Join DJ Ranma S, Mako-chan, BerryMelon, WildSpice, and Koibug for their yearly get-together of good times and merry cheer! Then we look through the articles and share some interesting stories such as a man who has eaten at the same restaurant for over 1800 days in a row, a city painting its streets yellow to discourage prostitution, not paying for a date may be seen as domestic violence by the government, Ghibli Park puts up Christmas trees and decorations, and invites fans to “come search for Christmas”, and Pokémon to get the Claymation treatment via Wallace and Gromit's home studio! Plus Ask the Anime Jam Session Staff! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

We start off talking about where Microsoft Flight Simulator gets its maps - and why the game may be years behind what you can find in the web version. iFixIt now sells official Xbox parts, marking another win for Right to Repair. EA has made 23 accessibility patents free to use for any studio. The Dragon Quest creator wants you to loan your copy of the HD-2D Remake to kids when you're done with it so they will appreciate the genre like we did when we were kids. Then, thanks to chat, we talk about the legacy of Dani Bunten with 80's era multiplayer innovations with Seven Cities, M.U.L.E., and Modem Wars.

Nineteen Eighty-Four was first broadcast on December 12, 1954 — 70 years ago today! This BBC adaptation of George Orwell’s classic aired only five years after novel was published. Join us as we celebrate the anniversary of this live TV drama. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at […]

The passing of anime industry veteran Jan Scott-Frazier, Visa Japan confirms sales restrictions and long-time One Piece voice actor graduates! Also, new collaboration means brand new Sailor Senshi art, Vampire Hunter D comes to an AMC Theatres near you, and an isekai mobile and PC game to involve popular anime characters! Meanwhile in Japan... An elementary school installed a nap pod to encourage restfulness, and a castle raised ticket prices by up to 200 percent! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

I was on the Dragon Con Digital Media Track's "Be Awesome Together" livestream this week, go check it out! Shuhei Yoshida is leaving Sony after over three decades. Sony has officially announced that the PlayStation 2 has sold over 160 million units worldwide, keeping it as the best selling game console of all time. Microsoft will be removing the Xbox Avatars App from the Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles in January of 2025 because nobody was using it. Then we talk to Rob about our previous gaming setups, including Bobby's dorm room in college.

The Tractate Middoth and The Dead Room were both from the BBC’s annual A Ghost Story for Christmas strand. One was an M.R. James adaptation from 2013, and the other was an original ghost story from 2018. Both were written and directed by Mark Gatiss. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You […]

Yoshihiro Togashi undergoes surgery all while continuing to work on manga, LINE WEBTOON takes credit for 70 piracy sites shut down, and Rascal Does Not Dream's English dub to stream on Crunchyroll! Also, Sailor Moon Super Live comes to London in 2025, Google Chrome is now an anime, and Disney classic characters get changed into anime girls for new artwork! Meanwhile in Japan... A man exposed himself to a teen because he wanted her to see his underwear, and the Sword of Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan?! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

A new patent by Nintendo indicates that a control system coming to the Switch successor console could involve using smartphones as a controller. We've seen other games and even concepts of hardware use a similar idea, what makes Nintendo's idea unique? We talk about this and much more from a surprisingly busy holiday week on another week of the longest running podcast about video games, Orange Lounge Radio!

We start off by talking about Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and its current performance in VR, which has a long way to go to become stable. I finally went through Digital Eclipse's Gold Master Series of Tetris Forever, and I loved it, but people who just want the games may not be feeling it. Sony has submitted a proposal to purchase Kadokawa Corporation, which owns many anime and manga companies, but also FromSoftware, the developers behind Dark Souls and Elden Ring. Steam has issued new rules about DLC and season passes which are very pro consumer but make things more difficult for publishers who can't accurately predict release dates. Itch.io now requires AI disclosure for all products, and are making every project declare if they used GenAI in the development of what they are selling. Then we talk to Rob about Pikmin Bloom.

Anime NYC expands to a 4-day event, Kadokawa releases a statement on acquisition, and Netflix releases a time frame for Alice In Borderland's season 3 release. Also, Gundam and Bandai team up with NASA for a game launch, Disney Twisted-Wonderland English gets a 3 season anime, and a popular manga magazine is raising the minimum pay for creators! Meanwhile in Japan, a man arrested for burying his mom, and a theft victim turns to crime! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support