Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Bubblegum Crisis Ultimate Edition Blu-Ray Set
– CHIKA*CHIKA IDOL directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori
– CLANNAD Official English Release
– Coluboccoro
– The Vision of Escaflowne: A New HD Dub for the Classic Anime
– Implosion: ZERO_DAY
– Kodomo No Jikan ~ A Child’s Time
– Little Witch Academia 2
– Mai Mai Miracle
– MECHA-UDE: Japanese Animation
– MIND GAME
– Otaku no Video Otaking Edition Subtitled Anime Blu-Ray
– Riding Bean High Octane Edition Anime Blu-ray
– Santa Company
– Skip Beat! Official North American Release
– Tohoku Zunko Animation “Zunda Horizon” Production Project
– Under the Dog

Series news:

Anime:
– Leijiverse timeline
   ∟FDDNM’s Leiji Matsumoto document

– TMS Entertainment title list

Release news:

– Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth remaster comparison
– Discotek to Release Kaiba, Galaxy Express 999, Adieu Galaxy Express 999, Hells on Blu-ray
– Discotek Licenses Soul Link, 3 Project A-Ko Sequels
– Right Stuf

Misc news:

– Christopher R. SABAT roles
– Lex LANG roles

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Love Live! Superstar!!’s Nako Misaki Tests Positive For COVID-19
– Tokyo, Osaka to Come Out of State of Emergency as Cases Rise and Olympics Loom
– Japan Will Begin Issuing “Vaccine Passports” Starting in July
– Tokyo Olympics to allow spectators, provided they “cheer quietly”
– Please drink alone in your room and don’t have sex, Tokyo Olympics tells athletes

– Wolf Boy Ken, Sally the Witch Composer Asei Kobayashi Passes Away Aged 88

– Voice Actor Koichi Yamadera and Talent Okada Robin Shoko Announce Marriage
   ∟Anime voice actor star of Cowboy Bebop marries former idol less than half his age

– ‘Prepare for War,’ China Military Warns in New Propaganda Poster for Taiwan

– Source Images of Pokémon Card Backgrounds
   ∟The most overused game graphic you never noticed | Texture Archaeology

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Classic Valis Games Line Up Crowdfunding for Switch Release

Convention news:

– Lucasfilm & Anime Expo Lite Announce STAR WARS: VISIONS Panel

Live-Action Anime news:

– Rurouni Kenshin Live-action Film’s “Final Chapter” Surpasses 5 Billion Yen at Box Office

Streaming news:

– Sgt. Frog Anime Leaps to the Crunchyroll Catalog Today
– Crunchyroll Adds The Saga of Tanya the Evil: Operation Desert Pasta To Catalog
– Boys’ Love Anime Film The Stranger by the Shore Heads to Funimation
– BEASTARS Season 2 Makes Netflix Debut on July 15
– Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop Anime Film Hits Netflix on July 22
– Thermae Romae Novae Anime Reveals Teaser Visual and Main Staff
– Carole & Tuesday Director Helms Anime Adaptation of Mark Millar’s Super Crooks
– CLAMP, WIT STUDIO, Netflix Team Up for New Anime Based on Brothers Grimm
– Netflix Announces Bright: Samurai Soul
– Record Of Ragnarok Anime Denied Release on Netflix in India
– Mother of the Goddess’ Dormitory to Get 3 Different Versions on July 14
– Crunchyroll and Adult Swim Reveal Fena: Pirate Princess Trailer, Main Staff, and More
– Digital Manga Service Azuki Announces June 28 Global Launch
– Interspecies Reviewers yeeted off Anime Lab

Theater Release news:

– Newest BELLE Trailer Confirms US Theatrical Release Set For Winter 2021
– Funimation Plans Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Anime Film Screenings for North America
– ‘Final’ Evangelion Anime Film Weekend Jumps Over 900% Over Previous in Japan
   ∟Evangelion 3.0+1.0 10th Highest-Grossing in Japan With 9.33 Billion Yen at Box Office
– Japan Box Office: Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway Surpasses One Billion Yen Mark
– Studio Ghibli’s Earwig and the Witch Gets New Theatrical Release Date for Japan
– JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 Anime Film Reveals December 24 Premiere With New Visual
– Heroes Get Some Hand-On Training in New My Hero Academia Visual for Upcoming Arc
   ∟World Heroes Mission Theatergoers to Receive Bonus Booklet including New Manga

Series news:

Anime:
– Junji Ito’s Uzumaki Anime Adaptation Pushed to Next Year
– Shingo Natsume’s Sonny Boy Anime Reveals New Key Visual, Promo
– Teens Take Back Reality in D_CIDE TRAUMEREI THE ANIMATION Trailer
– Rusted Armors Anime Project Reveals First Character Visual
– Let’s Make a Mug Too Anime Fires Up Second Season This October
– Sho Harusono’s Boys Love Manga Sasaki and Miyano Gets Anime by Studio DEEN in 2022
– Saga of Tanya the Evil TV Anime Continues to March on in Season 2
– Cooking with Valkyries Anime Returns for Its 2nd Season on July 18
– Banished from the Heroes’ Party TV Anime Reveals More Companions
– Demon Lord Shrinks Down in The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! Character Settings
   ∟VTubers Aqua, Subaru, and Nene Sing ED for The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!
– Vampire Rock Anime Visual Prison Unveils New Art and Crew
– Final Fantasy IX Being Developed As Animated Series By Square-Enix And French Studio
– Hotondoshindeiru’s Uncle from Another World Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– Grab the tissues: Preteens and teens pick the anime that makes them cry the most
– Mentally Ill K-Pop Cultists Attack Hero Academia Twitter Account
Manga:
– Kaiju No. 8 Manga Has Passed an Impressive 3 Million Copies Printed and Sold
– Tokyo Revengers Manga Gets Around Town With 20 Million Copy Print Run
– Superman to star in upcoming gourmet manga series
Games:
– Isekai Quartet Kadokawa Crossover Anime Gets a Cute Side-Scrolling Platformer
– Mushihimesama, One of the Best Bullet Hell Shooters, is Now on Switch
– Nintendo Announces First New 2D Metroid Game in 19 Years, Metroid Dread
– Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! Expansion Adds More Horrifying Content
– Tekken’s Kazuya Mishima Joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Roster
– Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel Gets Gameplay Trailer, Planned 2022 Release
– Pokémon GO Developer Niantic Reveals Transformers Mobile Game
– Guilty Gear -Strive- Censors Mention of Taiwan, Uighur From In-Game Lore
– War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Censors Cleavage & Thighs
– Take-Two Interactive Uses E3 Panel to Talk About Diversity & Inclusion Instead of Games
– Space Jam 2 is getting a video game tie-inSpace Jam 2 is getting a video game tie-in

Release news:

– VIZ Media Licenses Record of Ragnarok Manga for Fall 2021
– Funimation Announces Robotech Streaming and Home Video Launch
– Remastered Evangelion 3.333 Anime Film Gets 4K Blu-Ray Release in August
– Right Stuf
– Rhys2753 is a hero
   ∟Speaking up gets results!
– The Woman Called Fujiko Mine audio mixdown
– Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Tops 2021 Physical Release Charts On 1st Day
   ∟Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Film Sells Over 1 Million Copies on Home Video in 3 Days

Random Merch news:

– Yokohama’s Walking Gundam Recreated as 1/48-Scale Light-Up Bust
   ∟New Chogokin Figure Brings Yokohama’s Walking Gundam to You
– Computer Hardware Manufacturer ASUS Launches Gundam Tie-In For Sale In The US
– Mario kimono, Bowser underwear part of gigantic Nintendo/Japanese fashion brand collab
– Carry Your Own Nezuko in This New Demon Slayer Luggage
– $1,000 Yu-Gi-Oh! Blue-Eyes White Dragon Cards Sell Out Immediately
– Now you can fractionally own Pokémon cards
– Japanese NPO Opens New ‘Reiwa’ Tokiwa-so Complex for Budding Manga Artists
– Style Hard With Officially Licensed Very Limited Version Of Kaneda’s Jacket From Akira

Misc news:

– Cardboard cosplayer makes amazing costumes of mecha…and star of Lethal Weapon?!?
– Anti-selfie tech? Government pleads with cellphone carriers to curb inappropriate photos
– Man stealing uniform from school caught by mysterious man in restroom in middle of night
– Restaurant worker putting pubes on curry heralds return of baito-terror
– Busy morning in Sapporo as bear attacks coincide with naked man walking around town
– Yamagata kids on way to school accidentally say “good morning” to wild bear
– Spaniard Handed 15 Years Imprisonment for Murdering & Eating Mother
– Japanese man deported for eating cats

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
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– Woman Arrested for Sending Arson Threat to WIT Studio

– Macross Mechanical Designer Kazutaka Miyatake Recovering After House Fire
   ∟Macross Mechanical Designer Discharged From Hospital After House Fire
– Asian-American Voice Actors Question Why White A-List Stars Are Still Voicing Anime

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Metal Skin Panic: MADOX-01 Unobtanium Edition
– REVENGE OF THE SHOGUN WOMEN on 3-D Blu-ray!
– The Girl from the Other Side – feature-length animation
– Penguindrum Crowdfunding Campaign Ends With 1,051% of Funds Raised
– Japan’s First Ninja Online Academy
– Mitaka City to Begin Donation Drive to Support the Ghibli Museum
   ∟Airships and Magic Lanterns Light up Ghibli Expo’s Final Run

Live-Action Anime news:

– Live-Action Powerpuff Girls Script Allegedly Leaked, Full of Sex, Memes and “Humor”

Streaming news:

– Inuyasha creator Rumiko Takahashi joins Twitter, wants fans to ask her questions
   ∟Legendary Manga Creator Rumiko Takahashi Opens Staff-Led Twitter Account
– Slam Dunk Scholarship Special Movie Aired at B.LEAGUE FINALS Game on Sunday
– Netflix Hiring Executive for Push Into Game Market

Theater Release news:

– Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Anime Film Takes Home Prestigious Fujimoto Award
– Mugen Train Drops Out of Japanese Box Office Top 10 for 1st Time Since October
– Deku, Bakugo, Todoroki Surpass The Best in New World Heroes Mission Anime Film Visual
– Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway Anime Film Delayed Again, This Time to June 11
– Children of the Sea Heads to Theaters in North America This Month
   ∟Plus others

Series news:

Anime:
– Lupin the Third PART 6 TV Anime Takes on The UK This October
– Mobile Suit Gundam SEED New Project to be Launched in Monthly Gundam Ace Issue
   ∟Gundam SEED Anime Film Sequel Kicks Off Production
– 2 New God Candidates and Their Partners Get Cast for Platinum End TV Anime
– Yugo Kobayashi’s Soccer Manga Aoashi Scores TV Anime in 2022
– Children’s Entertainment is Hell in Uramichi Oniisan TV Anime Trailer
– TV Anime Drugstore in Another World Teaser PV Announces July 7 Premiere Date
– Battle Gods Rumble in Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi TV Anime Trailer
– Record of Ragnarok Anime Premiere Date Announced With New Key Visual And Trailer
   ∟Shuumatsu no Valkyrie PV Pits Humanity’s Best Against Gods
– KADOKAWA Establishes 3DCG Animation and VFX Production Company Studio KADAN
Manga:
– Demon Slayer Dominates Oricon’s Mid-Year Manga and Light Novel Rankings
– Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Sells 50 Million Copies
Games:
– Roger Craig Smith to Continue Voicing Sonic in Upcoming Games
   ∟Next Sonic Game Announced, Sonic Colors Returns in Remastered Form
– Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Stuns With Visuals
– Smash Bros. Director Masahiro Sakurai Contemplating Early Retirement
   ∟Smash Bros. director Sakurai says he’s not retiring from video games…”probably”
– New Kansen × Shoujo Character Will Be Redesigned for “Similarity to Tales of Berseria”

Release news:

– Gundam SEED Ultra Edition Blu-ray replacement discs
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Talking Attack on Titan anime character robot vacuum promises to clean your “shitty” room
– Premium Bandai Launches Lottery For Gorgeous GGG Quattro Bajeena Figure
– Please take Olympic condoms back to your home and use them there, organizers say
– New hell found in Nagasaki, campaign to name it underway
– How a samurai’s quest for revenge created one of Tokyo’s best cafes, and it’s still open

Misc news:

– The time farting lead to murder and the fall of one of Japan’s great samurai clans
– Naomi Osaka refuses to talk to reporters at next tennis tournament, doesn’t care about fines
   ∟Noami Osaka withdraws from French Open, discusses experiences with depression
– Japanese woman asks for advice on how to deal with smell of son’s corpse, gets arrested
   ∟Old Woman Arrested After Reporting Foul Stench Emanating From Son’s Corpse
– “Protect the Nation from NHK Party” becomes “Protect the Nation from Old Parties Party”
– Students rapidly losing interest in sumo teams because too “painful,” “scary,” and “naked”
– Saitama welfare official threatened into giving out executive-level-salary worth of benefits
– Crackdown on illegal maid cafes making maids a rarer sight on streets of Akihabara
– Cops in Japan use police box as shag shack, one goes on to have 2nd affair with other officer
   ∟Female Police Officer Resigns After Sex With Other Officers Exposed
– 7-Eleven to build 7-Eleven in parking lot of another 7-Eleven
   ∟7-Eleven in parking lot of other 7-Eleven opens for business in Japan

– Parents Enraged Over School’s “Masturbation Videos for First Graders”

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Japanese town builds 42-foot, 25 million-yen squid statue as coronavirus response plan

– 1965 letter from Stanley Kubrick to Osamu Tezuka

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Pre-order REVENGE OF THE SHOGUN WOMEN on 3-D Blu-ray!
– The Girl from the Other Side – feature-length animation
– Metal Skin Panic: MADOX-01 Unobtanium Edition

Convention news:

– Gamescom 2021 Event Going Online Once Again

Live-Action Anime news:

– Anime’s greatest pervert inspires all-female stage play with Takarazuka City Hunter

Streaming news:

– Sailor Moon Eternal Films Will Enchantingly Bless Netflix
– A Silent Voice currently scheduled to expire June 4 on Netflix
– Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series Hits Netflix Later This Year
– The Law of Ueki Anime Joins Crunchyroll’s Catalog Today

Theater Release news:

– Eva: 3.0+1.0 Finally Surpasses Shin Godzilla, Becoming Anno’s Highest-grossing Film
– Mugen Train Becomes the 1st Japanese Film to Make 50 Billion Yen at WW Box Office
– Demon Slayer Is Now the #1 Film From 2020 Worldwide
– Toei Animation Europe Briefly Lists New Dragon Ball Super Movie
∟New Dragon Ball Movie Announced by Original Creator Akira Toriyama

Series news:

Anime:
– Komi-san Anime Seemingly Confirmed by Weekly Shonen Sunday
– Battle Game in 5 Seconds TV Anime Gets 1st Trailer, Key Visual
– Heroes Face Their Darkest Hour in Seven Knights Revolution: Hero Successor “Climax” PV
– New Spriggan Anime Reveals 2nd Teaser Visual Introducing More Characters
– Saudi-Japanese Anime Film The Journey Premieres June 25
– Seasons 2 & 3 of Mushoku Tensei Rumored to Be in Production
– Overlord Reincarnates Into 4th TV Anime Season and Film
– ‘Stealth Suits’ Unveiled for Upcoming My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission Film
– In Yoshi Yoshi Magic, You’re a Child and Your Nannies Are All Hot Dudes
Manga:
– Golden Kamuy Manga Enters Climax
– Tokyo Revengers Manga Is Selling a Whopping 6.7 Times More Since the TV Anime Started
– Japanese fan artist kid redraws entire collected volume of Attack on Titan manga
– Spider-Man Artist Harassed Over Critiquing Twitter User’s “Fixing” of Their Cover
Games:
– Sony Files Patent That Allows Casuals to Consult Experts for Help in Real-Time
– Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Trailer Brimming With Nonstop Action
– Sega’s Yakuza Franchise Will Continue as an RPG
– Fortnite Rumors Suggest Upcoming Naruto & Metroid Skins
– Resident Evil Village Already Has Several Strange Mods
– Another Lewd Uma Musume Bug Flipping Skirts
– Animal Crossing Inducted into World Video Game Hall of Fame

Release news:

– Legend of the Galactic Heroes Premium Box Set Blu-ray is now sold out
– Holy Knight is getting a blu-ray
– Right Stuf
– The Fantastic True Story of How Project A-ko Was Lost and Found

Random Merch news:

– The World Ends With You Anime Drops 54-Track OST in June
– Studio Ghibli store now sells gorgeous cameo brooches of heroines like Kiki and Sophie
– Post Office to release commemorative Pokémon stamps based on original trading cards
– Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind’s Ohmu Inspires Earrings, Rings
– Gucci and Crunchyroll Team Up for Special Bananya Collection
∟Gucci Collection
– EVANGELION:WORLD Attraction at Fuji Q Highland Shuts Down After 11 Years
– Is ramune another COVID-19 casualty? Iconic Japanese soda faces plummeting sales
– How a samurai’s quest for revenge created one of Tokyo’s best cafes, and it’s still open

Misc news:

– The time farting lead to murder and the fall of one of Japan’s great samurai clans
– Osaka man finds stranger eating in his kitchen at night, stranger dies shortly after

AC’s Funhouse

– Strange job ad asks to “deliver a pork-egg onigiri” from Okinawa to Tokyo twice per day
– 7-Eleven to build 7-Eleven in parking lot of another 7-Eleven
∟7-Eleven in parking lot of other 7-Eleven opens for business in Japan

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– World of Warcraft’s Kael’Thas VA Removed Possibly Due to Sexual Misconduct Allegations

– Prince Harry’s new “chimpo” job title makes people in Japan giggle

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– The Girl from the Other Side – feature-length animation
– Pre-order REVENGE OF THE SHOGUN WOMEN on 3-D Blu-ray!

Streaming news:

– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Television Specials To Premiere On Funimation
– Twitch Updates Terms of Use Allowing Banning for Offsite Conduct

Theater Release news:

– Creator of Gundam says his goal is to crush Demon Slayer and Evangelion

Series news:

Anime:
– Fourth & Final Season of Castlevania Netflix Series Premieres in May
– Virtual YouTuber Usada Pekora Appears in Isekai Maou Majutsu Anime
– The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! to Get Anime Adaptation in 2021
– Mature Rom-Com Cosplay Manga My Dress-Up Darling Gets TV Anime
– Tannen ni Hakkou’s Isekai Fantasy Manga Kono Healer, Mendokusai Gets TV Anime
– AIC RIGHTS Signs Business Alliance with Toei Agency to Co-produce New Anime
– Gokushufudou’s Yakuza Tattoos Censored in China
– Aniplex “Culturally Appropriates” Line in SK8 the Infinity English Dub to Be “Inclusive”
∟Disney Claims ABC “Passed on Well-Written Scripts” For Not Being Diverse Enough
Manga:
– Magazine That Holds Attack on Titan’s Final Chapter to Get Reprint in Japan
– Social Media Degenerates “Fix” More Art, Accidentally Turn Slave Girl Black
Games:
– Bloomberg: Several Buyers Interested in Purchasing Video Game Giant Square Enix
– Nintendo Allegedly Copyright Claim Artist’s Fan-Made Bowser Penis Model

Release news:

– Rose of Versailles alternate cover
∟Discotek’s response
– Spooky Anime Shadows House Previews Creditless OP/ED, Blu-ray Cover
– Right Stuf
– Manga UK Officially Rebrands To Funimation Starting April 19th

Random Merch news:

– Wife takes revenge on cheating husband by auctioning his Yu-Gi-Oh! collection for millions
∟Spiteful Wife Sells Cheating Husband’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Collection for ¥20.5 Million
– Cute New Cover Lets You Wipe the Floors with Shin Godzilla
– Celebrate 200 Volumes of Golgo 13 with Stealthy Wireless Earbuds
– Enjoy a Hard Drink With Guts and Zodd’s New Berserk Irish Whiskey
– Angelic Exusiai Elite Arknights Figure Could Use More Guns
– Eva Unit-01 USB Hub Solves Your Lack Of Ports While Looking Menacing
– New Model Kit Lets You Construct the Mighty Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann
– Anybody Want a 1/100 Scale Solid Gold Gundam Statue?
– Bandai launches Gunpla Recycling Project to reuse Gundam anime model kit plastics
– Anime industry group doesn’t want artists to rely on CG, releases free animator drills

Misc news:

– All heart, no CG in beautiful, mind-bending Pocari Sweat video
– Prolific Pantsu Thief Had a Collection of 424 Pantsu
– Genius Thief’s Plans of Stealing & Swapping Out Women’s Shoes Foiled
– Petition to allow students to choose what they wear gathers almost 19,000 signatures
– Public schools in Saga Prefecture will no longer regulate/check students’ underwear color
– Line up in the hall, open your shirts, show your bras – Real instructions from one school
– Woman surprised to learn foreigners don’t openly tell women they have big breasts
– Man arrested in Kobe after stuffing fried chicken into woman’s mailbox
– Couple rob real estate agent during open house, escape with US$1.84
– Japanese woman reported to police for “not looking right in a suit,” turns out she’s a crook
– 18-Meter Tapeworm Extracted from Raw Beef Eating Thai Man
– 18-year-old man stabbed to death for protesting a car blasting loud music in Kamakura
– Pakistani Migrant Bids Judge Hand Over 14-Year-Old Girl
– China Retrieves 7,000+ Human Penises From Nigerian Ship

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Rurouni Kenshin Creator Charged With Possessing Child Pornography
– Pixar’s John Lasseter Takes Leave of Absence Amid Allegations of Sexual Misconduct

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– UNDER THE DOG the MOVIE: Live-Action Short and Music Video
– Yasuhiro Irie’s Animation film “Halloween Pajama in Seattle”

Live-Action Anime news:

– Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Film Wins HPA Award for Color Grading
– Live-Action Mob Psycho 100 Show Reveals Additional Cast, January 12 Debut
– Live-Action School-Live! Film Is Slated for 2018
– Girls & Panzer Franchise’s Live-Action Promotional Video Streamed

Streaming news:

– Yuasa, 4°C’s Mind Game Film to Stream on VRV Select, Play in N. American Theaters

Theater Release news:

– 1st Girls & Panzer Finale Film Listed as 47 Minutes Long

Series news:

Anime:
– New Hoshin Engi Anime Casts Yōko Hikasa, Daisuke Namikawa, Nobuhiko Okamoto
– Basilisk Sequel Anime Reveals 1st Video, More Cast, January 8 Premiere
– Ultraman Manga Gets Anime in 2019
Manga:
– Kadokawa’s Nyantype Magazine Ceases Publication
Games:
– Girls und Panzer Dream Tank Match Ships in Southeast Asia in English on February 27

Release news:

– Hentai Manga Publisher Fakku Acquires Hentai Anime Publisher Kitty Media
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Let Gundam Give You a Good Night’s Rest with Zaku Eye Masks

Misc news:

– Dentsu, OLM Consult on Nelvana’s D.N.Ace Animation
– Break-Up Goes South After Girlfriend Steals Over US$800 of Anime DVDs

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Kyoto Animation Arson Suspect to be Indicted on Murder, Other Charges

– Coronavirus News
∟Pokemon Voice Actress Rika Matsumoto Accused of COVID-19 Relief Scam

– Sony Reportedly Issues Refunds as CDPR’s Stock Tanks
∟Sony Customer Support Refusing Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds

– AT&T to Sell Crunchyroll to Sony’s Funimation Global Group
∟Crunchyroll and Funimation Global Group

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–

Convention news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

– Monster Hunter gets pulled from Chinese theaters in less than a day over “knees” pun
∟Monster Hunter movie line to be removed globally following backlash in China

Streaming news:

– Disney+ will raise the price by one dollar to $7.99/month in March
– Netflix Seemingly Working on Sonic the Hedgehog Animated Series for 2022
– Twitch Removes “Blind Playthrough” Tag for Perceived Ableist Connotations
– Twitch Allowing Cyberpunk 2077 Streams Despite Sexual Content
– Twitter Degenerates “Literally Crying” Over New Loli Succubus VTuber

Theater Release news:

– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Film Is 1st Since Spirited Away to Earn 30 Billion Yen
∟3 Ghibli Films’ Box Office Totals Rose Due to This Year’s Revival Screenings
– Eva welcomes back Utada Hikaru for final movie’s theme song, vinyl collected release

Series news:

Anime:
– Sound Cadence Studios has been working with Funimation
– Chainsaw Man Anime Adaptation Officially Coming
– SSSS.Dynazenon PV Gives Glimpses of Colorful Kaiju & Mecha
– Star Wars: Visions
– Petition started to stop Doraemon from constantly showing Shizuka in the bath
Manga:
– Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga Sales Surpass 100 Million
∟Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba breaks all-time single-week Oricon manga sales record
Games:
– GameStop to Close 700 Stores This Year
– Final Fantasy’s Sephiroth joins Smash Bros., intent on shanking Mario, taking off shirt
– Resident Evil Village Build Allegedly Leaked Online

Release news:

– Super Mario Manga Mania Released in English
– Discotek Day Tweet Thread
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Choco Eggs now come with Super Mario figures from two decades of Nintendo history
– Slip into a new, more comfortable normal with Aoki Holdings’ Pajama Suit
– Japanese plushies’ tentacles want to keep you warm this winter
– Giant Godzilla statue is part of Japanese park’s Christmas illumination celebration
– We visit the Giant Buddha statue that our reporter dubs “kawaii” and “like a mascot”

Misc news:

– Fukuoka woman drives through front of convenience store because she really needed to pee
∟To ask or not to ask: The etiquette and law of using convenience store restrooms in Japan
∟Car crashes into 7-Eleven, owner gets guard rails, car crashes into gap in the rails
– 40.5% of Japanese People Have Sex With Someone Other Than Their Lover
– Formerly Celebrated Teacher, Born Without Arms or Legs, Indicted on Child Sex Charges
∟Quadruple Amputee Charged for Child Sex Crimes
– Mother Who Had Sex With 14-Year-Old Deemed Innocent, Will Make OnlyFans
– Man told he owes “unpaid adult web site fees,” ends up giving scammers over 100 million ¥
– Idol otaku arrested for bomb threat after his idol T-shirt gets burned
– Elderly Wakayama woman arrested for hacking her local supermarket’s self-checkout
– Post office manager sacked for embezzling 130 million yen in stamps
– Supermarket slip lawsuit ruling influenced by size and color of pumpkin tempura
– We piss our pants over and over to find the most comfortable baby diaper to pee in