This week Justin and Alex finish talking about the baseball anime, ""Ace of Diamond"" and a Japanese baseball curse on the Hanshin Tigers that's lasted over 30 years, similar to the curse on the Boston Red Sox. They also start a new, darker anime ""Erased"" and give their first thoughts on the show.

Alex gives some quick updates on Miitomo and Neko Atsume. Then the duo dive deep into the upcoming Final Fantasy XV and all the goodies coming with it! If you enjoy music without having to use headphones and burgers made out of ramen, make sure you listen in and get more details!

Alex and Justin finish up their look at the podcast's first sports anime, "Haikyuu!" and celebrate the opening of baseball season with the baseball anime "Ace of the Diamond." They also provide some details on baseball in Japan and their experience at the Tokyo Dome in 2011. Being springtime, the sakura trees are blooming and the duo recap their trip to Ohio University to see the 200 cherry blossom trees on campus. In games, they talk about Nintendo's new mobile app, Miitomo, as well as Neko Atsume. Meanwhile in Japan, cats are not only the stars of cute games, but holding jobs!

Justin and Alex finish up their look at the anime "One Punch Man" and start looking at their first sports anime for the podcast, "Haikyu!". They also found a new retro themed 3DS coming out only in Japan AND the awesome new way that you can get one (along with other Japan exclusive games and consoles) if you're in the US! Justin and Alex also bring you some cool news regarding the new Pokemon mobile game, the re-release of a favorite Zelda game, as well as a modern update to a traditional toy. Hungry? They also talk about a cool fusion food that's making it's way to more areas in the US as well as some fun seasonal Spring items only in Japan. Also only in Japan, some romantic clothing that tells you if you've found your true love..

Alex and Justin finish up their look at "Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit" and start "One Punch Man!" They also have some interesting news regarding an extravagant One Piece adaptation. Do you play Puzzle and Dragons? We have great news if you do, and if you don't, maybe you'll want to start! On the topic of video games, there are great things afoot in the world of Sword Art Online and tech company IBM. We also have updates on Yaya Hans cosplay line, an awesome subscription box merger and some fun future plans we have for the podcast!

Justin and Alex finish up their look at "Ore Monogatari / My Love Story!" and start on the fantasy anime "Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit". In the world of tech, they look at an upcoming holographic housemate and an indoor farm ran almost entirely by robots! Have you been playing Final Fantasy Explorers? Alex and Justin have! They give an update on their progress before sharing the details of a Final Fantasy Cafe, what Capcom did to promote the release of Street Fighter V and an interesting Dark Souls contest!

Alex and Justin return after a 6 month hiatus in time for Valentine’s Day! They watched the anime “My Love Story / Ore Monogatari” and a documentary about Love Hotels in Japan. Curious about Japan exclusive Kit Kat flavors? They’ll tell you about a new one before diving into a recently released Nintendo 3DS game, an event in Las Vegas, a fun Superbowl halftime show idea and more!

Alex and Justin review the movie Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works. They also talk about the anticipated upcoming robot battle between the US and Japan! Remember Robot Combat League? They do!

Justin also found a certain soccer star's interesting Japanese commercials as well as a slushie maker for BEER. Yes, beer slushies. You can even drink them at a couple of stadiums in the US.

Alex and Justin review the anime ""Berserk: Golden Age Arc 1: The Egg of the King"" and it's confusing mix of 2D and 3D animation. They also have news regarding a couple of fun side projects from Studio Ghibli, a very large 3D printed character from Max Factory and a super creative new game from Nintendo!

Meanwhile, in Japan, the first wedding of it's kind took place as an unexpected couple got married.

This week, Alex and Justin review the first Naruto Shippuden movie (4th in the complete series of Naruto movies) and talk about some of the super neat things people are doing to their vehicles in Japan, like dekotora, itasha.. and, a real transformer?!

They also touch on the handsome gorilla that everyone was talking about as well as a pudding mold that makes jiggly butts!

Alex and Justin focus on a lot of Final Fantasy in this episode, including: the FFX remaster, original PSX FF7, the FF7 movie Advent Children and last, but not least.. the huge news from E3 about the FF7 remake! They also touch on World of Final Fantasy, the Kingdom Hearts franchise and even some Mega Man.

Oh, and guess which manga recently broke a Guinness World Record!