This week the hosts dive into the Destiny 2 reveal, they talk about the anime industry, and they give their mid season impressions on the Spring Anime Season, including My Hero Academia, Re:Creators, Eromanga-sensei, Attack on Titan, and much more!
News
- Destiny 2 gameplay reveal
- Clan features in-game
- New supers
- Crucible modes now 4v4 (gone are the 6v6 and 3v3, assuming Rumble stays)
- PC version on Blizzard app, will support 60 fps (PS4/X1 at 30 fps)
- Nier Automata PC mod FAR includes piracy check, denies access if failed (Kotaku)
- Minecraft to be patched to not allow players to feed birds cookies (Vice)
- Rumor: Nintendo working on a Zelda smartphone game (WSJ)
- Bioware Montreal downsized as personnel shifted to groups working on Star Wars Battlefront II & project Dylan
- Andromeda’s follow-up won’t be worked on at this time
- Patches will still be worked on for Andromeda’s multiplayer
- Pokemon Go update
- Hiro Mashima to end Fairy Tail manga in 2 more volumes, planning next work
- NHK Oikonomiya study finds that in 2015, 25% of studios had net losses (Otaku USA Magazine)
- 80% of animators quit within their first 3 years of work, made up to $540/month (60,000 yen)
- One animator said he once spent 5 hours on a frame and was paid less than $2 (200 yen)
Discussion
- Spring ‘17 Anime mid-season impressions
- My Hero Academia
- Boruto
- Re:Creators
- Eccentric Family
- Natsume Yuujinchou Roku
- Sakura Quest
- Eromanga Sensei
- Love Tyrant
- Anonymous Noise
- Tsuki ga Kirai
- Alice to Zoroku
- Attack on Titan
Music
- Ending: “Dreamy Journey” by the peggies (Boruto)
- BGM: Fuuka Sound Collection