#601: Lay 'em Down and Rake 'em Across!

#601: Lay 'em Down and Rake 'em Across!

Author: AJS Studios August 16, 2023 Duration: 1:20:35

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


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#589: When You Throw It and It Slams Back At You. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:22:01
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#588: It's Not Often We Do Back to Back Cons. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:27:39
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#587: And in Under 15 Minutes, I Will Explain... [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:21
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#586: I, Weeb. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:24:07
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Duration: 1:23:44
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#584: Where Did That Reverse Card Come From? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:31:45
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#583: Zenkaikon 2023… And How Great It Was! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:45:07
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#582: Getting Fancy With It! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:01
We get a 24/7 anisong stream! Live action Cells at Work, mangaka legend Rumiko Takahashi draws a one-shot manga, new Pokémon anime gets a manga, composer Hidekazu Tanaka admits to obscenity charges, and Soul Eater celebr…