Podcasts about Otakon

No review this time around, since Gerald and Clarissa went to Otakon 2026 and have got a con report to detail what happened! For even more, check out the AWOmake podcast available to our Patreon backers where HIS STORY CONTINUES as we detail what happened to Gerald right before and right after the con! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

John is back home from a very crappy anime con and ready to talk a WHOLE lot of wrestling! Their good pal Arametha is back to hear them complain about how much Otakon sucked (again), how much their latest flight to Japan cost, and- especially- how bad The Zoomers™ are at taking turns at arcade games, but eventually they get around to talking some wrestling too! First, it's three nights of the STARDOM 5 Star GP (Nights 9-11- 8/3, 8/8 & 8/9), a mixed bag of shows from Korakuen and Sapporo, as the picture starts to get a lot clearer on who's moving on (especially in the Red Blocks!). Then it's the NJPW G1 Climax (Nights 12-15- 8/6, 8/8, 8/9 & 8/11) as they talk a legitimate MOTYC *and* a couple Worst Match of the Year contenders! Wow! And no, one of them wasn't *that* match.The third and final ongoing tournament they check in on is the Tokyo Joshi Princess Cup, as they cover the quarterfinals from 8/8 at Ryogoku KFC Hall- featuring an amazing match between Suzume and Shoko Nakajima! They also speculate on who among the final four will ultimately take home the crown. Then it's over to NOAH for the first time in a while as John watched two (2) whole matches, but Arametha thankfully watched way more than that. One of the matches John did watch though was, swear to god, a ****1/2 Tetsuya Naito match. In 2026. Truly wild. They also discuss the revealed blocks for the 2026 N-1 Victory tournament.Up next it's Marvelous' 8/8 Korakuen Hall show featuring two matches that John happens to think are a bit overhyped, and also a very funny wrestler-joining-a-unit angle. And then finally the episode wraps up with a check in on Marigold (another one we haven't talked about much in forever) to see how things are going over there for their big 8/9 Ota Ward Gym show. Spoiler: Not particularly well! And then they talk about the Dream Star GP blocks, aka Why The Fuck Is Megaton In This.Follow Wrestling Omakase on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wrestleomakaseFollow John on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/justoneenby.bsky.socialAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this weeks KPK episode JT and Fog decided to review their magical adventure to Otakon 2026 with you! We drove an incredible distance to see the redebut of one of their all time favorite groups, but with less members, and it was 100% worth it! So tune in and see what kind of fun adventure we had and let us know if you also were at Otakon this year and what your favorite part of the convention was!Come Join the Disord!https://linktr.ee/kpopkimchi101?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=e6bef5ad-34ee-46a0-8d35-df5b7df11528 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're all mad at Sony for ALL of the reasons right now. But we're not mad at Discotek since they and AnimEigo alike offer everyone really cool things and actually treat their customers like people, unlike Sony who treats people with contempt and locks their store behind a paid Crunchyroll subscription. We're also not mad at Anime Limited for getting Banana Fish and committing to put it on a disc sometime soon, unlike Sony who would rather get rid of discs the for the glory and benefit of their spreadsheet-loving C-suite. And we're also not mad at the Criterion Channel service for getting Neon Genesis Evangelion on their platform next month (ADV dub included, per reports) since they know people like old things, unlike Sony who will gladly let old things lapse so people can't get them anymore. The point is, we're mad at Sony. But we're not mad at other folks and other companies. Enjoy our show where we offer both the yin and yang of this mess of an industry. And say hi to Sketch on this show on your way in. intro - Paramount doesn't care about Avatar 11:32 - F Sony, Part 1: The Games Nonsense (PS5 discs, the industry as a whole) 33:57 - F Sony, Part 2: The Crunchyroll Nonsense (CR store paywall, Black Lagoon and more are gone) 48:39 - Discotek Day, Part 1: The AnimEigo Opening Act (Rune Explorers, ReLIFE) 1:01:54 - Discotek Day, Part 2: Good Guys Still Wear Hats (Big O, Penguindrum, Digimon Frontier, Patlabor, Memories 4K, Samurai Pizza Cats HD) 1:48:21 - The other news bits (EVA on Criterion Channel, new Gundam, Virgin Punk digital release, Anime Limited licenses Banana Fish) 2:17:30 - The brief home video rundown (Big O, Penguindrum, Toradora, One Piece, Dr. Stone) past episodes for reference: #92: Memories #206: AnimEigo at Anime Expo Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TP iHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/ TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/ As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

Hello Adventurers! Right on the heels of the Berlin FanFest was Otakon, an anime con in Washington DC. They even had some awesome Final Fantasy XIV guests there, too! The men, the myths, the legends, Michael-Christopher Koji Fox (Localization Director at Square Enix) and Toshio “Foxclon” Murouchi (Head of Square Enix's Community & Service Division and Global Community Producer for Final Fantasy XIV), to be exact. And somehow, we were fortunate enough to get to interview them!  But to really give our Adventurers as much Koji and Foxclon content as we could, we also talk about two of the panels they were on while at Otakon. The ones we cover are Adventures in Localization: Koji Fox's Journey Across FINAL FANTASY XI, XIV, and XVI and Duty Finder: Otakon 2026 – A FINAL FANTASY XIV Community Panel. So this episode has plenty of bang for your gil! The Spoiler Food is: Evercold Shaved Ice “Thinly shaved ice, generously heaped into an oversmall bowl and drizzled with sweet-yet-tangy rolanberry syrup. Why it never melts is a question best served cold.” The reason that this is the spoiler food will be come evident during the interview. That said, oddly enough despite the name of the food has “Evercold” in the name… This episode overall is actually pretty spoiler light? But you'll find out why in the interview too! Funny how that works.  OSMnotes Thank you once again to Sqaure Enix, the Final Fantasy XIV development team, and Otakon for the interview. We say it a bunch during the episode, but it's no less true now. And here are some Time Cues: 00:00:00 – We Start The Carbuncle Chronicling 00:00:50 – Intro and General Gabbing 00:08:11 – Michael-Christopher Koji Fox & Toshio “Foxclon” Murouchi Interview @ Otakon 2026 00:08:11 – Some Post-Interview Chatter About Otakon 2026 and Their Panels 00:08:16 – That time when Koji approved of a badge pun 00:09:45 – Adventures in Localization: Koji Fox's Journey Across FINAL FANTASY XI, XIV, and XVI 00:17:42 – Duty Finder: Otakon 2026 – A FINAL FANTASY XIV Community Panel 00:23:30 – Wrapping Things Up! But… 00:30:20 – Then Anna Remembered Some Things! (Yo-Kai Watch is back, Nintendo Switch 2 version is here, and it turns out so is The Moonfire Faire!?) Music is this episode features tracks such as “Fiend” by Masayoshi Soken, and “Calamity Unbound” composed by Masayoshi Soken and arranged by Nobuko Toda and Yoshitaka Suzuki. We also have YouTube Channels! Both for OSMcast proper and The Carbuncle Chronicle! Please subscribe, hit the bell, and share amongst your friends. And as always, feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Oh, and if you still use Spotify, go ahead and get on that mobile device and throw us some five stars there too. Tell your friends! As well, just like we mentioned when we do the OSMplugs, you can also join the Discord and support us on Patreon! PS If you have ever wanted some OSMmerch, feel free to check out our TeePublic page! PPS We appreciate you.

Another year, another Otakon. In this exciting episode, the crew is joined by their friend Gil as they recap how Otakon went while Mumi helps. How was this year compared to last year? Are anime conventions becoming the next Coachella? Will Mumi ever actually go to an Otakon? There's only one way to find out!

Show Notes 0:00: Justin and Helen finally share what they’ve been up to over the past few weeks, though most of Helen’s thoughts revolve around Otakon this year. Justin, on the other hand, got to talk about re-watching a Japanese drama classic…and its revival! News 26:44: Satomi U is going on maternity leave until mid-October, so her Heisei Haizan-hei ☆ Sumire-chan manga will be on a break until then; afro needs a bit of time to work on both mono and Laid-Back Camp, so they’ll be on break until further notice. 29:08: Composer Shiro Sagisu shared that his uncle and anime producer Masayasu Sagisu passed away at 93; The Twitter account for guitarist Mei Nekozuki announced from her family that she passed away. Licenses 30:57: With it being 801 Day, we had Boys Love announcements from SuBLime and Seven Seas: Fumi Tsuyuhisa's Robin at the Break of Dawn Ogeretsu Tanaka's Cake Dog Caramelized Yodaka Kuroi's Welcome to the Tiger Detective Agency rasu's A Paradise Reached Through Love AKI YUKURA's We, Pitiful Yet Beloved Micro Noici's DOGS OF TOSCA Sugar Satoh's Kitayama and Minamiya: Our First Year of Dating 32:46: Titan Manga announced exclusively on ANN that they've licensed Yoshikazu Kuwajima & Takahiro Seguchi's LastBoss LoveDeath; Cross Infinite World will be bringing over 4 light novels: Aoi Miyamae & Hatori Kyouka's Assassin Empress Bellreuge Saki Ichibu & Yukako Fujimura's From Bumbling Prodigy to Villainess: Will the Duke’s Love Go Unnoticed? Minato Minato & Tsukito's From Corporate Drone to Mincemaster! One Order of Dragon Coming Right Up! Len Kagizaki & Akira Shigaraki's The Villainess’ Journal: Newlywed Life of an Obsessive Researcher 33:55: A Sonic manga is now available to be read thanks to IDW; K MANGA has added Yū Taguchi’s Dazzling Spring Days, meanwhile Manga UP! has added a few works this past week; The Banana Fish turnaround continues as Anime Limited will release the anime on home media next year. 36:54: Justin and Helen cover the many announcements at SDCC and Otakon combined, and yes, after discussing Marvel’s new partnership with KADOKAWA and Akira Toriyama being inducted into the Eisner’s HOF, it was a good amount from an assortment of pubs: Yen Press: (38:55) Taiga Hattori & Rin Kawachi's Let’s Begin, a Battle Without the Hero (Yen On), yononaka's The Weakling Who Died a Million Times (Yen On), Nanaki Ichinose, Sango Sansan, & Noco Sugimachi's The Dragon Prince’s Ill-Mated Betrothal, Mamoru Hosoda’s Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki (Yen Audio), Uesu & Minori Chigusa's Watching the Angel Sleep, Drowning in Bed Together (Yen On), Teruya's Sharkmaid of the Shore, Akinoko's The Deskmate Cat and the Love Novice, Yatsuki Wakatsu, Nina Akabane, & Taku Haruno's The Villainesses Are Unwavering, Tomato Tri's Disenchantment Camera, Zoukoujo's Don’t Talk to Me, Sōichirō Yamamoto's Mane Mane Nichi Nichi: Baseball Manager Everyday, Katsuwo's #ImLookingForZombies: The Complete Omnibus, Haru Yuuki's My First Love With You Again, Tachibana Higuchi's Champignon WitchKodansha: (42:34) Hamuhamu's The Cat and Dog's Nine-Tailed Lives, Izu & Hagane's Kraken Mare, Kenji Tsurubuchi & Konata's Meaheim, yoruhashi's Rega in the Sleeping Forest, Shizuku Torii's I Love You, Please Dump Me, toreta's I Loved Him First!, Shuichi Shigeno's Subaru and Subaru; Box Set of Saka Mikami's The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity; re-announced Gamon Sakurai's The POOL (first announced at SDCC 2024)UDON & Manga Mavericks Books: (44:36) Hiromi Matsuo’s Department Store Waltz and Rondo: The Ladies’ Graphic Magazine (both all-color manga and illustration book), Belles Ruelles (anthology manga series); Rin Kawano’s Our Insignificant Justice, launch of the Independent Manga AllianceMahjong Pros & Drawn and Quarterly: (48:30) Hiromi Aoyama &, Kazutoshi Yamane's Bird: Mahjong’s Deadliest vs The Master Illusionist, Yume Yamaguchi & Yadokugaeru's Akayoroshi: Hanafuda Shadow Games; Shigeo Ito’s Marmalade Princess, Sakaguchi Ango & Kondō Yōko’s One Woman and the War, Hinako Sugiura’s Lady HokusaiOmoi & Manga Mavericks Books at Otakon: (51:35) 54 Kodansha titles will be added to their service in the coming weeks as volume purchases; Shinji Wada's Delinquent Detective: Sukeban Deka; Zenzo's “Oni King” one-shot manga & Roid manga, Ippan Nakamura's Town Walking With Ghost DogAnimEigo & Discotek: (56:15) Antique Bakery, Dog of Flanders: The Movie, ReLIFE, Ruin Explorers: Fam & Ihrie, Welcome to Irabu’s Office; Digimon Frontier, Pani Poni Dash!, Lupin III: Part II & Lupin III: Zenigata and the 2 Lupins, Outlanders, Samurai Pizza Cats, Toradora!, The Big O, Argento Soma, Tales of the Abyss, Infinite Ryvius, Memories, Patlabor TV & the Patlabor movies, Penguindrum, Digimon Movies Collection 3 Streaming News 1:01:14: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea, Assassination Classroom the Movie: Our Time, & Kamisama Kiss OADs have been added to Crunchyroll; but while CR added some anime, they’ve also taken away some anime too. 1:05:20: Netflix will stream the latest Gintama movie later this month; the remaining FBI Intervention episodes of Detective Conan are now on Netflix and Crunchyroll. 1:06:01: Oceanveil has added and will add more anime that are not 18+ to their service, with Level E being one title on their platform now. Helen then brings up something about DRAMAtical Murder that makes Justin freeze for all eternity. 1:07:44: Clockwork Girl will be made available for digital purchase by Aniplex in September; Neon Genesis Evangelion, Evangelion: Death (True)², & The End of Evangelion will be available on the Criterion Channel the first day of September; and Though Am I an Inept Villainess premiered with its English dub July 26…let’s just say it took some turns here and there before it came out! If there’s anything you’d like to share about the latest news or about the episode, please feel free to reach out to us on Twitter (@TheOASG) or comment below with your thoughts! The post TheOASG Podcast Episode 249: W-What’s Actually Happening in DRAMAtical Murder??? appeared first on TheOASG.

Welcome to a revamped Everything Compliance Shout Outs and Rants. We have a new host, Adam Turteltaub, and a new panelist, Rebecca Walker, who joins returning regulars Matt Kelly, Jonathan Armstrong, and Karen Moore for the next iteration of Everything Compliance Shout Outs and Rants. Adam rants about eBay and its $56MM settlement for illegal harassment. Matt shouts out to the HBO show Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness. Rebecca shouts out to the generosity of the compliance profession. Jonathan rants about tech bros and shouts out to circuses. Karen shouts out Otakon and Japanese anime fans. Everything Compliance Shout Outs and Rants is a production of the Compliance Podcast Network. Share this:

It's another tournament season edition of Wrestling Omakase, and it's also time once again to take Omakase on the road to DC! John is recording this chronologically while attending two Blue Jays games and a VERY underwhelming Otakon convention in the capital of one of the shittiest nations on god's green Earth, but unlike last year they decided to arrange it by promotion still, so this one is REALLY all over the place. But there's some great stuff here too, as first John goes solo to discuss three more nights of the 5 Star GP in STARDOM including the long-awaited first tournament matches of TV's Julia Hart™! Oh, and also some much better matches featuring the likes of Saya Kamitani, Starlight Kid, Momo Watanabe and many more, but really mostly TV's Julia Hart™. Can you believe she had three matches and the *Ruaka match* was the best one by far? Me neither, but it happened!Then John is joined by their good friend Quinlan for four more nights of the NJPW G1 Climax, and boy do they have some TAKES for you on this one! They cover Yota Tsuji's incredible tournament, a very divisive match with Yuto-Ice, whether some people are actually just too stupid to be watching Japanese professional wrestling, and a whole lot more!Finally, the episode wraps up with John going solo again to break down night 3 of the Tokyo Joshi Princess Cup, featuring an outstanding power battle between Yuki Aino and Miu Watanabe, a couple shocking eliminations, and Pom Harajuku trying to catch Suzume in a bug net like she's a goddamn Bug Catcher from Pokemon. Screw those guys.Follow Wrestling Omakase on TwitterFollow John on BlueSkyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The beginning of DDoP coincided with Otakon this year! The theme song for Amy Talks About Stuff is “Wandering,” by Lee Rosevere, from the album Music for Podcasts 2. This song is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license and is available via freemusicarchive.org. The post DDoP 2026 Ep01: Amy Talks About Stuff 287: Otakon Recap appeared first on Amy Bowen's Creative Endeavors.

Hello Adventurers! This past weekend was the 2026 Berlin FanFest and, of course, there was a ton of announcements. So what is a podcast about Final Fantasy XIV to do? Well clearly, we gotta podcast about it! So we did. We talk about the latest job, Bastion. It's a tank with couple of huge shields with guns attached for good measure. Then some wild speculations upon what the Ranged DPS job could possibly be! After that, we roam around our mind palaces to gaze upon the wonders of the new realmships we'll get to traverse next year. Plus, we got fresh details all about the various raid series… And a Gold Sauce update no one saw coming.  The Spoiler Food is: Stuffed Highland Cabbage “This traditional dish of minced meat seasoned and packed inside leafy highland cabbage, then stewed in a light broth, is sure to warm you up on the coldest of nights.” Once again, a nice warm meal to keep up going for all these ice cold details all about Evercold! Spoilers ahoy! OSMnotes From what we hear, the Berlin FanFest was just as exciting as the one in Anaheim! And Evercold keeps delivering all the news fit to print, er, podcast about! You want a new teaser trailer, all updated and fancy? Here it is! Also! Patch 7.55 is here and so are the patch notes. Also Anna accidentally obtained the gift of prophecy and, uh, the Yo-Kai Watch Event is back!?  But now? Time Cues! 00:00:00 – We Start The Carbuncle Chronicling 00:00:45 – Intro and General Gabbing 00:01:54 – Basil Designed the Otakon x FFXIV Badges?! 00:05:41 – OSMPlugs (Discord, Patreon) 00:08:11 – The 2026 Berlin FanFest Announcements! 00:08:16 – Overall Thoughts 00:09:45 – The New Main Tank on the Block, Bastion 00:17:42 – Wild Speculation About the New DPS 00:23:30 – Realmships or The Five Firmaments called Fimhimnar 00:30:20 – Main Scenario, Field and Game System Updates 00:33:35 – Character Action Skins 00:38:24 – More Character Creator Options 00:41:47 – Ever-Evolving Content: “World Raid”, the “New” Raid Difficulty, and Auto-Moving 00:50:05 – Cross Region Duty & Party Finder Update 00:50:58 – Chocobo Companion Overhaul 00:56:04 – New 24-person raid: Evangelion: Ghosts of Desire 00:59:59 – New 8-person raid: Beyond the Lifestream, Featuring Final Fantasy VII and Friends 01:09:31 – Keybound Brawler 01:15:33 – Switch 2 Version Update 01:16:23 – Collector's Edition Details 01:22:03 – What Are We Looking Forward To the Most? Music is this episode features from Masayoshi Soken and his sound team, from on the new area trailers showcased at the Berlin FanFest Keynote! They are “FINAL FANTASY XIV: Evercold – New Area: Naglfar, Realmship of Water,” “FINAL FANTASY XIV: Evercold – New City: Fargarth,” and “FINAL FANTASY XIV: Evercold – New Area: Hringhorni, Realmship of Fire.“  We also have YouTube Channels! Both for OSMcast proper and The Carbuncle Chronicle! Please subscribe, hit the bell, and share amongst your friends.  And as always, feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Oh, and if you still use Spotify, go ahead and get on that mobile device and throw us some five stars there too. Tell your friends! As well, just like we mentioned when we do the OSMplugs, you can also join the Discord and support us on Patreon! PS If you have ever wanted some OSMmerch, feel free to check out our TeePublic page! PPS We appreciate you.

Xan dives into the wild, insanely fun world of Phantom Busters by NeoShoco This paranormal buddy comedy follows a straight-A student who doesn't believe in ghosts, an exorcist who swallows them whole, and a club that's anything but normal. Does the hype around this unique concept live up to the reading experience? We break down the insane elements, the humor, and the dynamic that makes this series stand out. In This Episode: Discussing the unique concept and the hilarious, offbeat dynamic between the characters. Xan's thoughts on the insane, high-energy elements that drive the story. The latest manga releases and updates. Hyping up Xan's appearance at Otakon next week! Don't forget to check out our Book Review Podcasts on Mondays! Support the Show: Help us keep the comedy coming: Gofundme Engage With Us: Subscribe! YouTube | Website Follow @spiraken on X (Twitter), Bluesky, Instagram Join the community on Discord Support us on Patreon Rate us on Apple Podcasts Random Question of the Day: "What's your favorite paranormal or supernatural comedy manga or anime?" #Spiraken #MangaReview #PhantomBusters #NeoShoco #Paranormal #BuddyComedy #Shonen #NewManga Music Credits: "Trendsetter" by Mood Maze (via Uppbeat) License code: YEPNB5COHX56JVES WHERE TO FIND US Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiraken.bsky.social Instagram: instagram.com/spiraken Email: Spiraken@gmail.com | Xan: xan@spiraken.com Patreon: patreon.com/spiraken Discord: tinyurl.com/spiradiscord X: x.com/spiraken YouTube: youtube.com/@spiraken Twitch: twitch.com/spiraken Amazon Store: amazon.com/shops/spiraken

Another weekend of Anime Expo has come and gone, and with it came a LOT of things from all corners, a true cornucopia of styles for just about everyone: take your pick, be it green yuri with Nirvana or nice boats with School Days... yes, really, as well as plenty of manga to come later this year and next year, TRIGGER leading us on with the fourth Imaishi/Nakashima project coming soon, AnimEigo giving everyone an appetizer plate before Discotek takes over Otakon, a first look at the new Star Wars Visions project, and some info on Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 as was always planned (ahem ahem) and the reveal of more STEEL BALL RUN coming in the fall so everyone can stop breathing down Netflix's necks. (They haven't, they're still asking for more.) And if ALL OF THAT isn't enough, the first hour of this show has plenty of pre and post AX news items worth talking about, like some classic (and modern classic) movies coming back to theaters, new projects from Madhouse, Sunrise and SHAFT, and Kasagi Lobo coming very soon, a new middleman company in AniBiz launching, BANANA FISH leaving Amazon for Netflix and with a new (made by humans) English dub, the return of an old "online" title and also the unexpected return of an old "galactic" friend via Kickstarter (link down in the description) to make this a very long show that will hold all of you over until Otakon next month. (After this one, we all kinda need a break.) intro - an amazing(ly long) show awaits 7:56 - pre and post-AX news items (Akira back in theaters, Annecy Festival, AniBiz company launched, Tenchi Galaxy Kickstarter details) 1:01:06 - Anime Expo Day 1 (Square Enix, Aniplex, Kodansha) 1:29:21 - AX Day 2 (AnimEigo, Yen Press, Crunchyroll, Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2) 2:11:56 - AX Day 3 (Denpa, TRIGGER, Netflix, Seven Seas) 2:47:53 - AX Day 4 (Tokyopop, GKIDS) 2:51:02 - home video releases (Tekkonkinkreet 4K, Revue Starlight) Kickstarter link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/armigerentertainment/tenchi-galaxy-anime-pilot Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TP iHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/ TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/ As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

Xan takes a critical look at the sci-fi manga Rai Rai Rai by Yoshiaki This fast-paced series follows a struggling space exterminator who gets abducted and implanted with a deadly alien entity. While the premise has potential, the execution feels overly familiar—with artwork that echoes other artists and a story that never quite finds its own identity. Is this mid-tier sci-fi worth your time? We break down what works and what doesn't. ----more---- In This Episode: Discussing the familiar artwork and its derivative nature. Xan's thoughts on the fast-paced but ultimately mediocre story. The latest manga releases and updates. Asking a question for one of our upcoming panels at Otakon! Don't forget to check out our Book Review Podcasts on Mondays! Support the Show: Help us keep the critical reviews coming: Gofundme Engage With Us: Subscribe! YouTube | Website Follow @spiraken on X (Twitter), Bluesky, Instagram Join the community on Discord Support us on Patreon Rate us on Apple Podcasts Random Question of the Day: "What's a manga or anime that you feel borrowed too heavily from other works?" #Spiraken #MangaReview #RaiRaiRai #Yoshiaki #SciFiManga #Shonen #VizMedia #Otakon2026 Music Credits: "Trendsetter" by Mood Maze (via Uppbeat) License code: YEPNB5COHX56JVES WHERE TO FIND US Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiraken.bsky.social Instagram: instagram.com/spiraken Email: Spiraken@gmail.com | Xan: xan@spiraken.com Patreon: patreon.com/spiraken Discord: tinyurl.com/spiradiscord X: x.com/spiraken YouTube: youtube.com/@spiraken Twitch: twitch.com/spiraken Amazon Store: amazon.com/shops/spiraken

Xan dives into the long-awaited manga Billy Bat by the legendary Naoki Urasawa (creator of 20th Century Boys, Monster, and Pluto) with co-author Takashi Nagasaki Set in post-WWII America and Japan, this mystery follows a cartoonist who discovers that his creation may be connected to an ancient, world-shaping force. Does this series stand alongside Urasawa's iconic works? We break down the incredible artwork, the compelling mystery, and the feel of this ambitious story. ----more---- In This Episode: Discussing the incredible artwork and the atmospheric post-WWII setting. Xan's thoughts on how this mystery compares to Urasawa's other masterpieces. The latest manga releases and updates. Talking about upcoming convention appearances at Otakon! Support the Show: Help us keep exploring Urasawa's world: Gofundme Engage With Us: Subscribe! YouTube | Website Follow @spiraken on X (Twitter), Bluesky, Instagram Join the community on Discord Support us on Patreon Rate us on Apple Podcasts Random Question of the Day: "What's your favorite Naoki Urasawa series, and why does it stand out to you?" #Spiraken #MangaReview #BillyBat #NaokiUrasawa #TakashiNagasaki #Seinen #Mystery #KanaManga Music Credits: "Trendsetter" by Mood Maze (via Uppbeat) License code: YEPNB5COHX56JVES WHERE TO FIND US Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiraken.bsky.social Instagram: instagram.com/spiraken Email: Spiraken@gmail.com | Xan: xan@spiraken.com Patreon: patreon.com/spiraken Discord: tinyurl.com/spiradiscord X: x.com/spiraken YouTube: youtube.com/@spiraken Twitch: twitch.com/spiraken Amazon Store: amazon.com/shops/spiraken

Xan explores the world of high school yuri romance with Rainbows After Storms by Ruka Kobachi This series follows best friends turned secret lovers as they navigate the highs and lows of their hidden relationship. While the concept is sweet and the main characters are undeniably adorable, the plot falls into a familiar pattern that repeats chapter after chapter. Is it worth reading? We break down the charm and the stagnation. ----more---- In This Episode: Discussing the adorable main characters and the sweet, heart-fluttering concept. Xan's honest thoughts on the overly familiar plot structure and its mid-tier execution. The latest manga releases and updates. Talking about upcoming convention appearances at Otakon! Support the Show: Help us keep the reviews honest: Gofundme Engage With Us: Subscribe! YouTube | Website Follow @spiraken on X (Twitter), Bluesky, Instagram Join the community on Discord Support us on Patreon Rate us on Apple Podcasts Random Question of the Day: "What's a romance manga that you loved despite its flaws—or one that lost you because it got too repetitive?" #Spiraken #MangaReview #RainbowsAfterStorms #RukaKobachi #Yuri #ShojoAi #RomanceManga #VizMedia Music Credits: "Trendsetter" by Mood Maze (via Uppbeat) License code: YEPNB5COHX56JVES WHERE TO FIND US Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiraken.bsky.social Instagram: instagram.com/spiraken Email: Spiraken@gmail.com | Xan: xan@spiraken.com Patreon: patreon.com/spiraken Discord: tinyurl.com/spiradiscord X: x.com/spiraken YouTube: youtube.com/@spiraken Twitch: twitch.com/spiraken Amazon Store: amazon.com/shops/spiraken

Xan returns to the enchanting world of Witch Hat Atelier with its culinary spin-off, Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen by Hiromi Sato based on the series created by Kamome Shirahama. This cookbook-manga hybrid invites readers into Qifrey's atelier after hours, where magical experiments take a delicious turn. Is this a worthy addition to the franchise? We break down the recipes, the art, and our honest feelings about this unique companion. ----more---- In This Episode: Discussing the informative and accessible recipes featured throughout the book. Appreciating the great art style that captures the cozy, magical atmosphere of the original series. Xan's thoughts on this spin-off compared to the main series (reviewed in Episode 544). The latest manga news and a quick apology for the last review. Talking about upcoming convention appearances at Otakon! Support the Show: Help us keep the kitchen fires burning: Gofundme Engage With Us: Subscribe! YouTube | Website Follow @spiraken on X (Twitter), Bluesky, Instagram Join the community on Discord Support us on Patreon Rate us on Apple Podcasts Random Question of the Day: "What's a manga or anime that made you want to try cooking a dish from its world?" #Spiraken #MangaReview #WitchHatAtelierKitchen #HiromiSato #KamomeShirahama #CookingManga #WitchHatAtelier #KodanshaManga Music Credits: "Trendsetter" by Mood Maze (via Uppbeat) License code: YEPNB5COHX56JVES WHERE TO FIND US Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiraken.bsky.social Instagram: instagram.com/spiraken Email: Spiraken@gmail.com | Xan: xan@spiraken.com Patreon: patreon.com/spiraken Discord: tinyurl.com/spiradiscord X: x.com/spiraken YouTube: youtube.com/@spiraken Twitch: twitch.com/spiraken Amazon Store: amazon.com/shops/spiraken

Xan dives into the bizarre and thought-provoking world of Bug Ego by ONE (creator of One Punch Man) with art by Kiyoto Shitara. This sci-fi manga follows two students who discover "hacks" that can alter reality itself—with dark and unpredictable consequences. Does this strange, Black Mirror-esque story deliver on its mind-bending premise? We break down the weirdness. ----more---- In This Episode: Discussing the eerie, tech-horror atmosphere and the moral questions at the heart of the story. Xan's thoughts on this genre shift from the creator of One Punch Man. The latest manga news and headlines. Talking about upcoming convention appearances at Otakon! Support the Show: Help us keep exploring the strange: Gofundme Engage With Us: Subscribe! YouTube | Website Follow @spiraken on X (Twitter), Bluesky, Instagram Join the community on Discord Support us on Patreon Rate us on Apple Podcasts Random Question of the Day: "If you could use a 'hack' to alter reality, what would you change—and what do you think would go wrong?" #Spiraken #MangaReview #BugEgo #ONE #KiyotoShitara #SciFiManga #VizMedia #OnePunchMan #BlackMirror Music Credits: "Trendsetter" by Mood Maze (via Uppbeat) License code: YEPNB5COHX56JVES WHERE TO FIND US Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiraken.bsky.social Instagram: instagram.com/spiraken Email: Spiraken@gmail.com | Xan: xan@spiraken.com Patreon: patreon.com/spiraken Discord: tinyurl.com/spiradiscord X: x.com/spiraken YouTube: youtube.com/@spiraken Twitch: twitch.com/spiraken Amazon Store: amazon.com/shops/spiraken

Show Notes 0:00: The two hosts of TheOASG Podcast return once again to talk about what they’ve been up to over the past few weeks, which involves Justin talking about the Star Detective Precure and Detective Conan collaboration and Helen talking Shonen Jump catchup, Bookworm Part 3, and Ramparts of Ice! News 23:02: Dark Horse staff recently formed a union (Dark Horse Workers United), and the company has recognized it — the hosts will see how negotiations will go moving forward; Japanese VA Kenjirō Tsuda filed a lawsuit against the operator of the video-sharing app TikTok for posting videos that allegedly used AI (artificial intelligence) to imitate his voice without permission, and it will be something to monitor moving forward. 29:46: Let’s just say voice actor Kazuki Atsumi might have had a future in the talent industry, but after his contract was terminated by his agency following a report of him being arrested for suspected sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl, the future ain’t looking great for him; meanwhile One-Punch Man artist Yūsuke Murata decided he had to comment on a very wild post about Pakistani Britons, and the comment was so bad that people in many languages criticized him. 34:44: Animator and character designer Kunihiko Hamada shared that he is no longer working at Madhouse — the two hosts discuss Madhouse letting him go after 35 years and how they let him go; Justin and Helen have questions and some concerns on Aki Sora manga creator Masahiro Itosugi saying he has banned by Google while uploading older works to Google Drive. 39:39: A few Japanese magazines will be ending soon or sometime this year; the Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun Finals manga will enter a hiatus following the 100th chapter; Nippon Sangoku will go on hiatus as creator Ikka Matsuki recovers from steroid withdrawal syndrome; and Eiji Hashimoto announced they will temporary switch to a triweekly schedule for Rappa: Yankee Ninpū Chō after a two-week hiatus due to numerous ailments he’s going through right now. 44:43: Galaxy Express 999 lyricist Jun Hashimoto sadly passed away in a Tokyo hospital at 86 due to liver cirrhosis; Screenwriter Takao Koyama posted on X/Twitter a few weeks ago that scriptwriter Hiroyuki Kawasaki had died on January 23 at 60 years old; and Japanese film director and special effects artist Yoshihiro Nishimura died at 59 — Variety reported that Nishimura had been in the hospital for nearly two weeks fighting a liver disease. Licenses 47:37: Another Taiyo Matsumoto manga has been licensed — but not by VIZ, by Manga Mavericks Books instead!; Aloha Comics announced they’ve licensed Ikuno Tajima’s After Märchen (Ever After in English) as their first ever manga license; K MANGA added a few new titles to its service; and so did Manga UP!; Kogattuo & Ichika Kino's World Wide Web MIKO! has been added to MANGA Plus. 51:21: Not new licenses, but might as well be considering some of these titles have been out of print for a long while! Look out for a couple Jiro Taniguchi titles, Hideo Azuma’s Disappearance Diary, and Kiriko Nananan’s Blue at some point this year; And with Otakon happening next month, Discotek announced a couple titles ahead of it, including the next entry of Digimon for them (Tamers) and the Hana Yori Dango anime. Streaming News 53:00: GKIDS acquired the North American theatrical rights for Adolescence of Utena and will screen the movie in Japanese with English subtitles in US theaters June 21-22, which has Helen in a pickle; JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death compilation film and English dubs for Given: Hiiragi mix and Given The Movie: To the Sea, and the Bean Counter OVA are now on Crunchyroll. 55:49: HIDIVE has announced their comings and goings from the service this month, from the Heavy Metal L-Gaim TV anime and OVAs to The Life of Budori Gusuko being added, while Get Backers, Humanity Has Declined, Mayo Chiki!, and Wasteful Days of High School Girl anime are leaving HIDIVE on June 30; premieres of the Cherry and Virgin film and the Sekiro: No Defeat anime will happen at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival. 58:34: And yes, Conan Cinema Saturdays has returned this summer…which means Justin will just be vibing and getting these movies views instead of watching most of them properly this year! Weird News 1:00:25: Osaka's holding an exhibition of 17th Century Dutch masterpieces, and it's set to take place at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka between August 21 to September 27. Somehow, Frieren and Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring is a part of it as a crossover, and Helen had a great story to tell involving earrings and which one it needs to go on for this rabbit, but found out that those without a Bluesky account can’t see it. Guess who found this out mid-podcast? 1:03:43: We will now have Baki’s dad in Tekken 8, meaning these anime/manga characters appearing in fighting games has gone up somehow. 1:05:19: Usually we put a manga getting a US live action in this section because again, these normally don’t work out very well — somehow it’s that and weird because it’s one of most unlikeliest manga to get a US live-action series…it’s based off a Josei manga series! If there’s anything you’d like to share about the latest news or about the episode, please feel free to reach out to us on Twitter (@TheOASG) or comment below with your thoughts! The post TheOASG Podcast Episode 245: Friends is a Josei Live-Action TV Series appeared first on TheOASG.

Xan finally reviews an iconic cornerstone of manga: Lone Wolf & Cub by Kazuo Koike with art by Goseki Kojima.   Now presented in a gorgeous new deluxe hardcover edition from Dark Horse Comics, this groundbreaking gekiga classic follows a disgraced samurai and his young son on a path of vengeance. Does it still hold up after all these years? We explore its enduring power. ----more---- In This Episode: Discussing why this genre-defining samurai epic remains essential reading. Appreciating the beautiful design of this new deluxe oversized hardcover edition. The latest manga news and headlines. Talking about upcoming convention appearances at Otakon! Support the Show: Help us keep the classics alive: Gofundme Engage With Us: Subscribe! YouTube | Website Follow @spiraken on X (Twitter), Bluesky, Instagram Join the community on Discord Support us on Patreon Rate us on Apple Podcasts Random Question of the Day: "What's a classic manga series you'd love to see get a deluxe hardcover treatment?" #Spiraken #MangaReview #LoneWolfAndCub #KazuoKoike #GosekiKojima #Gekiga #SamuraiManga #DarkHorseComics #ClassicManga #DeluxeEdition Music Credits: "Trendsetter" by Mood Maze (via Uppbeat) License code: YEPNB5COHX56JVES WHERE TO FIND US Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiraken.bsky.social Instagram: instagram.com/spiraken Email: Spiraken@gmail.com | Xan: xan@spiraken.com Patreon: patreon.com/spiraken Discord: tinyurl.com/spiradiscord X: x.com/spiraken YouTube: youtube.com/@spiraken Twitch: twitch.com/spiraken Amazon Store: amazon.com/shops/spiraken

Show Notes 0:00: Justin and Helen return from hibernation (and attempting to stay warm in the East coast) to resume recording episodes of It’s Not My Fault TheOASG Podcast is Not Popular, and with the break, means catching up to things from even late December to January. The hosts start with once again a scanlation site shutting down, and what this ultimately means considering who was involved (and maybe not Kakao, which gets both hosts explaining how manhwa copyrights are…crazy) News 12:36: MediaOCD will be distributing Discotek Media’s catalog (as much as they can), and based on information online this project seems to have been sped up following a number of home media titles being delisted on Crunchyroll. This gets both hosts speculating on what this means, and why it sometimes now gets harder and harder to support official publishers. 18:59: Netflix continues making some deals as they’ve worked out a partnership with MAPPA and will be working with TOHO (and their new studio) to produce a bunch of works in a couple years 21:35: We got some hiatuses and returns to cover, starting with The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses manga being continued; after just not having any new chapters since 2022, The Girl, the Shovel, and the Evil Eye manga will return and also finish in a couple chapters; Kemono Jihen is taking a one-issue break due to Sho Aimoto suffering from gastroenteritis to start 2026; Phantom Busters will be on break as something’s going on with Neoshoco, the hosts hope they’re ok; The hosts break down what the heck’s going on with The New Prince of Tennis series as it went through some major editor mismanagement, enough to wear there could not be a new chapter in Jump SQ; The Days of Diamond will go on hiatus, no announcement on its return; Bocchi the Rock! was intended to return this month, but Aki Hamaji’s health has not improved enough to return to serialization, so the hiatus will continue; and in final manga hiatuses, Hajime no Ippo’s taking a break, no announcement on when it’ll return. 25:38: Makes sense that Go Nagai will be inducted into this year’s Eisner’s Hall of Fame, took them long enough; Manga creator Hisashi Eguchi apologized in December after tracing allegations were made back in October that had a number of companies suspend working with him; Chitose in the Ramune Bottle’s got some work to do following its delay due to production issues; And apparently A Tale of the Secret Saint needs more work as it’s been pushed from Spring to Fall season; What in the world is going with the Madoka movie? Well no one knows except that’s now been delayed from its release this month to an unannounced date; and the voice of Hitomi Koshigaya, Yumiri Hanamori, stepped down from the role for an undisclosed reason. So for the upcoming Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. anime, there will need to be a new voice for her. 30:53: Talent agency Aoni Production announced that voice actor Kōzō Shioya had died on January 20 due to cerebral hemorrhage — a number of people noted his impact on them and sent their condolences on social media on this difficult loss. Licenses 31:57: Seven Seas and their Wonderful Wednesdays have returned for 2026! That means catching up to everything they’ve announced in January: Hayate Kuku's Yoichi & Tsugumo Daken, Mugi Sawai & saino's The Wicked Princess and Her Twelve Eyes: The Legendary Villainess and Her Elite Assassins manga Mizuhara's Working as a Goddess! NEMUI ASADA's Sleeping Dead Muchimaro's Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! (Ghost Ship) Yuuri Seo & Okaya's I’m Running for Crown Princess, but All I Want is a Steady Paycheck! (Airship, digital only) Moka Onmae's Good Morning, Good Night, and See You Tomorrow. Ryon's Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san? Hamubane, Mokufū, & Parum's I Used to Think My Childhood Friend Was a Guy —Now We're Newlyweds, and She's the Perfect Bride! Nagata Kabi's My Sketchy Roommate Osamu Takahashi's I Don’t Know, Yoshida-san (Ghost Ship) Shibainubutai, Mochiron san, & Masahiro Suwa's An Ordinary Guy’s Crazy Modern Dungeon Survival! Akairo Mash's Love Tattoo MAMITA's 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 – Part 2 NENE AZUKI's Mii-chan and Yamada-san Itaru Kinoshita's Dinosaur Sanctuary: Let’s Go to Dinoland picture book Also re-announced Koala Omugi's The Apology of Noumi-Senpai? (previously called What's Up With Noumi-senpai?) Audiobooks for their Siren imprint: Daken's The Wicked Princess and Her Twelve Eyes: The Legendary Villainess and Her Elite Assassins (Narrated by Aspen Vincent), FUNA's Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! (Narrated by Kara Oates), Yuki SUZUKI's Reincarnated Into a Game as the Hero's Friend: Running the Kingdom Behind the Scenes (Narrated by Eric O'Keeffe), Fuyutsuki Koki's I Abandoned My Engagement Because My Sister is a Tragic Heroine (Narrated by Mirai), Sou Akaike's Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City (Narrated by Eric O'Keeffe), Amano Seiju's I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class (Narrated by Mark Sanderlin) 36:05: Kodansha had a three-day licensing event and announced these titles during their run: Haruka Kawachi’s Rainy Day Serenade  Dorothy Odoroo’s Mr. Vamp Is a Vampire  Kazu Inabe, Yu Kuraishi & Ku Tanaka’s AIDOL  Keigo Maki’s NakiNagi Den Mitao’s Kiss or Die Trying!  Kotora Aoshima’s Fan/Girl x Call/Boy  Marume Goshika’s Say Hello to Mr. Wallaby! Osamu Tezuka’s Black Jack as an oversized Deluxe Edition and a Full Color Selection of Muneyuki Kaneshiro & Yusuke Nomura’s Blue Lock 37:23: Yen Press also decided to start the year off pretty strong as well: Hoku Tomose's List Rouge Masaaki Nakayama's Seeds of Anxiety: Asterisk Sakuhiro's The Crow’s Ballad at Dawn Umi Ruike's Beneath the Fur Akumi Agitogi & Kei Tamura's The Bubble Love of the Mermaid manga Daisuke Motomi's Magic Doctor Rex's Perverted Medical Record Nanigashi Shima & raemz's Love Unseen Beneath the Radiant Night Sky (Yen On) 38:16: Cross Infinite World has licensed these three titles: Mayo Momoyo & Wan Hachipisu's The Brooding Duke's Guide to the Lie-Detecting Lady, Mashimesa Emoto & Nitou Akane's Goodbye, Horrible Fiancé, Hello, Fun Magic School Life! and Hanami Nishine & Renta's Strawberry Princess: The Time Loop Defying Villainess; Abrams ComicArts’ Kana imprint announced they’ve licensed Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Kensuke Nishida’s Jagaan manga; Nao Iori’s Manaka the Human and the Slaughter Robot, Yuto Ito’s Goodbye My Idol, & Manose and Miharu’s Island Rock have been added to MANGA Plus; Crossed Hearts has licensed Akisuke’s The Executioner of Grenimal and Hanami Nishine & Satsuki Amamiya’s The Matchmaker’s Fiancé: My Fiancé Won’t Leave Me Alone While I’m Finding Him The Ideal Bride; and Manga Mavericks announced they’ve licensed Koukoku Brothers's Divine Messengers and Demonic Guardians & Banjo Saitou's Vegetable Sandwich 40:40: Meanwhile, Discotek had a few announcements, and yes, more Lupin the 3rd is a given at this point for them! Streaming News 41:34: The Dangers in My Heart compilation film will be screened in some of the more popular cities this month; Whoever Steals This Book has been acquired by Crunchyroll and will also make its debut at the New York International Children’s Film Festival. 43:11: Remember when Oshi no Ko S3 got picked up by Crunchyroll? What did that mean for HIDIVE since they had the first two seasons? Absolutely nothing apparently since HIDIVE is still streaming it; Justin gets to talk about his excitement about the Umamusume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era being in theaters at the end of the month; And Helen wonders why ALDNOAH.ZERO is back as Crunchyroll has added the English dub — which includes a new episode that aired in Japan last year — to their service. 46:10: A few anime will be on Netflix this year: Kyoto Animation’s Sparks of Tomorrow (in the summer) and Studio KAI’s Ramparts of Ice (in Spring); 47:05: So there were two anime that aired in Japan last year — April Showers Bring May Flowers and Monster Strike: Deadverse Reloaded — that was not picked up by an official service…until now! Prime now is streaming these anime; Fawesome began streaming the Despair of the Monster indie anime film sometime this past December, but at the moment only those in Canada and the UK can watch it. Weird News 49:18: More news about live-action Gundam keeps pouring out, and it gets even closer to becoming a real thing; Pokémon and Hatsune Miku is a thing again; The X (Twitter) continues to just get worse and its editing image feature for lots of people had a couple artists saying they do not want to put their illustrations on there. 55:36: The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio is over!…in print! It’s still ongoing digitally though. This gets Helen wondering however… 57:48: Sugar Sugar Rune has been added to Tubi…BUT there's a reason why it's in the weird news section! So far not at Tai Chi Chasers level, but… 59:32: Rumiko Takahashi made a trip to San Francisco some time ago (which can probably mean VIZ and her are cooking something) and visited a museum — somehow Bible Black is brought up in this part (Why Helen, just why); Justin wonders if Sazae-san is gearing up to be released overseas moving forward now that it’ll see its first overseas release in Taiwan; Otakon announced on Bluesky on Thursday the event is no longer allowing the sale of fan art in its dealers room beginning with the 2026 event, and Helen explains what this means. 1:05:17: Anime can make famous actors cry — see Michael B. Jordan crying over My Hero Academia — and can have its own category on Jeopardy!. Both hosts wonder if anime has become too mainstream… If there’s anything you’d like to share, please feel free to reach out to us on Twitter (@TheOASG) or comment below with your thoughts! The post TheOASG Podcast Episode 236: A Return to Normalcy…Not! appeared first on TheOASG.

Gamers del Condado — el podcast gamer que estabas esperando. Debates, risas y polémicas sobre videojuegos, contadas como si estuvieras charlando con tus colegas en el bar… pero con más neones. ⚡ En este episodio: Os contamos todos los anuncios del reciente Xbox Developer Direct. Ubisoft cancela nada mas y nada menos que 6 juegos, entre ellos Prince of Persia. Las arenas del tiempo. Aquí encontrarás: • Opiniones sin filtro sobre la deriva de la industria. • Debate con humor sobre lo que estamos jugando. Si eres gamer y te gusta estar al día de novedades , lanzamientos , polémicas del sector, este es tu podcast. ________________________________________ Síguenos también en redes para más contenido exclusivo: • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamersCondado?locale=es_ES • Twitter, X: @del_gdc • Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/HvztImoSpz944MIm • iVoox: Gamers del condado Spoiler: en nuestras redes soltamos noticias, memes y debates que NO aparecen en el podcast. ________________________________________ Suscríbete ya para no perderte nada y únete a la comunidad que está cambiando la forma de hablar de videojuegos. #Podcast #GamersDelCondado #Videojuegos #Gaming #Gamers En X @del_gdc. -Otakon como @Otakon_sk8 -Pepe Cerro como @PEPE9101 -Juanma Gargarosa @MattOHaira -Cabesa Freeman como @cabesa_freeman Nuestro canal de Telegram https://t.me/joinchat/HvztImoSpz944MIm

Gamers del Condado — el podcast gamer que estabas esperando. Debates, risas y polémicas sobre videojuegos, contadas como si estuvieras charlando con tus colegas en el bar… pero con más neones. ⚡ En este episodio: Os narramos los juegos que más esperamos para este 206. nos espera un gran año. Aquí encontrarás: • Opiniones sin filtro sobre la deriva de la industria. • Debate con humor sobre lo que estamos jugando. Si eres gamer y te gusta estar al día de novedades , lanzamientos , polémicas del sector, este es tu podcast. ________________________________________ Síguenos también en redes para más contenido exclusivo: • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamersCondado?locale=es_ES • Twitter, X: @del_gdc • Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/HvztImoSpz944MIm • iVoox: Gamers del condado Spoiler: en nuestras redes soltamos noticias, memes y debates que NO aparecen en el podcast. ________________________________________ Suscríbete ya para no perderte nada y únete a la comunidad que está cambiando la forma de hablar de videojuegos. #Podcast #GamersDelCondado #Videojuegos #Gaming #Gamers En X @del_gdc. -Otakon como @Otakon_sk8 -Paco como @PacokO -Pepe Cerro como @PEPE9101 -Juanma Gargarosa @MattOHaira -Cabesa Freeman como @cabesa_freeman Nuestro canal de Telegram https://t.me/joinchat/HvztImoSpz944MIm

⚡ En este episodio: Bethesda tiene planes para traer de vuelta los maravillosos Fallout 3 y New Vegas.. Nvidia actualiza su DLSS a 4.5 Aquí encontrarás: • Opiniones sin filtro sobre la deriva de la industria. • Debate con humor sobre lo que estamos jugando. Si eres gamer y te gusta estar al día de novedades , lanzamientos , polémicas del sector, este es tu podcast. En X @del_gdc. -Otakon como @Otakon_sk8 -Paco como @PacokO -Pepe Cerro como @PEPE9101 -Juanma Gargarosa @MattOHaira -Cabesa Freeman como @cabesa_freeman Nuestro canal de Telegram https://t.me/joinchat/HvztImoSpz944MIm

Matt, Mike, and Scott discuss their time at the at Otakon 2025 now that the summer is drawing to an end. In our main segment we review the 2005 anime Kami-Chu.

This episode we talk about John burning his eyes with hot sauce oils, Alan's work on the Otakon documentary, And we tie it all into a nice compact pretzel bite Links All the links mentioned in the show can be found here: https://polymatic.link/show128 Credits: Socials: Alan polymatic.link/alan Socials: John polymatic.link/john For feedback: podcast@polymatic.media Website polymatic.media Also... Hi Steve

Malady and illness caused us to miss last month, but Gerald attended Otakon 2025 and Daryl reviews what he considers a landmark of "post-Evangelion TV anime," the mecha comedy-drama Martian Successor Nadesico. And also...the movie. But also the Gekiganger 3 OVA. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

We're talking Otakon! Join DJ Ranma S and co-host BerryMelon as she discusses her Otakon weekend in depth! Also, we bring back the Open Forum Topic, "Should convention raves be age restricted?" We also discuss Hitomi, the ‘legendary' maid, guardian angel of Akihabara, and Rumiko Takahashi celebrates Doraemon's anniversary with crossover art! Meanwhile in Japan... Kyoto's pinkest, cutest new restaurant is the start of a new life for retired train cars, and a household cleaner makes a survival horror game for Steam?!

Show Notes 0:00: The two Anti-Social Geniuses return to discuss everything they've been up to over the past few weeks! For Helen, that meant more Otakon and finding time to see how visually different S2 of My Dress-Up Darling is compared to S2. For Justin, this meant finally understanding the real meaning behind the raw […] The post TheOASG Podcast Episode 225: It Really Kept Going, Somehow appeared first on TheOASG.

Back from Otakon with a look at what I think are the Best Opening and Ending songs of the Summer 2025 season!Socials:https://linktr.ee/waifusandweeaboos

On episode 231 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick and Gilbert go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Xbox canceling Contraband, Bioshock 4 appears to be on shaky ground, Battlefield 6 beta on solid ground and the average gamer's yearly spending numbers.For our main course, we are catching up on a lot of news. Not one but two Nintendo presentations, one from THQ, Evo happened, we even indulge in a little bit of Otakon talk.We then talk about what we are currently playing in our digestif and end with some desserts.For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. You can also follow Eric directly on X and BlueSky at @CyberEric, and on YouTube and Twitch at “CyberEricGaming”.Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

In this episode, Professor Mouse, the Cosmologist, and Teddy discuss Wendy's Frosties, Otakon, and give some movie and dessert recs.  

This week the gang had on friend of the show Kelsey and talked about GCG, Otakon, Jurassic World Rebirth, No, I am Not Human, Superman (2025), and more!Follow us on Instagram Leave us a voicemail at (804) 286-0626 and consider supporting us through our Patreon Check out the Discord! News Links: (no news this week)

This week on Wrestling Omakase we're still on the road, so it's another live-to-tape/running audio blog edition as we keep you up to date with all of the tournament action across two promotions! This time around we go in chronological order through both promotions, alternating between NJPW G1 Climax & STARDOM 5 Star GP shows. John is once again joined by their good friend Quinlan to break down the G1 shows and goes solo on the 5 Star shows, coming live from a hotel room in DC for a bunch of it. So you get some random thoughts about Otakon too mixed in, because why not? Also, John made a bunch of AEW fans mad again. Shocking news there. With guest appearances by multiple other people, an unruly hotel room air conditioner, and the sound of Nicole's controller, it's a hell of a show! Also one of these G1 shows really sucked and we had to bury it a lot, but hey, at least all the 5 Star stuff was good!Follow Wrestling Omakase on Twitter: @WrestleOmakaseFollow John on Bluesky: @justoneenbyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Another Otakon is in the books. A new friend was made, and I have a great group of roommates to look forward to seeing again next year. The theme song for Thread Snippings is “Puzzle Pieces,” by Lee Rosevere, from the album Music for Podcasts 2. This song is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution […] The post DDoP 2025 Ep09: Thread Snippings 099: Otakon 2025, Day 3 appeared first on Amy Bowen's Creative Endeavors.

Saturday was a great Otakon day. The theme song for Thread Snippings is “Puzzle Pieces,” by Lee Rosevere, from the album Music for Podcasts 2. This song is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license and is available via freemusicarchive.org. The post DDoP 2025 Ep08: Thread Snippings 098: Otakon 2025, Day 2 appeared first on Amy Bowen's Creative Endeavors.

We’re just getting started! The theme song for Thread Snippings is “Puzzle Pieces,” by Lee Rosevere, from the album Music for Podcasts 2. This song is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license and is available via freemusicarchive.org. The post DDoP 2025 Ep07: Thread Snippings 097: Otakon 2025, Day 1 appeared first on Amy Bowen's Creative Endeavors.

In the first part of our New Year's Cleaning sub-series, a series focused on publishing older episodes that for one reason or another didn't get uploaded, the boys talk about their experience at Otakon 2024. From potential expensive purchases to some crazy concert moments and more, was Otakon 2024 worth it? Tune in now to find out. This is going to be a relatively short sub-series, so look forward to new episodes very very soon. Thank you all for listening and see you next week! 

Otakon 2024 took place in Washington, DC this past August. Doug returned for his 24th Otakon and Elizabeth returned for the first time since 2012. They share their perspectives and insights into Otakon's 30th year celebration.

Otakon 2024 took place in Washington, DC this past August. Doug returned for his 24th Otakon and Elizabeth returned for the first time since 2012. They share their perspectives and insights into Otakon's 30th year celebration.

We went to our biggest anime convention yet and what better way to celebrate than having our longest Con-versations episode yet. This time, Austin and Tori review Otakon 2024 which was held in Washington, DC from August 2-4th, 2024. This episode would have been out earlier, but between life stuff and us recording for over three and a half hours, it was a lot to get through. Totally worth it though, if you ask me, due in large part to our very special guests, Coop and Maddy! Coop you may know from their work at Discotek Media, Anime News Network, AnimEigo, J-Novel Club, and their own podcast, Dude, You Remember Macross? and Maddy you may have heard appear on shows like Giant Robot FM and Chatty AF: The Anime Feminist Podcast. Both of them are very cool, kind folks who yapped with us for way too long about an awesome convention weekend. 00:00:00 - Introduction and everyone's history with Otakon (or lack-thereof) 00:24:40 - Venue talk, including artist's alley and dealer's room 00:40:53 - Fan panels, and a tangent about Gundam 01:05:58 - Industry panels, with tangents about EGL fashion, gas stations, and more 02:08:04 - The Great and the Terrible of autograph sessions 02:24:04 - Cosplay talk! And an aside about places to eat around the con 02:51:12 - Most iconic moment(s) 02:56:41 - Social medias and outro If you enjoy this or any other episode, leave us a Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or elsewhere! Show notes are available on our website: www.thirdimpactanime.com More helpful links: https://beacons.ai/thirdimpactanime Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/ThirdImpactAnime Follow us on Bluesky at thirdimpactanime.bsky.social Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/TI_Anime Listen & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Podbean Support us on Ko-Fi | Patreon

This week on Anime Pulse we got birthday celebrations, rice shortages, and blue haired anime characters. Up first Joseph turned 35 and shares another tale from Otakon, and Andrew returns to ask us who our favorite blue haired anime characters are. Then in the industry news Japan is experiencing a rice shortage, and a trailer for the Garden of Remembrance anime movie dropped. And finally in the reviews Joseph sees the monkey's paw curl during a death play, and Andrew heads to Hokkaido to get hit on by nasty gal girls.

 Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode!This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here! Earlier this month was Otakon, which celebrated it's 30th year of being "The Convention of Otaku Generation". It was also my first ever time attending! So what better time to talk about it's history with fellow podcaster and Otakon veteran, Gerald of Anime World Order! We talk about Otakon's humble beginnings and history (with some general anime con memories), and what we thought of the con now that it's ever closer to reaching "middle-age". So grab a snack and an ice-cold water, and listen in! Stream the episode above or [Direct Download]Subscribe on apple podcasts | SpotifyRelevant links:Read the program book for the very first Otakon on Internet Archive!Check out other program books from past Otakons as well!The Otaku Archive at Internet ArchiveComicsBeat's coverage of TheGreatSG's Anime Home Video Museum panel Watch Discotek's livestream version of their Otakon panelCheck out Anime World Order's episode on Otakon 2024!My theme song music was done by Kerobit! You can find more about them on their website!See how you can get access to behind-the-scenes stuff, early access to the podcast, and a BRAND NEW subscriber exclusive podcast with my new Ko-fi Subscriptions!As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts on this episode or ideas for future episodes here—or email me directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

This week on Anime Pulse we got solo Joseph, more tales from DC, and the greater harem series of the year. Up first Joseph takes it away by regaling us with day two of his trip to DC, which is day one of his attending Otakon. Then in the industry news, a man who knows kung fu and is inebriated, attacks a spooky ghost. Resulting in a lawsuit. And finally the news has Joseph super happy that he has finally found a harem anime, that is a true harem anime.

No review this time around, but Gerald and Clarissa went to Otakon 2024 so here's their convention report. Despite another record breaking attendance figure, they did NOT catch COVID! They did however, barely manage to avoid getting heat stroke/exhaustion. Curse you, climate change! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

With our Godfather coming back from dealing with a family matter and the Boderlands Movie flopping hard he had to talk about it and the issues that Wizards of the Coast Brought upon themselves with selling/ giving out copies of one of their latest Dungeons and Dragons core books at Gencon, fake money found at Otakon and more!   If you have any favorite conventions stories or have any reviews (good, bad or ugly) concerning coventions like San Diego Comic Con, Megacon, Baltimore Comic Con, Otakon, or others we'd like to hear them. Just email them to longcoatmafia@gmail.com and we will read them on an episode.   1) Did you know you can donate to or leave a "Tip" for our show to help us offset the costs in getting new(ish) equipment by using this link: https://tinyurl.com/lcmptipjar 2) Help out our O.G. co-host Big Candy by getting yourself some wearable merch by going here: http://tee.pub/lic/WidsgeTHv7A 3) Due to issues we just dropped our partnership with Dubby Energy! (think G Fuel) thus we once again let you know that you can donate to or leave a "Tip" for our show to help us offset the costs in getting new(ish) equipment and more by using this link: https://tinyurl.com/lcmptipjar and if we surpass our $1000 goal wil dawn a bikini for a video. 4) We Also have a Patreon if you wish to help us that way. If you do just had here: https://www.patreon.com/TheLongCoatMafiaPodcast   Don't forget if you wish to find out more about us and wish to listen to our audio podcast you may do so by following the links below   Our Standard Links To Find Our Show And Social Media: Our Website: https://thelongcoatmafia.podbean.com Our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thelongcoatmafiapodcast Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/longcoatmafia Our Email: longcoatmafia@gmail.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/longcoatmafia/ Our Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/longcoatmafiapod Our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lcmpodcast Our Youtube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/lcmpodyoutube Our Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1U413BUZEYXGO   We are also found on Apple Podcasts ( http://tinyurl.com/lcmpitunes ), Goodpods: ( https://tinyurl.com/Lcmpgoodpod ), Spotify ( https://tinyurl.com/tlcmpspotify  ) and where podcasts are found.

Shownotes :: (show 1001) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With the film, recorded live August 13th, 2024.   This week Alan talks a bit about the Otakon Documentary... Questions? ask us in Discord; even better listen to the show and find out. Community OG Networks OGN Discord OG BlueSky Spotify OG|N Patreon Link(s) and Stuff Show Links (discussed) Feedback channel Join us next week... when we resume talking about anime ... and less about Otakon.

Episode #0511! Recorded live at Otakon 2024, Mike presents a whirlwind tour of Akira Toriyama's works and legacy! From "Awawa World" to "Jaco the Galactic Patroman" (and beyond!), we cover it all!

This week the gang talked about Otakon, Clone Hero, Incredible Crisis, Fallout: London, VTM, Cultist Simulator and more.Follow us on Instagram Watch  Bob and Connor on TwitchLeave us a voicemail at (804) 286-0626 and consider supporting us through our Patreon Check out the Discord! News Links: Game Informer news ROM hacking shut down PSVR spike in sales Bungie news 

With San Diego Comic Con news dropping (like the Marvel announcements and news from the Star Treck/ Doctor Who panel) and our Godfather not only wanting to share his thoughts on Deadpool And Wolverine but share sharing some of the behind the scenes stuff that came out and the drama that had been happening from conservative Christians that have been walking out of the movie and more!   If you have any favorite conventions stories or have any reviews (good, bad or ugly) concerning coventions like San Diego Comic Con, Megacon, Baltimore Comic Con, Otakon, or others we'd like to hear them. Just email them to longcoatmafia@gmail.com and we will read them on an episode.   1) Did you know you can donate to or leave a "Tip" for our show to help us offset the costs in getting new(ish) equipment by using this link: https://tinyurl.com/lcmptipjar 2) Help out our O.G. co-host Big Candy by getting yourself some wearable merch by going here: http://tee.pub/lic/WidsgeTHv7A 3) Due to issues we just dropped our partnership with Dubby Energy! (think G Fuel) thus we once again let you know that you can donate to or leave a "Tip" for our show to help us offset the costs in getting new(ish) equipment and more by using this link: https://tinyurl.com/lcmptipjar and if we surpass our $1000 goal wil dawn a bikini for a video. 4) We Also have a Patreon if you wish to help us that way. If you do just had here: https://www.patreon.com/TheLongCoatMafiaPodcast   Don't forget if you wish to find out more about us and wish to listen to our audio podcast you may do so by following the links below   Our Standard Links To Find Our Show And Social Media: Our Website: https://thelongcoatmafia.podbean.com Our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thelongcoatmafiapodcast Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/longcoatmafia Our Email: longcoatmafia@gmail.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/longcoatmafia/ Our Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/longcoatmafiapod Our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lcmpodcast Our Youtube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/lcmpodyoutube Our Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1U413BUZEYXGO   We are also found on Apple Podcasts ( http://tinyurl.com/lcmpitunes ), Goodpods: ( https://tinyurl.com/Lcmpgoodpod ), Spotify ( https://tinyurl.com/tlcmpspotify  ) and where podcasts are found.