About this episode

Justin and Helen discuss the packed Winter anime season, including news about plagiarism in manga and updates on various creators and productions.

Show Notes 0:00: With a LOT of Winter anime shows to discuss, Justin and Helen delve right into the news of the past few weeks, starting with…something weird! But also something very bad, as a manga based off a light novel series has been suspended because the artist decided to plagiarize , and it was egregious enough that the editorial department had to put out a statement about it. 2:32: Aniplex and Crunchyroll’s new anime production venture, HAYATE Inc, has acquired studio Lay-duce ; Kageki Shojo!! author Kumiko Saiki was injured at a music festival she went to a few weeks ago, and we’re all hoping she’s ok, as the injuries could be serious (diagnosed with a sprained neck, getting a CT scan to check if her brain is bleeding) 7:09: George Morikawa will be on break due to his hospitalization a few weeks ago , so no Hajime no Ippo for a while; Tawawa on Monday will be on a two-month break and see a return to Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine May 25. 7:51: The two hosts discuss the passing of manga creator Rakko due to heart failure, and the circumstances as well. Licenses 9:51: Yen Press has launched a new imprint: Avocado House! (Both hosts wonder how they…

People in this episode

Hosts: Justin, Helen

Topics covered

• Winter anime season
• anime news
• manga plagiarism
• anime production
• manga creator news
• new imprints

Keywords

• Winter anime
• manga news
• plagiarism
• anime production
• Yen Press

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aniplex, Crunchyroll, HAYATE Inc, Kodansha, Yen Press

Books & works: Hajime no Ippo, Tawawa on Monday, Laplace’s Witch, Sickness unto Love, 1,000 Words Left to Live

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