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On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, we recap Kumoricon 2023 and figure out exactly what occured over the weekend as well as the impact of having two Japanese guests bow out of the convention the week of & this lingering feeling we have going into 2024 to continue to cover the convention. Plus in our "Good News" Segment: SacAnime Winter 2024, ALA 2024, a "Hentai" convention in San Diego, and a quick first impression of Persona 5 Tactica.

[COVID-19] Contact Tracing Reports - https://www.kumoricon.org/?p=9587

A Day at the Park (MILLION SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL!) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xX1pMn8LvA

Hentai Matsuri - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hentai-matsuri-tickets-752588541587

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On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, we preview Kumoricon 2023 and the impact of only having two people heading up to Portland compared to the last two years. Plus the usual preview all the guests, events, what we're looking forward to, and general expectations. 

Guests of Honor - https://www.kumoricon.org/guests

Convention Schedule - https://www.kumoricon.org/events#main-events

Late Night Lounge + Drink Menu - https://www.kumoricon.org/late-night-lounge

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On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, the crew discuss the technology used in creating what could be the last single from The Beatles. Plus a look into Intel's new offering in the CPU department (well kind of) and a collector's edition that puts anything we've talked about the last month or so to shame, a roundtable discussion about PC/console games as well as mobile gacha games we're playing, and more Kumoricon 2023 and SacAnime Winter 2024 announcements.

The Beatles - Now And Then (Official Audio) - https://youtu.be/AW55J2zE3N4 | Official Music Video -  https://youtu.be/Opxhh9Oh3rg

The Beatles - Now And Then - The Last Beatles Song (Short Film) -  https://youtu.be/APJAQoSCwuA

Intel is Desperate: i7-14700K CPU Review, Benchmarks, Gaming, & Power -  https://youtu.be/8KKE-7BzB_M

Intel's 300W Core i9-14900K: CPU Review, Benchmarks, Gaming, & Power -  https://youtu.be/2MvvCr-thM8

The Last Hope for Intel 14th "Gen" - Core i5-14600K Review, Benchmarks, & Discussion -  https://youtu.be/4XscfA1dT60

Code Geass Collector's Edition Blu-Ray - https://store.crunchyroll.com/products/code-geass-collectors-edition-blu-ray-704400105449.html

Love Is All Around (Steam) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322560/Love_Is_All_Around/

Kumoricon 2023 Autographs - https://www.kumoricon.org/autographs

Maid Cafe - https://www.kumoricon.org/maid-cafe

KumoriBall - https://www.kumoricon.org/kumoriball

J-Fashion Mixer - https://www.kumoricon.org/j-fashion-mixer

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On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, we discuss the new rules regarding Nintendo's games in the realm of esports and how it feels like they're trying to clamp down on the competitive Smash community...AGAIN. Plus we look at a death within the Japanese anime industry, complain about the showings for Suzume, look at the return of Anime Strike (kind of), discuss a collaboration between Persona and a restaurant, and end the podcast by talking about Kumoricon and SacAnime Winter 2024.

【MV】 SNEAKING - Song by Mori Calliope - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42awuPx06e8

Voice Actress Miyuki Ichijou Passes Away at 76 - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-10-24/voice-actress-miyuki-ichijou-passes-away-at-76/.203747

Suzume | Official Website - https://www.suzume-movie.com/

Crunchyroll's Anime Library Is Now Available Via Prime Video - https://www.ign.com/articles/crunchyrolls-anime-library-is-now-available-via-prime-video

Persona 5 Tactica x Gyu-Kaku Collaboration - https://atlus.com/p5t-gyukaku-2023/

Gyu-Kaku Locations (for reference) - https://www.gyu-kaku.com/locations-menus-2/

Original post (in Japanese) - https://www.nintendo.co.jp/tournament_guideline/index.html

Nintendo Support: Community Tournament Guidelines - https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63433/~/community-tournament-guidelines

Nintendo Shocks Competitive Fans With Strict New Community Tournament Guidelines - https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-shocks-competitive-fans-with-strict-new-community-tournament-guidelines

Announcing Alejandro Saab as Guest of Honor - https://www.kumoricon.org/?p=9368

Extremely Hard Take-Home Anime Quiz - https://www.kumoricon.org/extremely-hard-take-home-anime-quiz

Fans Sick of Genshin Art? The Oversaturation Impact! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfEDjYeyLgc

What's Happening 64 (full tape + visual) - https://youtu.be/fAlQWHew0J0?t=1010

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On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, we catch up on Kumoricon 2023 announcements & potential FanimeCon 2024 news, figure out why a climate change group targeted a Tekken 7 tournament, discuss Cities Skylines 2 missing benchmark targets as well as what could possibly be the worst game of the year in Skull Island: Rise of Kong (somehow worse than Gollum?) & LRG's P4G Limited Edition, and we pay our respects to the Persona 5 for Reels slot machine at Thunder Valley Casino and Resort. Plus our episodic discussion on Code Geass: Lost Stories as we get into the Arena and beach event, follow up about Suzume being back in theatres as we wonder "WTF Crunchyroll," and a bunch of "good news" to end the podcast.

Announcing Kana Ueda as Guest of Honor - https://www.kumoricon.org/?p=9332

San Jose City Council approves deal that will convert hotel rooms into student housing - https://www.ktvu.com/news/san-jose-city-council-approves-deal-that-will-convert-hotel-rooms-into-student-housing

[I refuse to post any links related to Just Stop Oil, so you can go look for the Tweet yourself. -Matthew]

Cities Skylines 2 Review - https://www.ign.com/articles/cities-skylines-2-review

Cities: Skylines 2 performance has "not achieved the benchmark we targeted", Paradox admits ahead of launch - https://www.eurogamer.net/cities-skylines-2-performance-has-not-achieved-the-benchmark-we-targeted-paradox-admits-ahead-of-launch

CS2 Benchmarks (in German) - https://www.pcgameshardware.de/Cities-Skylines-2-Spiel-74219/Tests/Release-Benchmarks-Performance-Tuning-Tipps-1431613/2

Cities: Skylines 2's official mod support won't arrive until after release - https://www.eurogamer.net/cities-skylines-2s-official-mod-support-wont-arrive-until-after-release

Skull Island: Rise of Kong Review - https://www.ign.com/articles/skull-island-rise-of-kong-review

Limited Run Games Reveals Persona 4 Golden Limited Edition, Merchandise - https://personacentral.com/p4g-limited-run-games/

Persona 5 for Reels | SEGA SAMMY CREATION INC. -  https://www.segasammycreation.com/en/games/detail/Persona+5+for+Reels

Suzume | Official Website - https://www.suzume-movie.com/

‘Boy And The Heron’: Christian Bale, Florence Pugh, Robert Pattinson & Mark Hamill Join Voice Cast Of Hayao Miyazaki’s Next Film - https://deadline.com/2023/10/hayao-miyazaks-boy-heron-christian-bale-florence-pugh-1235575101/

Video shows moments 2 LAPD officers ignore backup calls, play Pokémon GO instead - https://abc7.com/los-angeles-new-video-shows-officers-playing-pokemon-go-ignore-backup-call-lapd/13880887/

I'm Not Leaving Bitwit - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QTOPA6dnjps

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In this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, the crew take a deep dive into the clusterfu*k known as Ohayocon in what feels like the first anime convention strike in our history. Also - a slimmer & more expensive PS5, the Unity CEO is out...err retiring, the Activision Blizzard acquisition, and in our good news segment: Suzume is coming back to theatres (ignore the discussions about Dragonball Z Daima, Crunchyroll's 24/7 anime channel and their lawsuit for privacy violations).

 Sony's new PS5 with a removable disk drive launches in November - https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/10/23831415/new-ps5-model-removable-disc-drive-sony-price-release-date 

Unity's CEO is out, but that still may not be enough for developers - https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/10/23911338/unity-ceo-steps-down-developers-react

Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition, Call of Duty now part of Xbox - https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23791235/microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition-complete-finalized

Bobby Kotick will stay at Activision Blizzard until the end of this year - https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23915559/activision-blizzard-ceo-steps-down-kotick-microsoft 

PlayStation leader Jim Ryan to retire after 28 years with Sony - https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/27/23893389/sony-playstation-jim-ryan-ceo-steps-down

ChatGPT’s Ohayocon Strike Analysis - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-HaQwA7STeAD1dRDWEK0DrPVBFs8ZE5jjbggU4npq2Y/edit?usp=sharing

c.o.v.e.n on Linktree - https://linktr.ee/c.o.v.e.n

COVEN Manifesto - https://ohayoconcoven.tiiny.site/

COVEN Strike Notice -  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SrsOc9pRasjpOBdYy0wO8WSvxPh3Rqkj/view

Parley Demands for Ohayocon Convention Leadership and Operations - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N_GUTVbc5qepo-tbmy3DMPiqU-Ou2bnl/view

COVEN Mainfesto Evidence - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Z4ZLpYBMlIzdsb0t1KeL2TQN_druqdwU?fbclid=IwAR2ebp1HDICKf_SC2k2-0jwOI29DbL2_leCGSVlYR42DEdqaN_lxxSVhjNk

Ohaycon post about the strike - https://ohayocon.org/2023/10/06/40474/

Makoto Shinkai's Suzume Returns to Theaters in U.S. and Canada October 27 - https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2023/10/11/makoto-shinkai-suzume-october-27-united-states-canada-rerelease

Crunchyroll Launches 24/7 Anime Channel in the US - https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2023/10/11/crunchyroll-launches-24-7-anime-channel-in-the-us

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