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Anime Roundtable

Anime Roundtable

Anime fandom with a Toronto flavour. The talk starts with anime, but can go many different places Web - www.animeroundtable.com Twitter and Instagram - @animeroundtable Email - animeroundtable@gmail.com

leisure animation & manga

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02:12:34

January 9 2026: Akemashite Omedetou! The New Years...

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2026/01/13

As we settle in and spill a few drinks (this week’s drinking game), we welcome Amy back around the table and get her thoughts on the last number of months00:12:05 - We start with the Toronto goings on with the official start of the countdown to Anime North, The Artist Alley Shop, local sweets, the follow up to AniRevo Toronto (and what it might overlap with), the predatory nature of the Gaming Card side, and the Nerd Market00:46:10 - Another angle on the Amazon AI Dubbing story and the

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02:08:06

Space Heater Chat - December 27 2025: Kevin's Awesome...

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2025/12/28

Kevin lives to tell about his experience working retail the day after Christmas (one of the busiest shopping days of the year). Kevin lives to tell about his trip to Asia (which did include Japan). Kevin gives us his takes on the last few Space Heaters (because he was living). Then Kevin wonders what our reading and watching lists say about him and Mike (and tries to survive telling that)It's the final podcast recording of 2025. Hope you like it*more links to be added*Mike Nicolas and Kevin NgCheck

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01:37:42

Space Heater Chat - December 6 2025: Banana Gone Fishing

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2025/12/09

Mike and Mohamed go on and off topic wondering what was the bigger garbage fire this week. Was it the FIFA World Cup Draw, or Amazon's anime AI Dub attempt? And then we went on and off topic one more time with Netflix/WB and Crunchyroll ending winding down their ad tier. And then we end with our usual "What are we watching and reading" segment. Here's one of Mike's hints: Happy Birthday Mahiru Shiina!!This Week's Drinking Game: Take a shot for Mike when he realizes Moh got disconnected...Mike

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01:53:34

Space Heater Chat - November 29 2025: The AniRevo...

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2025/12/01

TLDR: It was better than the microphones for this taping…and you can hear itMike and James give their review on the first Anime Revoution Toronto the previous weekend, and in particular the Japanese guests. With a few thoughts on the Toronto Game Expo which was also the same weekend. With a longer conversation about the convention scene for Toronto. And a throw away thought on Amazon’s AI Dubbing attemptRemind Mike to do a mic check next timeMike Nicolas and James AustinCheck out our linktr.ee for

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01:43:31

Space Heater Chat - November 15 2025: What was...

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2025/11/17

Mike and James finally go back to the podcast mics. And James talks watching Virgin Punk in theatres, XSEED, and Crunchyroll subtitles. Mike talks his first impressions of using the Manga UP service. We look ahead to Anime Revolution Toronto. And end with a tribute to an Anime North original

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02:00:31

September 26 2025: It was supposed to be a Space Heater

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2025/09/30

Our first regular episode since Anime North begins by looking back on the Demon Slayer movie talk in last week’s Space Heater. And a question about how much Sony’s recent form has been a win00:31:40 - Crunchyroll announces an opening for their returning manga service. And there is an extra charge for it and…Mike seeks therapy after going anime window shopping visit to Chinatown for the first time in years01:09:20 - The AnimeMen youtube channel has made some news lately01:34:50 - Kevin went down to

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01:15:07

Space Heater Chat - September 16 2025: Another Demon...

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2025/09/19

Taped after the successful opening weekend of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle in North American theatres. Mike hasn’t seen it, but Kevin and Moh have. So we talk about that and “a few” things surrounding itanimeroundtable.com@animeroundtable

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02:29:06

Space Heater Chat - August 11 2025: Can James Be...

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2025/08/13

The short answer is yes...as James catches up with the Mike. Gives his view last week's chat on the VShojo controversy, his thoughts on manga, light novels, and how they roll into anime. And then he talks about what caught his attention, namely the Animeigo and Discotek panels at Otakon and how they're a throwback to anime announcements from a by gone time

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02:13:26

Space Heater Chat - August 4 2025: Catching Up Again

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2025/08/06

Mike finally returns on the podcast side and catches up with Kevin for a talk around the space heater. We get Kevin's take on recent manga announcements from Anime Expo and San Diego, as well as his take on Mike's recent thoughts on manga and light novels. Then, Kevin did see BlackPink when they were in Toronto a few weeks back. So we get his thoughts on that and the Ado concert which took place last night. And finally under the "What the hell man?" heading,

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02:08:09

May 24 2025 - Anime North Day Two: The Conscience

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2025/05/31

Day two from Anime North always starts with impressions of it. Especially the weather and cosplay, what we saw in the TCC, and the panels seen and even done0:49:40 - We talked about Matt Alt’s article about the resiliance of the popularity of Japanese Pop Culture in comparison to Western…perhaps it’s a focus issue. And maybe the west’s influence in Asian Pop Culture1:20:55 - Anime North Assistant Program Director Norm McEvoy makes his annual walk on with his thoughts on the convention so far1:32:20

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01:22:14

Space Heater Chat - May 23 2025: Anime North Day One,...

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2025/05/24

We look back on Day 1 of AN. We talk initial impressions, how the AN compound looks, the weather, then some thoughts on the foreign film tariffs and wonder how this either ties into anime in North America and how it makes any senseThen we look ahead to Day 2, and Mike's special presentation before the evening tapingMike Nicolas, James Austin, Mohamed Sharmarke, Lawrence Black

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02:59:28

April 6 2025 - A Switch 2 Ghibli AI

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2025/04/13

Editors Note: This was taped just before Switch 2 preorders were also delayed in Canada. Which means a chunk of this aged about as well as milk...A very long conversation about the ongoing Ghibli/ChatGPT controversy, the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct, and V-Tuber Mint Fantome speaks as herself to explain her world to the rest of itMike Nicolas, James Austin, Kevin NgOpening Theme: Fubuki - Snowstorm by Pico MisakiVisit our launch page for links: animeroundtable.com

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02:55:04

Space Heater Chat - March 23 2025: What's on James' Mind

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2025/03/29

James finally gets a little time away from work again to visit Mike for a Space Heater. After a quick overview of shopping options in Toronto, they decided to talk about the Animeigo documentary series “The Anime Business”, the upcoming Anne of Green Gables anime and the hopes for it in Canada, and James’ thoughts on Assassin’s Creed: Shadows and how he feels it’s not enough to save UbisoftMike Nicolas and James AustinOpening Theme: “Fubuki-Snowstorm” by Pico MisakiCheck out our website for more

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01:09:41

Anime Roundtable v2.0 #94 - March 2 2025: Does Anno...

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2025/03/11

We start with Mike looking back on 19 years (on and off) of the Roundtable. And then current events with the Oscars, a followup to Space Heater and Ontario politics (with the election earlier in the week)18:25 - Everyone around the table tonight has seen Gundam GQuuuux Beginning in theatres. And we have thoughts from Gundam watchers, and newcomers57:12 - On the anniersary of Akira Toriyama’s passing, the Japan Foundation New York is doing an online panel about Dragon Ball’s popularity (on YouTube

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01:21:57

Space Heater Chat - February 18 2025: JPOP in the Sea...

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2025/02/18

Kevin gives a Mike quick lecture to Mike as feedback on the first gaming stream. Then we talk Japanese Music with his thoughts on seeing Nano and MADKID in concert, Cloud Nine CEO Takuya Chigira’s thoughts on the state of JPOP internationally. How the downfall of a former member of SMAP is proving to be an issue for the TV network he was an anchor of, and some possible ramifications. Then we unwind with by looking back on Animeigo’s Valentine’s town hallMike Nicolas and Kevin NgAnime Roundtable

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45:42

Space Heater Chat - February 8 2025: Why YOU should...

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2025/02/09

Mike and Moh sat down for a space heater. We started by looking back on the first gaming stream on Twitch the night before, and the ongoing Playstation Network outage, which at the time of taping had gotten to 25 hours. But at the heart of the matter, Mike and Moh wanted to talk about The Colors Within, and why you should check it out in theatres before its run likely ends in less than a weekMike Nicolas and Mohamed SharmarkeAnime Roundtable playlist on SpotifyOpening Theme: “Fubuki-Snowstorm” by

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01:45:51

Space Heater Chat - January 27 2025: James is Really...

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2025/01/29

We just had to talk about the reveal of the Switch 2 and take a quick trip down recent Nintendo history and how it rebounded from the Wii U almost 15 years ago. And wonder about the future of the handheld gaming console world as a whole. Then we dive into some anime headline with Diamond Distributor's Chapter 11, Discotek's latest reveals, Crunchyroll's latest issue (add it to the pile please), and James giving a thought on an anime title this season that doesn't have a North American pickup...when

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01:10:29

Space Heater Chat - January 12 2025: Kickstart in the...

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2025/01/14

We begin 2025 with Mike and James doing a live video space heater where James goes on a rant about the issues with the Phantom Trigger Grisaia anime Kickstarter and looks back on similar anime and manga crowdfunds over the years. Then, some CES news with Crunchyroll looking to restart their digital manga service (hot off the heels of the increased stake in Kadokawa), do some Ghosts of Tsushima live action, and VLC looking to get into the AI subtitle space. Then we come home as the pre-reg for Anime

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02:04:56

December 26 2024: Crunchy-roll(ing) with the Punches...

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2024/12/30

Aside from talking about the fallout from the Video Game Awards, you know we just had to talk about every piece of Sony and anime related news over the last few weeks (00:17:00)00:22:00 - Sony becomes the largest major shareholder in Kadokawa. And a little more about how we got to here00:37:42 - Bloomberg’s expose on the inner workings of Crunchyroll as their recent numbers don’t look great00:55:50 - Former Funimation man Lance Heiskel speaks01:28:35 - NHK noting how big the anime business is this

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01:11:52

Space Heater Chat - December 8 2024: Black Friday Fail

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2024/12/09

Mike, James, and Kevin catch up after a month and a half off. We talked about Black Friday shopping in Canada (especially video games and some from the store formerly known as Right Stuf) before talking about Sony’s pursuit of Kadokawa and VISA of all thingsVisit our linktree for more information and links: animeroundtable.com

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