Anime Jam Session

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

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

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

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

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

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

It's DerpyCon 2022! Join DJ Ranma S and Mako-chan and they tell you about their return visit to this con after a multi-year hiatus! Plus their BAND-MAID concert review! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

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

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

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

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? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

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?! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

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? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

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?! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

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... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

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?! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

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?! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

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?! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

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?! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support