#715: Let's Shift This into Overfreakingdrive!

About this episode

The episode covers various April Fools' jokes in the anime community, recent news in the anime and manga world, and quirky events happening in Japan.

The list of April Fools' jokes on official anime/manga Twitter accounts, The Super Mario Galaxy movie is still breaking records, and Artemis watches over the latest NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission! Also, TOKYOPOP offers public stock shares, Pokémon teams with IKEA for collaboration events, and Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi cheers on her husband with April-themed crossover art! Meanwhile in Japan, a new cafe's average staff age is 73, a man was arrested for walking on Shinkansen tracks, and a man died after biting a woman at a park!

Topics covered

• April Fools' jokes
• anime news
• manga updates
• collaborations
• cultural events
• current events

Keywords

• April Fools' jokes
• Super Mario Galaxy movie
• NASA mission
• TOKYOPOP
• IKEA collaboration
• Sailor Moon
• Naoko Takeuchi
• Japan news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, TOKYOPOP, IKEA

Places: Japan

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