Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Mob Psycho 100 Illustration Criticized by Koreans: ‘It’s the Rising Sun!’

– 60% of Japanese Gen-Z: ‘I Don’t Mind Being Forever Single’
– Feminists Trespass High School to Spread Wartime-Like Propaganda
– Thousands of tons of dead fish wash ashore in Japan – three months after the nation released treated Fukushima radioactive water into the sea

– Death penalty formally requested for Kyoto Animation arsonist by prosecutors as trial closes
   ∟Prosecution Officially Requests Death Penalty for Kyo-Ani Arsonist

– Pickups

– California Approves Equal Pay Lawsuit Against Disney, 9,000 Women To Sue For Alleged Compensation Violations

Convention news:

– At this point is better to just bring a real life cardboard picture of Mackenyu to conventions lol
– Super Nintendo World’s Donkey Kong Area opens Spring 2024 at Universal Studios Japan

Live-Action Anime news:

– ORIGIN Science Fiction Manga Tapped for Hollywood Film Adaptation
– Twisted Metal Renewed For Season 2 by Peacock
– The Legend of Zelda director is aiming for a ‘live-action Miyazaki’

Streaming news:

– Golf Manga Rising Impact From Seven Deadly Sins’ Nakaba Suzuki Gets Netflix Anime
– Evangelion: Anima Light Novels Get English Audiobooks Narrated by Tiffany Grant
– Doritos Created AI Software To Mute The Sound Of Crunching Chips

Theater Release news:

– Giant Monsters Rule in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Official Trailer
   ∟Godzilla & King Kong Running Immediately Popular With Japanese Fans
– Spy x Family & Street Fighter VI Secretly Face Off in Animation

Series news:

Anime:
– American Animation Studio Skybound Entertainment Launches Skybound Japan
– Metallic Rouge Anime Suits Up With Large Amount of New Information, Premiere Date
– Grendizer U Anime Trailer Previews Theme Songs, More Cast Announced
– The Unwanted Undead Adventurer Anime Debuts January 8
– The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Anime Adds Sumire Uesaka as Hakari’s Mother
– Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Season 2 Anime Debuts on January 3
– SYNDUALITY Noir Anime’s Second Part Premieres January 8
– Gushing over Magical Girls TV Anime Contracts New Cast in Latest Trailer
– Mr. Villain’s Day Off TV Anime Reveals Start Date, Previews Theme Songs in New Trailer
– My Hero Academia Season 7 Anime Set for Spring 2024 Premiere
– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc TV Anime Premieres Spring 2024 in Japan, World Tour Announced
– 16-bit Sensation: Another Layer Shows Off Western Version of Moe Culture
– 17 percent of anime workers in survey have/have possibly had depression, other mental issues
Manga:
– Boys Be… Manga Artist Hiroyuki Tamakoshi Gives Update on Cancer Diagnosis
Games:
– Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board! Switch Game Launches on April 25 in Japan, April 26 in West
   ∟Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board! Game Dated for the West
– The Game Awards 2024 GOTY Winner Revealed
   ∟Did Geoff Keighley say the N word?
      ∟Marvel Teams With ‘Dishonored’ Series Dev Arkane Studios For Third-Person Action-Adventure ‘Marvel’s Blade’ Video Game
– Solid Snake’s Butt Nerfed Again in Fortnite Skin
– GTA 6 first trailer released early following leaks
   ∟10 Real-Life Viral Moments Captured In The GTA 6 Trailer
      ∟Florida Joker Demands $2 Million From Rockstar Games Over GTA 6 Trailer Parody

Release news:

– Spirit of Wonder OVA Series Gets Blu-ray Box in March 2024
– Right Stuf
– Label Exec. Calls For The End Of Physical Media Due To Pollution

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Rebuild of Evangelion Anime Films Collab with Graniph for New Fashion Line
– Castle in the Sky sukajan jacket combines the old-school art of Ghibli and Yokosuka
– The bizarre anime hair of Detective Conan can now be yours with Ran and Conan hairbands
– Ghibli releases a Howl’s Moving Castle that walks and lights up
– Studio Ghibli releases The Boy and the Heron merchandise in Japan
– New Roaring Totoro plushies from Studio Ghibli make us view the character in a new light
– Studio Ghibli anime Paper Shadow Art craft kits back in stock in time for the holidays
– Smart Toilet Bursts into Flames as Someone Is Using It
– Woman mortified after being slapped with £50,000 bill at restaurant
– Brazen woman tests out sex toy at shop counter in front of horrified customers
– Cop charged with beating sex shop worker in fight over his partner eyeing sex toys bigger than his penis

Misc news:

– “The streets belong to the humans” asserts Tokyo taxi driver after arrest for running over pigeon
– Ohio attorney suspended after throwing poop-filled Pringles can
– Woman addicted to eating toilet roll’s mum says it’s ‘like crack’
– Woman shoots herself in the bum after entering MRI machine with a gun
– Indiana man found with handgun hidden in his rectum after being taken into custody
   ∟Thief deeply regrets hiding gun in bottom
– Man leaves date by pretending to go to bathroom after woman eats 48 oysters
– Gutter Pervert: ‘I Want to be Reincarnated Into a Street!’
– Civil War-Era Letter Shows Confederate Lieutenant Lamenting His Brother’s Condition Of ‘Chronic Masturbation‘
– Cosmetic clinic jumps on ‘grey sweatpant season’ trend to sell men £3,000 penis fillers with chance to ‘finance your c***’
– Prisoner who escaped after penis surgery recaptured
– Pastor turns to OnlyFans — says she ‘feels closer to God than ever’
   ∟I’m a proud Christian porn star — God put me on earth to enjoy sexual pleasure

AC’s Funhouse

– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Crazy gadget company Thanko’s new “earphones” don’t play music, do heat your ears from the inside
– 100-year-old brush shop in Tokyo sells a Japanese body brush that’s painfully good
– Attack on Titan Anime’s Titans Become Beetles in New Plastic Model Kits
– Attack on Titan Anime Re-Releases its Bestselling Ukiyo-e Print
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “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?
– Teacher Calls in Bomb Threat “Work Was Too Tiring!”
– 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
– Shibuya locks down Hachiko statue for Halloween 2023 while Burger King Center Gai shuts its doors

Watch Club:

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Opening discussions:

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

– Corrections about statements made in OCA Podcast 235
   ∟Precious did indeed came out in 2009
      ∟Gabourey Sidibe was only nominated for an Academy Award

– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Jeff Johnson shoots Vic in the face

– Luffy debuted in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
   ∟Disaster struck Luffy’s hat
      ∟It’s a miracle disaster didn’t strike a second time
         ∟He kept going looking like a doofus
            ∟Super Cyan Blue Goku
               ∟Turns out it was anime accurate

– Pickups
   ∟Why You Shouldn’t Watch Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

– Kyo-Ani Arsonist Lawyer: ‘Should This Man Really Get the Death Penalty?’
   ∟Kyoto Animation Arson Trial Moves to Discussion of Sentencing Severity, Family Statements

– One Piece, Naruto Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ennosuke Handed Suspended Sentence

– Chinese Celebrity Chef Criticized Again for Making Forbidden Egg Fried Rice

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Kimi ga Nozomu Eien All-Ages Version Crowdfunded Despite Cut Content
– Nozomi burns us on the Dirty Pair spine

Live-Action Anime news:

– Live-Action Golden Kamuy Movie Criticized for Looking ‘Too Clean’
   ∟Golden Kamuy Live-Action Film Reveals 2nd Trailer, New Character Visual
– Variety: Tasha Huo to Work on Live-Action Naruto Script
– ‘Saltburn’ Director Emerald Fennel Wants To Turn ‘Jurassic Park’ Into Erotic Fiction

Streaming news:

– Crunchyroll is streaming the theatrical version of Suzume
   ∟More examples
– Bandai Namco Filmworks Reveals Gundam Silver Phantom Feature-Length VR Anime
– Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance Animation’s 2nd Teaser Announces Netflix Global Debut
– Migi&Dali English Dub Now Available to Stream on Crunchyroll
   ∟Not what you expected
– PlayStation To Delete A Ton Of TV Shows Users Already Paid For

Theater Release news:

– Disney’s Magic Fades As Company Admits Being At Odds With Consumers In Recent SEC Report
– Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro Wants Investigation Into Warner Bros. Discovery For Sudden Cancelation Of ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’
– ULTRAMAN 4K DISCOVERY Announced!

Series news:

Anime:
– Suicide Squad ISEKAI Anime Locks in Main Cast, 2024 Premiere with New Trailer
   ∟Horny clown energy
– Golgo 13 1971 Anime Resurfaces, Rebroadcasts in December on Japanese TV
– A New Quest Begins in Shangri-La Frontier Anime’s Latest Key Visual, Trailer
– Yukinobu Tatsu’s Dandadan Manga Gets TV Anime by Science Saru in 2024
– Code Geass: Z of the Recapture Returns After 3-Year Hiatus
– BUCCHIGIRI?! Original Anime Premieres in January 2024
– Tonari no Yokai-san TV Anime Releases First Trailer, Cast and Staff Details
– Chained Soldier TV Anime Is Locked and Loaded with Himari Azuma Character Trailer
   ∟Shushu Suruga Grows to New Heights in Chained Soldier TV Anime Character Trailer
– Meito “Isekai no Yu” Kaitaku-ki Light Novel Gets Short TV Anime in January 2024
– The Strongest Tank’s Labyrinth Raids Anime Unveils New Trailer and More
– Rinkai! Anime Project Now TV Anime Set for Spring 2024
– A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring TV Anime Announced for 2024
– Gushing over Magical Girls Anime Gets Special Collaboration Visual with Cosplayer Moe Iori
– `Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess Anime Adds 4 Fiendish Cast Members
– Spice and Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf TV Anime Reveals Holiday Themed Visual
– Urusei Yatsura TV Anime Summons Parent and Child Characters for Season 2
– Mumei’s Colorful na Everyday Manga Inspires Anime Shorts
Manga:
– Indie Game Omori Dreams Up a Manga Adaptation
Games:
– ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Upcoming ‘The Deck Of Many Things’ Expansion To Introduce Franchise’s “First Prominently Featured Autistic Hero”
– Narutimate Storm Connections Slammed for Bad Dubs & Possible AI Use
– Tifa Gets Her First Official Christmas Costume in Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
– Mihoyo Gacha Zenless Zone Zero Already Censored Before Launch
– Shiravune Botches Nukitashi 2 Translations With More Politics
– Concept images reveal canned Mario Tennis character Wapeach
– Studio Ppuri Under Fire After ‘Feminist Gestures’ Found in Animations
   ∟Nexon Apologizes for ‘Feminist Hand Gesture’ in MapleStory Promo Video
      ∟Top 10 Countries With The Smallest penîs In The World

Release news:

– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– SSSS. Gridman Perfume Somehow Sells Out Before Heroines
– Legend of Zelda’s traveling Koroks set to travel to our homes as adorable plushies from Japan
– HORI reveals Dragon Quest-themed Switch accessories
– JUJUTSU KAISEN Collaboration Crocs Release this November
– Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
– Ghibli Park Gets New Valley of Witches Poster From Goro Miyazaki
– Super Nintendo World Japan to Receive Holiday Overlay and Merch
– Nagoya Restaurant Women Offer Slaps for 300 Yen
– Company CEO arrested over fraudulent Pokémon card purchases
– Georgia woman accidentally tipped more than $7,000 for a Subway sandwich
– Customer sues Chopt over salad she said contained piece of manager’s finger at NY shop

Misc news:

– Disgruntled Hitachi Employee Burns Warehouse Causing 20 Billion Yen in Damages
– College Student Arrested for Stealing 500k Yen of Hair Dryers From Hotels
– Japanese man may face jail for growing bananas
– ‘This is too funny’: sleepy China burglar dozes off mid-robbery, loud snoring wakes up homeowner who calls police
– Man didn’t know he had chopsticks lodged in his brain for five months
– Woman threatens to pee in plane aisle after being ‘refused access to bathroom’
– Man Gets Indecent Exposure Charge For Taking Gas Station’s Name Too Literally
– Dutch man who fathered at least 550 kids banned from donating sperm
– Girl describes what it was like to have sex with her dad
– The horrible injury of an Olympic skier: I froze my penis while competing and it’s very painful
– Man rushed to the hospital after he got his PENIS stuck in a doorway hole

AC’s Funhouse

– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Crazy gadget company Thanko’s new “earphones” don’t play music, do heat your ears from the inside
– 100-year-old brush shop in Tokyo sells a Japanese body brush that’s painfully good
– Attack on Titan Anime’s Titans Become Beetles in New Plastic Model Kits
– Attack on Titan Anime Re-Releases its Bestselling Ukiyo-e Print
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “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?
– Teacher Calls in Bomb Threat “Work Was Too Tiring!”
– 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
– Shibuya locks down Hachiko statue for Halloween 2023 while Burger King Center Gai shuts its doors

Watch Club:

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Opening discussions:

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

– Studio Ghibli closes its official Twitter account at short notice
   ∟North Korea allegedly launched a spy satellite
– Japan Successfully Fires World’s First Ship-Mounted Railgun at Sea
– Japanese Economy to Drop to 4th, Behind Germany for First Time in 55 years
– Japan Enlisting Prison Inmates to Peel Shellfish
   ∟U.S. military in Japan bulk buys Japanese scallops as China’s Japanese seafood ban continues
– Gackt: ‘Why Are 40% of People in Their 20s Virgins? Have More Sex!’
– Oculus Quest3 Mixed Reality Lets Players Bring Cute Anime Girls Home
– Saitama Public Schools Getting Taken Over by Gaijin Kids

– Anime Fans Say a Rurouni Kenshin Dub “Shouldn’t Even Be Happening” After VA Donations

– Advertiser Friendly Content Guidelines Updates on Adult Content

– Pickups
   ∟One Piece Card Game Introduces Special Set for Netflix Live-Action Series

– Japanese Netizens Waking Up to Perils of Foreign Credit Card Reliance

– Report: Disney Asked Microsoft To Prevent AI Users From Infringing Its Trademarks
   ∟Pixar Evangelion
   ∟Pixar American Psycho
   ∟Offensive AI Pixar Meme
– Artists Lose First Round of Copyright Infringement Case Against AI Art Generators
   ∟Matt Rife posts fake ‘apology’ with link to special needs helmets after stand-up special criticism
      ∟Special Needs Helmets

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Masaaki Ninomiya’s Gannibal Horror Manga Series in English!

Live-Action Anime news:

– Sega Talks About Possibly Making Persona & Yakuza Movies
– Ikki Kajiwara’s Tiger Mask Wrestling Manga Gets Italian Live-Action Film Adaptation

Streaming news:

– HIDIVE Announces Select Shutdown Outside of North America
– Pokemon Gets Wooly With Netflix Show Pokemon Concierge
– Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac – Battle for Sanctuary Part 2 Premieres in 2024
– Entrepreneur: ‘Japan Is Losing Tax Money Because of Mosaics in AV, Get Rid of Them!’
– Former AV Star Sora Aoi on ‘Feeling Sorry for Kids of AV Actress Mothers’
   ∟Sora Aoi to Livestream Birth of Her Kids

Theater Release news:

– Studio Ponoc’s The Imaginary Anime Film Adds Akira Terao, Hana Sugisaki
∟The Imaginary Anime Film Welcomes Five New Cast Members to Its Magical World
– Gurren Lagann Anime Films to Get First U.S. Theatrical Screenings in January 2024

Series news:

Anime:
– Studio MAPPA in Trouble as Jujutsu Kaisen Production Breaks Down
∟JJK S2 Animators Reach Breaking Point At MAPPA, Anime’s Future Uncertain
– Mission: Yozakura Family Anime Posts New Individual Character Visuals
– ‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess Anime Adds Two Dastardly Demons to the Cast
– Goro Taniguchi’s BLOODY ESCAPE Anime Film Reveals New Trailer, Visual
– The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies TV Anime Officially Announced
– Plus-sized Misadventures in Love! Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– Senpai is an Otokonoko TV Anime Reveals New Teaser Trailer, Visual
– Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Anime Premieres January 10
– Kadokawa Is Creating Its Own Anime Studio
– Toei Animation Announces Global Expansion Plans
– Saudi Arabian Broadcaster MBC Group Officially Joins Fuji TV And TV Asahi Production Committees, Announces Arabic Simulcasts For ‘Protocol: Rain’ And Yoko Taro’s ‘Kamierabi God.app’
Manga:
– Akamatsu Ken Warns About International Pressure Censoring Manga
– AI-generated episode of legendary Black Jack manga series unveiled
– Golgo 13 Spinoff Manga Gunsmith Dave Returns With New Arc in February
– Hunter x Hunter Creator to Reveal a ‘Dropped Ending’ in Case He Passes
Games:
– Japanese Government Considering Taxing IT Giants on Game Apps by 2025
– Shiravune Continues Inserting Politics in Criminal Border Translation
– Chinese Streamer Dies After 5 All-Nighters of Genshin Impact
– Microsoft Fully Onboard With Generative AI in Games
– Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections dub seems off
   ∟Someone tagged in Naruto’s voice actor
      ∟Maile Flanagan claims she definitely didn’t record it that way
         ∟Did they redo the voices with AI?

Release news:

– ODD TAXI Manga Licensed by Denpa
– Yen Press Reveals Extensive NYCC Acquisition Slate
   ∟Yen Press Licenses Sword Art Online Re:Aincrad and More
– Alien Books Announces First Slate Of Manga Titles
– J-Novel Club Expands to Europe With JNC Nina
   ∟J-Novel Club Announces Anime NYC 2023 Manga and Light Novel Slate
– Aniplex lies about dub on Bunny Girl Senpai blu-ray
   ∟Apparently Right Stuf already apologized for the miscommunication
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Pull Tissue From the Head Orifice of Dragon Ball’s Saibamen
– Japan Looks to Ban Synthetic Cannabinoid ‘HHCH’ After Many Fall Ill From Gummies
– Japanese tea commercial actress created by AI, has some wondering if it’s the scandal-free future
– Toei Develops Virtual Girl Lisa Using AI Tech
   ∟A husband and wife exceeded Toei in 2015
– Groom calls off wedding after finding explicit AI chats on bride-to-be’s phone
   ∟People Can’t Access Their AI Girlfriend Because the Service Went Down After CEO Jailed for Setting His Apartment on Fire
– Halloween costume idea: Dressing up as the Tokyo neighborhood that banned Halloween parties

Misc news:

– “Men-only train car” to run in Tokyo as part of “Weak Men’s” association awareness campaign
– Train Molester Arrested After Injuring Himself in Failed Escape Attempt
– Kabukicho’s Female Prostitutes Seeing More Competition From Male ‘Tachinbo’
– 97-Year-Old Man Crashes Car: ‘I Wasn’t Driving a Car!’
– Man in Japan arrested after sneaking into woman’s apartment and washing her lingerie
   ∟Man Arrested for Breaking & Entering to Wash Woman’s Underwear
– City Worker Arrested for Stopping Car to Assault Woman to Look at Pantsu
– Kyoto Man Arrested for Sending Horny Messages to Middle School Girl
– Man Intrudes Into Women’s Baths Claiming He ‘Has Heart of a Woman’
   ∟California doc proposes renaming genitals: Penises as ‘outies,’ clitorises as ‘d–klets’
– Company Exec Arrested for Illegally Dumping 50kg of Urine Bottles
– EasyJet pilot tells passengers flight from Tenerife to London is cancelled as passenger ‘defecated on floor’
– Groom’s angry ex throws poop on him and new bride at wedding: ‘Stooping low’
– A man gave himself poop transplants using his mom’s feces to treat his debilitating Crohn’s. Then he started experiencing her menopause symptoms.
– Taco Bell employee sues over wild staff Christmas party that ended in three-way sex romps and revelers vomiting in guacamole bowl after frisky supervisor covered windows and cameras with wrapping paper

AC’s Funhouse

– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Crazy gadget company Thanko’s new “earphones” don’t play music, do heat your ears from the inside
– 100-year-old brush shop in Tokyo sells a Japanese body brush that’s painfully good
– Attack on Titan Anime’s Titans Become Beetles in New Plastic Model Kits
– Attack on Titan Anime Re-Releases its Bestselling Ukiyo-e Print
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “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?
– Teacher Calls in Bomb Threat “Work Was Too Tiring!”
– 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
– Shibuya locks down Hachiko statue for Halloween 2023 while Burger King Center Gai shuts its doors

Watch Club:

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Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– Tenga
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store

– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟There was a hearing on November 1st to discuss Vic’s fees
      ∟Pseudo Transcript

– Christopher Sabat Marriage Info
   ∟His IMDB shows the divorce as well
   ∟It appears Chris Sabat initiated the divorce

– Western Voice Actors Cry Racism After Viz Media Recasts Anairis Quiñones, Brings Back Wendee Lee As Yoruichi For ‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War’
   ∟‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War’ Yoruichi Casting Snafu Exposes Identity Politics’ Chokehold On The Western Entertainment Industry As Aspiring Voice Actors Rush To Defend Race-Based Casting

– Rumor: “Nuclear Bomb” Full Of Emails And Notes Detailing Kathleen Kennedy And Lucasfilm Story Group’s “Disgusting” Behavior To Be Released
– Report: HBO And Max Executives Created Army Of Troll Accounts To Target Critics Of Their Movies And Television Shows, Weaponized Identity Politics
   ∟HBO And MAX CEO Casey Bloys Admits And Apologizes For Using Troll Army To Target Critics
   ∟Gina Carano Responds To Reports Of HBO’s Troll Army: “How Many Lives Were Ruined Because Of Twitter Bots Cancelling Them?”
      ∟I Hate the Antichrist

– Kyoto Animation Arsonist: ‘If Only Even Five People Read My Novels…’

– Pickups

– Japanese Government Takes Action Against Malicious Host Clubs
– Kabukicho Host Stabbed by Woman Who Spent 18 Million Yen in 6 Months

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Masaaki Ninomiya’s Gannibal Horror Manga Series in English!
– Macross Kickstarter Updates
   ∟Apparently it will not feature non-English tracks
      ∟Confirmed
– Crowdfunding Campaign for Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Visual Novel’s New Edition Launches
   ∟Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Censored in English ‘All-Ages’ Version
   ∟Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Endings

Convention news:

– ‘Final Fantasy XIV’ Theme Song Vocalist Susan Calloway Removed From KupoCon Guest List Over Her Liking Of Conservative Tweets

Live-Action Anime news:

– France is getting a live-action Cat’s Eye
– Hollywood Initial D Movie in the Works Directed by Fast & Furious Star
   ∟Fast & Furious Actor Sung Kang Is ‘Trying’ to Direct Initial D Film
– Nintendo Officially Announces Live-Action Legend of Zelda Movie
   ∟Nintendo announces live-action Hollywood Zelda movie, co-financed by Sony
   ∟Nintendo Officially Teams With Avi Arad For Live-Action ‘The Legend Of Zelda’ Film, ‘The Rise Of Skywalker’ Screenwriter Set To Pen Script
– Netflix Drops First Fully-Costumed Look At Upcoming Live-Action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Adaptation
   ∟Netflix Breaks The Ice, Unveils First Trailer For Live-Action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Series
   ∟Genocide is one thing, but banning gay marriage is Super Hitler status
– Netflix’s Yu Yu Hakusho Live-Action Teaser Trailer Reveals More Cast
– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Stage Play Heads Deeper Into the Entertainment District Arc With New Character Visuals
– Lupin the Third Kabuki Play Reveals New Art and Story Details

Streaming news:

– ‘Dragon Ball Daima’ Release Window, Estimated Episode Count Seemingly Revealed By Toei Latin America Licensing Director
– Crunchyroll Ends Digital Manga App on Mobile, Web on December 11

Theater Release news:

– The Strike Is Over! SAG-AFTRA & Studios Reach Tentative Deal On New Three-Year Contract
– Huge brawl erupts at the end of an early screening of Five Nights at Freddy’s

Series news:

Anime:
– A John Wick Anime Is In Development
– Terminator: The Anime Series Teaser Promises a Dark Future
– Tales of Wedding Rings Streams on Crunchyroll in January 2024
– The New Gate TV Anime Adaptation Announced for 2024
– Undead Unluck TV Anime Adds Five Additional Cast Members
– The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess TV Anime Converts Cast for Flöte Mascarail
– Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian TV Anime Premieres in April 2024
– A Condition Called Love TV Anime Reveals Main Cast and Staff, Premiere Date
– Kaiju No. 8 TV Anime Reveals New Character Visual
– Vampire Dormitory Manga Takes a Bite Out of 2024 TV Anime Adaptation
– Occult Incidents Abound in Mysterious Disappearances TV Anime New Trailer
– Diabolic Torments Await in `Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess TV Anime Trailer
– Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans Urðr Hunt Gets Standalone Anime Release
– Megumi Hayashibara Steps Down as Voice of Hello Kitty After 33 Years
   ∟After 33 years, Hello Kitty’s voice actress, the legendary Hayashibara Megumi, is being replaced
   ∟Hello Kitty Controversy Abound After Voice Actress Change
Manga:
– Attack on Titan Returns to Bessatsu Shonen Magazine to Celebrate Anime End
   ∟Attack On Titan to Get A Bonus Manga Chapter
– Shonen Jump to Launch Dogsred Hockey Manga in English
– When Will Ayumu Make His Move? Manga Concludes on November 15
Games:
– Valve is working on a new Steam feature that will let you hide all those weird sex games from your friends
– Silent Hill Ascension Makes Its UI the Real Horror
– Square Enix Fixes Young Sephiroth’s Face After Fan Calls it ‘Ugly’
– Blue Archive China Version Nerfs More Oppai in Latest Round of Censorship
– Baldur’s Gate 3 for PS5 Removes Nudity and More in Censored Japanese Version
   ∟Baldur’s Gate 3’s Japan Release to Censor Nudity, Some Torture
– Eroge Devs on Why Tame Console Ports Were Still Worth Making
– LGBT Gamer Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Boy After Losing in Online Game

Release news:

– Norikazu Kawashima’s Her Frankenstein Manga Gets English Release
– Stratos 4 Anime to Get 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Box in February 2024
– The World Of Studio Ghibli Blu-ray Steelbook Bundle
– Spirited Away / Howl’s Moving Castle (2-Film Set)
– My Neighbor Totoro / Ponyo (2-Film Set) (Blu-ray + DVD)
– Right Stuf
– Crunchyroll x Walmart Partnership Announcement
   ∟RIP buying your manga at Walmart
      ∟Bane finds the woman of his dreams at Walmart

Random Merch news:

– Hello Kitty teams up with Indian action movie RRR for RRR x Sanrio Characters merch line and shop
– Giant Clodsire Pokémon plushie comes with up to 32 Woopers in super size, super cute set
– Utah man says Grubhub driver accidentally gave him cup of urine

Misc news:

– Off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson breaks his silence and says he tried to shut down plane’s engines mid-flight while high on magic mushrooms to ‘wake up from bad dream’ – before later stripping naked and urinating on himself at police station
– Couple sue Ritz-Carlton hotel after ‘wife drinks water with “deviant” employee’s semen’
– ‘My husband’s semen made me vomit when I saw it in the fridge’
– Tourist caught by customs smuggling five litres of dog semen
– Millionaire biohacker Bryan Johnson, 46, claims he has reverse-aged his PENIS by 15 years by using SHOCK therapy on his genitals – revealing he is aiming to have ‘the erections of an 18 year old’
– Man Accused of Masturbating in Target Claims It Was Dildo, Not His Actual Penis
– St. Louis day care accused of running a toddler ‘Fight Club’
   ∟2 day care workers are charged after child ‘fight club’ video surfaces

AC’s Funhouse

– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Crazy gadget company Thanko’s new “earphones” don’t play music, do heat your ears from the inside
– 100-year-old brush shop in Tokyo sells a Japanese body brush that’s painfully good
– Attack on Titan Anime’s Titans Become Beetles in New Plastic Model Kits
– Attack on Titan Anime Re-Releases its Bestselling Ukiyo-e Print
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “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?
– Teacher Calls in Bomb Threat “Work Was Too Tiring!”
– 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
– Shibuya locks down Hachiko statue for Halloween 2023 while Burger King Center Gai shuts its doors

Watch Club:

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

– Marvel To Restructure Their TV Division Lending Credence To Claim That New WGA Deal Would Eliminate Woke, Diversity Hires
   ∟SAG-AFTRA Announces Outfit Rules For Halloween, Tells Striking Actors To Avoid “Costumes Inspired By Struck Content”
   ∟Hollywood Reportedly Blacklisting Individuals Posting Pro-Palestine Messages On Social Media
      ∟Tara Strong Claims She Was Fired From ‘Boxtown’ For Being Jewish, Studio Clarifies Decision Made Over Her Comments Regarding Israel-Hamas Conflict
      ∟People are having a lot of trouble virtue signaling the new woke landscape

– Anairis announces she’s the voice of Yoruichi
   ∟Let’s hear how Anairis voiced Yoruichi
   ∟Wendee Lee got her role back
      ∟Voice Actress/Director Wendee Lee Interview, The Sequel (2023)
      ∟People lost their minds that Wendee Lee didn’t just lay down and die after they backstabbed her
         ∟Ronan brings it to my attention
            ∟How many people supported Wendee Lee?
               ∟Only her adoring fans
                  ∟Ronan is concerned that she is adding fuel to the fire
                     ∟But if you ask me she’s putting out future fires by holding people accountable
      ∟Steven J Blum encouraged everyone to find out why someone is getting recast
         ∟And to reach out the person they would be replacing
      ∟Xander Mobus coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee Lee holds a mirror up to Xander
            ∟Xander backpedals
               ∟Wendee draws attention to how ready her colleagues were to see her off
      ∟Faye Mata coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee Lee asserts she established the role
      ∟Kayli Mills coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee’s just doing her job
            ∟Kayli fails to see that she is coddling Anairis for the thing they did to Wendee
               ∟Wendee gives Kayli a much needed wake up call
                  ∟Kayli gaslights Wendee
                     ∟Wendee claps back on the bullshit
                        ∟Kayli really does not like being held accountable
      ∟Tiana Camacho coddles Anairis
         ∟Where was your support when it was Wendee?
            ∟Tiana gaslights Wendee for not giving up the role for a POC
               ∟Tiana invites Wendee to her TED Talk on why POC are entitled to whatever they want
      ∟Kellen Goff coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee has no words for his SIMPing
      ∟Chris Tergliafera coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee sees through the master plan
      ∟Jenny Yokobori coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee interprets Jenny’s motives
            ∟Jenny gaslights Wendee
      ∟Daman Mills coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee points out Anairis is not destitute nor entitled to every role
   ∟Anairis Quiñones to No Longer Voice Yoruichi in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Anime’s English Dub
   ∟Anairis announces she’s no longer the voice of Yoruichi
      ∟Wendee apologizes and welcomes Anairis to the cast
   ∟Anairis starts a thread addressing her getting bested by Wendee
      ∟Anairis had to mentally prepare herself
         ∟Anairis ALMOST didn’t announce
            ∟Anairis was most upset for the “fans” when Wendee got her role back
               ∟Anairis tells Wendee she should have just let everyone backstab her
                  ∟Anairis wants Wendee to apologize to her SIMPs
                     ∟Anairis, responding publicly, says she hasn’t responded to Wendee privately
                        ∟Anairis thanks her loyal SIMPs
   ∟Let’s not forget how Anairis treated Jill Harris when she was cast as Suletta Mercury
         ∟Wendee Lee returning is a slap in the face to POC
         ∟SIMP sees everything except why kids love Wendee Lee
            ∟Woman questions whether cringe phrase would be too savage
               ∟Supa Hot Fire
               ∟Wendee is apparently “showing her butt”
         ∟White women apparently make no sense
         ∟VAs apparently didn’t learn anything from the pile on with Vic
         ∟Wendee gets called out for misgendering a made up gender
         ∟Time for a thread on problematic VAs who need to die
            ∟Tara Strong lumped in with the rest of the outcasts
   ∟Voice Actor SungWon ‘ProZD’ Cho criticizes race-based casting
      ∟Western Voice Actor SungWon ‘ProZD’ Cho Unhappy Reaping What He Sowed, Complains That Industry Is Now Segregating Roles By Race
         ∟Sevakis explains the POC catch-22
            ∟Sevakis promotes colorblind casting
               ∟Sevakis talks up Sound Cadence and NYAV Post
                  ∟He/Him thinks every role should be open for POC but white people should sit in the back of the bus
                     ∟Sevakis says VAs who apologize for their whiteness are the best
      ∟Zeno Robinson tries to convince everyone that Yoruichi is black
         ∟Zeno misspells Jamieson Price’s name
            ∟Zeno excuses toxic VAs because privilege
               ∟Zeno has confused acting with activism
                  ∟Zeno shames successful VAs for not bending over backwards for POC
                     ∟Zeno says representation matters
                        ∟Bleach ending 23 totally proves Yoruichi is black
                           ∟It presents everyone in a 1920s theme
                              ∟But was the afro a wig?
   ∟Trump is blacker than Obama

– Pickups

– “Sushi terrorist” found guilty in Nagoya District Court

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Masaaki Ninomiya’s Gannibal Horror Manga Series in English!

Live-Action Anime news:

– Nausicaa Live-Action Tribute Hits Nostalgic Beats
– AI-Generated Pokemon Reminiscent of Tokusatsu Monsters

Streaming news:

– Gaijin YouTuber Openly Commits Crimes to Travel Across Japan for ‘Free’
– Japanese Youtuber Group Tokai On Air Breaking Down Over Revenge Porn

Theater Release news:

– ‘Godzilla 2000’ Returns To American Theaters For Limited Engagement Ringing In Kaiju’s 69th Birthday
– Girls und Panzer Teams Up With Sisu Feature Film for Collab Visual
– The Boy and the Heron English Dub Cast Announced
   ∟English dub cast for Ghibli’s The Boy and the Heron is packed with Hollywood stars
– Miami Teacher Showed ‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’ to Fourth Grade Class: A ‘Mental Health Counselor’ Has Met With ‘Students Who Expressed Concern’

Series news:

Anime:
– Attack on Titan: The Final Chapters Part 2 Anime’s Main Trailer Streamed
– Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers Anime Premieres in 2024
– Unnamed Memory TV Anime Unveils Majestic Character Visual
– 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Anime Premieres in January 2024
– Pole Princess!! Anime Film Reveals More Out of this World Character Designs
– An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, 2024 Premiere
– Original TV Anime Delusional Monthly Magazine Reveals New Key Visual
– After-school Hanako-kun English Dub Reveals Cast and Crew, Release Date
– Bang Brave Bang Bravern Original TV Anime Premieres January 2024
– NBA Player Rui Hachimura Makes A Guest Appearance as Himself in Crayon Shin-chan TV Anime
– BLUELOCK: Episode Nagi Anime Film Reveals Teaser Visual, New Character
– SHY TV Anime Soars to the Rescue in Creditless Ending Theme Video
– Gushing over Magical Girls TV Anime Premieres in January 2024
– Woof Down Dog Signal Anime’s New Key Visual
– The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 English Dub Reveals Cast and Crew, Release Date
– Hajime no Ippo Mangaka: ‘Animators Should Stop Appropriating My Characters!’
Manga:
– SAO Author: ‘It’s Hard to Prove You Truly Created Your Work’
– Kenshiro Sakamoto Launches Crazy Sun Manga
– Akira Manga Creator Katsuhiro Otomo Teases New Manga Again
– Nikke CoroCoro Manga Spinoff Raises Concerns for Children’s Fetishes
Games:
– ‘Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP’ Producer Confirms Upcoming Remake Will Leave Juliet’s Appearance “Uncensored”
   ∟‘Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP’ Director Clarifies Game Will Feature “The Original Scenario And Script Without Any Changes”, Dev Team Fighting “To The Best Of Our Ability” Against Censorship
– Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake Doubles Down on Realism
– Hideo Kojima Goes Uncredited in Metal Gear Solid Master Collection’s New Credits
– American McGee says they were “emotionally quite destroyed” by EA canceling Alice Asylum, and now they can’t touch the IP “for the rest of [their] life
– Platinum Games Co-Founder Hideki Kamiya Can’t Work in Game Industry for 1 Year
– Fighting Game Maker SNK In Support of AI Generation
– Blue Archive Players Can’t Stop Looking at Oppai in Latest Bug
– Masahiro Sakurai: ‘Japanese People Have a Higher Tolerance for Ecchi’
– Bandai’s Gundam model 3D CAD data leaked to the public, but it may not be as big of a deal as it seems
   ∟The files of Gundam Metaverse were unsecured and unencrypted, resulting some of the CAD files has been leaked to public
   ∟Leaked CAD Files Prompt Temporary Shutdown of Gundam Metaverse Downloads
– Nintendo Cracks Down on Leaks, Data Mining
   ∟Nintendo Takes Action Against Super Mario Bros. Wonder Mod Videos Featuring “Swearing Flowers”
– Nintendo Reveals Controversial New Community Tournament Rules
– A dog will speedrun a NES game at the next Games Done Quick
– Lunar is banned from Quickdraw Brawl over liking loli art
   ∟People suspect the hosts to be the real criminals
      ∟Hilariously, the announcing account was also caught
   ∟People chastise the reasoning
      ∟They mock the account for thinking people would agree
   ∟People point out that actual pedophiles linger in the community
      ∟Oops!All Pedophiles
– Woman Communication Has Players Pointing Out Hidden Ecchi Phrases
– User prompts Bing’s AI to report itself for infringing on Nintendo’s copyrights

Release news:

– Analogue 3D Announced, New Console Designed to Play Nintendo 64 Games in 4K
   ∟Pixel art on a CRT vs LCD screen
– Nintendo reportedly patented a dual-screen gaming device ‘that can split in two’

– Discotek Licenses Lovely Complex With New English Dub, Nanoha, Belladonna of Sadness, Chie the Brat, Rainbow, IGPX, More
– Right Stuf
– Hollywood Can Reap the Rewards of Physical Media Again, But Only If…

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– It is now time for you to buy a Tenga
– Wowie Zowie! An Elephant Mario Plushie Is On The Way In Early 2024
– Square Enix Releases Deluxe 2B Figure from NieR:Automata
– Let your dog carry its own poop around with new Japanese randoseru school backpack for dogs
– Hey, have you eaten the news? – Japanese “noodle newspaper” comes with writing on the soba
– Jaws Dogs
– Ghibli Park’s new Princess Mononoke area reveals real-world mythical beasts, Irontown
– Van Gogh Museum No Longer Giving Pokemon Cards Due to Rowdy Scalpers
   ∟Pikachu Van Gogh Pokémon card pulled from museum promotion for “safety and security” reasons
– Chucky ‘demon doll’ arrested for ‘scaring people and demanding cash’
– Haunted doll with ‘demonic voice’ and power to ‘suck energy’ goes on sale for £75
   ∟The doll’s eBay listing
– Japanese Recycling Boxes Plagued By Endless Pee Bottles
– Chinese Beer Factory Investigating After Employee Caught Urinating in Ingredients
– Amouranth reveals beer company wants her “pap smear” to brew new flavor
– 1,000 Cats Rescued From China Poachers Before Becoming Faux Pork & Mutton

Misc news:

– Anime Music Composer Yuya Saito Arrested for Attempted Voyeurism
   ∟Music Producer Caught Taking Upskirt Photos of Middle School Girls
– Elderly Driver Fatally Strikes 4-Year-Old Girl, Puts It in Reverse, Hits Again
– Motorcyclist Arrested for Grabbing Woman’s Butt and Asking ‘How Are You?’
– Police Officer Arrested for Sex With Minor: ‘I Didn’t Know She Was Under 13!’
– Man Arrested for Paying Middle School Girl to Step on Him
– Flight to Florida returns to Panama over a suspected bomb that turns out to be an adult diaper
– Woman who married her son who’s 20 years younger says police want to take her other kids
– Single mom-of-four who quit her job as a receptionist to be an OnlyFans model reveals she now rakes in $30,000 A MONTH – after enlisting her 14-YEAR-OLD sister to shoot her racy content
– OnlyFans model finds out stepdad was her top subscriber

AC’s Funhouse

– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Crazy gadget company Thanko’s new “earphones” don’t play music, do heat your ears from the inside
– 100-year-old brush shop in Tokyo sells a Japanese body brush that’s painfully good
– Attack on Titan Anime’s Titans Become Beetles in New Plastic Model Kits
– Attack on Titan Anime Re-Releases its Bestselling Ukiyo-e Print
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “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?
– Teacher Calls in Bomb Threat “Work Was Too Tiring!”
– 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
– Shibuya locks down Hachiko statue for Halloween 2023 while Burger King Center Gai shuts its doors

Watch Club:

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

– Voice Actress/Director Wendee Lee Interview, The Sequel (2023)
   ∟Sorry, they gave it to Anairis Quiñones instead
      ∟Zeno Robinson threatens anyone who wanted Wendee Lee
         ∟Valiantly protecting her from knowing people want Wendee Lee
            ∟Don’t you dare prefer Wendee Lee
               ∟Glad to see “bic” is in trouble
                  ∟After how Vic handled things?
                     ∟Squally calls him a POS
                  ∟He was actually talking about Bounding Into Comics
– Leaked Audio of Chuck Huber Disparaging Vic?
   ∟Chuck’s response
– Vic’s court date postponed

– Japan’s Japanese population dropping in every part of the country, foreign population rising
   ∟86% Local Government Leaders: ‘We Need Gaijin or We’ll Go Extinct!’
   ∟75% of Japanese Gen-Z Have ‘No Hope for Japan’s Future’ Due to Elderly
   ∟End-of-life companies look to innovate as Japan’s deaths keep rising

– Chinese High School Reenacts Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Assassination

– Pickups

– One Piece to Make History with Luffy Balloon at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

– Men Overrun Grace Hopper Women in Tech Conference by Registering as Non-Binary

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Noir Caesar Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Graphic Novel Based on Osamu Tezuka’s Alabaster Manga
   ∟Alabaster: The Graphic Novel (Canceled)

Convention news:

– New Dragon Ball anime series announced, turns Goku and friends into babies
   ∟New Dragon Ball Daima Anime Announced and Set for Fall 2024
   ∟Akira Toriyama Announces ‘Dragon Ball DAIMA’ Anime Series That Sees The Famous Characters Turned Into Child Versions
   ∟Dragon Ball Daima Anime Announced
      ∟Okay, so, Dragon Ball Magic…love it or hate it?
      ∟Dragon Ball Magic is already getting canceled within 24 hours of its announcement
   ∟How on earth is this timeline going to work?

Live-Action Anime news:

– CD Projekt Red Partners With Anonymous Content To Develop ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Live-Action Project
– Netflix updated the broken sword shot
   ∟Turns out it was anime accurate
– Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Co-Showrunner Reaffirms Commitment To Respecting Source Material: “If You’re Adapting Something That You Legitimately Love, Fight For What It Needs To Be”
   ∟Netflix’s Live-Action ‘One Piece’ Co-Showrunner Declares He “Will Make This Show Until Netflix Says No More”, Confirms Season Two Writers Room “Is Up And Running”
– Netflix’s One Piece Showrunner Is Down to Tackle Spy x Family (Exclusive)
– Live-action Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind fan film complete, releases online this month
– Digimon Shares First Look at Its New Stage Play

Streaming news:

– Adult Swim’s Jason DeMarco: ‘We Won’t Be Making Any More’ FLCL
– NHK to Release Documentary on Attack on Titan’s Eren Professional Lifestyle
– ‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ Anime Series Streams Trailer
– Crunchyroll Subscribers May Be Entitled to Part of $16 Million Settlement
– Man Jailed for Stabbing Konbini Clerk in Attempt at Going Viral

Theater Release news:

– Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning Anime Film’s English Trailer Reveals November 8-9 Screenings in U.S.
– Crunchyroll to Bring The Concierge Anime Movie to North America in 2024

Series news:

Anime:
– Fan Animated Berserk Project
   ∟Character Designs
   ∟Studio Eclypse’s YouTube Channel
– PLUTO Anime Reveals Main Trailer, Key Visual
– Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included Manga Gets TV Anime
– The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You TV Anime Reveals First Heroine Visuals, Ending Theme Video
– Oi! Tonbo Golf Anime Releases Teaser Trailer, Visual
– Tales of Wedding Rings TV Anime Unsheathes Granart Character Visual and Trailer
– Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Anime Hits Japanese TV in January 2024
– Metallic Rouge Anime 3rd Trailer Serves up Food, Friendship and Fighting
– The Strongest Tank’s Labyrinth Raids -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero’s Party- Manga to Get TV Anime in January 2024
– Mushoku no Eiyuu ~Betsuni Skill Nanka Iranakattan daga~ Fantasy Light Novel to Get TV Anime
– Chained Soldier TV Anime Unveils New Key Visual
– How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– Salad Bowl of Eccentrics Anime Hits Japanese TV in 2024
Manga:
– Yoshihiro Togashi Teases Return of Hunter x Hunter Manga
   ∟Hunter x Hunter Mangaka Makes Waves in Otaku Community in Single Tweet
– Blue Exorcist Manga Takes 1-Month Break After Author Gets COVID-19
– Yu Chiba Apologizes to Kindergarten WARS Manga’s Translator for Character’s Very Long Dialogue
– Manga Plus Service Publishes Daisuke Miyata’s Rugby Rumble Manga Using AI Company as Letterer
Games:
– Los Angeles Police Officers Fired For Playing Pokémon GO During Robbery In Progress
   ∟Dashcam Footage of LAPD Officers Who Ignored Robbery to Play Pokémon Go Finally Revealed
– Unity CEO John Riccitielo Steps Down After Controversial Fee Changes
– Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition, Call of Duty now part of Xbox
– Metal Gear Solid Voice Actress Jennifer Hale Says She Was Paid $1,200 For Naomi Hunter Role
– ‘Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP’ Producer Confirms Upcoming Remake Will Leave Juliet’s Appearance “Uncensored”
– ‘Americanized’ Princess Peach Face Raises Questions
– Taimanin RPG Now Filled With Pregnant Kunoichi
– Microsoft Bing AI Generates Images Of Kirby Doing 9/11

Release news:

– Japanese Retro Gamers Continue to Gripe About Foreign Game Collectors
– Walmart to Stop Selling Physical Xbox Games, Says Claim
– Best Buy to End DVD, Blu-ray Disc Sales
– Netflix Will Open Permanent Retail Stores in 2025
– Are the Ayakashi Triangle Blu-rays Uncensored? YES THEY ARE.
– Ascendent Animation releasing things on BD-R
– Right Stuf
   ∟Crunchyroll
      ∟Things found in the transition
         ∟Macross Betamax

Random Merch news:

– It’s time for you to buy a Tenga
   ∟TENGA×RIPNDIP – JERMAL EDITION CUP
      ∟TENGA×RIPNDIP – LORD NERMAL CUP
   ∟DUAL SENSATION CUP
   ∟MAN GATARO × TENGA DOKUMI T-SHIRT
   ∟Tenga Subscription Box
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Pokemon Card Greed Gets Fraudulent Reseller Caught
– Dance Dance Revolution Classic mini console set to bring the beat back in micro style
– Jagi’s Iconic Helmet from Fist Of The North Star is Real and Wearable, for a Price
– Nettori Peanuts: New Garigari-kun popsicle tastes like a peanut butter sandwich
– Evangelion’s Spear of Longinus Strikes in Yamaguchi Prefecture
– Toyama Prefecture’s 300kg Bronze ‘Momiji Hime’ Statue Mysteriously Stolen
– Conveyor Sushi Soy Sauce Licker Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

Misc news:

– Aichi man arrested for impersonating Aichi boy to gain social support
– Parents of Bullies Ordered to Pay 880,000 yen to Victim Years Later
– Woman with ‘world’s biggest cheeks’ leaves fans concerned as she flaunts ‘scary’ look
– Extreme Peeping Tom Almost Dies After Falling From 7-Story Building
– Man Arrested for Giving Girl on Bus Note Saying ‘Ojisan Will Teach You Sex Education’
– UK Man’s AI ‘Girlfriend’ Encouraged Assassination Attempt on Queen Gets Him 9 Years
– Man, 77, meant to sell ill-gotten erectile drugs in sprawling Florida retirement community, feds say
– Man who married pensioner when he was 18 after meeting at funeral pays tribute as she turns 80
– I’m 24 and my 85-year-old husband is older than my GRANDFATHER – but we’re looking into IVF so that he can be a dad for the first time
– Man Ejaculates on Girl’s Skirt: ‘I Couldn’t Get Tissues Out in Time!’
– Man Ejaculates on Girl’s Hat: ‘It Wasn’t Sexual! I Just Forgot Tissues!’

AC’s Funhouse

– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Crazy gadget company Thanko’s new “earphones” don’t play music, do heat your ears from the inside
– 100-year-old brush shop in Tokyo sells a Japanese body brush that’s painfully good
– Attack on Titan Anime’s Titans Become Beetles in New Plastic Model Kits
– Attack on Titan Anime Re-Releases its Bestselling Ukiyo-e Print
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “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?
– Teacher Calls in Bomb Threat “Work Was Too Tiring!”
– 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
– Shibuya locks down Hachiko statue for Halloween 2023 while Burger King Center Gai shuts its doors

Watch Club:

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

– Korean Politician Goes On Hunger Strike in Protest of Japan’s Water Release
   ∟Korean Politician Hospitalized After Fasting in Protest of Japan’s Water Release
   ∟Chinese Fish Market Reports 80% Drop in Sales After News on Japan’s Water Release

– China Angered Over German Foreign Minister Calling Xi Jinping a ‘Dictator’
– Great Wall of China Damaged Beyond Repair by Lazy Workers

– Kyoto Animation Arson Trial Day 7: Suspect Answers Further Questions on Intentions
   ∟Kyoto Animation Arsonist: ‘Victims? What About KyoAni Stealing My Work?!’

– Pickups

– Writers reach tentative deal with studios to end strike after nearly 150 days
   ∟In AC’s Face
   ∟Financial Analyst Claims New WGA Deal Will Put Writers Out Of Work As Studios Cut Film And TV Productions
      ∟Hollywood Screenwriter Explains How Woke, Diversity Hires Will Be Out Of Jobs Under New WGA Deal
         ∟Whoopi Goldberg breaks rank from strike to promote One Piece
   ∟US Actors’ Union Members Vote to Authorize Strike for Video Game Performers

– Nippon TV Acquires Studio Ghibli as Subsidiary
   ∟Nippon Television to Acquire Studio Ghibli
   ∟Studio Ghibli to be acquired by Nippon TV as subsidiary company in stock purchase
   ∟Studio Ghibli sold to Nippon TV after finding no successors for Hayao Miyazaki

Convention news:

– My Hero Academia UA HEROES BATTLE Original Episode Announced, Premiere Hosted at NYCC

Streaming news:

– Female Scalper Apprehended & Manhandled by ‘Citizen’s Arrest YouTuber’
– FLCL: Shoegaze Anime Premieres on September 30 Following FLCL: Grunge’s Finale on September 23
– Onimusha Anime Unveils Trailer, Cast, More Staff, Theme Song, November 2 Netflix Series Debut
– KENGAN ASHURA Anime Season 2 Continues in 2024
– Ramona Flowers Is No Longer an Amazon Courier in New ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Series
– Gaijin Streamer ‘Johnny Somali’ Arrested in Japan Days After Getting Beat Up

Series news:

Anime:
– Watari-kun’s is About to Collapse Manga Gets Anime
– Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
– Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Season 2 Anime Sets January Premiere with New Trailer
– Magical Explorer Light Novels Have Anime in the Works
– Tenkousaki no Seiso Karen na Bishoujo ga, Mukashi Danshi to Omotte Issho ni Asonda Osananajimi datta Ken Light Novel Series Gets Anime Adaptation
– Mysteries Abound in Ron Kamonohashi’s Forbidden Deductions TV Anime Trailer
– Date A Live V TV Anime Unveils Second Lineup of Character Visuals
– Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! TV Anime Hits the Slopes in New Character Visual, Trailer
– The Insipid Prince’s Furtive Grab for The Throne Light Novels Ascend to Anime Adaptation
– The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 Anime Unveils Main Visual
– Kinnikuman Anime Gets Pumped Up for 2024 TV Broadcast
– Tales of Wedding Rings TV Anime Saves the Date with New Character Visuals
– The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess TV Anime Reveals 7 More Cast Members
– Devil May Cry Anime Series by Netflix Gets a First Look
– Family BL Manga Tadaima, Okaeri Gets Anime Adaptation
Manga:
– McDonald’s Japan Ad Goes Viral Thanks to Family Values Over Western Politics
   ∟McDonald’s ad in Japan causes controversy overseas
      ∟It was ThatStarWarsGirl’s Tweet!
– Kagurabachi becomes the “new GOAT of manga” thanks to the power of memes
– Girlfriend, Girlfriend Manga Author to Release Essay Book about Why He Made Debt of 50 Million Yen to Purchase Watches
– Haruhi Suzumiya Franchise Gets New Light Novel Volume, Concert Event
Games:
– Nintendo now supports passwordless sign-ins
– Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Will Still Let Cloud Date the Girls
   ∟Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Director Confirms Same-Sex Dating
   ∟Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth won’t carry over your Remake save
   ∟Late Voice Actor Keiji Fujiwara to Still Voice Reno in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Game
   ∟Final Fantasy VII Remake Trilogy Will ‘Link Up’ With Advent Children
– Epic Games Is Laying Off 830 Employees, or 16% of its Staff
– Azur Lane Kashino Skin Scaring With Voluptuous Mounds
– Goddess of Victory: Nikke New Character Tia a Busty Delight
– Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan Leaves Position in March 2024
– League of Legends Under Fire for Using Trans Gamers in ‘Esports for Women’ Promo

Release news:

– Pushkin Press Publishes Kyōdai Nishioka’s Kafka Manga in English
– The Mimosa Confessions Light Novels and More Revealed for Seven Seas
   ∟Monster Cats Manga Leads Latest Seven Seas Licenses
– March Comes in Like a Lion gets special Kentaro Miura drawn dust jacket
– Ayakashi Triangle BD even more censored than the broadcast
– Right Stuf Phases Out, Migrates All Products to Crunchyroll Store on October 10
   ∟Crunchyroll Store Becomes Ultimate Destination for Anime Merch, Manga and More Following Right Stuf Integration
   ∟Why have they not learned that Crunchyroll is the toxic brand?
   ∟Crunchyroll promises to honor Right Stuf pricing
      ∟Crunchyroll also claims they will retain Right Stuf’s packaging quality
      ∟Crunchyroll announces they dropped their prices
         ∟But the pricing doesn’t reflect the Got Anime membership
   ∟Crunchyroll Help Center
   ∟Justin Sevakis worries that the Right Stuf podcast will be lost
      ∟Anime Herald archived it
– Right Stuf
   ∟The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 rerelease
   ∟Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films
   ∟Spirited Away: Live On Stage
– As Netflix ends its DVD rental service, Scarecrow steps in

Random Merch news:

– LEGO Creates Braille Bricks for Blind and Visually Impaired Children
   ∟Fuck Blind People
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– StealthWeeb.com
– Details of the Pokémon/Van Gogh art museum crossover are just as adorable as we’d hoped
– Pokemon Card Thieves Finding New Ways to Steal From Card Shops
– Woman accidentally sold sealed Pokemon card boxes for $30
– New line of Ranma 1/2 lifestyle and fashion anime goods is here to help fans feel complete
   ∟Ranma 1/2 Collabs with Felissimo for Second Run of Retro Manga Inspired Goods
– Yu-Gi-Oh! Black Luster Soldier Figure Coming from BANDAI SPIRITS Hobby Division
– Lupin Part 4 diorama
– Statue maker Gaming Heads claims Sony told it to destroy all PlayStation themed stock
– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Mask is Now a Tasty Jelly
– Super Mario Bros. Wonder insulated cups coming to 7-Eleven Japan
– Official microwaveable Cup Noodle-Use Measuring Cup is now a reality, could be yours if you act fast
– Stay in a Japanese hotel room…with a train inside it!
– Shrek’s Swamp now an Airbnb stay in Scotland
– Japanese prison will become luxury hotel managed by country’s premier resort company
– Marubeni CM Goes All-Out With King Ghidorah and Final Fantasy V Music

Misc news:

– Woman rescued from outhouse toilet after climbing in to retrieve Apple Watch, Michigan police say
– Mental Hospital Ordered to Pay 3 Million Yen for Forcing Hikikomori Into Care
– Japanese AV Actress Among Others Busted for Prostitution in Hong Kong
– ‘Trans-age’ Japanese man born in 1984 identifies as 28-yr-old
– A Group of 20 Men Are Running Around Naked in Fukuoka
   ∟Naked Ishigaki man arrested after buying underwear and stealing scooter while drunk
– Police Lieutenant Resigns After Groping Woman on Bus: ‘It Made Me Happy!’
– Woman Dies After Being Hit by Two Motorcycles While Lying on Street
   ∟Man Arrested for Flashing His Penis While Riding a Motorcycle
– Man Arrested for Breaking Into High School: ‘I like High School Girls!’
– Legendary Molester Arrested After 10 Years of Groping Schoolboys
– Woman fined for fighting back ‘too much’ during sex attack
– ‘Try Not To Cum Challenge’ Champion Caught Using Performance-Enhancing Antidepressants
– New Pop-Up Asks Hentai Watchers If They Even Read the Manga First

AC’s Funhouse

– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Crazy gadget company Thanko’s new “earphones” don’t play music, do heat your ears from the inside
– 100-year-old brush shop in Tokyo sells a Japanese body brush that’s painfully good
– Attack on Titan Anime’s Titans Become Beetles in New Plastic Model Kits
– Attack on Titan Anime Re-Releases its Bestselling Ukiyo-e Print
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “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?
– Teacher Calls in Bomb Threat “Work Was Too Tiring!”
– 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
– Shibuya locks down Hachiko statue for Halloween 2023 while Burger King Center Gai shuts its doors

Watch Club:

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Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Vic had a streaming mishap
      ∟It was in his VOD for 2 days
   ∟Do you guys remember Vic’s custom Funko?
      ∟Funko said the item is not a Funko
         ∟Vic’s custom Funko returns
            ∟It’s $125
               ∟Vic’s announcement
                  ∟Order it here
            ∟Invitation to rip off Funko Pops
               ∟Over $30 Million Worth Of Funkos Are Headed To The Landfill

– New Report Reveals Hollywood PR Firm Bunker 15 Paid For Positive Reviews To Manipulate Rotten Tomatoes Scores Of Bad Movies

– Kyoto Animation Arson Trial Begins with First Day Hearing
   ∟Kyoto Animation Arsonist Admits Setting Blaze: ‘I Had No Other Choice’
   ∟Kyoto Animation Arsonist’s Other ‘Stolen’ Scenes From K-On & Free!

– Crunchyroll’s COO Brady McCollum Leaves Company
– Jessica Calvello gave people a scare with a retirement announcement

– Pickups

– Elon Musk Made Amber Heard Cosplay as Mercy From Overwatch

– Space Cobra Mangaka Buichi Terasawa Dies at 68 Years Old

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–

Convention news:

– Kyoto village dealing with poo on floor as Japanese-style toilets confuse foreign travelers
   ∟A ‘Poop Terrorist’ Smeared Feces All Over Osaka Station

Live-Action Anime news:

– Lupin the Third Live-Action Film Daisuke Jigen Releases Full Trailer
   ∟Live-Action Jigen Daisuke Film’s Trailer Reveals More Cast
– Lupin the Third Anime to Get Its First Kabuki Adaptation in December
   ∟The Cast
– GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) Getting a New Live-Action TV Special in Spring 2024
– Live-Action One Piece Season 2 Confirmed, Chopper Teased by Oda Himself
   ∟‘One Piece’ Creator Eiichiro Oda Officially Confirms Netflix’s Live-Action Series To Receive Second Season
      ∟Netflix’s Live-Action ‘One Piece’ Producers Say “Scripts Ready” For Second Season, Expect To Receive Renewal Decision “In The Next Week To Two Weeks”
   ∟Live-Action ‘One Piece’ Tops Netflix Top 10 Charts With A Booming 140 Million Hours Viewed
   ∟Eiichiro Oda Mandated ‘No Romance on Crew’ for Live-Action One Piece
   ∟It was all a set up for Shonen Jump Force

Streaming news:

– YouTuber Gets 2-Year Sentence & Million Yen Fine for Spoiling Steins;Gate
– Train Harassing Gaijin YouTuber Continues to Wreak Havoc in Japan

Theater Release news:

– Maboroshi Anime Film Delivers Final Trailer Ahead Release This Week
– Kizumonogatari Gets Koyomi Vamp Re-edited Anime Film in January 2024
– BLUE GIANT Anime Film US Theatrical Screenings Set For October
– Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Anime Film Returns to U.S. Theaters for 10th Anniversary
– Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron Anime Film Reveals Subtitled Trailer, North American Release Date
   ∟Studio Ghibli PR Head Says The Boy and the Heron Will Not be Hayao Miyazaki’s Final Film
      ∟Hayao Miyazaki Possibly Not ‘Retiring’ Ever Again

Series news:

Anime:
– Vampire Anime Delico’s Nursery Converts Main Cast in Fresh Teaser
– Black Butler Anime Heads Back to School in New Public School Arc Trailer
– Blue Exorcist TV Anime New Series Shimane Illuminati Saga Set for January 2024
– Undead Unluck TV Anime Unlocks Main Key Visual
– Burn the Witch #0.8 Prologue Gets Anime Adaptation
– Naofumi And Crew Begin Their Quest To Free Enslaved Demi-Humans In Latest Trailer For ‘The Rising of the Shield Hero’ Season 3
– 16bit Sensation: Another Layer Anime Premieres on October 4 in Japan, Also Streams on Crunchyroll
– My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer TV Anime Reveals New Trailer
– The Diary of Ochibi-san Manga Gets TV Anime
– New Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken Anime Announced for 40th Anniversary
– Nights with a Cat and GAMERA -Rebirth- Team Up for Colossal Collaboration
– Digimon Adventure 02 THE BEGINNING Anime Film Releases Four Character Posters
– Love Blooms in New You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story Anime Trailer, Visual
– Viz Media Censors Lewd Dialogue Related To Giselle Gewlle From Global Localization Of ‘Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War’
   ∟Skipped Scene
– Angel Studios Announces Anime-Inspired ‘Gabriel And The Guardians’ Series
   ∟The absolute level of cringe that is their investors pitch
– Tokyo government opening anime art archive museum this fall
Manga:
– Kazuhiko Morita Launches New Fantasy Manga About Old Hero
– Berserk Manga Returns With New Arc on September 22
– Setta Kobayashi, Hachi Mizuno Launch Spiderman: Kizuna Manga on October 4
Games:
– SAG-AFTRA Says Dual Strikes Against Video Games & Film/TV Industry “Makes Sense” As Key Issues Of Wages & AI “Mirror” Each Other
– Spy x Family Game SPY x ANYA: Operation Memories Announced for Switch
– Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Trailer Reveals Familiar Faces and Release Date
   ∟Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Will Still Let Cloud Date the Girls
   ∟Final Fantasy VII’s Tifa Lockhart Gets Her First Official Swimsuit Outfit
– Unity is Now Charging Developers For Each Fresh Install
   ∟Unity Not Very United At All as Employee Sends Death Threats
– Roblox CEO Expects Game To Feature Online Dating
– GameStop Head Believes Disc Drives Should Be Mandatory For Consoles

Release news:

– Shout! Studios Releases Sonny Chiba Collection Including Golgo 13 Film on Blu-ray
– Japan putting anime out on 4K
– K-ON! U.K. Blu-ray Release is Cancelled
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Live-action Netflix One Piece’s Luffy and Zoro get super detailed figures
– Winner of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Xbox Series S & Controllers traded it all to GameStop
– Artist Spends 15 Months Constructing Ghostly Pirate Ship With Ordinary Found Materials
– Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki gives up driving, donates beloved car to Ghibli Park
– Pokemon Card Scammer Selling Shrink-Wrapped Boxes Containing Juice Packs
– ‘I bought my husband a sex doll – now we have 50 strange toys and a 3ft tentacle’

Misc news:

– China Looking to Ban Clothes That ‘Hurt the Feelings of the Chinese Nation’
– Underground Idol Fired for Her ‘Complete Lack of Humanity’
– Office Lady Gets Pay Docked for Her Sugar Daddy Activities
– Man Arrested After Caught Hiding in Street Gutter to Take Panty Shots
– Teenage girl found hidden camera in airplane bathroom during Boston-bound flight, family says
– Man with £50,000 bionic penis splits from woman who took his virginity at 45

AC’s Funhouse

– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Crazy gadget company Thanko’s new “earphones” don’t play music, do heat your ears from the inside
– 100-year-old brush shop in Tokyo sells a Japanese body brush that’s painfully good
– Attack on Titan Anime’s Titans Become Beetles in New Plastic Model Kits
– Attack on Titan Anime Re-Releases its Bestselling Ukiyo-e Print
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “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?
– Teacher Calls in Bomb Threat “Work Was Too Tiring!”
– 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
– Shibuya locks down Hachiko statue for Halloween 2023 while Burger King Center Gai shuts its doors

Watch Club:

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

– Indie Animator Targeted By Hollywood For Using AI Voices

– Kabukicho Tower ‘Genderless Toilets’ Discontinued After Floods of Complaints
   ∟Tokyo entertainment complex remodels restroom to remove gender-neutral setup
– Transgender Ojisan in Pretty Cure Costume Preying on Young Girls

– Pickups

– ‘Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto’ Creator Nami Sano Dies at 36
– ‘This Is a National Crisis’: Japan Orders Investigation Into Covid Jabs As Excess Deaths Skyrocket

– Disney Whistleblower Claims Company Systematically Persecuted Conservatives, Also Compensated Employees Based On How Woke They Virtue Signaled

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

– Kenshiro ni Yoroshiku Live-Action Drama Serves up Revenge, Fist of the North Star Style
– Don’t Call It Mystery Live-Action Series Gets ‘Reboot’ of 1st Episode
– Head Of Mattel Films Robbie Brenner Says Daniel Kaluuya’s ‘Barney’ Movie Will Be “More Adult And Have Adult Themes”
   ∟Hot Wheels Movie From JJ Abrams Gets Update
   ∟Magic 8 Ball: Mattel Films is aiming to make a PG-13 thriller
   ∟Lily Collins to Play Polly Pocket in Live-Action Movie From Lena Dunham
   ∟Monopoly Movie in the Works Following Lionsgate & eOne Merger
– Netflix’s One Piece live-action to cost $18 million per episode, say reports
   ∟Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Adds ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’s Ian McShane
   ∟One Piece Press Notes
   ∟Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Showrunners Open Up About Series Creator Eiichiro Oda’s Involvement In Live-Action Adaptation: “Anything New To The Series Had To Be Discussed Very Intensively”

Streaming news:

– Twitter Japan Cannot Rebrand to ‘X Japan’ Due to a Legendary J-Rock Band
   ∟Japan’s new Spacia X train is like travelling in a luxury aircraft
– Scott Pilgrim Takes Off “Its Own New Thing in Many Ways”: O’Malley
– Good Night World Manga Logs onto Netflix for Anime Adaptation
– BoBoBo-Bo Bo-BoBo Anime Gets HD Remastered Edition for Streaming
– YouTuber Faces 2 Years for Spoiling Steins;Gate
– Music critic demands cash from Activision over Crash Bandicoot clip that sampled his viral TikTok, Activision responds by just suing the guy

Theater Release news:

– Japanese Internet Denizens Fighting ‘Barbenheimer’ With 9/11 Memes
   ∟Barbie Movie Official Apologizes After Japanese ‘Barbenheimer’ Outrage
   ∟United Nations Criticized for ‘Nuclear Weapons Off, Peace On’ Tweet in Japan
– 1993 Super Mario Bros. Film to Get 4K 30th Anniversary Screening in Japan
– First 2 Space Battleship Yamato Anime Films to Get 4K Remaster Screenings This Winter
– ‘My Hero Academia: The Movie’ Officially Announced By Shueisha, Will Feature Original Story From Mangaka Kohei Horikoshi
– Ghibli might finally be willing to let images of Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime be seen outside theaters
   ∟Ghibli’s Boy and the Heron gets October U.S. premiere, official screenshot, bird creature reveal
   ∟Studio Ghibli’s new anime may be the most expensive Japanese movie ever made, producer says
– SAG-AFTRA Strike Costing Studios “About $600,000 Per Week”
   ∟Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Reveals Company Has Saved Over $100 Million Due To Ongoing Writers And Actors Strike
   ∟Former Paramount Pictures And 20th Century Fox CEO Barry Diller Warns Hollywood Is Doomed If Strikes Continue To Christmas
      ∟‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’ Voice Actor Billy Porter Says He Had “To Sell My House” In Order To Combat Potential Unemployment Resulting From SAG-AFTRA Strike
   ∟Over 1,000 SAG-AFTRA Members Call On Union Leaders To Push Back Against Any Negotiation Terms Involving AI
      ∟Studios Quietly Go on Hiring Spree for AI Specialist Jobs Amid Picket Line Anxiety
      ∟WandaVision Actor Reveals Marvel Digitally Scanned All Background Performers, “They Won’t Have Any Use For Us”
      ∟Disney Lays Off 150+ Crew Members From Upcoming ‘Tron: Ares’ Movie Amid Ongoing SAG-AFTRA And WGA Strikes
      ∟WGA Negotiators Not Concerned About Residuals Because Streaming Numbers Are Terrible

Series news:

Anime:
– MF Ghost Anime Brings More New Character Visuals to the Starting Line
– I’m Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness Hits Japanese TV in October
– Dungeon People Manga About Managing a Fantasy Dungeon Gets TV Anime
– URAHARA Original 3DCGI Anime Shares Teaser Video & Visual
– Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru Web Manga Gets New Life as TV Anime
– Devil May Cry’s Dante was inspired by Joseph Joestar from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
Manga:
– Slayers Illustrator Araizumi Rui Embroiled in AI Art Witch Hunt
Games:
– ‘Raging Bolt’ Raikou Variant Reveal Shocks Fans Worldwide
– Square Enix Censors English Language ‘Final Fantasy XVI’ Script, Softens Dialogue Regarding Iron Kingdom’s Treatment Of Female Captives
– Blue Archive Korean Credit Card Collaboration Berating High Spenders
– Street Fighter 6 tournament interrupted by a nude Chun-Li mod

Release news:

– Right Stuf
– Disney just delivered potential death blow to DVDs and Blu-rays — here’s what’s happening
   ∟Physical Media Still Matters in the Streaming Age and It’s Time for Streamers To Embrace It
   ∟Walmart Reportedly in Talks to Take Over DVD & Blu-Ray Disc Business
– New Intel chips won’t play Blu-ray disks due to SGX deprecation

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Yu Yu Hakusho Gets Some Ugly Sweaters in Time for Christmas
– Dare to dream deeply with the support of these two new giant Pokémon Huggers
– Pokémon fan creates life-size Koffing that emits real gas
– Mold growth and leakage possibly occurring on some Pikachu tails (dessert drinks), so don’t put them in your mouth
– 7-Eleven apologises for cockroaches in onigiri rice balls
– Pennies found in McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets, customer says
– This crazy car gadget totally blows, but does it do it in a good way?
– Youtube in Japan Suddenly Plagued by Onahole Ad Before Videos
– ONLY MAMS My teen son signed me up for OnlyFans so he could get more pocket money – he’s fully supportive of my career
– Opera GX ensures your last words won’t be “please, delete my browser history.”

Misc news:

– Mentally Disabled Man Arrested for Sexually Assaulting 27 School Kids
– Man Arrested for Sexual Assault: ‘Her Womb Needed Positive Energy!’
– 74-year-old female teacher faces 600 years behind bars for sex assault on teen
– ‘Lake Tahoe Foot Fondler’ nabbed for allegedly touching toes of sleeping women
– Woman with ‘world’s biggest cheeks’ shows natural look at age 18 before surgery
– Man gets light bulb stuck in mouth while attempting online challenge
– ‘Help me, Jesus!’: Hawk appears to drop snake on woman before attacking to get it back
– NJ town power outage blamed on bird that dropped fish on transformer
– Woman who thought she was in a relationship with Stranger Things star Dacre Montgomery sent a scammer $10,000 and left her husband
– Japanese Porn Star Drowns In Semen While Filming Bukkake Scene

AC’s Funhouse

– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Crazy gadget company Thanko’s new “earphones” don’t play music, do heat your ears from the inside
– 100-year-old brush shop in Tokyo sells a Japanese body brush that’s painfully good
– Attack on Titan Anime’s Titans Become Beetles in New Plastic Model Kits
– Attack on Titan Anime Re-Releases its Bestselling Ukiyo-e Print
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “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?
– Teacher Calls in Bomb Threat “Work Was Too Tiring!”
– 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
– Shibuya locks down Hachiko statue for Halloween 2023 while Burger King Center Gai shuts its doors

Watch Club:

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