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  Crunchyroll announced on June 4 that they have added the Aware! Meisaku-kun anime to their simulcast lineup. The first simulcasted episode is episode 203 "The Scary Jizo Statues", which serves as the first episode of the ongoing 6th season. More episodes will be added at a later date, along with new episodes being added on Fridays at 6:00 AM EDT (3:00 AM PST). The anime made its official English debut on AnimeLog's YouTube channel in November 2020. The first added episode was season 1 episode 1.  Sources: Anime News Network , Crunchyroll

  Some of the Doraemon limited items that were previously sold at the I'm Doraemon Pop-Up Store are currently available at the Flowering online store in Japan. Items (from left to right in the image): Acrylic magnet (7 types); 990 yen ($9.07) Antiviral cloth face mask (3 types); 1,980 yen ($18.15) Hand towel; 825 yen ($7.56) All prices include tax. Sources: Sanrio's official website , Doraemon Channel's official website

  Ojarumaru is an anime series that's very obscure outside of Asia. What's even more obscure is the fact that there at least 2 English dubs of the show and none of them were ever released. Not even a sample of these dubs can be found online. While it hasn't been officially stated why these dubs went unreleased, it's possible that companies in the Anglosphere just didn't think that the show would be very successful. The history of slice-of-life comedy kids anime, such as Hamtaro ,  Doraemon , and Yo-kai Watch , underperforming in the Anglosphere might've influenced this decision.  The first English dub, entitled Prince Mackaroo , was probably produced sometime back in the early 2000s. It was dubbed in Canada at Ocean Sound. Enoki Films USA most likely commissioned the dub, as they held the master license for the show in Western territories at the time. The only known dub staff are voice actors David Kaye and Saffron Henderson. Kaye voiced Denbo (renamed Cyberfly...

  NHK announced on Monday that the 2-part The Dragon Dentist anime special will re-air on NHK G during the Golden Week holiday in Japan on May 4.  The first part will air from 4:25 to 5:11 PM JST. The second part will air from 5:11 to 5:57 PM JST. The Dragon Dentist initially aired in 2 parts on NHK BS Premium on February 18 and February 25, 2017.  Source: NHK's official website

  Popular merchandise based on the Doraemon franchise has been available at the lifestyle market One'sterrace in Japan since April 23.  Merchandise (from left to right in the image): Plush toy S 16 cm; 1,650 yen ($15.29) Marche bag; 660 yen ($6.12) One push mug bottle; 3,520 yen ($32.62) Pet bottle cover; 1,100 yen ($10.28) Hand towel; 1,650 yen ($15.29) Cold storage bag; 990 yen ($9.17) Plush toy M; 3,080 yen ($28.54) Fruit jelly bank; 1,430 yen ($13.25) Face pouch; 1,760 yen ($16.31) Ecobag; 1,320 yen ($12.23) Capsule cookie and marshmallows; 486 yen ($4.49) Mug cup; 1,540 yen ($14.27) Wash towel; 550 yen ($5.10) Time Furoshiki wash towel; 440 yen ($4.08) All prices include tax. The merchandise may not be available at some One'sterrace stores. Sources: World Online Store via Doraemon Channel's website 

  Backscratchers based on Sanrio's I'm Doraemon brand entitled "I'm Doraemon: Senaka-kaite" (I'm Doraemon 背中かいて) are currently available for purchase on the Kawashima Rakuten Shop. They are made in Japan with the antibacterial component Ag and are portable.  9 variants are available: Doraemon Basic Takecopter Nakama Face Dorami Nobita Shizuka Gian Suneo Price: 1,650 yen ($15.29) plus tax Sources: Doraemon Channel's official website , Sanrio's official website , Rakuten

Image via  Amazon I've always had mixed feelings about the Case Closed anime and manga. I liked the artstyle, the premise, and the episodic nature, but the slow pacing and redundancy turned me away from actively following it every week. However, I was interested in checking out at least one of the movies because they looked more exciting than the regular TV series. I just wasn't sure which one I wanted to start off with. So today, I decided to start off with The Fist of Blue Sapphire because of the cool-sounding title and the plotline of Conan getting transported over to Singapore. Here's the official synopsis via YouTube :  The world 's largest sapphire, "The Fist of Blue Sapphire" was alleged to have been lost at sea near Singapore in the late 19th century. When a local billionaire appears to the public with a plan to retrieve the sapphire, a murder occurs in Marina Bay Sands. At the scene, a bloodied notice card from Kid the Phantom Thief is found. I must...