Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟MarzGurl confirms she received a preservation of evidence order
   ∟Jessie Pridemore confirms she recieved a cease and desist

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Bean Bandit Premier

Convention news:

– Anime Expo Hosts Illustrator Range Murata
   ∟Anime Expo Hosts Akira Creator Katsuhiro Otomo
– Anime Expo Holds 4DX Anime Screening Film Festival

Live-Action Anime news:

– Tokyo Ghoul Manga Author Draws 10,000-Limited Advance Ticket Visual for Live-Action Film Sequel
– First Visual from Blood Blockade Battlefront Stage Play Arrives

Streaming news:

– Funimation Streams Shin Godzilla, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’, Your Name. Films
– Vinland Saga Anime Reveals 3rd Promo Video, 13 More Cast Members
– Dragon Ball Super Adult Swim Airing Suffering from FPS Drop
– Netflix’s Neon Genesis Evangelion Draws Fan Reactions With “Original” Status
– Netflix Producing Magic: The Gathering Anime

Series news:

Anime:
– Anime Tourism Association Opens Online Survey for Top 88 Pilgrimage Sites for 2020
– Steampunk Samurai Stage Play Rusted Armors Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– Production I.G Absorbs Xebec Animation Studio
– Source of that weird sound Gundam Newtypes make found by Twitter user
– My Hero Academia Characters Show Off Their Adorable Forms in Sanrio Collaboration Campaign
– The Philippines Censor Hero Academia’s Voluptuous Momo
– Fan Favorite Anime Get The Penguin Books Classics Cover Treatment, The Results Are Spot-On
Manga:
– Elliott Advisors Buys Barnes & Noble Bookstore Chain for About US$683 Million
– Viz Media, Shueisha Release Beast Children, Tokyo Shinobi Squad Manga in English
– YouTube Ordered to Hand Over Identities of Manga Pirates
   ∟YouTube Ordered To Hand Over Personal Info Of YouTubers Anime FightClub, LNDA, For Uploading Copyrighted Manga
Games:
– 3DS Potentially Reaches End of Life in Japan
– Entire Fire Emblem Series Now Playable in English
– Disgaea RPG Coming Back in Autumn
– Sega Reveals Final 12 Games for Genesis Mini Console
– Hidetaka Miyazaki And George R. R. Martin’s Game Reportedly Named Elden Ring
– Detective Conan Runner Smartphone Game Debuts in English on Wednesday
– Dragon Quest Walk AR Game Allows You to Grind Outside
– PETA’s Pokemon Sword & Shield Sheep Plea Memed by Fans
– Intellectual Property High Court Also Rules in Nintendo’s Favor Against MariCar Go-Kart Company
– New Footage of Earthbound 64 Unearthed

Release news:

– One-Punch Man Artist Whips Up Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Illustration
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Wield Kirito’s Elucidator with This LED Replica
   ∟Elucidator High-Grade Electronic Toy Sword Art Online Replica
   ∟Elucidator High-Grade Electronic Toy Special Edition Sword Art Online Replica
– Taste the ‘Forbidden Menu’ at Tokyo Ghoul Restaurant
– Condomania Japan condoms bring the beauty of Japanese ukiyoe to your nether regions
– Hard Rock Cafe opening in Kyoto in beautiful machiya townhouse building
– Japan’s beef bowl king, Yoshinoya, releases new line of canned, ready-to-eat beef bowls
– Horrifyingly Real Human Face Actually a Coin Purse
– We get a haircut by a stylist who cuts with katanas and fire at “Samurai Salon” in Spain
– Studio Ghibli theme park: New details include official park logo drawn by director Hayao Miyazaki

Misc news:

– China Woman’s Defecation so Intense She Lost Her Memory
– Chinese “Mind Reading Chip” Allowing Mental PC Control
– Driverless train reverses by accident in Japan, injuring over a dozen passengers
– Japanese Women Starting “#KuToo Movement”
   ∟Japanese swimsuit model delivers petition to government to make high-heel dress codes illegal
– Bootleg Chinese Pikachu plushie gets full makeover from loving fan who won’t give up on it
– Japan’s Okamoto trials voice-activated condom-dispensing belt in new promo
   ∟Japanese condom maker pierces previous boundary with 0.01-millimeter wonder
– The upside of dating a man whose hobby is joso, or cross-dressing as a woman

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟First court hearing was yesterday
      ∟Monica’s request to quash notice of deposition
      ∟Ron’s request to quash notice of deposition
      ∟Motion to Quash and Entry of Confidentiality and Protective Orders
         ∟Ty’s Proposed Confidentiality Order
   ∟Jamie Marchi just keeps on digging
   ∟Jamie Marchi has reached the Earth’s molten core.
      ∟Exhibit A
      ∟”No Papers”
         ∟Defendent Jamie Marchi’s Original Answer
   ∟Ty’s request for discovery on Funimation
   ∟Hero Hei Has Streaming Privileges Restored Due to Lack of Legal Action by ANN
      ∟ANN Gets Salty Over False Copyright Strike Row, Threatens YouTuber Hero Hei
      ∟Anime News Network Tweet
      ∟The Quartering offers to upload Hero Hei’s video
      ∟The Quartering starts Deep Pockets Coalition
      ∟Anime News Network backs down
      ∟A stark contrast from when this started
   ∟Vic Mignogna Fan Rebuts MarzGurl For Misrepresenting Convention Footage
   ∟Jamie Marchi Replaced in Strike Witches, Sparking Rumors of Firing From Funimation
      ∟This is for the SimulDub
   ∟Vic signing session
   ∟Kojicast Sues Funimation Over Alleged Patent Infringment for Media Casting

– Laura Kate Dale No Longer Working at Kotaku UK

Convention news:

–AnimeNEXT Staff Launch Investigation Into Sexual Misconduct Allegations
   ∟Anne May’s post
   ∟Scratches
   ∟Cosplay is not consent

Live-Action Anime news:

– Fan Remakes Sonic Movie Trailer with a New Cartoon Sonic
–Kaiji Gambling Manga Gets New Live-Action Film in January 2020
– Wrestler Kenny Omega Dresses up as Kirito
–Chargeman Ken! Anime Gets Stage Musical Adaptation This Fall
– Taika Waititi’s Live-Action Akira Movie Given Official Release Date

Streaming news:

– Funimation Acquires U.K. Anime Distributor Manga Entertainment
– CrunchyRoll Says They Won’t Censor Magical Sempai, But the Content Creators Might

Theater Release news:

– Whisper of the Heart Hits U.S. Theaters on July 1st & 2nd

Series news:

Anime:
– Subtitling glitch turns schoolgirl band anime into tale of drugs, guns, and murder
– Dragon Quest: Your Story Reveals New Screenshots
–Sound! Euphonium Gets New Anime Centering on Kumiko’s 3rd Year in High School
– The Japanese government made an idol anime, and it literally wants your blood
– Yutaka Yamamoto Vows to Leave Anime Industry After Finishing Hakubo Film
   ∟Yamakan Shares His Reasoning for Leaving the Anime Industry
Manga:
– Shokugeki no Soma Manga Concluding in 3 Chapters
– Gintama Manga’s “Final Chapter” Confirmed to be Posted on June 17
– Overlord Author Kugane Maruyama Expresses Frustration at Fan Translations
Games:
– Explore the Zeniarai Benten Shrine in VR
– Money Bath VR All About Bathing in Money
– Square Enix Dreams Radically with Chrono Cross Music Album
– Kengan Ashura Promo Trailer Battles Bravely
– Fruitbat Factory Releases ‘The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart’ Game
– Death Stranding Gameplay Littered with “Homo Demons”
– Trophy Girls Removed from Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

Release news:

– GKIDS Licenses The Case of Hana & Alice, Genius Party, Summer Days with Coo Anime
– New Jacket Illustration for Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel II DVD/Blu-ray Revealed
– I”s Creator Draws Box Art for Live Drama’s Blu-ray Release
– Choose Your Favorite Go Nagai Episodes for New Blu-ray Release
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Tell Them You Choose Them with Pokémon Engagement Ring Case
– Get Evangelion-Inspired Scissors for Your Craft Projects
– Golden Kamuy Manga Celebrates 200 Chapters with Beefcake Pen
– Boss Coffee Salutes Original Godzilla Suit Actor in TV CM
– Alarm system invented by Japanese railway company will wake even the deepest of sleepers
– Studio Ghibli theme park officially coming to Japan in 2022

Misc news:

– Monkey Punch 2nd ‘Produced’ Collaboration Image is Aquaman
– Dragonball Creator Akira Toriyama Knighted by France
– China Driver Fined for Scratching Face
– APP Will Reportedly Let You Check if Your Girlfriend Has Ever Been in Porn
– Female Flasher Exposes Herself in Front of Elementary Schoolers
– Yandere Cosplayer Stabs Male Friend
– Trump Hands over President Cup to Sumo Tournament Winner
– Chikan molester runs away from Japanese schoolgirls at train station in Japan
– Okinawa Pantsu Thief Pilfers 400
– Parents Suing for $1 Million over Teacher Convincing Son to Be a Girl

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟Ron Toye’s texts to Kameha Con were leaked to Rekieta by Ty
∟Jamie Marchi served
∟Vic invited to Savannah Mega Comic Con

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Emma A Victorian Romance: The Role of Al Has Been Cast!

Convention news:

–Anime Expo Hosts Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono, Nekopara’s Sayori, Nekopara Anime Premiere

Live-Action Anime news:

–Hollywood Reporter: Sony Launches PlayStation Productions to Produce Films, TV Shows
∟Sony’s PlayStation Productions Will Create Video Game Movies
– Sonic Movie Delayed Until 2020
– Live-Action Akira Film by Thor: Ragnarok Director Set for May 21, 2021
– Fan-made trailer of live-action Nausicaa leaves Japanese netizens clamoring for more

Streaming news:

–Japanese Home Video, Rental, Streaming Market Rises 8% in 2018
–Netflix Adds Kakegurui××, Forest of Piano Anime Season 2 in June
–Adult Swim’s Toonami to Run Gundam: The Origin Starting on July 6
–Bath House PR Collaboration with Osamu Tezuka’s Phoneix Streams Prologue, Episode 1
– Crunchyroll Adds Kyo Kara Maoh! to Anime Catalog
–Funimation Changes Delay Time for Subtitled Version of Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2

Theater Release news:

–Azoland Pictures to Screen 5th Aqours Concert in U.S., Canada in June
– GKIDS To Distribute Weathering With You Theatrical Anime Film
– Teaser for Saudi Arabia-Japan Anime Film “The Journey” Screened at Cannes

Series news:

Anime:
–Kodansha Confirms New Blade of the Immortal Anime as ‘Complete Adaptation’
∟Blade of the Immortal Gets New “Complete” Anime Adaptation
– Short Form Horror Anime Yamishibai Returns for 7th Season in July
–Tanishi Kawano’s Firefighter Romance Manga Gets Anime
Manga:
–New Gundam Wing G-UNIT Manga Launches in June
–Man Shoplifts 80 Detective Conan Manga Volumes
–Boob-Focused Artist Shocks Fans with Her Latest Character Design
Games:
–Police Are Irritated by Japanese Public’s ‘Flippant’ Reaction to Pierre Taki’s Drug Crime
– Game Freak Focusing on Original Projects to Expand Staff Skills
– Capcom Developing Numerous Titles with RE Engine
– World Health Organization Officially Adds Gaming Addiction as Disorder to ICD-11 Index
– Sony CEO Will “Combat Video Game Addiction”
– Game of Thrones Author George R.R. Martin Consulted on a Japanese Video Game
– Nippon Ichi Struggling to Pay Employees
∟Nippon Ichi Stock Plummets as They Allegedly Lay Off Staff
– More Final Fantasy VII Remake Leaks Possibly Unleashed

Release news:

– YU-NO Anime will Get Original Episode If Its 1st Blu-ray Gets More Than 1,000 Pre-Orders
–GKIDS Licenses Shinkai’s Weathering With You Film for Early 2020 Screening
– Discotek Day
∟Kemono Friends
∟Giant Robo
∟Lupin III
∟City Hunter
∟Honey and Clover
∟Honey and Clover getting an upscale
∟Sorcerer Hunters
∟Kimagure Orange Road
∟Bobobo
∟Ayakashi Samurai Horror Tales
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– MegaHouse Releases Adorable Life-Size Detective Pikachu Action Doll
– Peek-a-boo Shiba Inu towels celebrate their best trick: Getting stuck in silly places
– Easily distracted? Have no fear, a new gadget to the rescue!
– Studio Ghibli sunglasses let you channel characters from Laputa: Castle in the Sky
– “Monkey D. Luffy Island” will Appear in Tokyo Bay This Summer
– You can now buy bully insurance for your kids in Japan
∟Bullying Insurance Now Available in Japan
– Tokyo love hotel rents out over a dozen replicas of real-life schools’ schoolgirl uniforms

Misc news:

–Nao Toyama’s Website Announces that Staff Will Start Blocking Social Media Harassers
– Over 20 percent of Burger Kings in Japan suddenly vanishing this month
– Chicago School Spending $53K Reprinting Yearbooks over Hand Sign
– Police question man for “not looking good in a suit,” turns out he robbed an old lady
– Middle-aged, left-by-wife Japanese guy goes from schlub to stud, rebuilds muscles and life

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟Jamie Marchi dodging getting served
∟Jamie Marchi making a great impression on the judge
∟Ron Toye texts with KamehaCon definitely tortious interference
∟The Tumblr is magically gone
∟The one where stories don’t have to be true
∟The one the owner described as “a venting space”
∟Vic removed from Team Sonic Racing?
∟ConMunity responds to questions about vandalism
∟Funimation Sued By KOJICAST For Patent Infringement Involving FunimationNow

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–

Convention news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

– Sauna-Enthusiasm Manga Sadou Steams Up a Live-Action TV Drama
– New Live-Action Mortal Kombat Movie Announced
∟Aquaman Director Gets Over Here for Mortal Kombat Reboot
– Detective Pikachu Writers Discuss How They’d Do a Smash Movie
∟Detective Pikachu Film Writers Talk Hypothetical Zelda, Smash Bros. Movies

Streaming news:

–Toonami Block Shifts to Half Hour Earlier on May 25
– Hospitable Kyoto driver screens Studio Ghibli anime on back of his car for others to watch

Theater Release news:

–2nd Made in Abyss Compilation Film Opens in U.S. on May 27
–Eleven Arts to Screen Satoshi Kon’s Millennium Actress in U.S. in August with New Dub
–Eleven Arts Reveals Home Video Release for Penguin Highway Anime Film on August 6
– Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion
– Galactic Heroes Season 2 Launches Release Dates and Key Visuals
–Detective Pikachu Has Best Video Game Movie Debut Ever in U.S., Earns US$54 Million
∟Japan Box Office: Detective Pikachu Leads Weekend, Detective Conan Nears 8 Billion Yen
– Spirited Away Finally Being Unleashed in China

Series news:

Anime:
– Bebop and Carole & Tuesday Director Helms Trippy New Flying Lotus MV
– Galactic Heroes Season 2 Launches Release Dates and Key Visuals
– Renowned Director Mamoru Oshii Has New Anime Series in the Works
Manga:
–
Games:
– Metal Gear Solid Being Remade in Dreams for the PS4
– Katsuhiro Harada Becomes General Manager at Bandai Namco
–Sega Reveals 10 More Games for ‘Sega Genesis Mini’ Console
– Neo Geo Mini Samurai Shodown Edition Announced
– New Marvelous Game “Difficult to Make Due to Its Sexiness”
– Omega Labyrinth Life Boob-Laden on Switch, Censored for PS4
– Explore Kyoto tourist site Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine with Unreal Engine 4
– Final Fantasy VII Remake May Not Release Before March 2020
– Aeris’s New FFVII Remake Face Criticized by Japanese Fans
–Put These 8 Moments in the FFVII Remake, You Cowards
∟And 1 more

Release news:

– New Illustration for Classic OVA Leda’s Remaster Blu-ray by Original Character Designer
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Moyoco Anno Among Illustrators Creating Pocky Boxes for Spring
– Rilakkuma washing bags may be the cutest laundry invention ever!
– World’s first matcha latte art competition to be held in Japan this year
– Carry your change in a rice cooker coin case from Japan!
– Japanese capsule toy vending machines now selling working capsule toy vending machines
– Ikea makes tiny blue tote bags for storage, but in Japan they’re used for anime figurines
– Devilman Whisky Is Back, Now in Three Varieties
– Monsters Collide at Universal Studios Godzilla vs. Evangelion Attraction
– Golgo 13 Horses Around for Japan Racing Association Collaboration
– Meat Festival at Yunessun hot spring resort features creamy soy milk bath!
– Real-life Evangelion apartment in Japan is ultra-cheap, ultra-anime
– Evangelion bar in Tokyo: You mustn’t run away from the awesome anime food
– Japan to release Gundam and Char’s Zaku into space to orbit Earth, ahead of Olympics

Misc news:

–Man Jailed for Robbing Homes While Cosplaying Evangelion’s Rei
–ufotable President Hikaru Kondo Steps Down as Machi Asobi Committee Head
– 13 Japanese teen boys caught peeping into girls’ hot spring bath during class trip
– 10-year old Japanese YouTuber advocates children not going to school if they don’t want to
– Otaku’s beloved anime-style doll kidnapped, maybe murdered by bird of prey
– It’s not cool to play with cosplayers’ nipples without permission, cosplayer reminds fans
– Tree swallows sign in Japan, proves nature is hungry by continuing to eat it for 12 years
– Why some otaku look at women’s breasts, according to Japanese Twitter
– China Man Detained over Illegal Dog Names
– China Social Credit System Already Has 13 Million Blacklisted

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– StealthWeeb.com

– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Monica and Ron’s Lawyer tries to get them out of their deposition
   ∟Anime Matsuri has retained Ty Beard
– Funimation Responds to Reports of Green Tint on Dragon Ball Super: Broly Film’s BD
   ∟Blu-ray Sales, April 14-20: Dragon Ball Battles Aquaman

– Sony’s Funimation Taps Ex-Crunchyroll Exec Colin Decker as GM

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Kickstarter Anime Darling MECHA-UDE Pilot Premieres on YouTube
   ∟MECHA UDE [OFFICIAL PILOT] ANIME Original Japanese
   ∟MECHA UDE Full Episode English Dub
   ∟Dragon Ball Z: The Best Of Goku
      ∟HBO’s Game Of Thrones: Season 5 Limited Edition

Live-Action Anime news:

– Yu Yu Hakusho Manga Gets Stage Play in Late August

Streaming news:

– Crunchyroll Adds Blue Seed, Kaiba, and More to Anime Catalog
– WOWOW Re-Airs Lupin the 3rd Pilot Film in Monkey Punch Tribute
– Virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI Reveals Her New Visual!
– Hakujaden Anime Film Gets Digital Remaster for Cannes Screening

Theater Release news:

– Japan Box Office: 23rd Conan Film Beats Avengers: Endgame, Detective Pikachu
– Funimation Screens Live-Action Kingdom Film in N. America in Summer

Series news:

Anime:
– ‘Sound! Euphonium: Oath’s Finale’ has a new title
– Non Non Biyori TV Anime Gets 3rd Season
– Afternoon Magazine Lists New Anime for Hiroaki Samura’s Blade of the Immortal Manga
– Gundam anime creator’s greatest sadness is not being able to “crush Hayao Miyazaki”
Manga:
– Kujaku-Oh Manga Author Makoto Ogino Passes Away at 59
– Inuyasha Advertises Rumiko Takahashi’s Latest Manga in New Ad
– New Manga Goes Behind the Scenes of Anime’s Earliest Days
– Manga Critic Kaoru Nagayama Speaks Out Against Artistic Restrictions After Web Manga Removes Star of David Depiction
Games:
– Super Mario Kart Inducted into World Video Game Hall of Fame
– DeNA and The Pokémon Company Team Up for New Mobile Pokémon Game
– Tencent Replaces PUBG Mobile with Child-Friendly Game for Peace
– Tekken Producer “Still Wants Tekken × Street Fighter”
– Minecraft Augmented Reality Game Possibly Coming
– The Return Draws Closer with Latest Final Fantasy VII Remake Trailer
– Artists Celebrate Final Fantasy VII Remake
– Concept Art for FFVII Remake’s Tifa Potentially Leaked
– Final Fantasy VII Remake Will Still be Multiple Parts
– FF XIV Producer: “No Young Character Because of Review Boards”
– BlizzCon Makes Sure Attendees Have Phones This Year
– EarthBound’s creator says “Video games are a shovel” that helps you unearth life’s treasures
– Nintendo Handing Over User Info to Facebook
– U.S. Senator Introduces Bill To Ban Loot Boxes And Pay-To-Win Microtransactions

Release news:

– Steins;Gate 0 Part 1 LE+Part 2+AnimeExpo Concert/Event VIP Priority Ticket+Autograph
   ∟Steins;Gate Crash AnimeExpo Concert/Event Priority Ticket
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Maneuver Through Your Day with Attack on Titan 4-Way Bag
– Did Someone Ask for a Sailor Moon Lint Roller?
– New Initial D Model Cars Will Fulfill Your Need for Speed
– Kabuki and food join forces for the ultimate collaboration in the form of soy sauce plates
– Love letters from little sisters on sale from Japanese gacha vending machine
– eBay Listing Reveals Metroid and Castlevania Cartoons That Almost Were

Misc news:

– Monkey Punch ‘Produced’ Collaboration Image for Shazam!
– Twin girls have awesome twin cosplays featuring creepy and cool anime, movie, and TV characters
– Massive manga mural appears in Tokyo station with nearly 100 feet of anime’s biggest stars
– Netizens educate president of Brazil on the wonders of the anime world with hilarious results
– Chinese Sperm Extractors Providing Relief for Stressed Donors
   ∟Now available on Alibaba
– Sora Aoi Now Officially a MILF
– Osaka teens tie rope across road for fun, get charged with attempted murder
– Ruined Yuru Camp Site “Like a Refugee Camp”
– China Promotes Social Credit System with Propaganda Music Video
– Christopher Handley Sentenced to 6 Months for ‘Obscene’ Manga
   ∟Air Force Commander Standing Trial over Virtual Child Porn
– Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Creator Meets Clint Eastwood

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟Rekieta was suspended on Twitter
∟Renfamous went after TUG’s child
∟Yellow Flash dox attempted
∟ANN Issues DMCA Strike Against Hero Hei
∟MarzGurl started a GoFundMe to cover “legal fees” – Vic’s for comparison
∟May 13th is the deadline for Monica Rial and Ron Toye to respond to the interrogatories

– Verizon is looking to sell Tumblr after squandering its potential

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Horror Stop Motion Animation – The depth of YAGEN
– Anime [Crossroad × Chronicle] produce クロスロード×クロニクル制作 2

Convention news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

–Sonic The Hedgehog Film’s Trailer Streamed
– Sonic Movie Trailer Indescribably Horrifying
∟Creator thanks fans for loving Sonic so much that his ugly movie design will change
∟Remember this?
∟Comparisons and Tweets
∟A
∟B
∟C
∟D
∟E
∟F

Streaming news:

– Kizuna AI Makes Newsweek’s List of Globally-Respected Japanese People
– Kizuna Ai Uses Naughty Language in Azur Lane
– DWANGO Shuts Down VTuber and Let’s Play Companies
– Japanese Streaming Market Grows by 19% in 2018

Theater Release news:

–

Series news:

Anime:
–Code Geass Producer: Re;surrection Film is 1st Phase of 10-Year Plan
Manga:
– My Hero Academia Manga Has Printed a Massive 22 Million Copies
– Masatoshi Kawahara’s Manga Shura no Toki Returns in Monthly Shonen Magazine
– How much erotic manga intercourse is consensual? Researcher releases findings
Games:
– Fallout 4 Anime Mod Makes the Nuclear Apocalypse Adorable
– Minecraft Creator Notch Banned from Event for Political Statements

Release news:

– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Cumulative Gunpla Sales Reach 500 Million Units
– Disney Mickey Mouse Shinkansen Exceedingly Fast
– What if Avengers: Endgame was an ukiyo-e woodblock painting series?
– Anime fashion line combines stylish T-shirts with the glory of physical media packaging

Misc news:

– Japanese former adult actress Sola Aoi gives birth to twins, shares photo of newborns
– Final Fantasy’s Yoshitaka Amano paints awesome portrait of Japan’s prime minister
– Christian groups in Japan criticize emperor’s ascension ceremony as unconstitutional
– “Otaku” Threatens Prince with Spear of Longinus
– Student tries to advertise his university club at station, accidentally uses a picture of himself
– Man jumps off bridge to celebrate Heisei era’s end, hits something other than water
– Handsome anime-style security guard will be protecting actual homes and offices in Japan
– Quite possibly the otaku-ist dance that any otaku has ever danced
– Artist says anime should be more like Marvel/Disney, can’t because moe content

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟Vic Mignogna Sues Funimation, Jamie Marchi, Monica Rial, Ronald Toye
∟Anime voice actor Vic Mignogna sues Funimation after sexual misconduct fallout
∟KickVic going after Vic’s mom
∟#KickVic’s MarzGurl Starts Campaign to Deplatform YellowFlash from YouTube, Twitter
– Anime News Network CEO Calling Critics “Alt-Right Dorks”
– Lone Wolf and Cub’s Kazuo Koike passes away, final tweet is a salute to his manga rival

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–Tsugumomo OVA’s Crowdfunding Reaches 2nd Goal for 20-Minute Runtime
– Someone Paid $9000 to Get Breastfed by a Virtual Anime YouTuber

Convention news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

–TV Program Tracks Comedians on JoJo: Stardust Crusaders Pilgrimage

Streaming news:

– Netflix to Raise $2 Billion More Through Bonds, Bringing Debt Load to Over $12 Billion
–Crunchyroll, Funimation Stream English Dub of Mob Psycho 100 Reigen OVA
–New Canadian Channel ToonAVision Adds Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal As its 1st Anime
–Toonami Premieres Lupin the Third: Part 5 Anime on June 15

Theater Release news:

– Japan Box Office: 23rd Detective Conan Film Easily Crosses 3.5 Billion Yen Mark
– Screening Event for Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!? Anime’s Uncensored Version
– City Hunter

Series news:

Anime:
– Brawlers Prepare for Battle in Kengan Ashura Anime Key Visual
– Late Voice Actor Speaks Again Thanks to Digital Voice Bank
– Hello Kitty × Crayon Shin-chan Anime Episode Coming
Manga:
–Shonen Jump, Shonen Magazine Fuse Into Single 2,264-page, 13cm-wide Issue
– Hello Kitty Powers up in Her Own Superhero Manga
– Hataraku Saibou Platelet Spin-off Manga Coming May 25th
– Blade of the Immortal Sequel Manga Announced
–Little-Known Monkey Punch Manga From 1975 Reveals Lupin III, Fujiko’s Son
– DC, Walmart Censor Butts and Thighs in Michael Turner’s Artwork of Superman Reprints
Games:
– Magic Expansion Features Alternate Art Version from Yoshitaka Amano and Others
– Ciconia When They Cry to Get Simultaneous Japanese/Western Release
– Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Persona 5 DLC Appears to Include a Disability Slur
– Persona 5 Royal’s Kasumi Comes Under Fire from SJWs Wanting to Censor Her Thighs
–Konami Reveals Lineup, May 16 Release for Castlevania Anniversary Collection Game
∟Castlevania Anniversary Collection Adds Kid Dracula and More Classics
– Famitsu Readers Vote Chrono Trigger as Best Game of Heisei Era
– Dead or Alive Xtreme & Senran Kagura Ousted from YouTube Gaming
– Dead or Alive 6 Only Moved 350,000 Copies in First Month, 40% Fewer Units Than DoA 5
∟DoA 6 Update Adds Censorship Toggle to Cover Up the Girls’ Thighs, Butt, Cleavage
∟DoA 6’s Censorship Toggle Was Added to Circumvent YouTube’s Demonetization
∟Comparison Shows Kasumi’s Boobs in Dead or Alive 6 are Same Size as Dead or Alive 5
– Blood & Gambling No Longer Allowed in Chinese Games
– Tencent Increases Their Minor Digital Lock to 15 Years Old
– Fairy Gone DVDs to Come with Retro Biking Game

Release news:

–Right Stuf’s License for Cat’s Eye Anime Expires
–Discotek Licenses Entire City Hunter Franchise Including Shinjuku Private Eyes Film
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– New JoJo Jewelry Pays Tribute to Giorno, Bruno, and More
– Check out the JoJo x Harajuku Collaboration’s Tasty New Developments!
– Bruno Is Here to Add a JoJo Reference to Your Stationery Collection
– Char Aznable is Three Times Cuter in Latest Gundam Baseball Collab
– Special Detective Pikachu Menu Declared for Pokemon Cafe
– Legendary Giant from Classic Robot Anime Ideon Gets 73 cm-Tall Soft Vinyl Figure
– Preserve Memories with Limited-Edition Cans of Heisei Air
– Tenga adapts its masturbatory aid design into a full-size clear sleeping bag

Misc news:

– Madhouse Production Assistant Says He Worked 393 Hours in One Month
– Dwango Launches Tokyo’s Largest Motion-Capture Studio
– ‘Women, go back to the kitchen’ command election banners seen in Okinawa
–30 Years Ago: The Best Anime of 1989
– JoJo Designer Terumi Nishii Disappointed in Animation Industry

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna court case updates
   ∟Vic was “accidentally” removed from the credits of the Broly movie on places like iTunes
      ∟Dragon Ball Super: Broly Amazon Listing
      ∟Dragon Ball Super: Broly iTunes Listing (Australia)
      ∟Dragon Ball Super: Broly iTunes Listing (America)
   ∟Monica Rial, Chris Sabat, and others threatened a convention for 3 hours over text
– Tumblr Loses 100 Million Views a Month After Porn Ban

Live-Action Anime news:

– Okazu-kun Manga Gets Live-Action Film This Summer
– Danny Devito Initially Considered for Detective Pikachu Movie

Streaming news:

– Corus Entertainment Launches 24-Hour Adult Swim Channel in Canada on April 1
– Crunchyroll, Adult Swim Announce Toonami Programming and Distribution Partnership
– Spriggan Manga Gets Netflix Anime Series by David Production
– Netflix Announces Dragon’s Dogma, Vampire in the Garden, Super Crooks Anime
– Netflix Announces New 2020 Anime Series, ‘Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045’
– Netflix Grows Anime Programming Through Partnerships With Japanese Companies
– Every movie and show coming to Netflix in April
– Detective Conan’s Tōru Amuro Makes Surprise Appearance in German Music Video

Theater Release news:

– Saga of Tanya the Evil Anime Film Gets 4DX Screenings
– New Lupin The Third Film “Fujiko’s Lie” Hits Japanese Theaters May 31, 2019
– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Premiere Screening Planned for LA
– GKIDS Licenses Children of the Sea Anime Film
– 2nd Fate/stay night Heaven’s Feel Film’s U.S. Screenings Earn US$420,595

Series news:

Anime:
– Psycho-Pass Anime Gets 3rd Season
   ∟Psycho-Pass Anime’s 3rd Season Premieres in October
– My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TV Anime Gets 3rd Season
– ‘Is the order a rabbit?’ Anime’s New OVA Listed With Fall Release
– ‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime’ TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
– TV Anime Hi Score Girl to Get Its 2nd Season in October 2019
– Baki Anime Gets Its Second Season about Great Chinese Challenge Arc
– New Adventure Begins in Sorcerous Stabber Orphen TV Anime PV
– Girls Pump Iron in “How much heavy dumbbells can you lift?” TV Anime Teaser
– New Shin Evangelion Film Begins Dialogue Recording
– Japan Shogi Association Column Endorses The Ryuo’s Work is Never Done!
Manga:
– Tezuka’s 1970 Sex-Ed Manga to Receive Special Edition Reprint
– J-Novel Club Licenses Full Metal Panic! Light Novel Series
– No Guns Life Manga Fires Up a TV Anime Adaptation
– Broccoli Launches New Project with Tokyo Ghoul Manga Author, “JACK JEANNE”
– Biological Fursuit Manga “Gleipnir” Gets an Anime
– Devil May Cry 5’s Manga Spinoff is All About V
Games:
– Sega Pulls Judgment Game After Actor Pierre Taki’s Cocaine Charges
– Sega Suspends Sales of A Certain Magical Virtual-On Game
– Kingdom Hearts III’s Japanese Seiyuu Replaced Due to Arrest
– Super Real Mahjong PV Pulled from Switch eShop Because It Wasn’t Censored Enough
– 11-Year-Old Shoots Father for Confiscating Video Games

Release news:

– In the Aftermath Film With Mamoru Oshii’s Angel’s Egg Footage Gets BD Release in U.K.
– Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Set for Release on July 24
– Hozuki’s Coolheadedness Returns for 3 Original Anime DVD Series
– First 10 Minutes of 1989 Anime Film The Venus Wars Streamed for Blu-ray Release
– Right Stuf
– Why Don’t Netflix Anime Get Home Video Releases?

Random Merch news:

– IRON MAIDEN Announces New Saké-Infused Beer Sun And Steel
– Crayon Shin-Chan Joins Hello Kitty for Collab Café
– BANDAI SPIRITS Releases 1/1 Scale Duel Disk with Seto Kaiba Voices
– Pulchra’s Cells at Work! Platelet Deformed Figure is Absolutely Adorable
– Hunter x Hunter escape room has you take the Hunter exam, snack on anime-tastic food

Misc news:

– Japanese Lawmakers Put Expanded Copyright Bill on Hold
– Porn Company Soft on Demand to Produce Clean Energy Using “Virgin Power”
– IG Port Transfers Xebec’s Operations to Sunrise for 300 Million Yen
– Unofficial Spirited Away Anime Pilgrimage Spot Causes Headaches for Locals
– Japanese Anime Home Video Market Falls 24% in 2018
– Tokyo Man Arrested for Stealing Shoes From Elementary Schoolers
– Burglar Arrested Wearing Evangelion Plugsuit & Sukumizu
– Twitter Bans Half a Million Accounts for Child Pornography
– Arby’s in Hot Water for Having a Waifu: “Chibi Art Is for Pedophiles!”
– Japanese man finds grandpa using Tenga as flower vase on altar for deceased grandma
– Otaku nearing death can have anime collections appraised

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