The CaliConBlogCast

Hiatus Recap: FanimeCon/OffKai, Sonic Neon Summit, and ZZZ/LiSA + AX 2025 Talk

On this epsiode of the CaliConBlogCast, we recap the last month or so while on hiatus - from Nate's conerns about FanimeCon, the crew reflecting on Aquors on the heels of their final perforrmance, Matthew's weekend in Reno for Sonic Neon Summit, to Ryan's time with ZZZ and LiSA - plus we look at Anime Expo 2025 and jump to the "what we're looking forward to" segment. In between all that there's lots and lots of Umamusume talk and Matthew getting distracted errr multitasking while Ryan wonders why we're not playing P5X. We've noticed something concerning from this year's FanimeCon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UH3zKyQnyc McDonalds Japan post on AiScReam collab tease - https://fxtwitter.com/McDonaldsJapan/status/1938432097338716598 | Ruby silloute tease - https://fxtwitter.com/McDonaldsJapan/status/1938779383746981990 Sonic Neon Summit - https://sonicneon.org/ Sonic Neon Summit comes to Reno - https://www.newsbreak.com/kolo-1982245/4024678575807-sonic-neon-summit-comes-to-reno Linktree - linktr.ee/caconblog Matthew's Bluesky Social - bsky.app/profile/mattykuncos.bsky.social Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda Matthew's Coscom Profile - cosplay.com/member/41744 Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777 Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777 Nate's Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/natesgp.bsky.social Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitter - twitter.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitch - twitch.tv/natesgameplay2 Jeriko's Instagram - instagram.com/epicnursejeriko Want to start a podcast of your own? Then join Buzzsprout for free! They will help you with getting episodes on platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more as well as give you tools needed to launch! Use our referral code to get a $20 Amazon gift card when you join any paid plan (and trust me, you might want to) and we also get $20! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1550389 Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/caliconblog]

The CaliConBlogCast Is On Haitus

Due to circumstances that have caused me to not be at home when everyone is available to record, the CaliConBlogCast is on hiatus. I do apologize for not getting this out faster. Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/caliconblog]

SacAnime Spring/Roseville 2025 Preview

On this epsiode of the CaliConBlogCast, we preview SacAnime Roseville 2025 - the first ever preview of SacAnime's nothern cousin as part of the preview is about the convention itself and the other half is about...food. Also we continue to talk about the Nintendo Switch 2 (or at least try to), look into the trends of various of art done in ChatGPT, a trash anime getting the concert hall treatment, and catch up on FanimeCon 2025 guest announcements. SacAnime Roseville/Spring - https://sacanimeroseville.com/ Nintendo Switch 2 — why tariff pause could be good news for US shipments - https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/handheld-gaming/nintendo-switch-2-what-the-tariff-pause-could-mean-for-nintendos-big-launch ChatGPT unleashes AI-generated art in style of copyrighted works - https://www.thetimes.com/uk/technology-uk/article/open-ai-chatgpt-copyright-image-feature-66kkbwbxq?utm_source=chatgpt.com®ion=global https://screenrant.com/studio-ghibli-anime-chatgpt-openai-artwork-fake-legal-warning/ Attach on Titan - Beyond the Walls World Tour - https://www.wildfaery.com/info/en/our-productions-en/aot FanimeCon | Tsubasa Yonaga - https://www.fanime.com/news/tsubasa-yonaga/ || Atsushi Abe -  https://www.fanime.com/news/atsushi-abe/ || Daman Mills - https://www.fanime.com/news/daman-mills/ || Dorothy Ellis-Fahn - https://www.fanime.com/news/dorothy-fahn/ || Tom Fahn - https://www.fanime.com/news/tom-fahn/ Full Moon, Full Life (Opening) - Persona 3 Reload Unoriginal Soundtrack - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAmWIb7GiYQ Linktree - linktr.ee/caconblog Matthew's Bluesky Social - bsky.app/profile/mattykuncos.bsky.social Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda Matthew's Coscom Profile - cosplay.com/member/41744 Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777 Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777 Nate's Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/natesgp.bsky.social Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitter - twitter.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitch - twitch.tv/natesgameplay2 Jeriko's Instagram - instagram.com/epicnursejeriko Want to start a podcast of your own? Then join Buzzsprout for free! They will help you with getting episodes on platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more as well as give you tools needed to launch! Use our referral code to get a $20 Amazon gift card when you join any paid plan (and trust me, you might want to) and we also get $20! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1550389 Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/caliconblog]

Nintendo Switch 2 Impressions + 3rd Annual CCB Waifu Tier List

On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, we hold our 3rd annual CCB Waifu Tier List Ranking Show with a combination of known picks and blind picks to keep things spicy. Will anyone join Relena in trash tier? Will any of our blink picks turn heads? And do we make any compromises? Plus we talk about our weekend in San Francisco for the Legends in Anime & Games Music Live with Louis Juice and Raj Ramayya, the J-Pop Sound Capsule at Anime Expo 2025, and the Nintendo Switch 2. J-POP SOUND CAPSULE @AX2025 - https://www.showclix.com/event/j-pop-snd-cap-scx25-t06 Nintendo Switch 2 - https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/ Nintendo Switch 2 Leveled Up With NVIDIA AI-Powered DLSS and 4K Gaming - https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nintendo-switch-2-leveled-up-with-nvidia-ai-powered-dlss-and-4k-gaming/ Nintendo Switch 2 preorders in U.S. delayed because of Trump's tariffs - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-us-delayed-trumps-tariffs-rcna199729 "Nintendo playing WII SHOP MUSIC while everyone is protesting is absolutely DIABOLICAL!" - https://fxtwitter.com/AbdallahNATION/status/1908176937719066796 Waifu Tier List - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MOQ2EbjcYCCCN6TYIg5Pa-x2MlCuewPDJvktJYe5bss/edit?usp=sharing Linktree - linktr.ee/caconblog Matthew's Bluesky Social - bsky.app/profile/mattykuncos.bsky.social Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda Matthew's Coscom Profile - cosplay.com/member/41744 Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777 Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777 Nate's Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/natesgp.bsky.social Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitter - twitter.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitch - twitch.tv/natesgameplay2 Jeriko's Instagram - instagram.com/epicnursejeriko Want to start a podcast of your own? Then join Buzzsprout for free! They will help you with getting episodes on platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more as well as give you tools needed to launch! Use our referral code to get a $20 Amazon gift card when you join any paid plan (and trust me, you might want to) and we also get $20! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1550389 Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/caliconblog]

CCB Anime March Madness 2025 Powered By Persona 4 Rerun

On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, it's that of year again - to fill out brackets and determine our Anime of the Year! Will Maomao get her revenge in the runback with Tanjiro? Can Tanjiro even get back to semi-finals? Will Frieren behind the highest overall #1 seed avoid getting eliminated before reaching the finals? And why does Matthew keep making banger matchups even after re-seeding the tournament? Anime March Madness 2025 Powered By Persona 4 Rerun brackets - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-d8BNLMYxgbbnG-yr01zh4xMyZDrPuJkj_AfhxfoVd4/ Faz post on TwitterX - https://fxtwitter.com/ScrambledFaz/status/1902715312379752726 Linktree - linktr.ee/caconblog Matthew's Bluesky Social - bsky.app/profile/mattykuncos.bsky.social Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda Matthew's Coscom Profile - cosplay.com/member/41744 Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777 Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777 Nate's Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/natesgp.bsky.social Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitter - twitter.com/nateb39007 Nate's Twitch - twitch.tv/natesgameplay2 Jeriko's Instagram - instagram.com/epicnursejeriko Want to start a podcast of your own? Then join Buzzsprout for free! They will help you with getting episodes on platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more as well as give you tools needed to launch! Use our referral code to get a $20 Amazon gift card when you join any paid plan (and trust me, you might want to) and we also get $20! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1550389 Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/caliconblog]