January 8 2023: What Has Our Attention at the Beginning of 2023

09/01/2023 2h 12min Temporada 2 Episodio 76
January 8 2023: What Has Our Attention at the Beginning of 2023

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We begin the first episode of 2023 by looking back on the last episode of 2022, with the talk about the Pokemon anime14:55 - Mike remembers Pele’s contribution to North American pop cultureThen we start on the things that have caught our attention as 2023 begins23:50 - James brings up Media Blasters founder John Sirabella’s YouTube Channel33:17 - Then James brings up Shinchosha’s experiment into an AI drawn manga38:05 - Moh and Kevin talk Bleach and Chainsaw Man with a conversation about pacing an anime in relation to its source material52:50 - A Wired article in the aftermath of the Netflix cancellation of 1899 caught Mike’s attention on the streamer’s ongoing content pivot, and tries to relate the questions from this article to Anime01:02:40 - And Miyazaki is coming out with something new. And a talk about Romantic Killer and how Viz is promoting the manga01:23:00 - So what are we enjoying as of late?01:25:00 - Vinland Saga and Trigun Stampede has James’ attention. The latter of which sparks a discussion about the recent trend of going back to older titles01:33:07 - James also recommends Buddy Daddies and his playing of Witch of the Holy Night (with a look ahead to uFotable’s next feature)01:41:10 - Moh’s choice is Salaryman’s Club. Then Kevin mentions Bocci The Rock, and how its popularity was a little much for its creator at the recent Comiket. Gagant as well02:01:48 - Mike’s read, Kaguya-Sama (with thoughts about going to the library). And he’s still behind on the anime he has been watching in the past. And he’s been playing Hot Wheels Unleashed02:05:50 - We start to look ahead to Anime North with registration beginning on Jan 13. And New Years resolutions for the Roundtable in 2023This Week’s Drinking Game: Take a shot for Mike forgetting to properly hook up his microphone to his MacBookMike Nicolas, James Austin, Kevin Ng, Mohamed SharmarkeOpening Theme: “FUBUKI - Snowstorm” performed by Pico MasakiVisit our website for more information and links:Website: animeroundtable.comTwitter, IG, and TikTok: @animeroundtableEmail: [email protected] Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/animeroundtableYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5U1yZNlQ1VYFH_fV26bYwADiscord: https://discord.gg/Dg38nRm3