Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Saying Goodbye to Ash Ketchum

– Another Western Anime Voice Actor Accused of Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault
   ∟Thorfinn Dub Voice Actor Mike Haimoto Accused of Domestic Abuse, Sexual Assault
   ∟My Account: Avery Smithhart

– English VA For ‘Genshin Impact’ Character Tighnari Responds To Grooming And Underage Sexual Misconduct Allegations
   ∟Doc of allegations
   ∟Genshin fires his ass
   ∟Genshin Impact Fires Voice Actor Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

– Escaping Mick, Smokey & Alcohol
   ∟Mick Lauer’s initial response
   ∟Mick Lauer releases a followup response
      ∟Response video

– World’s First Anime AMV Creator Has Passed Away
– Space Battleship Yamato & Galaxy Express 999 Creator Leiji Matsumoto Dies
   ∟Fans leave flowers at statues of Maetal, Harlock following death of manga creator Leiji Matsumoto

– Japan has discovered 7,000 new islands
   ∟China Woman Purchases Uninhabited Japanese Island
   ∟We investigate a block of abandoned Russian territory in Nagasaki
      ∟Sailor Moon Ice Skating Show Canceled Due to ‘Unstable World Situation’
– Japanese candy company make tearful, heartfelt apology for raising their prices… by US$0.07
– Japan Planning New Government Unit to Handle “Disinformation”
– Controversial LGBT Bill in Discussion in Japan Ahead of Hiroshima G7 Summit
   ∟Japan’s Collapse Imminent as Foreign Minister Promises to “Realize Diverse Society”
– Yale Professor says the solution to Japan’s aging population is to kill old people

– Renowned Japanese Artists Taking a Stand Against Deranged Western Twitter Users

– Megaton Musashi TV Anime Postpones Episode 27 Due to Production Delays
   ∟Technoroid OVERMIND TV Anime Postpones Episode 8 Broadcast Due to COVID-19
   ∟Spy Classroom Anime Delays 8th Episode Due to COVID-19
   ∟The Nier: Automata anime returns this weekend following covid-related postponement

– Pickups

– Japan’s Toei Unveils Ten-Year Growth Plan After Death of President-CEO Tezuka Osamu

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG

Live-Action Anime news:

– Tetris Movie All About the Soviet Union & Politics
– Marvel Studios’ ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ Accused Of Pushing Transgender Ideology By Making Karen Gillan’s Nebula Look Like A Man
– Warner Bros. Discovery To Create New ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Films That Will “Honor The Past, Look To The Future, And Adhere To The Strongest Level Of Quality”

Streaming news:

– Netflix’s Pluto anime adaptation looks incredibly intense
– NOISEMAN SOUNDINSECT OVA Officially Available on YouTube With English Subs
– Watch More Dubbed Anime on Crunchyroll With New Dub Discoverability Feature
– Mamoru Oshii Teaches 5+ Hour Video Course on Anime, Film Directing
– Crunchyroll Lays Off Approximately 85 Employees Globally
– Most Watched Female YouTube Gaming Streamers All Virtual YouTubers

Theater Release news:

– Metropolis Director Rintaro Returns After 14 Years With ‘Manga Film’ Based on Sadao Yamanaka’s Works
– City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust Anime Film Gets Fall 2023 Release
– Boner Cheering Screening at Tokyo theater is latest sign of returning to post-pandemic (ab)normal

Series news:

Anime:
– ‘Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack’ ADR Scriptwriter Defends Their Use Of Memes In Series’ Localization: “I Am A Storyteller, Not A Robot”
   ∟That doesn’t seem very poggers
– New Pikachu character coming to Pokémon anime series after Ash’s retirement
   ∟New Pokémon TV Anime Catches Male Protagonist Details, Teases Mysterious Pokéball
– Living Together is Loony in Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero PV
– The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy TV Anime Reveals Main Cast
– That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 Debuts in Spring 2024
– Original TV Anime HIGHSPEED Etoile Revs Up With New Key Visual
– MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES Anime Streams on Crunchyroll in April 2023
– Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! TV Anime Summons New Cast, Theme Song Artists
– I Shall Survive Using Potions! Brews Up TV Anime Adaptation for 2023
– Hyakusho Kizoku Anime based on Hiromu Arakawa’s Autobiographical Manga Announces Premiere Date
– Magical Girl Destroyers TV Anime Adds Four New Cast Members
   ∟Magical Girl Destroyers TV Anime Cast Adds 8 Uber Nerds
– Under Ninja TV Anime Celebrates Ninja Day with New Visual, Staff Announcements
– Star Wars Composer John Williams To Provide Soundtrack For Ao No Orchestra Anime
   ∟Young Musicians Take a Bow in Blue Orchestra TV Anime Key Visual, Trailer
– One-Punch Man Manga Illustrator Yusuke Murata Teases His First Anime Project
– Animax India Censoring All the Breasts & Cleavage
Manga:
– ODDTAXI Reveals New RoOT/Route of OddTaxi Project
– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Manga Names Part 9 Protagonist Jodio Joestar
– Ero-Manga Website EMD 2nd Booted From Amazon Affiliates Over Explicit Images
Games:
– Anti-J.K. Rowling Activist Creates List To Catalog Twitch Players Who Stream ‘Hogwarts Legacy’, Gets Shutdown After Less Than 24 Hours
   ∟Transgender Montana State Legislator Voices Approval For ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Twitch Tracking List: “It’s Bad To Pay For A Game Based On An IP That Directly Funds a TERF”
   ∟‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Reveals Transgender Character, Activists Still Not Happy
   ∟Boycott Failed: In Less Than Two Weeks ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Made Just As Much As ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s’ Entire Theatrical Run
   ∟‘Harry Potter’ Scribe J.K. Rowling Receives Public Apology From Trans Activist And Drag Queen Who Falsely Accused Her Of Being A Nazi
– Gorgeous Chrono Trigger-Inspired RPG ‘Sea Of Stars’ Get August Release Date, Demo Out Now
   ∟Impressive RPG Sea of Stars Even Has Music Made by Yasunori Mitsuda
– The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Art Book Reportedly Leaked Online, Includes Spoilers for the Game
– Resident Evil 4 Remake Allegedly Replaces Ashley’s Skirt With a “Skort”

Release news:

– ‘Daddy’ Joker and More DC Manga Get Official English Language Releases
– 10 Years With Hayao Miyazaki Documentary Series Acquired by GKIDS
– Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero 4K blu-ray
– Right Stuf
– 8 Man gets blu-ray in Japan

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Pop Team Epic Fashion Goods Turn Popuko and Pipimi Into Your OOTD
– Tohru and Kanna Are Ready for Duty With Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S Figures
– Kotoko Goes for a Stroll With In/Spectre 1/7 Scale Figure
– Rem Embraces Her Child Self in Adorable New Re:ZERO Figure
– Ram is a power bottom
– Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai Tsuki Uzaki Sweater Figure Exposes Much Skin
– Beautifully Tan Anubis Bunny Girl Figure Inspired by Cosplayer Non
– Mazda goes crazy in the sweetest way by making an insanely detailed chocolate Miata
– Mothra wants to dominate your home’s interior as a gigantically awesome tissue cover
– This Official Wailord Pokémon Plush Could Actually Squash You
– Man Spends $23,000 on a Lifelike Wolf Costume to “No Longer Feel Human”
   ∟Man Spends Nearly $16K on Lifelike Dog Costume to Fulfill Dream of Becoming an Animal

Misc news:

– Giant metal orb appears on beach in Japan, anime fans say it’s probably Dragon Ball aliens
– Takoyaki stand in Nagoya sold side orders of cocaine, police say
– Osaka man arrested after paying phone bill in the middle of crime spree
– Double Eyelid Surgery Ads Rampantly Targeting Teens in Japan
– Wi-Fi routers help scientists “see” people through walls
– Groom Caught Being Breastfed By His Mother On Wedding Day
– Japanese Man Punched & Robbed for Taking Too Long on Convenience Store Toilet
– Fukushima Man Defecates on Woman’s Bicycle Seat “I Was Attracted to Her”
– Mermaid mummy stored at Japanese temple has true identity revealed after year-long study
– “I’m the most famous thug in Saitama!” Japanese kids’ social media beef leads to beating, arrests

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Justin Sevakis claimed to have seen Vic Mignogna’s penis
      ∟Lynzee Loveridge had to make a publishing decision about whether to write about it
   ∟LIVE SimpCast 53 – Vic Mignogna, Hannah, Libby Emmons, Keanu, Chrissie Mayr, Brittany Venti, Anna
      ∟Vic caught with no pants!
         ∟Origin of Leopards Eating People’s Faces meme
         ∟Monica’s response
         ∟Jamie’s response
         ∟Why a person would stream without pants on
            ∟AC’s hypothesis as to what really happened
               ∟Chrissie Mayr called it a “Boomer Moment”
               ∟Vic’s explanation of what happened
         ∟LJMontello claims Vic managed to Jeffrey Toobin himself
            ∟New Yorker Suspends Jeffrey Toobin for Masturbating on Zoom Call
         ∟UnderdogBT claims Vic exposed himself
         ∟Renfamous claims Vic wanged his doodle at women
         ∟AniMat claimed Vic quit the stream because women laughed at his tiny penis
         ∟Anime News Network deliberately blurred Vic’s crotch to make it more salacious
         ∟Disgraced Voice Actor Vic Mignogna Exposes Himself During Live-Stream
            ∟Vic Mignogna IMDB
               ∟Cosmic Dawn IMDB
            ∟Comic Book Resources deleted their Tweet and the article
      ∟Justin Sevakis deleted and updated his Tweet about Vic’s penis
               ∟Writer for Comic Book Resources felt the need to further defame Vic after the article was deleted
         ∟Chrissie Mayr Responds To Vic Mignogna Pants Slip moment on SimpCast! Addresses Backlash & Lies
   ∟Vic was asked about Brittany Venti’s potential as a voice actor
   ∟Vic put out a statement about his recent cancellations

– Bleach: Former VA Addresses Kenpachi’s New Casting
   ∟Bleach ANN Encyclopedia Listing

– Pickups
   ∟Funimation/Crunchyroll dropped the ball on My Hero Academia OVAs
      ∟My Hero Academia: Season 5, Part 2 (Blu-ray / DVD Combo)

– Lawmaker Ordered to Pay $3,700 to “MeToo Symbol” for Liking “Defaming Tweets”

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– New Dropkick on My Devil! OVA Funded in 35 Minutes

Live-Action Anime news:

– Hollywood’s Saint Seiya Live-Action Film “First Part of a Franchise”
– Seems people involved are still interested in doing a sequel to Alita
– Marvel Studios Producer Considers It A “Red Flag” If Prospective Writers Are Fans Of Original Comics, Prefers To Hire Someone “Who’s Out Of The Culture”

Streaming news:

– Disney+ to Stream Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown Arc, More Anime from Kodansha
– Disney+ Announces Slate of Original Anime Content, Including Series by JUJUTSU KAISEN Director
– Netflix Removed A Fan-Favorite JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Scene To Avoid Disney’s Lawyers
   ∟Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean Anime Removes KKK Outfits

Theater Release news:

– New Mario Movie Trailer Rife With “Female Empowerment”
   ∟Redditors larping as 4channers are obsessed with black Toad crime statistics
      ∟Making women men is not feminist
      ∟It implies femininity is weak
         ∟Jennifer Lawrence claims nobody had ever put a woman in the lead of an action movie
   ∟Let’s not forget what they did to her lips!
      ∟And Mario’s ass!
         ∟And Wario’s ass!
            ∟Mario Movie Mushroom Kingdom Trailer Rife With References
      ∟What we could have had
         ∟Give me the bimbo mouth!
            ∟Every man’s dream, ruined!
   ∟Mario & Luigi reimagined as the live-action movie versions
   ∟The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s 2nd Trailer Also Unveils Japanese Dub Cast

– Prevalence-induced concept change in human judgment
– Shin Ultraman Flies to U.S. Theaters on January 11 and 12, 2023
– Crunchyroll Reveals Global Theatrical Dates for Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume Anime Film
– Blue Thermal Anime Film Heads to North America from Eleven Arts
– GRIDMAN UNIVERSE Anime Film to Fly in Theaters on March 24, New Teaser Trailer Released
– Makoto Shinkai on Entertainment: “The #MeToo Movement Changed Things”
– Japanese Human Rights Lawyer Accuses ‘One Piece Film: Red’ Of Being “Anti-Revolutionary, Anti-Feminist And Anti-Democracy,” Says Japan Should Take Lessons From Disney

Series news:

Anime:
– Kamen Rider Geats x Crayon Shin-chan Collaboration Announced
– ‘Trigun Stampede’ Producer Unveils New Trailer, Reveals Series Changes Were Inspired By The MCU
   ∟Trigun Stampede Questions Vash’s Motives & Past
   ∟Trigun Stampede Mixing the Old With the New
– Ranking of Kings Anime Gets the Royal Treatment with Visual and Trailer for Special Episode
– Go! Go! Loser Ranger! TV Anime Adaptation Announced
   ∟Sentai Daishikkaku Has An Enemy Infiltrate a Super Sentai Squadron
– Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for my Retirement Isekai TV Anime Shells Out for New Key Visual
– Heroines Gather in The Legendary Hero is Dead! TV Anime Key Visual
– KONOSUBA: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! Spin-off Anime Blasts into April 2023 with New Trailer
– LUPIN ZERO Main Trailer Depicts Fateful Encounter between Lupin and Jigen
   ∟Lupin Zero Thrusts a Young Lupin Into Danger
– City Hunter: The Final Chapter Begins Anime Film Gets 2023 Release, New Visual And Adds Familiar Cast Members
– WIT Studio and Signal.MD’s Kizuna AI Anime Project Reveals 1st Trailer, Cast and Staff
Manga:
– Lucky Star Spinoff Manga More Relatable Than Ever as Konata Aged up to Her Thirties
– You’re Under Arrest Manga Gets 1st New Chapter in 3 Decades on December 23
– Trunks and Goten Headline New Arc When Dragon Ball Super Manga Returns on December 21
– Shueisha Pulls ‘Special Support Underground Idol Unit ☆ Happy Disabled Children Girls’ Following Complaints Of “Discriminatory Expressions”
– Marvel Puts Spider-Man in a Rap Battle With Eminem
   ∟Spotlight Variant
Games:
– FTC Seeks to Block Microsoft Corp.’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc.
– Yuji Naka Reportedly Re-Arrested, Now for Final Fantasy Insider Trading
– Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Glitches Ever Endless
– Konami games profits down 34.4%
– SNK President Addresses Saudi Arabian Ownership Concerns
– Samurai Maiden English Translation Even Worse Than the Trailers
– Naraka: Bladepoint Censors the Highly Sexy Costumes
– Physical Media Collectors Dealt a Blow With Digital-Only Monster Hunter Rise Ports
– Surprise! Crunchyroll Is Making A Video Game For The Game Boy Color
   ∟Hime’s Quest

Release news:

– Yen Press Goes All Out With Slate Of New Licenses
– Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger Hits DVD from Shout! Factory in February
– A Place Further Than The Universe And More Get North American Release From Anime Limited
– Funimation/Crunchyroll phasing out S.A.V.E. editions?
– Right Stuf President, Co-Founder Shawne Kleckner Leaves Right Stuf/Crunchyroll
   ∟One of the hardest things Shawne Kleckner has ever done
   ∟Right Stuf is no longer safe with Kleckner gone
   ∟Get physical media while you still can
   ∟What will Shawne Kleckner go on to do from this?
– Right Stuf
– France released a new Dragon Ball blu-ray
   ∟Comparison to the Dragon Box DVDs
   ∟Contains original Japanese broadcast audio
      ∟Unfortunately it’s a digipak with a paper slipcase
– Japanese Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero artbox
   ∟Japanese Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero steelbook
   ∟Turns out the infamous green tint is due to Toei color space conversion failure
      ∟It can almost be corrected
– Germany getting a Monster blu-ray
– The World’s First OVA DALLOS Gets Blu-ray Release in March 2023

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Marvel Fans Can Buy Peter Parker’s Shirt From the ’90s Spider-Man Animated Series
– Frieza/Trunks Jacket & Shirt Combo
   ∟Behind the zip. lol
   ∟thank you for your sacrifice, my bro!
– Slowpoke Sofa wants to help you live the slow life of your Pokémon dreams
– Rent A Girlfriend Author Takes Life-Size Mizuhara Figurine To A Real Date
   ∟Rent A Girlfriend Author Reveals His Girlfriend & It’s From The Anime Series
      ∟At least it’s well composited
   ∟Rent A Girlfriend Fans Are Not Happy With The Recent Chapter
– San Francisco building single public toilet that will cost $1.7 million and won’t be completed until 2025
– Egg tart vendor promises not to accidentally sell realistic plastic samples a third time

Misc news:

– Japanese government proposes raising age of consent from its current 13 years old
– City employee in Japan kills wild boar with spear on elementary school grounds
– Oklahoma Man Doesn’t Pass “Go” After Shooting Family Over Monopoly Game
– 54-Year-Old Man Makes Mother Commit Suicide for Providing Curry to Another Man

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Ty Beard Petitioned the Supreme Court of Texas
      ∟Ron Toye and Monica Rial waive response
      ∟Jamie Marchi waives response
      ∟Funimation waives response
   ∟Remember Humonals?
      ∟Well, the website is no longer accessible
   ∟Krypton Comics was happy to welcome Vic
      ∟Then they weren’t so happy
         ∟Why they cancelled on Vic
      ∟The show must go on!
         ∟Risembool Rangers promote the new signing location
      ∟Upon arriving they were barred from entering
         ∟But what caused the second cancellation?
         ∟Vic Mignogna’s Unauthorized Nebraska Parking Lot Autograph Session
            ∟Here is all the neb losers that showed up.
               ∟If you’re interested in boycotting
      ∟In the end, fans got to spend even more time with Vic
         ∟Vic outclasses everyone else

– Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War dub cast
   ∟Jamieson Price White Saviors hispanic voice actors
      ∟Alain Mesa’s announcement Tweet
      ∟Sternritter

– ‘Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury’ Producer Says Teenagers Feeling Alienated By Franchise’s Themes: “They Think It Wasn’t Made For Them”
   ∟Japan mulls buying US Tomahawk missiles to beef up defense capabilities
      ∟Japan mulls extending high-speed missile range to defend Senkakus
   ∟Russian ambassador blames Japan for strained relations between other countries
      ∟Germany’s Quietly Growing Relations With Japan
         ∟Japan to sign military pact with UK as allies eye China threat
            ∟Amid tense ties, China says it won’t take part in Japan naval fleet review

– Biden admin requires trans women to register for draft if they were born male
   ∟We must assassinate AOC for America

– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
   ∟Singapore retailer a contender for “Worst Ad Campaign Ever” title after Black Friday rape gaffe
      ∟Paul Nolan’s LinkedIn
      ∟Paul Nolan’s Facebook

– The World’s Greatest Ad – OCA Podcast Clip
– Greenline’s new YouTube Short

– Beloved Batman Voice Actor Kevin Conroy Passes Away At 66
– ‘Power Rangers’ Jason David Frank Dead by Suicide at 49
   ∟LJ Montello’s completely reasonable stance on Jason David Frank
   ∟LJ Montello shames Americans for caring about Jason David Frank dying

– KADOKAWA Announces Acquisition of Anime News Network’s Media Business
   ∟KADOKAWA will be the thing to finally ruin Anime News Network

– Pickups
   ∟Kojima bought the wrong Cyber City OEDO

Live-Action Anime news:

– Henry Cavill Officially Exits ‘The Witcher’, Previously Stated He Would Continue Playing Geralt As Long As Netflix “Honored Andrzej Sapkowski’s Original Books”
   ∟Henry Cavill is ‘Absolutely’ Committed to The Witcher’s 7-Season Plan On One Condition
   ∟‘X-Men ’97’ Head Writer Beau DeMayo Recalls Some Writers On Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ “Actively Mocked The Sourced Materials”, Says This Mindset “Is A Recipe For Disaster And Bad Morale”
   ∟NETFLIX: You MUST keep Henry Cavill as The Witcher and replace the writers instead
– Netflix Originals director talks about Oda’s involvement in the One Piece Live Action
   ∟Clip ripped from this podcast
– Hollywood Live-Action Adaptation Of Your Name Anime Film Lands New Director
– Race Queen Miyabi Kondo: “Lose Us & It Will Be the End of Japanese Motorsports”

Streaming news:

– Netflix’s Sonic Prime Show Censors Some Familiar Characters
– The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Parodying Death Note
– French Streamer Develops Augmented Reality Yu-Gi-Oh! Playmat
– Chainsaw Man Creator Tatsuki Fujimoto Officially Joins Twitter After His Little Sister’s Account Gets Banned
   ∟Elon’s spicy Tweet about Trump coming back to Twitter

Theater Release news:

– Crunchyroll to Release The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie in Theaters
– Amrita no Kyouen Anime Film Hits Japanese Theaters in May of 2023

Series news:

Anime:
– Cartoon Network Japan Debuts Cute New Tom and Jerry Anime
– Kizuna AI TV Anime Project Reveals Title, Release Date
– Araki Joh, Kenji Nagatomo’s Bartender Manga Serves Up Brand-New Anime Project
– Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! Romantic Comedy Manga Gets 2023 Anime Adaptation
– The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash TV Anime Announced
– An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride Light Novels Get Anime Adaptation
– My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer TV Anime Announced
– Isekai Fantasy Novel Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Gets TV Anime in January 2023
– The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior TV Anime Announced for July 2023
– Hiromu Arakawa’s Comedy Autobiographical Manga Hyakusho Kizoku Gets Anime
– Giant Beasts of Ars TV Anime Will Be HIDIVE’s First Co-Production
– Original TV Anime THE MARGINAL SERVICE Muscles Its Way into 2023
– Pokémon Reveals if Ash Ketchum Becomes the World Champion After 25 Years
   ∟Ash was promptly cancelled for blackface
   ∟Ash was in a coma the whole time
– Dragon Ball Reveals Its First Female Super Saiyan 4
   ∟Dragon Ball’s Official Timeline Teases That GT Is Actually Canon
      ∟Official Timeline Tweet
– Furano City Refuses to Hand Over Funds Due to the “Inappropriate” Jashin-chan Dropkick
– American Commentator Denounces Anime as “Satanic”
   ∟Anime Is Satanic And That’s My Emotional Fact
Manga:
– Blood Blockade Battlefront Manga Continues With 3rd Part in Jump SQ.RISE
Games:
– Sonic Creator Yuji Naka Arrested for Insider Trading
– Rent-a-Girlfriend Heroines Mobile Game Shuts Down in January 2023
– ‘Overwatch 2’ Launches To Disaster As Players Outraged Over Orwellian Sign-Up Requirements, Shutting Down Of Original Title
   ∟Blizzard Entertainment Will Record Voice Chats In ‘Overwatch 2’ And Require Players Provide Phone Number To Prevent “Disruptive Behavior”
   ∟Blizzard Fixes Overwatch 2 “Auto-Purchase Bug”, Won’t Issue Refunds
– Japan Communist Party Slams Dragon Quest for “Gender Stereotypes” & “Excessive Sexiness”
– Square Enix Says Japanese Market Isn’t Enough for Revenue After Selling Western Studios/IPs
– Square Enix Producer Explains Harvestella’s Non-Binary Option “Completely Normal”
– Square Enix’s Star Ocean: The Divine Force English Translation Predictably Altered
– Goddess of Victory: NIKKE Censorship “Not Planned” but There Will Be “Slight Changes”
   ∟Goddess of Victory: NIKKE Guns Its Way to 10 Million Downloads
– Tactics Ogre: Reborn Word Filter Bans Default Party Name
– Pokemon Scarlet & Violet’s “Styles” Pointless as Players Given Pronouns in Dialogue
   ∟Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Quite Buggy & NPC Designs Truly Nightmarish
   ∟Pokemon Scarlet & Violet a Complete Disgrace, Littered With Catastrophic Bugs
      ∟Who needs surf anymore?
      ∟Reset to home
– Dungeon Fighter Online China Censorship Indescribably Ridiculous

Release news:

– Afro Samurai: Volume 1 (PX Foil Edition)
– Henkei Shoujou is on a burned blu-ray disc
   ∟Photos of the blackray disc
– Dragon Ball Super Walmart Exclusives
   ∟Parts 1 & 2
   ∟Parts 3 & 4
   ∟Parts 5 & 6
   ∟Parts 7 & 8
   ∟Parts 9 & 10
   ∟It’s literally just a new doublewide slipcover
– Dragon Ball GT repackaged
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Engineers Functional Sword Art Online-Inspired VR Headset
   ∟If you die in the game, you die in real life
– The Ring’s Sadako Is Now a Frightfully Adorable Nendoroid
– IdolMaster Chiyoko Sonoda Figure Prepared for Halloween
– Steins;Gate Kurisu Makise Figure Quite the Spectacle
– New Chainsaw Man TV Anime Figure Recreates Power’s Dominant Toilet-Sitting Stance
– Azur Lane’s Atago & Takao Push Their Breasts Together for Dual Figurine
– Dragon Ball Z Friezapod cushion chair on sale from Bandai Namco
– Japan’s gigantic KitKat futon looks like a sweet place to catch some Zs
– We find a vending machine selling ‘Great Buddha flavoured’ drinkable whipped cream
– Microsoft’s Halo Warthog Ride-On Has Already Won Christmas
– Golden Japanese toilet appears at “multi-millionaire” izakaya in Tokyo
– Mandarake used bookstore branches banned from selling adult entertainment items for 180 days

Misc news:

– Japan ranks record low 29th for global digital competitiveness
– Japanese government, please stop using floppy discs, politician asks
– Teacher in Japan politely asks to use convenience store bathroom to jerk off, gets arrested
– Man arrested for trying to kill a convenience store owner over a cup of coffee
– Japanese government proposes raising age of consent from its current 13 years old
– Kyoto City planning to sell cremated people’s precious metal fillings for millions of yen
– Pet crematorium in Japan was burning trash with animals for more than 10 years
– Man Survives Deadly Fall Into 720C Molten Aluminium
– Group Who Brought Sex Dolls to Myanmar Holy Site Facing Prosecution
– Japanese Man Wedges Jump Rope up Urethra & Into Bladder