About this episode

The episode discusses various anime and gaming news, including tournament suspensions and new series announcements.

A card shop suspends Yu-Gi-Oh! tournaments over smelly players, Japanese fans are dropping Yani Neko for being too gross, and the New Magic Knight Rayearth premiere date is announced! Also, HBO Max gets streaming rights for the live-action Junji lto series, Sonic The Hedgehog short animated anniversary film revealed at Anime Expo® , and Naruto gets a non-verbal live show! Meanwhile in Japan, New Maid School is accepting applicants for the first term, and Japan triples departure tax affecting both tourists and locals...

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yu-Gi-Oh!, HBO Max, New Maid School

Products: Sonic The Hedgehog

Books & works: Junji Ito, Naruto

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