#712: And Off We Freaking Go!

#712: And Off We Freaking Go!

Author: AJS Studios March 18, 2026 Duration: 1:39:18

Crunchyroll goes through restructuring layoffs, Pokopia sells 2.2 million in the first 4 days, and Love Live wins animation album of the year! Also, KPop Demon Hunters wins best animated feature, Sailor Moon joins Universal Fan Fest nights, and the NYC Japan Day Parade will host the Jujutsu Kaisen stage show cast! Meanwhile in Japan, a Tokyo bus line praised for handling of driver’s mental health, a hiker fell into a hole with a bear in it, a pipe breaks through downtown Osaka street, and a man drives a truck on fire to the fire station while dropping flaming potatoes on his way?!


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Duration: 1:09:25
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Duration: 1:09:56
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Duration: 1:27:01
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#690: Don't Make Me Wild Like You. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:24
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#689: This Is The Business We're Here For. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:35:38
Japanese companies holding orders until alternative shipping can be found, or final appeals for "illegal" tariff orders, VTuber Ironmouse makes Rolling Stone's top 25 most influential creators list, and KPop Demon Hunter…
#688: So Two Weeks Ago Was Otakon. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:43:04
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#687: Most Triumphant and Cowabunga! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:07
Crunchyroll announces layoffs and a new growth model, a Vice-Minister refuses once more to appear at ComicMarket コミックマーケット, and a plan is in the works for an anime adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera! Also, a senior e…
#686: Now That's a Chant I Haven't Heard in a While. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:37:29
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#685: Two Flights Up, Three Doors Down. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:58
Congratulations are in order for WCS Team USA, winners of the 2025 World Cosplay Summit 世界コスプレサミット! Also tonight, Kadokawa issues guidelines for anime sampling, anime studio Gaina changes name after being acquired, and t…
#684: It's Been Quite a Few Days… [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:45:17
We bring back THE HOT TOPIC! Tonight's topic, Anime Boston's Masquerade Coordinator position, should it be paid? Also on tonight's show, the fallout from VShoujo, and boy, it's a mess! Plus, Gundam Wing gets new releases…