Tegami Bachi manga, reviews & contests, plus Yoko Ishida, GUARDIAN HACKER, Furil & more in episode 103!

Right Stuf, Inc. examines the highlights of this year’s Tokyo Game Show, looks at the debut volume of Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, kicks off new contests, and much more in episode 103 of ANIME TODAY.

In a special, two-segment edition of the “Anime and Gamers’ Guide to Japan,” Kris and Judy talk about some announcements that are of particular interest to Final Fantasy fans, plus White Knight Chronicles for the PlayStation 3, Resident Evil The Darkside Chronicles for the Nintendo Wii, Joy Ride for the Xbox 360, and Infinite Space, Ghost Trick and Tsumuji for the Nintendo DS.

Also in Episode 103:

• Chad shares “What’s Hot” in the world of anime and manga.
• Shawne reminds fans about the last days to find “Supernatural Savings” on manga and books from Viz Media.
• Rich announces the latest Year of the Otaku winners (and new weekly contest) and reminds fans about the contest for copies of Rockin’ Android’s PC game SUGURI Perfect Edition.
• Nick and Rich provide a rundown of upcoming conventions, courtesy of AnimeCons.com.
• Marie takes a look at the first volume of the manga Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee by Hiroyuki Asada.
• - Listen to clips from the Yoko Ishida CDs All of Me and Sweets from Geneon Music. Also hear tracks from JapanFiles.com artists GUARDIAN HACKER (“Burn Me Away” from the CD FLARE IN REVERBERATION) and Furil (“Aurora” from the CD ether).
• And finally, ANIME TODAY highlights some of the newest fan reviews from RightStuf.com visitors.

Ready to listen in? Check out episode 103 now!

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Hey guys and girls, I just wanted to let know how great the podcasts are. And that u guys rock! Do you guys plan on showcasing some Japanese Alternative music tracks or Hip-hop on your podcasts. I know that there's some more music that I'd love to put on my Ipod thanks to your recommendations at japanfiles.com. What happened to the "Japanese 101 w/Judy-Sensei" segments. On the latest podcasts that I've downloaded, it's no longer on the show. I think that Anime Today is a blast, and it makes me feel good that there are other fellow adults who don't think of manga reading and anime watching as outside of the norm. Keep up the great work, ladies and gents!

Thanks for the great feedback and yes, we'll keep featuring all sorts of Japanese music on upcoming podcasts. I'll look through my selection of Hip Hop artists and see what clicks for me. I haven't used any since Silk Road on ep. 67 and Poplar in ep. 73.

As for Judy-sensei, she's been crazy busy with our Nozomi productions but I'll let her know that her 101 segments are being miss