Anime Roundtable

We spend most of the episode sharing our memories and giving a toast to Akira Toriyama after news of his death brokeBut we did also talk about these too on the community calendarHumble Bundle: Japanese Language, Culture, and TravelMomo Anime Market at The Momiji CentreMike Nicolas, Kevin Ng, Mohamed Sharmarke, Amy Lynn GreigOpening Theme: “FUBUKI - Snowstorm” performed by Pico

Mike, James, Kevin, and Moh briefly got together over coffee and each talked about one thing that caught their attention this weekMoh: Initial reactions to the Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender live actionKevin: The latest on the Ninjisanji controversyJames: Some titles people thought would never see an english release (from titles like Tsukihime and Fate/Stay Night to Ashita

We are able to return two weeks after the last time we taped (and less than a week after said episode was posted). Too bad Mike was still half asleep through it00:05:15 - Changes abound at Anime Toronto. We try to make sense of that and what it  means for the anime convention scene in Toronto00:28:00 - Sony is finally winding down the Funimation streaming service. Of course th

The first episode of 2024 (which was taped a week before it was published) starts with us catching up with James. He’s been playing some games. So we talk games 00:28:35 - James gives another eye roll in talking about his latest shopping experience on the Crunchy store. Another lesson about being a Canadian fan00:52:10 - We look back on the verdict in the Kyoto Animation ars

Mike, Kevin, and Moh gather around the table for the final time in 2023 and talk more Miyazaki, Mike and Moh’s Netflix watches, streaming services Mike should take a longer look at, defining titles of various generations of fandom, and Kevin’s little exercise. We then make our new years resolutions and debate how fast we’ll break themVisit our website for more information and

*SPOILER WARNING* Mike and Kevin talk about and try to wrap their heads around every aspect of The Boy and the Herron, Miyazaki’s latest (final) film. And I mean EVERY POSSIBLE ASPECT

After looking back on the Space Heater Chat and some purchases in the latest Indigo Books sale. We focus on Crunchyroll on a few fronts this time around00:09:45 - The retail side of CR with the end of Right Stuf. James gives his experience ordering from the revamped retail site00:37:03 - New mobile games to Crunchyroll services, and manga service winds down. And James puts up an ar

After Mike recovers from yet another illness, he, Kevin and Moh have a morning coffee to talk about the last month to settle back around the table. Like Halloween and Anime North, thoughts on the Overwatch League Finals as Championship Season in various eSports wind down, and the uncomfortable story and latest developments in the Johnny Associates scandalMike Nicolas, Kevin Ng, Moh

A rare time we decided to get right to the main topic and talk at length about PLANETES and Vinland Saga creator Makoto Yukimura’s appearances this past weekend in Toronto01:20:32 - Then in brief, more Haruhi to celebrate 20 years, and One Piece with Jamie Lee Curtis is very possible01:21:39 - Studio Ghibli sold to TV Nippon. We go through the coles notes version, how it came to

Amy finally returns and starts with some of her watching over the summer and we follow up from last week’s epsode on Anime Toronto with a thought on the poplarity of Hololive and other types of virtual idols00:23:55 - So we decide to do a few headlines in brief in relation to live action adaptations. We start with a Japanese Drama based on Pokemon and its life lessons00:36:22 - T