Anime Jam Session

On this week's Sailor Moon themed episode, the whole gang is here, along with Angel and Lexi, friends of the staff as they kick back and talk about Senshi Matsuri 2013! FYI, it's not a con, but a celebration! What did they discuss? Well, you'll have to tune in and listen!

This week's podcast was to discuss Denver Comic Con and AnimeNEXT. Due to audio recording difficulties, the part on DCC was not recorded, alogn with a certain part on AnimeNEXT. The podcast was edited together to discuss the rest of the weekend, along with masquerade and body pillow controversies. Wanna know what happened? Take a listen!

As Ranma and Mako-chan help Ranma settle into his new place, Ari talks about Chibicon... Exclusive interview with Karmaluna Cosplay! And followed up with Ranma and Mako-chan talking about the Sakura Matsuri festival at the Brooklyn, Botanical Gardens in NYC!

DJ Ranma S, Mako-chan, Ari Rockefeller, along with guest host Keiko Hiratashi break down Castle Point Anime Convention, one of the best anime college conventions in the NY/NJ tri-state area!

Join DJ Ranma S, along with guests Jeff Delise of Vidgle (www.vidgle.tv) and panelist Keiko Hiratashi as they literally disassemble the con (or lack thereof) known as Springfest. Listen as they try to discuss the positive side of the convnetion, but mostly what went horribly wrong.

The week, the team talks more about Dragon Ball Z, English Vocaloid counterparts, Otakon's spinoff convention, Hatsune Miku promoting donating blood, and the passing of voice actress Chieko Honda.

Ranma, Mako-chan, and Ari talk about Dragon*Con and why people are protesting and boycotting it. Upon the death of the director, the Kite movie project pushes forward... We get DBZ in full color and Nickelodeon to air the new Digimon anime.

Ranma, Mako-chan, and Ari talk about seven children animes that will never be aired here in the US, AKB48's Tomomi Kasai's photobook gets canned, eight epic betrayals in anime. And Ranma sits down with voice actor Jamie McGonnigal from Kotoricon 2013.

The Anime Jam Session staff breaks down New York Comic Con 2012!

DJ Ranma S returns from Hotlanta and brings with him stories of Anime Weekend Atlanta and why you should go next year!

DJ Ranma S, Ari Rockefeller, Mako-chan and special guest blogger Michelle "MishyZ" Zhang, sit down and discuss Otakon 2012 in a giant nutshell!

DJ Ranma S, Ari Rockefeller, Mako-chan, and Junior Staffer Moonie Girl discuss BroNYCon Summer 2012 convention in Secaucus, NJ!

DJ Ranma S, Ari Rockefeller, and Mako-chan do a complete turnout of AnimeNEXT 2012, also they take the gripes and throw it back at people, showing them the positive side of things!

DJ Ranma S, Kuro Usagi, Ari Rockefeller, and Sailor Flare sit back and discuss the cons they went to in 2011 and which ones they will and will not goto this year.

DJ Ranma S and Ari Rockefeller sit down and discuss Anime NEXT 2011 with Kuro Usagi!

DJ Ranma S, Kuro Usagi, and Ari Rockefeller sit down on a semi-quiet Saturday night and talk about the Brooklyn Sakura Matsuri, Anime Boston, apperances by two J-pop artists. And cat ears that are powered by mind control? Also, how they scooped out Japanator and Anime News Network!

Ranma, Ari, and Flare get down to business as they review a new anime title, discuss the ups and downs of Christmas, the shopping, the chaos, along with some recent news that does somehow affects... Maybe.

While Sinh Synthetik is off getting ready for finals (plus she didn't want to nerdrage), DJ Ranma S and new staff writer Ari Rockefeller tells Sailor Flare and Kuro Usagi what they missed out on for Anime NEXT 2010. On the same token, Kuro tells the staff what they missed out on for not being at Reni's show that Sunday!

Welcome back the ever adorable and awesome Kuro Usagi as her and the team discuss more about Sakura Matsuri @ Brooklyn Botanical Garden! DJ Ranma S talks about MTV's MADE, plus Sinh Synthetik brings us the awesome gaming news while Sailor Flare keeps up!

DJ Ranma S and Kuro Usagi kick back, relax and discuss their latest trek to Boston for Anime Boston 2010!

On this week's episode, the staff talk about Japanese cosplayer Reika making her US debut, and DJ Ranma S has a few words to say about that! Also, a seiyuu makes her wrestling debut, issues with the Kuroko Basketball manga, outrage with moe and Lupin III. On the interesting news from Japan, renting companionship, and what's so bad about building the Olympic Stadium, and a frozen mom pops?

Originalyl titled, "The Anime Jam Session 2009 Year in Review", we got derailed almost instantly with the discussion of American Idol! Join DJ Ranma S, Kuro Usagi, DJ Synthetik, and Sailor Flare as they discuss what liked and disliked on 09 and what is expected for 2010!

If you didn't make it out to Anime NEXT, listen up! Join DJ Ranma S, Kuro Usagi, and superproduce Sailorflare and they break down this year's con! Also with a lil touch on the King of Pop and Katsucon hotel drama!

This is it! This is the episode we looked forward to on Anime Jam Session... The live show! This episode was recorded live at Zenkaikon where we interviewed Michelle Knotz, Bill Rogers, and Uncle Yo! C'mon, check it out, you know you wanna! :D

It has been a slow week in news. So DJ and Kuro make the best of it, and interview Jasmine Padua, a teacher in Japan who tells us what's it like there teaching and the culture differences between US and Japan.

DJ Ranma S and Kuro Usagi talk and discuss Otakon 2008! Well, what else is there to say, check it out! :D

We have some great con news, along with STUPID NEWS OF THE YEAR! More Dragonball updates as well, so listen in! ^_^

Due to the powers of technology, DJ Ranma S, Kuro Usagi, Sailor Flare, and Ari Rockefeller unite together on two seperate occasions on one epic podcasts to discuss Steampunk World's Fair, news of the cosplay and anime community... And why did DJ Ranma S go postal about a cosplayer?

DJ Ranma S, Kuro Usagi, Ari Rockefeller, and Sailor Flare review the live action Sailor Moon trailer in depth. DJ gives his thoughts on the Ranma 1/2 live action special. Also, why is Oprah talking about manga? Casting for another Otaku America documentary, as well as a review of PAS-Con at Polytechnic. Plus the crew bands together for a dontation drive for a fellow cosplayer!

The official Pokemon Pokedex gets released for iOS and Ranma bitches about how the Android version is better, Wreck-it Ralph 2 may have Super Mario... Shonen Jump Alpha to do simultaneous publishing, Japan's new marketing for the Red Cross and blood donation, info about the 25th anniversary of Rockman. Ari brings us info about card games for charity and the Street Fighter X Megaman crossover!

Join DJ Ranma S, Mako-chan, and Ari Rockefeller as they discuss their first two conventions of the year, MAGFest in National Harbob, MD and Kotoricon in New Jersey. Note, this episode does not have the rant. You can grab #97c for the rant or #97a for the rant and podcast.

Join DJ Ranma S, Mako-chan, and Ari Rockefeller as they discuss their first two conventions of the year, MAGFest in National Harbob, MD and Kotoricon in New Jersey. Then after that, our likely heroes breakdown and discuss "The Rules of Cosplay". Listen as they sit down and methodically rip Elizabeth Reesman and new arsehole. Warning, this special podcast does contain more profanity than normal, viewer listening is advised. *As of this posting, her blog and Facebook Like page have been removed. Note: This episode contains the podcast and the rant. If you want just the rant, download #97b, and #97a is just the rant.

Mako-chan squees over the new Lupin III vs Detective Conan movie... VIZ Media Europe gets the distro rights to Sailor Moon, the original anime, Aku No Hana gets licensed, but noone really cares... A Japanese food chain creates a new Evangelion burger, then Mako-chan tells us about about a new YouTube series called "The Big Girl"... And DJ Ranma S pitches one of his wacky anime / video game crossover idea, and it works!

Mako-chan talks about the hypocrisy of slut shaming, followed by a review of Heroes of Cosplay! Then Ranma talks about Anime News Network's article, "Five Things I learned from Heroes of Cosplay"... Mighty No 9 nears the 2 million mark... More info on Pokemon X/Y... An anime gets into the Guiness Book of World Records! And in kindness, a local man in Japan donated money to repair an elementary school... And did Akira predict the 2020 Olympics?

On this week's episode, the staff brings up the return of Heroes of Cosplay and the Kickstarter for Bubblegum Crisis on BluRay! Also discussed, seven sppoky animes for Halloween, which causes Ranma to make an impulse buy on Amazon. Keanu is out for Cowboy Bebop, Bayonetta anime covered, and how the Attack on Titan fandom keep going. From Japan, eldery stalking young women on the rise, going crazy over a toothpaste mascot, and KFC is the second coming of Christmas?

Right before we started this episode, last minute news just dropped in our laps! So on this extended episode Ranma and Mako-chan discuss the issues of Jessica Nigri and her Assassin's Creed cosplay, and Mako has her two cents! Then the team rips Aki-con apart with their handling of the sexual assault! Then the team calms down with discussion of the live action Lupin III movie, the new trend in cosplay undressing, how Japanese weather is more fun. A new Lucky Star spinoff and a new Fairy Tail project next spring... And a Gurren Lagann baseball manga?!

On this week's pre-record episode, the hosts talk about seven animes to watch during Christmas holidays, the new Toonami Lineup for next year, and did a K-pop group rip off the opening of Lupin the III? Plus tons of Attack on Titan news, such as teh creator of Gundam criticizing the series, a new director for the live action movie, and how the creator of the manga is changing the ending. And what's this about a man arraested for an anime themed credit card? In Japan news, Docomo puts out an app to lock your phone while walking, a local woman arrested for harrassing the police, a bonenkai cancelled due to threat, and how the NHK gets your money even if you don't own a tv!

This week, Kayla from Avalon Cosplay joins the crew as they talk about racial discrimination with cosplay photographers alogn with some issues with a cosplay photogoraphy Kickstarter. Also, Goro Miyazaki to direct a new tv anime. In Japan news, a deaf composer is found to be a fraud, Tokyo Zoo stages escape animal drill, driver arrested for smoking weed, and a dentist arrest for fondling a patient?!

DJ Ranma S, Ari Rockefeller, and Mako-chan talk about the craze of marshmallow and other chubby girl jpop groups, Bandai dropping C&Ds into China, Deathnote returns and updates on the Bubblegum Crisis bluray! Also, the top 10 video games with anime art, live action Detective Conan, MLP guest voicing, and should there be a label on hobbies? In news from Japan, a man arrested for stepping on children's feet, 260+ copies of The Diary of Anne Frank's destroyed in public libraries, man arrested for REALLY bad driving, and purse snatchers found!

DJ Ranma S, Ari Rockefeller, Mako-chan talk the talk about The Wind Rises, the latest film from Studio Ghibli. Ranma and Mako-chan talk about Animania EXPO Con in NJ, along with Ranma railing about the Otakon's changes to registration and cosplay photoshoots. Thjis is followed up by Ranma discussing hotel issues with Katsucon. Mako gets quite enraged over issues from Fan Expo Canada. Ranma discusses the Open Forum Topic, and Ari with Hello Kitty and wrestling. The hosts also discuss the 7 horrible girlfriends. And in News From Japan, AKB48 is looking for a big sister, Anne Frank House donates books, and a serial underwear thief caught!

We're back again! After a long winded and well deserved break, Kuro Usagi and DJ Ranma S return with three con reviews, six awesome stories, along with the "Complaints and Grievances Board"! And since we're in the holiday spirit, we're throwing in some awesome anime holiday music!

DJ Ranma S and Kuro Usagi go deep inside of New York Comic Con No. 3! They discuss the con in general, events, TM Revolution, cosplays, TM Revolution, the dealer's room... Did I mention TM Revolution? Special props to Geek Knights Podcast and VG Cats!

After the after effects of the holidays, Ranma, Sailor Flare, and Kuro Usagi kick back and discuss the cons they did in 2010... Plus Kuro has an amusing con story for us all!

On tonight's stonerific episode, the AJS hosts sit down and discuss the whitewashing of Akira, new Ruroni Kenshi, the death of TokyoPop, FUNimation and gets Panty & Stocking. Also Ranma and Ari talk about Castle Point and I-Con, two local conventions. And Kuro convinces everyone to come to the Sakura Matsuri! Get the Doritos and Fanta ready, you're in for a whopping 2 1/2 hour trip! And yes this is episode 59, we're sure of it!

This week, residential newshound Mako-chan gives us the complete breakdown of Dashcon! If you were away at ConnectiCon, Metrocon, or any other convention, and you missed what all went down, we have it all right here for you! Also, That DJ Ranma S Guy and Ari Rockefeller discuss Miyaki's retirement, more One Piece, and Michael Bay steps up about Neon Genesis Evangelion! And in our Open Forum Topic this week, "When we listen to anime music, certain songs will get our attention for various reasons, whether it's for motivation, power, dedication, love, cheering up. What's anime song do you play for your moods? If you have more than one, by all means tell us." And our News From Japan segment, a toilet exhibition, neko bar, and a political meme?

On tonight's show, we're talking Anime Expo! DJ Ranma S, Mako-chan, and Ari Rockefeller discuss some of the news that came out over weekend such as Bayonetta, Mighty No. 9, Panty & Stocking, and with baited breath... Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon! Outside of that we talk about a UFC fighter's love for Dragon Ball Z, plus theatrical release of the new movie! We also discuss the Open Forum Topic, "We now have a convention season. Starts in January for some, and ends around November for some as well. Whats your convention season? Do you take a break during them?" In Strange News From Japan, a near ton statue is stolen, woman calls 911 repeatedly (haven't we heard this before?), and a guy is arrested for opening condiments and mailboxes?

On this week's show, we kick things off, senshi style! Special Guest Cosplayer ChibiTifa will be joining DJ Ranma S, Mako-chan, and Ari Rockefeller for some extra sass! Then we kick things into high gear with all of our Sailor Moon news! First, a brand new podcast in the works, followed by Ranma's review of the International Sailor Moon Day event on Sunday! Then the crew talks about the newly leaked trailer and the upcoming Viz Media panel at Anime Expo®! Mako gets giddy with the Lupin the III live-action trailer, and a talk about 7 magical girls animes that should get the reboot! A new cosplay reality show? Plus our Open Forum Topic, "We buy a lot (or less) of merchandise at conventions. As we do this, we end up finding a couple of items that could be considered "my precious"... Whats yours?" And in News from Japan, a 7-11 robbed twice, restaurant manager arrested for kissing a customer, and a man arrested for stealing uniforms?

On this week's show, we hit the pavement hard and the ground running with very interesting stories to share with you tonight! DJ Ranma S kicks it off with the Department of Grievances! See what got him going tonight! Then Mako-chan and Ari Rockefeller discuss a hentai convention coming up, Funimation getting Bayonetta anime, and CNN asks the open topic about sexually explicit anime and child pornography. Then to lighten things up, the hosts discuss the Sailor Moon Crystal trailer, and what's the deal with charging for AX's masquerade? We then take a minute to report sad news from Anime Nebraskon. And then our Open Forum Topic, "There are times we will watch an anime series and due to ADD (Anime Deficient Disorder), we will forget to finish it. Is there a series you started to watch, never finished, but would love to get back to?" In News From Japan, Old woman beats an old man over old girlfriends, and old man stalks and old woman from a hospital, and a woman attacked by a wild boar!

On tonight's show, Koi is back! She joins DJ Ranma S, Ari Rockefeller, and Mako-chan to talk about Denver Comic Con! We catch up with her and see how life has been for her! We bring up our Open Forum Topic for discussion, "Another thing we do at conventions are autographs... So, whos autographs have you gotten at cons? And if you didnt get an autograph, did you meet, shake hands, and/or randomly bump into someone?" And in Weird News From Japan, three people busted for modifying the Denny's logo for sex business, a honeymooner gets into a tif with a flight attendant, and a woman plans a beat down on a someone? And find out if Koi breaks the podcast again!

This show is our AnimeNEXT 2014 in depth review show! DJ Ranma S, Ari Rockefeller, and Avalon Cosplay get down and talk about THE NY/NJ/PA area anime convention! Plus the Open Forum Topic, "One of the things we look forward to at conventions are panels. So we browse the Guidebook app or convention booklet to see whats there, hoping to find something we want to check out, or avoid... So what panels do you look forward to and/or what panels you least like?" And news from Japan... Seven unbelievable that exists in Japan, a threesome in a car with a stick, and a principal arrested for taking photos in a women's toilet?