About this episode

Justin and Helen discuss recent manga and anime news, including serialization updates and controversies in the music industry.

Show Notes 0:00: Justin and Helen explain what they’ve been up to over the past two weeks, from checking out Kirio Fan Club in manga form for Justin to Helen giving A Hundred Scenes of Awajima a shot. News 9:16: Let’s just say Satoru Kuwabara is in some deep, deep trouble after reports of alleged affairs for at least the past 2 years, leading to him resigning as music producer for Ensemble Stars! and further announcements for any other projects and his band coming in the near future. 11:42: Doraemon will make another attempt to break through internationally! TV Asahi is working with distributor CAKE to release the iconic Japanese franchise; there will be no more Harlequin Original magazine, as that ended publication with this year’s July issue . 15:42: Shotan’s You are Ms. Servant resumed serialization on June 21 following its hiatus from February; Kazue Kato’s Blue Exorcist will return in July following its hiatus to properly prepare for the final chapter; Hunter x Hunter will be back in WSJ , as Yoshihiro Togashi’s able to get some chapters ready for the magazine; Sakaomi Yuzaki’s She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat after two years…

People in this episode

Hosts: Justin, Helen

Topics covered

• manga
• anime news
• serialization updates
• music industry
• Japanese franchises

Keywords

• manga
• anime
• serialization
• Satoru Kuwabara
• Doraemon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ensemble Stars!, TV Asahi, CAKE

Books & works: Kirio Fan Club, A Hundred Scenes of Awajima, Doraemon, Shotan’s You are Ms. Servant, Blue Exorcist, Hunter x Hunter, She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Nobunaga Concerto

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