Anime Roundtable
by Anime RoundtableAnime fandom with a Toronto flavour. The talk starts with anime, but can go many different places Web - www.animeroundtable.com Twitter and Instagram - @animeroundtable Email - [email protected]
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Episodes
March 10 2024: Remembering Akira Toriyama
1h 5m · PublishedWe spend most of the episode sharing our memories and giving a toast to Akira Toriyama after news of his death broke
But we did also talk about these too on the community calendar
Humble Bundle: Japanese Language, Culture, and Travel
Momo Anime Market at The Momiji Centre
Mike Nicolas, Kevin Ng, Mohamed Sharmarke, Amy Lynn Greig
Opening Theme: “FUBUKI - Snowstorm” performed by Pico Masaki
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Space Heater Chat - February 25 2024: Once Around the Table
38m · PublishedMike, James, Kevin, and Moh briefly got together over coffee and each talked about one thing that caught their attention this week
Moh: Initial reactions to the Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender live action
Kevin: The latest on the Ninjisanji controversy
James: Some titles people thought would never see an english release (from titles like Tsukihime and Fate/Stay Night to Ashita no Joe) will see one
Mike: Animego’s sale to MediaOCD
And in case you missed it in the community calendar, 100 Yen the Documentary, and another recommendation Living the Game
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February 11 2024: A Fortuitous Super Sunday Morning
1h 25m · PublishedWe are able to return two weeks after the last time we taped (and less than a week after said episode was posted). Too bad Mike was still half asleep through it
00:05:15 - Changes abound at Anime Toronto. We try to make sense of that and what it means for the anime convention scene in Toronto
00:28:00 - Sony is finally winding down the Funimation streaming service. Of course there’s going to be an issue there. So the Sony bashing continues as we talk more about the kicking and screaming move from physical media to digital consumption of content
01:06:05 - The conflict between V-Tuber Selen Tatsuki and former agency Ninjisanji/ANYCOLOR has been the talk of that part of fandom, Kevin gives us a quick summary there and how it parallels the rest of the fandom
01:22:40 - And Japan Foundation Toronto and Humble Bundle have some stuff going on
This Week’s Drinking Game: Pour one out for Funimation. Then pour one more for the creator of the World of Narue who passed away this week
Mike Nicolas, James Austin, Kevin Ng, with “long time listener first time caller” Mohamed Sharmarke
Opening Theme: “FUBUKI - Snowstorm” performed by Pico Masaki
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January 28 2024: Already behind in 2024
1h 45m · PublishedThe first episode of 2024 (which was taped a week before it was published) starts with us catching up with James. He’s been playing some games. So we talk games
00:28:35 - James gives another eye roll in talking about his latest shopping experience on the Crunchy store. Another lesson about being a Canadian fan
00:52:10 - We look back on the verdict in the Kyoto Animation arson tragedy
01:04:50 - We look back at the beginning of Anime North season, and the traditional scramble for early spots of any sort at the convention later this year
01:15:06 - The community calendar (of items that may have already passed as of publishing). A Japan Foundation Toronto discussion on Japanese Arcades. And KPop group ITZY is coming to Toronto
And more shopping at the end
This week’s drinking game: Take a shot of espresso when you realize Mike wants to finish the episode
Mike Nicolas, James Austin, Kevin Ng
Opening Theme: “FUBUKI - Snowstorm” performed by Pico Masaki
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Space Heater Chat - December 29 2023: The End (and Beginning) of the Year
1h 13m · PublishedMike, Kevin, and Moh gather around the table for the final time in 2023 and talk more Miyazaki, Mike and Moh’s Netflix watches, streaming services Mike should take a longer look at, defining titles of various generations of fandom, and Kevin’s little exercise. We then make our new years resolutions and debate how fast we’ll break them
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Space Heater Chat - December 13 2024: How Do You Herron?
1h 15m · Published*SPOILER WARNING*
Mike and Kevin talk about and try to wrap their heads around every aspect of The Boy and the Herron, Miyazaki’s latest (final) film. And I mean EVERY POSSIBLE ASPECT
November 17 2023: As The Crunchy Rolls
1h 34m · PublishedAfter looking back on the Space Heater Chat and some purchases in the latest Indigo Books sale. We focus on Crunchyroll on a few fronts this time around
00:09:45 - The retail side of CR with the end of Right Stuf. James gives his experience ordering from the revamped retail site
00:37:03 - New mobile games to Crunchyroll services, and manga service winds down. And James puts up an arguement as to why that’s not a totally good thing
00:51:07 - So what about the Crunchyroll’s current anime season?
And then on to other things
01:04:14 - AnimeNYC will have its 2024 edition on August 23-25th, the same weekend as FanExpo Canada. Aside from other news coming from this year’s edition
01:10:20 - Japan Foundation has a discussion on video games and trauma recovery
01:13:50 - James and Kevin go fanboy on Daigo
01:23:30 - Kevin talks a little more about his time watching V-tubers
This Week’s Drinking Game: Take a shot of Espresso when you realize Mike really wants to go to sleep soon
Mike Nicolas, James Austin, Kevin Ng
Opening Theme: “FUBUKI - Snowstorm” performed by Pico Masaki
Space Heater Chat - November 5 2023: October’s Spectacular Fail
1h 20m · PublishedAfter Mike recovers from yet another illness, he, Kevin and Moh have a morning coffee to talk about the last month to settle back around the table. Like Halloween and Anime North, thoughts on the Overwatch League Finals as Championship Season in various eSports wind down, and the uncomfortable story and latest developments in the Johnny Associates scandal
Mike Nicolas, Kevin Ng, Mohamed Sharmarke
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Email: [email protected]
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September 24 2023: The Purpose of Makoto Yukimura
1h 48m · PublishedA rare time we decided to get right to the main topic and talk at length about PLANETES and Vinland Saga creator Makoto Yukimura’s appearances this past weekend in Toronto
01:20:32 - Then in brief, more Haruhi to celebrate 20 years, and One Piece with Jamie Lee Curtis is very possible
01:21:39 - Studio Ghibli sold to TV Nippon. We go through the coles notes version, how it came to this and what to expect in the near future. And Miyazaki gives up driving
01:30:16 - And longer than usual thought on Sony winding down the Right Stuf store, and how James saw the announcement coming over the last week or two
01:46:38 - Wow Paru Itagaki got married?!
This Week’s Drinking Game: Take a shot everytime James says “Stuff Like That”. Even more impressive, try and count how many shots you take before passing out
Mike Nicolas, James Austin, Kevin Ng, Mohamed Sharmarke
Opening Theme: “FUBUKI - Snowstorm” performed by Pico Masaki
Visit our website for more information and links:
Website: animeroundtable.com
Twitter and IG: @animeroundtable
Email: [email protected]
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/animeroundtable
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5U1yZNlQ1VYFH_fV26bYwA
Discord: https://discord.gg/Dg38nRm3
September 17 2023: Real Life is More Animated than Cel
1h 49m · PublishedAmy finally returns and starts with some of her watching over the summer and we follow up from last week’s epsode on Anime Toronto with a thought on the poplarity of Hololive and other types of virtual idols
00:23:55 - So we decide to do a few headlines in brief in relation to live action adaptations. We start with a Japanese Drama based on Pokemon and its life lessons
00:36:22 - The GTO live action is returning…WITH ITS ORGINAL STAR!!
00:41:30 - We take a long look at what surrounds the renewal of the One Piece live action for a second season. What has helped it, and is it sustainable?
01:43:54 - We look ahead to Makoto Yukimura’s Toronto appearances at the end of the week
This Week’s Drinking Game: Take a shot when Kevin attempts to sing again
Mike Nicolas, Kevin Ng, Amy-Lynn Greig, Mohamed Sharmarke
Opening Theme: “FUBUKI - Snowstorm” performed by Pico Masaki
Visit our website for more information and links:
Website: animeroundtable.com
Twitter and IG: @animeroundtable
Email: [email protected]
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/animeroundtable
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5U1yZNlQ1VYFH_fV26bYwA
Discord: https://discord.gg/Dg38nRm3
Anime Roundtable has 237 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 322:29:46. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on July 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 18th, 2024 05:31.