The XAR Podcast presents the Anime North 2025 preview, where NefCanuck goes over the convention history, preparations, and the all important Charity Auction for SickKids, the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Topics also include Spotify and "DJ X", JR finally finishing Valkyria Chronicles, nVidia woes, and Nef's new manga with the very long title: The Quest for the Luxury Liner: Seize the Rich Life with a Ship-Summoning Skill in Another World. We finish the show with a taste test by JR from Bokksu's latest snack box!

For more details about Canada's largest fan-run Anime convention, visit www.animenorth.com

To learn more about how SickKids and the University of Toronto improve the health and the lives of children in Canada, visit www.sickkids.ca

NOTE: During the live stream, we offered our Twitch users to cast a virtual fishing line in LurkBait for a chance to win the Yumemi Crochet Doll.

The Extreme Anime Radio Podcast brings you news, information, insights and commentary into the world of Anime and Japanese culture. From the people behind Extreme Anime Radio, the station that brought listeners around the world Anime and J-Pop music from 2001 until 2019.

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