Kevin visits Mike to dust off the old microphones and to check their Anime North worthiness. In the process they talk about going into Mike’s vault to find things that might be Nominoichi worthy, a…
Aug 4, 2022 • Subscribe
More like this
Space Heater Chat – July 31 2022: Mic Test #2
James visits the studio for the first time in over two years to help Mike test out the new mics. In it he gives his view on Anime…
Space Heater Chat – September 4 2022: Because we must meet quota
Kevin helps Mike fill the first part of his September quota since he missed out on filling out the August one. We look back on Kevin’s mature game…
Space Heater Chat – July 15 2022: Anime North Day One, the new yet familiar headaches
Mike goes flying without his usual wingmen. But in the process hears again from regular con-goer Lawrence and AN’s social media head Chris. We look back on the…
Space Heater Chat – May 2 2023: The Manga Roundtable
Kevin and Mike start off by talking about the core items in otaku fandom’s eco-system (and define what a core item is). And then we update manga and…
Space Heater Chat – November 5 2023: October’s Spectacular Fail
After Mike recovers from yet another illness, he, Kevin and Moh have a morning coffee to talk about the last month to settle back around the table. Like…
Space Heater Chat – August 15 2023: Summer Sickness Sucks
Would you believe we taped this more than three weeks ago? Mike, Kevin, and Moe decided to shoot the breeze and talk sports, esports, the convention news to…
Space Heater Chat – October 23 2022: A second take on Bayonetta and Disney+
James returns to the table and chats with Mike as they update the Bayonetta voice controversy. Plus James gives a few thoughts on Bleach and Disney+ from a…
Space Heater Chat – May 27 2023: Anime North Night One
Mike is joined by James, Moh, and Lawrence and make observations on the first night of Anime North 2023 and the Nominoichi. James talks about Jun Miyuzuki’s appearance…
Space Heater Chat – February 19 2023: Post Kaguya-Sama Movie
Mike and Kevin spent over an hour talking about every possible angle after watching the Kaguya-Sama movie a few days before (on Valentines Day of all days) Sadly…
Space Heater Chat – December 13 2023: How Do You Herron?
*SPOILER WARNING* Mike and Kevin talk about and try to wrap their heads around every aspect of The Boy and the Herron, Miyazaki’s latest (final) film. And I…
Space Heater Chat – February 25 2024: Once Around the Table
Mike, James, Kevin, and Moh briefly got together over coffee and each talked about one thing that caught their attention this week Moh: Initial reactions to the Netflix’s…
Space Heater Chat – November 6 2022: Kadokawa Wanted ANN for the @anime Twitter Handle
The Kadokawa acquisition of Anime News Network is no doubt the big news of the week. So we take a long look at it, and the potential that…
Space Heater Chat – December 29 2023: The End (and Beginning) of the Year
Mike, Kevin, and Moh gather around the table for the final time in 2023 and talk more Miyazaki, Mike and Moh’s Netflix watches, streaming services Mike should take…
Space Heater Chat – April 25 2023: Opening the door on Suzume (SPOILER ALERT)
*WARNING: SOME SPOILERS AHEAD IN THIS EPISODE. IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN SUZUME YET, TREAD CAREFULLY Still settling down from episode 81, Kevin and Moh visit Mike for the…
Space Heater Chat – March 14 2023: The Everything Everywhere All At Once Victory Lap
Mike, Moh, and Kevin spend Pi Day going a little off the beaten path, and back to the movies as we talk about the Oscars and the evolution…
Author Journey (July 4, 2022)
Quarter 3 of 2022 begins today and that means it’s time to shift my focus from blogging to writing. It’s been too long since I’ve been writing consistently,…
Space Heater Chat – June 25 2023: Toronto’s New Mayor…oh and more Kenshin and One Piece
Mike, Moh, and Kevin just had to talk about Toronto politics throughout the chat (we taped it as the city elected its new mayor). Mike, Moh, and Kevin…
NEWSLETTER FOR JULY 2022
Learn more about Third Window Films and Asian cinema here!
Japan Diary: July 2022
The start of July called for more organisation than I’m used to, but I was determined to hit the ground running. Time was running out to get things…
July 2022 Monthly Favorites
Hello there folks, and welcome back to one of my two reoccuring features – the Monthly Favorites. July seems to have come and went for me. A good…
Reading Log: July 2022
Into one of the hottest months of the year and busiest times at work, but hopefully despite all that I’ve made some progress on keeping that backlog down!…
NEWSLETTER FOR JULY 2022
Learn more about Third Window Films and Asian cinema here!
NEWSWIRE: July 2022 Pre-Orders
…here we go again. We’re now comfortably into the beginning of another month, and we’ve seen you all shifting in your seats waiting for us to announce our…
Author Journey (July 11, 2022)
What a week! My sleep schedule was so disrupted, that my phone decided I didn’t even sleep on Friday, and I don’t even know if it’s right or…
Author Journey (July 18, 2022)
It’s official! I am writing again. It was a crazy week with work and family-related events, but I got started on a new project. I have several unfinished…
Author Journey (July 25, 2022)
After a stressful week at work, I decided that it was the right time to kick back and relax. Of course, by kick back I mean write more…
John’s July 2022 Mandarake Order
See what new bargains and oddities I picked up in my recent purchase from Mandarake of Japan. The Comic Big Spirits magazine that I thought contained the first…
Bodacious Space Pirates – Episode 4
Heads up folks, we’re returning at last to the starry skies of Bodacious Space Pirates. Last episode saw our heroine Marika seem to finally catch the space-faring bug,…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights July 2022
The summer brings new anime, and new thoughts from Kio. New chapter of Spotted Flower came out at the end of June! The digital version just came out,…
Today’s Robits: July 2022, Coincidentally Red
“Robit” is an online slang used as alternative to the word “robot.” Prior to my reboot of the site in 2019, I’ve been doing a series of posts…
Blerdy Otome Monthly Recap – July 2022
Hey Blerdy Tribe! It’s the end of yet another month, so it’s time for the Blerdy Otome Monthly Recap! I kinda skipped a few months, sorry, I’ve been…
Otaku Collection Haul for July 2022
This month’s haul includes a bunch of items picked up in town plus sale deals, pre-orders finally appearing and a couple more items that were out of stock…
Game of the Month: July 2022
This month there are a few more games I want to highlight: once again, more than I was initially expecting. But hey, all the games I want to…
Space Battleship Yamato 2205 Report 4
You have to go all the way back to January 18 (the premiere of 2202 Chapter 4) to find a match for all the Yamato action October had…
4 Reasons To Watch: Space Dandy
A sci-fi cult hit
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 – Episode 4
Are you ready to journey across the sea of stars? Today we’re returning to Space Battleship Yamato 2199, a show that I am happy to report has absolutely…
Next Sohee (다음 소희, July Jung, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]
A policewoman investigating the suicide of a teenage girl uncovers a dark web of corporate exploitation in July Jung’s hard hitting drama.
Test Post
Just seeing if I need to align all the posts left manually, or if it’ll do it automatically. Here’s hoping to the latter, otherwise I really will need…
Protected: Test
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Equipment Test...
So last night we had some fun with our podcast setup, and recorded over 4 hours of "show-like" podcast material. We were just hanging out... and calling up…
Let’s Chat: Haruhi’s harem only has 4 members
Hi friends, I hope you’re all doing well! Today I’m doing a Let’s Chat segment, where I discuss some of my hot takes and controversial opinions on a…
July 2022 Manga / Light Novel / Book Releases
The July 2022 manga, light novels, and book releases from 10+ publishers, such as Yen Press, Seven Seas Entertainment, VIZ Media, Kodansha, & more!
Summer 2022 4
I think that’s the gateway to the next world. Kuro no Shoukanshi has Kelvin as the one reincarnated to a fantasy world. We learn that he gave up…
Paternity Test Tongue
My Hero Academia 236 - 5:33Food Wars 315.2 - 13:30Boruto 36 - 29:16EDENS ZERO 54 - 36:04Samurai 8 11 - 46:08The Last Saiyuki 20 - 55:17Beast Children 9…
Black Clover, EDENS ZERO, My Hero Academia, One Piece, Saiyuki