Extreme Anime Radio Podcast

It's the (American) Thanksgiving version of the XAR Podcast! On this episode, JR shares with Nef a heartwarming story from when he flew home from his uncle's memorial. Topics then turn to how one feels when someone gets "all caught up" watching an ongoing anime series, news concerning allegations of overwork at one of Japan's top animation studios, and plans by the creator of the Hunter x Hunter manga to have several different endings ready as he deals with health issues.

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On the day America votes, JR and Canadian neighbor Nef assemble for a rare Tuesday night edition of the Podcast! Topics include more reviews of Spy x Family's second season and Rurouni Kenshin's reboot, the ceremonial casting of Colonel Sanders into a Japanese river, and the annual debate on exactly when the holiday season should begin. Also, Nef gives a surprising answer when asked whether or not one would buy $46 Japanese nail clippers.

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We bring you the Halloween edition of the XAR Podcast starring JR and Nef! We chat about the new season of Spy x Family and sports before being joined by Liz and Bri for the annual visit with the "fool in the closet," the Count! Oh, and watch out for Nef's Halloween Puns!

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JR recaps his recent visit to Canada to visit with Nef... otherwise known as the "Invasion of Canuckistan." Our podcast hosts talk at great length about Bri and JR's adventure. Also on the podcast, a tribute to a late great NFL linebacker and a look at the 2023 Rurouni Kenshin anime reboot.

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It's the Season 8 Premiere of the XAR Podcast! Nef returns with JR after a brief delay to chat about some news from the past month, including the passing of the legendary game show host Bob Barker, the opening of the NFL season, trouble in Japan with Johnny & Associates, and Nef's review of some manga that he's been perusing while recovering from his injury. Nef also runs into some live video and connection trouble, which we've opted to leave into the recording.

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We return with another installment of the XAR Podcast with JR and Nef, this time with the technical problems resolved! Nef provides another update on his recovery, then conversations turn to paying off motor vehicles, the return of Takeshi's Castle, the number of episodes in One Piece (and counting), the Hawaii wildfires and the legacy of Paul Reubens/Pee-Wee Herman.

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An earlier podcast episode from July 26, 2023 was omitted from Spotify/Anchor due to technical problems. The episode is available to stream from our YouTube page.

XAR fan and cosplayer MikaZelda returns to co-host the XAR Podcast! On this week's episode, Mika and JR talk about returning to playing Final Fantasy on Twitch, as well as Mika's thoughts on the new Legend of Zelda game that was just released. Also on the table, news from Japan - including a lawsuit involving the popular Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise. The show is also interrupted by "chaos," and JR brings some snacks for a taste test - but forgets to eat them!

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XAR moderator and frequent streaming guest Lizzy joins JR for a new version of the Extreme Anime Radio Podcast! We chat with Liz about topics such as DnD, rogue games, Japan trips, and a new American breakfast-flavored cup o' noodles. We also present new artwork of our mascot Yumemi from Maru (as a get well gift for NefCanuck's recovery) and Aldrin.

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The Extreme Anime Radio Podcast returns from hiatus, a few weeks after regular co-host NefCanuck was injured in a fall in his apartment. With Nef recovering, JR is joined by special guest co-host MikaZelda in their first-ever podcast. An update from Nef about his current condition is read on the air. JR then talks to Mika about their love for anime, Sailor Moon and Disney, the "48-hour Disney Turnaround", Disney Dreamlight Valley, and dreams about going to Japan. Also in the podcast, the new, higher price of the Japan Rail Pass for travelers to the land of the rising sun.

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Nef and JR talk about Japan's victory in the World Baseball Classic, the differences between the manga and light novel releases of "Farming Life", a new paid manga subscription service launching in May in the US, a farewell tribute to the old XAR station desk and much more on this week's installment of the XAR Podcast!

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On the "Ides of March" edition of the XAR Podcast, JR updates Nef on his new computer desk purchase and pays tribute to one of his favorite game developers of the past in Telltale Games, makers of "Sam and Max", "Poker Night at the Inventory," and a true throwback, "Back to the Future: The Game". After getting into some Japan-related news - including the relaxation of mask guidelines in Japan for the first time in three years - Nef gives his thoughts on "Campfire Cooking", the World Baseball Classic, and the potential move of Aaron Rodgers.

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We've also addressed the audio imbalance situation from previous episodes. Please let us know if it works for you!

JR and Nef bring you the first podcast under the new Spotify for Podcasters distribution name. Topics covered include JR's curiosity about an anime dedicated to judo, progress on the Ace Attorney Chronicles, testing the waters on a visual novel from the now-defunct Sol Press, and Nef up in arms as to why Kindle would have everything but the first two volumes of a manga he is reading. Besides the usual sports updates, the hosts also chat about a new Twitch channel filled with 24-hour Anime... all driven by artificial intelligence.

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Welcome to the month of March! On this week's podcast JR and Nef talk about the topics of the week, including an infringement issue in a recent episode of the Urusei Yatsura reboot, as well as news about an English dub for said reboot. Also: Sailor Moon comes to Pluto TV, JR goes from "Cuckoos" to "cooking" anime, and Nef chats about "Campfire Cooking" and "Farming" "in Another World." The podcast ends with JR digging in to his new Japanese snack box for spring.

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On this edition of the podcast, Nef and JR discuss the legacy of Leiji Matsumoto, the Manga artist and Anime visionary whose death was announced earlier in the week. Later, JR talks more about "Cuckoos" and Nef delves into the manga "I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School" before discussion turns to improvements for JR's computer and workspace.

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On this edition of the podcast, it's unboxing time! Nef opens the parcel of goodies heading to the upcoming Anime North Charity Auction, with JR and special guest Bri commenting on the action. JR and Nef also talk anime and manga topics including "Spy x Family", "Komi Can't Communicate", "A Couple of Cuckoos" and the new "Farming Life in Another World" series, and recap that "annual football championship game."

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Welcome to another season of the XAR Podcast! On our inaugural episode, JR and special guest Bri tell Nef about their recently-completed trip to Japan! Nef also gives his predictions on the "Big Game" on Sunday.

Special notes for this program:

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Due to communications issues there are a few instances when some audio becomes garbled. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Also, the podcast program includes still photographs and "show and tell" presented as part of the discussion of the Japan trip. Please see the podcast video on Spotify or YouTube for more context on what is being discussed.

Welcome to the Season 6 Finale! JR gives a Japan trip update, while he and Nef discuss the NFL Wild Card games and the remarkable recovery of Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who has returned to Buffalo and has been released from the hospital. From the land of rising sun, news about new year traditions including the "lucky man" shrine race and the first auction of the year involving a box of... cherries? Nef also recaps some of the anime shows he has been watching, including "Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun" and "Tomo-chan Is a Girl!"

XAR appreciates everyone's support of the podcast in Season 6. We hope you will join us for Season 7 starting in February!

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The first podcast of the new year is usually a time of celebration, but the news surrounding Damar Hamlin weighs heavy in the minds of JR and Nef. To brighten the mood, Nef covers Anime and Manga updates while JR dives into his latest snack box from Japan.

This is the ninth episode of the podcast's sixth season; next week's scheduled show will be the season 6 finale.

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It's the final podcast of the year! Nef and JR talk NFL playoff predictions, a tribute to Brazilian footballer Pelé, news about an upcoming anime reboot of the late 90's staple Trigun, taste tests of Tokyo Treat and SakuraCo boxes, and much more as we wrap up 2022 and look forward to 2023.

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Welcome to the XAR Podcast, Solstice Edition! With the holidays in full swing and Christmas only a few days away, JR pulls a fast one on Nef and invites stream regulars Bri and Liz to continue XAR's annual tradition of playing Mad Libs! Before that, the hosts discuss the outcome of the World Cup, troubles in Twitterland, and a timeless Anime song that is still popular in karaoke venues across Japan nearly two decades on. The show concludes with the unveiling of new mascot artwork.

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As Christmas ticks closer, JR and Nef tackle the Anime news of the week including a review of NHK's new Sailor Moon Documentary, updated content in Komi Can't Communicate, and Netflix's latest announcement about the popular 80's franchise City Hunter entering the live-action universe. JR and Nef also give their predictions about the FIFA World Cup Final.

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It's the first podcast of December, and in this episode JR and Nef bring you the latest in sports and Japanese culture news. Of particular focus is the passing of the legendary performer Bob McGrath... we talk about how his path to Sesame Street went through Japan, where he was a popular singer of Irish tunes in Japanese in the 1960's.

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XAR presents the pre-Thanksgiving edition of the XAR Podcast, which includes JR's review of the revamped Urusei Yatsura anime, Nef's take on the opening matches of the winter World Cup, and news from the land of the rising sun.

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For the first time in the history of the XAR Podcast, Nef turns the tables as he conducts a taste test on the first of his three Tokyo Treat boxes! Also tackled on the podcast are topics that include the new Urusei Yatsura anime and clothing line, Doctor Who and Elon Musk.

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There's a big announcement by ShinigamiLiz in this podcast episode! First, JR and Nef tackle the hot news about Anime News Network's majority acquisition by Kadokawa, and what it could spell for the future of Anime news in North America. JR also brings up the good news about Doctor Who, and the potentially bad news about its new Disney influence. Following a chat on the widening currency differences between Japan and North America, Nef reviews what's on his recent anime viewing list, including the second season of "Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!"

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After a very "extended" summer vacation, JR and Nef present the first XAR Podcast of the sixth season. They cover some of the highlights and the lowlights of the summer (including broken hips) and recap Nef's recent invasion to the states and his first crack at a rotating sushi restaurant. JR discusses some of the Anime titles that were tested out during Nef's visit, such as "Trapped in a Dating Sim", "A Couple of Cuckoos", and the eventual winner "Aharen-san wa Hakarenai".

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The XAR Podcast's fifth season draws to a close with this episode! JR and Nef talk about the positive feedback received about new mascot Yumemi, and then delve into topics such as the conclusion of the hockey season, airline travel issues, the countdown to Anime North, Nef's latest manga, Japanese sumo, and Ninja Warror invading the 2028 Olympics.

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The XAR Podcast returns after JR's few weeks away on vacation. JR reminisces with Nef about his recent trips to Alaska and the unique encounters he had in Nef's country while visiting Victoria, British Columbia. News then turns to Japan happenings, such as the border situation, anime shows, Japanese mafia who can't get new cell phones, a Char-themed McDonald's cheeseburger and a new maid dentist's office in Akihabara. The show then concludes with a major announcement about the upcoming debut of XAR's new mascot.

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On this installment of the XAR Podcast for Spotify Video, NefCanuck dives into the controversy, flip flop and backpedaling concerning Anime Central's vaccination and mask policy. Nef and JR also follow up on Japan's updated border regulations, My Dress-Up Darling, Komi Can't Communicate and sports... including the Anime-themed schedule announcement pulled off by the Los Angeles Chargers in recent days. JR also calls out his coworker for taking his first flying lesson and offers some show-and-tell to close out the last podcast of the month.

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It's the first podcast of May! On this program, JR and Nef talk about hockey playoffs and reminisce about the golden age of air travel before the conversation turns to a debate concerning "Komi Can't Communicate", the divesting of Square Enix, and JR's take on the new HBO Max live action drama "Tokyo Vice" based on Jake Adelstein's memoirs as the first foreign reporter for a major Japanese newspaper.

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On this edition of the podcast, JR and Nef chat about Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition, JR gives a synposis of the new ballet anime Dance Dance Danseu, and Nef continues to peruse the Spy x Family anime and manga. Also in the show: the end of hockey's regular season, and a tribute to the late great Montreal legend Guy LaFleur.

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On this direct to video edition of the Podcast, Nef and JR talk discuss the Japanese currency hitting a two decade low against the US dollar, and an interesting service in Akihabara that lets people watch the destruction of their hard drives. JR finally breaks the ice to watch the beginning of "My Dress-Up Darling," while Nef discusses sports and reviews both "Spy x Family" and "Shikimori's Not Just A Cutie."

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A wide range of topics inside and outside of Japanese culture are discussed by JR and Nef including Sailor Moon spacebars from Liz, Apple Watch, Japan border updates that aren't really border updates, sports gambling and wage increases at Capcom in Japan. Discussions about Lone Wolf and Cub and anime including Komi Can't Communicate, My Dress-Up Darling and Spy x Family turn into flashbacks of the old days discussing ADV Films, old DVD rentals, DIVX and FlexPlay.

The Podcast concludes with a show-and-tell of JR and Bri's dinner at Matsuhisa in Denver, which has been omitted from this audio release. You can watch this presentation at the end of the April 6 podcast stream located at twitch.tv/extremeanimeradio.

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It's the final podcast of March, and the last podcast in JR's thirties :( On this show, JR and Nef discuss confusing signals concerning free content from Crunchyroll and the release of the remaining Prince of Tennis episodes and new English dub. Nef also has a moment of sports philosophy, while JR talks about the reboot of Takeshi's Castle and digs in to some more Japanese subscription box snacks.

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Please note that there were some internet transmission issues during the recording of the podcast. We apologize for the inconvenience.

In this week's episode, JR and Nef review the Mario Kart 8 Booster Pass courses released the previous week, and discuss Twitch streaming updates as XAR begins to migrate some streams over from Streamlabs to OBS Studio. Nef also gives Anime and Manga updates, including the upcoming second season of the Komi Can't Communicate series.

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After a brief hiatus JR and Nef return with the podcast chatting about moves in football and baseball, Anime industry news (sayonara Funimation?), JR's take on Run With The Wind and the Hakone Ekiden Relay Race that the series is based on, and the new, unfortunate issues surrounding the world today.

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Following a brief introduction by JR regarding a small audio glitch at the start of the recording, he and Nef talk about topics including JR's introduction to Ring Fit Adventure and Nef's comparison to Fitness Boxing, reminiscing about the Japanese period films of the 1960's and 70's such as Lone Wolf and Cub (and where you can find them) and Japan's border situation. Later, Nef presents visual elements he shared with JR earlier, including the debut of bishoujo versions of Optimus Prime and Megatron Kotobukiya statues and some interesting artwork involving two of Nef's local hockey teams.

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Following the 21st birthday of Extreme Anime Radio earlier in the month, JR and Nef are joined for a special chat with XAR's creator Keiichi-san! Kei reminisces about the old days of the radio station, early conventions and Japan trips in this long-ranging chat. Later the group touches on the "Big Game" results and the partial opening of Japan's international borders.

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JR and Nef play with hats and stream layouts in an effort to engage the viewing audience and have them use their Twitch channel points. Topics on this podcast range from "big game" predictions and the new "Komi Can't Communicate" English dub to some of the takeaways from the day's Nintendo Direct stream. This is the full unedited recording of our live video stream for Spotify video. The views and opinions expressed do not represent the opinions of Extreme Anime Radio or the podcast in general.

Celebrating 2/2/22, JR and Nef recap the week's events as the Extreme Anime Radio project celebrates its 21st anniversary. Other topics tackled on the program include Tom Brady and the NFL, a "sayonara" to SEGA arcade branding in Japan, trash cans, Canadian politics and the passing of Dr. Johnny Fever.

After a one week hiatus, JR and Nef return to discuss topics including NFL overtime rules and conference predictions, a recap of the conclusion of Season 1 of "Komi Can't Communicate", analysis of "My Dress-Up Darling" and a preview of "Love of Kill", a debate on COVID border closures, promotions and retirements in the Japanese world of Sumo, and an interesting anime-themed promotion being attempted by Niigata Prefecture that intends to showcase it's top commodity, rice.

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Welcome to Season 5 of the Extreme Anime Radio Podcast! On this episode, JR and Nef discuss topics ranging from COVID and travel updates to "Komi Can't Communicate", the recent acquisition of HIDIVE, a new Urusei Yatsura anime, and the return to streaming television of the original Iron Chef television series. JR also does a new round of Japanese Kit Kat taste testing, including one flavor that seems to be lost in translation...

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JR and Nef close out a wild 2021 and Season 4 of the podcast! Topics include the recent surge of COVID cases around the world and the effect it has had on a growing number of sports events, the passing of football legend John Madden, JR's take on the "Idol Manager" management simulation game, and a follow-up on the "Uma Musume" storm that is still sweeping Japan.

JR and Nef are joined on the podcast realm by Liz, Bri and Karam for the on-and-off XAR holiday tradition of playing Mad Libs! We also follow up on Cyberpunk 2077's lawsuit settlement from last week, and Nef's voice acting lessons from the past weekend.

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JR and Nef discuss the sudden cancellation of Cowboy Bebop on Netflix, and the general atmosphere of anime to live action adaptations. Other topics on the podcast tonight include broken video games, a new manga with "level 2 cheat powers", and thoughts on the "Great Ace Attorney Chronicles" that the gang has recently been streaming on Twitch. JR then digs into the December Bokksu and Sakuraco boxes, both with a familiar theme for the last month of the year.

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On this edition of the Extreme Anime Radio Podcast, JR and Nef tackle news of the Omicron variant of COVID that has made global headlines in the last week, and how it has been tied to a local Anime convention in New York. Also discussed are issues with Shonen Jump's app, Amazon outages, and a Japanese entrepreneur making a trip to the International Space Station. Shoutout in the show as well to Jerikandra Cosplay, who dined with JR earlier this week as she visited the city!

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After a one-month hiatus, JR and Nef return with the Extreme Anime Radio Podcast covering topics including the live-action Cowboy Bebop, the Komi Can't Communicate anime, and nations such as Japan locking down once again thanks to a new COVID variant.

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JR and Nef lead off this edition of the podcast the same as last time - with a review of a new Cowboy Bebop live action trailer. Later discussion includes beef with Netflix subtitles, around the horn in the world of sports, the recent Sword Art Online horse racing collab with the Japan Racing Association, and gearing up for a friendly Mario Kart showdown.

The podcast will be going on hiatus for a few weeks, but you can always check out our game streams on Twitch at twitch.tv/extremeanimeradio in the meantime!

On this week's Extreme Anime Radio Podcast, JR and Nef discuss the passing of two legendary voice actors in Chris Ayres and Jack Angel. Other topics include the new "Lost Session" Cowboy Bebop trailer, newly-licensed Hajime no Ippo episodes, and a debate on lifting Japan's COVID-related travel restrictions.

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On this installment of the podcast, Nef and JR chat about the upcoming revival of Cowboy Bebop and how the original Japanese anime cast will play a part in the new live-action series. Topics also include Captain Kirk's launch to space, Nef's new Nintendo Switch and unique joycon controller, and the US land borders finally opening following the pandemic. 

Due to timing constraints, this podcast contains the raw, unedited audio feed from the October 13 podcast. The views and opinions expressed do not represent the opinions of Extreme Anime Radio or the podcast in general.