Anime Jam Session

Sanrio collaborates with the Indian movie RRR, a real-life food truck that now has an anime series, and SUNTORY サントリー and anime collaborate in a new video! Also, Lupin III anime collaborates with Seiko watches, Cowboy Bebop gets a 25th-anniversary exhibition, and a mini anime series for McDonald's Japan ends. Meanwhile in Japan, Super Mario teams up with Gap Japan for a clothing line, For a limited time you can get Aerosmith taiyaki in Japan, and Insults about a regional dish cause orders to increase?!

DJ Ranma S and Mako-chan sit down and discuss J1-Con: Animation & Gaming Expo 2023, you'll definitely want to hear their thoughts! Also in news front, Crunchyroll and Walmart join forces to create a fan shop, Megumi Hayashibara "graduates" from Hello Kitty, and meme manga anime gets a release date! Meanwhile in Japan, a man arrested for washing woman's lingerie and a new cafe bans talking, even to order?!

DJ Ranma S briefly discusses the Another Anime Convention (AAC) Photo Contest. And in the news, J-pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu - 米津玄師 Worldwide’s hit track “Kick Back” has officially been gold-certified by The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), one L.A. Lakers player plays himself in the newest Crayon Shin-chan episode, and a Fast and Furious actor to direct an Initial D movie. Also, $3.1 million earned at anime and rare collectible auction, a voice actor arrested for alleged fraud, and a Bleach dub recast leads to drama. Meanwhile in Japan, a gaming kotatsu and a local mall become horror and murder mystery-themed theme park!

It's Another Anime Convention (AAC) 2023! Join DJ Ranma S, Ari Rockefeller, and notes from CinnaKnight Cosplay, the three of them will give you their in-depth convention review! From cosplay to game shows to merch, and a whole lot more!

The date is announced for live-action Yu Yu Hakusho, Dragon Ball gets new anime, and the trailer for Scott Pilgrim anime is shown during NYCC! Also, the Van Gogh Museum pulls the Pikachu card from promotion due to safety concerns, VIZ Media launches a new manga platform, and Gou Tanabe launches manga based on H. P. Lovecraft stories! Meanwhile in Japan... A drunk man live streams himself getting robbed after falling asleep, a hot spring offers the chance to participate in Sports Day, a popsicle tastes and feels like you're eating peanut butter, and a sushi "terrorist" found guilty!

What the heck is going on with Ohayocon?! Union busting?! Hayao Miyazaki is back from retirement... Again... And Alice in Borderland season 3 is confirmed! Also, no more new FLCL, Crunchyroll may owe you money, and My Neighbor Totoro gets a sequel screening this fall! Meanwhile in Japan... A Cup Noodles measuring cup, a coffee business teams up with a Sake brewer, and a name change along with more changes with a new formation of Johnny's!

Haruhi Suzumiya's 20th anniversary announcement, Studio Ghibli officially becomes a subsidiary of Nippon Television, and WebToon removes a popular Korean comic. Also, Right Stuf migrates products to the Crunchyroll store, the Yohane LoveLive spinoff gets a 2D video game, and the Gurren Lagann mobile game launches Oct 12! Meanwhile in Japan... A fantasy weapon shop is opening in Tokyo and a naked man is arrested after buying underwear?!

The Spy x Family sim game hits Nintendo Switch! Plus, check out the Yu Yu Hakusho manga online and the stone mask from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is now a jelly! Also, Lupin III gets a kabuki adaptation, Azuki: Your Digital Manga Cafe adds over 300 manga chapters from Kodansha US, and compensation is set for Johnny's late founders stemmed from sexual abuse. Meanwhile in Japan... The Tokyo government opens an anime art archive museum, an inn that allows you to wear samurai armor while playing video games, and ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン / Universal Studios Japan (USJ) newest survival horror maze to be Resident Evil themed...

E3 no longer partnering with ReedPOP, the US premiere of Dr. STONE New World Part 2, and Nippon TV begins its Friday anime programming block! Also, Toho Godzilla's Godzilla Minus One film will close the 東京国際映画祭 TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, PR head says that Hayao Miyazaki has not retired from filmmaking, and Serial Experiments Lain AI bot lets you chat with Lain. Meanwhile in Japan... Nissin releases caffeinated Cup Noodle for gamers and Sapporo creates matcha cocktails?

Ghost In The Shell season 2 gets a theatrical release, Urusei Yatsura anime returns in 2024, and a sake glass set featuring Lupin III. Also, YouTuber Uncle Roger gets hit with a copyright strike from Toei Animation, the SAG-AFTRA union votes on a possible strike against video game companies, and Pokémon is getting a live-action drama series! Meanwhile in Japan... Karaoke while floating on the ocean, a full bar inside the convenience store will smoke your combini snacks, and rock band, Scandal, earns a World Record!

The podcast crew discusses Shikkaricon 2023, and well... You gotta tune in for that. Also tonight, lesser-known Sanrio mascots are getting a live-action TV series, Urusei Yatsura collabs for an electrifying fashion line, and Cowboy Bebop the movie returns to theaters! Meanwhile in Japan... A new bath oil lets you feel like you're soaking in your favorite flavorings, Japan now has a cat aptitude test, and Keanu Reeves and SUNTORY サントリー explore Whisky and Monozukuri for new series!

Pro Pokémon players were eliminated from the 2023 World Championships for hacked data, a cosplayer 'banned from boarding a flight' to an event, Disney+ and Hulu to increase prices and lock down password sharing, and a new trailer for Detective Pikachu Returns! Also, an update for Aniplex Online Fest 2023, ComicMarket コミックマーケット attendance jumps to pre-Covid numbers, and The Pokemon Company donate to Maui Wildfire fund. Meanwhile in Japan... A Japanese TV issues heatstroke alerts as they play high school baseball, a woman is arrested for stealing her boyfriend's Kingdom Hearts figure, and haunted mazes are not just for Halloween!

Cards stolen from Gen Con, a 4k remastering of Space Battleship Yamato, and BOBOBO-BO BO-BOBO gets a remastering too! Also, World Cosplay Summit 世界コスプレサミット results are in, Hasbro sells off eOne to Lionsgate, Ippei Kuri passes away, and a One Piece hater spams IMDB with 1 star ratings of the anime?! Meanwhile in Japan, a nationwide test shows English language skills are lacking in youth, standing sleep pods coming to a café, World Fair 2025 aims to be first in the world to allow pets to enter, and a rice ball recall for 7-11...

Is Otakon staff power trippin? DJ Ranma S has the scoop! Also, original Digimon Adventure movies get a new dub, a Pokémon Pokémon-themed art installation at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, and 20 years of Death Note with an art exhibit in Japan! Besides a new Ranma 1/2 clothing collab, Jigen from Lupin III gets his own live-action movie, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie becomes the 2nd highest-earning foreign film in Japan! Meanwhile in Japan, a local middle school is banned from McDonald's, a man is arrested for throwing a dog at cops, and a store clerk is arrested for punching a customer?!

New anime from the man, Shinchiro Watanabe announced at San Diego Comic-Con, as well as new anime trailers from Adult Swim! The Idolm@ster and Love Live School Idol Project plan for a joint concert, IKEA launches an anime-like campaign, FLOW brings us new opening and ending themes for the new 4 episodes of Naruto, and One Piece gets a new ending theme after 17 years?! Meanwhile in Japan (take two)... A haunted hide and seek comes to Osaka this summer, a swimsuit model and former adult actress releases her own AI-generated photo album, Final Fantasy 16 becomes a Takarazuka stage play, and a city allows residents to control the mayor's salary?!

DJ Ranma S and Berry Gami discuss the shenanigans surrounding changes at Katsucon 2024. Also, Mako-chan gives us a breakdown on the current SAG-AFTRA strike, and how it affects the anime industry. A popular voice actress is harassed on Twitter, James Cameron hints at Alita: Battle Angel sequel, and the UN intervenes about sex abuse claims at Johnny Talent Agency! Due to time constraints, no Meanwhile in Japan tonight, be back next week!

New Panty and Stocking! Also, what happened at Anime Expo®?! Hotel worker's strike, spoofed credit cards, bedbugs, issues with autograph tickets, huge crowds, people roofied at a 21+ event, vendors robbed, guests couldn't park at the venue... And a Suicide Squad Isekai?! Meanwhile in Japan, a life insurance company develops a dating sim, and farmers have developed a new fruit, the Lemon Melon...

Five major companies pull out of Comic-Con International, fans react to the law requiring manga artists to reveal real names, and a Hospitality union strike could affect Anime Expo... Also, the Yohane spin-off series gets a video game announced for November, My Hero Academia collaborates with NBA, and the 2023 Sanrio popularity ranking is revealed! Meanwhile in Japan... Himeji Castle gets an official LEGO set, Godiva releases chocolate Daifuku in Japan, and a revolving sushi lawsuit could have a teen paying up to 160 million yen?!

DJ Ranma S summarizes the AnimeNEXT chaos, so you don't want to miss that! Also, PGSM veteran Keiko Kitagawa cast as Sailor Cosmos in the new Sailor Moon Cosmos film, a voice actor claims Crunchyroll blocked auditions to reprise anime role in a video game, and a man hired to steal 1500 Pokémon cards was arrested. Plus, the live-action One Piece trailer is out and it's... Something... And Lycoris Recoil joins forces with Pizza Hut and Sanrio! Meanwhile in Japan, an Overnight Work Experience event allows school kids a nap in lieu of bedtime, father & son arrested for the same crime, and tasty Sanrio ice cream... But you have to work for it!

An AI produced Black Jack manga, Hello Kitty covers the Sailor Moon theme song, and Demon Slayer takes over Times Square! Also, Akira Toriyama's Sand Land gets a game, Creamy Mami 40th Anniversary, and the 1st Sailor Moon Cosmos movie ends with a trailer for the second film! Meanwhile in Japan, an AI model is fired from Playboy, In-N-Out Burger comes to Tokyo, and a fee for tourists to ride buses in Kyoto?

An Attack On Titan fan marries AI Eren Yeager, Crunchyroll blocks the Tower of God anime cast from being cast for the game, and Anisong unit Angela earns Guinness World Records! Also, Love Live! Unit Liella concert on MTV Unplugged streamed, Buffalo mass shooting victims' families sue 4chan, Good Smile Company, and others, and Aniplex acquires film company Origamix! Meanwhile in Japan, OxiClean sends detergent supply to a Tokyo card shop, and an arrest is made for theft of a lactic acid drink?!

Sadness in the Anime USA community, a police officer was busted for taking upskirt shots at Anime Central, a CAPCOM VS. Osamu Tezuka exhibit, and Pokémon-themed streets! Also, Akiba Maid War Animation stage play visuals are out, Yen Press's latest acquisition from MCM London Comic Con, Anime Expo® announces more guests, and the Agency for Cultural Affairs website lists manga pirate site URLs for 6 months?! Meanwhile in Japan, sushi starts revolving again in Japan's largest revolving sushi restaurant and new English textbooks are crap.

Join DJ Ranma S and Mako-chan as they discuss CloverCon at Somerset County 4-H! Also, an association for improving animator working conditions is created, a MACROSS shooting game is announced, Duolingo teams up with Crunchyroll for learning, and CHANEL teams up with Sailor Moon for artistic endeavors! Meanwhile in Japan, a new perfume inspired by bootleggers, and a yakuza member arrested for dog poop?

Live-action Saint Seiya does well and Toei Animation wants to do another one, the Gundam franchise brings in big bucks, and a music composer is handed a suspended sentence?! Also, MyAnimeList.net is hacked, Yoko Takahashi is to stream a concert worldwide, and Spy x Family gets a coffee collab for Father's Day! Meanwhile in Japan... Japan to ban upskirting in sweeping sex crime reforms, highway rest stops now have high-tech trash cans, and a town population doubles as families decent to search for mythical snake?!

A Ranma ½ prize lottery! Also, a Love Live seiyuu sings Attack On Titan for a crossover project, Eiichiro Oda gives an update on One Piece live-action series, and unaired Pokémon scripts surface! Plus, DJ Ranma S and Mako-chan discuss Kogaracon! Meanwhile in Japan, The Legend of Zelda flavored fried chicken, an idol singer unit hosts "Whack-an-Otaku", and 10 million yen found in the trash?!

DJ Ranma S shares his tales of Castle Point Anime Convention... Was it worth it this year? Also, Japanese illustrators come together against AI art, seiyuu Hiroya Ishimaru announces his retirement, PreCure stage play to feature all high school boys, and Bushiroad establishes a new company for a new IP! Meanwhile in Japan, Yakuza members were arrested for attending a baseball game, and a Cup Noodles measuring cup!

A famous voice actor changes his rules on autographs, and it's a good thing! Anime cover art plagiarized for textbooks, the Kyoto Animation - 京都アニメーション case goes to pre-trial, and the original Saint Seiya hits Crunchyroll with a remastered dub! And Netflix starts new password rules in the 2nd quarter, and Uniqlo's new anime shirts are a trip into anime's past... Meanwhile in Japan, nightmares are taking over Hello Kitty's theme park this summer, a man is arrested for failing to steal from a Shinto shrine, and KFC Japan adds hash browns burgers to their menu!

Live-action One Piece is sunk in a test viewing... Or was it? Rumors abound! Kodansha pulls a game book due to inaccuracies, and Assassination Classroom is pulled from certain libraries in the country! Also, subcontracting studio Takuranke files for bankruptcy while a newer sister company continues, Happinet bids for the takeover of Broccoli, and the classic anime 冒险少女娜汀亚 Nadia the Secret of Blue Water is to be streamed on Retrocrush! Meanwhile in Japan, merchandising for a pregnant Japanese voice actress, a new capsule toy is a kitty litter snow globe, and a young Japanese girl pushes for women's sumo as a major sport!

An ecchi anime's live broadcast upsets voice actor from the series, we finally get Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Anime, and Monster Energy goes after the games Pocket Monsters (Pokémon) and Monster Hunter... Ten animes turning 50 this year, and legendary mangaka Rumiko Takahashi is knighted by France! Meanwhile in Japan, local card shop demands you use deodorant or leave, an elegant game of kickball at the Imperial Palace, and a junior high school on remote Japan island holds graduation ceremony for it's only student, and a convenience store worker outsmarts the dumbest robber ever!

Zenkaikon 2023! Four amazing days, with four different views! Join DJ Ranma S, Ari Rockefeller, Mako-chan, and WildSpice as they do their roundtable review of not only their first convention of the year, but also podcast's fan favorite! And if time permits, we'll have an update on lewding at Ghibli Park!

We get a 24/7 anisong stream! Live action Cells at Work, mangaka legend Rumiko Takahashi draws a one-shot manga, new Pokémon anime gets a manga, composer Hidekazu Tanaka admits to obscenity charges, and Soul Eater celebrates 15 years! Meanwhile in Japan... Own a giant 3D cat from Shinjuku and the newest capsule toy that doesn't open?!

A journalist thinks maid cafes are misogynistic, but we ask our local meido, BerryMelon, their thoughts! Also, an AI Keke Tang chatbot from Love Live Superstar, Shinjuku train station taken over to celebrate Pokémon, Plex Pro adds 24/7 HIDIVE channel, and the trailer for the live-action SAINT SEIYA is out, along with theme song by P!nk! Meanwhile in Japan, first arrests made for "sushi terrorism" prank videos, people getting lewd with anime figures in Ghibli Park, a laundromat owner clings to car of panty thief, and a Coca-Cola canned cocktail?

Fans outraged with the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village movie, was it really a glorified flashback? Toei Animation brings us a new Precure all-stars movie with all 77 precures! That's a lot! One Piece on Ice this coming summer, along with a Chibi Godzilla anime! Crunchyroll to add music videos and concerts, and Takahashi Rie tells fans to bathe... Meanwhile in Japan, a Yakuza boss arrested for signing up for a discount supermarket point card, and a rude message to customers spark controversy...

We discuss Katsucon with BerryMelon and her adventures in working the fashion show! Plus, Ari Rockefeller brings us Pokémon news, cool Spy x Family merch with My Fair Lady, Sailor Moon: Prism on Ice is canceled, and the new Urusei Yatsura anime has a whopping 93 track soundtrack! Meanwhile in Japan, a vending machine that meows at you, a candy company apologizes for it's price hike, and an anime girl body pillow that does ASMR?!

We celebrate the life of legendary mangaka Leiji Matsumoto, discuss Crunchyroll's Xbox app, Genshin Impact recasts an English voice actor, and VIZ Media releases some great anime titles on YouTube! Meanwhile in Japan, one man was arrested for pooping on a bicycle seat, another arrested for paying his phone bill in the middle of a crime spree, and an otaku regrets wasting money?!

More Love Live news! Updates on the spinoff and new group! Also, another dub voice actor caught with his pants down, and visuals on Hatsune Miku's 16th anniversary! The Super Mario Bros. Movie's latest trailer homages The Super Mario Bros Super Show, new Digimon project, and Yoshitaka Amano is coming to Anime Expo®! Meanwhile in Japan, rent school uniforms to wear into Tokyo Disneyland, and the Pastrami Donut Sandwich from Krispy Kreme Japan?!

We have an update on Neo Anime Oasis! Also on tonight's news, changes with Love Live School Idol Festival, a manga about an American rock star gets a reprint, and JIMMY CHOO's Sailor Moon inspired shoes. Plus, International Anime Music Festival postpones, Japanese composer wins Best Global Music Album Grammy, and live action Neon Genesis Evangelion play ditches original characters for a new story? Meanwhile in Japan, revolving sushi has stopped at a big restaurant chain, Hakushu whisky goes into cans for highballs, and the nap chamber!

DJ Ranma S discusses Selfie Clubhouse's Selfie Con and Neo Anime Oasis's convention rules... Also, Anime Corner News's 2022 anime winners, new Ranma ½ merch, and the new anime song for Sailor Moon Cosmos! Plus, Attack on Titan's mangaka auctions off desks, and the US releases of four Neon Genesis Evangelion tracks?! Meanwhile in Japan, a groper was arrested, but swears he only touched one breast, an unmanned hotel is open in Japan, and loud cheering and full attendance are allowed at concerts and sporting events!

The Anime Awards nominations for 2023 are out! Also voice actress and singer Rica Matsumoto appears at Carnegie Hall, and streaming service GYAO! shuts down... Plus, a YouTuber's fish reveals their credit card, a Lum coffee collab, and One Piece themed gym?! Meanwhile in Japan, Tropicana's 19 million yen fine, tentacle ear plugs, and what's going on with the salted plum industry?!

And we're back from break! On our first show of the year... What's been going on with Pokémon?! Mako-chan fills us in! Anime NYC's founder Peter Tatara leaves for a new role, Production IG and Studio Khara collab for Kaiju No.8, Aya Hirano discusses some of the harassment she endured in the industry, and Netflix grabs the rights for the live action My Hero Academia! Meanwhile in Japan, an update on the teacher that used a store bathroom for self-pleasure, a politician in trouble for doing pullups in the train, and cherries hit a record breaking sales in an auction?

It's our 2022 Christmas Special! Join DJ Ranma S, Ari Rockefeller, Mako-chan, BerryMelon , and Koibug with their cups of eggnog as they share the holiday cheers and jeers of some interesting holiday stories, interesting gifts, and lot more! Plus some interesting news, such as a kid who brags about being a thug and it backfires, a man arrested vandalizing a gate with coffee milk, retired gaming Pokémon fish, and the newest VTuber is a great-grandmother?! Plus the return of Ask Anime Jam Session Hosts!

Masashi Kishimoto celebrates 20 years of the Naruto anime with a special illustration, Trigun Stampede premieres Jan 7th, and a Pokémon card scammer out of Oklahoma causes problems. Also, Way of the Househusband starts Jan 1, Lucky Star manga spinoff with Konata Izumi, and SACRA MUSIC FES is back! Meanwhile in Japan, a man on a motorbike drives into police station to complain about rude drivers and Pepsi Japan creates a cola just for fried chicken?

Popeye: The Manga! Also, Chie Nakamura takes a break from Boruto, singer Kiro Akiyama is arrested for assault, and welcome the cast of LoveLive!: The Musical! Plus, Vic Mignogna petitions to have his court case reviewed, and the new anime Pole Princess! Meanwhile in Japan, city employee kills a boar on school grounds, youth suffer from constipation due to toilets, and Asahi gifts employees bonus money to eat out?

On tonight's show, Ari Rockefeller brings us the Anime NYC wrapup! Also tonight, voices for Lupin III prequel revealed, we pay homage to JASON DAVID FRANK - Official Fan Page, and is there more Symphogear on the way?! Plus, a man arrested for threatening ComicMarket コミックマーケット, and Ranma ½ teams up with Felissimo International Limited! Meanwhile in Japan, Mandarake banned from selling adult items, a cop threatens a boar and to which it obeys, and Tsundere beer?

We pay tribute to Kevin Lillard, one of the pioneers in cosplay photography, along with Kevin Conroy, the animated voice Batman, a generation... Also, super group THE LAST ROCKSTARS announce tour, Ash Ketchum is finally a world champion, and a hand drawn Star Wars short by Studio Ghibli. Plus, AFRO Samurai manga hits the US as a director's cut, and Goku is back in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! Meanwhile in Japan, a town livestreams politician's faces to make sure they're not sleep and Daiso: The Trading Card Game?

DJ Ranma S follows up with a  DerpyCon addendum and Anime NYC's latest changes on panels. Also, a Love Live School Idol Project seiyuu steps down due to their health, celebrate 30 years of Sailor Moon with an LP, new Godzilla project in the works, Neon Genesis Evangelion: the stage play, and a new anime entertainment complex! Meanwhile in Japan... a bus driver flunked a breathalyzer due to bread, hot bottled drinking water, and the government says not all miso is miso?!

It's DerpyCon 2022! Join DJ Ranma S and Mako-chan and they tell you about their return visit to this con after a multi-year hiatus! Plus their BAND-MAID concert review!

DJ Ranma S kicks things off by breaking down the whole Bayonetta controversy! Also tonight, new Lupin III anime, ADK Holdings president is arrested, and FullMetal Alchemist stage play is announced! Plus, Spy x Family teams up with BURGER KING JAPAN ／バーガーキング・ジャパン, and the teaser for the FLOW virtual concert! Meanwhile in Japan, モスバーガー（MOS BURGER） awards 500 customers with a fried chicken sleeping bag, Osaka hotel with a heavy metal buffet theme, and the weirdest dating sim ever with romancing a guy with an ice cream head...

We're talking Another Anime Convention (AAC) 2022! Join DJ Ranma S and Ari Rockefeller as they give a full review of their latest convention trip! Also if time persists, we have news about Hunter X Hunter, fans are going old school with Urusei Yatsura, and update on Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh!, a skull found at ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン / Universal Studios Japan (USJ), and a car crashes in to Japan's oldest restroom?!

Chainsaw Man wins another Harvey Award, Love Live Superstar gets a season 3, and the next Splat-Fest is Pokémon themed! Also, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card is coming to an end, Magic: The Gathering announces Final Fantasy and Transformers cards, and Golden Kamuy mangaka rates character's penis sizes?! Meanwhile in Japan, a bomb scare turns out to be sex toys, woman defrauded by a man trying to get home from space, a train anniversary event allows to hunt their lines for Pokémon's, and a new bar is English only and all you can drink!