We settle into 2022 by talking about how some 2021 stories might shape it 8:23 – We look at the acquisitions of Sentai and Digital Media Rights (Retrocrush, Asiancrush) by AMC Networks and Cinedigm respectively. So we look at what’s in it for each of the parties involved Then we start the Bullets Segment for…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #57 – December 30 2021: A New Years Crossover Special
The final recorded episode of 2021 4:45 – We focus on the juicy story surrounding voice actress Runa Narumi. We ride a roller coaster of both enjoying gossip, and then realizing that we were entering territory occupied by the likes of Brittney Spears and even worse, Hana Kimura. You know how sometimes the roller coaster…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 Space Heater Chat: December 24 2021 – No Virginia, There is No Santa Claus
The rest of the Roundtable join Mike and James for a live Space Heater Chat for Christmas Eve. After talking about hunting for PS5s (and the let down of a successful one), we try to talk at length about some of the buzz surrounding the new Rurouni Kenshin anime series, as the past of its…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #56 – December 18 2021: Once More Before the Holidays
We start off our second last regular episode of 2021 with a thought on recent movie adaptations of video games 5:30 – We look back on the last episode with James 11:40 – Manga-Ka Ken Akamatsu is getting into politics, looking to run for the Upper House of the Japanese Diet. We look back on…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #55 – December 12 2021: Gentlemen, ready (or not) for your close up?
Mike settles down after a trip a few hours east, and in the aftermath of the first live-streamed Space Heater (with a warning to the others before asking for feedback), and somehow this masterpiece of an episode came out So don’t forget to check out and subscribe or follow our YouTube and Twitch channels. If…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 Space Heater Chat – December 8 2021: Faces For Radio
Mike and James gave a live-stream a try for the first time…AND IT FAILED MISERABLY. Care to see how so? But we taped this the evening after the Totally Not Mark/Toei situation publicly broke. So we check the nuts and bolts of it, as well as give our usual thoughts How did we look?More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #54 – December 4 2021: Live Long and Prosper Space Cowboy
2:20 – We follow up from the Space Heater Chat from last time with Mike finishing both the Cowboy Bebop anime and live action series; finds out that the others haven’t, and is reminded he’s not done with it yet because he has yet to rewatch the movie; and ultimately doubles down on his defence…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 Space Heater Chat – November 20 2021: Okay, 3,2,1, Let’s Jam?
Some quick analysis from Mike, Moh, and Geoff after seeing a few episodes of the Cowboy Bebop live action series on Netflix, and then compare it with their blurry memories of the anime series. And how it sets the table for future live action adaptations Kevin is just along for the ride… *Oh yeah, spoiler…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #53 – November 13 2021: It’s a Netflix PARTAAAAY!!
We begin our first regular gathering in more than a month by talking about streaming and social media platforms before getting down to business We look back on Mike and Kevin’s Space Heater Chat (11:45) 13:10 – James looks back on how the impression of Halloween has changed and evolved in Japan and how it…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 Space Heater Chat – October 31 2021: Showing Life On The Night of the Dead
We haven’t taped anything in a number of weeks, so Mike and Kevin do a Space Heater just so we can have something else for October. On Halloween night, we talk Halloween. And then something really scary…a COVID update and reflection. And then we try to get back on the Japanese track and talk about…More
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