Mike and James again go off topic talking about early Spring in Toronto (which is very much like winter), and some sports. Then we talk Discotek’s twitch stream of announcements, Sentai titles leaving the Crunchyroll streaming service (and staying on their own HiDive service), how Sony actually looks at their Crunchyroll brand and ad supporting.…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #64 – Saturday March 12 2022: I’m Batman!!
We settle in with a debate about Batman in animation and movies over the last 30 or so years. And what we hope for in this cinematic take on the property this time around Then with the perfect segue in mind… 22:35 – The stars of The Batman are interviewed by a Vtuber LA+ Darkness…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #63 – March 4 2022: Part two of the Space Heater Chat
We start episode 63 with a few more thoughts on the folding of the Funimation streaming service into and then… 4:48 – We decide to either fulfill/risk our duty/privilage as Official Podcast of Anime North, by talking about the opening of registrations for this year’s show. Maybe we’re getting back to a version of normal.…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0: Space Heater Chat – March 2 2022: You Saw It Coming Right Down Dixon Rd
Mike, James and Kevin on impulse decided to sit down and hit the record button, and ended up giving their thoughts on Sony’s formal announcement merging the Funimation and Crunchyroll streaming services into a single one under the CR nameMore
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #62 – February 20 2022: Who’s the Good Boy?
We begin after yet another week off in the middle of a long weekend in the Toronto area, how the holiday is called different things in different parts of the country, with James giving a history lesson behind a version of that holiday out west (which was also a really good historical graphic novel), and…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #61 – February 7 2022: Weekly Shows? Pffft…
So just as quickly as we say we’re going to try to do something on a weekly basis…we took a week off This week we had to start tangentally with the COVID update because it’s been that type of week. And international sports with the end of the latest round of FIFA World Cup Qualifying…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #60 – January 22 2022: The Gang’s All Here
We begin our first full roundtable of the year, by filling our obligations as Official Podcast of Anime North and talk about the breaking news of the resceduling of the convention to July 15-17th Then we start getting down to the big business news of the week 25:00 – Yes there is a lot of…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #59 – January 15 2022: It’s An Episode Full of Nothing
We begin this week with a COVID update for Ontario, with fatigue noticibly settling in, before getting Geoff settled back into his seat around the table. We give Geoff the bulk of the first part this week to get on his soap box on the following 16:10 – NFTs and what 2022 might hold for…More
Anime Roundtable v2.0 #58 – January 8 2022: A Big Bang to Start the New Year
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
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