sawao Yamanaka to more TsuShiMaMiRe. However, it all pales in comparison to AFLM and JonStar's experience at one of the final Blue Man Group shows in Boston...until they come back on a US tour, that is. Uma Musume explodes in popular, to the surprise of just about everyone! Anime Expo also had a lot of news, with a mixture of excitement for Rooster Fighter and "Why is this a thing?" for, sigh, Black Clover. But hey, new Sgt. Frog news tops it all off!

But it's the grand finale that offers the biggest servings: Summer 2025 anime first impressions! The returns of Grand Blue Dreaming, My Dress-Up Darling, and Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt have the boys excited. As for the new stuff, there's Ruri Rocks, Detectives These Days Are Crazy!, Gachikuta, and -- of course -- Takopi's Original Sin. Oh, and a little show called CITY.

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So much on the plate of this week's Duck Amuck in Japan, your belly will expand like Oguri Cap's! King Baby Duck witnesses the final icontinew concert featuring singer Hima, and is rattled with glee over Akai Kurage! But some secondhand clothing shop searches have our host finding his favorite team jerseys for criminally-low prices! Dandadan gets a special exhibition at Sunshine City, and AFLM shares some final tallies for his Solarion Sun Kickstarter! A week at the cinema has KBD seeing both 28 Weeks Later... and the new Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid movie, and AFLM revisits the original Pokémon anime.

However, nothing excites KBD, AFLM, and JonStar more this week than the launch of Uma Musume: Pretty Derby! Is the mobile F2P everything they hoped it would be? Which horse girl are they training with the most passion? And what could Cygames do to make the ultimate Uma Musume experience? Plus, JonStar shares more Steam Next Fest demo thoughts, including a couple of big surprises!

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Shoutouts galore start out this week's Duck Amuck in Japan, as King Baby Duck showers praise for the folks at Mari-Yeah!, moja, ZARIGANI$, OhChill, and Top Secret Man. But things turn somber as he, AFLM, and JonStar pay tribute to Brian Wilson and the upcoming closing of Boston's Blue Man Group. New albums from ano and Majestica are highlighted, and AFLM gives an update on his Solarion Sun Kickstarter. KBD checks out some special exhibits on Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister and Shaun the Sheep, and JonStar has plenty to talk about in the first part of this season's Steam NextFest!

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Poor JonStar's out sick with the Potomac Plague, but Duck Amuck in Japan soldiers on with King Baby Duck and AFLM! Skinny Lister's new album Songs from the Yonder gets a well-deserved shoutout, while the duo dissects the good & bad of Ghost's Skeleta. News of Twilight Force and Fat Dog coming to their respective homes gets the guys excited, but it's Beck's arrival in Japan that shows why Mr. Guero is a true showman! Japan has its own music awards, and AFLM drops some Solarion Sun Kickstarter news. Lastly, the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards reveals its winners, and the boys reveal their gripes! (But they do get giddy again over Anne Shirley.)

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Sometimes, it's not the scenery that takes your breath away in Japan; it's the prices! On a new Duck Amuck in Japan, King Baby Duck talks about his amazing find at a secondhand clothing shop in Shibuya. It leads to a chat about the new manga Dogsred, which allows him, AFLM, and JonStar to reflect back on an old Wicked Anime segment. Uma Musume makes it to the Kentucky Derby, and AFLM becomes a Bosom Buddy after watching Anne Shirley. Plus, American sports on Japanese TV, semi-racist ads, shitting on Rhode Island, and Free Comic Book Day shenanigans!

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Recorded at Shibuya FOWS, King Baby Duck chats with Japanese electronic metal punk act Mahousyoujo-Ni-Naritai! Hear about the reason why they want to be magical girls, how anime and video games have influenced their music, and their mentality change when they go from playing rock clubs to massive festivals. Plus, our host has the band rate the most legendary, most popular, and most obscure magical girls in the anime realm! And for the first time, KBD does something he never thought he'd ever do: translate answers from Japanese to English! Does he succeed, or does he deserve a big ole "FAILURE" label tattooed on his forehead?!

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King Baby Duck learned the hard way that you should never go to a Giants game and a concert on back-to-back days. Nevertheless, he soldiers through a brand-new Duck Amuck in Japan with the aid of AFLM and JonStar. It's grilled-cheese sandwiches and eraser humor as the guys talk about Last One Laughing and the original Japanese version Documental. Sabaton unleashes a new music video, while JonStar makes a trip to the library to read Rooster Fighter! Japanese jazz funk band ALI plays a show at Zepp Shinjuku, and AFLM starts convention season with Wicked Comic Con! (Just don't ask him why his Solarion Sun characters are barefoot.)

But the big thing this episode is anime! It's the most packed season ever, with returning faves, remakes, and new shows! What literary classic is wowing the boys? Which horse girl anime is in the running for one of the best sports series ever? Can the creator of Rent-A-Girlfriend actually write a good story? And how interesting is a baseball anime that's not even about baseball? Plus, we go Into the West with the latest Glitch series The Gaslight District!

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Parties! Punk legends! New game systems! Iconic locations! Erm...chicken jockey? A new Duck Amuck in Japan dives into it all, as King Baby Duck gets invited to a shindig at Kabukicho Tower! The Sanrio Store tricks KBD into thinking his favorite character finally got some merch, and Iggy Pop comes to Tokyo with a big surprise opening act! News on the Nintendo Switch 2 has its high and low marks, and bad A Minecraft Movie etiquette makes us wonder when the Earth-destroying comet's coming! Meanwhile, our main host discovers the Tokiwaso Manga Museum and its importance to Japanese culture, and the Kouta Hirano Super Expo at Sunshine City highlights the coolness of Hellsing and Drifters. Lastly, the Crunchyroll Anime Awards are coming, and KBD, AFLM, and JonStar make their picks!

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It's music, anime, and tons of tangents on this week's Duck Amuck in Japan. After giving a shoutout to Top Secret Man, King Baby Duck gets AFLM and JonStar to play a round of "What's in the Bawwwwwwks?!?!" Jack White comes to Tokyo, and the band CZART delivers some uncanny valley AI videos. Speaking of AI, KBD & JonStar dive into the beta for Pick Me Pick Me, while our host visits a My Senpai is Annoying-themed cafe. The Amazing Digital Circus takes over Japan in ways that it hasn't in America, and KBD wraps up his coverage for AnimeJapan 2025!

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