The trio talks talks "gateway anime," anime to introduce people to anime with. Also, the Fall 2017 anime season!   Show notes: Second Segment https://twitter.com/IyashikeiDotMoe/status/902352982196531201 Third Segment http://anichart.net/Fall-2017

The crew covers where they've done over the show's month-long break, then talks about how they handle their anime backlogs.

The crew is joined by Sneaky and PhoenixOtaku for the Anime Expo 2017 afterparty!

The team talks about belligerent MANime fans, whining, and why fans complain about shows they don't watch.   Show notes: Second Segment http://archive.is/ywXRs http://archive.is/ysWoa http://wmc-jpn.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/in-english.html Third Segment http://anichart.net/Summer-2017 http://ntrradio.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=16

The crew talks about the classic '80s OVA series Megazone 23.   Show notes: First Segment https://archive.is/ZxFfX https://twitter.com/mombot/status/868614681165824000 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-18/new-megazone-23-anime-project-plans-crowdfunding-for-promo-video/.114962 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-30/new-megazone-23-anime-crowdfunding-for-promo-video-reaches-goal/.115798

The squad covers a series of microtopics, and Anubis gets super mad!   Show notes: Second Segment https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/6ahbvx/anime_expo_bans_artist_from_artist_alley_after_a/ https://www.fakku.net/forums/incoherent-babbling/so-it-looks-like-fakku-wont-be-at-ax17 http://www.anime-expo.org/anime-expospja-investigated-concerns-complaints/ http://archive.is/968Kk http://archive.is/ZnNy2 ...

The gang talks about anime piracy, in light of the recent shutdown of Nyaatorrents.   Show notes: Second Segment http://archive.is/d5Njw https://twitter.com/Swaps4/status/859851248375410689 Third Segment https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/Breakfastwait.jpg

The trio discuss why they love anime in particular.   Show notes: Third Segment http://archive.is/yksNT

The trio talks about Anubis's adventures at Anime Boston. They also talk about new anime of the Spring 2017 season, answer an email about "Death of the Author," and try to find out what "Purestrain Otaku Syrup" is.   Show Notes: First Segment http://archive.is/gd84Y Second Segment http://www.iyashikei.moe/articles/anonymous-noise-preview/ Third Segment http://archive.is/sntET

The trio talks about anime books, magazines, and artbooks, in addition to covering the Spring 2017 anime list.   Show Notes: Second Segment https://www.amazon.com/Anime-Akira-Howls-Moving-Castle/dp/1403970521 https://www.amazon.com/Anime-Encyclopedia-3rd-Revised-Animation/dp/1611720184 https://www.amazon.com/Moe-Manifesto-Insiders-Worlds-Gaming/dp/4805312823 https://www.amazon.com/Otaku-Japan-s-Database-Hiroki-Azuma/dp/0816653526 ...

The trio covers two high-profile incidents in an extended news roundup! First: Crunchyroll caught cutting video quality for paying subscribers. Second: Funimation retracts and apologizes for its #FujoshiLife promo campaign. And in the third segment: Maidragon is good, despite the fanservice! /s   Show notes: Second Segment https://medium.com/@Daiz/crunchyrolls-reduced-video-quality-is-deliberate-cost-cutting-at-the-expense-of-paying-customers-c86c6899033b#.jzqudi335 ...

The trio discuss why affiliating politically is harmful to anime fans