We settle in as championship week in three major e-sports begins (DOTA2, LOL, and Overwatch) 7:40 – Kevin went to the Anime North Halloween Event at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre and does a quick recap, with a version of the Nominoichi (obviously his specialty) 30:10 – Looking back at the Discotek presentation and what…More
Space Heater Chat – October 23 2022: A second take on Bayonetta and Disney+
James returns to the table and chats with Mike as they update the Bayonetta voice controversy. Plus James gives a few thoughts on Bleach and Disney+ from a business standpointMore
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #72 – October 16 2022: On Bleach, Disney+, Starter Anime, and More on Dubs and Unions
Amy returns and sparks a discussion about her grade nine students being fans of a show that came out before any of them were born, and similar benchmarks in recent fandom history 16:58 – Disney gets the streaming rights for Bleach for Disney+ and Hulu, and Urusei Yatsura on HiDive 26:25 – What have we…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #71 – September 25 2022: Crunchyroll Dubs, Unions and Recasting
Moh returns to the table and we start with his thoughts from last episode. Especially on upselling out of print, hard to find manga, Japanese guests at FanExpo, Moh’s movie watching, and Kevin, James, and Shin Megami Tensei 39:52 – We talk at length about the Kyle McCarley situation concerning losing his role in Mob…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #70: September 11 2022 – Did the Shojo Beat Train Leave the Station?
We begin the 70th episode of version two off topic with thoughts on the 21st anniversary of 9/11 and the death of Queen Elizabeth 10:10 – We look back on last week’s Space Heater Chat. With a long thought on anime programming in FanExpo and further IFF and AN comparisons,“culture”, live Overwatch League in Toronto,…More
Space Heater Chat – September 4 2022: Because we must meet quota
Kevin helps Mike fill the first part of his September quota since he missed out on filling out the August one. We look back on Kevin’s mature game last episode. Then look back on the actual festivals around the Toronto area missed in August (Japan Festival Toronto, CNE, FanExpo). A look ahead to things going…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #69 – August 7 2022: Crunchyroll, Right Stuf, and “Culture”
Our first in person episode at the Six Points Studio in more than two years!! We begin by getting everyone elses thoughts on the recent past conventions and the announcements that came out of them. With Mike reposing his Yes/No question from last week’s Space Heater, Kevin’s true thoughts on Manga Up, and the issues…More
Space Heater Chat – July 31 2022: Mic Test #2
James visits the studio for the first time in over two years to help Mike test out the new mics. In it he gives his view on Anime North despite not being able to attend it, then we talk about the three anime conventions happening this weekend (neither of us are attending those either). But…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #68: July 16 2022 – Anime North Day Two: Getting Fully Reacquainted with the Headaches
We begin by following up on the big headline this weekend, the lineups 9:00 – We follow up on Thursday’s On My Mind and fully introduce Amy Then we look at our own Anime Norths so far 15:15 – The Nominoichi 21:10 – Amy talks seeing Katsura Sunshine talking the Decending Stories anime 26:00 –…More
Space Heater Chat – July 15 2022: Anime North Day One, the new yet familiar headaches
Mike goes flying without his usual wingmen. But in the process hears again from regular con-goer Lawrence and AN’s social media head Chris. We look back on the ups and downs of day one with Lawrence’s shopping spree and others just hoping for that chance. Then Mike looks ahead to day two, and looks forward…More
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