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OCA Podcast 332:

November 24, 2025 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Tenga
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
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– Pickups

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

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Convention news:

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Live-Action Anime news:

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Streaming news:

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Theater Release news:

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Series news:

Anime:
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Manga:
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Games:
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Release news:

– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
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Misc news:

– Toilet rubber theft baffles, grosses out Japan

AC’s Funhouse

– The Nazis adored it; the Japanese commercialised it – now we’re all trapped in the cult of cute
– Does Guile’s Street Fighter video game crouching block work in real life?
– Mr. Sato appears in a French photo album without his consent, goes mad with desire for vengeance
– Netflix being sued for $2 billion by Egyptians for ‘distorting the image’ of Cleopatra in new doc
– “Get them drunk then chop off their heads.” Samurai’s assassination plot against U.S. envoys found
– “Android” arrested for rice ball theft in Japan, Android Woman denies involvement
– Why do people spend so long in jail without going to trial in Japan?

– Little Kuriboh accused of pedophilia by proxy
∟I was approached to talk about this during the Daman Mills coverage
∟Ex-Girlfriend
∟Ex-Girlfriend’s Friend
∟Kirbopher’s Apology Post

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 331: You’re as Far From My Level as Can Be

November 11, 2025 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us

– ‘Learning about sex is not dirty’: Japan using sex education to keep kindergarten kids safe
∟Sonic Says: That’s no Good! [Remastered 4K]

– Pickups

– Japanese Legal Experts Say AI-Generated Images Could Qualify as Copyrighted Works
∟Brandon Sanderson’s take on AI artists

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Hi-chan no Monogatari: A Manga About Life Before Birth

Convention news:

– Mega huge Mega Charizard Pokémon kites fly in the skies of Japan
– Chinese Tourists Caught Sleeping Inside Coin Lockers in Shinjuku

Live-Action Anime news:

– Zelda Movie Leaked Set Video Hints at Major Character Reveal
∟Legend of Zelda Live-Action Movie Teased, Clearly Inspired by Breath of the Wild
∟The detail in the wardrobe is a nice touch
∟Dodged a bullet for sure
– Return to Silent Hill Shows Off More Familiar Characters
∟Return to Silent Hill Film Trailer Goes All in on Adapting Silent Hill 2
– Sydney Sweeney ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ Film Gets Plot Update – And Reactions Will Separate Real Anime Fans From Dishonest Grifters

Streaming news:

– OceanVeil Reveals Nukitashi The Animation’s English Dub Cast, Staff

Theater Release news:

– Japan Box Office: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Returns to No.1 in 9th Weekend
– Japan Box Office: JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution Compilation Film Debuts at No. 1
∟Jujutsu Kaisen Film Warns Viewers: Up to 10 Years in Prison or ¥10 Million Fine
– Memories Anthology Anime Film Gets 30th Anniversary Visual, More Screenings
∟Hopefully coming to 4K over here too
– The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Sprouts Sunshine in 1st Trailer
∟Brie Larson is playing Rosalina
∟Brie Larson Cast as Rosalina in Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Nintendo Takes a Big Risk After The Marvels Collapse

Series news:

Anime:
– The Drops of God TV Anime Announced for 2026
– ROLL OVER AND DIE Anime Reveals January 2026 Broadcast in New Trailer
– The Cat and the Dragon Anime Premieres in July 2026
– Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling Anime Debuts in January 2026
– Kusunoki’s Garden of Gods Anime Shares Trailer and Key Visual Confirming April 2026 Premiere
– An Adventurer’s Daily Grind at Age 29 Anime Adds Two New Cast Members
– Magic Repo Man: Dumped by My Party, I’ll Cash In With a Cute Support Fairy to Become the Strongest! Anime Announced for 2026
– My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha Anime is Out for Revenge with New Trailer, Five Cast Additions
– Noble Reincarnation ~Born Blessed, So I’ll Obtain Ultimate Power~ Anime Showcases Its Six Leads in New Character Art
∟Noble Reincarnation ~Born Blessed, So I’ll Obtain Ultimate Power~ Anime Reveals Main Visual, 4 More Cast Members
– Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding Game Reveals Anime Series
∟Death Stranding Anime Film Reveals Teaser Trailer and Main Staff
– NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE Anime Announced for April 2026
– Now That We Draw TV Anime Announced
– Marika’s Love Meter Malfunction TV Anime Announced for 2026
– One Punch Man season 3 isn’t doing so good
∟Episode 6 in particular is drawing a lot of ire
   ∟It is the lowest rated anime episode of the year
      ∟And this is a year that broke records with Demon Slayer and Chainsaw Man
      ∟Even Velma is beating it
         ∟Apparently there is a color worse than red
            ∟This is a Game of Thrones-level drop-off
               ∟Even Dragon Ball Evolution is beating it
                  ∟And it just keeps on dropping
                  ∟Meanwhile, My Hero Academia sits on the opposite end of the spectrum
                     ∟Its current rating
                        ∟The amount of animation is so low that you can basically watch the episode via screenshots
                           ∟Meanwhile, Uma Musume has 24fps animation
∟People are taking issue with the color palette
   ∟Say no to standard coloring
      ∟What’s weird is that it is apparently happening after the fact
         ∟It doesn’t appear to be in any of the TVs
            ∟King apparently can’t wear a plaid shirt either
               ∟The underwhelmed rainbow glow
∟The lack of effort borders on censorship at times
   ∟The color palette may even be an excuse not to draw backgrounds
      ∟The quality is so low we can actually predict the shots
∟This could even be considered neutering
   ∟The soul is just not there
      ∟Though they are using an edited image in the comparison
         ∟This is the real image
            ∟Some people were motivated enough to do it themselves
               ∟Sadly, it’s not even the most egregious part of the scene
∟People want them to just start over with a new studio
   ∟Or at least cancel it
      ∟I’m not really seeing the problem
   ∟The lack of animation is especially painful for manga readers
      ∟Captain Mizuki’s censorship is also painful for manga readers
         ∟Apparently the censorship is worth the animators’ time
            ∟Sometimes they forget though
∟They can’t seem to get anything right
   ∟Even cutting off their artwork
      ∟A closeup
∟When compared to Murata’s artwork, everything is a letdown
   ∟People are pointing out that even Season 1 is a letdown
∟Some are claiming that Season 3 is using Season 1 materials to promote it
∟Good luck to whoever gets Season 4
∟The fan animations are blowing the official art out of the water
   ∟The fan edits look incredible
      ∟But don’t forget the color palette
         ∟Absolute Cinema
∟The actual animators are not happy either
   ∟His full statement

– Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 Anime Previews milet Ending Song in New Trailer
∟Frieren looking up is an art form
   ∟Its meme status was boosted by the theft title
      ∟People are recreating it in Blender
      ∟People are recreating it in espresso
      ∟People are recreating it in pixel art
         ∟Sometimes really well
            ∟Sometimes too well
   ∟A compilation of the artwork
      ∟Another compilation of the artwork
         ∟The stragglers we otherwise would not cover
   ∟Finally, a worthy companion to Sasuke
      ∟Perfection
   ∟Animators attempt to draw the Frieren angle
   ∟Art teachers are now using it in their lessons
      ∟Advice for how to do it
         ∟The right way and the wrong way
            ∟Someone animated it from the wrong way to the right way
   ∟Frieren at the beach
   ∟Another sketch
   ∟More detailed Frieren meme
      ∟Higher fidelity Frieren meme
   ∟Some people are just showing off
   ∟Some less talented individuals are trying their best
      ∟Some are nightmare fuel
   ∟People try to fix it by drawing a different angle
      ∟They’re not even trying
   ∟Artists actually think AI artists are being left out of the meme
      ∟Even the RuneScape community got in on it
         ∟Even the Clippers community are in on it
            ∟Even KFC is in on it
      ∟It’s gotten to the point that it is a bit much
   ∟The voice of Frieren used it as her profile picture
   ∟The memes are crossing
      ∟Is being “white” what makes Frieren cute?
      ∟This cosplay is where the black Frieren is coming from
         ∟People are drawing fan art of the black Frieren
            ∟This one guy really wants to demoralize black cosplayers
               ∟A more reasonable take
            ∟Some people are taking a much more brutal approach
               ∟Just when you think it can’t get worse
            ∟People are drawing black Frieren as a trap to advertise their crap
               ∟Too bad the actual “manga” looks like street trash
                  ∟Which wouldn’t be a big deal except that these are the cultural appropriation police
                     ∟Why the whore appropriation, though?
– Why European-Inspired Anime Needs More Black Protagonists
∟Mohammad Zul is down bad for white aristocrat women
∟The Kingdom of Hayti
   ∟South Africa’s First Black Bank
      ∟The African Space Race
Manga:
– Hinako Note Author Admits She Wanted to Draw H-Manga After Series End
– Rent-A-Girlfriend protagonist becomes irresistible to women
∟Now that he’s a shameless self-insert, of course
– Japan Court Orders Cloudflare to Pay ¥500 Million for Aiding Manga Piracy Sites
Games:
– Where Winds Meet English Release Ditches Sex for Body Types
∟Mark Kern blames the gatekeeping localizers
– Writer of Dispatch Admits Sex Scenes Were Cut & Suggests They May Return
– Brave x Junction Currently Banned From Release on Western Nintendo EShop
– Silent Hill f update 1.10 out now, adds Casual difficulty and more
– Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Heavily Criticized Over “Cringeworthy Humor”
∟He appears to be based on their senior recruitment officer
– Hitman World of Assassination elusive target “Eminem vs. Slim Shady” announced
– Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack Switch Release Canceled in the West
∟Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack western release canceled over platform restrictions
   ∟Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack Canceled After Failing Platform Guidelines

Release news:

– Right Stuf
∟Live-action The Girl Who Leapt Through Time DVD
∟Live-action The Girl Who Leapt Through Time blu-ray
∟Live-action The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 4K

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– ONE PIECE x Absolutely Ridiculous Collab Debuts GEAR5 Themed Baseball Gloves
– Snuggle up to a fried oyster with ingenious cushion and cover set from Japan
– Black Pochita
∟Blackface* Pochita
– New Dragon Ball die-cast car toys bring Frieza’s pod to the Dream Tomica line
– Chainsaw Man’s Himeno Makes for Quite the Sultry Bunny Girl
– Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete Araga Kiwi Bunny Girl Figure Superbly Cute
– NIKKE’s Sultry Maiden Gets a Bikini Figure from Union Creative
– Coolbear Studio Reveals New Saucy Stellar Blade Eve Figure
– Onii-chan wa Oshimai! Mahiro Figure the Epitome of Sweet
– Azur Lane’s Atago Ferociously Feral in Wolf Girl Figure
– ‘Gundam’ Sales Boom Thanks To ‘GquuuuuX’, Overtakes ‘Dragon Ball’ And ‘One Piece’ As Bandai Namco’s Best-Selling IP
– Japan’s famous Suica Penguin JR train pass card mascot is “graduating”/being laid off

Misc news:

– China Quality Ointment Gives Woman’s Skin Snake-Like Patterns
– China Quality Bridge Collapses Months After Opening
– Another Japanese Idol Dismissed After Photo Suggests She Had Hidden Boyfriend
– Japanese pop idol A-chan reveals she’s always wanted to marry a fan, and she’s done it
– Japanese Woman Marries AI Chatbot in Mixed-Reality Ceremony
– Indonesian Arrested After Breaking Into Woman’s Room & Admitting “Interest in Her Body”

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 330: The Filthy, Filthy Futon

November 7, 2025 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Tenga
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
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– Russia Bans MyAnimeList Over “Extremist” LGBTQ+ Content
– Pixiv adds new censorship restrictions to comply with international laws
– DLsite Launches Trial Version of New Censorship-Free SNS “Pommu”
∟Stop the Colonization of Fandom
– Twitter Hits New Low: “Bikinis Are Porn!”

– Pickups

– Comic Shop Owner Facing Felony Obscenity Charges For Allegedly Giving ‘Grendel’ Issue To Halloween Trick-Or-Treater

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Hi-chan no Monogatari: A Manga About Life Before Birth
– ‘Subjugation’ Teaser – ‘The Crow’ Meets ‘Wicked City’ in Practical Effects Monster Movie

Live-Action Anime news:

– Rumor: Super Sentai series to end after 50 years
∟Sankei Shimbun reports that it is ending with Gozyuger
   ∟Super Sentai Series to end after this season
      ∟Super Sentai Series to End After Nearly 50 Years on Air
         ∟Kyodo: Super Sentai Series to End With Currently Airing No.1 Sentai Gozyuger Show
            ∟After 50 Years, ‘Power Rangers’ Source Series ‘Super Sentai’ Coming To An End (Or Is It?)
∟‘Super Sentai’ Not Dead, Instead Rebranding As ‘Universe Heroes’ – And It’s Likely Due To Original ‘Power Rangers’ Contract
   ∟What we could have lost forever
   ∟However, there is one ranger who is gone forever
      ∟All because she drank before 20
         ∟Word on the street is that she has been edited out of the upcoming episodes
            ∟And they removed her shots from the opening
               ∟Seriously, she’s gone
      ∟Some believe she was discriminated against for being half Filipina
      ∟People are pleading with fans to stand with her
         ∟Apparently this isn’t exactly new to the show
            ∟And the Yellow Ranger is especially prone to controversy
      ∟Only Kamen Rider has the balls to say what needs to be said
– Toho’s First Teaser Reveals The Title Of The Sequel To ‘Godzilla Minus One’
∟New Japanese-made Godzilla movie announced, looks to be first direct sequel since 1999
– Live-Action ONE PIECE Season 3 Finds Its Portgas D. Ace with Xolo Maridueña
∟People are loving the casting
   ∟He’ll make a great Ace
∟Luffy visited his set a year ago
   ∟The resemblance is perfect
∟Bon Clay has also been cast
   ∟Gay AF
– Kodansha Launches Hollywood-Based Studio to Create Live-Action Adaptations
∟Chloé Zhao IMDB
∟Nicolas Gonda IMDB

Streaming news:

– Netflix Anime Cosmic Princess Kaguya Rife With Famous Vocaloid Composers
– Netflix Revives a Gaming Legend: Crash Bandicoot Leaps Into Own Animated Series
∟Nickelodeon had Dora teach grownups about the word “Sigma”
∟Dora can teach us what the word ‘sigma’ means. This should not be real.

Theater Release news:

– Nintendo Confirms Ongoing Plans for Multiple Movies Beyond Super Mario Galaxy and Zelda — Is the NCU Happening?
– Japan Box Office: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Stays No.1 for Seven Consecutive Weekends
∟Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Officially Enters Japan’s Top 100 Box Office
– OVERLORD 10th Anniversary Celebration Theatrical Event Tickets Now on Sale
– Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair has 7 minutes of additional anime footage

Series news:

Anime:
– Kaiju Decode: The Ring of Aidara Anime Film Reveals New Visual, Special Look Video
– The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest Anime Unveils New Trailer
– Always a Catch! Anime Adaptation Announced for Spring 2026
– High School! Kimengumi Remake Anime Casts Five Delinquents of “Bangumi”
– There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… Anime Sequel Gets Cozy in Latest Trailer
– Dark Gathering Season 2 Anime Announced
– Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo Comedy Anime Reveals April 2026 Broadcast in 1st Trailer
– Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki. Anime Adaptation Announced for 2026
– Yowayowa Sensei Anime Unveils Teaser Visual, Main Voice Cast, April 2026 Premiere
– Love! Live! Side Project Series Caught Using AI Art
– Toei plans to become an international powerhouse
– Japanese Anime Studio Bankruptcies Soar for Third Straight Year Amid “Profitless Boom”
– New Japanese Policy Proposal Seeks To Defend “Creative Freedom” For Anime, Manga, And Video Games
∟“No Interference in Creative Works” Policy Part of Japan’s 2033 Anime/Game Export Drive
   ∟The UN came after them for loli at Comiket
      ∟Epstein hated pedophiles
∟This should extend to the English localizations
   ∟Even Japanese YouTubers are talking about English Localizations
      ∟They rioted over the Japanese subs for Lord of the Rings
– South Korean Ruling Party’s Bill Would Punish Anti-China Speech with Prison Time—Controversy Erupts
Manga:
– Arabic Scans of Black Clover Manga Cover Censored With AI
∟Fictional women have more rights than real women
– Naruto, Sailor Moon US publisher’s Google Drive breached, attackers claim
Games:
– Nintendo’s US Patent on ‘Summoning Characters’ Faces Re-Examination by Patent Office Director
– Rockstar delays GTA VI again
∟People are betting Jesus will return before GTA releases
   ∟That’s not the only thing they are betting on
∟The launch is more important than their current worth
∟Anonymous Rockstar Employee Alleges Mass Firings Amid Unionisation Efforts
– Ubisoft Says Answer To ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Backlash Was Convincing Fans It Was “More Of A Video Game Than A Message”
∟Assassin’s Creed Shadows The Lowest Selling of the Last Five Mainline Titles
– Square Enix Lays Off Over 180 Western Staff In “Overseas Structural Reform” After “Extraordinary Loss” — Western Chief Publishing Officer To Resign
∟Square Enix Guts Its Western Divisions as Restructuring Continues
– NetEase Pulls the Plug on Fifth Western Studio
– Baldur’s Gate 3 Actors Brought Back to Record “They/Them” Pronouns
– Red Pine Lake Rejected From Steam Over Artwork of Swimsuit
∟The only option was to maliciously comply
∟Eventually they relented
∟Steam is okay with actual adult games though
   ∟Like Sex with Hitler 2
      ∟I Can’t Believe Mein Führer Could be this Cute!

Release news:

– Right Stuf
∟Big Boobs Buster
– BuyAnime merged with Adult Source Media

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Step into Japanese culture with Converse’s new Japan-exclusive shoes featuring gods, sushi style
– Sushi cars are the newest crazy cool dream from Japan’s Tomica line
– Fire Emblem: Three Houses Hero Byleth Gets Dancer Outfit Figure
– Colossal Code Geass C.C. Bunny Girl Figure Utter Perfection

– Cuddle Next to the Lovable Ryza With Her New Figurine
– Goddess of Victory: NIKKE’s Rosanna Practically Naked in New Figure
– Japanese online flea market app bans the sale of ultrasound photos

Misc news:

– Hokkaido Shinkansen apologizes for driver “spacing out” while operating bullet train
– JR Hokkaido train driver in trouble for reading book about trains on stopped train
– Chinese man, 64, finds toothbrush he swallowed at age 12 stuck in intestine, needs surgery
– Man Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Girl He Met Through Online Game
– Woman on Trial for Killing Newborn & Burying It in Her Family Garden
– 72-year-old man allegedly shot up Walmart manager’s car, home for firing girlfriend

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 329: Able to Eat Whatever I Want

November 1, 2025 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Tenga

– Man reveals surprising changes he noticed after not masturbating for a whole year
– Japan’s Big Anime & Game Publishers Push Back Against OpenAI’s “Sora 2”
∟Their cuck statements
∟Shueisha’s based statement

– Pickups

– GameStop Trump Halo Memes Take Over the Internet — Gavin Newsom Tries (and Fails) to Kill the Fun
∟ICE Uses Halo Meme To Recruit, Angry Joe and Others Melt Down With Profanity-Laden Rants Over “Destroy The Flood” Post

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Berserk: The Board Game

Live-Action Anime news:

– Live-Action ONE PIECE Season 2 Drums Up March 10, 2026 Release Date
∟Whisky Peak Poster
   ∟Whisky Peak set building
∟Little Garden Poster
   ∟More production stills
∟Season 2 Episode Titles
∟Sesame Street came to Netflix
   ∟Elmo proves One Piece is for toddlers

Streaming news:

– YouTube to Offer Voluntary Buyouts to Employees Amid AI Disruption
– Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason
∟Everyone seems to hate Israel now
∟Crunchyroll makes canceling a chore

Theater Release news:

– Japan Box Office: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Keeps No.1 for 6th Weekend
∟Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Jumps to US$100 Million at Worldwide Box Office
∟One movie required an ejaculation evacuation
– Hollywood Hello Kitty Movie Sets July 2028 Premiere Date

Series news:

Anime:
– Rich Girl Caretaker Anime Adaptation Officially Announced
– A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans Anime Takes a Stroll in Autumn Visual
– The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest Anime Reveals Krasia Annerose Character Trailer
– You Don’t Know Gunma Yet Reiwa Edition Light Anime Premieres in January 2026
– #Kanagawa ni Sunderu Elf Light Anime Reveals New Visual, Additional Voice Cast Members
– The Darwin Incident Anime Reveals Main Cast in New Trailer
– ONE PIECE HEROINES Anime Reveals New Nami, Robin Character Designs

– One Piece Anime Reduces Annual Production Schedule to 26 Episodes Starting in April 2026 Following 3-Month Break
– Wandance Anime Accrues Criticism Over Horrid 3D CG
– One-Punch Man Season 3 OP Seemingly Censored
∟Cue the usual excuses
∟This is why anime needs to retain it’s edge
– Foreign Markets Now Make Up Over Half of Japan’s Record ¥3.84 Trillion Industry
Manga:
– The Rent-a-Girlfriend ending Chizuru deserved
∟Instead the mangaka put himself in Kazuya’s place
∟Seriously, he put himself in the manga so he could get with Chizuru
Games:
– Original Deus Ex Art Director Reacts Negatively to Poor Quality Remaster
– PC Version of LoveR Kiss Endless Memories Delisted from Steam
– Touhou’s ZUN Says AI “Can Never Beat” Human Creativity, Blames Capitalism
– Silent Hill Producer Says AI “Could Never” Make a Sequel Like Silent Hill f
∟Motor Okamoto assures fans that Silent Hill f is as different as it will get
∟Silent Hill f Soundtrack Release Canceled
– Silent Hill 2 remake tops 2.5 million copies shipped and sold
∟Born from a Wish could release with the Xbox version
– Japanese Splatoon Artist Once Again Harassed Over Art That is “Too White”
– Twitter Whines About Pokemon Z-A Jacinthe Art Making Her “Too Black”
– Critical Hit! Japan Patent Office Rejects Nintendo’s Monster Catching Application, May Affect ‘Palworld’ Lawsuit
– Honoka Sexily Making Her Way into Atelier Resleriana

Release news:

– Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Omnibus, PUNKS TRIANGLE Sequel Manga and More Coming from Seven Seas
– Viz virtue signals hard for Half
∟Naturally, someone remade the cover with AI
   ∟Naturally, people took that and made it video with AI
∟A few random people virtue signal back
   ∟They claim it was praised previously
      ∟The response of nearly everyone else
   ∟But it appears to have no audience
      ∟They appear to be astroturfing the hype
         ∟Such a shameful display
   ∟The manga author looks exactly like you’d expect
∟Watermelon Samurai
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Japan’s mini VHS anime home video replicas are the newest blast of capsule toy nostalgia
– Sanrio and Sonic the Hedgehog characters become fast friends with new plushie collection
– Studio Ghibli plushie pouches show gamaguchi style isn’t just for toads
– Totoro fountain figurine recreates the sights and sounds of one of anime’s most memorable scenes
– Studio Ghibli releases new merchandise in honour of Mr Dough and the Egg Princess anime short
– Tokyo Revengers x Back to the Future Collab Turns Mikey into Marty McFly
– Azur Lane’s Fargo a Cute Little Cowgirl in New Figurine

– NIKKE’s Cinderella: Glass Princess Figure Shines Radiantly
– Maid Dragon’s Iruru Looking Pretty Top-Heavy in Lewd New Figure
– Solo Leveling Starforge Systems Collab Levels Up Your Desktop PC
– Tokyo bento boxed lunch shop charges different prices depending on how heavy your laptop is
– Coffin meditation sessions being offered by Tokyo relaxation parlor

Misc news:

– Tokyo sex industry worker arrested for saying she needed tuition money, spending it on hosts
– Japanese man accepts hostess’ invitation for night view date, sees type of stars he didn’t want to
– Tokyo prostitution ring members who targeted foreigners arrested
∟Kabukicho Prostitutes Busted for Ripping Off Foreign Tourists – One Earned Over ¥100 Million
– 57-Year-Old Care Worker Arrested for Drinking Another Man’s Urine by Hand

Watch Club:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CckiWce2VA

OCA Podcast – 328: How Did They Expect You to Swing That Bat?

October 24, 2025 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Tenga

– Teen Titans Season 5: The Ending That Didn’t Work

– Marines managed to get past an AI powered camera “undetected” thanks to hiding in boxes
∟AI will protect us from mass Dorito-ings
∟Meanwhile, Israel is skipping the human intervention and moving straight to execution

– Pickups

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Berserk: The Board Game

Convention news:

– Mario Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon
– Tokyo’s Haneda Airport is adding a giant Godzilla statue to its international terminal
– Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s Klingon Wearing a Skirt Sparks Fan Backlash at New York Comic Con

Live-Action Anime news:

– Shohei Manabe’s Kujo no Taizai Manga Gets Live-Action Series in Spring 2026
– Live-Action My Hero Academia Film Writer Says Creator Kohei Horikoshi is ‘Very Involved’
∟‘My Hero Academia’ Mangaka Kohei Horikoshi Heavily Involved With Live-Action Netflix Film: “There’s Nothing That He Doesn’t Give Notes On”

Streaming news:

– Jimmy Kimmel Brings Back “Drag Queen” Storytime Segment Featuring Children Being Read Eric Trump’s Memoir on Disney TV
– Crunchyroll Launches on Delta Air Lines in November with Solo Leveling, Fruits Basket and More

Theater Release news:

– Elizabeth Olsen Joins Hollywood Push to Protect Theatrical Releases — Actors are Now Refusing Streaming Only Projects
– Japan Box Office: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Holds No.1 for 5th Weekend
∟Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Gets English-Subbed Screenings in Japan This Friday
∟Chainsaw Man Pochita Popcorn Bucket
– Sound! Euphonium The Final Movie Part 1 Reveals April 24, 2026 Premiere in New Trailer

Series news:

Anime:
– The Apothecary Diaries Anime Announces Season 3 Release Dates and Original Film
– Undead Unluck Winter Arc Anime Premiere Date, Additional Cast Revealed
– The Case Book of Arne Anime Premieres on January 6
– Tune In to the Midnight Heart Anime Premieres on January 6
– Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord Anime Announces New Cast, January 2026 Premiere in New Trailer
– The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)! Anime Announced for April 2026
∟Saikyou no Shokugyou Yet Another Fantasy World Isekai
– Kirio Fan Club Anime Reveals Main Cast and Staff, 2026 Broadcast in Teaser Trailer
– Kyoto Animation’s Sparks of Tomorrow Anime Formally Revealed in First Trailer, 2026 Release
– Date A Live Creators’ King’s Proposal Light Novel Series Gets Anime Adaptation
– Japanese Animator Warns That Cheap Outsourcing & AI Are “Killing the Industry”
– One-Punch Man season 3 director calls out “rage-baiters” and bad fans before deleting social media account: “Such despicable behavior is unforgivable”
∟This is what they are presenting as animation
∟A dramatic re-enactment of the situation
Manga:
– Trans Green Lantern Introduced In The Last Issue Of Green Lantern Dark
– Key/VISUAL ARTS Reverses Literary Contest Promise, 21 Winning Novels Scrapped
Games:
– Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Overflowing With Cringe
– Pokemon Legends ZA Unsurprisingly Glitchy, Yet Rife With Weirdness & Sex Appeal
∟And you can get slammed by Gardevoir

– Ex-Co-Director of Blue Archive & Staff Referred to Prosecutors for Alleged Data Theft
– ‘Devil May Cry’ Creator Thinks “User Experience” More Important To Video Games Than “Pretty Graphics”
∟Bayonetta Director Hideki Kamiya Prefers Unique Mechanics Over Pretty Graphics
– Shigeru Miyamoto: “Games Eventually Stop Running, But Films Remain Forever”

Release news:

– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Hello Kitty and Junji Ito’s Tomie Cross Over in Scarily Adorable Goods

– Sanrio brings some smiles to Evangelion with new collaboration merch line
– Azur Lane’s New Orleans Gets an Extravagant Bunny Girl Figure
– Goddess of Victory: NIKKE Noise Figure Ready to Hit the High Notes
∟Goddess of Victory: NIKKE’s Maiden Opens up for New Figurine
– Ghibli Museum clock is now yours to take home with you
– Beautiful vintage Japanese manhole covers being offered for sale by Aichi city
– Japan’s “Kidult” Market Hits 5.35 Million People

Misc news:

– Artificial Teeth Discovered in China Quality Food Products
– Former Tsuda College Staffer Arrested for Defiling Student’s Shorts With Bodily Fluid
– Top doctor who growled at colleague in ‘sexually suggestive’ way then ‘jiggled’ her breasts struck off
– Robbery suspect stabbed with samurai sword during Norristown home invasion
– Toddler’s horror death while being pushed swing for 44 hours by his own mum

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OCA Podcast – 327: On Your Knees, Piglets

October 17, 2025 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Tenga

– City in Japan proposes ordinance with daily smartphone usage limit, even for adults
∟Japanese city drafts bold law limiting phone, video games and PC usage to 2 hrs per day
∟Japanese city passes ordinance to limit smartphone use, applies to people outside the city too
∟Japan to impose 12,000 yen fine for using smartphones while cycling under new rule
∟Japan’s new ban on cycling with earphones worries man relying on earbuds for hearing

– Pickups

– Japan’s Business Elite Demands State Bailout for Anime & Games
∟Nintendo Denies Lobbying Japanese Government Over AI

– OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December
∟Female Gooners Must Be Stopped
∟AI Girlfriend Apps Leak Data for Over 400,000 Users
∟How the Discord leak happened
– When AI stands for Actually Indians
∟Builder.io in PR nightmare after AI rival exposed for actually being 700 Indian engineers

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope – The Manga by Hisao Tamaki
– Berserk: The Board Game

Convention news:

– Japanese Idol Group Hosts “Free Hug” Events in Tokyo
∟Emiru attacked at Twitch Con
   ∟Twitch’s response
      ∟Did a fan get arrested after assaulting streamer Emiru during TwitchCon event? Complete footage revealed
         ∟Emiru attack video: Did the TwitchCon assailant pull a knife? Fans speculate
– Mountain climber in Nagano reaches summit and throws back out tying shoelaces

Theater Release news:

– 1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film Breaks 25-Year Record as #1 Non-English International Film in U.S.
∟Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Becomes the Highest-Grossing International Film in North America
– Japan Box Office: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Stays at No.1 in 4th Weekend
∟Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Slices Past US$50 Million Worldwide Box Office
– VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork Girl Anime Reveals U.S. Theatrical Dates, English Dub Cast
– Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 Anime Film Anthology Gets New Trailer, 8 Key Visuals
– MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Anime Film Unveils New Trailer, Visual, Release Date
– Beast of Kamisari Month Anime Movie Shares Pilot Film, Concept Art
– All You Need Is Kill Anime Film Releases Main Trailer, Visual

Series news:

Anime:
– ‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run’ Anime “Restructuring” Early Chapters, But Not “Too Drastically”
– Digimon Story: Time Stranger Anime Short Provides a Prelude
– The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Season 3 Anime Announced for 2026
– New Dorohedoro Anime Season Releases in Spring 2026
– New Magic Knight Rayearth Anime Reveals 2026 Broadcast, Teaser Visual
– Daemons of the Shadow Realm Anime Unveils New Trailer, April 2026 Premiere
– Rooster Fighter Anime Releases Opening Video, English Dub Trailer
– Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider Anime Reveals VA Katsuyuki Konishi’s Shocking Past
∟Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider English Dub Reveals Cast & Crew, Release Date
– Otherworldly Munchkin: Let’s Speedrun the Dungeon with Only 1 HP! Anime Premiere Postponed
– Isshiki-san wa Koi o Shiritai Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Anime
– Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy Anime Reveals April 2026 Broadcast, Main Staff in 1st Trailer
– Let’s Play English Dub Reveals Cast & Crew, Release Date
– Super Psychic Policeman Chojo TV Anime Announced for 2026
– “Anime Tourism” Isn’t the Problem, Elitism Is
Manga:
– SHY Manga Ends in Four Chapters
– Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Manga Goes on Extended Hiatus
– Oshiete! Gyaruko-chan Manga Returns After Author’s Arrest
∟Meanwhile, in Canada
∟30-year-olds in the 80s versus today
∟50-year-olds in the 80s versus today
– Japanese football official sentenced for viewing child porn images while on flight from Paris
∟To be fair, worse things have happened when a Japanese man flew to Paris
Games:
– Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden 2004 Creator Tomonobu Itagaki Dies Aged 58, Fans React to Final Message: ‘I Am Proud to Say That I Followed My Beliefs and Fought to the End’
∟Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation Cracks Steam Japan Top 10 Bestseller Chart
– Ubisoft Cancelled Post-American Civil War ‘Assassin’s Creed’, Felt Story Was “Too Political In A Country Too Unstable”
∟Ubisoft Reportedly Canceled Civil War–Era Assassin’s Creed Game Amid Yasuke Backlash and Political Fear
– Digimon Story: Time Stranger Trailer Takes Us on a Wild DigiRide
∟Digimon Story: Time Stranger Corrupted: Swaps Sexes for Body “Types”
∟Digimon Story: Time Stranger the Sexiest Digimon Title Yet
∟Pokémon Evolutions versus Digimon Evolutions
– ‘Anime Village Online’ Accused Of Ripping Off ‘Animal Crossing’, Evidence May Suggest Otherwise
– Atelier Resleriana’s Shallie & Sophie Have Visible Pantsu
– Leaked Pokémon Document Reveals Junichi Masuda Quietly Banned from Directing
∟Pokemon Gen 10 Has Leaked, And It’s Apparently Called Winds And Waves

Release news:

– Prime Rose Upgrade Program
– Right Stuf
– Walmart Exclusive Ghibli Collection
– His Motorbike, Her Island has shit subtitles
∟The Microsoft Phishing Scam

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Uniqlo and Tamagotchi team up for Tamagotchi T-shirts and special Uniqlo Tamagotchi
– Nendoroid Anya from Mouthwashing available for pre-order
– Girls’ Frontline’s Helen Gets a Distractingly Sexy Figure
– Azur Lane Owari Figure’s Breasts About to Break Out
– Japan’s award-winning crab gadget saves you from soggy noodles
– McDonald’s Japan reveals Street Fighter-themed Street Burgers and crossover videos
– Meanwhile, there was an Attack on Titan kids meal at Burger King in Russia

Misc news:

– Man Hospitalized After Eating Nearly 7 Pounds of Gummies in 3 Days
∟The Strongest Anti-Bullet Material
– Man arrested for breaking into unoccupied home in Japan after mystery noodles found in fridge
– Almost arrested in Tokyo: Hentai Kamen cosplay leads to a brush with police in Shinjuku Ni-chome
– Reality comes crashing down for naked man on trip to escape reality in Japan’s northernmost town

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OCA Podcast – 326: Is There a Club Dedicated to Beating Up Titans?

October 10, 2025 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Tenga

– Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba wins award for politician who wears glasses the best
∟Candidate for Prime Minister of Japan embroiled in astroturfing scandal
   ∟Takaichi elected as first female leader of Japan’s ruling LDP
      ∟People are attributing it to Johnny Somali
– LDP of Japan blasts online posts with reminder on anti-misinformation act
– Dating app full of AI people very popular among 40-something married men in Japan
∟Sanseito local assembly member in Japan’s Okinawa says transgender identities ‘contagious’
∟Foreign Population in Japan Achieves Record High With 3.95 Million
   ∟Non-Japanese babies make up more than 3 percent of births in Japan, a record high
      ∟Charlie Kirk’s Final Message to Japan
   ∟Reporter Surrounded in Hokkaido’s Illegal Pakistani Settlement as City & Police Stand By
      ∟Streamer attacked by cultural enrichment in Japan
   ∟Japan leaning toward scrapping Africa ‘hometown’ program after backlash
      ∟Japan May Rename JICA “Hometown” Project After Immigration Panic Erupts Online
   ∟Saitama Assemblyman Claims “Foreigners Have No Fundamental Human Rights”

– Pickups

– ‘Steins;Gate’ Writer Not A Fan Of Credit Card Crackdown On Japanese Media, Wants “To Create Opportunities To Make Adult Games In A Way That Fits The Times”
∟Yoshimi Yasuda speaks out on censorship by his own choice
   ∟Payment Processors allow payments on Roblox and OnlyFans
      ∟Paypal is coming after NSFW Patreon
         ∟We need to be focusing on PayPal specifically
            ∟Hololive Shop to Axe PayPal Payments This October
               ∟DLsite Launches “Minna no Ginko Payment” as New Instant Bank-to-Bank Payment Option
                  ∟Toranoana Cuts Off Visa/Mastercard & Switches to au PAY

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope – The Manga by Hisao Tamaki
– Berserk: The Board Game
∟The post about the Eclipse resembling Raiders of the Lost Arc

Live-Action Anime news:

– ‘Mortal Kombat II’ To Give Kitana As Much Spotlight As Johnny Cage, Stories “Very Much Interwoven”
– Netflix One Piece Live-Action Possibly Tinkering With Crocus & Laboon Origin
∟The Poster for Season 2
∟Promotional Images
∟Zoom and Enhance
∟Laboon Plushie

Streaming news:

– Gintama seasons 2-3 English Dub are streaming on Hulu
– 【OSHI NO KO】Season 3 to Stream on Crunchyroll in January 2026
– OceanVeil Announces English Dub of Nukitashi The Animation
∟They say they received thousands of messages
– Amazon Removes Guns from James Bond Images Then Puts Them Back After Fan Backlash
∟They emptied Bond’s hands
∟Naturally, they people filled them
– Korean Streamer Killed by VIP Viewer Who Donated $70,000 After Relationship Soured

Theater Release news:

– Japan Box Office: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Holds No.1 for Three Consecutive Weekends
– Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved Movie Comes to Theaters Later This Month
– Crunchyroll to Bring That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea to Theaters

Series news:

Anime:
– Gachiakuta Cour 2 Anime Trailer Reveals Mori Calliope Opening Song
– TRIGUN STARGAZE Anime Takes Aim with New Trailer, Visual, January 2026 Premiere
– Kunon the Sorcerer Can See Anime Premieres in January 2026
– Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary Anime Reveals January 2026 Broadcast, Additional Cast
– Saioshi no Gikei o Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! Light Anime Broadcasts in January 2026
– Kore Kaite Shine Anime Reveals 2026 Broadcast, Main Staff in Teaser Trailer
– There was a Cute Girl in the Hero’s Party, so I Tried Confessing to Her Anime Reveals Two More Cast Members
– Dad is a hero, Mom is a spirit, I’m a reincarnator Anime Introduces Ellen in New Character Trailer
– Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring Anime Releases Autumn Visual
– German embassy in Japan reveals its staff are fans of Spy x Family anime
Games:
– Silent Hill F Lollipop Chainsaw Outfit Mod Removed From Nexus Mods
– Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Western Release Forcing Pronoun Selection
∟They banned ScouterVee for wrongthink
– Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion Uses “Body Types” Instead of Sex
– Tencent Fires Back at Sony Over “Slavish” Horizon Clone Allegations
– “Fair Deaths” Are the Heart of Ninja Gaiden 4, According to Developers
∟‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’ Director Says Third Game Won’t Launch With Streamlined Progression Mode
∟Asmongold LOSES IT while watching “Game Journalist VS Pigeon”
– Like a Dragon Series Undergoes 10–20× More Legal Checks Than Ordinary Games
– Duet Night Abyss Ditches Gacha After Tests Show Players Refused to Spend
– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Ora Ora Overdrive Gacha Pulling in $680K Daily
– Media Pushes Unverified Ghost of Yotei Sales Claim Based on Tweet from Small “Insider” Account — Sony, Sucker Punch Stay Silent
∟Stellar Blade model versus Ghost of Yotei
∟Ghost of Yotei Ads Quickly Scaled Back by Sony Japan Due to Collapsing Sales
   ∟Google is deleting negative reviews
      ∟Fired Sucker Punch Dev Drew Harrison Claims Gamers Enacted a “Harassment Campaign” Against Her That Has “Sucked All the Joy” From Her Life After She Mocked Charlie Kirk’s Death
         ∟Her Full Statement
         ∟It ends the same way as Last of Us Part 2
            ∟Sony Could Ditch Western Studios — May Shift to Japanese Devs & Traditional Stories for Exclusives if Ghost of Yotei and Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Fail
– Nintendo Switch 2 Key Cards Draw Criticism as Cost-Saving Strategy Backfires

Release news:

– You’re Under Arrest OVA getting HD Blu-Ray release
– Schmullus fixed the Dirty Pair case
– Right Stuf
∟Perfect Blue 4K UHD
∟Oshi No Ko (Season 1) Premium Box Set
∟Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: The Complete Limited Series
∟Prime Rose: A Time Slip of 10,000 Years – Blu-ray
– Gundam Goes Diskless: GQuuuuuuX Becomes Bandai’s First Diskless Anime Edition

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Giant real-world Kingdom Hearts Keyblade plays music and magic sound effects from the game
– Century-old Japanese lacquerware company picks Pikachu for line of high-class Pokémon tableware
– Contest underway for Pikachu Tokyo Banana 4-piece cushion set
– New Inuyasha figures are always adorably sitting, even if you don’t tell them “Osuwari!”
– Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi o Suru Marin Figure Not At All Bashful
– Japanese convenience store opens new branch inside public high school

Misc news:

– Elderly China Woman Hospitalized After Swallowing Eight Live Frogs
– Florida man killed and ate his pet peacocks, authorities say
– Woman found with ‘King Cucumber’ inside her after ‘extreme lovemaking’ – but docs have one question
– Patient sues anesthesiologist who mocked him while sedated

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OCA Podcast – 325: A Big Fan of Die Cutting

October 5, 2025 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Tenga

– Stop making American Anime | Lazarus

– Airport in Japan still reporting loss of tourists after manga’s disaster prediction
– Japan revises 30-year probability rate of Nankai Trough megaquake
– JAL flights delayed 18 hours after another pilot drinking incident

– Pickups

– Japan chain stops rice ball sales after staff fake expiry dates

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope – The Manga by Hisao Tamaki
– Berserk: The Board Game
∟Preview of the pieces

Convention news:

– Controversial ‘Suk-yeol Yoon Train’ Cartoon to Return at Bucheon International Comics Festival After 3 Years
– Akihabara maids gather to splash water at Tokyo shrine in annual uchimizu event
∟What is a yukata? Explanation of their features, how to wear them, and how they differ from a kimono
– Haneda Airport security inspector arrested for stealing cash from luggage

Live-Action Anime news:

– Sophie Turner Cast as Lara Croft in Amazon’s Long-Delayed Phoebe Waller-Bridge Tomb Raider Series
∟And people are pissed it wasn’t Hunter Schafer

Streaming news:

– Your Name digital is up for pre-order
– Japanese Program Features the Struggles of an M-Cup Bust Woman
∟Japanese television is peak
∟But it wasn’t a real girl

Theater Release news:

– Kill Bill Film’s Extended Director’s Cut Gets 1st Wide Release in December
– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Passes $600 Million Worldwide
– Japan Box Office: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Stays at No.1 in 2nd Weekend
∟It’s coming to theaters in 3D for some reason
∟Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Releases New Visual Featuring Its Leading Lady
– Death Stranding Anime Film Reveals Teaser Trailer and Main Staff
– Trump Announces 100% Movie Tariff on Foreign Made Films in Move That Will Devastate Disney
∟Disney’s Marvel Movies are Losing $619 Million Each in Takings at Box Office, Forbes Report Finds

Series news:

Anime:
– The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 5 Anime Announced
– I Became a Legend after My 10 Year-Long Last Stand Anime Adaptation Announced for 2026
– Kindergarten Wars TV Anime Adaptation Announced
– Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land Anime Adaptation Announced
– MARRIAGETOXIN Anime Adaptation Announced for 2026
– Hanaori-san wa Tensei Shite mo Kenka ga Shitai Anime Adaptation Announced for 2026
– Dusk Beyond the End of the World Anime Announces 4 More Cast Members
– Tune In to the Midnight Heart Anime Casts Kana Hanazawa as Lemon Ando
– One-Punch Man Season 3 Anime Gathers Forces in New Trailer
– ‘Dandadan’ Anime Censors Vamola’s Sci-Fi Inspired Bodysuit
∟Dandadan Anime Censors Alien Girl’s Sexy Sci-Fi Bodysuit
Games:
– Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Predictably Censored
– iOS Rejects Twinkle Star Knights Even After Redrawing All the Sexy Art
– The First Descendant Developers Say Sex Appeal Is an “Art Form”
– Blizzard Bets on Sex Appeal With Overwatch 2 × Persona 5 Collab
– Stellar Blade Outfit Censored After All
– Shuten Order Patch Fixes Pronoun Inconsistency Amid Calls of “Transphobia”
– Electronic Arts going private again in $55 billion deal led by Saudi investors
∟Jared Kushner’s Firm Is Said to Be Part of $50 Billion Buyout of Electronic Arts
   ∟EA Games Sold for $55 Billion to Consortium Led by Saudi Arabia PIF
      ∟EA Will Assume $20 Billion Debt in Sale — This Could Doom for BioWare and Mass Effect 5
         ∟EA Employees Reportedly Panicking Over Saudi-Backed Takeover — “It’s Going to Get Worse”
– Legendary ‘Final Fantasy’ Composer Nobuo Uematsu Disappointed With Less “Weirdness” In Modern Video Game Music
∟Final Fantasy Composer Nobuo Uematsu Says Directors Are Silencing Game Music
– Silent Hill f Producer Admits He Knew Fans Would Be Split
∟Silent Hill f is being released during Higan
∟People are calling it the new black sheep
∟The lewd scarecrows
   ∟Are problematic for some reason
– OD gets new “KNOCK” teaser trailer
∟How Incompetent Graphics Create Fake Realism & Why Your Brain Hates it.
– Ananta’s Open-World Gameplay Draws Further Comparisons to GTA
– Over Half of Japanese Game Studios Now Allegedly Using AI

Release news:

– Netflix Scott Pilgrim gets a blu-ray
– Right Stuf
∟MediaOCD knew Sasuke before he was cool
∟Pre-order with exclusive slipcover
– Perfect Blue 4K UHD
– Ultraman Yuletide Collection

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Studio Ghibli releases new My Neighbor Totoro Plate for 2026
– Not just a Big Totoro, but a Super Extra-large Big Totoro plushie could be in your home right now
– Two beautiful Totoro Catbus interior piece figures scamper back to the Studio Ghibli store
– Cowboy Bebop’s Faye Valentine the Most Dangerous Bunny Girl Figure
– Big-Boob Ninja Figure of Kusagin Satoko Beyond Comical
– Mandarake Criticized for Using AI Art in Recruitment Poster
– New mineral discovered in Japan named after the goddess of the sun

Misc news:

– Astrologer arrested for running fake investment scheme worth approx. 2 billion yen
– Policewoman forgets gun in restroom, continuing an odd trend in Japan
– Shizuoka man arrested for stealing 50 fire hose nozzles
– “She Looked Cocky, So I Beat Her Up”: High School Girl Arrested for Brutal Assault

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OCA Podcast – 324: You’re About to Be Put Through the Mill

September 22, 2025 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Tenga

– Man in the UK arrested for reposting someone else’s post
∟Girl in the UK has phone confiscated for viewing a post
   ∟Old woman in the UK arrested for talking within 200m of a hospital
      ∟Tucker puts it into perspective
         ∟The UK is rolling out mandatory digital ID
            ∟They claim it’s the only way
               ∟The company producing it is owned by the son of the former PM
                  ∟There is a huge conflict of interest at play here
                     ∟A petition to prevent the Digital IDs has reached almost 2 million signatures in 24 hours
                        ∟It’s continuing to grow rapidly
                           ∟The Petition Map
            ∟In Vietnam they are seizing the bank accounts of anyone who doesn’t comply
               ∟What timeline is this?
                     ∟Japan political party to install AI leader
                        ∟Japanese police to use AI to search social media posts for potential terrorists
                           ∟OpenAI Says It’s Scanning Users’ ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content to the Police

– Pickups
∟Cucked again on Silent Hill
   ∟Naturally, I complained
      ∟And of course, I was ignored and had to reach out to the help account
         ∟Amazon Help was no help
            ∟Answer me, you bitch!
∟We finally got Dirty Pair
   ∟And it’s a disaster
      ∟This is why we can’t have nice things

– Pokémon Formally Responds to the Department of Homeland Security’s Use of Ash Ketchum and Pokémon Series Theme Tune
∟To arrest them is our real test. To deport them is our cause.
   ∟The Patriots are in Control
      ∟Three ways the unauthorized U.S. Department of Homeland Security Pokémon video makes no sense
         ∟Gotta Catch Em All – Pokemon x ICE Music Video
– The White House released a list of Politicians who called for violence against ICE
∟Anti-ICE Terrorists hurt themselves in the confusion
∟Dallas shooter intended target to be ICE not detainees, officials say
   ∟We’re certain of the motive

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope – The Manga by Hisao Tamaki

Convention news:

– Scuba-Clad Thief Robs Thousands From Disney Springs Restaurant and Escapes by Swimming Away

Live-Action Anime news:

– Sakamoto Days Live-Action Film Announced
∟Sakamoto Days Live-Action Film Reveals Teaser Visual, Golden Week 2026 Premiere
∟Sakamoto Days Live-Action Film Teaser Trailer, Visual Introduces Ren Meguro as Taro Sakamoto
– Live-Action ONE PIECE Season 2 Sneak Peek Trailer Debuts
∟Live-Action ONE PIECE Season 2 Enters Loguetown in New Visual
∟First Look at Smoker’s Bike

Streaming news:

– Netflix’s ‘Splinter Cell: Deathwatch’ Will “Rip The Spine Out Of The Source Material”, But “Keep The Brain And The Heart”
∟I bet you can’t guess what the women look like
– YouTube’s AI Japanese translation calls for Jimmy Kimmel’s death on his own show
– Google Admits Biden Admin Pressured YouTube to Censor Americans — Vows to Restore Banned Creators and End Unfair Censorship

Theater Release news:

– Battle Royale Film Celebrates 25th Anniversary with 4K Screenings in North America
– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Becomes Highest-Grossing Anime Film Worldwide
∟Infinity Castle more than doubled Mugen Train’s earnings in less than half the time
∟Crunchyroll President Says Success Of ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Proves “How Wrong Many Of The Myths About Anime Fandom Are”
∟Jeopardy question about Demon Slayer shows how far anime has and hasn’t come in the U.S.
– Japan Box Office: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Makes No.1 Debut
∟Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Anime Film Opens to 1.25 Billion Yen in Japan
– Umamusume: Cinderella Gray Cour 2 World Premiere to Be Held in Hollywood
– Girls Band Cry Anime Announces New Film Project, Shares Teaser for “First Riff” Game
– Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express CG Anime Confirms Theatrical Release

Series news:

Anime:
– Weekly Light Novel Anime Suspected of Including AI-Generated Art
– The Richest Man in Game Donghua Japanese Dub Shares Trailer, Key Visual and Theme Song Artists
– STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Anime Reveals Teaser Trailer, Main Cast
– The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife Anime Reveals January 2026 Broadcast in New Trailer
– Kill Blue Manga Announces TV Anime Adaptation for 2026
– Original Kamen Rider Hiroshi Fujioka Joins Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider Anime
– Ugoku! Neko Mukashibanashi Web Anime Reveals New Trailer and Key Art
– Daemons of the Shadow Realm Anime Announces 2026 Release, Main Cast
– Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games Anime Delayed to 2026
– The World’s Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country’s Novice Seeker TV Anime Adaptation Announced
– Grand Blue Dreaming Anime Announces Season 3
– Inherit the Winds Stage Play Gets Original Anime Adaptation
– #I’m Looking for Zombie Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026
– Tales of Wedding Rings Season 2 Anime Renews Its Vows with New Trailer, Visuals
– ‘Bocchi the Rock!’ Writer Eriko Yoshida Champions Stripping Sexual Content From Anime
∟Petition Demands Bocchi the Rock! Writer Removed Over Censorship & Agenda
Manga:
– That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Novel Releases Final 23rd Volume in November
Games:
– Doug Bowser Retires, Nintendo of America Names First Female President
– Nintendo And The Pokémon Company Snag Patent To Lock Down Sub-Character Summoning For Battle
– Nintendo Argues Mods Do Not Count As Prior Art And Shouldn’t Be Used To Upend ‘Pokémon’ Patent Infringement Claims Against ‘Palworld’
– Palworld Spinoff ‘Palfarm’ Announced, May Compete With Pokemon’s Upcoming Farm Sim
– Sweet Baby Inc. Team Member Claims Cozy Games Like Farming Sims Promote Colonialism & Must Be Changed
– Amazon Is Literally Giving Away Dragon Age: The Veilguard for Free — And Still Nobody’s Playing
– Elder Scrolls VI Dev Gives Quest Design to BioWare’s Veilguard Writer
– Deus Ex Remastered’s Graphics Ruthlessly Ridiculed
– 007 First Light Franchise Art Director Admits Steps Were Taken to Avoid Certain ‘Traits’ of Bond
– Amid Adult Media Crackdown, Valve Denies “Lewd Action RPG” ‘Heavy Hearts’ From Steam Early Access
– Hebereke Bunny Garden Switch Version Censors Breast Jiggle, Fluids, and Nudity
– Sega Developers Admit They Slept at Work & “Loved It”

Release news:

– Space Orc Light Novels and More Coming from Seven Seas
– Right Stuf
∟Black Jack – The Complete OVA Series Blu-ray
– All the Anime is making you double dip on Dan Da Dan
∟People are saying it’s better than the GKids one
∟DAN DA DAN: Season One Collector’s Edition

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Secretlab x ONE PIECE Collection Goes Live with Chairs, Skins and More
– Toridamono’s Seductive Mira Figure Poses in a Sexy Swimsuit
– We snag some mini-sized Sanrio book and Ribon manga capsule toys to satisfy our shojo senses
– McDonald’s Japan sets anti-scalper rules for Sanrio Happy Meals, may not have happy ending
– Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Players Struggle to Get Shiny Koraidon & Miraidon Codes
– Rent-a-scary person company appears in Japan, seems an awful lot like a straight-up gang

Misc news:

– 100+ Failed Auditions: Aspiring Idol Becomes A Porn Star After Growing “Too Old” For Debut
– Doctor who severed penis during enlargement surgery fined $5,000
– Man High on Drugs Rips Part of His Penis Off
– Surgeon suspended for giving girlfriend’s daughter, 14, secret boob job and liposuction that ‘killed her’

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 323: This Institution Needs Fresh Blood

September 18, 2025 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

Charlie Kirk’s Assassination

– You poked my heart……
∟The day Charlie Kirk was assassinated the senate to block release of the Epstein files
   ∟Some are saying it was a mere 3 hours after he was shot
∟Rahm Emanuel on the Opportunities of Crisis
   ∟One more step in the direction of internet ID
   ∟Pam Bondi is talking about pursuing action over “Hate Speech”
      ∟Something that Charlie never would have advocated for
   ∟User Clip: Charlie Kirk – Epstein
      ∟White House would support expert review of Trump’s alleged signature on card to Epstein
         ∟The murder was a set-up to unite the right after Trumps mishandling of the Epstein files almost divided them.
   ∟Thomas Massie needs 1 signature to force a vote in the house on releasing the Epstein files
      ∟People shamed him for doing his job because Charlie had died
      ∟Undeterred, he continued to seek the final signature
         ∟Again, people try to shut him down because of Charlie’s death
      ∟Charlie’s Epstein statements came from SAS 2025 which took place from July 11-13
         ∟Charlie Kirk falls in line, says ‘I’m DONE talking about Epstein’ for time being
            ∟People are sharing clips of Charlie advocating the release of the Epstein files as evidence that he was killed to silence him
               ∟People are saying he said things about Epstein days before he was killed
                  ∟ARCHIVE | “Was He an Israeli Asset?” — Charlie Kirk & Megyn Kelly on Epstein’s Origins | APT
∟Shocking video of Charlie Kirk’s murder circulates social media, traumatizing many viewers
   ∟The first video many of us saw
      ∟Right away, people noticed there were Twitter users with foreknowledge
         ∟This user is also apparently trans

                                                      ∟People have decided all the evidence is pointing to Israel
                                                         ∟‘Most chilling thing’: Charlie Kirk’s killer may have fled Utah aboard mystery flight
                                                         ∟Bob Iger named his son after Ghislaine Maxwell’s father
      ∟250 US legislators are currently in Israel
         ∟50 States One Israel
            ∟Acknowledging Palestine will now get you in trouble with the UN
      ∟Hard not to notice the menorah…

            ∟How to Do a Throat Slash – Blood Makeup FX Tutorial – PREVIEW
      ∟People believe that Israel had him killed using a 2nd shooter
         ∟They are convinced that the man in the white hat was signaling the shooter to take the shot
            ∟Even though that guy was one of Charlie’s closest friends who was a regular on his show
            ∟The other guy looks exactly like Trump’s Secret Service guy
         ∟They also believe this other guy shot him from under his arm without looking
            ∟Who Moved The Camera Right Above Charlie’s Head? | Candace Ep 239
            ∟They are convinced he was hit with something on the back of his head
               ∟Charlie Kirk was killed by a UFO

            ∟They propose the same assassination strategy that was used on JFK
               ∟Apparently Charlie is Superman
               ∟A guy mentioned that he looked left after Charlie was shot
                  ∟Charlie Kirk Shooting – Tyler Robinson DENIES Shooting Charlie Kirk
                     ∟Alex Jones shared a video that appears to show a muzzle flash in the window

                        ∟Charlie was actually shot by a tree
   ∟The old man who claimed to be the shooter was George Zinn
      ∟The odds of being this man is 1 in a billion!!
         ∟His pants even fell down when he was arrested
            ∟He was perfectly positioned to watch the planes hit the towers
               ∟They’re even sharing the video having not even watched it
                  ∟George Zinn 9/11 interview (Full video)
                     ∟Old man who falsely claimed he shot Charlie Kirk is known ‘gadfly’ who told cops he did it to ‘draw attention from the real shooter’: report
                        ∟Fake Charlie Kirk Shooter Slapped With Kiddie Porn Charges … After Confessing to FBI
   ∟Other people are convinced that this was an occult ritual
      ∟They’re obsessed over the fact that it took 33 hours to find the shooter
         ∟They’re finding all the secret gematria decodes

               ∟Erika Kirk wears a Maltese Cross
                  ∟But wait, she’s also transgender
                     ∟And allegedly a child trafficker
                        ∟And she and Charlie’s father worked for Trump
                           ∟And her father was a member of the Independent Order of Vikings
   ∟Kash Patel has Charlie’s watch
      ∟Kash Patel, Viking King
         ∟The most tone deaf FBI director ever
      ∟But wait, there’s another coincidence!
      ∟And Kash allegedly fired the best FBI agent ever
∟Exclusive: Leaked Messages from Charlie Kirk Assassin
   ∟Charlie Kirk Assassination Suspect’s Shockingly Blunt Confession on Discord Revealed
      ∟Tyler Robinson Left Note Vowing to ‘Take Out Charlie Kirk’: FBI
         ∟Tyler Robinson’s text thread
            ∟People aren’t buying it
               ∟It sounds like a letter from Gettysburg
                  ∟ChatGPT says it doesn’t sound like a human
                     ∟He left no evidence except for the confession
                        ∟Raw Video: Charlie Kirk shooting suspect after 2022 crash
                           ∟You’re just reading the texts wrong
                              ∟You’re just reading the wrong texts
            ∟ABC of course found the gay texts to be touching
            ∟Leftists have to claim the texts are fake because they indict their side so thoroughly

– Pickups

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Guyver: Genesis
– The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope – The Manga by Hisao Tamaki

Live-Action Anime news:

– My Hero Academia Live-Action Film Announces Screenwriter

Theater Release news:

– Japan Box Office: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle First Movie Stays at No.1 in 8th Weekend
∟Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Passes 30 Billion Yen at Japan Box Office
   ∟Japan Box Office: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle First Movie Remains No.1 in 9th Weekend
      ∟There are now zero Japanese live-action films in the country’s top 10 highest earning movies, but why?
         ∟Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Takes 6th Place in Japan All-Time Box Office Chart in 25 Days
            ∟Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Takes 4th Place in Japan All-Time Box Office Chart in One Month
               ∟Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Becomes 3rd Highest-Grossing Film of All-Time in Japan
                  ∟Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Passes Spirited Away to Become the 2nd Highest-Grossing Film in Japan
– 1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film Earns Best U.S. Opening Ever for Anime Film — Inflation Adjusted
∟Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Tops U.S. Box Office with $70M, Breaks Global Records
   ∟Anime Film Box Office Gross
      ∟Infinity Castle has surpassed them all
– Real urine-triggered fight breaks out during Demon Slayer movie as anime action crackles on-screen
∟The child’s experience watching Demon Slayer
∟It’s on video
   ∟The anime fight only enhanced the beat down
   ∟Man arrested for allegedly urinating during Demon Slayer movie at Surprise theater
∟There was an entirely different fight that broke out in another theater during the same scene
∟In Mexico, a Mariachi band mistook it for a Toy Story screening
– Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 Anime Gets Limited Theatrical Run in Japan, World Premiere in LA
– Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Gets Earlier US Release on October 24
∟Chainsaw Man Director Accuses MAPPA of Erasing His Credit: “I Wouldn’t Want to Work There”
– Expelled from Paradise: Resonance of the Heart Anime Film Reveals New Teaser Trailer
– Another Mario Movie Announced: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Hits Theaters in 2026
∟Attack on Mario Galaxy

Series news:

Anime:
– Oshi no Ko Season 3 Anime Digs Deep with New Teaser Visual, Cast, January 2026 Premiere
– GATE 2: Tides of Conflict Anime Unveils Teaser Visual
– Akira Toriyama’s Fmr Editor Says ‘Dragon Ball Super’ Should Have Been A Vegeta Story, ‘Daima’ Is “Sh***y”
Manga:
– Texas Comic Shop Pulls ‘Dragon Ball’ Manga From Shelves Out Of Caution For New State Censorship Bill
– List of Manga Volumes Set to Be Banned in School Libraries for Sexual Depictions Across Edmonton, Canada
Games:
– Twinkle Star Nights Forced to Rewrite Its Assets as App Store Refuses Any Updates

Release news:

– Japan is getting the Fullmetal Alchemist movies in 4K
– Right Stuf
– Death Trance is getting a 4K

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Don Quijote Offers New Sexy Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru Goods
– Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi Goods Rather Lewd
– Mushoku Tensei Lottery Goods Unsurprisingly Saucy
– Oregairu Heroines Strip Down Into Swimsuits for New Figurines
– Azur Lane’s Yade Gets “Iiko no Tokimeki Magic” Figure Makeover
– Goddess of Victory: NIKKE Bunny Girl Figures Slide Along the Pole
– Panties to wear on your head as hair accessories on offer from Japanese fashion brand

Misc news:

– Five Teachers Fired in Aichi for Sex Crimes Including Voyeurism of Female Students
– Brazilian Ojisan Arrested in Aichi for Creepy Stalking Spree