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Opening discussions:

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– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com

– Love Live! Superstar!!’s Nako Misaki Tests Positive For COVID-19
– Tokyo, Osaka to Come Out of State of Emergency as Cases Rise and Olympics Loom
– Japan Will Begin Issuing “Vaccine Passports” Starting in July
– Tokyo Olympics to allow spectators, provided they “cheer quietly”
– Please drink alone in your room and don’t have sex, Tokyo Olympics tells athletes

– Wolf Boy Ken, Sally the Witch Composer Asei Kobayashi Passes Away Aged 88

– Voice Actor Koichi Yamadera and Talent Okada Robin Shoko Announce Marriage
   ∟Anime voice actor star of Cowboy Bebop marries former idol less than half his age

– ‘Prepare for War,’ China Military Warns in New Propaganda Poster for Taiwan

– Source Images of Pokémon Card Backgrounds
   ∟The most overused game graphic you never noticed | Texture Archaeology

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Classic Valis Games Line Up Crowdfunding for Switch Release

Convention news:

– Lucasfilm & Anime Expo Lite Announce STAR WARS: VISIONS Panel

Live-Action Anime news:

– Rurouni Kenshin Live-action Film’s “Final Chapter” Surpasses 5 Billion Yen at Box Office

Streaming news:

– Sgt. Frog Anime Leaps to the Crunchyroll Catalog Today
– Crunchyroll Adds The Saga of Tanya the Evil: Operation Desert Pasta To Catalog
– Boys’ Love Anime Film The Stranger by the Shore Heads to Funimation
– BEASTARS Season 2 Makes Netflix Debut on July 15
– Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop Anime Film Hits Netflix on July 22
– Thermae Romae Novae Anime Reveals Teaser Visual and Main Staff
– Carole & Tuesday Director Helms Anime Adaptation of Mark Millar’s Super Crooks
– CLAMP, WIT STUDIO, Netflix Team Up for New Anime Based on Brothers Grimm
– Netflix Announces Bright: Samurai Soul
– Record Of Ragnarok Anime Denied Release on Netflix in India
– Mother of the Goddess’ Dormitory to Get 3 Different Versions on July 14
– Crunchyroll and Adult Swim Reveal Fena: Pirate Princess Trailer, Main Staff, and More
– Digital Manga Service Azuki Announces June 28 Global Launch
– Interspecies Reviewers yeeted off Anime Lab

Theater Release news:

– Newest BELLE Trailer Confirms US Theatrical Release Set For Winter 2021
– Funimation Plans Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Anime Film Screenings for North America
– ‘Final’ Evangelion Anime Film Weekend Jumps Over 900% Over Previous in Japan
   ∟Evangelion 3.0+1.0 10th Highest-Grossing in Japan With 9.33 Billion Yen at Box Office
– Japan Box Office: Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway Surpasses One Billion Yen Mark
– Studio Ghibli’s Earwig and the Witch Gets New Theatrical Release Date for Japan
– JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 Anime Film Reveals December 24 Premiere With New Visual
– Heroes Get Some Hand-On Training in New My Hero Academia Visual for Upcoming Arc
   ∟World Heroes Mission Theatergoers to Receive Bonus Booklet including New Manga

Series news:

Anime:
– Junji Ito’s Uzumaki Anime Adaptation Pushed to Next Year
– Shingo Natsume’s Sonny Boy Anime Reveals New Key Visual, Promo
– Teens Take Back Reality in D_CIDE TRAUMEREI THE ANIMATION Trailer
– Rusted Armors Anime Project Reveals First Character Visual
– Let’s Make a Mug Too Anime Fires Up Second Season This October
– Sho Harusono’s Boys Love Manga Sasaki and Miyano Gets Anime by Studio DEEN in 2022
– Saga of Tanya the Evil TV Anime Continues to March on in Season 2
– Cooking with Valkyries Anime Returns for Its 2nd Season on July 18
– Banished from the Heroes’ Party TV Anime Reveals More Companions
– Demon Lord Shrinks Down in The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! Character Settings
   ∟VTubers Aqua, Subaru, and Nene Sing ED for The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!
– Vampire Rock Anime Visual Prison Unveils New Art and Crew
– Final Fantasy IX Being Developed As Animated Series By Square-Enix And French Studio
– Hotondoshindeiru’s Uncle from Another World Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– Grab the tissues: Preteens and teens pick the anime that makes them cry the most
– Mentally Ill K-Pop Cultists Attack Hero Academia Twitter Account
Manga:
– Kaiju No. 8 Manga Has Passed an Impressive 3 Million Copies Printed and Sold
– Tokyo Revengers Manga Gets Around Town With 20 Million Copy Print Run
– Superman to star in upcoming gourmet manga series
Games:
– Isekai Quartet Kadokawa Crossover Anime Gets a Cute Side-Scrolling Platformer
– Mushihimesama, One of the Best Bullet Hell Shooters, is Now on Switch
– Nintendo Announces First New 2D Metroid Game in 19 Years, Metroid Dread
– Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! Expansion Adds More Horrifying Content
– Tekken’s Kazuya Mishima Joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Roster
– Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel Gets Gameplay Trailer, Planned 2022 Release
– Pokémon GO Developer Niantic Reveals Transformers Mobile Game
– Guilty Gear -Strive- Censors Mention of Taiwan, Uighur From In-Game Lore
– War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Censors Cleavage & Thighs
– Take-Two Interactive Uses E3 Panel to Talk About Diversity & Inclusion Instead of Games
– Space Jam 2 is getting a video game tie-inSpace Jam 2 is getting a video game tie-in

Release news:

– VIZ Media Licenses Record of Ragnarok Manga for Fall 2021
– Funimation Announces Robotech Streaming and Home Video Launch
– Remastered Evangelion 3.333 Anime Film Gets 4K Blu-Ray Release in August
– Right Stuf
– Rhys2753 is a hero
   ∟Speaking up gets results!
– The Woman Called Fujiko Mine audio mixdown
– Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Tops 2021 Physical Release Charts On 1st Day
   ∟Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Film Sells Over 1 Million Copies on Home Video in 3 Days

Random Merch news:

– Yokohama’s Walking Gundam Recreated as 1/48-Scale Light-Up Bust
   ∟New Chogokin Figure Brings Yokohama’s Walking Gundam to You
– Computer Hardware Manufacturer ASUS Launches Gundam Tie-In For Sale In The US
– Mario kimono, Bowser underwear part of gigantic Nintendo/Japanese fashion brand collab
– Carry Your Own Nezuko in This New Demon Slayer Luggage
– $1,000 Yu-Gi-Oh! Blue-Eyes White Dragon Cards Sell Out Immediately
– Now you can fractionally own Pokémon cards
– Japanese NPO Opens New ‘Reiwa’ Tokiwa-so Complex for Budding Manga Artists
– Style Hard With Officially Licensed Very Limited Version Of Kaneda’s Jacket From Akira

Misc news:

– Cardboard cosplayer makes amazing costumes of mecha…and star of Lethal Weapon?!?
– Anti-selfie tech? Government pleads with cellphone carriers to curb inappropriate photos
– Man stealing uniform from school caught by mysterious man in restroom in middle of night
– Restaurant worker putting pubes on curry heralds return of baito-terror
– Busy morning in Sapporo as bear attacks coincide with naked man walking around town
– Yamagata kids on way to school accidentally say “good morning” to wild bear
– Spaniard Handed 15 Years Imprisonment for Murdering & Eating Mother
– Japanese man deported for eating cats

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