Your favorite anime character isn't white just because they're light skinned 🤷‍♂️

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Heh, you see the power of my crackers?

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Just like the anime adaption of Pop Team Epic, we got a little unhinged.

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Best JoJo Engrish | YouTube

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In Spring of 2021, It's Disgusting to Call This Love (or Koikimo) aired on Crunchyroll. Suzanne has hated it ever since.

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In this episode:

The Garden of Words (Kotonoha no Niwa)

After the Rain

Ristorante Paradioso

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Requiem of the Rose King

Further Reading

Koikimo - Episode 1 - Mercedez Clewis | Anime Feminist

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You might have heard of Pop Team Epic or Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, but did you know they started out as 4koma? How did yonkoma (4-panel comics) get their start?

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In the summer of 2021, a few brave souls took on media giants Funimation and Crunchyroll to create the future of anime streaming apps. Within 2 days, Anime Tube's Kickstarter campaign had reached its goal twice over -- and also been shut down by Kickstarter. So what happened to Game Face LLC and Anime Tube?

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Further Reading

Here’s Why People Are Raising Red Flags About The “Anime Tube App” Kickstarter | The Mary Sue

The second Anime Tube Kickstarter page

The Brony Dating Sim Scam - Izzyzz | YouTube

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Who is Hatsune Miku and what anime is she from? What's a Vocaloid? When Miku does a concert, who writes her songs? Suzanne asked these and many other questions. Madison answered.

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Mondo Mascots on Twitter

Madison's VOCALOID Primer (Spotify)

Music

First song on a computer - Daisy

Sect - Mah

The Fox's Wedding (狐の嫁入り) - MASA WORKS DESIGN

The Daughter of Evil

"結ンデ開イテ羅刹ト骸(Hold, Release; Rakshasa and Carcasses) - Hachi

チュルリラ・チュルリラ・ダッダッダ！Chururira Chururira Daddadda! - KurageP

Echo - CrusherP

Candle Queen - Ghost

Aishite Aishite Aishite (Love Me Love Me Love Me) - Kikuo

Gomenne Gomenne (I'm Sorry I'm Sorry) - Kikuo

The Cat's Dining Table - Kikuo

SNOBBISM - Neru & z’5

Let's drop dead - Neru

Rollin Girl - wowaka

My Dearest - Supercell (from Guilty Crown)

-悪鬼夜行(Demons March) - MASA WORKS DESIGN

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You might know JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (or maybe its many infamous memes) but how much do you know about its creator? In this episode, Madison talks about Hirohiko Araki, from his humble beginnings as a young manga artist to collaborations with the Gucci and the Louvre.

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Sources:

Wikipedia, ComiPress, Anime News Network, JoJo Fandom Wiki, Otaquest.com, thecollecter.com, TVTropes, Looper.com

JoJo Opening Themes

Da Vinki?

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Netflix's Cowboy Bebop was announced in 2017 to mixed reception, which eventually turned to tentative excitement once set photos dropped in early 2021. So what went wrong? Will there ever be a good US production of a live action anime adaption (did you know Mark Hamil was in an anime adaption in the 90s)? The weebs speculate wildly on what went wrong.

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Further Reading

Interview with Mason Alexander Park on Gren (Entertainment Weekly)

The (in)famous Edward reveal (YouTube)

Interview with Ed's actor, Eden Perkins (YouTube)

Adam Conover (from Adam Ruins Everything!) explains why The CW hasn't made money since 2006 (TikTok)

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