TheOASG Podcast Episode 202: Everybody’s On a Journey This Summer season


Present Notes

0:00: Justin and Helen as soon as once more join over the web (one way or the other) to debate what they’ve been as much as over the previous few weeks — which includes journeys! Helen talks about her Otakon expertise whereas Justin goes over how Vegas went!

Information

28:14: The 2 hosts then focus on Shogakukan’s plans on launching a lightweight novel translation app someday this 12 months, which is able to contain the usage of Mantra’s AI-assisted translation system.

32:45: The cyberattack on Kadokawa’s methods will nonetheless doubtless take time to revive, however issues are step by step getting higher — if the re-launch of Niconico and gradual transport of books is an indication.

33:31: Justin and Helen get into the top of Tentai Books, the problems that occurred to them, and what is going to occur to the remaining licenses they’ve of their catalog.

37:38: One of many greatest information tales that Justin noticed whereas on trip in Vegas was the leaks of a number of upcoming anime deliberate to stream on Netflix (after which Re:Zero Season 3 simply to get Crunchyroll concerned), which quickly grew to become full leaks on a couple of different animated properties (like Arcane Season 2). The 2 hosts get into why that is problematic, however with Netflix and Crunchyroll being one of many large anime streamers, it’s exhausting to see what sort of main repercussions it will have transferring ahead.

42:36: The tip of Cartoon Community appears to be right here, as the primary web site has now shutdown and redirects to Max, with Boomerang to observe in September. Justin and Helen get into the very unceremonious finish to CN and Boomerang due to Warner Bros.

44:02: We’ve got a couple of anime award winners from the twenty eighth annual Fantasia Worldwide Movie Competition; A sting operation occurred whereas at SDCC, which acquired Helen desirous about how typically human trafficking has been occurring at conventions; and My Hero Academia ended, which will get each hosts feeling fairly joyful for Horikoshi, who had potential however his first two works (particularly Barrage) didn’t final in WSJ, however he put it collectively to create a world phenomenon in MHA, sufficient to the place his fellow WSJ authors and people to Twitter praised him and the collection.

Hiatuses, Accidents, and Obituaries

49:59: With there being a superb quantity of hiatuses, accidents, and deaths occurring within the anime/manga world, Helen determined to separate it from the primary information line so it may have its personal part. We begin with the hiatuses, which begins with Nakaba Suzuki’s Seven Lethal Sins sequel Knights of the Apocalypse occurring an indefinite hiatus as a result of his well being; Dandadan occurring hiatus for Yukinobu Tatsu to do a little analysis; Hidari Yokoyama’s Tsuruko Returns the Favor is on hiatus as a result of Yokoyama’s well being; Oohashi Hira’s The Days of Diamond shall be on hiatus for a couple of weeks for private causes; and Aiko Koyama’s Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san (Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko Home) is taking August off, however will return within the September challenge of Weekly Shonen Sunday.

53:59: However there are a couple of returning works! Shin Haruhara’s Making Magic manga resumes after occurring hiatus December 2023; Soborou’s Why the Hell Are You Right here, Trainer!? is resuming 4 years after Soborou’s sudden sickness again in 2020; Frieren resumed in Shonen Sunday after it went on its hiatus a couple of months in the past.

54:59: Hideaki Anno had plans for a couple of occasions over the subsequent month or so, however these at the moment are cancelled after it was introduced he suffered a compound fracture in his left leg; voice actor Kenichi Suzumura plans to step by step resume work, whereas nonetheless taking his well being into consideration following his hiatus again in Could as a result of poor well being; the 2 hosts then focus on Bloody Roar 4 voice actress Erica Ash, who handed away at 46 after a protracted battle with most cancers.

56:37: Justin and Helen focus on the official announcement of Keiko Yamamoto, the long-time voice of Shouta Yamada in Chibi Maruko-chan and Hanako Hanazawa to call a couple of, passing away at 83 as a result of sepsis. She had handed away again in April, however out of respect for the household and their needs they introduced it a couple of weeks in the past. Many supplied their condolences to the long-time VA and her significance to them rising up.

Licenses

58:54: Or actually, we’re beginning with a uncommon unlicense! Tomo Serizawa’s now working with Futabasha, which suggests Scarlet Secret’s rights are not with Shucream. This additionally means any publishers which have launched it internationally will not be capable of publish it until they’ll renegotiate with Futabasha. So till then, TOKYOPOP will solely be capable of launch this till early 2025.

1:02:56: Titan Manga introduced a bunch of exclusives on ANN:

  • Shinya Murata & Tokisada Hayami’s The Godless World of Onee-Chan
  • Ryō Yoshigami & Yuhey Ogino’s Dopeman
  • Chihiro Yoshioka’s Farewell, My Odin
  • Nykken’s Poisonous Tremendous Beasts
  • Ryuuichi Sadamatsu’s Cosmic Censorship
  • Akira Kanou’s Outsiders

1:02:48: Udon had a couple of bulletins at SDCC involving their newly launched Manga Biographies line, from Steve Jobs to Amelia Earhart, and shall be bringing over a pair Mega Man manga to North America.

1:04:28: Yen Press will need to have a ton of bulletins to make at ANYC, so right here’s the slate they introduced forward of the conference:

  • Asaura, Spider Lily, & imigimuru’s Lycoris Recoil: Peculiar Days novel
  • Haruo Iwamune’s The Coloration of the Finish: Mission within the Apocalypse
  • TEA natsuno’s I’m Right here, Beside You
  • Arare Matsumushi’s Takahashi from the Bike Store
  • Kashiko Amane’s Everybody’s Darling Has a Secret
  • Yoru Michio & Ruka Toudou’s Hell is Darkish with No Flowers manga
  • Nanigashi Shima & raemz’s Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night time Sky novels
  • Will launch Chugong (story) & DUBU (REDICE STUDIO)’s Solo Leveling novel as a collector’s omnibus version

1:07:45: The Deadpool trolling has now reached the manga world. So to interrupt it down:

  • It was introduced a couple of weeks in the past that the unique creators of Deadpool: Samurai they’d be doing a romance manga known as Secret Steward for Shonen Bounce+ (JP).
  • On Wednesday it was made out there on VIZ Manga.
  • Quickly sufficient it turned out it was not truly Secret Steward that was revealed on VIZ Manga — it was a brand new Deadpool: Samurai!

…Helen may nonetheless be a bit confused about what truly acquired revealed. Thanks Deadpool!

1:09:48: Star Fruit Books teased a really previous 600+ shoujo manga that they licensed, they usually lastly was in a position to announce it — Sachiko Asuka’s The Phantom Thief Bat Baron; Manga UP! added Possibly’s Nightfall Maiden of Amnesia to its service.

1:12:19: AnimeEigo made a few bulletins at their Otakon panel (which Helen didn’t attend), which incorporates them licensing of Time of Eve; in the meantime Discotek had so many bulletins that they needed to share all of them on Twitter and never on the panel (which Helen attended). Hear from Helen on which panels acquired an increase of the gang (and for one collection, somebody was apparently gorging out)

Streaming Information

1:22:05: Justin and Helen discuss a couple of Crunchyroll one-day theatrical screenings in The Concierge and trapezium; Netflix in the meantime could have Gundam Seed Freedom, The First Slam Dunk, and Blue Large streaming on their service in direction of the top of this month.

1:24:53: The excellent news is Women Band Cry, after skipping official North American streaming this previous Spring, is lastly out there legally right now. The dangerous information is it’s nonetheless not truly streaming — it’s out there on digital storefronts. Like Fandango at Residence. Justin gained’t dismiss this being out there formally, however is confused at how Toei has dealt with this collection.

1:29:39: To commemorate its sixtieth anniversary, TMS Leisure goes to stream varied anime on its YouTube channel, corresponding to Sonic X, Tremendous Dimension Orguss, and a pair Lupin the third works, this month.

Bizarre Information

1:30:47: Shohei Ohtani and Jojo’s Weird Journey? As seems, it’s extra doable than you assume! Thanks Mamiko Tanaka (Ohtani’s spouse).

1:32:06: Helen discusses one more case of idol tradition, on this case Japanese idol tradition, being actual poisonous.

1:33:27: Whereas that is within the bizarre information part, Junji Ito’s works being changed into movies may work out a bit higher than others? It could be as a result of he’s concerned within the course of, and it’s horror.

1:34:56: Final episode of TheOASG Podcast, it was Lycoris Recoil bringing again NFTs. This episode, it’s now Toei Animation for a piece known as DenDekaDen that’s using NFTs. What would be the Japanese firm utilizing NFTs subsequent episode? The hosts hope they don’t discover out!

1:35:45: And on this little bit of bizarre information, Helen has a bone to select with one other firm that’s all about NFTs named Azuki. No, a completely completely different Azuki!

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