Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– 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!’

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– 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

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

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

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– 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

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Japan’s Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Transgender Civil Employee’s Toilet Use
   ∟Concerns Rising Over Growing Number of Gender-Neutral Toilets
      ∟JAPAN: Politician Who Supported Gender Identity Bill Sentenced For Creating “Upskirt Porn” In Women’s Restroom
   ∟Crossdresser Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Women & Stealing Pantsu
   ∟Japanese TV Personality & LGBT Advocate Ryuchell Found Dead
– World’s Governing Body of Cycling Bans Transgenders From Women’s Races
   ∟Overconfident woman thinks she can outbox a man

– Persona voice actress driven off Twitter after condemning video that cloned her voice using AI

– Pickups

– One Piece, Naruto Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ennosuke Indicted for Allegedly Assisting Parents’ Double Suicide

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– AnimEigo Dates Macross II BD for Next Summer After Kickstarter Campaign Next Month

Convention news:

– Genshin Impact Event in Korea Evacuated After Bomb Threat

Live-Action Anime news:

– Lupin the Third Franchise Gets New Live-Action Film Featuring Daisuke Jigen
– 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
– ‘One Piece’ Creator Eiichiro Oda Demanded Netflix Re-Shoot Numerous Scenes For Live Action Adaptation Because “They Weren’t Good Enough To Put Out Into The World”

Streaming news:

– Twitter Japan Cannot Rebrand to ‘X Japan’ Due to a Legendary J-Rock Band
– The Witcher is such shit that Netflix has to remind you that Henry Cavill is still Geralt in season 3
   ∟The Witcher is put on hold indefinitely: Season 3 could be the finale

Theater Release news:

– GKids aquires Miyazaki’s new film and changes the name
   ∟Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ to Open Toronto Film Festival Amid Strikes

Series news:

Anime:
– Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning Anime Film Reveals New Trailer, Poster Visual
– Gundam Suisei no Majo Voice Actors Confirm Suletta & Miorine Same-Sex Marriage
   ∟Gundam Suisei no Majo ‘Marriage’ Mention Deleted From Digital Publication
      ∟Gundam Suisei no Majo Staff Apologize for Deleting Same-Sex Marriage Comment
Manga:
– Breasts Are My Favorite Things in the World! Manga Ends With Next Chapter
– Dark Horse Comics Reveals “Manga is 1% Of Our Output, But Represents 66% Of Our Sales”
Games:
– Nintendo Magazine Cover Art Criticized for Being ‘Racist Against Blacks’
– Capcom is ‘considering how to approach’ making new Mega Man games
   ∟MegaThey
– Joe Biden plays Guilty Gear
– Aquaplus Ecchi Dungeon Travelers Series Steam Release Cancelled Due to “Guidelines”
– Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection’s physical version on Nintendo Switch requires a MicroSD
   ∟MGS4, Peace Walker, and MGSV appear to be coming in collection 2
– Microsoft-Activision Deal Dodges Major Roadblock As Federal Court Rules Against The FTC In Anti-Trust Case
   ∟Nicki Minaj is coming to Call of Duty
– ESRB Wants to Use Facial Age Estimation Technology for Age Verification

Release news:

– Ascendent Animation Announces English Dub for Seduced By My Best Friend Anime
– Digimon Movie Collection, Digimon Season 2 and More Licensed by Discotek
– Right Stuf
– Botched Boruto Blu-ray
– Megami no Cafe Terrace Still Censored on Blu-Ray Release

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Studio Ghibli’s new desktop Howl’s Moving Castle will take your stationery on an adventure
– Ghibli Park announces opening dates for new areas
– Xbox Releases New TMNT Pizza Controllers To Promote Latest Film
– Japanese McDonalds’ branch bans an entire middle school from entering the restaurant
– Girl Awarded $800,000 From McDonald’s After She Was Burned By A Chicken Nugget
– Burger King’s new all-cheese The Real Cheese Burger looks crazy, sort of makes linguistic sense
   ∟What does a Burger King Whopper with nothing but 20 slices of cheese taste like?
– Legally Change Your Name To ‘Subway’ And Get Free Subway For Life
– Japanese masturbatory aid Tenga’s president reveals how crazy HARD he works

Misc news:

– River in Japan’s Nara Prefecture suddenly turns fluorescent green
– Doctors find whole octopus stuck in man’s esophagus
– Big Motor President Resigns Following Insurance Fraud Scandal
– Florida Aquarium Blames Manatee’s Death On ‘High-Intensity Sex’ With Another Male
– Penn State prof arrested for having sex with his dog BEGGED officers to kill him
– Ohio judge shot in ‘ambush’ outside courthouse, returns fire and kills attacker
– Teen Arrested After Going on a 30-Minute Groping Spree
– Medical Helicopter Called After Woman Suffers From Ingrown Toenail
– Man arrested for throwing dog at police officer in Japan
– Convenience store clerk arrested for punching customer over receipt in Hyogo Prefecture
– Woman Dies After Getting Hit by JR Train While Vomiting on Platform

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Vic Mignogna Timeline
      ∟AT&T Messages Backup & Sync Service Terms

– Japanese Households With Children Drop Below 10 Million for the First Time
   ∟Japanese government approves proposal to let women buy morning-after pills without prescription

– Chinese Diplomat to Japan & Korea: ‘You’ll Never Be Westerners!’

– Pickups

– Japanese city allows residents to cut mayor’s salary based on public opinion survey

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– The Impact of Iwata

Convention news:

– SAG-AFTRA announced a strike
   ∟Over 1,000 SAG-AFTRA Members Call On Union Leaders To Push Back Against Any Negotiation Terms Involving AI
   ∟SAG-AFTRA Strike Costing Studios “About $600,000 Per Week”
   ∟Former Paramount Pictures And 20th Century Fox CEO Barry Diller Warns Hollywood Is Doomed If Strikes Continue To Christmas
   ∟San Diego Comic-Con Panels, Celebs Backing Out… As Actors Strike Begins
      ∟The Venture Bros. Creators Pull Out of San Diego Comic-Con Amidst Actors’ Strike
      ∟Invincible Season 2 Comic-Con Panel Still Happening Despite Hollywood Strikes
   ∟San Diego Comic-Con’s Preview Night Felt Empty Without The Hollywood Hype
   ∟SAG-AFTRA Strike: ‘Lucifer’ Star D. B. Woodside Reveals Big Costs Actors Incur While Filming On Location
– Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong Comic Book Series Announced at SDCC
– Harmony Gold is still blocking Macross shows from being translated outside Japan
   ∟Seemingly proud to announce it

Live-Action Anime news:

– ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Producer James Cameron Confirms Multiple Movies In The Works
– One Piece Live-Action Netflix Series Shows More Characters in New Trailer

Streaming news:

– Dubs for Digimon Adventure 2020, DBZ Kai, Dragon Quest and One Piece Are on Hulu
– Hulu to Launch Adult Animation and Anime Hub: Animayhem

Theater Release news:

– Spy x Family Teaming Up With Mission: Impossible for Short Promotion
– City Hunter: Angel Dust coming to theaters
– Indecent Image of ‘Partially Undressed Woman’ Shown at Super Mario Bros. Movie Screening
– Studio Ghibli Producer Thinks No Marketing Is the Way for New Film
   ∟Studio Ghibli says no to trailers and commercials for Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime movie
   ∟Hayao Miyazaki’s How Do You Live? Anime Film Only Gets One Poster, No Trailers Says Ghibli President Suzuki
   ∟Studio Ghibli is taking a bold step to prevent spoilers for its newest anime movie
   ∟Godfather of Anime Hayao Miyazaki Not Happy With Studio Ghibli Not Marketing His Final Movie: “Wonder if it’ll be okay without publicity”
   ∟Latest Studio Ghibli Movie Releases to Empty Seatings, Mixed Reviews

Series news:

Anime:
– Polygon Pictures to Produce Spider-Man: Freshman Year Animated Series
– Jujutsu Kaisen Animator Under Fire for Drawing ‘Racist’ Gesture
– Katsuhisa Minami’s The Fable Manga Gets TV Anime
– I May Be a Guild Receptionist Light Novels Gets Anime
– Eiichiro Oda One-Shot ‘Monsters’ Getting an Anime Adaptation
– Adult Swim Reveals Trailers for Uzumaki, Ninja Kamui, FLCL: Grunge Anime
– Shinichiro Watanabe, MAPPA’s Lazarus Anime Teased in Trailer
– One Piece Anime Gets Ending Theme Again After 17 Years
Games:
– Ryu ga Gotoku Series on PC Erases Major Names From Credits
   ∟Yakuza Games Scrub A Bunch Of People From The Credits, Including Series Creator Toshihiro Nagosh
– Son Spends $45K on Video Games, Parents Lose their Life Savings
   ∟The actual video of the son getting his ass beat
– The Pokémon Company Temporarily Shuts Down Official All-Ages Forums, Institutes New Approval Process After Fans Flood Them With Inappropriate Content
– Researchers find 87% of U.S. classic video games are out of print and ‘critically endangered’

Release news:

– UK Retailers Ditching Physical Games as 75% of Market Goes Digital
   ∟Guillermo del Toro says #BuyPhysicalBitch
– VIZ chose a weird episode order for Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
   ∟Turns out it’s the Japanese LE release order
– Right Stuf
– Kadokawa Reveals 3rd ‘Overlord IV’ Japanese Anime DVD/BD Release Artwork
– Shout! Factory Changes Name to Shout! Studios

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Kidz Bop releases cover of Super Mario Bros. Movie’s “Peaches”
– Otaku tech company creates Digital Figure Box for anime figures with no physical form
– Japan’s new energy drink feels like getting slapped in the face by an anime girl
– Japanese swimsuit model/former adult actress releases AI-generated photo album of herself
   ∟Ojisan Can Now Become Bishoujo Thanks to AI Technology
Latest Studio Ghibli Movie Releases to Empty Seatings, Mixed Reviews
– Iceland Has Horses That Will Respond To Work Emails on a Giant Keyboard While You’re on Vacation
– Crazy busy overnight work experience event for Japanese kids gives them just four hours to sleep

Misc news:

– Thousands of ten-inch ‘penis fish’ wash up on a beach: Fishermen flock to shore to grab them all
– Saitama Sets New Rules for Pool Shoots With Lascivious Illustrations for ‘NG Poses’
– Music Event Staff Dies After Water Cannon Mishap
– Ringing Bicycle Bell Punishable by up to 20,000 Yen
– ‘Santoryu’ Man Arrested for Going Three Sword Style on the Streets
– Italians Outraged After Judge Clears Janitor for Groping Girl for ‘Under 10 Seconds’
– Restaurant Worker Arrested for Stealing Drunk Woman’s 100 Yen Pantsu
– Perverted Monk Arrested for Pulling Woman’s Pants Down & Hitting With Stick
– Former Chief Priest Arrested After Trying to Break Up Couple by Planting Marijuana
– Teen Caught Intruding Train Crew Disguised as Staff Sent to Family Court
– Man Exterminating Ants With Blowtorch Burns Down House

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– JTPetition
– Ranma Retrospective: 30 Years Later

– Haileigh Todd body paint
   ∟Haileigh Todd presenting as male

– Top 100 Most ‘Pornified’ Media Franchises & Fictional Characters

– Pickups

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– The Impact of Iwata
– Madosoft’s Crowdfunding Campaign for Hamidashi Creative Anime Meets Goal in 5 Minutes

Live-Action Anime news:

– Live-Action Powerpuff Girls Series No Longer in Development at Warner Bros. TV
– Japanese cast to reprise their roles in Netflix live-action One Piece
   ∟One Piece historian employed as a consultant for the Netflix live-action series
   ∟Over 1,000 South Africans were employed in the production
– J.J. Abrams Is Rebooting Speed Racer for Apple TV+ – And the Timing Is Perfect
– Live-Action Burn the House Down Show Streams English-Subtitled Trailer

Streaming news:

– Zip Shimezo
– Crunchyroll Adds One Piece Anime’s English Dub
– New Naruto Anime Episodes Lock in Broadcast Date for Japan
– Mushoku Tensei Season 2 Censoring Some Scenes Outside Japan
   ∟Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Anime’s 2nd Half to Debut in April 2024
– Man Cosplaying Uruha Rushia to Protest Cover at Shareholders’ Meeting
– Streamer Faces 5 Years in Thai Prison for ‘Obscene’ Lap Dance
– YouTuber Arrested for Bringing Fake Gun to Shinzo Abe Memorial Event

Theater Release news:

– Gundam SEED FREEDOM Anime Film’s English-Subtitled Teaser Unveils Staff, January 26, 2024 Debut
– The First Slam Dunk Anime Film’s English-Dubbed Trailer Reveals July 28 N. America Opening, Dub Cast

Series news:

Anime:
– New Panty & Stocking Project to Be No-Holds Barred in Content
– Suicide Squad ISEKAI Anime Revealed Featuring Harley Quinn & DC Characters
– Golden Kamuy Anime Confirms Final Arc
– ‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess TV Anime Adaptation Confirmed for Winter 2024
– I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince TV Anime Sets April 2024 Premiere with New Trailer
– New Spice & Wolf TV Anime Reboot Announced for 2024
– Fate/Strange Fake Novels Get TV Anime Series
– Gushing over Magical Girls TV Anime Sets 2024 Premiere with Teaser Visual
– The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess TV Anime Takes Command with New Visual, Trailer
– SHY TV Anime Comes Out of Its Shell With New Trailer, Visual, 7 New Cast Members, October 2023 Premiere
– Oshi no Ko Anime Season 2 Confirmed
   ∟Twincest ended it
– MF Ghost Anime Drifts in With New Trailer, Theme Song Performer
– Rebuild World Sci-Fi Light Novel Series Gets TV Anime
   ∟Nahuse’s Rebuild World Light Novel Series Gets TV Anime
– VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream Reveals Main Character Visual
– Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance Animation Project Announced
– Anime Studio CloverWorks in the Red Despite Hit Title Releases
– Toei, Toei Animation Establish New Flare Creators Company
– ‘One Piece’ English Voice Actor Michelle Rojas Called Out By Fans After Attempting To Push Debunked Transgender Yamato Theory
Manga:
– Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things Crossover First Look Revealed
– Manga 1-Shot About Naruto’s Father Slated for July 18
– Noir Caesar Produces Graphic Novel Based on Osamu Tezuka’s Alabaster Manga
– One Piece Creator Eiichiro Oda Talks Butts & Panchira
– Korean Webtoon Accused of Using AI Images, Tracing Mushoku Tensei Anime
Games:
– Stuck in a T-pose in To a T
– Valve is reportedly banning games featuring AI generated content
– Man Arrested for Punching Ex-Girlfriend for Turning Off His Game Console
– Baldur’s Gate III Boasts ‘Tender, Consensual’ Sex With a Bear
– Bethesda Twitter account states Starfield’s physical version won’t include a disc

Release news:

– ICv2: Viz Media to Raise Manga Volume Prices for 1st Time in 15 Years
– Kodansha USA Reveals 21 New Print Licenses, 3 Omnibus Releases, 2 Digital Licenses
– Crunchyroll Licenses The Apothecary Diaries, Goblin Slayer Season 2, Black Butler, More Anime
– Discotek Reveals Mazinger Z, Go Nagai World Blu-ray Discs
   ∟The trailer for Recently My Sister violated Twitch’s Community Guidelines
– SatAM Sonic crammed on 2 discs
– Gurren Lagann movies get 4K blu-rays
– Crunchyroll Confirms No U.K. Home Release for Re:ZERO Season 2
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Ghibli Park Gets 4-Disc Documentary Focusing on 1st Phase of Opening
– Pizza keychains from Japan are both cute and practical
– Domino’s Japan pushes pickle love to the limit with new Pickles Pizza
– Yu-Gi-Oh! Enemy Controller Becomes Real, Doesn’t Literally Let You Control Your Enemies
– Himeji Castle gets first official Lego set, Zen block garden kit on the way too
– Studio Ghibli’s new desktop Howl’s Moving Castle will take your stationery on an adventure
– Netflix’s One Piece Reveals First Toy Line
– Ninja Sword Ice Cream: The longest ice cream in Japan looks like a single-edged sword
– Luigi Amiibo Curved to Hit G-Spot
– Amateur Sex Group Arrested for Selling Uncensored Videos on Twitter

Misc news:

– Bar explodes in Tokyo’s Shinbashi neighborhood
– Chinese Student Found Strange Object In Food, It Turned Out To Be Rat’s Head
– Okinawa Husband Arrested for Shoving Onigiri in Wife’s Face
– Osaka Teacher Busted for Recording Schoolgirls Changing Into Swimsuits

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– JT Petition

– Buffalo Mass Shooting Victims’ Families Sue 4chan, Good Smile Company, Others
– Russia Declares September 3rd as Day of Victory Over ‘Militaristic Japan’
– ‘Your stepdad is lost at sea!’ California man whose billionaire stepfather is on missing sub asks OnlyFans model to SIT on him 30 minutes after pleading for prayers, as he triggers war of words with Cardi B over Blink-182 concert
– Embracer Group Reveals Shockingly Low Purchase Price For ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ And ‘The Hobbit’

– Pickups

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–

Convention news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

– Twisted Metal: Premiere Date, Cast And Other Things We Know About Peacock’s Video Game Adaptation
– Emily Blunt Gives An Update ‘Edge Of Tomorrow’ Sequel: “We Have To Create Something As Ambitious As The First One”
– One Piece Live-Action Has a Bigger Budget Than Game of Thrones
   ∟What people expect Usopp to look like in the Netflix live-action

Streaming news:

–

Theater Release news:

– 11 Differences Between The Two Versions Of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Currently In Theaters
– Crunchyroll Streams English Dub Trailer for Psycho-Pass Providence Anime Film
– Ranking of Kings Anime Film Announced
– Gundam SEED Film Slated for Current Fiscal Year

Series news:

Anime:
– Atelier Ryza Anime Trailer Gives More Thigh & Butt Love Before Its Premiere
– The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases Light Novel Gets TV Anime
– Goblin Slayer Shines Red in First GOBLIN SLAYER Season 2 Anime Character Visual
– KONOSUBA Season 3 Anime Brings the Party Back in 2024
– Agricultural Machine Company Yanmar Produces ‘Miru’ Original Anime Project
– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Announces Hashira Training Arc TV Anime
– Western Critics Outraged That Upcoming Romcom Anime ‘My Tiny Senpai’ Dares To Appeal To Male Audiences
Manga:
– Bastard!! Pilot Manga Wizard!! ~Bakuen no Seifukusha~ Gets Reboot
– Sakaomi Yuzaki’s She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat Manga Goes on Hiatus
– Japanese manga artists forced to reveal their identities following new law
– Introducing Warudaisy
Games:
– Goddess of Victory: NIKKE Tops $400 Million With Japan as the Biggest Spenders
– Capcom’s New IP Pragmata Delayed Yet Again
– Fan-Favorite Character Geno Returns in 3D for Super Mario RPG Remake
– Super Mario Bros. Wonder Gets Extra Trippy
   ∟Where the doos originated
   ∟Mario turned into an elephant
      ∟Elephant Mario came right out of Chowder
   ∟Mario twerk
   ∟Super Mario LSD
      ∟Meme Mario is real
   ∟Mario Hears Wa-Hoo!
      ∟Mario Animorphs
         ∟What the hell is this?
   ∟Nintendo finally returning back to basics for aesthetic appeal
      ∟Sprite Mario aesthetic returns at last
   ∟Big hat parachute raises so many questions
      ∟How Toad did it in the Super Mario Brothers Super Show
         ∟Will they cuck us on bald Toad?
            ∟Why would Toad be afraid of falling if he can parachute?
               ∟There are just so many unanswered questions
      ∟How is it so inconsistent??
      ∟Inspiration for the big hat power up?

Release news:

– Viz Media to Raise Manga Volume Prices for 1st Time in 15 Years
– Discotek’s Gunbuster release is missing a crotch shot
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Genshin Impact G Fuel Flavor and Collectors Box Announced
– Attack on Titan Spinal Fluid is Now an Energy Drink from G FUEL
– A friendly reminder not to accidentally get squid sperm in your mouth, it hurts
– Maury Povich Launching At-Home Paternity Test
– 7.5 million Baby Shark bath toys are recalled after they cut or stabbed children
– Teen sushi terrorist’s Sushiro lawsuit could go up to 160 million yen

Misc news:

– Okinawa man hired to steal 1,500 Pokémon cards arrested in Tokyo
   ∟Okinawa Man Arrested for Burglarizing Akihabara Shop & Stealing 1,500 Pokemon Cards
– Urine-soaked loot – Police in Sapporo looking for serial urinal grate thief
– Major Japanese gas station apologizes after employee doxes Hideaki Anno
– Cheating Woman Arrested After Falsely Reporting Her ‘Hickey’ as Sexual Assault
– Catfishing Prostitute Arrested for Stabbing Her Sugar Daddy
– Chef Carrying Bag of Knives Reported to Police as ‘Person With a Knife’ on the Train
– Old Woman Injured on Bike After Failing to Avoid Dodgeball Loses Lawsuit

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– JT Petition
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Vic somehow remains a class act

– Yellow Power Ranger joins OnlyFans: I needed to do something to survive

– Japanese Smart Agriculture Trade Secrets Allegedly Stolen by Chinese Spy
   ∟Chinese Spy Arrested in Japan for Leaking Research Data to Companies in China
– ‘Red Alert’: China posts bizarre video of marching female Chinese soldiers to sounds of classic video game
   ∟Time for PE kids!
– Osprey landing in a neighborhood in Larkspur California
   ∟Tanks in Idaho Falls
   ∟More military vehicles
   ∟Moving by train

– Japan’s LGBT Understanding Bill passed
   ∟Japan Passes ‘Watered-Down’ Revision of LGBT Understanding Bill
      ∟LDP to Workaround LGBT Bill to Secure ‘Women-Only Spaces’ at Restrooms & Baths

– Pickups

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–

Convention news:

– Anime Expo will not require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test
– Crunchyroll Reveals Anime Expo 2023 Plans, Including Over 20 Panels and Premieres
– TMS Entertainment, Bang Zoom! Hold Open Auditions for English Dub Role in Undead Unluck Anime at Anime Expo
– Shoji Kawamori Of Macross Fame To Appear At Otakon 2023 As Guest of Honor

Live-Action Anime news:

– The COPE is over… One Piece Trailer
   ∟Welcome to the ouch, motherfuckers
   ∟Vast wants Luffy’s fist up their ass
      ∟Social Media manager expects to be fired

– She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat TV Drama to Get Season 2 in Early 2024
– Knuckles Live-Action Spinoff Series Adds More Hollywood Stars To Cast
– Ultraman Franchise Expands Licensing Program, Releases Series’ English Dubs Online, Reveals New Marvel Crossover Comic

Streaming news:

– Choujin redemption arc hits a snag
   ∟Allegedly it was just a prank, bro
– The Lost English Dub of Dream Dimension Hunter Fandora!
   ∟Download Link
– Live-Action Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Film Debuts on Netflix Globally on August 3
– Netflix Anime Zom 100 Gets New Trailer Ahead of July Release Date
– Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Anime’s Part 2 Premieres Overseas on July 8
– Netflix is rolling out their family block
– New Report Shows ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim’ Will Inject Feminism Into Tolkien’s Classic Tale Of Helm Hammerhand
   ∟More Details Emerge About ‘The Lord Of The Rings: War Of The Rohirrim’: Edoras Is Destroyed, Movie Explores Female Point Of View
      ∟The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of Rohirrim Gives Us Middle-Earth Anime, And We Can’t Wait

Theater Release news:

– Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Banned in Saudi Arabia
– City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust Anime Film Amps up Action with New Trailer and Poster
– BLUE GIANT Anime Film Heads to North American Theaters Later This Year
– Zelda Movie Rumors Denied by Illumination Boss

Series news:

Anime:
– Go! Go! Loser Ranger! TV Anime Enlists Yostar Pictures as Production House
– Undead Murder Farce TV Anime Uncovers July 5 Premiere in New Trailer, Visual
– My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer TV Anime Levels Up in New PV
– The Rising of the Shield Hero Anime Season 3 Plans Advance Screening World Tour
– Young Jump Manga Snack Basue Serves Up Anime Adaptation
Manga:
– AI is being used to write a new chapter in the God of Manga’s Black Jack series
– Western Localizers Insert Mansplaining Reference Into English Releases Of ‘The Dangers In My Heart’ Manga And Anime
Games:
– Voice Actor Claims Crunchyroll Blocked Auditions to Reprise Tower of God Role in Video Game
   ∟Laura Post’s thread
– US judge temporarily blocks Microsoft acquisition of Activision
– Persona 5 Tactica Brings Personas to a Tactical RPG Spinoff
– Persona 3 Reload Won’t Include Female Protagonist or Other Content From FES & Portable
– AKIBA’S TRIP: Undead and Undressed Director’s Cut Sets Switch Date for the West
– Sorry Physical Fans! The New Like a Dragon May Be Digital Only on PS5, PS4
– Fate/Grand Order Caught Using AI Art in Latest CM Animation
– Idol Gacha Collection Is a Gacha Game With Collectible AI-Generated Idols
– Chinese Game Company Introduces AI, Fires 30% of Its Artists
– Duke Nukem Evercade publisher Blaze apologises after fans called out its AI-generated artwork
– UBISOFT DEVELOPS TOOL TO CRANK OUT VIDEO GAME DIALOGUE USING AI
– The Video Game Industry Has Reportedly Banned AI Art Completely
– GameStop Terminates CEO Amidst Declining Revenue

Release news:

– GKIDS Licenses French-Japanese Co-Production Film Ghost Cat Anzu
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Godzilla, Evangelion, Ultraman, and Kamen Rider Combine into Shin Universe Robo
– It’s not Gunpla, it’s Gunele! Witch from Mercury fan builds awesome Gundam Aerial from Legos
– Aluminum case to carry puffed corn snack Umaibo developed
– Soy Sauce Licker Indicted for Sex Trafficking a Minor

Misc news:

– Father arrested for taking the fall for son’s hit and run in Tokyo
– Kyoto Police Sergeant Charged for Inappropriately Touching Man in a Sauna
– Man Arrested for Making a Missile and Threatening to ‘Blow Up’ the Police
– Fireworks Explosions in Apartments Kill 3 in China’s Tianjin
– Two Japanese Soldiers Dead After SDF Cadet Opens Fire at Military Shooting Range
– Intoxicated Firefighter Chief ‘Pranks’ Co-Worker by Slashing His Neck
– Japanese Video Shop Offering “End of Life Services” for Older Porn Addicts

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