Episodes
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We finally get in for the first time in a few months. But Mike and James kept it simple and just talked more of the ups and downs of Playstationâs last bit, then the busy week Toho has had, remember a few more voices that have been silenced, and Jamesâ further issues with Crunchyroll taking over Nozomiâs Kickstarter campaigns
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Mike and Moh test out some new equipment by talking a little Playstation. A little bit of Pro, 30th Anniversary, and maybe a new portable as the 6 comes out?
Hope the new equipment passed the test
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After completely missing out on August, Mike quickly gets the first episode of September out of the way. And we quickly talk about Kevinâs brief experience at this yearâs FanExpo Canada and how it fit in with our fandom this year
00:30:30 - Then we talk about Torontoâs Union Station and Amyâs experience at a Gashopon pop up there earlier today
01:05:35 - James goes through some of the summer company announcements made during convention season. Which gets into a talk about extras on physical media releases
01:22:50 - Mike remembers Tanaka Atsuko and Rachael Lillis
This Weekâs Drinking Game: Hereâs to the ones that we got. Cheers to the wish you were here but youâre not
Mike Nicolas, James Austin, Kevin Ng, Mohamed Sharmarke, Amy Lynn Greig
Opening Theme: âFUBUKI - Snowstormâ performed by Pico Masaki
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*Note: This was taped just before the Euro Final
James is English, Moh has relatives in England, we had to talk soccer to start, before getting the former caught up on the space heaters
00:12:19 - We finally talk at some length about the demise of Gainax. Maybe time gives us a little perspective and lessons
00:25:55 - Crunchyroll getting rid of their comments functions, we discuss how this happened and other motivations behind it
00:46:35 - Letâs go to Los Angeles. First we talked about the Dodger x Hololive promotion. And then Anime Expo and the line between artist alley and dealers room
01:17:47 - The Community Calendar. Back to the two Muv Luv bundles on Humble. Oh and the Revue Theatre in Toronto is doing a 20th anniversary showing of Place Promised in Our Early Days (which will probably be done by the time this goes up). And Flow is coming to Toronto
This Weekâs Drinking Game: Take a shot when Bluelock is referenced
Mike Nicolas, James Austin, Kevin Ng
Opening Theme: âFUBUKI - Snowstormâ performed by Pico Masaki
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Itâs been two weeks since the ITZY concerts. Mike and Kevin were on site for the ITZY concerts in Toronto. So they talk about their observations from different angles, from Kevinâs previous experiences at KPOP concerts, to Mike soaking in the atmosphere around the concert hall. And how it reminded them of Anime North
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Other links coming soon
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Mike, Kevin, and Mohammed give a few thoughts on Anime North almost three weeks after, the City Hunter live action almost three weeks after Mike was supposed to have watched it, a conversation with a friend and listener sparking another thought on merchandise, and maybe three headlines as we settle back into the mics
Not necessarily in that order
Toronto Japanese Film Festival
Gainax Goes Bankrupt
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We actually got a few people in the audience, it didnât last long though. As always we started with impressions of the con so far. First with the new layout again, then the actual panels and events we saw
Then we get to the news
00:53:50 - Matt Alt talked about the potential and pitfalls of AI in the fine art of translation, so we did too
01:19:20 - Norm McEvoy takes a break from his rounds to make his annual visit to the podcast and explains a few of the changes that happened to Anime North this year, and talk about its DNA
01:35:06 - Norm gives his thoughts on Akira Toriyama as the tributes continue at AN, and then goes on his usual pro wrestling fandom for Terry Funk, and remembers some AN staff who passed away
Then some headlines in brief
01:45:15 - Wanna watch Miku Expo on TV? Pretty sure those whoâve gone to the concert in person werenât interested
01:48:05 - Toru Furuya, say it ainât so!? Another in a list of voice actors and bad behaviour
01:51:59 - Best wishes to Rachael Lillis as her Breast Cancer battle reaches a difficult point
This Weekâs Drinking Game: Take a shot of sake when someone in the audience adds to the conversation
P.S. Weâll hopefully figure out the buzzing sound by next year
Mike Nicolas, James Austin, Kevin Ng, Amy Lynn Greig, with Norm McEvoy
Opening Theme: âFUBUKI - Snowstormâ performed by Pico Masaki
Other Links
Lawson's and Mt Fuji
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Mike, James, and Lawrence make their observations as day one of Anime North winds down. Also we revisit some of the conversations from last year after the Nominoichi, and James and Lawrence give their thoughts on Akira Toriyama
Give it a listen before day two begins
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Mikeâs voice and well being has recovered enough for him, James, and Kevin to sit around and talk about the world that has passed by in the last two months. After looking back on the Leafsâ season, we actually look forward to TCAF and Anime North (but watch your cellphones), and other things headlines that caught our attention
This Weekâs Drinking Game: Take a pint when Mike finally realizes that weâve talked about Dokibird already this year
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We spend most of the episode sharing our memories and giving a toast to Akira Toriyama after news of his death broke
But we did also talk about these too on the community calendar
Humble Bundle: Japanese Language, Culture, and Travel
Momo Anime Market at The Momiji Centre
Mike Nicolas, Kevin Ng, Mohamed Sharmarke, Amy Lynn Greig
Opening Theme: âFUBUKI - Snowstormâ performed by Pico Masaki
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Mike, James, Kevin, and Moh briefly got together over coffee and each talked about one thing that caught their attention this week
Moh: Initial reactions to the Netflixâs Avatar: The Last Airbender live action
Kevin: The latest on the Ninjisanji controversy
James: Some titles people thought would never see an english release (from titles like Tsukihime and Fate/Stay Night to Ashita no Joe) will see one
Mike: Animegoâs sale to MediaOCD
And in case you missed it in the community calendar, 100 Yen the Documentary, and another recommendation Living the Game
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We are able to return two weeks after the last time we taped (and less than a week after said episode was posted). Too bad Mike was still half asleep through it
00:05:15 - Changes abound at Anime Toronto. We try to make sense of that and what it means for the anime convention scene in Toronto
00:28:00 - Sony is finally winding down the Funimation streaming service. Of course thereâs going to be an issue there. So the Sony bashing continues as we talk more about the kicking and screaming move from physical media to digital consumption of content
01:06:05 - The conflict between V-Tuber Selen Tatsuki and former agency Ninjisanji/ANYCOLOR has been the talk of that part of fandom, Kevin gives us a quick summary there and how it parallels the rest of the fandom
01:22:40 - And Japan Foundation Toronto and Humble Bundle have some stuff going on
This Weekâs Drinking Game: Pour one out for Funimation. Then pour one more for the creator of the World of Narue who passed away this week
Mike Nicolas, James Austin, Kevin Ng, with âlong time listener first time callerâ Mohamed Sharmarke
Opening Theme: âFUBUKI - Snowstormâ performed by Pico Masaki
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The first episode of 2024 (which was taped a week before it was published) starts with us catching up with James. Heâs been playing some games. So we talk games
00:28:35 - James gives another eye roll in talking about his latest shopping experience on the Crunchy store. Another lesson about being a Canadian fan
00:52:10 - We look back on the verdict in the Kyoto Animation arson tragedy
01:04:50 - We look back at the beginning of Anime North season, and the traditional scramble for early spots of any sort at the convention later this year
01:15:06 - The community calendar (of items that may have already passed as of publishing). A Japan Foundation Toronto discussion on Japanese Arcades. And KPop group ITZY is coming to Toronto
And more shopping at the end
This weekâs drinking game: Take a shot of espresso when you realize Mike wants to finish the episode
Mike Nicolas, James Austin, Kevin Ng
Opening Theme: âFUBUKI - Snowstormâ performed by Pico Masaki
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Mike, Kevin, and Moh gather around the table for the final time in 2023 and talk more Miyazaki, Mike and Mohâs Netflix watches, streaming services Mike should take a longer look at, defining titles of various generations of fandom, and Kevinâs little exercise. We then make our new years resolutions and debate how fast weâll break them
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*SPOILER WARNING*
Mike and Kevin talk about and try to wrap their heads around every aspect of The Boy and the Herron, Miyazakiâs latest (final) film. And I mean EVERY POSSIBLE ASPECT
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After looking back on the Space Heater Chat and some purchases in the latest Indigo Books sale. We focus on Crunchyroll on a few fronts this time around
00:09:45 - The retail side of CR with the end of Right Stuf. James gives his experience ordering from the revamped retail site
00:37:03 - New mobile games to Crunchyroll services, and manga service winds down. And James puts up an arguement as to why thatâs not a totally good thing
00:51:07 - So what about the Crunchyrollâs current anime season?
And then on to other things
01:04:14 - AnimeNYC will have its 2024 edition on August 23-25th, the same weekend as FanExpo Canada. Aside from other news coming from this yearâs edition
01:10:20 - Japan Foundation has a discussion on video games and trauma recovery
01:13:50 - James and Kevin go fanboy on Daigo
01:23:30 - Kevin talks a little more about his time watching V-tubers
This Weekâs Drinking Game: Take a shot of Espresso when you realize Mike really wants to go to sleep soon
Mike Nicolas, James Austin, Kevin Ng
Opening Theme: âFUBUKI - Snowstormâ performed by Pico Masaki
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After Mike recovers from yet another illness, he, Kevin and Moh have a morning coffee to talk about the last month to settle back around the table. Like Halloween and Anime North, thoughts on the Overwatch League Finals as Championship Season in various eSports wind down, and the uncomfortable story and latest developments in the Johnny Associates scandal
Mike Nicolas, Kevin Ng, Mohamed Sharmarke
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A rare time we decided to get right to the main topic and talk at length about PLANETES and Vinland Saga creator Makoto Yukimuraâs appearances this past weekend in Toronto
01:20:32 - Then in brief, more Haruhi to celebrate 20 years, and One Piece with Jamie Lee Curtis is very possible
01:21:39 - Studio Ghibli sold to TV Nippon. We go through the coles notes version, how it came to this and what to expect in the near future. And Miyazaki gives up driving
01:30:16 - And longer than usual thought on Sony winding down the Right Stuf store, and how James saw the announcement coming over the last week or two
01:46:38 - Wow Paru Itagaki got married?!
This Weekâs Drinking Game: Take a shot everytime James says âStuff Like Thatâ. Even more impressive, try and count how many shots you take before passing out
Mike Nicolas, James Austin, Kevin Ng, Mohamed Sharmarke
Opening Theme: âFUBUKI - Snowstormâ performed by Pico Masaki
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Amy finally returns and starts with some of her watching over the summer and we follow up from last weekâs epsode on Anime Toronto with a thought on the poplarity of Hololive and other types of virtual idols
00:23:55 - So we decide to do a few headlines in brief in relation to live action adaptations. We start with a Japanese Drama based on Pokemon and its life lessons
00:36:22 - The GTO live action is returningâŠWITH ITS ORGINAL STAR!!
00:41:30 - We take a long look at what surrounds the renewal of the One Piece live action for a second season. What has helped it, and is it sustainable?
01:43:54 - We look ahead to Makoto Yukimuraâs Toronto appearances at the end of the week
This Weekâs Drinking Game: Take a shot when Kevin attempts to sing again
Mike Nicolas, Kevin Ng, Amy-Lynn Greig, Mohamed Sharmarke
Opening Theme: âFUBUKI - Snowstormâ performed by Pico Masaki
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James returns to the table for the first time since Anime North. So we start by recaping his take on the anime summer
00:06:22 - A thought on anime on physical media
00:10:25 - The original Sailor Moon TV series is leaving streamer Crave on September 17 as Kevin finally shows up!!
00:17:25 - Discotek will bring back the original Digimon dub cast for their release of the second movie among other things from them
00:24:05 - On Anime Expo, James does go at length on the Tsukihime visual novel release on consoles, and attendance
00:37:40 - Crunchyroll having a presence at FanExpo Canada made James and Mike reminisce about the on and off history of anime programming there (which predates the use of the name âFanExpoâ)
00:49:20 - We begin our long review of Anime Toronto (Formerly IFF Toronto), and how did being on Labour Day weekend a week after FanExpo affect things
00:53:40 - So how about autographs from the guests of honour?
01:18:40 - A quick word on TIFF and the international premier of The Boy and the Herron
01:24:25 - Kevin talks about the Anime Toronto Discord and the Hololive and Yukana presentations
01:43:26 - Makoto Yukimora (creator Planetes and Vinland Saga) is coming to Toronto. And then we look ahead
This weekâs Drinking Game: Take a shot whenever you hear Kevinâs keyboard, or when you realize this was taped a day before the 22nd anniversary of 9/11
Mike Nicolas, James Austin, Kevin Ng
Opening Theme: âFUBUKI - Snowstormâ performed by Pico Masaki
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