PodcastONA PodcastONA

And here we are, running down the major bits and pieces from Anime Expo once again, all while the industry is threatened more now than ever in recent memory of suffering from a bursting bubble. It's best to enjoy things while we still can, but that does include plenty of upcoming projects like... more Fire Force and Blue Exorcist... but there's more TRIGUN and Panty & Stocking coming so it all balances out in the end. And that's not withstanding the folks from RWBY getting a new place of employment at Viz Media, the newest arc of One Piece getting ready for its dub premiere and the long-awaited finish line of "simuldub" inching closer and closer, and even a new film project from Shoji Kawamori in the works as well, along with plenty more to dive into and discuss. There's a lot to get to as we're in the heat of convention season, so for this "landmark" 175th episode, we're... going to do the same as usual. Except it's molten hot outside, so that's what makes this a bit more special. I think.



A little bit of FYI for those who are curious: most shows we do are initially recorded anywhere from 2-3 hours in one call, though sometimes it can be a little longer than 3 hours, while the editing process can take anywhere from 6 to 10 hours to scroll through everything and make the necessary cuts and edits in several editing sessions. So if anyone’s wondering why these shows take a while to come out, that’s why. It’s a one-man editing operation on a MacBook Pro, at the end of the day.



We'll be back to talk SDCC and Otakon very soon.



ntro - happy 175th, the heat is still unbearable
4:04 - pre/post-AX news items
57:15 - Anime Expo 2024: signs of an unstable industry
1:04:12 - the BIG announcement(s): BLUE BOX + NETFLIX
1:09:55 - Day 1
1:47:50 - Day 2
2:28:58 - Day 3



4:04 - Demon Slayer going back to the theaters
15:12 - the new Rose of Versailles film is a MAPPA production
20:37 - Magic Knight Rayearth 30th anniversary anime project announced
24:06 - Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha 20th anniversary movies re-edit announced
26:36 - Kisemonogatari compilation film in theaters in August
29:13 - Kadokawa acquires Doga Kobo
35:04 - Science SARU producing SANDA series from BEASTARS creator
37:10 - Crunchyroll fixes review bombing by disabling EVERY comment section
42:49 - THAT scene in Rent-a-Girlfriend will soon be upon us
46:05 - coming to SDCC: Adult Swim vs. AEW
48:29 - some Toonami updates: Sailor Moon and… something else
55:16 - BOCCHI THE CASSETTE TAPE
56:39 - late from Japan Expo: DEVILMAN CRYBABY BLU-RAY IS COMING
AX Day 1:
1:09:55 - TRIGUN STARGAZE
1:13:01 - NEW Panty & Stocking
1:15:12 - Witch Hat Atelier
1:22:15 - Garden of Remembrance
1:24:11 - Batman Ninja sequel film
1:26:03 - Shoji Kawamori directing a new original film
1:27:01 - Kodansha USA
1:44:05 - BEASTARS season 4
1:45:21 - Grotesque
AX Day 2:
1:47:50 - Viz Media acquires RWBY
1:54:53 - J-Novel Club
2:06:53 - Yen Press
2:20:27 - DENPA/Kuma
2:24:17 - Bleach: Rebirth of Souls
2:27:42 - One Piece Egghead Arc dub
2:28:58 - Tokyopop still sucks
2:30:09 - Uzumaki dub cast
2:32:07 - Special Kid Factory
2:33:37 - Bleach: TYBW
2:37:03 - MHA: You’re Next release details
2:42:50 - new Blue Exorcist and Black Butler seasons
2:43:38 - Crunchyroll
2:51:43 - AX Cinema Nights



Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2
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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



As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

It's the last stop before Anime Expo, and with it comes a smaller platter of stuff to talk about, but a platter nonetheless - and since that Urusei Yatsura anime revival worked so well, why don't we do it again with Ranma 1/2? It'll be... something, that's for sure. There's also a not-so-great update on the recent business dealings of Kadokawa, HiDive getting back into business with Hulu, the end of My Hero Academia drawing near, and an early best-and-worst of an admittedly middling spring season that had the real best show of the season be unavailable due to a return of Toei's bag-fumbling skills. C'est la vie, as some say.



We'll catch you all back here next time for the AX goods. And all of the extra nonsense that's sure to come with it.



intro - summer sucks and other old people rants
8:46 - main stories
44:00 - best and worst of the spring season
58:32 - announcements and updates
1:14:46 - home video releases



8:46 - Kadokawa services struck down by a cyberattack
12:24 - Studio 3Hz consolidated into A-1 Pictures
16:06 - a sidebar about the streaming economy
18:34 - HiDive putting some big shows on Hulu
22:40 - GUILTY GEAR THE ANIME
27:17 - Ranma 1/2 remake anime confirmed
36:49 - GKIDS putting DANDADAN in theaters after all (on September 13)
40:20 - My Hero Academia finishes publication in August
44:00 - best shows of the spring season
55:35 - worst shows of the spring season
58:32 - HiDive dubs coming in the summer
1:00:43 - Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture dub cast
1:04:05 - Demon Slayer HTA dub on Crunchyroll
1:05:39 - the new Kinnikuman series is set for Netflix, starts July 8
1:07:52 - wading through the Ninja Kamui rumors
1:09:01 - Plus-Sized Elf getting three different versions
1:11:45 - Tokyo Revengers anime sequel annnounced, details TBD
1:13:58 - Oshi no Ko live-action series set for November 28 on Amazon Prime
1:14:46 - Viz September home video releases (Shippuden, Stone Ocean)
1:15:22 - upcoming Shout Studios home video releases (B: The Beginning, GITS:SAC_2045)
1:17:08 - Sentai September releases (Ya Boy Kongming! premium box, Spy Classroom)
1:19:49 - Crunchyroll September releases (Gundam, TRIGUN STAMPEDE, Jobless Reincarnation, Ranking of Kings)



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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
Duelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistG



As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

Yes, this episode is very late. Life sometimes gets in the way of getting this show done. Nevertheless, there's quite a bit to talk about as we are in the "pre-Anime Expo" buildup, namely some big moves from Science SARU and GKIDS, a good amount of manga and light novel synopsis reading, a deep dive on Netflix's anime data, and the (hopefully) permanent financial demise of GAINAX. All of that, and so much more to come both in this show and in the coming weeks. Call it the prelude to the madness in LA.



P.S. the Attack on Titan discussion episode that was promised last year? It’s cancelled. Sorry for that, too. Just imagine all of us screaming for 2 hours straight and that’s the discussion we would have had.



intro - a VERY late show and vidya ranting
11:45 - main stories
1:00:26 - announcements and updates
2:06:00 - home video releases



11:45 - GAINAX files for bankruptcy
21:56 - Science SARU acquired by TOHO, producing a new Ghost in the Shell series in 2026
32:34 - GKIDS acquires Angel’s Egg
36:04 - GKIDS acquires home video rights for DAN DA DAN (and ARCANE)
41:34 - SCOOP CONFIRMED: Sakamoto Days is REAL
44:07 - Gachiakuta anime announced for 2025, produced at BONES
49:07 - a Netflix anime data deep dive
55:35 - Attack on Titan… the MUSICAL?
1:00:26 - Ishura dub is FINALLY up on Hulu
1:04:39 - Suicide Squad Isekai premieres on Max… AND Hulu
1:07:40 - Sailor Moon Cosmos coming to Netflix in August
1:10:01 - The Imaginary (Studio Ponoc) dub cast revealed
1:12:00 - Delicious in Dungeon season 2 announced
1:14:37 - Re:ZERO season 3 premiere to be movie-length
1:18:59 - SPY x FAMILY season 3 announced
1:21:15 - Mr. Osomatsu season 4 announced
1:23:34 - One Piece Egghead arc dub premiere happening at Anime Expo
1:26:30 - some more J-Novel Club cringe
1:37:16 - some more Seven Seas licenses
1:51:22 - some new Viz manga licenses
2:03:00 - Crunchyroll locks for summer and beyond
2:06:00 - MACROSS PLUS ultimate edition out on 9/30
2:09:07 - Dragonball Super LE reprint out on 7/30
2:10:08 - more Aniplex July releases (Rascal, Yamada Lv999)
2:11:37 - Otaku no Video out on 10/8
2:12:12 - Sentai August releases (Helck, Executioner/Way of Life)



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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



As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

Well, then. After taking an unexpected month-long break from this show, we are FINALLY back and we are FINALLY whole again with Andrew back in the saddle to give all of the shenanigans that have been sorely missed in his absence. This includes running down the spring dub casts (finally) and reading some cringy light novel summaries, and it also includes talking about some pretty cool things like a Sakamoto Days project for Netflix getting leaked out, TOONAMI REWIND on Fridays, a positive tease for 86 from VIZ of all companies, a scintillating sell for the new Code Geass project, and the curious case of Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction going from movies to a TV series with zero notice - same with Crunchyroll picking it up and giving it a dub ALSO with zero notice. All the fun you've come to expect, and then some, back at it again for all of you to enjoy over this holiday weekend.



Link to Rachael Lillis' GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-my-sister-rachael-with-medical-needs



intro - Andrew’s FINALLY back!
4:30 - main stories
37:50 - the long-belated spring dub cast rundown
1:00:19 - announcements and updates
2:04:34 - home video releases



4:30 - Rachael Lillis diagnosed with breast cancer, GoFundMe campaign launched for home care expenses
7:41 - Toonami Rewind block set for Fridays on Adult Swim, SAILOR MOON is back after 22 years
24:57 - did Netflix leak a Sakamoto Days project? (yes)
32:05 - GKIDS acquires Science SARU film The Colors Within for release
34:29 - Studio Ghibli awarded honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes
35:59 - Kinema Citrus announced two new projects at ACen
1:00:19 - this season’s Hulu/Disney+ dubs set for June
1:07:48 - Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction movies to get TV version… NOW… and on Crunchyroll (with a dub)
1:14:46 - The Darwin Incident anime adaptation announced
1:17:52 - how to sell the new Code Geass to the most jaded non-fan
1:21:43 - somehow, GoHands returned
1:23:47 - HIDIVE gets Plus-Sized Elf and I Parry Everything for the summer season
1:27:07 - BLUELOCK season 2 set for October
1:27:51 - Kakuriyo season 2 set for 2025, staff and studio TBA
1:28:52 - the Quintuplets are coming back for more
1:31:23 - Ace of Diamond Act II sequel season confirmed, TBD
1:31:58 - Hana-Kimi anime confirmed, coming soon
1:35:01 - Terminator Zero anime drops on Netflix in August
1:38:19 - upcoming Seven Seas and Yen Press titles
2:00:17 - Gundam in Call of Duty… WHY tho
2:04:34 - AnimEigo’s first “new old” release (Riding Bean)
2:05:13 - upcoming Viz releases (To Your Eternity, Boruto, 86)
2:07:57 - GKIDS/Shout Factory July releases (steelbooks, The Boy and the Heron 4K)
2:10:19 - new Anime Limited collector edition sets (Inuyasha, Rental Magica, Gundam Movie Trilogy 4K)
2:11:06 - Demon Slayer S3 Aniplex set out in June
2:11:51 - Crunchyroll August releases (MHA S6, Hell’s Paradise, Space Dandy, The Ancient Magus’ Bride S2)



Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2
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
Duelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistG



As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

Since our last episode, Cody Rhodes "finished the story" at WrestleMania to become the undisputed WWE Champion, and that's good. Sadly, also since our last episode, the overlords at MAPPA decided to finish another story by axing a long-awaited movie project after years of nothing, and that's bad. Things aren't fun, right now, and with that comes a bit of a lull in everything as this is one of the quickest episodes we've done in a very long time - there's some news about Embracer Group to talk about, some updates on that live-action One Punch Man movie project, some brief chatter about SPY x FAMILY Code: White, and talk of Netflix adding some more MANIME to their lineup next moth. Again, it's a pretty quick show, but things should be a bit longer next time when we're at full strength again.



And if you need something longer to listen to, our friends and colleagues over at Dub Talk have their 2024 DUBBIE AWARDS show up, so check it out over on their YouTube channel and in your podcast platform of choice.



P.S. yes this thumbnail gag has been used before. Good memes remain good.



intro - “the story” is finished but life is still hard
10:00 - main stories
26:48 - announcements and updates
43:01 - home video releases



10:00 - Ice Adolescence is cancelled, nobody is happy
17:40 - the MAPPA exodus continues
19:46 - Embracer Group to split into three different companies
22:19 - some updates on AnimEigo
26:48 - Golden Axe to be a Comedy Central animated series?
28:11 - One Punch Man live action film gets new writers
30:43 - GKIDS gets Ghost in the Shell 2 theatrical rights
32:45 - Crunchyroll bringing more movies to theaters this year
34:37 - Hideaki Anno helming a 50th anniversary Space Battleship Yamato project
35:56 - Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf anime premiering next month on Netflix
37:21 - the trailer for Plus-Sized Elf is a bit… lacking
38:27 - the Look Back trailer more than delivers
40:24 - happy 30th to G Gundam
43:01 - Makoto Shinkai Blu-ray collection coming from Anime Limited (UK)
44:02 - about those Gurren Lagann 4K movies…
48:27 - Sentai July home video slate (Dark Gathering, School-Live!)
49:23 - Crunchyroll July home video slate (BOFURI, Soul Eater, vending machine isekai, Vinland Saga)
53:40 - Discotek July home video slate (Urusei Yatsura OVA, Futakoi Alternative)



Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2
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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
Jet – @Divinenega, https://thenerdyabyss.wordpress.com
Duelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistG



As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

As of this episode going up, we’re in the middle of WrestleMania weekend, and that means many things to many people, and it means hoping that a certain someone finally “finishes his story” on Sunday so that we can all be done hearing about it. But for us, the grind continues as we put a bow on the winter season and lament the continued cannibalism of the anime industry with a tale of what happened the last time a company or two or three went under. It was a dark time. But we also have a recap of the major announcements from this year’s AnimeJapan, all the good and bad and “what is this” because we all don’t quite know everything new coming out, and also a case where ALL the monkey’s paws have curled in regards to Macross… and Disney.



Convention season has also begun, so play it smart and safe if you’re going to one.



intro - did you all stay up for Smiling Puppet Friends?
6:24 - the best and worst of the winter season
21:19 - main stories
45:15 - the AnimeJapan 2024 rundown
1:08:43 - other announcements
1:19:12 - home video releases



21:19 - Funimation is officially dead; a brief history of the 2007 home video crash*
36:37 - Apothecary Diaries creator indicted on charges of tax evasion
38:31 - Dragonball Super manga on indefinite hiatus
39:27 - GKIDS acquires four Mamoru Hosoda catalogue films for release
40:58 - Macross catalogue is headed to Disney+ later in 2024
44:31 - a new Sgt. Frog anime announced
45:15 - the annual AnimeJapan “MAKE THIS ANIME” poll results
48:39 - a lot of announcements from AnimeJapan
1:08:43 - a new MAPPA project with ZERO self-awareness
1:11:32 - Sentenced to Be a Hero anime format set
1:12:16 - I’m a Behemoth anime announced
1:13:39 - From Me to You season 3 set for August on Netflix
1:14:09 - The Apothecary Diaries and Tales of Wedding Rings return next year
1:14:28 - FYI: Urusei Yatsura is now on Crunchyroll
1:15:23 - Gundam SEED Freedom set for theaters in May
1:15:57 - SPY x FAMILY CODE: White screening this month
1:16:22 - Dirty Pair Kickstarter FINALLY set to deliver… this summer
1:17:37 - Gurren Lagann movies coming to 4K Blu-ray this year
1:19:12 - Monogatari Final Season Blu-ray set coming this month
1:20:57 - GKIDS June releases (Digimon, The First Slam Dunk)
1:22:01 - Viz May releases (Sailor Moon)
1:23:35 - Sentai June releases (Oshi No Ko)
1:24:22 - Crunchyroll June releases (Buddy Daddies, isekai)



*more information here:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2007/state-of-the-anime-industry
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-30/adv-court-documents-reveal-amounts-paid-for-29-anime-titles
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-01/adv-films-shuts-down-transfers-assets-to-other-companies



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TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/



Where to find us:
Alex – @AuraOfAzure, https://xandersmachinations.wordpress.com
Jet – @Divinenega, https://thenerdyabyss.wordpress.com
Duelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistG



As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.