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Anime Roundtable
by Anime Roundtable
Anime fandom with a Toronto flavour. The talk starts with anime, but can go many different placesWeb - www.animeroundtable.comTwitter and Instagram - @animeroundtableEmail - [email protected]
Episodes
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Space Heater Chat - August 7 2026: Sony Crunchy(t)rolling Along
Yeah Mike, James, Kevin, and (maybe) Moh, talked about the World Cup, and buying manga, and the stuff upcoming in the Toronto Area. But we finally had our chance to talk about all the Sony stuff on the Playstation and Crunchyroll ends that's been simmering for sometime. Why don't you hear our…
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Space Heater Chat - June 20 2026: Where Are Anime Awards Trending?
Anime Trending’s William Moo sits down with Mike to talk about his time on the judging panel for the recent Crunchyroll Anime Awards and the future of anime awards in general. Another angle on the “Physical vs Digital” debate, light novels and manga with respect to anime seasons. And then Mike...
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May 25 2026 - Anime North Day Two: Umbrella CSI
We begin day two of our annual Anime North visit by looking back on day two…and the rain. And you know the autographs for the Japanese Guests of Honour would be a story 00:48:10 - We quickly recap the Crunchyroll Anime Awards and give a thought on a brewing discussion about how much it matters...
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Space Heater Chat - May 22 2026: Anime North Night One, Brrr (Part II)…Rain Tomorrow
We begin our annual visit to Anime North by catching up with Lawrence and make our usual initial observations on the grounds, especially the Toronto Congress Centre side. Then talk anime merchandise, streaming on service not called Crunchyroll, and use all of that to look forward to tomorrow...
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Space Heater Chat - May 10 2026: The Anime-May one third pole (aka Anime North two weeks away)
Of course Mike and James had to start with a lot of video game talk (we believe in fandom’s overlap). Then Mike wonders how much AI help would be needed for the socials in the future, and how much video should figure into the podcast side. We come back to Toronto and look ahead to Anime North and...
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April 3 2026 - The Actual 20th Anniversary Episode…Japanese Crime and Punishment?
And we start it with a story about Neil and one of his favourite subjects…hentai. And the others give their 20 year reflections of the Roundtable and the Toronto fan community 00:33:10 - We give the latest update to the Pokemon Centre stabbing murder. Along with an overview of shops based on...
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Space Heater Chat - March 21 2026: The More Things Change…20 years on
Mike and James do a space heater for the first time with the wireless mics…and you can hear it. And we start by looking back on 20 years of the Roundtable, and what has changed in terms of how we keep up with any of this (hint: social media and life). And then we look ahead to episode 100 This...
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February 13 2026 - Here’s One for the Industry!
We start the Valentines episode by recapping Mike’s space heater review of Scarlet 00:15:22 - We look at the latest crackdown in manga piracy and try and make some sense out of it 00:49:38 - Kodansha expands their Print on Demand program. Of which Crunchyroll is part of? 00:56:00 - We crack the...
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Space Heater Chat - February 6 2025: This Phone Call is Being Recorded
Mike and Moh were talking on the phone the day after the former went out to see Scarlet in IMAX. So the former hit the record button so everyone can know if it's worth seeing in IMAX... Check out our linktr.ee for more all of our links to our blog, channels, and socials, animeroundtable.com
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January 9 2026: Akemashite Omedetou! The New Years Follow Up
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 months 00:12:05 - We start with the Toronto goings on with the official start of the countdown to Anime North, The Artist Alley Shop, local sweets…
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Space Heater Chat - December 27 2025: Kevin's Awesome Asian Vacation
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...
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Space Heater Chat - December 6 2025: Banana Gone Fishing
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...
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Space Heater Chat - November 29 2025: The AniRevo Toronto Review
TLDR: It was better than the microphones for this taping…and you can hear it Mike 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…
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Space Heater Chat - November 15 2025: What was originally planned?
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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September 26 2025: It was supposed to be a Space Heater
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 win 00:31:40 - Crunchyroll announces an opening for their returning manga service. And there is an extra…
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Space Heater Chat - September 16 2025: Another Demon Slayer PARTAAAY!!
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 it Visit our launch page for more links: animeroundtable.com
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Space Heater Chat - August 11 2025: Can James Be Longer Than Kevin?
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...
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Space Heater Chat - August 4 2025: Catching Up Again
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...
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May 24 2025 - Anime North Day Two: The Conscience
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 done 0:49:40 - We talked about Matt Alt’s article about the resilience of the popularity of Japanese Pop Culture in comparison to Western…perhaps...
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Space Heater Chat - May 23 2025: Anime North Day One, Brrrr....
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 sense Then we look ahead to Day 2, and Mike's special presentation…
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April 6 2025 - A Switch 2 Ghibli AI
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...
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Space Heater Chat - March 23 2025: What's on James' Mind
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…
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Anime Roundtable v2.0 #94 - March 2 2025: Does Anno Do a Good JJ Abrams Impersonation?
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...
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Space Heater Chat - February 18 2025: JPOP in the Sea of Asia
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…
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Space Heater Chat - February 8 2025: Why YOU should go see The Colors Within!!
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...
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Space Heater Chat - January 27 2025: James is Really Looking Forward to the New Switch
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...
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Space Heater Chat - January 12 2025: Kickstart in the A** To Begin the Year
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…
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December 26 2024: Crunchy-roll(ing) with the Punches - A Boxing Day Special
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 here 00:37:42…
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Space Heater Chat - December 8 2024: Black Friday Fail
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 things Visit our linktree for more…
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Space Heater Chat - October 18 2024: It Was the Best of Times
We finally get in for the first time in a few months. But Mike and James kept it simple and just talked more of the ups and downs of Playstation’s last bit, then the busy week Toho has had, remember a few more voices that have been silenced, and James’ further issues with Crunchyroll taking over...
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Space Heater Chat - October 8 2024: Testing 1,2,3
Mike and Moh test out some new equipment by talking a little Playstation. A little bit of Pro, 30th Anniversary, and maybe a new portable as the 6 comes out? Hope the new equipment passed the test Visit our linktree for more information and links: animeroundtable.com
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September 1 2024: A Summer of Labour
After completely missing out on August, Mike quickly gets the first episode of September out of the way. And we quickly talk about Kevin’s brief experience at this year’s FanExpo Canada and how it fit in with our fandom this year 00:30:30 - Then we talk about Toronto’s Union Station and Amy’s...
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July 14 2024: They’re Going Home!!
*Note: This was taped just before the Euro Final James is English, Moh has relatives in England, we had to talk soccer to start, before getting the former caught up on the space heaters 00:12:19 - We finally talk at some length about the demise of Gainax. Maybe time gives us a little perspective...
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Space Heater Chat - July 3 2024: Born to Be
It’s been two weeks since the ITZY concerts. Mike and Kevin were on site for the ITZY concerts in Toronto. So they talk about their observations from different angles, from Kevin’s previous experiences at KPOP concerts, to Mike soaking in the atmosphere around the concert hall. And how it…
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Space Heater Chat - June 12 2023: Post Convention Syndrome
Mike, Kevin, and Mohammed give a few thoughts on Anime North almost three weeks after, the City Hunter live action almost three weeks after Mike was supposed to have watched it, a conversation with a friend and listener sparking another thought on merchandise, and maybe three headlines as we…
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May 25 2024: Anime North Night Two, We Had an Audience
We actually got a few people in the audience, it didn’t last long though. As always we started with impressions of the con so far. First with the new layout again, then the actual panels and events we saw Then we get to the news 00:53:50 - Matt Alt talked about the potential and pitfalls of AI in...
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Space Heater Chat - May 24 2024: Anime North Night One
Mike, James, and Lawrence make their observations as day one of Anime North winds down. Also we revisit some of the conversations from last year after the Nominoichi, and James and Lawrence give their thoughts on Akira Toriyama Give it a listen before day two begins Check out our website for more...
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Space Heater Chat - May 5 2024: Spring Sickness Sucks
Mike’s voice and well being has recovered enough for him, James, and Kevin to sit around and talk about the world that has passed by in the last two months. After looking back on the Leafs’ season, we actually look forward to TCAF and Anime North (but watch your cellphones), and other things...
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March 10 2024: Remembering Akira Toriyama
We spend most of the episode sharing our memories and giving a toast to Akira Toriyama after news of his death broke But we did also talk about these too on the community calendar Humble Bundle: Japanese Language, Culture, and Travel Momo Anime Market at The Momiji Centre Mike Nicolas, Kevin Ng,...
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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 Avatar: The Last Airbender live action Kevin: The latest on the Ninjisanji controversy James: Some titles people thought would...
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February 11 2024: A Fortuitous Super Sunday Morning
We are able to return two weeks after the last time we taped (and less than a week after said episode was posted). Too bad Mike was still half asleep through it 00:05:15 - Changes abound at Anime Toronto. We try to make sense of that and what it means for the anime convention scene in Toronto...
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January 28 2024: Already behind in 2024
The first episode of 2024 (which was taped a week before it was published) starts with us catching up with James. He’s been playing some games. So we talk games 00:28:35 - James gives another eye roll in talking about his latest shopping experience on the Crunchy store. Another lesson about being…
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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 a longer look at, defining titles of various generations of fandom, and Kevin’s little exercise. We then make our new years…
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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 mean EVERY POSSIBLE ASPECT
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November 17 2023: As The Crunchy Rolls
After looking back on the Space Heater Chat and some purchases in the latest Indigo Books sale. We focus on Crunchyroll on a few fronts this time around 00:09:45 - The retail side of CR with the end of Right Stuf. James gives his experience ordering from the revamped retail site 00:37:03 - New...
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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 Halloween and Anime North, thoughts on the Overwatch League Finals as Championship Season in various eSports wind down, and the uncomfortable...
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September 24 2023: The Purpose of Makoto Yukimura
A rare time we decided to get right to the main topic and talk at length about PLANETES and Vinland Saga creator Makoto Yukimura’s appearances this past weekend in Toronto 01:20:32 - Then in brief, more Haruhi to celebrate 20 years, and One Piece with Jamie Lee Curtis is very possible 01:21:39 -...
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September 17 2023: Real Life is More Animated than Cel
Amy finally returns and starts with some of her watching over the summer and we follow up from last week’s epsode on Anime Toronto with a thought on the poplarity of Hololive and other types of virtual idols 00:23:55 - So we decide to do a few headlines in brief in relation to live action...
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September 10 2023: The Anime Toronto Report
James returns to the table for the first time since Anime North. So we start by recaping his take on the anime summer 00:06:22 - A thought on anime on physical media 00:10:25 - The original Sailor Moon TV series is leaving streamer Crave on September 17 as Kevin finally shows up!! 00:17:25 -...
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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 that point, the (at the time) convention look ahead, anime movies, movie festivals, and a thought for those who are no longer with us. Not...
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Anime fandom with a Toronto flavour. The talk starts with anime, but can go many different placesWeb - www.animeroundtable.comTwitter and Instagram - @animeroundtableEmail - [email protected]
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