Episode 205 – Some Kind of Monster

Episode 205 – Some Kind of Monster

So who or what is the "monster" in this title? It's whoever you want it to be, be it the former head of Kadokawa trying to sue his way back into relevancy or the people wanting to hunt down Denji in the new Chainsaw Man arc (coming... in three years, probably), or the head of MAPPA for his continued misdeeds, or the former Crunchyroll marketing executive slithering his way back to work with SNK, or even the promise of Monster coming to Blu-ray in August. Or even Crunchyroll for their failure in promoting anything from Given, there are a lot of monsters out there. It's all up to you to decide, really. And on this, our final show before Anime Expo, it's a bit more of the same with the usual rundown of things, some good and some bad and some perplexing down the middle. Just remember to live with joy in the face of adversity and crisis, like the wonderful Scots did in Boston last week. We WILL live beyond the cretins of the universe. past episodes for reference: #138 - the Kadokawa bribery scandal [https://www.podcastona.surrealresolution.com/podcast/episode-138-the-fangs-of-big-business-justameeting/] #139 - more on the Kadokawa bribery scandal [https://www.podcastona.surrealresolution.com/podcast/episode-139-attack-of-the-killer-chainsaws/] #183 - the Bloomberg piece about Crunchyroll [https://www.podcastona.surrealresolution.com/2024/12/26/episod-183-the-not-so-daijoubu-culture/] intro - joy in the face of everything 9:51 - news items (Kadokawa bribery scandal update, Kiki’s Delivery Service live-action project, SNK media projects, Astra Awards nominations) 40:57 - announcements (MAPPA event, movies on Crunchyroll, Tatsunoko series on HIDIVE, upcoming theater runs) 1:41:28 - home video releases (Suzume 4K, Your Name 4K, Jinsei, Monster) Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2 [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2] Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TP [https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TP] iHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/ [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/] TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/ [https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/] As always, check out surrealresolution.com [http://surrealresolution.com/] for more content, updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

Episode 204 – There Goes My Hero (Academia)

Another year, another Crunchyroll awards show that only the influencers and most terminally online folks actually care about. We're not some of those people, but we talked about it anyway because it's just our routine to talk and kvetch about it. But there are other things worth talking about, like some industry financials heading down a bit, GKIDS nabbing The Adolescence of Utena for theaters next month, Macross DYRL getting its first stateside screening at Anime Expo, Katsuhiro Otomo launching a new animation studio, and other things both good and bad. As is also our routine at this point. Thanks for putting up with the wonky schedule as of late. We're trying our best to keep things somewhat steady. Here's an actual awards show from our friends at Dub Talk you should pay attention to, in the meantime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFiruYsAlY0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFiruYsAlY0&pp=0gcJCR4LAYcqIYzv] intro - talking about anything but the CR awards 9:19 - talking about the CR awards 34:00 - news items (memoriams, industry financials, Otomo's new studio, Macross DYRL @ AX) 1:01:58 - announcements (Dorohedoro S3, Adolescence of Utena in theaters) 1:39:13 - home video releases (Dragon Maid movie, Dragonball Daima, Sentai rereleases, Wind Breaker, Rooster Fighter) Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2 [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2] Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TP [https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TP] iHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/ [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/] TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/ [https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/] As always, check out surrealresolution.com [http://surrealresolution.com/] for more content, updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

Episode 203 – Reduce Them All to Bones

Apologies, once again, for the delay in this show going up due to a combination of scheduling issues and some illnesses roaming around. But we're back to catch up on the big things in the industry, from a big slate of One Piece coming out for Netflix to said industry's supposed next big thing in Kagurabachi coming next year, along with a plethora of fun things like a sports manga with real MLB players, laughing and yelling at Wit for using AI slop, pining over The Ribbon Hero and lamenting over whatever Crunchyroll has planned for their newly announced "industry summit" before NYCC. All of that and a bag of chips on top, you all know the drill by now. Also... against our better judgement, we're probably going to talk about the Crunchyroll Anime Awards again. I know, I know, but it's easy "content" and all. intro - illnesses and the world still suck 3:03 - the big things (a lot of One Piece, Kagurabachi anime in 2027, The Ribbon Hero) 49:54 - the other things (Wit caught in the AI slop, Reze Arc on CR, more QuintQuint coming, Tekkonkinkreet in theaters from GKIDS) 1:44:32 - the home video things (Sailor Moon Crystal, All You Need Is Kill, Witch Watch, Patlabor OVA, Re:ZERO) Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2 [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2] Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TP [https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TP] iHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/ [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/] TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/ [https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/] As always, check out surrealresolution.com [http://surrealresolution.com/] for more content, updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

Episode 202 – Somewhere in Time at AnimeJapan

AnimeJapan has come and gone, and with it came the expected deluge of too much stuff to go over, but we did and we made sure to not leave out any important things for this year's rundown of the convention. Hopefully. It's been a bit hectic lately, things may slip from time to time. But along with that, we've FINALLY got some clarification for this whole Steel Ball Run rollout mess, even more new seasons announced after AnimeJapan like Frieren and Ranma 1/2, another case of studio consolidation with Lay-Duce's new owners, a quick look at the Anime Trending awards before doing another expected gawk-and-gander at Crunchyroll's schmooze-fest of an "awards" show - we know, we know, but it's just so easy for content. We're as guilty as all the rest. Also, going forward: whenever something gets mentioned from a past episode, that episode will now be linked. It'll make some missing context make more sense. past episodes for reference: #97 - Tokyo Babylon 2021 [https://www.podcastona.surrealresolution.com/podcast/episode-97-a-full-strength-rhapsody/] #104 - Saga of Tanya the Evil [https://www.podcastona.surrealresolution.com/podcast/episode-104-the-doublewide-train-trip-revving-up-part-1/] #178 - Rascal dub fiasco [https://www.podcastona.surrealresolution.com/2024/09/05/episode-178-one-more-new-york-minute/] #186 - Suikoden anime announcement [https://www.podcastona.surrealresolution.com/2025/03/17/episode-186-st-patricks-day-nightmare/] intro - the shortest intro ever 1:15 - the AnimeJapan prelude: Osaka, the top 10, and JoJo 23:40 - all the AnimeJapan stuff (Kindergarten Wars, Sparks of Tomorrow, July and October premieres) 1:06:55 - the news item buffer zone (Mao on Hulu, Frieren S3 in 2027, Lay-Duce acquired by Hayate) 1:44:44 - yet another CR Anime Awards kvetch-fest 2:21:00 - home video releases (DANDADAN S2, Rock is a Lady’s Modesty, Dr. Stone) Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2 [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2] Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TP [https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TP] iHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/ [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/] TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/ [https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/] As always, check out surrealresolution.com [http://surrealresolution.com/] for more content, updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

Episode 201 – Never Entertain the Taste of Scarlet

This is a weirder show than most, on account of the vast mood shifts with all of the topic at hand here. There's a not-so-good amount of bad news to dive into, be it from the unfortunate winner of the WBD bidding war and... ALL of the horribleness from Shogakukan's editorial department that will definitely be upsetting to a lot of people for a lot of reasons. But we've got some good movies in the HYPNOSISMIC interactive concert event, the Umamusume sequel movie, and Cosmic Princess Kaguya on Netflix... and then there's Scarlet. Poor, poor Scarlet. It never stood a chance. And then there's more Evangelion on the horizon because of course there is, some plans for a Samurai Champloo live action project, Netflix doing not-terrible things for ONCE, and some future plans from Discotek and AnimEigo... for better AND for worse. See you next time for AnimeJapan. Stay safe out there. intro - everything burns 3:12 - three good movies and Scarlet 25:30 - ALL of the bad news (WBD, Crunchyroll, Seven Seas, Shogakukan) 51:30 - some not-bad news (Evangelion, Steeel Ball Run dub cast, Samurai Champloo live action project, Akane-Banashi on YouTube) 1:37:44 - home video releases (The Apothecary Diaries, Heavy Metal L-Gaim, future Discotek and AnimEigo titles) Additional sources: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-02-28/shogakukan-apologizes-for-releasing-new-manga-by-creator-convicted-of-sex-crime-against-minor/.234765 [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-02-28/shogakukan-apologizes-for-releasing-new-manga-by-creator-convicted-of-sex-crime-against-minor/.234765] https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-02/shogakukan-discloses-it-hired-act-age-writer-tatsuya-matsuki-to-pen-new-manga-on-manga-one/.234819 [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-02/shogakukan-discloses-it-hired-act-age-writer-tatsuya-matsuki-to-pen-new-manga-on-manga-one/.234819] https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-10/plaintiff-in-manga-creator-shoichi-yamamoto-sexual-abuse-case-releases-statement/.235104 [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-10/plaintiff-in-manga-creator-shoichi-yamamoto-sexual-abuse-case-releases-statement/.235104] https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2026-02-13/anime-in-2025-is-the-crunchyroll-cage-real/.233196 [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2026-02-13/anime-in-2025-is-the-crunchyroll-cage-real/.233196] https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2026-03-06/a-niche-of-their-own-diving-into-the-top-anime-titles-by-streaming-platform/.233832 [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2026-03-06/a-niche-of-their-own-diving-into-the-top-anime-titles-by-streaming-platform/.233832] Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2 [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2] Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TP [https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TP] iHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/ [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/] TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/ [https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/] As always, check out surrealresolution.com [http://surrealresolution.com/] for more content, updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.