Chainsaw Man is rapidly approaching its end, and fans are spiraling. Meanwhile (at the Hall of Justice) author Tatsuki Fujimoto is avoiding addressing the elephant in the room with a fantastic new tactic: by addressing the beaver in the room instead.

Netflix has its paws on yet another live-action adaptation of a beloved anime—this time, it’s Samurai Champloo, and fans are once again, rioting.

British sex icon and Emperor of Sound Matt Berry is being tapped to play the villain in the upcoming sequel to the smash-hit Minecraft movie, and I am so excited I am literally shaking and crying rn.

One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda announces that he’s left the answer to the twenty-something-year-long mystery at the bottom of the ocean.

Christian Bale waxes poetic about his love for Godzilla during the press junket for his new movie “The Bride!”

Resident Evil Requiem launches, and the internet reacts.

Host of the Anime Dispatch, Cruz, answers hot questions while eating hotter wings! The full Season 24 line-up of sauces from Hot Ones - the heat only rises as Cruz tells con stories and answers controversial anime questions. The Anime Dispatch is available in video format on Spotify, and available everywhere else in audio format. Follow the Anime Dispatch on tiktok for additional anime content! THE ANIME DISPATCH ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0SukGXN3MLmVqT7S9CPMjJ?si=7a034f7e5a6d4562 THE ANIME DISPATCH ON TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@animedispatch CHECK OUT HOT ONES ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@FirstWeFeast BUY THE HOT SAUCE FOR YOURSELF: https://heatonist.com/products/hot-ones-hot-sauce-10-pack-season-24

Crunchyroll drops their Summer line-up, New Zelda and Metroid reveals headline the latest Nintendo Direct, and all new Kiki's Delivery Service content round out this week's episode of the Dispatch!

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• (0:00) Intro
• (0:23) Anime news
• (3:17) Crunchyroll Lineup
• (4:55) New Kiki's Delivery Service kind-of
• (5:32) New manga
• (7:00) Manga ending
• (7:25) Live-Action news
• (8:03) Gaming news

This week, we're back to our announcement schedule with all new anime (including an adaptation of a personal favorite: Witch Hat Atelier), all new manga, and most importantly, Japan Society's first annual American Manga Awards at AnimeNYC!

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IN THIS EPISODE:

• (0:00) Anime Announcements!
• (0:27) N. Korea forces a 'Dahlia in Bloom' re-animation
• (0:54) 'Next on Netflix Animation' announcements
• (2:01) Crunchyroll Anime announcements
• (2:30) Studio Gainax files for Bankruptcy
• (2:49) HiDive announcement
• (3:06) Manga announcements!
• (3:07) 'VIZ Original One-Shots' announced
• (3:31) 'Poppy Playtime' manga
• (3:46) 'Kadokawa Masterpiece Comics' announced
• (4:24) 'Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro' ends soon
• (4:37) 'My Hero Academia' in "epilogue"
• (4:53) 'Ayaka and Hiroko' live-action announced
• (5:08) Amazon Prime announces live-action 'Like a Dragon' show
• (5:31) 'Clock Tower Rewind' announced
• (6:00) 'RPG MAKER WITH' game creation software announced
• (6:16) 'American Manga Awards' announced
• (7:14) Outro

The Anime Dispatch is back for a new season, starting with a recap of Fanime 2024! In this episode: Cruz talks all about his experience attending and hosting panels at Fanime, what his one big Fanime purchase was, and how the convention felt like as a stressed-out attendee!

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In this week's episode, we cover some changes to Universal Studios parks, upcoming manga adaptations, as well as miHoYo controversy and the cancellation of this years Crunchyroll Expo, as well as pay tribute to Leiji Matsumoto, the iconic creator of Space Pirate Captain Harlock.

Our NIKKE review!

The Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You OVA coverage!

In this episode, we cover new anime announcements, new live action projects, and more! As well as discussing Shinichiro Watanabe's recent Forbes interview, director Jordan Peele's comments on the "Akira" adaptation he turned down, and just how comfortable folks are with companies utilizing A.I. to help with anime production schedules!

Teaser for "Summoned to Another World... Again?!" Previews "be ambitious!!!" by Maybe Me!

Gamera -Rebirth- Teaser!

Shinichiro Watanabe for Forbes!

(0:00) Anime announcements!

(3:35) Live-Action announcements!

(5:19) Other news!

(8:09) Shinichiro Watanabe on "The Animatrix" & Netflix's "Cowboy Bebop"

(9:25) Jordan Peele is glad he turned down "Akira" project

(9:49) Publishing news!

(13:06) Outro!