Check out the Podcast Edition of Centaku Media, featuring episodes involving certain interests in the realm of anime and related subcultures you may not know about, as well as news from the industries of Anime, Gaming, and Entertainment for those who enjoy J-Pop and K-pop! The same contents as you’re reading, catering to like-minded fans of Anime and related subcultures–but wherever you are where a screen it not available!

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Shows & Upload Schedule (as of July 2021)

  • Centaku Media Journal: Our flagship show! Episodes are published bi-weekly on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.
  • Ikari Strain: Every second Thursday of the month.
  • Special Edition Episodes: Episodes are published on a monthly basis on the last Wednesdays of the month.

Podcast & Show Notes Archive

Centaku Media Journal: Episode #21

Netflix calls global streaming dibs on the long awaited sixth part of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Final Fantasy X’s Tidus could have had a career of another famous video game character, and reporters struggle with the pronunciation of “Gundam” during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics broadcasts.

Centaku Media Journal: Episode #20

In this episode: The next Dragon Ball Super movie subtitled “Super Hero” is announced, Tetsuya Nomura teases a strong possibility of a Final Fantasy X-3, and Netflix to add a form of gaming to the subscription service after a failed 2012 attempt.

Episode Art for Centaku Media Journal: Episode 19 featuring Edens Zero

Centaku Media Journal: Episode #19

In this episode: A Kickstarter campaign for an old school Crunchyroll-inspired anime streaming server is suspended after criticism from members of the anime industries at home and abroad accuses the concept “a scam”, latest details for Final Fantasy XIV’s upcoming “Endwalker” expansion pack, and a member of an idol group […]

Episode Art for Centaku Media Journal: Episode 18 featuring Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway

Centaku Media Journal: Episode #18

In this episode: Sanjo-chan gives a 5 minute review of the recently launched Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway on Netflix, a discussion of the controversy surrounding FFXIV’s collaboration with Twitch no one is talking about, and South Korean rapper MC Mong addresses his draft dodging drama.

Episode Art for Centaku Media Journal: Episode 17 featuring Final Fantasy Origin

Centaku Media Journal: Episode #17 [S2E5]

Continuing to play catch up with a few early 2021 topics, in addition to some recent E3 announcements that will NOT take an hour and a half like last year… In this episode: Tetsuya Nomura and Koei Temco’s latest Final Fantasy game is revealed, along with Gundam: Hathaway’s Flash coming […]

Centaku Media Journal: Episode #16 [S2E4]

Welp, it’s been a few months of suddenly no episodes. So join me on a trip to the hot springs as we take a trip back into time to February 2021 to catch up on stories that we may have missed to get back on schedule! In this episode: a […]

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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #14 [S2E2]

In this episode, we talk about the success of the first Demon Slayer film, and how the anime industry has come along way in the words of Yoshiyuki Tomino. Also: the letter from FFXIV’s Naoki Yoshida to fans concerning the upcoming Announcement Showcase, and the panic on Twitter that Shueisha […]

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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #15 [S2E3]

Episode 3 of the Centaku Media Journal S2 is here! We talk details of Final Fantasy XIV’s upcoming fourth expansion pack, Endwalker! We also talk more about the return of the Hetalia anime, and Otakon’s uncertain future.

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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #13 [S2E1]

This thirteenth episode kicks off Season 2 of the Centaku Media Journal! In this episode, Sanjo-chan reflects of the what-ifs of the chaotic year that was 2020, and the brief but cautious wants for 2021 in the realms of the anime, gaming, and music world. Listen to the Podcast Anchor.fm […]

Season 2 of Centaku Media Journal Coming January 2021

2020 has been an interesting year, and a year where many have attempted things that they did not think they could pull off at all. Podcasting being one of them, especially one of my own–which I previously attempted in 2010. As the year is approaching it’s much needed exit, I […]