Topics of discussion
Opening discussions:
– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Tenga
– Genshin Impact’s WORST region| Natlan: A failure in storytelling
– Man Allegedly Posed As FBI Agent To Try To Free Luigi Mangione From Jail
– Pickups
– And now, we eat a bear paw we bought in Japan’s Chiba Prefecture
Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:
Convention news:
– Temptations of smartphones, high-calorie foods mean no new horse racing jockeys for Japan next year
Live-Action Anime news:
– Masters of the Universe Trailer Beats Star Wars Mandalorian and Grogu Four-Month Total in Just Two Days
Streaming news:
– Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai Anime Premiere Date Announced
– Sunao Katabuchi’s New Anime Short Fukufuku no Chizu Streams on March 5
– Japanese Government Warns Piracy of Games & Anime Has Tripled in 3 Years
∟Viz shared the anti-piracy video
∟But Viz is partially responsible for driving people to piracy
∟Some people clearly didn’t understand where the video came from
∟Others complained series weren’t released over here
∟Others noted that the committees get all the royalties
∟Others point out how Viz dropped series after only a few volumes
∟Some pointed out that legal issues forced Viz to lose licenses
∟Some clutched pearls that an editor would be straight with them
∟Others pointed out Viz’s old translator was a pedophile
Theater Release news:
– Silent Hill legend Akira Yamaoka doesn’t think the franchise has changed as much as you do, since Konami’s “philosophical approach” has always been the same
∟Box Office Numbers
– Japan Box Office: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Returns to No.8 in 28th Weekend
– Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames Anime Film Shares Battle Trailer Featuring Kagura and Abuto
– MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Anime Film Unveils Guns N’ Roses Theme Song
– Fruits Basket -prelude- to Release in U.S., Canada Theaters on February 16, 2026
– Donald Trump Reiterates Plans for Film Tariffs on Non-US Movies
Series news:
Anime:
– GIRLS und PANZER: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! Chapter 3 Anime Releases Trailer, Key Visual
∟Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen! Part 3 Even More Cute & Comedic
– Pardon the Intrusion, I’m Home! Anime Premieres in April 2026
– Nippon Sangoku Anime Announced for April 2026
– Ponkotsu Fuuki Iin to Skirt-take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi Anime Unveils April 2026 Premiere, Teaser Trailer and Visual
– Yowayowa Sensei Anime Reveals More Cast in Teaser Trailer
– Kyoto Animation’s Sparks of Tomorrow Anime Premieres July 2026
– Rich Girl Caretaker Anime Reveals July 2026 Broadcast, Main Cast and Staff in Teaser Trailer
– THE GHOST IN THE SHELL Anime Reveals July 2026 Broadcast in New Trailer, Visual
∟AC’s Tweet manifesting a dub with the Bandai cast
– Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden Anime Announced for October 2026
– The Vermilion Mask Anime Broadcasts in 2026
– Megami “Isekai Tensei Nani ni Naritai Desu ka” Ore “Yuusha no Rokkotsu de” Anime Adaptation Announced
– Oshi no Ko’s English Subtitles Butchered: All About “Political Correctness”
Manga:
– Baki Manga Series Releases 35th Anniversary Illustration, Opening Movie
– KenIchi: The Mightiest Disciple is getting a sequel manga
∟Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple Gets Sequel Manga After 15 Years
∟KenIchi: The Mightiest Disciple Sequel Manga Announced
– DC Comics President Acknowledges Manga Has Edge Over Western Comics
∟Anime and manga was mocked before it was mainstream
∟New DC Hero Featherweight, Granddaughter Of Batman Foe Ra’s Al-Ghul, Revealed As Transgender
– Rumiko Takahashi Voices Skepticism Toward AI in Manga
Games:
– Nintendo Caves to Activist Demands — Adds Nonbinary Gender Option and Same Sex Relationships to Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream
∟All because Doug Bowser was replaced?
∟Nintendo Issues Restrictions on Image Sharing in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
∟No Jeffrey Epstein Or Charlie Kirk Miis For ‘Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream’ As Nintendo “Place Restrictions On Certain Image Sharing Features”
– Beast of Reincarnation’s Photorealistic Graphics “Not Made for Japan or Overseas Markets”
– Virtual Boy Nintendo Classics Collection Gets Red-Tinted Spotlight in Overview Trailer
∟The Fastest Game Console Ever Made? – Virtual Boy In Slow Mo – The Slow Mo Guys
– Square Enix’s Killer Inn Criticized for Catering to the “Modern Audience”
– Nightin Cage dev responds to fan feedback for more immersive fanservice
∟More butt jiggles!
∟The game knows exactly what it is
∟They even have battle damage for the clothes
∟Bandit attire battle damage
∟Ancient Wraith battle damage
– Bunny Garden Studio’s Fantasista Asuka Features Outfit Damage
∟Some examples of the outfit damage
– Zenless Zone Zero Sunna
∟People can’t stop clutching their pearls
∟Let’s take a closer look
∟Compare her to an adult in a maid outfit
– UK Approves $900 Million Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Valve’s 30% Steam Share Revenue Is “Excessive” And “Unfair” To Players
– UK Court Rules RuneScape Gold Is “Real Stolen Property” in £700K Theft Case
Release news:
– Right Stuf
– Return To Silent Hill Collector’s Edition Steenbok (Walmart Exclusive)
– Crunchyroll appears to be dropping orders from more than Discotek
∟Despite committing to fulfilling orders when they bought Right Stuf
∟Backorders from Right Stuf are now on the chopping block
∟It only started with Discotek
∟Crunchyroll is prioritizing “fast selling IPs”
∟This is exactly what we covered in Podcast 288
∟Crunchyroll is completely out of touch with their customers
∟Crunchyroll is not even paying for some wholesale orders
∟There are alternatives
Random Merch news:
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
∟The Lore Behind the Upcoming Factghanistan Merch
– Kamen Rider jackets
– Cyberpunk anime meets traditional culture in Ghost in the Shell gold leaf Japanese changing screens
– Goddess of Victory: NIKKE’s Drake Looking Stylish for New Figure
– DOAXVV’s Marie Rose Gets a Gorgeous Twinkle Rose Figure
– Japan’s newest (and craziest) energy drinks are energy cards you drink from
Misc news:
– Anime isn’t like reality: Japanese police arrest man holding three knives, one in his mouth
∟The news report
∟An Important Rap Song (Kidz don’t play wit’ too many knives)
– Man arrested in rural Japan on charges of leaving obscene DVDs in stores as gifts for “healthy men”
∟Man Arrested in Tokushima Over Alleged Placement of Inappropriate DVDs in Conbini
– Woman Uses Hand Grenade as a Hammer for 20 Years, Lives to Tell the Tale
– Woman tries to get selfie with a snow leopard
∟Eating Chinese food together
∟Partying together
∟Step Brothers family photo
∟Better Step Brothers family photo
∟Surfing together
∟Why come if you don’t want to be eaten
∟Lions see a family meal
∟Lunch time snap
∟Bout to eat this idiot
∟Chinese for lunch
∟A succulent Chinese meal
∟Darwin right now
∟Guy posts his own selfie
∟Just let him loaf
∟Her body language said “eat me”
∟What she wanted
∟What she got
– Surgeons banned after billionaire dies during penis enlargement surgery