Only hours after Mike put up the Space Heater Chat recorded ten days before, we return for the 80th regular episode with the entire gang who give their thoughts on the recent past, like the Oscars (and specfically the Best Animated Feature) Then what did we miss? 17:45 – The Crunchyroll Awards, what stuck out…More
Space Heater Chat – March 14 2023: The Everything Everywhere All At Once Victory Lap
Mike, Moh, and Kevin spend Pi Day going a little off the beaten path, and back to the movies as we talk about the Oscars and the evolution of Michelle Yeoh, her path compared to Jackie Chan’s, and Asian representation in Hollywood and North American pop cultureMore
Space Heater Chat – February 19 2023: Post Kaguya-Sama Movie
Mike and Kevin spent over an hour talking about every possible angle after watching the Kaguya-Sama movie a few days before (on Valentines Day of all days) Sadly we had to end it off on this note…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #79 – February 12 2023: Adaptations, Faithful or Slave to…
We begin the Super Sunday episode by getting Moh and Amy’s thoughts on the last episode two Sundays ago. And then going a little local 00:16:45 – Canada’s biggest book retailer might also be the biggest seller of manga in Canada. So imagine what would happen if it got cyber attacked and the long term.…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #78 – January 29 2023: And the Nominees Are…
We begin this week’s Roundtable by talking our Toronto Area roots and the death of former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion (Anime North takes place very close to the Toronto/Mississauga border) 11:30 – James gives his thoughts on last episode, and his recent video gaming 27:12 – It’s Awards Season!!! And anime is no exception (within…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #77 – January 15 2023: Anime North…Par for the Course
Editor’s Note: This episode was taped before other developments in the stories mentioned happened As we settle in, Amy gets caught up on last week’s episode before we talk about this week’s stuff 38:58 – We fill in our duty as an Official Podcast of Anime North for the first time in 2023, by talking…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #76 – January 8 2023: What Has Our Attention at the Beginning of 2023
We begin the first episode of 2023 by looking back on the last episode of 2022, with the talk about the Pokemon anime 14:55 – Mike remembers Pele’s contribution to North American pop culture Then we start on the things that have caught our attention as 2023 begins 23:50 – James brings up Media Blasters…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #75 – December 18 2022: End of a Pokemon Era
Really we only talk about two (and a half) things this time around You knew we were going to talk Blue Lock with the FIFA World Cup ending a few hours before. So Mike gives Amy and Kevin a quick synopsis of Blue Lock, and how sometimes anime and manga can both imitate real life,…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #74 – November 26 2022: Soccer meets Squid Game with some Anime NYC News
Please note that we talked a little World Cup before the Sunday games happened. We’re pretty sure after those games, some brackets were broken. But in light of that, you knew that Mike and Moh had to give some first impressions of Blue Lock 23:55 – What stuck out from Anime NYC…and how we got…More
Space Heater Chat – November 6 2022: Kadokawa Wanted ANN for the @anime Twitter Handle
The Kadokawa acquisition of Anime News Network is no doubt the big news of the week. So we take a long look at it, and the potential that sits there. Along with a few asides like Canadians getting their notice on Crunchyroll’s price increase, and James’ take on the Discotek presentation a few weeks back…More
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