TheOASG Podcast Episode 240: Akane’s Bizarre Streaming Adventures

About this episode

The hosts discuss recent news in the anime and manga industry, including layoffs at Crunchyroll and the hiatus of several manga series.

Show Notes 0:00: Justin and Helen once again find some time to share what they’ve been up to…ok, only Justin has a title he liked a lot, and it’s published by TOKYOPOP ! News 5:53: The hosts then get into discuss Crunchyroll’s latest troubles, ranging from layoffs to a possible security breach that also gets Justin to discuss reporting in the big 2026. 21:02: A couple episodes ago the hosts discussed one live event being cancelled in Japan due to threats — now we’ve gotten another one , this time involving Love Live! and Japan Airlines. 23:02: The Culprit Hanzawa manga is going on hiatus for an unspecified time ; meanwhile Kōji Kumeta suffered a finger injury, so he’ll be on hiatus until that heals up. Let’s just say his explanation on how he suffered the cut is indeed hilarious . 24:55: Saint Seiya Episode.G: Requiem is back on Akita Shoten’s Champion Cross website following a 3-month hiatus; Naoki Urasawa’s Asadora is now also back from its hiatus, returning to Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits ; and we have another manga magazine in Japan ending publication — Kadokawa’s Comic Alunna . 26:23: The…

People in this episode

Hosts: Justin, Helen

Topics covered

• streaming
• manga
• anime
• industry news
• hiatus
• obituaries

Keywords

• Crunchyroll
• manga hiatus
• anime news
• obituaries
• TOKYOPOP
• Love Live!
• Saint Seiya

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TOKYOPOP, Crunchyroll, Japan Airlines, Kadokawa

Books & works: The Culprit Hanzawa, Saint Seiya Episode.G: Requiem, Asadora

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