Episode 162 – The Spooktacular Surprises!

Well THIS sure became a meaty show, didn't it? Between the offerings and goings-on at New York Comic Con, Crunchyroll doing a bit of good and QUITE a bit of bad (you all know what it is), and another fantastic Discotek Day event happening, there's quite a lot to get to in this show. There's also a neat rundown of the dub cast for The Boy and the Heron, a pair of curious manga anecdotes to take a laugh or two at, even more manga and light novel announcements, and ALL of the goods that Discotek brought to all of us last week. And yes, we get VERY blunt and serious in regards to one upcoming show's home video release and of how barebones it absolutely should not be. Don't make it a recurring thing, Crunchyroll.

Next time? PLUTO. Be ready.

intro - PLUTO will soon be upon us…
3:49 - main stories
37:34 - NYCC recap
1:26:00 - announcements and updates
1:36:39 - home video releases
1:59:10 - EL GRANDE DISCOTEK DAY X

3:49 - Crunchyroll launches a live FAST channel
11:22 - Crunchyroll paying out a class action lawsuit
14:04 - The Boy and the Heron dub cast
22:51 - what is up with Kindergarten WARS?
25:35 - the NO FAKES Act introduced in Congress (re: AI)
28:11 - Tonikawa manga on a short hiatus for a very specific reason
30:17 - Netflix live-action Yu Yu Hakusho series premieres in December
32:04 - Chainsaw Man gets a Harvey three-peat
33:17 - Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash game releases in February
34:52 - Dragonball Xenoverse 2 will NEVER die
37:34 - DRAGON BALL MUPPET BABIES
47:23 - more Crunchyroll license locks
58:23 - Viz summer 2024 manga releases
1:10:31 - Yen Press new licenses
1:21:36 - Kodansha new licenses
1:26:00 - another round of Seven Seas licenses
1:31:55 - HiDive has things at Anime NYC
1:34:30 - Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning comes to theaters in November
1:35:51 - Suzume back in theaters this month
1:36:39 - Sentai January releases (Love Flops, Giant Beasts of Ars)
1:40:04 - Crunchyroll January releases (One Piece, Bocchi the Rock)
1:42:50 - the Bocchi discussion/rant
1:59:10 - EL GRANDE DISCOTEK DAY X (Nanoha, Belladonna of Sadness 4K, IGPX Blu-ray, Lovely Complex dub)

Information regarding the Crunchyroll live action settlement can be found here: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-10-09/crunchyroll-settles-in-class-action-suit-regarding-user-information-privacy/.203230

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