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 Alain’s picks:

• Revenge of the Oldtaku Novels 
  Last week there was the announcement of a new Slayers novel and now a new Dirty Pair novel.
• Japanese Tank Battle
  The critical Battle of Saipan is not our typical Pacific War battle.
• This is Why You Don’t Leave Precure Out of Your Magical Girls Panel
  15 years of animation means is has to have some relevance.

  Kate’s picks:

• Conan in Conan Town
  Recently Conan O’Brien learned about Detective Conan. And he decided to visit Japan’s Conan Town to meet his rival.
• Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Exhibit
  A little look at some of the original manga pieces at this cool event.

They would STRONGLY prefer you call them the Lovely Angels:

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 Kate’s picks:

• Manga Genre Enamel Pins
  Help this Kickstarter! Fresh idea, great designs for each genre. Collect em all!
• Get Your Batou Eyes Here
  Those amazing(ly weird) 3D printers have now been used to make a bionic eye prototype.
• Attention Marshmallows
  After years of hope and promises, we are finally getting more Veronica Mars (probably). This demands a re-re-re-rewatch of the original seasons!
  

 Alain’s picks:

• Jared is the Splendor Man
  What should be a simple discussion of Gen Con news spirals into a huge tabletop RPG discussion. 
• Shoji Kawamori Plays with LEGO
  An overview of all things mecha  from Otakon 2018.
• Lina is Back!
  It is the first new Slayers novel in 18 years.
• Ghost in the Shell Changes the World
  A look at Virtual Reality in fiction.

I need these are more.

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 Alain’s picks:

• Mamoru Hosoda’s Furry Creation Engine
  Oldtaku no Radio looks at Wolf Children.
• There Are More Than Two Choices
  You can do more than skill and logic checks in games. They are just very hard to do.
• Before the First Cup of Java
  The kingdoms that would lay the groundwork for the Kingdom of Majapahit.
• The Holy See is Ready to Rumble
  A collection of Pope fights.

  Kate’s picks:

• Moomin Valley Park
  The beloved characters are finally getting their own themepark, but it isn’t in Finland, it is in Japan! That’s how deep their love runs.
• Innovative Magic Systems: A Thread
  A bunch of books that have a cool take on magic.

Thinking about Wolf Children reminded me of Merle from The Vision of Escaflowne: