#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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