Omonomono Newsletter, 2022-07-13
I think the span between my last news letter to this one, this vtuber took off? LOL. That’s a long time in Internet terms. Also did you know there was a Princess Tutu event and I missed it? ORZ.
Lately I’ve been spending more of it with my family. Work is always a big time sink all day long too.
These Past Months
A lot of “anime news” is just marketing–a lot of anime is marketing after all. So it’s always good to see companies like Kadokawa level up their game. Here’s some local analysis.
Deets on the next Shinkai big flick.
2nd Free film boxes.
Meme manga? becomes anime.
Naoko Yamada’s new film next year.
More things I want to go to: D4DJ lounge.
What an odd anime to get a rerun: Key the Metal Idol.
More Konosuba? Almost as predictable as season 4 of the new LOGH anime.
Kugyuu is on twitter. This is (big) news. Almost seems like she runs it!
More Made in Abyss, also games.
We’re past this film being relevant already, damn these cycles are fast. Uma x Top Gun Maverick was a thing. And while it’s over, it sure was fun while it lasted.
Touken Ranbu Stage gets anime lol
EN Enstar takes over a Time Square billboard to celebrate launch.
New isekai manga with 2ch founder.
Mangaka resumes manga after recovering from cancer.
Choya Chiba on hiatus for throat procedure.
Three of the five Liella’s were in a car accident and are taking time to recover from minor injuries. Cancelled events.
Yurina Uchiyama from Dialogue+ goes on extended hiatus due to health. Ouch.
AX also announces guest literally during the con, officially.
AX had a thing with its vaccine policy. Also, nice guests. Aoi Koga! And more coverage from ANN.
In normal con news, Otakon kpop heavy this time. Also maybe a seiyuu guest.
Seiyuu moves on with kids. Ayahi. Mimorin. Yuki Kaji x Ayacchi.
Anna Miller to close final JP store in August.
Pilgrimage Sites for 2023…if we can be let in.
Classic Anime Streaming from Studio Pierrot.
Mobile game collabs with Attack on Titan?
Jeddah Season 2022 Anime Village, which is a series of anime event in Saudi Arabia this year, brought over some big anisong guests this year. Like Jam Project and Flow.
New Makkun song to go with \New Di Gi Charat/
Kojima news 1: mystery game leaked?
Kojima news 2: mistaken for Abe’s assassin by French politician. And this.
Rie Tanaka had a photo book and I forgot to order…
Yo new Reina Ueda mini album pls.
Weird housekeeping news but Satohono, one of the two personalities behind the IDOLM@STER community channel (imas_ch) is on hiatus for health reasons. Kasshi is taking on all the load but that felt a bit like the way it was already.
More weird insider baseball, Cygame’s GBF got a voice track sampled into The Chainsmokers’s song.
Nakano Sunplaza again slated to be demolished.
Bandai Namco’s new affiliate is appropriately named because they make Ace Combat, but will they open an office in Kyiv when the war’s over? Because lmao.
I went to see SG5, they’re something.
More Yurucamp merch that I want…
Stalking note for 22/7 members.
The gossip behind ex-22/7 member
Bkub becomes vtuber, just got married and living his best 35.
Mogra/Anisong Index is doing a DJ audition/competition. Winner gets to play at the club for a paid gig. You can check out contestants and their entries here.
I bought this photobook, worth a look if you are into ML seiyuu. They also look cute at this autograph session!
Ever watch the NFL draft, the world cup lottery ceremony, and other things like that? This is it for CG Elections this year and it is hilarious (in a meta way).
Personal Note
Not sure where to put this, but I bought the VOY@GER blu-ray thing and it’s pretty neat.
After going to 3 cons in late May/early June I got busy with family stuff, which is the main barrier to writing more consistently. That and mobile games. I really should quit something. Maybe Priconne? Maybe BA? I rolled Ako and it feels like the game has hit a certain plateau and it’s not that exciting anymore. I got my first 1-team Ex raid kill and what is left to do? Roll RNG in PVP? This game is great in a lot of ways but it just comes up short against Priconne in some others.
That said, I did write about at least 2 out of the 3 cons I went to. A-Kon is a bit hard to write because it is new and I didn’t do a whole lot while I was over there. With BA.5 raging you kinda want to avoid crowds, yeah?
The anime season is in pivot. Last season I think I had the most fun with Healer Girl, Birdy Birdy(lol), and Kong Ming. There were a few other really interesting shows too. Virgin Road (or whatever they call it) is a great isekai light novel trope head-turn and is the first anime that reminded me of Noir in a long, long time. I’m still in the process of catching up on that one mind-wiped mage and the demon girl and the lizard dude. I kinda want to finish Deaimon. I’m still behind on Komi because of Netflix. Want to check out Summer Time Render…
New series like Spriggan and Bastard are on the radar but they look decidedly different than their original. The new A1 anime original Lycoris Recoil so far hits the spot in a way that I didn’t think I need to be hit. I tried a bunch of others and nothing really sticks out. Engage Kiss feels like a 00s anime, maybe. Trying to watch as much as I can, again.
I’ll leave this here which sums up how I feel about this content–this general summer torrent of seiyuu and anime and anisong stuff. The other day I was looking up Tensei Kenja on youtube because they really pounded social media leading up to the anime debut. Two seiyuu from their slime-seiyuu-unit were playing a game where they say something about USA in rhythm. One of them mentioned doctors are expensive here. That’s it. Or if you prefer, here’s someone selling Jim Bean highballs with a thing of squid in her mouth.
Upcoming Events
This coming week:
Bilibili Macro Link SP – in Japan but streamed, and in person too? Confusing.
Joe Hisaishi’s concert tour is getting streamed. 7/14. Speaking of which I have tickets to his show in August in NYC?
Virtual Music Awards. 7/16 onwards for 3 days
Mori Calliope first concert 7/21.
Maisen Music Fes (again!) 7/30, 31.
Sora Amamiya solo live stream. 7/30.
Kana Hanazawa solo live stream, 7/30
Vtuber version of Zombie Land Saga, English subs even. 7/30.
Maybe this is enough for now?
Makkun fanclub event for 30th anniversary. 8/21.
Long Reads
THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE this time. Also not sure where else to put them?
Nano and Brandon always have a lot of interesting to say, especially for folks new to all of this.
Denonbu 2nd anniversary stream
Phonon event reporting. Aguri Onishi and Kaori Ishihara.
More reporting, this time for Yatogame Kansatsu Nikki S4
Not really about anime, but about the creator economy.
Goripon should be proud about Darling in the Franxx.
The story behind the Frontier films’ localization for its June screening?
Starting a fire, Pyon camps. For yurucamp and also what they did on ML 7th BD bonus stuff.
Anime Songs Party still at it.
MLTD 5th stuff came and went. Watch the 5th PV.
Nobody wrote up the troubles of Maho Matsunaga, but here’s a glimpse.
A fair writeup on anime and money in production.
Salome on Theater Days, or see: Chizuru.
This Classroom of the Elite rant is good form but the content is silly.
Pyon Birthday stream is a lot of fun call-ins and special guests.
Who needs an anime when you can have cosplayers act out the skit?
Interesting note on Ya Boy Kong Ming’s music and popularity.
A belated Happy Birthday, Mocho! And hello Komomo!
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