About this episode
The episode discusses various anime and manga news, including a Crunchyroll lawsuit and the release of an Evangelion short.
Crunchyroll hit with class action suit, Evangelion anime short leaked, so the company streams it free, and the Hello Kitty Labubu is still creepy looking, but it's Kitty, so it's cute! Also, the Gundam movie Char's Counterattack gets a limited three-day revival screening, Dark Horse Comics Founder, CEO Mike Richardson Leaves Company, and Kodansha celebrates its manga with stop motion animated papercraft! Meanwhile in Japan... The price was finally released for the human washing machine, and it's not at all cheap. Sauna bans testicle covers because they are being left behind on shelves...
Topics covered
- Crunchyroll lawsuit
- Evangelion short
- Hello Kitty
- Gundam movie
- Dark Horse Comics
- Kodansha manga
- Japan news
Keywords
- Crunchyroll
- Evangelion
- Hello Kitty
- Gundam
- Dark Horse Comics
- Kodansha
- Japan news
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Crunchyroll, Dark Horse Comics, Kodansha
Products: Hello Kitty Labubu, human washing machine
Books & works: Evangelion, Char's Counterattack
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