I'm Very GENKIN-EIN-EASI-M-A-A-A-Y-A-A-Y-A-A-Y-A-A-Y-A-A-Y-A-Y-A-Y-A-Y-I-Y. Very Genki-E-D, indeed indeed episode of the eight four play. Thank you. Uh, panel. I'm just going to call you,

panel, for making up for that. You might notice me, your host, Mark Gaming Jesus McDonald,

ostensibly here to talk about Japan and games and Japanese games.

It might sound a little downkey today. I'm a little sick, but the show must go on, as they say.

So forgive me if my voice falters or I seem a little less enthused than usual, but rest assured.

I am super excited to be here with our eight awesome, eight foursome, I think, does that what we

called it?

Does we trademark that?

Something like that.

Something like that.

Our cast of what's kind of become the regulars here recently.

Let's see.

Starting with Tina, precious moments, Carter.

Aw.

You know, I, uh,

according to your, your Twitter,

you didn't expressly state this, but

looking in the periphery of some recent photos,

you seem to have kind of like a

display case of some kind, where you have

different figurines and, um and ornaments of a sort.

Are you exposing me here on this day, on this podcast?

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