Anime Jam Session

We finally have news about Bleach! Also, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai gets a sequel, and My Dress-Up Darling teams up with Saitama City to promote local doll production! Plus, Lycoris Recoil writer gets harassed over no yuri, KFC's Spanish Twitter memes it up, and Adult Swim ends streaming for multiples titles... Meanwhile in Japan, ninja vs samurai battle at castle ruins and pair whisky with fried chicken?

DJ Ranma S discusses his experience at Retro Con 2022! Also, new Rurouni Kenshin anime announced, but we have some controversy with that, Aggretsuko gets a final season, and we get another season of Tokyo Mew Mew New! Plus, Love Live School Idol Project: The Musical and Lupin III vs McDonald's?! Meanwhile in Japan, a Tinder adult store, a local convenience store offers chopsticks only, and a hotel offers crustless bread on their sandwiches.

Chainsaw Man gets 12 ending themes, the Spy x Family part 2 trailer drops, and ufotable announces the Genshin Impact Animation Project! Also, Japan's new invoicing system has VTubers and mangakas concerned about their privacy, Minky Momo celebrates 40 years, and the Naruto stage plays are canceled... Meanwhile in Japan, vandalism reports have a mayor admitting his deeds, a bus line gets it's own gacha, and Ninja Bear has been attacking dairy farms for three years?!

Sony delays streaming service due to possible data breach, Attack on Titan sake hits the US, and Lupin III teams up for cold weather gear collab! Plus, a Bang Dream seiyuu strikes out on her own, new Rose of Versailles anime, and more info on the final arc of Bleach! Meanwhile in Japan, flush your prayers to the underworld, train attendant announces no groping in the rear, a beer tap in your hotel room, and a Tropicana licensee is in trouble about the 100% melon taste?

Lucky Star manga returns, Yoshihiro Togashi announces a staff for Hunter x Hunter, and get ready for Attack on Titan the musical?! Also, Amazon_Japan pulls Dr Stone book because it's considered harmful in one prefecture, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero continues to climb up the list of top anime films, and USC half time show to have a One Piece medley. Meanwhile in Japan, a team hunting a monkey shoots a woman, Japanese government says stop using that floppy, and a video game that can detect early stages of glaucoma?!

Warner Bros. Discovery has no plans to fuck with Toonami or any anime, One Piece beats out Neon Genesis Evangelion 3.0+1.0 in Japan, and Dragon Ball Super hits #1 in US theaters! Anime Taizen, the world largest anime database opens, Netflix announces deal with Nippon TV, along with their new anime and live action titles, and MINI announces deal with Pokémon for an electric car! Meanwhile in Japan... Sushi chef causes train delays and a tablet delays trains due to forgotten password...

Long lost footage of Saban's Sailor Moon is found! Also, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero film takes the top spot, known sexual predator Vic Mignogna loses his appeal, and anime DVD/BR media sales slump in Japan. Rozen Maiden celebrates 20 years with a special exhibit, and voice actors pay tribute to Kenji Utsumi in documentary. Meanwhile in Japan... An update on the Gifu fish pond, and the Japanese government worried about young people drinking?!

DJ Ranma S has some thoughts on the Bleach licensing... Comiket 100 with high numbers! Also, Flame Con hosts Rica Takashima, and Yoshihiro Togashi health update! Plus, French voice actor was released from a dubbing project over a fandub, the newest BanG Dream band releases 1st single, and Kyoto International Manga and Anime Fair launches crowdfunding for continued development! Meanwhile in Japan... New love hotel allows you to live out your yakuza fantasy, the tastiest guitar that ever shredded, and glasses that can halt or reverse nearsightedness?!

We discuss the Crunchyroll/Right Stuf Anime acquisition, one of The iDOLM@STER アイドルマスター games closing shop, and Studio GONZO announces their 30th anniversary plans! Also, a fan gets Type Moon creators to change Comiket Japan's distribution plans, Discotek Media puts their Tokusatsu releases on its own line, and Hot Topic teams up with Studio Ghibli for a new fashion store! And... Rose tells us her thoughts about Otakon, and what happened at Puchi Con (again). Meanwhile in Japan... A brewing company plans to simulate making beer in outer space, a break-in of a small amount of product stolen shuts down a business, and a man is arrested for driving without a license for 50 years?!

Square Enix launches the English version of Manga Up, The Simpsons to parody Death Note, and Junji Ito wins the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards! Also, Bang Dream holds auditions for new band members, the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist sequel film drops next month, and Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR to be done by Production I.G! Meanwhile in Japan, a joke delays a flight for 50 minutes, the Crotch Cup raises awareness for groin itch, and a mangaka retires because he can't draw breasts anymore?!

The Pokémon Company to produce an unscripted card game, Otakon's wowing the fans with their guests, and live-action Cowboy Bebop gets an Emmy nomination! Also, Final Fantasy kabuki, Nintendo Japan gives same sex partners equal benefits, and Urusei Yatsura confirmed for multiple seasons! Meanwhile in Japan, people getting unwanted cases of crab and salmon, a jr high school girl removed from class for eyebrow grooming, and vertical capsule furniture for napping?

We mourn the passing of Kazuki Takahashi, Yu-Gi-Oh! mangaka... Also, the peggies go on indefinite hiatus, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury prologue to debut at San Diego Comic-Con International, Kobato Miku 小鳩ミク of BAND-MAID posts solo project and anime, and Ken Akamatsu, Love Hina mangaka is elected to the House of Councillors?! Meanwhile in Japan, a man is arrested for drying women's underwear at someone else's house, a company uses hit points to help with support of their employees, Toy Story themed camper van up for grabs in a lottery, and new Pokémon clothing that glow with camera flash?

Tons of news out of Anime Expo®! Trigun, Panty and Stocking, Macross, FLCL, and more! Also, a charity hip-hop Naruto album, Aniplex+ アニプレックスプラス to stream their online fest, Shonen Jump aiming for simultaneously release in English, and Sonic The Hedgehog 2 hits 400 million! Meanwhile in Japan... An update on the Voodoo Doll case, Ninja Warrior to the 2028 Olympics, and a single snake takes the power out nearly 10,000 homes!

Kyoto Animation - 京都アニメーション to build a memorial site, Love Live Sunshine gets a spinoff fantasy anime, new anime about Akihabara maids called Akiba Maid War is announced, and Seven Seas Entertainment's union is recognized. Also, Tokyo Mew Mew New's VA unit teases OP theme, Digimon announces 25th anniversary exhibit in Akihabara, and a Gundam character becomes a spokesman for McDonald's Japan?! Meanwhile in Japan... Town's people personal records lost due to a drunken nap, an update on 7-Elvenception, and a bear gets his butt kicked by a homeowner?!

New Trigun anime and Astro Boy reboot! Plus, a new Gundam anime with a female protagonist! Also, the The Lord of the Rings anime film announces their voice cast, Yuru Camp / Laid-Back Camp film inspires traveling kitchen car, and dot.hack celebrates 20 years! Meanwhile in Japan, a man burns down his job due to stress, moe maid dental café, a senior citizen arrested for hammering Putin voodoo dolls to Shinto shrine trees, and the trial ends for man who stole school equipment to recreate Love Live classroom at home...

Anime style recruitment posters go viral, Otakon's Guest of Honor announced, and a new logo for Yu Yu Hakusho's 30th! Plus, Studio Pierrot launches YouTube page for classic anime, new trailer for live action Fullmetal Alchemist, and proper tips on attending an anime stage show! Meanwhile in Japan, shed polar bear fur as gacha prize, relive your youth with an adult trip to the Nara Hotel, and a hotel game that's a game within itself?

We get a new joint anime company from 4 major ones, Yoshitaka Amano pens Batman variant cover for DC Comics, and JJ Abrams leads new Speed Racer series for Apple TV! Also, My Hero Academia teams up with Sanrio, and a new international animation festival picks Mamoru Oshii as it's head judge! Meanwhile in Japan, a security guard is arrested for abandoning urine, and yet another update on the missing COVID money given to one guy in a Japanese town...

The whole gang is back as they talk discuss CloverCon at Somerset County 4-H! Also, what's up with Anime Central's mask mandate? And a classic anime Urusei Yatsura is back with a new series! Plus, former Power Ranger Austin St. John brought up on federal charges, and Seven Seas Entertainment workers form a union. Meanwhile in Japan, a mysterious man disappears with a town's COVID fund, is then found... A fire chief starts a forest fire over a wasp... And a teenage girl calls the cops on a man she thinks is holding a knife, but it was something else?!

KISS bassist Gene Simmons is okay with "fictosexual" otaku, Love Live Sunshine teams up with Hatsune Miku, and dubs of 蜡笔小新 Crayon Shin Chan on Prime Video! Also, add the power of Evangelion to your PC, Rica Matsumoto discusses Pokémon royalties, and a photographer busted taking upskirt photos! Meanwhile in Japan, a punk rock candy store in Tokyo, Aichi police looking for stolen toilet handle, and a Japanese woman gets Kobe beef croquettes... Nine years later.

DJ Ranma S gives us a brief Castle Point Anime Convention rundown, then it's Sailor Moon news! New movies and a museum! New Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers movie with anime and video game cameos, and a GoFundMe for Billy Kametz for his cancer fight! Also, My Neighbor Totoro stage play, Ukrainian blacksmiths helping the war effort, and voice actress Shoko nakagawa failed what? Meanwhile in Japan, guests pay for damages from boiling crab in hotel room and a Tokyo rapper for tagging subway line while drunk...

Shaman King reboot gets a sequel series, Amazon Studios in the lead for live action Voltron film, and Sailor Moon gets a retrospective for it's 30th anniversary. Also, One Piece get a rollercoaster at ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン / Universal Studios Japan (USJ), the second Sonic The Hedgehog Movie is still going strong with a spinoff series for Knuckles, and Black Clover manga goes on hiatus to prepare for the final saga. Meanwhile in Japan, schoolgirl threatens death over a locked bathroom, wet potato chips are the new trend, and trash cans disappearing on the railways?

We're talking Zenkaikon 2022! Yes, we mean it this time! Join DJ Ranma S, WildSpice, and Ari Rockefeller as they discuss the entire con of what they liked and did not like!

Our Zenkaikon episode is delayed, many apologies to our fans... And given how today has been in NYC, we're gonna keep it chill... So we're discuss the AnimeNEXT debacle, Sailor Moon on ice, Funimation's YouTube rebranding, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 movie hits high numbers, and updates on The Dirty Pair Kickstarter! Meanwhile in Japan, the return of Takeshi's Castle, a man is attacked while feeding a stray cat, and Japan's supply of Zima is near completion?!

Toonami turns 25, with more FLCL! Also, Dragon Ball Super movie is delayed, Pokémon fossil exhibit opens at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, and Netflix announces TEKKEN: Bloodline! Plus, Tamashii Nations Tokyo（魂ネイションズTOKYO） movies into the former Gundam Café, and Maybelline releases a Pikachu makeup collection! Meanwhile in Japan, a man arrested for threatening SEGA 12 times, the plus side of returning lost wallets, and crowdfunding for pants that don't need underwear?

No anime streams in Russia, Chilean President get a Pokémon at the start of his administration, and a man uses covid relief loan to buy a Pokémon card ang gets arrested. Also we give our condolences to Mia Ikumi, artist of Tokyo Mew Mew, Toei Animation hacked, causing anime delays, and a Dragon Ball orchestral concert in LA! Meanwhile in Japan, all Tokyo schools to abolish rules on hair and underwear color, a youth conference petitions government to end mandated after school clubs, and Sadako on YouTube?

Funimation moves into Crunchyroll! Also, FullMetal Alchemist gets two more live action films and Jump Festa 2022 comes with subtitles! Plus, Bandai raises salaries, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment brings us the Gundam Metaverse, and we say goodbye to voice actor Kirk Baily. Meanwhile in Japan, a Kyoto city official is arrested on bribery charges, crossbows now banned in Japan, and vote for Osaka World Expo's mascot?!

V-tuber Kizuna AI（official）gets her own anime, Pokémon Legends Arceus gets an anime web series, and Ghost In The Shell SAC 2045 season 2 is a Netflix exclusive! Also, charges against a former Jujutsu Kaisen manga translator advances, idol unit Iris streams a portion of their anniversary concert, and hold onto your butts, yaoi paddles are coming back (please no)! Meanwhile in Japan, a naked man in the laundromat, a cat become head priest at a shrine, and "gamer" apartments, complete with computer setup!

We find out that Anime NYC WASN'T a superspreader event like others have said. Also, a countdown for FullMetal Alchemist and Bushiroad wins their defamation suit! Plus, Hatsune Miku gets an NHK documentary, a Love Life fan arrested for stealing school supplies, and Optimus Prime and Megatron and cute girls?! Meanwhile in Japan, a private café full of darkness and solitude, pro-gamer kicked off the team for a terrible comment, and American practicing Japanese calligraphy called out for cultural appropriation? Japanese Twitter says otherwise!

The Japanese Cabinet gets involved into anime and pay wages! Also, Sailor Moon and Case Closed tasty treats at Universal Studios Japan, and the Shin Japan Heroes Universe project begins! Plus, premium sake with Yoshitaka Amano art, a shojo anime café opens, and Sunrise Animation is renamed? Meanwhile in Japan, TV-less TVs sell out, man busted using fake IDs to look younger at matchmaking parties, and tour space with your cat as a guide?

Magic: The Gathering collabs with Hatsune Miku?! Also, Monica Rial and Jamie Marchi release a podcast about Vic's defamation case, and Attack on Titan drops the second half of it's final season! Plus, anime legends appear on documentary on hand drawn animation, Netflix announces the English dub of Komi Can't Communicate, and Pokémon releases a couple of soundtracks for non-commercial use, and that's pretty awesome! Meanwhile in Japan, elderly man detain by cops over a hammer, netizens amused over Attack on Titan used for Super Bowl promos, and a Tokyo hot spring allows guests with tattoos, but there's a catch...

Kizuna AI（official）'s concert crowdfunded in record time, Cloudflare sued over manga piracy issues, and Attack on Titan is 2021's most demanded anime! Also, Ghibli Park opens up, MANGA Plus releases all English chapter for free... But there's a catch, and updated news about ComicMarket コミックマーケット 100! Meanwhile in Japan, Toast is blamed for decline of rice consumption, game company tells players not to send valentines to game characters, and a train station mascot that grabs kids that don't mind the gap?!

Japanese photographer arrested for allegedly drugging and assaulting cosplayers, new Godzilla TV series, and Tifa Lockhart shows up at the Italian Senate. Also, new mixed media project from Goro Taniguchi, vtuber Dejiko, and Sailor Moon celebrates 30 years! Meanwhile in Japan, 70 year old man arrested for fighting 10 bikers, man breaks into school to retrieve items from 40 years ago, and the Konami Code Cafe?!

And we're back from break! And there's so much to discuss! DJ Ranma S has a Hot Take on COVID and conventions, so you definitely want to check that out! Also, Taiyou Con's director steps down, AMC Networks buys Sentai Filmworks, RetroCrush is bought out, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World... The anime? Plus, new Urusei Yatsura anime, an international anti-piracy coalition is formed, and police officers are fired for playing Pokémon GO while a robbery was in progress! Meanwhile in Japan, a man is arrested for attempting to marry a woman with her knowledge, and The Great McDonald's Japan French Fry Shortage!

It's our holiday special! Grab some holiday punch and snacks! Join DJ Ranma S, Mako-chan, Koibug, and IchigoGami as they talk holiday shenanigans, chaos, the good and bad times, and as they reflect back on what was 2021... Plus, Ask the AJS Staff Questions! Also, an interesting holiday story from Japan!

A YouTuber gets 150 copyright claims from Toei Animation, Cowboy Bebop live action gets canceled,  and more discussions with Kyoto Animation regarding the memorial. Also, renowned anime screenwriter Keiko Nobumoto passes away, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba gets criticized for polyamory, and six animes eligible for the Academy Awards! Meanwhile in Japan, all boys high school with mandatory grooming lessons, the largest maid café coming to Akihabara, and a teenager's night goes from bad to worse by trying to impress...

Update on COVID at Anime NYC, Excel Saga manga gets a 25th anniversary one-shot, and the Urusei Yatsura opening gets a reboot. Plus, Kizuna AI（official） is on indefinite hiatus, live action Mega Man from Netflix, and the world's biggest anime shop! Meanwhile in Japan, a bus driver chases down a groper, a middle school leaflet asks students to write down their social media passwords, and police refund over a million yen due to misplaced sign?

DJ Ranma S discusses his take on Anime NYC and Mako-chan covers a couple of interesting news tidbits from the con! Also, The Slayers in audiobook form, Kojima Productions （小島プロダクション）  expands into TV and film, J-pop star LiSA wins Song of the Year, and more 2.5 Stage Plays! Meanwhile in Japan, police station evacuated due to a bombshell, NESCAFÉ wants to keep you warm in the cold, and a local park's Engrish is quite interesting!

Updates on Yu Yu Hakusho, Alice In Borderland, Tiger & Bunny, Jojo's Bizzare Adventure, and a new anime, Kakegurui Twins! Also, the Kyubey credit card and no we're not kidding... Updates on Jump Festa and Comiket, Gundam Base pop up at San Diego Comic Con, LiSA's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba theme hits 1 million views, and a woman is charged 6.5 million yen for unauthorized Demon Slayer cakes? Meanwhile in Japan, train driver sues Japan Rail over dock in pay, a shinkansen makes an unauthorized stop due to an elderly man?!

Party with Hatsune Miku with a free online event, man arrested for selling bootleg Love Live School Idol Project mousepads, and multiple Devil May Cry animated seasons? Also, The Dirty Pair Kickstarter reached, pirated manga site goes offline, and Vampire Hunter D audiobooks... Meanwhile in Japan, man in a Joker costume attacks people on a train, man arrested for stalking a woman via her bank account, another man attempts arson on a train, and Gundam crotch?!

The chain of Gundam Cafes close down, The Slayers 30th anniversary DVD/blu-ray special release, and BAND-MAID's new music video for the anime Platinum End. Also, Fruits Basket compilation film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba fonts added to Adobe fonts, and Detective Conan mangaka and others draw tributes for Lupin III's 50th anniversary! Meanwhile in Japan, discover the newest item to keep you warm in the winter, and Comiket organizers say otaku should exercise before the event?!

We're talking Another Anime Convention (AAC)! Join DJ Ranma S and Ari Rockefeller as they discuss Another Anime Convention 2021 with WildSpice Cosplay throwing questions at them! Then over in Meanwhile in Japan, police using targeted YouTube ads to warn voyeurs and a man arrested for destroying censor mosaics in adult videos?!

Disney is getting into anime streaming, plus their mobile game Twisted Wonderland gets an anime! Also, the original Cowboy Bebop seiyuus return for the live action series, Heavy Metal Multimedia Project visual reveals, and Pamela Lauer returns to dub Dirty Pair! Plus, Pikachu and Eevee are in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, and Detective Conan hits 250 million copies worldwide! Meanwhile in Japan, Kaiju Cleanup documentary, Tom and Jerry cafes in Tokyo, and Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan is running out of french fries?!

The Great Philadelphia Comic Con is sued by the state over refunds, Rumiko Takahashi is inducted in the Hall of Fame, and WIT STUDIO,Inc. may be in massive debt! Also, Sword Art Online seiyuu Yoshitsugu Matsuoka throws the first pitch, new Puella Magi Madoka Magica Real Escape game featuring Walpurgisnacht, and if you like Squid Game, check out these other horror flicks! Meanwhile in Japan, capsule machines have random destination plane tickets, local ramen shop bans YouTubers, and specialty potato chips for one particular kind of sake?

We have some more convention updates from Wonderfest and Tokyo Comic Con, a kickstarted for the Dirty Pair, and the author of Pop Team Epic creates a YouTube cat channel! Plus, Shueisha loses Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba pattern trademark, Shinkalion (新幹線変形ロボ シンカリオン Z) adds Galaxy Express 999, and the new Japanese Prime Minister is an anime fan, promises to boost the industry! Meanwhile in Japan, a man is arrested for stealing an ex's Nintendo Switch, and teen saves a woman from a fire, credits anime!

Cowboy Bebop live action intro and the plotline of the live action series, second Death Note live action movie will deal with fans issues, and we get a Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid game! Also Hayao Miyazaki art exhibit in LA, the cast behind the Super Mario Bros film (and no one is happy), and a Record of Lodoss War platformer game for consoles! Meanwhile in Japan, a flight out of Narita Airport delayed by a turtle, idol photos wash up ashore, and an update on the guy who sold his car to pay for his cat's surgery!

We have Pokémon updates, new game app and illustration contest! Also, former employees sue Good Smile Company (ENGLISH) in a cross complaint, and ufotable founder admits to evading taxes! Plus, three new Mobile Suit Gundam projects, Spirited Away returns to theaters, and Yu-Gi-Oh! fans can now be Seto Kaiba with new briefcase and card set! Meanwhile in Japan, man yells at bear about why he's being attacked, elementary school teacher gives horrible excuse on leaving his phone in the girls locker room, and drinkable whipped cream?!

Creamy Mami joins the Tokyo Idol Festival, Dragon Quest has it's own chess set, and legendary mangaka Rumiko Takahashi explains the origin of Shampoo's name! Also, legendary j-rocker GACKT goes on indefinite hiatus, Studio 4C creates an anime ad for R&B artist Aaliyah to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her album, and an otaku cryptocurrency to produce isekai anime? Meanwhile in Japan, we get an update on what happened to Beat Takeshi (ビートたけし), a Guinness World Record goes to Motimaru the cat, and card buyers need to prove they're real Pokémon fans to buy new expansion packs...

Fallout from Puchi Con, what happened with the COVID scare?! Also, live action Cowboy Bebop gets a prequel manga and live action One Piece new logo reveal and script teaser! Plus, latest Sailor Moon Musical streams the first and last shows globally, and actor Beat Takeshi (ビートたけし) assaulted! Meanwhile in Japan, a man fakes being Vietnamese in order to rob convenience store, another man attempts to rob store with lighter, a man pees in drink bottle of woman coworker because “he liked her”, and a Japanese convenience store’s love letter vending machine proves they really do sell everything...

DJ Ranma S and Mako-chan discuss Puchi Con 2021, and you definitely don't want to miss this! Also if time permits, live action Cowboy Bebop screenshots, and clap back from one of the actors! Convention updates from Wonder Festival and Jump Festa, and a manga company creates an LGBTQ sensitivity reader panel. Meanwhile in Japan, penis fencing takes over Japanese Twitter, man arrested for smearing poo on a backpack, and another man leaves a bag of red stained knives at a stranger's house?!

We pay homage to Fred Ladd, a pioneer in the anime industry and producer of Astro Boy. Also, Wizard World is no more, SaikouCon calls it quits, and Otakon's final numbers! Bleach one-shot leaves on a cliffhanger, and a new chapter of Berserk! Meanwhile in Japan... Goombas defeated at ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン / Universal Studios Japan (USJ), and a man is arrested for throwing money at bento shop, and a mayor forfeits 3 months' pay for biting athletes gold medal...