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· Cover recent anime news, including new releases in anime, manga, and games, an unexpected crossover, unexpected Oshii, interesting American comics publishing news, a gym that could make you the king of the pirates, dubious VA recasting, and Japan’s slow crawl to normality (or whatever passes for normal in glorious Nippon)

· Discuss recent watches including Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, Call of the Night, and Black Summoner

· Gush over the finale of the second season (and perhaps the series) of Genndy Tartakovsky’s masterpiece PRIMAL

· Give their thoughts on the first three episodes of Netflix’s CYPERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS from

· Review yet another excellent 80s movie DEMON CITY SHINJUKU, also based on the book by VAMPIRE HUNTER D author Hideyuki Kikuchi

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· Cover recent anime news, including new releases in anime, manga, and games, I mean, a ton of games, fitness boxing that will ensure your enemies are already dead, the official western release of the excellent Gundam Cucuruz Doan’s Island, some really expensive Attack on Titan sake, and the largest book in history and it’s not even finished yet

· Discuss recent watches including Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, Call of the Night, and Black Summoner

· Gush over episodes 8 and 9 of the second season of Genndy Tartakovsky’s masterpiece PRIMAL

· Give their thoughts on the prequel to the latest Gundam show GUNDAM THE WITCH FROM MERCURY

· Review the excellent 80s movie WICKED CITY, based on the book by VAMPIRE HUNTER D author Hideyuki Kikuchi

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· Cover Recent Anime News, including new releases in anime, manga, and games, yet another Netflix disaster bites the dust, scary times for Soulsborne fans, GRENDIZER PUNCH, a hype crossover movie, a must listen to podcast, Japan creating an anti-piracy army, minority rule censorship, and the slow opening of glorious Nippon

· Discuss recent watches including Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, Call of the Night, and Black Summoner

· Gush over episode 7 of the second season of Genndy Tartakovsky’s masterpiece PRIMAL

· Give their thoughts on the new TEKKEN series from NETFLIX, TEKKEN: BLOODLINE

· Review the completely derivative, but still awesome, 80s OVA LILY C.A.T.

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· Cover Recent Anime News, including new releases in anime, manga, and games, PS5 price hikes, a King of the Fighters figure for gentlemen and ladies of taste, a cool anime reference project, an interesting YouTube channel from a game development legend, a glimmer of hope for filthy Gaijin looking to visit glorious Nippon, another western adaptation just announced and already flying off a cliff, and another one that has resurfaced after being lost in someone’s closet for 20+ years

· Discuss recent watches including Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, Call of the Night, and Black Summoner

· Gush over 6 of the second season of Genndy Tartakovsky’s masterpiece PRIMAL

· Follow-up on the comparison between the GYO manga and its anime adaptation

· Review the mediocre, though very pretty, adaptation of the popular manga KING OF THORN

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· Cover Recent Anime News, including new releases in anime, manga, and games, Gundam Witch from Mercury streaming internationally, new 4k releases, bad streaming spot for Bleach, another example of Japan’s merchandising prowess, NBA players are weebs, and the dichotomy of war

· Discuss recent watches including Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, Call of the Night, and Black Summoner

· Gush over episodes 4 and 5 of the second season of Genndy Tartakovsky’s masterpiece PRIMAL

· Review the 2012 adaptation of Junji Ito’s classic manga GYO: TOKYO FISH ATTACK

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· Cover Recent Anime News, including new releases in anime, manga, and games, the passing of a legend, another potential live action abomination, a creepy ring from one of Ghibli’s best works, Gunsmith Cats x Spy x Family, and delusional Disney

· Discuss recent watches including Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer and Call of the Night

· Marvel about how BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD still rules

· Gush over the first three episodes of the second season of Genndy Tartakovsky’s masterpiece PRIMAL

· Review the 2017 movie to celebrate 45 years of Mazinger Z, MAZINGER Z: INFINITY

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· Cover Recent Anime News, including new releases in anime, manga, and games, Crunchyroll buying Right Stuf, the most unsurprising anime adaptation announcement of the year, a classic tactics game gets a remake, more Tokusatsu love for the West, a life sized AT and related festival, and the issues with modern translators

· Discuss recent watches including Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer and Call of the NIght

· Review the late 00’s OVA ICE

· Rank their favorite and least favorite shorts from all seasons of Netflix’s Love, Death, and Robots

· Review the 80s/90s OVA DEVILMAN, based on the manga from Go Nagai and one of the best bad dubs in the history of anime

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· Cover Recent Anime News, including new releases in anime, manga, and games, a hype new-old shooter, another live action adaptation disaster waiting to happen, Keanu Reeves getting the anime treatment (again), get well soon to an absolute legend of super robot hot-blooded singing, everyone’s favorite Elden Ring waifu gets a statue to “drool” over, Call of Duty once again being full of “original” ideas, ANN’s unholy obsession with the beer bug, and finally Anime Expo having some issues

· Discuss latest watches, including Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, Call of the Night, Black Summoner, and Lord Marksman and Vanadis

· Review the fantastic The Terminal List

· Review the madcap, almost forgotten, 00s OVA RE:CUTIE HONEY, based on the manga from Go Nagai and directed by Hideaki Anno

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· Cover Recent Anime News, including new releases in anime, manga, and games, a Western release for a Macross artbook, Patlabor EZY, a fighting bear series from Netflix, a replica helmet you could crush a moose with, the only cool thing in LA, Pikachu stolen by the red menace, a and a new dubbing studio taking Twitter by storm

· Discuss latest watches, including Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, Call of the Night, Amaim, and The Terminal List

· Review the latest season of STRANGER THINGS

· Review the very violent, near hentai, 80s OVA VIOLENCE JACK, based on the manga from Go Nagai

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· Cover Recent Anime News, including new releases in anime, manga, and games, a new Sega mini console, sexy Transformers, more Netflix trash, the state of journalism, Hideo Kojima having an interesting week, another convention circling the drain, and the rise of the Rippaverse

· Discuss latest watches, including the finale of Rising of the Shield Hero and the last few episodes of the latest season of Legend of the Galactic Heroes

· Preview some of the shows from the Summer 2022 season

· Ponder overpowered characters and how to write them

· Review the messy, but not unentertaining, 80s OVA CYBERNETICS GUARDIAN

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