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OCA Podcast – 178: Spit Sperm

December 19, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Police Arrest Please Tell Me! Galko-chan Creator Kenya Suzuki for Importing Child Porn
∟Manga/anime creator Kenya Suzuki arrested for importing child pornography from Europe
∟Oshiete! Galko-chan Mangaka Kenya Suzuki Arrested for Importing Child Porn
∟Kenya Suzuki the Creator of Please Tell Me! Galko-chan Arrested for Importing Child Pornography
∟Legal Breakdown

– Popular harem comedy manga artist is running for parliament to protect freedom of expression

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Keizo Murase’s kaiju movie “Brush of the God” Final Campaign

Convention news:

– Bandai to Stream “DIGIMON CON” for Digimon Fans All Over The World on YouTube on February 26, 2022

Live-Action Anime news:

– Fans Desperately Trying to Salvage Live-Action Netflix Cowboy Bebop With Petition

Streaming news:

– Toei Tokusatsu World to Stream Four Kamen Rider Films this December
– Summer Time Rendering TV Anime Starts Time Leaping in April 2022
– HIDIVE Nabs The Lupin The 3rd Part 1 Dub As An Exclusive
∟Further details
– Crunchyroll to Add Eight Attack on Titan OAD Episodes on December 19

Theater Release news:

– Funimation Announces Theatrical Run And English Dub Cast For Sing a Bit of Harmony

Series news:

Anime:
– New Rurouni Kenshin anime TV series announced
∟New Rurouni Kenshin Anime Series Announced
– The Straw Hats Rock Out in Character Visuals for ONE PIECE FILM RED
– Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Anime Film Flies Into Japanese Theaters on April 22
– Makoto Shinkai Unlocks the Details on Newest Anime Film ‘Suzume no Tojimari’ Set for Fall 2022 Premiere
– Butt Detective Meets His Match in Eiga Oshiri Tantei Shiriarty Anime Film
– Watch Action-packed New Trailer for Tsuburaya Productions and Toei Animation’s CG Anime Project KAIJU DECODE
– Next GRIDMAN Project Revealed as GRIDMAN x DYNAZENON Anime Film
– The 8th Yu-Gi-Oh! TV Anime Series “GO RUSH!!” Set for April 2022
– My Hero Academia TV Anime Continues with Season 6 in Fall 2022
– The Vampire Dies In No Time Anime Adaptation Gets A Second Season
– Overlord Season 4 to Premiere in 2022, 1st Trailer and Visual Released
– Anime Adaptation of Nami Sano’s Migi & Dali Manga in The Works
– Ayakashi Triangle Anime Adaptation Possibly Coming Already
– Iruru’s Gigantic Breasts Censored in China Airing of Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon
Games:
– Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s PC port is a major disappointment
– Rumor Suggests PlayStation Plans to Launch Rival Subscription Service
– Chrono Cross Opening Recreated for Another Eden Collab Rife With Yokochichi
∟Another Eden Summons Radical Dreamers for Chrono Cross Collab
∟Collab Poster
– Silent Hill Creator’s Slitterhead Promising a True Nightmare
∟Silent Hill Director Keiichiro Toyama Returns to Horror with Slitterhead
– ‘Gex’ The Forgotten ’90s Video Game Mascot Might Be Making A Comeback
– Kansen × Shoujo’s Senzaki Yukiko Widely Lauded for Her Four Breasts

Release news:

– Kaiji English dub in 2022?
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Streetwear Brand Supreme Announces Collaboration RX-78-2 Gunpla Model
– Wear the Face of Your Favorite Quintessential Quintuplet in New Underwear Line
– Attack on Titan rice ball is as titanic as the Japanese anime
– Japanese artist creates mind-blowingly real “bunny girl” that winks and blinks…on a paper cup
– Assisted-Suicide Chamber Approved by Authorities in Switzerland

Misc news:

– Australia Quality Bounce Castle Murders Five Children
∟China bouncy castle: Dust devil kills two children and injures 20 people
∟Girl dies after being thrown from ‘exploding’ bouncy castle

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OCA Podcast – 177: You Better Get Ready!

December 7, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Kyoto Animation Begin Discussions With the Victims’ Family Members on How to Push Forward With Memorial

– Ufotable Founder and Studio Convicted of Tax Evasion, Founder Gets 20 Month Prison Term With 3 Year Suspended Sentence

– Toei on a DMCA rampage
∟Justin Sevakis’ take
∟The anime studio mafia got to Mark

– Cowboy Bebop Writer & Wolf’s Rain Creator Keiko Nobumoto Passes Away

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Keizo Murase’s kaiju movie “Brush of the God” Final Campaign
– Oban Star-Racers Anime to Launch Kickstarter BD Version in February

Convention news:

– Anime Expo Announces Registration Info and Health Protocols for 2022

Live-Action Anime news:

– Netflix Cancels Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Three Weeks After Release
∟IMDB
∟Netflix Cowboy Bebop Cast Address Cancellation & Attack “Toxic Fans”
∟Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop Script Coordinator Claims Audiences Are “Missing Out” On Cancelled Season 2, Previously Revealed Show Was Inspired By Radical Left-Wing YouTuber
– 10 Live-Action Movies Based On Anime That Are Actually Great
– Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Movie Kicks Off a Sky Chase in Latest Poster
∟Tyson Hesse’s poster
∟Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Film Drops an Electrifying Fast-Paced Trailer
∟Colleen O’Shaughnessey to Return as Voice of Tails in Sonic 2 Movie
– A Guide to 17 Anti-Vaccination Celebrities
∟Spike Spencer chastised for wrong-think
– Live-Action Mega Man Movie Coming to Netflix
– Live-Action Halo Trailer Promises Plenty of Spartan Action
– Live-action One Piece actors featured in most recent One Piece manga issue

Streaming news:

– Child of Kamiari Month Anime Film Hits Netflix on February 8, 2022
– Netflix Posts Teaser For WIT Studio Original Anime Film Bubble
– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Becomes the Most-Watched Show on Netflix Japan as Stone Ocean Debuts

Theater Release news:

– The Deer King Anime Feature Film Rescheduled For February 2022 in Japan
– Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Anime Film Expands to 418 Theaters, Adds IMAX Screenings
∟JUJUTSU KAISEN 0’s Exclusive Theatrical Booklet to Get Mammoth 5 Million Copy Print Run
– The 25th Detective Conan Film “The Bride of Halloween” Releases Suspenseful Teaser Trailer
– 1st Sword Art Online Progressive Anime Film Makes Over US$1 Million in NA Opening Weekend
– GKIDS Films Announces BELLE English Dub Cast And Releases New Trailer
– Macross: Do You Remember Love? coming to US theaters?

Series news:

Anime:
– Gundam Hathaway Producer Comments on Its 2nd Part’s Production & Release Status
– Golf is Glorious in BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls’ Story- Anime’s Debut Promo
∟Cute Girls Play Golf in the Original BIRDIE WING –Golf Girls’ Story-
– The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2 TV Anime Serves Up Some Family Fun in July 2022
– The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting TV Anime Announces 2022 Premiere & Two Main VAs
– Akebi’s Sailor Uniform TV Anime Announces Its Premiere Date of January 8, 2022
– Hero Lives High on the Hog in “Heat the pig liver” TV Anime
– Free!–the Final Stroke– Anime Film Teases Its Last Swim in New Teaser Trailer and Visual for 2nd Part
– Golden Kamuy TV Anime Continues Its Journey Into Season 4 With Studio Change
– Dropkick on My Devil! Season 3 Warms Us Up With Summer 2022 Broadcast
– Japan media watchdog BPO rewatches and reevaluates Demon Slayer following new complaints
– Tokyo museum apologizes for calling Demon Slayer’s brothel district setting a “glamorous world”
Manga:
– Rent-a-Girlfriend Manga Reaches Over 10 Million Copies Printed and Sold
Games:
– Haruhi Suzumiya × PUBG Collaboration Event Begins in Japan
– Unofficial Mother 4 Fan Game Promising Plenty of Quirkiness
– Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Coming to PC Through Only Epic Games Store
– Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth Switch Version Delayed
∟PS5 versus Switch covers
– PSN Senior Vice President Fired After Allegedly Trying to Hook Up With Minor
∟Hypocrisy
– IGN Editor Initially Refused Covering PSN Allegations “Never Heard of Him”
– Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker’s “Quality” Grapes Roughly Ridiculed
– Player Banned From Forza Horizon 5 for 8,000 Years Due to Kim Jong-Un Decal
– Persona 4 Arena Ultimax suplexes onto Steam
– Persona 25th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set
– Nintendo Once Again Stress Their Devotion to “Diversity”
– Activision-Blizzard Allegedly Thieved Breast Milk From Nursing Female Employees

Release news:

– My Hero Academia World Heroes’ Mission Japanese Blu-ray to Come With No.XXX Hawks: SOOTHE OVA
– Ascendent Animation Licenses, Produces English Dub for Both Seasons of Fire in His Fingertips Anime Shorts
– Interspecies Reviewers delayed
– Media Blasters to release Ladies Vs Butlers specials
– Lupin rerelease details
– Sentai e-mail
– Right Stuf
– Why Netflix dubs rarely make it to disc

Random Merch news:

– Matoi Ryuuko bunnygirl figure
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– New DualSense wireless controller colors arrive next month, followed by new PS5 console covers
∟Japanese custom PC shop builds the ultimate Hatsune Miku PC
– Believe in the nap of the cards with the crazy Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Disk Nap Pillow
∟It’s Time to N-N-Nap With This New Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Disk Pillow
– Anime Figure Repainter Producing Absurdly Detailed Works of Art

Misc news:

– Sperm Serving as Environmentally Friendly China Quality Substitute for Plastic
∟Eco-friendly plastic is made of oil and salmon sperm
– National Assembly Fails to Pass Land Expropriation Bill Amendment
– Man Took Stealth Photography in Women’s Bath 11 Times by Dressing as Woman

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 176: Cowboy Bukkake

November 29, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com

– Japan to Expand Immigration Policy to Allow Foreign Workers to Stay Indefinitely
∟Japan completely closes borders to new foreign arrivals

– Poll Shows Rise to Over 60% of Chinese Viewing Japan Unfavorably
– Your credit score may soon depend on your web history

Live-Action Anime news:

– Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Isn’t Supposed to Be Good
– Ko Shibasaki & Ryunosuke Kamiki to Star in xxxHOLiC Live-action film for Release in April 2022

Streaming news:

– HIDIVE Acquires Complete LUPIN THE 3RD TV Series
– North Korean Student Will Be Shot to Death for Smuggling “Squid Game” Into Country

Series news:

Anime:
– Fafner THE BEYOND Production Committee Cancels Collab With Ramen Shop Due to Sexual Harassment
– World’s End Harem TV Anime to Re-Premiere on January 7
– Yuki Kanamaru’s More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Anime
– Trapped in a Dating Sim Light Novel Gets TV Anime Adaptation in April 2022
– Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire Takes Aim at New Anime Adaptation
– Erika and Rena Swap Outfits and Weapons in Cuckoos x Higurashi Collab Visual
– High Guardian Spice “Borrows” Names & Song
Manga:
– New Fushigi Yugi Manga One-Shot Coming from Original Author in 2022
– JUJUTSU KAISEN Manga Powers Beyond 60 Million Copies Printed and Sold
– ORICON: JUJUTSU KAISEN Manga Takes Down Demon Slayer to be the Best-Selling Manga Series of 2021
Games:
– Grand Theft Auto Definitive Edition Trilogy Possibly Based on Modified Mobile Ports
– Fans Recreated The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Spaceworld ’97 Beta
– NEO: The World Ends With You Underperforms “Welcome to Capitalism, Square Enix!”
– Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Remakes Remove “Lovey-Dovey Couple” Translation
– Resident Evil 4 Remake Potentially Confirmed Through Leaked Art
– PlayStation Facing Gender Discrimination Lawsuit From California

Release news:

– GKIDS Announces Acquisition of Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko Animated Film
– Seven Seas to Publish Tokyo Revengers For Print Release In Spring 2022
– Right Stuf
– Urusei Yatsura: Only You is being delayed

Random Merch news:

– Roxy Migurdia
– Chrono Trigger Jazz Album Open for Pre-order in Japan
– Treat your package like an anime hero with new Saint Seiya underwear
– Kubipan neck pants, the hot new Tokyo style that we just made up and hurts our butt cracks
– 7.6 Tons of Fake Pokemon Cards Seized in Shanghai Airport

Misc news:

– Tennessee Man Threatens Pizza Shop With AK-47 Over 10 Minute Wait
– 14-year-old Japanese girl tosses cart from roof of Don Quijote, arrested for attempted murder
– Australia Allegedly Putting Infected Citizens Into “Quarantine Camps”

AC’s Funhouse

– Post-election goat scandal rocks Japanese lawmaker
– Anime about nasty contract surprises gets real-life credit card with nasty contract surprises
– Feminists Outraged Over Onsen Musume’s “Sexualized Young Girls”

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 175: Welcome to the Ouch, Motherfuckers!

November 22, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com

– Japan to Expand Immigration Policy to Allow Foreign Workers to Stay Indefinitely
– Tokyo Gender Equality Proposal Draws Concerns from Love Hina Author Over “International Perspective”

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–

Convention news:

– Japanese Ambassador Rocks Out to Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s Opening to Celebrate Anime NYC

Live-Action Anime news:

– Cowboy Bebop’s Mason Alexander Park on Gren’s new journey and righting the wrongs of the anime
– Live Action Cowboy Bebop’s Radical Edward True Nightmare Incarnate
∟Ed is a meme
∟Everyone agrees
∟Vicious is the angriest gamer you’ve ever heard
– KAPPEI Live-Action Film Teaser Trailer Introduces Its Main Cast Members
– Kojima Productions Opens LA-Based Division for Film, TV, and Music

Streaming news:

– First convictions in Japan handed down to YouTube movie recap posters
– High Guardian Spice Ending Theme Suspiciously Similar to Azumanga Daioh
– Supervillains Pull of Heist of the Century in Super Crooks

Theater Release news:

– My Hero Academia World Heroes’ Mission Breaks US$40 Million at Worldwide Box Office

Series news:

Anime:
– One Piece Anime Hits the Waves With Brand New Film in 2022
– First One Piece Opening Reanimated for 1,000th Episode
– Two Corporate Techies Join the Cast of Tribe Nine TV Anime
– Original Golf Girl Anime Sorairo Utility Looking to Strike Balls Hard
– 86 EIGHTY-SIX TV Anime’s 19th Episode Also Postponed By a Week Due to Production
– Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files Special Edition Anime Set for December 31 in Japan
– Mato Seihei no Slave TV Anime Adaptation Rides into Battle
– Misaki Takamatsu’s Skip and Loafer Rom-Com Manga Gets TV Anime
– Ya Boy Kongming! Manga Gets TV Anime at P.A.WORKS in April 2022
– Soccer Manga ‘Shoot!’ Gets Original Sequel TV Anime After 28 Years in 2022
– TV Anime Adaptation of Onigunsou’s Occult Fantasy Manga Mononogatari in The Works
Manga:
– Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Josuke/Hol Horse Spinoff Gets Release Date
– The Number of Copies of The Detective is Already Dead Novel Triples in A Year Thanks to Anime
– Final Fantasy XIV Goes to School in New Manga Series
Games:
– Fortnite Naruto Collaboration Quite Embarrassing
– Rockstar Games Apologizes for Horrid Grand Theft Auto Definitive Edition Launch
– Mods Elevating the Style of Shin Megami Tensei V’s Protagonist
– Super Robot Wars 30 Mod Fixes Pronoun Propaganda, Steam Threads Locked
– Arya Stark Battles Scooby Doo’s Shaggy in Warner Bros. Fighting Game MultiVersus
– Flee & Hide From Unspeakable Horrors in Dragon Ball: The Breakers
– Mcdonald’s WHEN THEY FRY

Release news:

– Ero Comedy Manga Nana & Kaoru Licensed by FAKKU
– J-Novel Club Announces New Titles, Including First J-Novel Heart Title
– Yen Press Announces New Slate Of Releases During Anime NYC 2021
– Yen Press Details New Yen Audio Releases During Anime NYC
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Crazy new Pokémon chair makes no secret of your pure love for Poison-Type Gengar
– $400 Will Get You a Life-Size Lucario Plush That Could Beat You Up
– Japan gets Captain America chest pillow, Thor hammer tissue holder in new Marvel lifestyle line
– Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea are getting their own exclusive Pocky
– Domino’s offers gold chopsticks to customers in Japan
– Our one-star Halloween mask from Amazon has arrived! …in mid-November

Misc news:

– Japanese Twitter user shares a genius-level tip for drawing manga characters in skirts
– Facebook Construction Site Sends 1,300 Workers Home Over Porta-Potty Racial Slur
– Stalker uncovered after committing hit and run while driving victim’s car
– Here come the mice in black! Kyoto University experiment removes mouse memories with light
– Post-election goat scandal rocks Japanese lawmaker
– Anime about nasty contract surprises gets real-life credit card with nasty contract surprises
– Feminists Outraged Over Onsen Musume’s “Sexualized Young Girls”
– Australia Allegedly Putting Infected Citizens Into “Quarantine Camps”

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 174: Gotta Knock a Little Harder

November 15, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com

– Research team develops vaccine that kills HIV in monkeys

Convention news:

– Comiket 99 Won’t Deny Those Who Refuse Vaccination
∟Comiket 99 Now Requiring Vaccination Proof or Negative PCR Test

Live-Action Anime news:

– Live Action Netflix Cowboy Bebop Deemed Mediocre by Critics
∟Critic Reviews Arrive For Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop, Confirming Everything Fans Predicted
– Rose Puddle Comparison
– ‘Cowboy Bebop’ costume designer says she was ‘resistant’ to make Faye Valentine ‘overtly sexualized’ like her anime version
– Fiery 1st Concept Art Released for Live-Action Mobile Suit Gundam Netflix Film
– Live-Action YU YU HAKUSHO Series Drops on Netflix in December 2023
– Live-Action One Piece Cast Announced, Lacks a Black Nami
∟Nami from a bully group?
∟Ginger Genocide continues
∟They look incredible!
∟Can Taz Skylar pull of Sanji?
∟Iñaki Godoy doing his research
∟Chris Pratt will voice Chopper
∟Japanese fans react to Netflix live-action One Piece casting
∟Twitter Degenerate Upset Over Live-Action One Piece Nami’s Whiteness

Streaming news:

– ROUND-UP: Netflix Announces Its 2021/2022 Anime Slate With a Few Surprises
– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure STONE OCEAN Starts Its Prison Break on Netflix on December 1
– Crunchyroll Used Stock Photos in High Guardian Spice
– YouTube Removing the Public Dislike Count on Videos to Silence Criticism

Theater Release news:

– Gintama THE VERY FINAL Premieres In US Theaters On November 21 & 22nd

Series news:

Anime:
– Five More Baseball Battlers Join the Cast of Tribe Nine TV Anime
– Peter Grill and the Philosopher’s Time TV Anime to Return for Its 2nd Season
– Insomniac Vampire Manga Call of the Night Gets Anime Adaptation
– The Keyword for Lupin the Third PART 6 TV Anime’s 2nd Cour is “Women”
Manga:
– Fullmetal Alchemist Mangaka Hiromu Arakawa Working on New Series
– Weekly Shonen Jump’s Physical Magazine Circulation Drops to Under 1.4 Million in Late 2021
– Mangaka Yoshinobu Yamada Laments Growing Restrictions on Manga
Games:
– Konami Delists Metal Gear Solid Remasters Due to Rights Issues
– Xbox Adds Over 70 New Games to Backward Compatibility in Final Update
– Fortnite Confirms Naruto Collaboration Coming
– Final Fantasy VII Mod Uses Style Similar to Tetsuya Nomura’s Concept Art
– Corrupt Super Robot Wars 30 English Translation Inserts Talk of Pronouns
– Transgender Players Infuriated by Forza Horizon 5
– Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy The Definitive Edition Graphics Beyond Words
– “Hot Coffee” Minigame Found in Code of GTA: The Trilogy The Definitive Edition

Release news:

– Upcoming Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Blu-Ray Includes Unaired Episode
– All The Anime / Anime Limited 12 Days of Christmas announcement
– Future Naruto releases
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Attack on Titan Franchise Halts Sales of Eldian Armbands
– Men’s Jewelry Brand Mister SFC Drops Official Naruto-Inspired Line
– Mobile pouch curry: Gundam Cafe curries now sold online
– Premium Bandai drops details for Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind gunship and glider models
– Adorable High Guardian Spice Pin Set Now Available to Pre-Order
– Demon Slayer anime airplane set to take flight in Japan
– Bootleg anime cakes? Charges filed against Tokyo woman for selling unlicensed Demon Slayer sweets
– Man Arrested for Selling Bootleg Love Live! Mousepads
– Georgia man used $57K of COVID-19 relief loan to buy Pokemon card, feds say

Misc news:

– Size, shape, or suppleness – What does Japan want in a pair of breasts?
– Corrupt Website Vice Writes Article Slandering Japan’s Loli Manga
– Monster Girl Encyclopedia & Monster Girl Quest Fandom Pages to Be Deleted
– Train driver sues Japan Rail…over 56 yen for a one-minute delay
– Anime about nasty contract surprises gets real-life credit card with nasty contract surprises
– Post-election goat scandal rocks Japanese lawmaker
– Japanese art site Pixiv now lets you make your own 3-D model for free, and in English!

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 173: Guyvers Never Die

November 7, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com

– Japanese government to give all 18-and-under residents 100,000 yen… here’s why that’s bad news

– Ashita no Joe Manga Creator Tetsuya Chiba Gets Admitted to Hospital, Has Been Sick Since Summer

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Dirty Pair Kickstarter Ends with a Bang, All Stretch Goals Funded

Live-Action Anime news:

– The Way of the Househusband Gets A Live-action Feature Film in Early Summer of 2022
– GANTZ Hollywood Live-Action Film Finds Its Director
– Vic Mignogna Stars in Atmospheric Silent Hill 2 Fan Film
– Squid Game’s Hwang Dong-Hyuk Roasts LeBron James for Insulting Show’s Ending
– HBO Reportedly Working on Live-Action Berserk Series

Streaming news:

– Funimation ANZ To Sunset AnimeLab Streaming Platform On December 9th To Complete Ongoing Transition
– GLOOMY THE NAUGHTY GRIZZLY English Dub Roars Onto Crunchyroll
– Vampire Hunter D Will Be Reborn as Full-Cast Audiobooks

Theater Release news:

– GKIDS Celebrates Castle in the Sky with 35th Anniversary Screenings
– Sword Art Online Progressive Teams Up Eternals For the Crossover of the Year
– My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission Teams Up with Venom Comic Artist for Special Illustration and Giveaway
– Rumor Suggests Seth Rogen Voicing Donkey Kong in Upcoming Donkey Kong Film

Series news:

Anime:
– In/Spectre Season 2 Airs in 2022, Unveils New Trailer and Visual
– Hakuoki OVA Releases Striking New Visual Drawn by Original Character Designer Yone Kazuki
– TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You Gets 2nd TV Anime Season, Will Stream on Crunchyroll
– Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles TV Anime Announces Season 2
– TV Anime Miss KUROITSU from The Monster Development Department Releases A Super Cool Key Visual
– Allies Show Their Mettle in How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kindgom Second Cour PV
– On Air Dekinai! TV Anime Goes Behind-the-Scenes in January of 2022
– Prosecutors Pursue 40 Million Yen Fine for ufotable and 20-Month Prison Sentence for Founder for Tax Evasion
Manga:
– Sakuna: Of Rice & Ruin to Receive Manga Adaptation
– Natsume Akatsuki’s KONOSUBA Novel Finally Reaches A Milestone of 10 Million Copies
– Merryweather Comic “Big Chungus-Chan Meets Thanos” Infuriates Twitter
Games:
– Hiro Mashima Puts Up 10 Million Yen for Fairy Tail Indie Game Contest
– GoldenEye 007 No Longer Banned in Germany, Possible Nintendo Switch Release
– Fortnite Shutting Down in China
– World of Warcraft Director: “We’re Careful Not to Hire Too Many White People”
– Facebook Rebrands “Meta”, PC Company Named Meta Pokes Fun at Them

Release news:

– Japan gets cucked on Demon Slayer blu-rays
– Kamen Rider Zero-One Rider Kicks Its Way to Blu-ray in North America
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Engineer Pitches Motorized Howl’s Moving Castle to LEGO
– Cowboy Bebop Lego
– Godzilla & Hamtaro Collab Celebrates with 20th Anniversary Double Feature
– If anime silhouette capsule toys look this awesome, they need to be more of a thing ASAP
– Ramen sneakers from Japanese noodle chain serve up tasty ingredients in the details
– Elegant Violet Evergarden Shoes Are Back on Sale
– Malaysian Gynecologist Creates “World’s First Unisex Condom”
– Pokémon Pikachu Fragment

Misc news:

– Our nine male Japanese reporters turn into lovely young ladies with magic of A.I. photo editing
– Please do not feed the monkey running wild around Tokyo, authorities ask
– Australians Having Homes Seized Over Unpaid Covid Fines
– Hyogo man arrested for stalking woman through her bank account
– Japanese Communist Party State Elimination of Child Porn Will Not Target Anime and Manga Freedom of Expression
– Japanese Man Arrested for Squirting Elementary School Boy

AC Funhouse

– New 5D Storage to Offer 10,000x the Density of Blu-Ray

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 172: Guyvers Gone Wild

October 31, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Let’s Dub the Dirty Pair TV Series!

Convention news:

– Dropkick on My Devil! Event in Hokkaido on November 7 is Canceled due to Arson and Death Threats

Live-Action Anime news:

– Netflix Live Action Cowboy Bebop’s Trailer Unveils Wealth of Action
– Knuckles’ Voice in Sonic 2 Live-Action Film Won’t Be Sexy Says Idris Elba

Streaming news:

– High Guardian Spice Even Worse Than Many Had Predicted
∟Crunchyroll’s High Guardian Spice Debuts to Hilarious Reception

Theater Release news:

– My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission Becomes Highest-Grossing MHA Film Worldwide as It Opens at #2 in North America

Series news:

Anime:
– It’s Summer Fun with The Quintessential Quintuplets in 1st Anime Film Key Visual
– SPY x FAMILY TV Anime Series to Air in 2022
– Tribe Nine TV Anime Adds Three More Baseball Hooligans
– Aoashi Soccer Anime Releases Teaser PV, Teaser Visual and Cast List
– Bandai Namco Pictures Produces Women’s Golf-themed Original Anime BIRDIE WING –Golf Girls’ Story- for 2022 Premiere
– Next Case Closed Anime Film Gets Teased in Spooky Halloween Visual
– Fruits Basket -prelude- Reveals Theatrical Release, Sequel Story Featuring Tohru and Kyo
– Crunchyroll Reveals Fall Anime Dub Plans for Platinum End and More
Manga:
– Emblem Take 2 Manga Creator: Payments for New Manga Creators Is Roughly the Same as 30 Years Ago
– China’s Tencent Acquires 6.86% of Kadokawa
– Japanese boss finds out employee is moonlighting as light novel author, does something about it
Games:
– Persona Composer Shoji Meguro Resigns From Atlus to Create Indie Games
∟Persona Composer Departs Atlus to Develop Own Game
– Digimon Survive Game Producer Confirms Delay to 2022
– PlayStation 5 Tops 13.4 Million Units Shipped, Sony to Start Making Chips in Japan
– Alleged Leaker Claims NetherRealm is Developing Super Smash Bros. Style Game
∟Warner Bros. Copyright Striking Purported Leaks of Smash Bros. Style Game
– Zelda: Ocarina of Time Switch Version Ruthlessly Criticized Over Water Quality
∟Texture issues
– Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water Skirt Lifting Technique Exposes Pantsu
– Gundam’s crotch isn’t pleasing fans with its insufficient fan service in new video game

Release news:

– Sentai Filmworks Kakegurui Samples a New English Dub
– Slayers Gets Special DVD/Blu-ray that Contains All The Contents of Its 30th Anniversary Project
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Lupin the Third Ukiyo-e Prints Commemorate Castle of Cagliostro Scene
– Fan Pitches Motorized Howl’s Moving Castle Set to LEGO
– New Figures Reimagine Evangelion Units As Creepy-Cute Dolls
– Studio Ghibli’s first anime heroine (no, not Nausicaa) gets an awesome new figure
– New poseable figma Tutenkahmun figure is coming out of his grave, has been doing just fine
– Mugen Train Turns into Sushi Train in New Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Toy
– We won the Pokémon stamp and promo card lottery, here’s what it looks like inside
– Ghost in the Shell’s Tachikoma Completely Mobile in Astonishing “Cosplay”

Misc news:

– President Joe Biden’s CNN Town Hall Mocked Endlessly
– Japanese Husband Arrested for Assaulting Wife by Throwing Pillow
∟The Murder Weapon
– Kyoto police using targeted YouTube ads to warn would-be voyeurs
– Tokyo TV station skips ugly controversy over Princess Mako’s marriage, shows Blade instead
– Japanese governmental employees in frantic pencil-shaving spree to meet city election day

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 171: MacGayver

October 24, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com

– Pac-Man Pixel Artist Hiroshi Ono Passes Away at 64
– Fan Favorite Voice Actor Chris Ayres Passes Away At 56
∟The tweet we covered in Podcast 109

– Japan’s new PM sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine, irking South Korea
– North Korea fires suspected submarine-launched missile into waters off Japan

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Let’s Dub the Dirty Pair TV Series!

Convention news:

– Comiket Asks Attendees to Go Get Vaccinated Ahead of Winter Event
∟Comiket 99 Won’t Deny Those Who Refuse Vaccination

Live-Action Anime news:

– Live Action Netflix Cowboy Bebop Series Teaser Fights Hard
∟How do Japanese fans feel about Netflix Cowboy Bebop trailer with return of anime voice actors?
– Strange Activity on Cowboy Bebop Social Media Could Be Work of Hacker “Radical Edward”
– Male Pregnancy Manga Hiyama Kentaro no Ninshin Gets Netflix Live Action Series
∟Male Pregnancy Netflix Series Hiyama Kentaro no Ninshin Suffers Endlessly
– Survivors Gather in Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon CIty Posters

Streaming news:

– Funimation and Toei Team Up for One Piece Episode 1000 Live Stream
– Bones-produced Netflix Anime Super Crooks Drops Electrifying Full Trailer
– Netflix Releases Trailer For French “The Summit Of The Gods” Animated Film Adaptation
– LUPIN THE 3rd PART 1 Episode 1’s Dub Premiere Stream Postponed
– Hololive Virtual YouTubers Creating Open-World Game “Metaverse Holoearth”

Theater Release news:

– Macross Plus Movie Edition Makes US Debut in Theaters This December
– Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Compilation Film Posts 2nd Main Visual & Full Trailer Including New Scenes
– An Ill Wind Blows in the First Butt Detective Feature Film Teaser

Series news:

Anime:
– Shinichi Ishizuka’s Jazz-themed Manga BLUE GIANT Gets Anime Film in 2022
– Quantum’s Fantasy Light Novel I’m Quitting Heroing Gets TV Anime in April 2022
– Yu Shimizu’s The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy Light Novel Gets Anime Adaptation
– Businessman Play Badminton in New Original TV Anime Ryman’s Club
– CloverWorks Teams Up With JoJo’s Director Naokatsu Tsuda for ‘Tokyo Twenty Fourth Ward’ Original TV Anime
– Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove it Season 2 Resumes Its TV Anime Research in April 2022
– KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR Confirms Third Season in April 2022
– Mob Psycho 100 TV Anime Reveals 3rd Season in Teaser Trailer and Visual
– MISS NAGATORO’s Manga Creator Celebrates 2nd Season of Anime with Cute Illustration
∟Ijiranaide Nagatoro-san Second Anime Season Announced
– Creators of Case Closed, City Hunter, and More Share Their Lupin the Third Memories
Manga:
– Nichijou Manga Returns to Serialization After 6 Year Break
– 28-Year-Old Civil Servant in Japan Suspended for 6 Months for Writing Light Novels
Games:
– Nintendo Switch Not Powerful Enough for Decades Old Kingdom Hearts
– German Law Banned Dying Light in European Nintendo eShop
– Activision Blizzard Officially Renames Overwatch’s McCree
– Retro game personality test: What the way you wrapped your N64 controller cord says about you

Release news:

– Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S Extra Episode Teased in New Promo
– Right Stuf
– Tokyo Pop teams up with Cracker Barrel to bring you Disney manga for some reason

Random Merch news:

– The Pokemon Company Celebrates 25th Anniversary Soundtrack With Custom Cards For Performers
– New Moomin and Snufkin Japanese sweets by Bandai will soothe your heart and tongue
– Orders Will Soon Open for Captain Harlock Label Scotch
– Want to turn Ikea shelves into an awesome Nintendo interior? Japanese game fan shows how
– There’s now a Nazi-themed cafe in Japan

Misc news:

– Nurse “Hypnotized & Forced to Fart Without Her Consent” Loses Lawsuit
– Unemployed Man Steals Woman’s Pantsu in the Middle of the Street
– Man uses AI to “destroy” censor mosaics in Japanese adult videos, gets arrested by Kyoto police
– China Boy Causes Elevator Fire After Allegedly Urinating Into Control Panel
– 23-Year-Old Russian Boxer Fights Bear to Death – Gets Hospitalized
– Research Report Suggests “Woke” Culture Has “Limited Impact” On LGBT Mental Health
– Pinhead Is Trans Now And Nothing Else Matters

AC’s Funhouse

– U.S. college student learns the hard way to get your Japanese kanji tattoo checked by an expert
– Sapporo man attempts to rob store with lighter, goes as you’d expect
– Man arrested for robbing Tokyo convenience store with nose hair trimmer

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 170: All the Homo Milk You Can Drink

October 18, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com

– COVID-19 cases plummeting in Japan, doctors puzzled why
– You want fries with that? Too bad – KFC Japan running out of potatoes, suspending French fry sales

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Let’s Dub the Dirty Pair TV Series!

Convention news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

– The often untold story of cleaning up dead kaiju finally coming to theaters next year
– Batman Ninja the Show Reveals Heroes and Villains Ready for Action
– Gamespot Implies Lord of the Rings Is Racist; Gets Thrown Into Mount Doom
∟Amazon’s New Lord Of The Rings Series To Include Bisexual Transgender Elf In Wheelchair

Streaming news:

– Netflix Streams Cowboy Bebop Anime, Hires Original Seiyuu for Live-Action Dub
– Crunchyroll Reveals New FreakAngels Trailer Ahead of 2022 Premiere
– High Guardian Spice Soars to Crunchyroll with New Trailer and Premiere Date
∟The Bitter Crunchyroll Hides More “Negative” High Guardian Spice Comments
– Lydia “SquidGame” Temporarily Banned From Instagram Due to Squid Game
– Disney+ Reveals Tatami Galaxy Sequel, New Black Rock Shooter, Summer Time Rendering Anime for Streaming in 2022
– Disney and Aniplex to Produce Twisted Wonderland Anime for Disney+

Theater Release news:

– French Documentary Satoshi Kon, The Illusionist Japan Premiere to be Held at New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival 2021
– BELLE Heads to Theaters in the United States on January 14, 2022
– Howl’s Moving Castle Returns to U.S. Theaters October of 2021

Series news:

Anime:
– Toei Animation Teams Up With Korean Production House CJ ENM for Collaborative Works
– Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi Boasting Breast Envy
– The Prince of Tennis II Gets 1st New TV Anime in 10 Years
– GRIDMAN Teases Next Anime Project, More Info to Come in Winter
– More War Looms as Kingdom Season 4 is Announced for Spring 2022
– Cosplay-themed TV Anime My Dress-Up Darling Reveals Its 1st Key Visual, Main Staff
– Heroes Resist the Romantic Comedy in Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to TV Anime Trailer
– World’s End Harem Anime’s Episode 2 and Later Delayed to January
– Japan’s Watchdog BPO Deems Kimetsu no Yaiba Acceptable for TV
– Toyo Keizai: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s 2020 Economic Impact Was 1 Trillion Yen
– Catwoman: Hunted’s Anime Aesthetic Making Catwoman Absolutely Ferocious
– Sunrise to Move Entire Company Into One Building, Names It ‘White Base’
Manga:
– German Fans Are Disappointed That Tokyopop’s New Light Novels Are Translated From English, Not Japanese
– Fire Force Manga Blazes Into Its Final Phase
– Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator Kazuki Takahashi Working on Marvel Manga
∟The Marvel manga itself
– Kaiju No. 8 Mural Rises Over Paris
Games:
– GameCenter CX Adds PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Gameboy Advance Games to Retro Game Line Up
– Riot to Disable League of Legends All-Chat to “Combat Toxic Behavior”
– PETA Demands Ubisoft Remove Cockfighting From Far Cry 6
∟Rooster Fighter manga
   ∟Even the Kingdom manga got better art
   ∟Peak fiction
   ∟Foghorn is still the champ
   ∟Brought to you by Kellogg’s
– Light Novel Illustrator Mel Kishida Discusses Reducing Fan Service
– Bandai Namco Launches Independent Games Label GYAAR Studio
– Dbrand reveals new PS5 Darkplates days after pulling the originals
– Microsoft & Sony Connected to Forced Labor in China
– Japanese Game Store Nojima Denki Fighting Console Scalpers

Release news:

– Sentai Filmworks Licenses KAKEGURUI XX For Future Home Video Release
– Right Stuf
– Schmullus has had an exciting day

Random Merch news:

– We attempt to solve the Millennium Puzzle from Yu-Gi-Oh! ourselves, gain new respect for Yugi
∟Millennium Puzzle Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimagear Model Kit
∟Ultimagear Millennium Puzzle Gold Sarcophagus Yu-Gi-Oh! Replica
– Father Lovingly Constructs the Box of Kimetsu no Yaiba’s Nezuko for His Daughter
– Check Out Char-Inspired Cookware for Hungry Gundam Fans
– Hilariously low-quality Attack on Titan Levi figures lead fans to start petition for replacements
– Tokyo Revengers “Swastika” Merchandise Accrues Much Attention
– Tezuka Productions to Auction Astro Boy Mosaic NFT

Misc news:

– Nurse “Hypnotized & Forced to Fart Without Her Consent” Loses Lawsuit
– Unemployed Man Steals Woman’s Pantsu in the Middle of the Street

AC’s Funhouse

– U.S. college student learns the hard way to get your Japanese kanji tattoo checked by an expert

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 169: No Use for Soft Words

September 29, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com

– Shueisha Loses Appeal for Demon Slayer Pattern Trademarks

– Dragon Quest composer Koichi Sugiyama passes away
∟Controversial Dragon Quest Composer Koichi Sugiyama Passes Away at 90
∟ResetEra Celebrates the Death of Dragon Quest Composer Koichi Sugiyama

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Let’s Dub the Dirty Pair TV Series!
∟The Lovely Angels Are Here as Dirty Pair Joins the Crunchyroll Catalog!
– Baki manga crowdfunds creation of life-size underground fighting arena

Live-Action Anime news:

– Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City Trailer Set to “He-Man Meme Song”

Streaming news:

– Super Crooks Premieres November 25 on Netflix
– Funimation Announces KAGINADO Anime Simulcast
– Funimation Announces Chinese Donghua Simulcast Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire
– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Mugen Train and English Dub Are Coming to Crunchyroll!
– Pop Team Epic Author Bkub Okawa Opens Cat-Themed Youtube Channel
– Episode 1 of Squid Games playing Fly Me To The Moon is just Netflix flexing
∟Fly Me to the Moon would have only cost $1,000 per year for Netflix

Theater Release news:

– My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission Ticket Sales Go Live!
– EUREKA: EUREKA SEVEN HI-EVOLUTION Anime Film Closes Out the Trilogy in North American Theaters

Series news:

Anime:
– Hololive Virtual YouTubers Will Do Voice Work for Little Witch Nobeta, Lupin III
– Shinkalion Z Welcomes Galaxy Express 999 to Its Multiverse of Mecha
– Japanese Childrens Book Series ‘The Klutzy Witch’ Gets Anime Film
– Backflip!! Anime Film Reveals Spring 2022 Release with Teaser Visual
– Free!–the Final Stroke– Teases Its Final Film in New Visual and Retrospective Trailer
– Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie TV Anime Gets the Cool Premiere of April 2022
– The Vertically Challenged Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi Far Too Moe
– Pair of Detective Conan Spinoff Manga Reveal Teaser Visuals for Anime Adaptations
– TRIGGER and Sushio Celebrate Kill la Kill’s 8th Anniversary With New Illustration and Production Art
– WIT Studio Is Reportably 886 Million Yen in Debt, I.G. Port to Step in Managing the Studio
Manga:
–
Games:
– Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier Mobile Game Launches in November
– Sora Announced as Last Fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
– Tencent Mobile Game Dou Luo Da Lu Heavily Copies Final Fantasy XIV Trailer
– PlayStation 3 & Vita Stores Removing Credit Card Payment Options
∟Nippon Ichi Software Removing CERO Z Games From PS3 & Vita Stores
– Phantasy Star Online 2 NGS Japanese Stream Omits “Discrimination” Question
– Capcom allows Facebook to Deface & Modify Resident Evil 4 for Oculus VR Remake
∟Resident Evil 4 VR Censorship Has Eliminated All “Sexist Dialogue”
– Digimon New Century Covers Up Angewomon & Lotosmon
– NPC Names, Quest Names, Items and More All Changed in World of Warcraft
– Bandai Namco Changed Its Logo And Fans Think It Kinda Sucks
∟Bandai Namco Falls, Pledges Itself to Globalism & Diversity

Release news:

– The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made Anime Needs 300 Orders to Release Its Blu-ray Box
– Right Stuf
– SHIROBAKO The Movie Blu-ray Release Date Pushed Back to December

Random Merch news:

– Japan Erects Bronze Statue of One Piece’s Nico Robin
– Blood-Soaked Ryuuguu Rena Figure Completely Unstoppable
– Japanese company creates a tiny sock for your big toe
– The future is now with full face sunglasses
– Uniqlo outfits might become Japanese high school’s official uniforms
– Love Live! Sunshine!! Boats Seized By Japanese Authorities as Numazu Marine Park Faults on Debts

Misc news:

– College Labels Group’s Among Us “China Kinda Sus” Stickers “Xenophobic Weapons”
– Japan’s New Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Hopes to Increase Wages for Animators
– Newly appointed Minister of the Environment found following adult-oriented Twitter accounts
– Lithuanian Doctors Extract 1 Kilogram of Screws & Nails From Man’s Stomach