The CaliConBlogCast

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The official podcast of the California Conventions Blog, an independent anime and comic conventions blog. Our mission is to provide anime and comic conventions; anime and comics in general; cosplay; tech; and gaming coverage.

  1. 07/01/2025

    Hiatus Recap: FanimeCon/OffKai, Sonic Neon Summit, and ZZZ/LiSA + AX 2025 Talk

    On this epsiode of the CaliConBlogCast, we recap the last month or so while on hiatus - from Nate's conerns about FanimeCon, the crew reflecting on Aquors on the heels of their final perforrmance, Matthew's weekend in Reno for Sonic Neon Summit, to Ryan's time with ZZZ and LiSA - plus we look at Anime Expo 2025 and jump to the "what we're looking forward to" segment. In between all that there's lots and lots of Umamusume talk and Matthew getting distracted errr multitasking while Ryan wonders why we're not playing P5X. We've noticed something concerning from this year's FanimeCon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UH3zKyQnyc McDonalds Japan post on AiScReam collab tease - https://fxtwitter.com/McDonaldsJapan/status/1938432097338716598 | Ruby silloute tease - https://fxtwitter.com/McDonaldsJapan/status/1938779383746981990 Sonic Neon Summit - https://sonicneon.org/ Sonic Neon Summit comes to Reno - https://www.newsbreak.com/kolo-1982245/4024678575807-sonic-neon-summit-comes-to-reno Linktree - linktr.ee/caconblog Matthew's Bluesky Social - bsky.app/profile/mattykuncos.bsky.social Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda Matthew's Coscom Profile - cosplay.com/member/41744 Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777 Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777 Nate's Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/natesgp.bsky.social Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitter - twitter.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitch - twitch.tv/natesgameplay2 Jeriko's Instagram - instagram.com/epicnursejeriko Want to start a podcast of your own? Then join Buzzsprout for free! They will help you with getting episodes on platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more as well as give you tools needed to launch! Use our referral code to get a $20 Amazon gift card when you join any paid plan (and trust me, you might want to) and we also get $20! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1550389 Support the show

    2h 24m

  2. 05/11/2025

    The CaliConBlogCast Is On Haitus

    Due to circumstances that have caused me to not be at home when everyone is available to record, the CaliConBlogCast is on hiatus. I do apologize for not getting this out faster. Support the show

    1 min

  3. 04/16/2025

    SacAnime Spring/Roseville 2025 Preview

    On this epsiode of the CaliConBlogCast, we preview SacAnime Roseville 2025 - the first ever preview of SacAnime's nothern cousin as part of the preview is about the convention itself and the other half is about...food. Also we continue to talk about the Nintendo Switch 2 (or at least try to), look into the trends of various of art done in ChatGPT, a trash anime getting the concert hall treatment, and catch up on FanimeCon 2025 guest announcements. SacAnime Roseville/Spring - https://sacanimeroseville.com/ Nintendo Switch 2 — why tariff pause could be good news for US shipments - https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/handheld-gaming/nintendo-switch-2-what-the-tariff-pause-could-mean-for-nintendos-big-launch ChatGPT unleashes AI-generated art in style of copyrighted works - https://www.thetimes.com/uk/technology-uk/article/open-ai-chatgpt-copyright-image-feature-66kkbwbxq?utm_source=chatgpt.com®ion=global https://screenrant.com/studio-ghibli-anime-chatgpt-openai-artwork-fake-legal-warning/ Attach on Titan - Beyond the Walls World Tour - https://www.wildfaery.com/info/en/our-productions-en/aot FanimeCon | Tsubasa Yonaga - https://www.fanime.com/news/tsubasa-yonaga/ || Atsushi Abe -  https://www.fanime.com/news/atsushi-abe/ || Daman Mills - https://www.fanime.com/news/daman-mills/ || Dorothy Ellis-Fahn - https://www.fanime.com/news/dorothy-fahn/ || Tom Fahn - https://www.fanime.com/news/tom-fahn/ Full Moon, Full Life (Opening) - Persona 3 Reload Unoriginal Soundtrack - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAmWIb7GiYQ Linktree - linktr.ee/caconblog Matthew's Bluesky Social - bsky.app/profile/mattykuncos.bsky.social Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda Matthew's Coscom Profile - cosplay.com/member/41744 Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777 Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777 Nate's Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/natesgp.bsky.social Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitter - twitter.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitch - twitch.tv/natesgameplay2 Jeriko's Instagram - instagram.com/epicnursejeriko Want to start a podcast of your own? Then join Buzzsprout for free! They will help you with getting episodes on platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more as well as give you tools needed to launch! Use our referral code to get a $20 Amazon gift card when you join any paid plan (and trust me, you might want to) and we also get $20! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1550389 Support the show

    1h 49m

  4. 04/09/2025

    Nintendo Switch 2 Impressions + 3rd Annual CCB Waifu Tier List

    On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, we hold our 3rd annual CCB Waifu Tier List Ranking Show with a combination of known picks and blind picks to keep things spicy. Will anyone join Relena in trash tier? Will any of our blink picks turn heads? And do we make any compromises? Plus we talk about our weekend in San Francisco for the Legends in Anime & Games Music Live with Louis Juice and Raj Ramayya, the J-Pop Sound Capsule at Anime Expo 2025, and the Nintendo Switch 2. J-POP SOUND CAPSULE @AX2025 - https://www.showclix.com/event/j-pop-snd-cap-scx25-t06 Nintendo Switch 2 - https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/ Nintendo Switch 2 Leveled Up With NVIDIA AI-Powered DLSS and 4K Gaming - https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nintendo-switch-2-leveled-up-with-nvidia-ai-powered-dlss-and-4k-gaming/ Nintendo Switch 2 preorders in U.S. delayed because of Trump's tariffs - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-us-delayed-trumps-tariffs-rcna199729 "Nintendo playing WII SHOP MUSIC while everyone is protesting is absolutely DIABOLICAL!" - https://fxtwitter.com/AbdallahNATION/status/1908176937719066796 Waifu Tier List - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MOQ2EbjcYCCCN6TYIg5Pa-x2MlCuewPDJvktJYe5bss/edit?usp=sharing Linktree - linktr.ee/caconblog Matthew's Bluesky Social - bsky.app/profile/mattykuncos.bsky.social Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda Matthew's Coscom Profile - cosplay.com/member/41744 Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777 Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777 Nate's Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/natesgp.bsky.social Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitter - twitter.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitch - twitch.tv/natesgameplay2 Jeriko's Instagram - instagram.com/epicnursejeriko Want to start a podcast of your own? Then join Buzzsprout for free! They will help you with getting episodes on platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more as well as give you tools needed to launch! Use our referral code to get a $20 Amazon gift card when you join any paid plan (and trust me, you might want to) and we also get $20! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1550389 Support the show

    2h 5m

  5. 03/26/2025

    CCB Anime March Madness 2025 Powered By Persona 4 Rerun

    On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, it's that of year again - to fill out brackets and determine our Anime of the Year! Will Maomao get her revenge in the runback with Tanjiro? Can Tanjiro even get back to semi-finals? Will Frieren behind the highest overall #1 seed avoid getting eliminated before reaching the finals? And why does Matthew keep making banger matchups even after re-seeding the tournament? Anime March Madness 2025 Powered By Persona 4 Rerun brackets - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-d8BNLMYxgbbnG-yr01zh4xMyZDrPuJkj_AfhxfoVd4/ Faz post on TwitterX - https://fxtwitter.com/ScrambledFaz/status/1902715312379752726 Linktree - linktr.ee/caconblog Matthew's Bluesky Social - bsky.app/profile/mattykuncos.bsky.social Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda Matthew's Coscom Profile - cosplay.com/member/41744 Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777 Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777 Nate's Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/natesgp.bsky.social Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitter - twitter.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitch - twitch.tv/natesgameplay2 Jeriko's Instagram - instagram.com/epicnursejeriko Want to start a podcast of your own? Then join Buzzsprout for free! They will help you with getting episodes on platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more as well as give you tools needed to launch! Use our referral code to get a $20 Amazon gift card when you join any paid plan (and trust me, you might want to) and we also get $20! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1550389 Support the show

    1h 7m

  6. 03/19/2025

    Demon Slayer: Endgame

    On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, we try to play catch up from the past few weeks - from Demon Slayer & Bochi the Rock to AMD & NVIDIA to Nintendo & Persona. Plus Matthew goes bold with an AX prediction, FanimeCon makes their 2nd Guest of Honor annoucement, a spotlight on a book full of noglista, and a preview for the bracket for next week's Anime March Madness. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Movie Premieres 1st Part on July 18 - https://otakuusamagazine.com/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-movie-premieres-1st-part-on-july-18/ Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Coming to US Theaters This Fall - https://otakuusamagazine.com/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-infinity-castle-coming-to-us-theaters-this-fall/ MLB Teams up with ufotable for Demon Slayer Collab Anime Short - https://otakuusamagazine.com/mlb-teams-up-with-ufotable-for-demon-slayer-collab-anime-short/ College Student Arrested for Selling Bocchi the Rock! Anime Keychains - https://animegalaxyofficial.com/arrested-bocchi-the-rock-anime-keychains/ AMD AIBs have also lost their minds... This is just Anti-Consumer! (JayzTwoCents) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFNWfkcTixs Fake MSRP (Gamers Nexus) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPE95_RnL_Q Chinese retailer lists GeForce RTX 5060 12GB and RTX 5060 Ti cards with initial prices - https://videocardz.com/pixel/chinese-retailer-lists-geforce-rtx-5060-12gb-and-rtx-5060-ti-cards-with-initial-prices Leaked GeForce RTX 5060 and 5050 specs suggest Nvidia will keep playing it safe - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/leaked-geforce-rtx-5060-and-5050-specs-suggest-nvidia-will-keep-playing-it-safe/ Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO - https://www.nintendo.com/us/retail-locations/san-francisco/ Persona: The Official Cookbook - https://www.amazon.com/Persona-Official-Cookbook-Jarrett-Melendez/dp/B0DYZZK687 The Fangirl Diaries - https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-fangirl-diaries/ FanimeCon | Jessie James Grelle - https://www.fanime.com/news/jessie-james-grelle/ Anime March Madness bracket - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cmby647z8SBgbkqFL_Khn_TMm4XSEUlbVzqiyQZG7TY/ Linktree - linktr.ee/caconblog Matthew's Bluesky Social - bsky.app/profile/mattykuncos.bsky.social Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda Matthew's Coscom Profile - cosplay.com/member/41744 Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777 Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777 Nate's Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/natesgp.bsky.social Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitter - twitter.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitch - twitch.tv/natesgameplay2 Jeriko's Instagram - instagram.com/epicnursejeriko Want to start a podcast of your own? Then join Buzzsprout for free! They will help you with getting episodes on platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more as well as give you tools needed to launch! Use our referral code to get a $20 Amazon gift card when you join any paid plan (and trust me, you might want to) and we also get $20! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1550389 Support the show

    1h 19m

  7. 02/26/2025

    There's Too Many Options

    On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast we discuss our first impressions of the Monster Hunter Wilds beta, the 5070 & 5070Ti, a whole bunch of concerts, Dokibird at FanimeCon, and SacAnime Roseville & Sac Comic-Con. Plus Matthew tells a story about finding Chinese food in Stockton and Nate recaps his time in Las Vegas for the Super Bowl. Some RTX 5090 GPUs are missing ROPS... You can't make this up... -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDlcgILBAXQ 12VHPWR on RTX 5090 is Extremely Concerning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndmoi1s0ZaY J-pop Singer LiSA Headed to North America in 2025 for Another Great Day Tour - https://nerdreactor.com/j-pop-singer-lisa-headed-to-north-america-in-2025-for-another-great-day-tour/ Ado - WORLD TOUR 2025 "Hibana" - https://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ado/hibana/ Ado, ATARASHII GAKKO!, YOASOBI | Peacock Theatre - https://www.peacocktheater.com/events/detail/japanesemusicexperience031625 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live | North America 2025 - https://sailormoonsuperlive.com/ DNA Lounge: Lotus Juice (and Raj Ramayya): Legends of Anime & Games Music Live - https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2025/03-29a.html FanimeCon | Dokibird - https://www.fanime.com/news/dokibird/ Linktree - linktr.ee/caconblog Matthew's Bluesky Social - bsky.app/profile/mattykuncos.bsky.social Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda Matthew's Coscom Profile - cosplay.com/member/41744 Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777 Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777 Nate's Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/natesgp.bsky.social Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitter - twitter.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitch - twitch.tv/natesgameplay2 Jeriko's Instagram - instagram.com/epicnursejeriko Want to start a podcast of your own? Then join Buzzsprout for free! They will help you with getting episodes on platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more as well as give you tools needed to launch! Use our referral code to get a $20 Amazon gift card when you join any paid plan (and trust me, you might want to) and we also get $20! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1550389 Support the show

    1h 9m

  8. 02/19/2025

    5th Annual Hot Waifu Garbage Roast Session

    On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, we expanding the 5th Annual Waifu Roast into an all-nighter with 10 waifus to be cooked up and served on paper plates. Can anyone outroast Ryan? Can Matthew avoid roasting himself for a second year in a row? And will any deep cuts trip up our roasters? Linktree - linktr.ee/caconblog Matthew's Bluesky Social - bsky.app/profile/mattykuncos.bsky.social Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda Matthew's Coscom Profile - cosplay.com/member/41744 Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777 Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777 Nate's Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/natesgp.bsky.social Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitter - twitter.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitch - twitch.tv/natesgameplay2 Jeriko's Instagram - instagram.com/epicnursejeriko Want to start a podcast of your own? Then join Buzzsprout for free! They will help you with getting episodes on platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more as well as give you tools needed to launch! Use our referral code to get a $20 Amazon gift card when you join any paid plan (and trust me, you might want to) and we also get $20! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1550389 Support the show

    1h 39m
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The official podcast of the California Conventions Blog, an independent anime and comic conventions blog. Our mission is to provide anime and comic conventions; anime and comics in general; cosplay; tech; and gaming coverage.

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  • Creator
    California Conventions Blog
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    195
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2025 California Conventions Blog
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    The CaliConBlogCast