Episode 168 – The February of Our Discourse Discontent‪.‬ PodcastONA

As we inch closer and closer out of the winter doldrums, we find more and more cases of rabid internet discourse popping up and it just makes us ask one thing: whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. We don't like talking about these things, but alas, it is our duty to discuss certain elements of discussion with these topics, namely the topic of what NOT to do when you're working on a major anime dub production (yes, THAT) as well as the unknown future of a post-Funimation world with that side of the service set to shut down and sunset on April 2nd. Not a very fun time, right now. But we can take solace in the fact that the five-year "LOLsuit" saga seems to finally be at an end, AnimEigo is under new and well-known ownership, and Crunchyroll has more than four Blu-ray releases set to come out in May for the first time in a while. See, it's not ALL bad, it's just sorta bad. But we'll all wade through the murky waters together, and our good friend Sketch is back to fill in for this treacherous journey.



P.S. March may be a bit spotty with shows due to some outside circumstances. Apologies in advance.



intro - a reminder that it’s tax season
4:59 - news items
48:42 - announcements and updates
1:05:31 - home video releases



4:59 - dissecting the very stupid Lovely Complex discourse
21:22 - Funimation’s funeral is set for April 2
33:44 - THE END (hopefully) of the stupid LOLsuit saga
39:54 - Justin Sevakis acquires AnimEigo (yes really)
42:08 - Toonami gets an old friend back at 2:30am
45:47 - AnimeNEXT 2024 cancelled
47:10 - another class action data breach lawsuit is settled (AMC Networks/HiDive)
48:42 - the new Kinnikuman anime is set for July
49:24 - Murai In Love set for fall for Disney+
51:27 - a case of irony: Quality Assurance in Another World is delayed
52:50 - the Rent-A-Girlfriend author needs to be stopped
56:43 - Look Back to become a movie
58:00 - SPYxFAMILY movie coming stateside in April
59:40 - Your Name gets an audiobook
1:01:00 - a really cute SuBLime manga pickup worth mentioning
1:02:13 - NEET Kuroichi anime announced
1:05:31 - Crunchyroll May home video releases (Mob Psycho 100, One Piece, Uzaki-chan)
1:15:02 - A Place Further Than the Universe Blu-ray coming in April



Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2
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Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TP
iHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/
TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/



Where to find us:
Alex – @AuraOfAzure, https://xandersmachinations.wordpress.com
Andrew – @MangaMan9000, youtube.com/DubTalk
Jet – @Divinenega, https://thenerdyabyss.wordpress.com
Sketch – @Sketch1984, soundcloud.com/toonamifaithfulpodcast



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