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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #28 [S3E4]

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Post published:March 18, 2022
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In this episode: the completion of the Funimation and Crunchyroll merger, huge FFXIV and Pokémon news, and an unusual “business” background for a South Korean presidential candidate.

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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #27 [S3E3]

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:March 2, 2022
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We talk about the recently announced anime adaptation of Square-Enix’s RPG hit “Nier: Automata”, Atlus’ recent reveal of “Soul Hackers 2” set in the universe of Shin Megami Tensei, and upcoming military enlistments for several male K-Pop idols.

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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #26 [S3E2]

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:February 21, 2022
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In this episode, Sanjo talks about the restructuring and upcoming name change of the famous anime studio Sunrise; remasters of Chrono Cross, Live-A-Live, and other huge announcements from the February ’22 Nintendo Direct, and BIGBANG to return… as a three-member group?

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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #25 [S3E1]

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Post published:February 12, 2022
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We’re back for Season 3 of Centaku Media Journal, ready to catch up with the ever evolving world of anime, gaming, and much more! To kick off the season and this year, we’re recapping news stories we missed from 2021 and talk about what to look forward to in 2022!

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Music Spotlight: All You Wanted to Know About AKB48

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:October 5, 2021
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The past decade has been dominated by many K-Pop acts–PSY, to BIGBANG, to BLACKPINK, to BTS. Elsewhere, in Japan, the idol industry has been dominated by Japan’s largest girl group, AKB48. They have had more than a dozen songs sitting on top of Japan’s Oricon charts in the several years since their debut. However, their popularity has dipped in the past few years. In this post, a non-AKB48 fan talks about another non-AKB48 fan covering a video that chronicles their rise to fame.

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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #24 [S2E12]

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:September 30, 2021
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This episode marks the end of Season 2 of the Centaku Media Journal! We discuss the upcoming film adaptation of the manga-tized version of Mobile Suit Gundam’s “lost episode”, Persona 5 and the results of the fifth anniversary character poll, and the excitement surrounding the annual Tokyo Game Show!

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Interest Treasures: Revisiting Kowloon Through Shenmue

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:September 22, 2021
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When I first set foot into Hong Kong, while playing through Shenmue II, I couldn’t help but notice the strange, yet fascinating landscape of the next place Ryo would soon venture into to find answers behind his case: Kowloon.

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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #23 [S2E11]

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:September 15, 2021
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One Piece celebrates the release of its 100th volume with news from the manga-ka, Genshin Impact celebrates its first year in service with a huge contest, and two new boy groups set to debut under JYP Entertainment and Psy’s PNATION labels.

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