#711: Oh Thank Heaven.

#711: Oh Thank Heaven.

Author: AJS Studios March 11, 2026 Duration: 1:15:22

Crunchyroll hit with class action suit, Evangelion anime short leaked, so the company streams it free, and the Hello Kitty Labubu is still creepy looking, but it's Kitty, so it's cute! Also, the Gundam movie Char's Counterattack gets a limited three-day revival screening, Dark Horse Comics Founder, CEO Mike Richardson Leaves Company, and Kodansha celebrates its manga with stop motion animated papercraft! Meanwhile in Japan... The price was finally released for the human washing machine, and it's not at all cheap. Sauna bans testicle covers because they are being left behind on shelves...


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Episode 329 : Not Really a Pig in a Blanket [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:19:47
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Episode 328 : Back to School! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:28:30
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