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In MemoriamBrad Venable1977-2021 To say that the year 2021 has gotten off to a hectic start would be the understatement of the decade, as there has been a LOT going on in only the first week of the new year. And we hope that, in some small way, this show will help clear your mind on the outside world for a short while, because while things are still very much on fire we will always find a way to converge and shoot the stuff on this fascinating hobby and interest that we all share. And in our first show back, training ourselves back to form after an extended holiday, we continue to report on the mountain of money that Demon Slayer keeps making, share some interesting additions to HBO Max coming this month, and continue our look at the year-end lists for a year that was… a year. Let’s get started on working to make this year a LOT less horrid than last year was. ALL CAPSREST IN POWER MF DOOM 5:54 – our “apolitical” holiday preamble: Andrew’s Bakugo mask, Jet binged Bojack Horseman, Alex’s mail woes21:03 – Demon Slayer pulled off the Endgame strategy26:49 – Khara’s new “no lewds allowed” rule35:00 – results of plagirism from GoHands and 7SEEDS39:55 – Mamoru Oshii has things to say44:25 – and so does Makoto Shinkai48:01 – GATE manga release from Sekai Project cancelled52:10 – Attack on Titan manga ending in 3 chapters54:49 – Toonami schedule updates1:01:12 – Sound! Euphonium film now online for free (Tubi/Peacock)1:03:01 – HBO Max January additions1:06:52 – GKIDS films showing up on HBO Max: Night is Short dub coming 1/12, Earwig and the Witch coming 2/51:12:04 – KonoSuba! movie dub now on Crunchyroll1:14:22 – new Funimation co-pro announced1:18:37 – Aggretsuko S4 announced1:22:10 – Zombie Land Saga Revenge revealed for spring1:26:10 – Tsukihime game remake announced for summer (PS4/Switch)1:30:27 – Akira 4K Blu-ray disc replacement program (https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/12/22/akira-4k-hdr-disc-replacement-how-to-limited-edition/)1:34:06 – Viz March home video releases (Inuyasha, Mr. Osomatsu)1:41:52 – List-a-Mania, Part 2 (ANN, Oricon, Amazon Japan) additional audio from:FuturamaChowderAtop the Fourth WallEd Edd n EddyYG – “FDT”Madvillainy – “Great Day”Madvillainy – “All Caps” Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureAndrew – @MangaMan9000, youtube.com/DubTalkJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.comDuelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistGStephanie – @LilacAnimeRevue,  youtube.com/DubTalk As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

2020 just couldn’t end without one more major bombshell announcement, now, could it? After weeks and weeks of rumor-milling and speculation, it finally happened: the sale of Crunchyroll to Sony and Funimation, in an effort to start curbing off the massive debt building up within the big blue Death Star known as AT&T, will cause a seismic shift in the anime industry across the globe, but what will that exactly entail? Nobody really knows right now. It will be a long process from transaction to finalization, and all we can do it sit back and keep tabs of the transition, as it happens, as we head into the new year with – hopefully – a better year in sight. But it’s not all doom and gloom here, as we have some rather *interesting* Netflix shows coming down the pipeline, some big moves coming in for the new hotness that is Chainsaw Man, and a pretty meaty Discotek Day event to recap – complete with why a certain show’s lost English dub MUST be found and preserved. For the good of humanity. Thanks for listening to this silly dog-and-pony anime podcast throughout this rather tough year. Let’s work together to make 2021 better for everyone. 8:17 – WarnerMedia/AT&T sells Crunchyroll to Sony and Funimation39:55 – something about Broly sounds a little different now47:00 – big things happening for Chainsaw Man56:26 – Disney has a Star Wars anime project coming in 20211:01:14 – Netflix is getting weird with their live-action projects (Winx, Sonic, YYH)1:10:20 – Kuroko’s Basketball hits Netflix on January 151:13:44 – Toonami schedule updates for December1:19:26 – Mamoru Hosoda’s latest film announced1:21:14 – Kotonoha from School Days is becoming a V-Tuber1:23:38 – Earwig and the Witch preliminary dub cast revealed1:28:30 – The Legend of Hei film acquired by Shout Factory1:31:50 – sidebar: disappointment in CD Projekt Red1:34:00 – On-Gaku: Our Sound Blu-ray available in March1:35:10 – Attack on Titan S2 vinyl available in February1:36:52 – Happy-Go-Lucky Days now on HiDive1:38:01 – Sentai March home video releases1:48:35 – Viz February home video releases1:51:12 – Funimation March home video releases2:00:56 – Discotek Day panel announcements additional audio from:WCW (WWE)Last Week TonightDragonball Super: Broly“Every Night” – To Live & Die in L.A.KodochaGrimm’s Fairy Tale ClassicsProject A-koMedabotsNinja RobotsLupin the 3rd Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureAndrew – @MangaMan9000, youtube.com/DubTalkJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.comDuelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistGStephanie – @LilacAnimeRevue,  youtube.com/DubTalk As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

As you might be able to ascertain, this episode isn’t covering a certain major announcement that broke out that has to do with big companies and the like. Suffice it to say, this show was done *before* said announcement was made. And in all honesty, this is more of a buffer show to get to the next one, but we still have plenty to chat about, be it how Demon keeps making all kinds of money, some interesting Blu-ray topics ranging from good to bad and even “huh,” and the return of LIST-MANIA – the dissection of year-end lists that we enjoy doing. Although this year it’s more of a dissection of how Demon Slayer keeps making all kinds of money. To no one’s surprise. 4:44 – let’s talk about Anime Dallas15:51 – an Ice Adolescence update after 55 years19:54 – the third My Hero Academia movie coming this summer24:10 – yet another Demon Slayer box office update (feat. Makoto Shinkai)26:56 – WAVE!! TV edition and In/Spectre season 2 coming in January29:02 – first look at VLADLOVE coming next week30:08 – Netflix has a live-action Lupin series (kind of)32:17 – Tokyo Babylon did an oopsie34:55 – Eizouken made it in the New York Times36:42 – three kinda weird shows coming in 202143:14 – Jujutsu Kaisen now on HBO Max49:55 – some notes on the 4K Millennium Actress and Akira releases54:19 – King’s Raid Blu-ray releases in Japan cancelled56:29 – One Piece season 11 releasing on Blu-ray59:03 – Discotek February releases1:08:33 – Uri Geller finally buries the hatchet with Pokémon1:14:23 – GUNDAMS ARE ON EARTH1:15:57 – Simon & Schuster sold to Penguin Random House1:17:29 – a long thread of Seven Ses license announcements1:31:00 – List-Mania 2020, Part 1 additional audio from:“Double Helix” – Ethan Meixsell Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureAndy – @MangaMan9000, youtube.com/DubTalkJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.comDuelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistG As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

In MemoriamKirby Morrow1973-2020 As we step closer and closer to finally closing the book on the year 2020, it’s important to know the tremendous weight it has brought along with it has been, in so many ways, insurmountable. From the major calamities to the more personal struggles, this year is leaving a gigantic impact on just about everyone. And as we step closer to casting this year off, it is just as important to remember the calamity that wreaked havoc, from the macro to the micro, so that we can work to better ourselves, and each other, in the year and years to follow. The sad truth is, though, that we all have a lot of work to do to get to the point where we can all better ourselves and each other, and that we cannot forget what has come about and those we have lost throughout the year. We live, we lose, we learn, we move forward. That is the nature of life, and is also the nature of this show, with moments to mourn from our past and present but also moments to look toward our future. 7:20 – RIP Kirby Morrow15:50 – RIP Hikari Yono17:23 – Studio Yotta makes Animaniacs look anime AF23:52 – so… that EX-ARM trailer…34:43 – Crunchyroll fall dubs45:14 – sidebars regarding AT&T and Comcast48:44 – SSSS.Gridman coming to Toonami in January52:02 – SHAFT and Shinbo reunite for Pretty Boy Detective Club in 202154:36 – WATATEN! returns, God has abandoned us according to Jet56:55 – Naoki Urasawa has a project in the works1:00:22 – Old Man Tomino has three new projects coming soon1:03:30 – the first US Evangelion screening discovered (via Evageeks)1:08:58 – Evangelion 3.0+1.0 voice recording finished1:11:40 – EVANGELION FINALLY OST coming stateside1:13:51 – Demon Slayer box office update1:19:04 – Aniplex wants MORE money in the theaters via SAO Progressive1:20:41 – a plea to Aniplex and Funimation: NO DEMON SLAYER THEATER RUN UNTIL VACCINES COME1:25:50 – The World Ends With You new PV, new game announced1:29:10 – more Code Geass coming soon, Andrew is very mad1:32:06 – Cowboy Bebop live-action series cast additions1:35:14 – even more 7DS coming to Netflix in 20211:37:45 – Twittering Birds Never Fly virtual cinema screening in December1:39:03 – Sentai acquires KAIJI1:42:49 – Gundam titles now on FunimationNow, Gundam SEED home video update1:47:34 – farewell to Media Blasters’ expensive DVD-R manufacturer1:50:06 – notes on Weathering With You 4K (disc replacement link: https://www.shoutfactory.com/replacement/weathering-with-you-collector-s-edition-ltd-ed)1:56:20 – Sentai February home video releases2:04:29 – Funimation February home video releases2:12:25 – Aniplex March home video releases (via Anime NYC)2:16:10 – Eleven Arts acquires the SHIROBAKO movie2:21:33 – Eleven Arts releasing the Sound! Euphonium recap movies digitally this Tuesday (Decemebr 1)2:23:27 – Anime Limited/Cloud Matsuri rundown additional audio from:Yashahime: Princess Half-DemonInuyasha OST – “An Elegy,” “Destiny and Love”AnimaniacsEX-ARM trailerBlack Lagoon“The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny” Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureAndy – @MangaMan9000, youtube.com/DubTalkJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.comDuelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistGSketch – @Sketch1984, soundcloud.com/toonamifaithfulpodcast As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

Let’s keep it real, it’s been a VERY long week. A very long and drawn-out week that’s just about worn everyone out. But the cycle for this show continues in earnest, all in spite of an ever-shifting climate or climates. So, for this show, we have the low-down on the Netflix anime presentation event and a certain househusband that’s coming along with it, some dub casts with some wishes being granted, those damn MONKEY PAWS curling up time and time again, and the latest on just how much money the Demon Slayer film has made in Japan so far. But that’s just the tip of what’s to come from THE PILE: when all of the news builds up after a season recap show so we have to spend extra time going through it all. As has become tradition, really. And a wild Stephanie from Dub Talk will appear every so often in this show, as well. We enjoy the company. 2:25 – let’s talk about Tuesday10:14 – RIP Izumi Matsumoto11:44 – the as-expected downfall of Quibi15:50 – Kuroko getting a dub on Netflix? (UNCONFIRMED)19:21 – Yashahime dub cast, available now (FuniNow and CR)28:00 – Higurashi dub cast, now available on FuniNow36:22 – Demon Slayer breaks all kinds of box office records40:17 – Demon Slayer bootlegger arrested42:53 – EVA 3.0+1.0 dated for real this time45:06 – Maison Ikkoku featured in Norah Jones music video47:00 – Rumiko Takahashi honored by Japanese government48:01 – Toonami schedule update53:25 – Funimation acquires Heaven Official’s Blessing via bilibili58:09 – KyoAni and Animation Do have merged59:43 – NTV establishes anime department/division, announces Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- for 20211:02:49 – Science fell in love, so I tried to prove it S2 announced1:04:35 – Kaguya-sama S3 and OVA confirmed for 20211:07:31 – Zutto Oēn Project 2011 + 10 projects1:10:10 – noitaminA and +Ultra series announcements1:14:14 – Tokyo Babylon TV anime coming in 2021 from GoHands1:17:41 – Hetalia anime coming in spring 2021 (from the monkey’s paw)1:27:17 – Getter Robo Arc anime coming summer 20211:29:47 – the Given movie comes to Crunchyroll in 20211:32:23 – Cyber City Oedo 808 Blu-Ray, Millennium Actress 4K coming soon from Anime Limited (UK)1:35:45 – Gundam SEED and Tylor Blu-ray set updates1:41:52 – NIS America December home video releases1:43:11 – Shout Factory January home video releases (Lupin, Bartender)1:45:45 – Viz January home video releases (Boruto, Infini-T Force)1:47:46 – Sentai January home video releases (Blade of the Immortal, Killing Bites)1:55:36 – Discotek January home video releases (Castle of Cagliostro 4K, Hajime no Ippo)2:01:49 – Funimation January home video releases (No Guns Life, Fruits Basket S2)2:11:31 – Netflix Anime Festival 2020 announcements (The Way of the Househusband, Kishibe Rohan, Yasuke) additional audio from:Mona Wonderlick – “Free Range”Courage the Cowardly DogCyber City Oedo 808UHF Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureAndrew – @MangaMan9000, youtube.com/DubTalkJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.comDuelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistGStephanie – @LilacAnimeRevue,  youtube.com/DubTalk As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

It’s finally starting to cool down, the leaves are changing colors, and pumpkin spice lattes have been back on the menu for a while now. Yep, it’s fall, and with it comes an absolutely LOADED anime season for us to dig into – so loaded, in fact, that we had to call on some outside help just to get through most of these shows. So join us, along with Megan from Dub Talk and Sketch from… well, everywhere on the internet, as we go through the highs and lows and everything in between for the fall anime season – you’ll be left with tons of questions from Yashahime, bewildered and amused by Hypnosis Mic, and left wondering who in their right mind thought Noblesse was a good idea, with tons more discussion to be had all throughout the show! Also, make sure to do your part by Tuesday evening. There’s a lot at stake. 7:54 – summer leftovers (Fire Force, Digimon Adventure)20:35 – Netflix (Dorohedoro OVA, Blood of Zeus)25:49 – HIDIVE (DanMachi S3)37:19 – Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon 54:13-1:59:24 – Crunchyroll54:30 – Burn the Witch OVA1:03:09 – Jujutsu Kaisen1:11:39 – Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai1:14:03 – Mr. Osomatsu S31:19:05 – Haikyuu!! To the Top (2nd cour)1:21:48 – CR Originals: TONIKAWA, Noblesse1:35:28 – everything else (Strike Witches: Road to Berlin, Million Lives, Grand Blues!) 1:59:24-end – Funimation1:59:41 – Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU2:04:27 – Hypnosis Mic2:12:31 – The Gymnastics Samurai2:17:09 – Ikebukuro West Gate Park2:19:07 – Akudama Drive2:26:32 – Wandering Witch -The Journey of Elaina-2:31:08 – Moriarty the Patriot2:36:30 – Adachi & Shimamura2:39:33 – Golden Kamuy S32:42:15 – Assault Lily: Bouquet2:44:33 – The Day I Became a God2:52:00 – Warlords of Sigrdrifa2:58:45 – Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Club3:02:45 – everything else (Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, Talentless Nana, By the Grace of the Gods) additional audio from:“out of sight” – Run the Jewels“Break” – Uruthemes:The Gymnastics SamuraiYashahime: Princess Half-DemonJujutsu KaisenDragon Quest: The Adventure of DaiHigurashi: When they Cry – GOUHypnosis Mic Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureAndy – @MangaMan9000, youtube.com/DubTalkJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.comDuelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistGMegan – @queenira2,  youtube.com/DubTalkSketch – @Sketch1984, soundcloud.com/toonamifaithfulpodcast As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

You would think that we’d install some kind of fire-retardant materials of some kind to make sure our newsroom doesn’t explode when something big happens. Alas, it keeps happening, hence why another episode is coming out so soon. Such a cause of an explosion? Several, actually – a GODZILLA anime, Log Horizon seemingly finding a new home over here, the first look at the latest installment in the Gridman universe, and the long-awaited return of… THE BEAST. The impossible dream has been achieved, Evangelion is coming back to home video next year, and not just in the UK this time – all of that and more in this show, do enjoy. Side note, did you all know that Eddie Van Halen was part of the Brian May “Star Fleet” track? Yeah, he’s on there. 5:12 – Cool Japan Fund helping out Sentai9:39 – more comings-soon from Funimation: Free! symphony concert and Viz titles16:09 – Log Horizon S3 confirmed for Funimation, Sentai status in limbo33:03 – the first look at SSSS.Dynazenon36:16 – My Hero Academia 5th season confirmed for spring 202139:13 – Kingdom S3 punted all the way to spring 202141:30 – The latest addition to Toonami: GEMUSETTO DEATH BEAT(S)50:35 – Netflix’s latest “anime” has a cast57:02 – Spriggan crew detailed59:32 – Godzilla: Singular Point anime revealed (Bones/Orange, Netflix 2021)1:06:14 – Lord El-Melloi II Blu-ray coming in December, dub confirmed1:11:35 – Your Lie in April Blu-ray rerelease coming December 221:12:16 – please don’t go to theaters for the time being (re: F/SN and Demon Slayer)1:18:49 – Discotek December 29 releases1:21:56 – Evangelion turns 25 and clarifies details about the 3.0+1.0 film1:25:02 – GKIDS HITS THE JACKPOT: Evangelion coming to Blu-ray in 2021 additional audio from:FLCLVan Halen – “Right Now”“Godzilla (Main Theme)”Yoko Takahashi – “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureAndrew – @MangaMan9000, youtube.com/DubTalkJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.comDuelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistG As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

In MemoriamKosei Tomita1936-2020 At the heart of it all, this is a very silly show where a group of folks come together to talk and snark about anime, so please keep that in mind when listening to some very hammy and over-exaggerated reactions happen over certain shows. With that in mind, as we prepare for our fall season undertaking, we’re also looking ahead to see what the winter season has in store for us while also taking some detours into the world of strange Kickstarter project ramifications, the world of Pokémon in both the anime and meta contexts, and some home video stuff that can certainly consist of the good, bad, AND ugly. Also, be on the lookout for a cameo from a wild Stephanie from Dub Talk. She manages to find her way onto these shows and we welcome the added snarking and dunking provided. 7:30 – SAO Progressive anime happening… sometime15:02 – Attack on Titan S4 confirmed for Funi and CR, coming December19:05 – Fruits Basket S3 coming 2021, final season21:36 – Rent-a-Girlfriend and Uzaki-chan second seasons happening25:35 – Dropkick On My Devil S3 going to crowdfunding (20 million yen goal met)27:44 – SK8 the Infinity anime revealed, coming January30:16 – another Wixoss anime happening in January33:06 – Non Non Biyori S3 set for January33:40 – Eden’s Zero anime to be produced at J.C. Staff, airing April40:43 – Baki: Son of Ogre coming soon to Netflix41:34 – early Detective Conan now on Crunchyroll43:37 – Netflix anime search data by country48:24 – FuniNow ICYMI roundup (movies and Aniplex shows)53:30 – what’s left from Aniplex?58:13 – Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai simulcasting on Crunchyroll and Hulu58:43 – Yashahime simulcasting on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and FunimationNow; Inuyasha catalogue on FuniNow1:02:01 – FunimationNow launching in Mexico and Brazil in December1:04:23 – Dorohedoro OVA coming to Netflix 10/151:05:23 – sidebar: remember that Swat Kats Kickstarter project?1:08:52 – Resident Evil CG anime project coming to Netflix in 20211:10:30 – @Pokemon goes rogue and defends Porygon after 23 years of scapegoating1:17:38 – how about that “Gotcha!” video?1:21:54 – that Your Name live-action movie has a new writer/director1:25:12 – Lupin the Third: The First release plans1:27:06 – some notes from Rightstuf re: sales and upcoming releases1:31:26 – more November home video releases (Funi, Aniplex, Viz)1:40:40 – Sentai December home video releases1:47:17 – the roast of a certain anime retailer Additional audio from:SpongeBob SquarePantsESPNWWEThe End of EvangelionThe Weeknd – “Blinding Lights”“Funny Quirky Comedy” – Redafs.com (licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License) Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureAndrew – @MangaMan9000, youtube.com/DubTalkJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.comDuelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistG As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

Even in the midst of cataclysmic chaos the world over, Discotek finds a way to bring us all together to join in the glory of old-ish anime titles coming back for a second chance at fandom life, and with how big of a deal these Discotek Days are you just know that we’re on the case to dive deep into the announcements, the plunder, and all of the joyous wonderment that such a day can bring to all of us. And also on deck, rounding out a fairly-sized show, are the announcements of Funimation acquiring Violet Evergarden, the Shirobako dub cast, Akira coming to 4K Blu-ray this Christmas, and the final stop of a long-running joke of this show for many years: BIG ORDER has a new home. Also, Stephanie from Dub Talk is back with us – mostly to dunk on Andrew and praise the glory of Satoshi Kon. Not necessarily in that order, either. 5:13 – Sing a Bit of Harmony film announced (Funimation co-production)12:58 – Viz is going PARTNER with Funimation for streaming 23:55 – Sentai acquires Ajin OADs25:02 – Shirobako dub cast revealed35:27 – The Garden of Words steelbook and Penguin Highway LE cancelled40:24 – Funimation acquires Violet Evergarden, coming in December47:10 – Funimation and Viz home video late additions (One Piece, Azur Lane, One Punch Man S2, Naruto Blu-ray)51:16 – Funimation December home video releases (Violet Evergarden, Dr. Stone, Akira 4K)1:05:54 – Discotek November releases (1001 Nights, Big Order)1:17:41 – EL GRANDE DISCOTEK DAY 2 (Hajime no Ippo, Project A-Ko restoration plans, The Legend of Black Heaven) Additional audio from:“The Fiery Furnace” – Ethan Meixsell“Funny Quirky Comedy” – Redafs.com (licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License)“Colorful Box” – Yoko Ishida“William Tell Overture”“Every Night” – To Live and Die in L.A.“Cautionary Warning” – John SykesIt’s Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaMedabotsSpongeBob SquarePantsCZWWWE Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureAndrew – @MangaMan9000, youtube.com/DubTalkJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.comDuelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistGStephanie – @LilacAnimeRevue,  youtube.com/DubTalk As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

2020 sure has been all over the place, and nowhere is that more evident than with the shift to “virtual” anime conventions. Such was the case with VCRX, or the Virtual Crunchyroll Expo, an event that certainly did happen and that people watched from the comfort and safety of their own homes. There were some pretty significant announcements made throughout that weekend, as well, from the surprising to the REALLY surprising, and an old relationship seems to have been rekindled once again… while the other relationships are still tagging along for the time being. And in other news, prepare yourselves for the return of GOD – that being Haruhi Suzumiya – along with the continuing assimilation of Aniplex’s catalogue, a look at some upcoming shows for 2021, the latest transatlantic home video release happening, and one heck of a cliffhanger for next time, courtesy of the awesome folks at Discotek. There may or may not be a running joke from this show knocking on death’s door. Tune in next week to find out more. 4:34 – a new Haruhi novel coming in November WORLDWIDE8:56 – more additions to RetroCrush11:20 – “When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong: Fansub Edtion”15:03 – top 10 Anisong songs21:04 – when the dumbest son discovers Mob Psycho 10022:20 – MHA: Heroes Rising OST vinyl coming next month24:31 – 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim dub cast28:28 – Sentai acquires 7SEEDS30:24 – yet another batch of Aniplex shows on FunimationNow41:00 – EX-ARM anime pushed to January47:22 – the latest visual masterpiece from GoHands revealed51:08 – more Iruma-kun coming in April52:49 – To Your Eternity bumped to April58:01 – The Demon Girl Next Door second season coming soon58:51 – Farewell, My Dear Cramer anime coming in the spring1:02:55 – the latest from Anime Limited and Shout! Factory: Bartender (January 2021)1:06:06 – Viz and Sentai November home video slates1:15:30 – VCRX thoughts1:21:58 – Inuyasha manga available digitally this winter1:23:48 – Onyx Equinox coming November 21, voice cast revealed1:30:29 – Demon King Misfit dub now on Crunchyroll1:37:22 – The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl dub coming soon1:39:39 – The Irresponsible Captain Tylor Blu-ray release revealed1:44:52 – Interspecies Reviewers rescued, coming 20211:51:22 – Crunchyroll shows confirmed for 20211:59:02 – Sentai-Roll and CR’s distribution polygamy2:19:12 – Shenmue… the ANIME???2:27:10 – Discotek Day happening THIS MONDAY additional audio from:“The Fiery Furnace” – Ethan Meixsell“99.9” – Mob Psycho 100 II OPChappelle’s ShowSeinfeldLast Week Tonight Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureAndy – @MangaMan9000, youtube.com/DubTalkJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.comDuelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistG As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

In Memoriam:Chadwick Boseman1976-2020 While it may seem that on the surface we’re just a good-natured group of folks who like talking about this fascinatingly strange interest of ours. the seedy truth is that we’re really a bunch of corporate shills. Why else would we be so vehemently against piracy, besides the risk of computer viruses that come with associated illegal platforms? Nope, we’re just deep in the pocket of the big companies, getting paid in clout more than anything else. For sure. But sarcasm aside, we have a bit of a breezy show for you all here, talking about the (few) announcements from the inaugural Sentai @ Home, a surprising new addition for Viz, how Funimation will be saving you all 300 dollars on Persona 5 The Animation, and a brief first-impression discussion on the latest (and “great”est) addition to the bottomless content hole of Netflix: THE GREAT PRETENDER. Take care of yourselves and those around you. Stay safe and keep healthy. 2:57 – the death of KissAnime17:11 – overseas demand increasing production revenue20:24 – the Animelog startup initiative24:10 – some kind of tangled web weaved at Crunchyroll32:08 – even more Aniplex shows on FunimationNow38:34 – Sailor Moon coming to Crave in Canada in September43:29 – Netflix September drops49:09 – Viz has a surprising new addition: Genie Family 202051:44 – someone apparently asked for a new King Of Fighters movie?53:13 – a last-minute Toonami schedule shift57:06 – is there really an alternate ending to Castle in the Sky? (unconfirmed lost media)1:01:32 – Burn the Witch coming to Crunchyroll in October1:04:22 – Funimation November home video slate1:12:49 – Sentai @ Home announcements & November home video slate1:23:52 – The Great Pretender: Case 1 discussion (spoilers inbound) Additional audio from:“Ode to Joy”The X-FilesChappelle’s ShowCaddicarus – Hercules PS1The Great Pretender Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.comDuelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistG As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

Power outages sure do suck, and because we had to deal with a few of those quite recently it’s messed with our schedule going forward. But we’re back, even as a three-man group, to discuss the latest happenings that have been backlogged in the newsroom, from both the good and bad with a bit in the ugly department as well. And if you’re into soundtracks, there’s a lot of upcoming releases to look at, along with a long-requested show finally getting a dub, a look into upcoming shows for 2021, and a rather unsettling story regarding the end of a once-promising series. Sensitive ears are advised to proceed with caution. 4:24 – the end of Act-Age (listener discretion)13:27 – Studio ARMS: bankrupt16:05 – Nikkei report on Sony plans for 202121:43 – Yashahime PV now available25:41 – a belated Virtual SDCC roundup (The Dragon Prince, industry NPD, best/worst manga)39:41 – Toonami updates46:40 – upcoming Tiger Lab Vinyl releases48:06 – Rightstuf @ Otakon Online (Gundam SEED, AoT vinyl)51:24 – Cowboy Bebop OST on vinyl coming soon53:58 – over 500 tracks from Flying Dog now on music streaming platforms (Cowboy Bebop, Escaflowne, Code Geass)55:57 – Kickstarter for The Island of Giant Insects is… back(UPDATE: it’s funded)1:00:30 – The Great Pretender preliminary dub cast1:05:48 – new Crunchyroll dubs confirmed (Rent-a-Girlfriend, Monster Girl Doctor)1:18:49 – new dubs on HIDIVE and some strange Crunchyroll additions1:21:18 – the Sentai/Crunchyroll purge1:24:01 – Sentai kinda has two Discotek movies…?1:25:21 – something about that Beyond the Boundary steelbook is awful1:29:56 – Sentai @ Home happening this month1:31:54 – Anime Weekend Atlanta (finally) cancelled, postponed for 20211:33:06 – Funimation and Viz going from semi-serious to serious?1:35:13 – My Hero Academia OVAs coming this weekend1:36:00 – the most popular shows during the pandemic1:40:43 – Sept/Oct Viz home video releases (JoJo, Naruto)1:44:03 – Galaxy Angel X coming to Blu-ray in November/Discotek October 27th releases (Symphogear, Cleopatra)1:49:51 – Sentai October releases (Shirobako DUB, DanMachi II box)1:54:49 – the latest upcoming shows for fall and 2021 Additional audio from:The OfficeSpongeBob SquarePantsThe Island of Giant Insects – Kickstarter TrailerLiar Liar Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.comDuelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistG As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

We’re in the deep of summer now, that’s for sure. The days are getting hotter, the storms are coming in quicker than you can predict, and the seasonal anime offerings are starting to heat up a little bit more – just wait for fall, it’s gonna get even nuttier. You know, because of the whole scheduling delays and postponements and stuff. But even though this season feels a lot slimmer than usual, there is still plenty to talk about from both the good and bad, and even a bit of the ugly as well. And to go along with our seasonal discussion, we have the expected rigmarole of the never-ending streaming wars heating up, a first-ever from GKIDS with a certain film coming very soon, some interesting music and dub news, and a few more-in-depth talks sprinkled in as well. New season, new shows, same ol’ snark. That’s the PodcastONA guarantee. 4:46 – Cardcaptor Sakura’s one-week airing in the Philippines13:47 – Dragon’s Dogma project coming to Netflix on September 17th17:09 – Tomie project greenlit at… Quibi23:47 – Indivisible project greenlit at Peacock31:33 – …apparently Aniplex has a kids’ show?33:12 – Jungle Empreor Leo gets a dub from out of nowhere (RetroCrush)36:26 – Hunter x Hunter available on AnimeLab (AU/NZ) and FunimationNow UK39:25 – Netflix August drops (Aggretsuko S3, The Great Pretender)45:24 – HBO Max August additions (maybe)50:48 – Ishida and Asakura licensed, English dub coming soon57:40 – Digimon Kizuna dub cast revealed1:06:25 – the latest from Milan Records1:09:26 – some teases from Tiger Lab Vinyl1:10:53 – the new Armored Trooper VOTOMS release is (kinda) fixed1:12:12 – a brief review of the Inuyasha Blu-ray set1:18:01 – a note about the Funimation release of Demon Slayer1:20:11 – Shout! Factory upcoming home video releases: The Wonderland, Weathering With You 4K1:27:10 – Funimation October home video slate1:34:50 – Gal & Dino rescheduled for October broadcast1:36:11 – what spring shows actually did finish without suspension? 1:44:18-end – summer season discussion1:45:19 – carryovers and leftovers1:48:42 – unlicensed1:49:59 – Netflix (BNA, Japan Sinks: 2020)1:57:40 – HiDive (SNAFU S3, Peter Grill)2:02:13 – Aniplex (SUPER HXEROS, Demon King Academy, SAO)2:20:04 – Funimation (Uzaki-chan, Fire Force S2, DECA-DENCE)2:44:00 – Crunchyroll (GIBIATE, Re:ZERO S2, The God of High School) additional audio from:The SimpsonsThe Eric Andre ShowScott the WozOpenings: Re:ZERO, BNA, Peter Grill & the Philosopher’s Time, Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation, DECA-DENCE, GIBIATE, Rent-a-Girlfriend“The Great Pretender” – Freddie Mercury Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureAndy – @MangaMan9000, youtube.com/DubTalkJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.comDuelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistG As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

Hard to believe that it’s been four months since the world, as we knew it, completely changed to a sudden standstill in the wake of… well, everything. Not that you’d notice it in some areas, but trust me, things are still pretty bad out there. It’s also lead to the shutdown and suspension of the anime convention circuit – that includes YOU, Anime Matsuri – but thanks to the power of the internet the shows are still able to go on… if only a bit smaller than usual. But that means you don’t have to worry about crowds this time around, which is always a net positive. So, for this landmark 75th episode of the show, we have a sizable amount of news topics to discuss, including the usual routine of streaming news, upcoming projects, some surprising series coming very soon, and the major announcements coming out of the virtual-slash-online Anime Expo Lite and FunimationCon events, which comes with the worst-kept secret of the summer: THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU. Let’s just hope that the world won’t actually end with us losing our patience and minds in the wake of… again, everything. 4:55 – RIP Tatsufumi Itō7:19 – Kyoto Animation memorial event happening July 188:59 – Crunchyroll now has PRECURE16:10 – Cyberpunk: Edgerunners project coming in 202222:58 – GKIDS acquires Inu-Oh and Earwig and the Witch films26:45 – Scott Pilgrim… the anime? (unconfirmed)31:37 – a problem with the Ahiru no Sora anime?38:53 – Ghibli movies now on Netflix (in Canada)39:34 – Netflix July additions41:13 – HBO Max July additions (maybe)48:12 – six Anpanman films coming to Tubi in the fall50:24 – a new Battle Athletes anime project coming soon53:15 – Burning Kabaddi anime coming soon55:15 – the latest IDOLM@STER anime project announced57:13 – Osomatsu S3 confirmed for October (THIS October)1:00:16 – a new Knights of Sidonia film announced for 20211:04:48 – Cells at Work theatrical project (preview) details1:06:33 – films rescheduled for release in Japan1:09:29 – Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro anime coming soon1:12:49 – Dr. Stone S2 confirmed for winter1:15:03 – Rightstuf selling a lifesize Rem figure for HOW MUCH???1:23:17 – Ghost in the Shell 4K Blu-ray supposedly coming out in September1:25:02 – more Funimation September home video releases1:26:39 – Media Blasters September home video releases1:31:19 – Discotek September home video reelases1:34:31 – Seven Seas “No Panel, No Problem!” license announcements1:45:33-2:20:24 – FunimationCon:1:45:33 – Funimation2:04:35 – Shonen Jump2:07:11 – Rightstuf2:08:29 – Aniplex of America2:20:24-end – Anime Expo Lite:2:20:24 – Viz Media2:28:10 – Yen Press2:37:02 – Denpa Books2:38:07 – J-Novel Club2:42:36 – Production I.G.2:44:11 – Crunchyroll2:48:19 – The World Ends With You -The Animation- additional audio from:Healin’ Good Pretty Cure OP“We Like Sportz” – The Lonely IslandThe Price is RightSlayers OPThe World Ends With You trailer Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart

As many have said already, 2020 has been a wild year. “Unpredictable” is putting it lightly, and there have been plenty of surprises throughout to help keep our minds somewhat distracted from the continued tire fire that is the real world in the year 2020. Nevertheless, as we approach the halfway mark of the collective dumpster fire of a year, plenty of future developments have been laid out for when we all escape this year, such as a pair of big projects: The Promised Neverland going live-action and the return of SHAMAN KING. Stay tuned for next time and the milestone 75th episode, complete with more developing announcements and the virtual convention roundup – it’s gonna be a hoot. Probably. Intro – video games and real world preamble6:00 – why can’t companies pay fair wages? (Grand Alliance)14:10 – San Japan chairman resigns after getting caught saying racist remarks18:47 – Chihayafuru creator among many in support of BLM movement27:48 – how long does production take during the pandemic?31:03 – how Netflix can actually work for some creators36:02 – HBO Max update39:49 – The God of High School confirmed for dub41:33 – even more Aniplex shows now on FunimationNow54:39 – Cinedigm launches CONtv Anime1:00:20 – Discotek has Mon Colle Knights… with a catch1:04:57 – Otakon and CRX going online1:07:45 – Digimon and One Piece episodes returning this weekend1:08:28 – 2.43 confirmed for noitaminA in January1:11:48 – Re:ZERO S2 confirmed as split-cour1:13:05 – Bungo Stray Dogs spinoff anime coming soon1:14:47 – Tokyo Revengers anime coming 20211:17:00 – yet another round of delays and postponements1:20:49 – Children of the Sea coming to theaters in August, home video in September1:26:44 – GKIDS acquires On-Gaku: Our Sound film1:28:32 – follow-up: B: The Beginning coming via Shout Factory1:32:06 – home video roundup (Viz/GKIDS/Shout Factory)1:36:12 – Sentai September home video slate (Moribito re-licensed)1:44:51 – Funimation September home video slate (Demon Slayer missing?)1:58:14 – Yashahime confirmed for Saturday 5:30pm YTV/NTV slot2:00:03 – The Promised Neverland live-action series coming from Fox 21 and Amazon2:06:32 – Eden’s Zero anime coming soon2:12:18 – Shaman King anime reboot coming 2021 additional audio from:Mother’s BasementMon Colle Knights/Fox Kids promo Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureAndy – @MangaMan9000, youtube.com/DubTalkJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.com As always, check out surrealresolutio

Picking up where the last show left off, as it was yet another super-long recording, we have a full discussion of the upcoming Dragon Quest anime, a pair of virtual conventions happening in the wake of CRX 2020’s cancellation, some surprising announcements coming from across the pond, and a long-lost dub finally coming to the surface for what could have with Legend of the Galactic Heroes – for further details, visit here: https://imissbionix.wordpress.com/2020/05/24/oceans-legend-of-the-galactic-heroes-pilot-dub-surfaces-over-20-years-later/ start – Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai anime details revealed4:22 – a tale of leaks regarding Act-Age7:40 – She professered herself pupil of the wise man. anime announced11:12 – After the Rain dub cast revealed21:08 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes pitch pilot dub found35:27 – CRX 2020 cancelled, more virtual conventions announced40:33 – voice recast happening in Digimon Last Evolution Kizuna44:46 – more series coming soon to RetroCrush50:00 – Mirai and MEGALOBOX now on Netflix51:17 – Tenchi Muyo OVA 4 now on Crunchyroll54:02 – City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes now on Crunchyroll56:20 – Sentai August home video slate1:10:46 – Discotek August releases1:12:18 – upcoming home video releases (Gundam Build Divers, Weathering With You, Golden Wind)1:22:53 – Anime Limited @ Cloud Matsuri panel roundup (B: The Beginning, Planetes, Evangelion)1:34:56 – best-selling light novels and manga so far in 2020 additional audio from:The X-FilesLegend of the Galactic Heroes pitch pilot dub Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureAndy – @MangaMan9000, youtube.com/DubTalkJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.comDuelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistG As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

There is no clever title to this show. There is no real point to describe what this show is about. It’s not a show that anyone really needs to hear, but if anyone wants a momentary distraction from the events happening out in the real world right now, this show will supply it. But do not let the events happening outside to escape your mind, and do not let this show serve as the means to an end to ignore what is happening, as we are not ignoring it either. We know where we stand, we know what we align with. The fight for systemic change is happening in the streets all across the United States of America, and those fights cannot – nor should not – end until change is enacted from the top to the bottom. There will be another episode available shortly after this, which will have a humorous title and an image to tie into a story discussed in the show. Neither are necessary for this show. This is our one political statement on the matter: Black Lives Matter. Plain and simple. Intro – Where We Stand16:31 – Remembering Zac Bertschy23:40 – Kyoto Animation arsonist now in police custody25:47 – Japan discussing further cyberbullying laws in wake of apparent suicide of pro wrestler Hana Kimura28:43 – state of ermegency lifted across all of Japan33:00 – the latest anime postponements and delays38:55 – Slime Time pushed back completely to 202140:17 – JoJo dub production delayed for Toonami44:02 – children’s long-runners returning to broadcast46:33 – confirmed Spring shows returning in July52:16 – first 3DCG feature from Ghibli coming this winter55:09 – ufotable and founder Hikaru Kondo formally charged with tax evasion1:00:29 – George Wada appointed EVP of Production I.G.1:04:58 – details on Attack on Titan fourth season revealed Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureAndy – @MangaMan9000, youtube.com/DubTalkJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.comDuelist – @HeartofSword75, youtube.com/DuelistG As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

In Memory of Zac Bertschy The morning of May 22 seemed like any other morning, at first glance. Just a simple day in our new normal, nothing too out of the ordinary. And then the word broke that Zac Bertschy from Anime News Network had passed away. Without the groundwork that had been laid in for ANN and programs like the ANNCast, a show such as this would never have been made into reality, and we join his friends, family, and colleagues in mourning over his passing. An incredible member of the anime community is no longer with us, but his spirit will continue to live on, be it through polarizing honesty or sharing a love of riffing terrible B-movies to survive through. “Someday we’ll find it – that rainbow connection. The lovers, the dreamers, and me.” 3:53 – the latest delays and suspensions (Gal & Dino, new Pokémon film, Revue Starlight compilation film)7:15 – Hatena Illusion 12th episode finally airing on June 38:01 – Akudama Drive and Hypnosis Mic delayed to October11:10 – Food Wars pushed back indefinitely past July13:09 – VladLove and Higurashi reboot pushed back indefinitely15:48 – The Titan’s Bride coming in July19:01 – Jujutsu Kaisen coming in October, produced at MAPPA28:59 – World’s End Harem anime coming in 2021 because why not32:47 – Stars Align “special fan movie” complete and available (w/ live reaction)38:17 – Jun Maeda’s next project revealed41:25 – Hayao Miyazaki’s next film in production, has 36 minutes complete44:23 – Makoto Shinkai’s next film in gradual production46:51 – The 8th Son dub cast discussion50:00 – My Next Life as a Villainess dub cast discussion1:06:15 – Haikyuu! S4 second cour delayed, Fire Force S2 set for July1:07:38 – NHK Evangelion poll results (favorite characters)1:11:03 – Magical Girl Friendship Squad series coming to SYFY1:18:30 – Netflix additions in June: Cardcaptor Sakura, One Piece, BNA: Brand New Animal1:28:31 – Funimation acquires DECA-DENCE1:30:04 – new One Piece episodes coming to FunimationNow on June 2, Stampede now available for 60 days1:32:15 – even more Aniplex shows now available on FunimationNow1:38:01 – LATE: A Certain Scientific Railgun T delayed AGAIN to July 24, further show postponements1:38:49 – Crunchyroll titles confirmed for HBO Max at launch1:53:39 – all of City Hunter is now on Crunchyroll1:55:13 – Fate/stay night UBW complete Blu-ray set coming July 141:56:18 – Ride Your Wave Blu-ray available August 4, dub cast revealed2:00:49 – PROMARE collector’s edition Blu-ray available August 42:05:10 – Viz July home video releases2:07:42 – Funimation August home video releases Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureAndy – @Man

2020 has been a wild year. We didn’t see this coming, you didn’t see this coming, NOBODY saw this coming. But sure enough, on Friday night (May 8), the world was shocked and stunned to hear about a new project involving an old friend to many a long-time anime fan: YASHAHIME: PRINCESS HALF-DEMON, a spinoff/sequel to Rumiko Takahashi’s grand shonen masterwork INUYASHA, coming this fall – THIS FALL. So enjoy 50 minutes of loose discussion all about this new project, from the reveals and the possibilities and everything in between. Two episodes in less than 24 hours. Can’t say this was something we expected to pull off, either. Additional audio from:Inuyasha OSTLast Week TonightHot Ones Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2JZLO3LfoeHepomejTw4TPiHeartRadio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-podcastona-43099114/TuneIn – https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/PodcastONA-p1249922/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastona/ Where to find us:Alex – @AuraOfAzureAndy – @MangaMan9000, youtube.com/DubTalkJet – @Divinenega, animationinfinity.comMegan – @queenira2,  youtube.com/DubTalk As always, check out surrealresolution.com for more content, and follow @SurrealReso for more updates on the show, our continued news posts, reviews, and our fellow podcasts.

Yeah, yeah, go ahead and laugh like a middle-school kid at the episode number. Done? Good, now onto business. It’s an doubly-packed show for such a milestone number, talking the latest and final preparations for the Streaming Wars kicking off later in May, the latest on what’s happening with the convention circuit, a triple shot of Demon Slayer discussion, and a good amount of dub casts to talk about – mostly courtesy of the Dub Talk duo of the group. And, of course, we have an extensive rundown on the industry panels from last weekend’s Anime Lockdown virtual con, with both Rightstuf and Discotek laying out some pretty great projects coming down the pipeline very soon. One had more than the other, but we don’t judge. Not when one has indestructible boxes to package everything in. Stay tuned after the main show is over for some fun bonuses, along with a prelude of what’s to come next time – something that might just “change the world.” 3:15 – the latest on what’s postponed and what’s complete for the season19:08 – Otakon 2020 cancelled20:54 – virtual conventions as an alternative, FunimationCon announced for July 3-428:12 – Evangelion films (were) available on YouTube and on 4K TV, preliminary NHK Evangelion poll results36:27 – Sailor Moon on YouTube in Japan37:25 – WAVE!! three-part anime film project announced40:09 – Twin Engine establishes EOTA animation production collective42:53 – Sgt. Frog back on FunimationNow, Drifters gone47:21 – Funimation offering movies in VR headset “theaters”50:11 – NIS America titles available on FunimationNow55:35 – Mob Psycho 100 back in the Toonami lineup, MHA four mornings a week at 5:30am (for now at least)1:00:00 – Crunchyroll dubs and dub production returning1:03:23 – Tower of God dub cast1:11:02 – Dub Talk Presents: the Run With the Wind dub cast1:23:23 – One-Punch Man live-action film greenlit at Sony1:29:16 – Future Avengers S2 coming to Disney+ on May 221:30:13 – HBO Max set to launch on May 271:32:42 – Dorohedoro coming to Netflix on May 28, dub cast revealed1:36:53 – Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 second season confirmed1:37:43 – A Whisker Away film (Studio Colorido/Junichi Sato, Mari Okada) coming to Netflix in June1:40:05 – live-action Cowboy Bebop series update1:43:11 – Pokémon Journeys coming to Netflix in June1:46:41 – Iwa-Kakeru! -Climbing Girls- rock-climbing anime announced1:48:58 – a long-awaited Yuri on Ice movie update1:50:52 – Korean mobile RPG plagirizes Demon Slayer, gets shut down after 5 days1:54:24 – Demon Slayer: Mugen Train film coming to Japan theaters in October1:57:44 – Demon Slayer coming to Blu-ray later in 2020 from Aniplex AND Funimation2:05:07 – Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution – Kizuna coming to Blu-ray TBA, previously July2:06:45 – Eiken coming to Blu-ray in July because God has abandoned us2:08:56 – Sentai July home video slate2:14:01 – Rightstuf Anime Lockdown panel announcements (Galaxy Angel AA+S, Gundam NT)2:18:51 – Discotek Anime Lockdown panel announcements (Memories, Detective Conan Episode “One,” s-CRY-ed) Additional audio from:Mystery Science Theater 3000EikenGalaxy Express 999The X-Files“Star Fleet” – Brian May & FriendsThe Office Apple Podcasts – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcastona/id1348141210?mt=2Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iji4s3v2zmahjgokqsmevbojno4Spotify –