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Present Notes
0:00: Justin and Helen return from hibernation (and trying to remain heat within the East coast) to renew recording episodes of It’s Not My Fault TheOASG Podcast is Not Well-liked, and with the break, means catching as much as issues from even late December to January. The hosts begin with as soon as once more a scanlation web site shutting down, and what this finally means contemplating who was concerned (and perhaps not Kakao, which will get each hosts explaining how manhwa copyrights are…loopy)
Information
12:36: MediaOCD will probably be distributing Discotek Media’s catalog (as a lot as they will), and based mostly on data on-line this venture appears to have been sped up following plenty of dwelling media titles being delisted on Crunchyroll. This will get each hosts speculating on what this implies, and why it typically now will get more durable and more durable to assist official publishers.
18:59: Netflix continues making some offers as they’ve labored out a partnership with MAPPA and will probably be working with TOHO (and their new studio) to provide a bunch of works in a pair years
21:35: We acquired some hiatuses and returns to cowl, beginning with The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses manga being continued; after simply not having any new chapters since 2022, The Woman, the Shovel, and the Evil Eye manga will return and in addition end in a pair chapters; Kemono Jihen is taking a one-issue break on account of Sho Aimoto affected by gastroenteritis to begin 2026; Phantom Busters will probably be on break as one thing’s happening with Neoshoco, the hosts hope they’re okay; The hosts break down what the heck’s happening with The New Prince of Tennis sequence because it went by some main editor mismanagement, sufficient to put on there couldn’t be a brand new chapter in Bounce SQ; The Days of Diamond will go on hiatus, no announcement on its return; Bocchi the Rock! was supposed to return this month, however Aki Hamaji’s well being has not improved sufficient to return to serialization, so the hiatus will proceed; and in closing manga hiatuses, Hajime no Ippo’s taking a break, no announcement on when it’ll return.
25:38: Is smart that Go Nagai will probably be inducted into this yr’s Eisner’s Corridor of Fame, took them lengthy sufficient; Manga creator Hisashi Eguchi apologized in December after tracing allegations have been made again in October that had plenty of firms droop working with him; Chitose within the Ramune Bottle’s acquired some work to do following its delay on account of manufacturing points; And apparently A Story of the Secret Saint wants extra work because it’s been pushed from Spring to Fall season; What on this planet goes with the Madoka film? Nicely nobody is aware of besides that’s now been delayed from its launch this month to an unannounced date; and the voice of Hitomi Koshigaya, Yumiri Hanamori, stepped down from the position for an undisclosed motive. So for the upcoming Magilumiere Magical Women Inc. anime, there’ll must be a brand new voice for her.
30:53: Expertise company Aoni Manufacturing introduced that voice actor Kōzō Shioya had died on January 20 on account of cerebral hemorrhage — a variety of folks famous his influence on them and despatched their condolences on social media on this tough loss.
Licenses
31:57: Seven Seas and their Fantastic Wednesdays have returned for 2026! Which means catching as much as the whole lot they’ve introduced in January:
- Hayate Kuku’s Yoichi & Tsugumo
- Daken, Mugi Sawai & saino’s The Depraved Princess and Her Twelve Eyes: The Legendary Villainess and Her Elite Assassins manga
- Mizuhara’s Working as a Goddess!
- NEMUI ASADA’s Sleeping Useless
- Muchimaro’s Even the Pupil Council Has Its Holes! (Ghost Ship)
- Yuuri Search engine optimization & Okaya’s I’m Working for Crown Princess, however All I Need is a Regular Paycheck! (Airship, digital solely)
- Moka Onmae’s Good Morning, Good Night time, and See You Tomorrow.
- Ryon’s Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san?
- Hamubane, Mokufū, & Parum’s I Used to Suppose My Childhood Pal Was a Man —Now We’re Newlyweds, and She’s the Excellent Bride!
- Nagata Kabi’s My Sketchy Roommate
- Osamu Takahashi’s I Don’t Know, Yoshida-san (Ghost Ship)
- Shibainubutai, Mochiron san, & Masahiro Suwa’s An Unusual Man’s Loopy Fashionable Dungeon Survival!
- Akairo Mash’s Love Tattoo
- MAMITA’s 10 Issues I Need to Do Earlier than I Flip 40 – Half 2
- NENE AZUKI’s Mii-chan and Yamada-san
- Itaru Kinoshita’s Dinosaur Sanctuary: Let’s Go to Dinoland image e book
- Additionally re-announced Koala Omugi’s The Apology of Noumi-Senpai? (beforehand referred to as What’s Up With Noumi-senpai?)
- Audiobooks for his or her Siren imprint: Daken’s The Depraved Princess and Her Twelve Eyes: The Legendary Villainess and Her Elite Assassins (Narrated by Aspen Vincent), FUNA’s Didn’t I Say to Make My Skills Common within the Subsequent Life?! (Narrated by Kara Oates), Yuki SUZUKI’s Reincarnated Right into a Sport because the Hero’s Pal: Working the Kingdom Behind the Scenes (Narrated by Eric O’Keeffe), Fuyutsuki Koki’s I Deserted My Engagement As a result of My Sister is a Tragic Heroine (Narrated by Mirai), Sou Akaike’s Easygoing Territory Protection by the Optimistic Lord: Manufacturing Magic Turns a Anonymous Village into the Strongest Fortified Metropolis (Narrated by Eric O’Keeffe), Amano Seiju’s I Acquired Married to the Woman I Hate Most in Class (Narrated by Mark Sanderlin)
36:05: Kodansha had a three-day licensing occasion and introduced these titles throughout their run:
- Haruka Kawachi’s Wet Day Serenade
- Dorothy Odoroo’s Mr. Vamp Is a Vampire
- Kazu Inabe, Yu Kuraishi & Ku Tanaka’s AIDOL
- Keigo Maki’s NakiNagi
- Den Mitao’s Kiss or Die Making an attempt!
- Kotora Aoshima’s Fan/Woman x Name/Boy
- Marume Goshika’s Say Howdy to Mr. Wallaby!
- Osamu Tezuka’s Black Jack as an outsized Deluxe Version and a Full Shade Choice of Muneyuki Kaneshiro & Yusuke Nomura’s Blue Lock
37:23: Yen Press additionally determined to begin the yr off fairly robust as effectively:
- Hoku Tomose’s Record Rouge
- Masaaki Nakayama’s Seeds of Nervousness: Asterisk
- Sakuhiro’s The Crow’s Ballad at Daybreak
- Umi Ruike’s Beneath the Fur
- Akumi Agitogi & Kei Tamura’s The Bubble Love of the Mermaid manga
- Daisuke Motomi’s Magic Physician Rex’s Perverted Medical Report
- Nanigashi Shima & raemz’s Love Unseen Beneath the Radiant Night time Sky (Yen On)
38:16: Cross Infinite World has licensed these three titles: Mayo Momoyo & Wan Hachipisu’s The Brooding Duke’s Information to the Lie-Detecting Girl, Mashimesa Emoto & Nitou Akane’s Goodbye, Horrible Fiancé, Howdy, Enjoyable Magic College Life! and Hanami Nishine & Renta’s Strawberry Princess: The Time Loop Defying Villainess; Abrams ComicArts’ Kana imprint introduced they’ve licensed Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Kensuke Nishida’s Jagaan manga; Nao Iori’s Manaka the Human and the Slaughter Robotic, Yuto Ito’s Goodbye My Idol, & Manose and Miharu’s Island Rock have been added to MANGA Plus; Crossed Hearts has licensed Akisuke’s The Executioner of Grenimal and Hanami Nishine & Satsuki Amamiya’s The Matchmaker’s Fiancé: My Fiancé Gained’t Depart Me Alone Whereas I’m Discovering Him The Superb Bride; and Manga Mavericks introduced they’ve licensed Koukoku Brothers’s Divine Messengers and Demonic Guardians & Banjo Saitou’s Vegetable Sandwich
40:40: In the meantime, Discotek had just a few bulletins, and sure, extra Lupin the third is a given at this level for them!
Streaming Information
41:34: The Risks in My Coronary heart compilation movie will probably be screened in among the extra fashionable cities this month; Whoever Steals This Guide has been acquired by Crunchyroll and also will make its debut on the New York Worldwide Kids’s Movie Competition.
43:11: Keep in mind when Oshi no Ko S3 acquired picked up by Crunchyroll? What did that imply for HIDIVE since they’d the primary two seasons? Completely nothing apparently since HIDIVE continues to be streaming it; Justin will get to speak about his pleasure about the Umamusume Fairly Derby: Starting of a New Period being in theaters on the finish of the month; And Helen wonders why ALDNOAH.ZERO is again as Crunchyroll has added the English dub — which features a new episode that aired in Japan final yr — to their service.
46:10: A number of anime will probably be on Netflix this yr: Kyoto Animation’s Sparks of Tomorrow (in the summertime) and Studio KAI’s Ramparts of Ice (in Spring);
47:05: So there have been two anime that aired in Japan final yr — April Showers Carry Might Flowers and Monster Strike: Deadverse Reloaded — that was not picked up by an official service…till now! Prime now could be streaming these anime; Fawesome started streaming the Despair of the Monster indie anime movie someday this previous December, however in the meanwhile solely these in Canada and the UK can watch it.
Bizarre Information
49:18: Extra information about live-action Gundam retains pouring out, and it will get even nearer to changing into an actual factor; Pokémon and Hatsune Miku is a factor once more; The X (Twitter) continues to only worsen and its enhancing picture characteristic for many folks had a pair artists saying they don’t need to put their illustrations on there.
55:36: The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio is over!…in print! It’s nonetheless ongoing digitally although. This will get Helen questioning nonetheless…
57:48: Sugar Sugar Rune has been added to Tubi…BUT there’s a motive why it’s within the bizarre information part! To date not at Tai Chi Chasers stage, however…
59:32: Rumiko Takahashi made a visit to San Francisco a while in the past (which may in all probability imply VIZ and her are cooking one thing) and visited a museum — by some means Bible Black is introduced up on this half (Why Helen, simply why); Justin wonders if Sazae-san is gearing as much as be launched abroad transferring ahead now that it’ll see its first abroad launch in Taiwan; Otakon introduced on Bluesky on Thursday the occasion is now not permitting the sale of fan artwork in its sellers room starting with the 2026 occasion, and Helen explains what this implies.
1:05:17: Anime could make well-known actors cry — see Michael B. Jordan crying over My Hero Academia — and might have its personal class on Jeopardy!. Each hosts marvel if anime has change into too mainstream…
