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OCA Podcast – 164: You Cut the Bullet Baby

September 5, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Mayor of Nagoya in hot water for biting local athlete’s gold medal
∟Japanese mayor who bit softball athlete’s gold medal to forfeit three months’ pay
∟Japanese mayor who bit athlete’s gold medal tests positive for coronavirus
– Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Resigns Just After a Year Amid Tumbling Popularity
– Voice Actor Kiyoshi Kobayashi Retires as Lupin III’s Jigen After 52 Years

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–

Convention news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

– Shinichiro Watanabe Says He Can Only ‘Pray and Hope’ For Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop
∟Live Action Netflix Cowboy Bebop Faye Actress Deletes Video Bashing the Fans
∟Cowboy Bebop Creator Shinichirō Watanabe Unsure If Netflix Will Listen To His Feedback On Live-Action Adaptation: “I Have No Choice But To Pray And Hope That It Will Turn Out Good”
– Comic Cover
– Cowboy Bebop: A Syndicate Story: Red Planet Requiem
– Cowboy Bebop Show’s John Cho Professionally Responds to Criticism of His Age
– Netflix Live-Action One Piece Begins Shooting

Streaming news:

– The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light Anime Film Dated for Netflix
– Funimation To Exclusively Premiere The Heike Story Anime From Science SARU Before Japan
– Funimation To Stream Zeta Gundam and Origin OVAs, Adds Gundam NT Film, Wing
– Animation Studio GONZO and Funimation Team Up To Remaster Mid-2000s Anime And Upload To YouTube
– Baki Hanma Anime Arc Shaping up to Be Brutal & Ruthless
– Record of Ragnarok Goes Pint-Sized with Bonus Mini Anime

Theater Release news:

– Japan Box Office: My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission Reaches 2.4 Billion Yen, Taking No.1 Spot for The First Time
– Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway Trilogy Anime Announces Its 2nd Chapter’s Tentative Title

Series news:

Anime:
– Lupin the Third PART 6 TV Anime Unveils Stylish Key Visual for Its October 9 Premiere
– Saiyuki Reload -ZEROIN- TV Anime Confirms Its January 2022 Premiere
– Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Anime Sets Sail for Part 2 in New Promo
– Moriarty the Patriot Announces Two-Episode Anime OVA with Original Story
– Kyoto Confectionery Manga ‘Deaimon’ Reveals TV Anime Adaptation 2022 Broadcast
– New Demon Slayer Season 1 TV Anime Visuals Released for Compilation Specials
– Demon Slayer Season 2 won’t be toning down its red-light-district setting, TV exec says
– Indonesian Anime Censorship Indescribably Brutal
– Gundam’s creator says he can only work in anime studios for three more years due to spinal issue
Manga:
– Horror Manga Master Kazuo Umezu to Return with First New Work in 26 Years
– Fire Force Mangaka Allegedly Venting About Feminist Whining in New Chapters
∟Fans Champion Fire Force Chapter 280 for Defending Sex Appeal and Fan-Service
Games:
– Rumor Suggests Gameboy & Gameboy Color Emulator Coming to Switch Online
– Activision Caught Plagiarizing Anime Art in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
– My Hero Academia: The Strongest Hero Ad Allegedly Censors Momo’s Breasts
– Twitter Argues Over Rather Common Female Hairstyle in Video Games

Release news:

– Udon Entertainment Announces Steins;Gate Manga Omnibus Editions
– GKIDS Details Future Boy Conan: THE COMPLETE SERIES Release
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Cursed Pokémon figures
– Figma creates realistic action figure of the inner human anatomy that’s fully posable
– And now, a giant sleep-next-to-your-anime-girlfriend panel for giant otaku
– Real-world Gundam rations now on sale in Japan
– Make Your Own Sukuna Fingers With This JUJUTSU KAISEN Molding
∟The cursed Tweet

Misc news:

– China announces new three-hour-a-week video game limit for kids
– China Now Purging Effeminate Men From Chinese Culture
– China’s “Little Kyoto” shut down by government after complaints of Japanese culture “invasion”
– Panty thief steals over 700 pieces of underwear from coin laundry before finally caught
– Japan Court Sentences Head of Yakuza Crime Syndicate to Death
– Sumo wrestler loses 104 matches in a row, retires as holder of longest professional slump

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OCA Podcast – 163: Attack of the Playmates Army

August 25, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Japan aims for full vaccinations by this fall: Kono
– Multiple Anime Studios Reportedly Closed Due to COVID-19 Infections

– Fashion icon Naomi Watanabe has a reassuring anecdote for Japanese people in the U.S.

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Third Editions: The Gaming Library – Resident Evil

Live-Action Anime news:

– Netflix Live Action Cowboy Bebop’s Actors Teased, Faye Confirmed Less Scantily Clad
∟Daniella Pineda’s outfit excuse doesn’t really hold water
∟Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop to Publish Prequel Novel, Art Book and Comic Series
∟Don’t Expect Netflix’s Live-Action Cowboy Bebop to Be a Straight Remake
– Resident Evil Director Rejected Actors Who “Perfectly Recreated Characters”

Streaming news:

– Next Baki Anime Series Launches on Netflix in September
– Funimation Announces Love After World Domination Anime Acquisition

Series news:

Anime:
– Luminous Witches TV Anime Gets Pushed Back to 2022
– Shogakukan Lists New Teasing Master Takagi-san Anime Season And Film
– Fitness Boxing Punches Up a Short Anime Adaptation in October of 2021
Manga:
– Imigimuru’s This Art Club Has a Problem! Comedy Manga Reaches One Million Copies
Games:
– 80 meters will remain the interaction radius for PokéStops and Gyms
– Rainbow Six Siege’s Osa Isn’t Trans Enough, Claims Twitter
– PlayStation Pushes More Politics by Advertising Fortnite Martin Luther King “Experience”
∟Epic Tries to Ruin Fun by Disabling Most Emotes for Martin Luther King Event
– Blizzard Changing the Name of Overwatch Character “McCree”
– Man Arrested for Killing Brazilian Overwatch Voice Actress Christiane Louise
– Resident Evil 3 Fan Spites Remake by Recreating Removed Clock Tower Area
– Product Designer Behind NES and SNES Designs Formally Retires From Nintendo
– Three hours a week: Play time’s over for China’s young video gamers

Release news:

– Last Gasp to Publish Two Books by Keiji Nakazawa in 2022
– Right Stuf
– Redo of Healer Blu-ray

Random Merch news:

– Japan creates chopstick holder, because gaming doesn’t always stop when it’s time to eat
– Demon Slayer restaurant coming to Universal Studios with Hashira meals, life-size figures
– Self-screening urine test for depression and other mental illness developed in Japan

Misc news:

– OnlyFans Reverses Decision on Adult Sexual Content Ban
∟Agumon w/ PornHub t-shirt MODEL DOWNLOAD!
– Illegal amounts of overtime going on at Japanese companies in government inspections
– Man in Kyoto leaves bag of red-stained knives in front of stranger’s house
– Penis fencing takes over Japanese Twitter
– Why a Nagasaki graveyard is one of the best places in Japan to find a seat

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 162: Ain’t never seen a pair of titties before

August 24, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Actor Sonny Chiba Passes Away Due to Pneumonia Caused by COVID-19
∟RIP Golgo 13
– My Hero Academia VA Takuma Nagatsuka, IDOLiSH7 VA KENN Test Positive for COVID-19
– Boruto and Taichi VA Yuko Sanpei Tests Positive for COVID-19
– Bleach/Dragon Ball Super/Fullmetal Alchemist VA Shinichiro Miki Contracts COVID-19
– Miyazaki gives interview on Earwig and the Witch, praises use of CG and son’s skills

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Third Editions: The Gaming Library – Resident Evil
– Crowdfunded Anime Project KURAYUKABA Gets A Green Light for The Entire Film’s Production
– Inou no AICis Web Anime’s Crowdfunding Campaign for TV Broadcast Reaches Its Goal in 25 Hours

Live-Action Anime news:

– The Drops of God Manga Gets New Live-Action TV Drama In Multi-National Production
– Director of Live-Action Boku no Hero Academia Announced
∟‘My Hero Academia’ Live-Action Movie Lands Director Shinsuke Sato
– Hollywood “Holding Gantz Series Hostage”, Preventing More Anime
– Genndy Tartakovsky Implies Live-Action Powerpuff Girls Might Need New Staff

Streaming news:

– Star Wars: Visions Epically Wielding Six Lightsabers at Once
– Record of Ragnarok Anime 2nd Season Gets The Green Light

Theater Release news:

– Hosoda’s BELLE Takes Center Stage as It Moves Past 5 Billion Yen at JP Box Office
– My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission Becomes Highest-Grossing in Franchise
– Lupin Returns to Japanese Cinemas in 4K Castle of Cagliostro Screening
– Ghost in the Shell 4K Remaster Gets IMAX Screenings in Japan and US Simultaneously

Series news:

Anime:
– Masami Ōbari to Direct Six-Part Gundam Breaker Battlogue OVA
– Step-Sisters Tackle Fly Fishing in Slow Loop TV Anime Trailer
– World’s End Harem TV Anime Bares All in New Visual and Very NSFW Trailer
Manga:
– Seitokai Yakuindomo Sex Comedy Manga Set to Conclude After About 15 Years
– Lupin III Isekai no Himegimi Sends Lupin to an Alternate World
– Official Western Shonen Jump Twitter Gets Political With Biden Tweet
– “Criticism” Emerges Over Art Depicting a White Black Panther
Games:
– Rumored Grand Theft Auto Remasters Censored
– Tales of Arise Will Supposedly Launch With “No Form of Censorship”
– PlayStation Studios Boss: “We Are in Some Ways Very Much a Japanese Company Still”
– Court Order Preventing RomUniverse From Reopening
– California DFEH Orders Riot Games to Inform Employees of Their Rights
– Rapper Soulja Boy Claims He Owns Atari, Atari Disagrees

Release news:

– DAICON III Set to Receive Remaster from Members of the Original Team
– NEON GENESIS EVANGELION – ULTIMATE EDITION
– Yen Press Announces More Manga, Novels, And Even Tabletop RPGs for February 2022!
– Sentai Filmworks Adds Kakegurui To Home Video Catalog
– Sentai Filmworks Acquires Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Licht – The Nameless Girl
– Sentai Filmworks Acquires Made In Abyss Season 2 And Additional Titles
– Sentai Filmworks Acquires Lupin the 3rd Part 6 TV Anime
– Right Stuf
– Sailor Suit & Machine Gun blu-ray coming
– TOHO Reveals Final ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ Anime DVD/BD LE Release Packaging
– Mugen Train Helped Keep Physical Media Afloat for Anime in the 1st Half of 2021
– Why 4k anime scrubs the film grain

Random Merch news:

– CAUTION: JAWESOME-NESS AHEAD!
– Join Lupin the Third for Anniversary Capers in Coffee Table Book and Tabletop RPG
– Japanese Lego master makes incredible sculpture of diabolical Dragon Quest villain
– China Planning to Ban Karaoke Songs Containing “Illegal Content”

Misc news:

– OnlyFans Banning Adult Sexual Content Starting October 2021

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 161: Is she taking it in the a҉s҉s҉?

August 17, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Tokyo 2021 Olympics Participants Paying Tribute to Anime
– Georgian Paralympic judo athlete arrested for attacking a security guard in a Tokyo hotel
– Japanese mayor who bit softball athlete’s gold medal to forfeit three months’ pay

– What it’s like to apply for and receive a vaccine passport in Japan for travel abroad
– Young people in Tokyo to be offered points and discounts if they get vaccinated

– American Anime Producer Fred Ladd Passes Away at 94
– Fist of The North Star Character Designer And Animator Masami Suda Passes Away

– Digimon Tamers Writer Apologizes for Causing “Fan Divide” With Script

– Anime Industry Reports First Loss in 10 Years

Live-Action Anime news:

– Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Live-Action TV Drama Returns for 3 More Episodes
– Idris Elba Will Voice Knuckles in Second Sonic the Hedgehog Film
– Actress Chloe Bennet Leaves Live-Action Powerpuff Girls
– Netflix One Piece Character Races Exposed, Some Characters “Open to Any Ethnicity”

Streaming news:

– Prince of Tennis coming to Funimation
– Sony Finalizes Crunchyroll Acquisition
∟Funchyroll
∟Crunchymation
∟FunRollDiCrushViHuBiCraNetImEigoTekMedia

Theater Release news:

– Slam Dunk Teases More Three-Pointers in 2022 in 1st Anime Film Teaser
– Super Mario Bros. animated movie seemingly going deep in Nintendo lore with return of classic foe
– My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission Jumps 200% Higher in Box Office Over Heroes: Rising
∟Japan Box Office: My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission Makes Its 2nd Place Debut
∟My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission Attracts 1 Million Viewers in Just 1 Week
– Tattoos, murder, and a Totoro connection? Studio Ghibli reveals secrets of Princess Mononoke

Series news:

Anime:
– Hideaki Anno Discusses Continuing Evangelion
– Evangelion Gets an Upgrade for Its Third Shinkalion Crossover
– Komi-San Can’t Communicate Anime Lines Up October 6th Premiere With New Key Visual, Trailer
– ARIA The BENEDIZIONE Reveals Premiere Date, New Promo, and More
– Anohana 10th Anniversary Event to Feature Sequel Story Set 10 Years After the Anime
– Tomihiko Morimi’s Tatami Time Machine Blues Novel Gets Anime Adaptation by Science SARU
– Ganbare Doukichan Twitter Manga Gets Web Anime Adaptation
– Blue Lock TV Anime Adaptation Kicks Off With Teaser Trailer Revealing 2022 Premiere
– Rusted Armors -Dawn- TV Anime Announces Its January 2022 Premiere
– The Genius Prince’s Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt TV Anime Premieres January 2022
– Vinland Saga TV Anime Director Says S2 Will Have ‘Enough … Episodes’ For Right Amount of Story
– Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou “Big Brudder” Translation Reverted
Manga:
– Heavy Object Light Novel Series Listed as Ending in October
Games:
– Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei × CLANNAD
– Kirby News Site Features Franz Kafka Literature
– Azur Lane’s China Edition Censors More Mesmerizing Bunny Girl Attire
– Dead Space Remake Removing Content to “Stay Relevant to Modern Audiences”
– Korean Animator Mocks Political Correctness of Western Developers

Release news:

– Gantz is getting a blu-ray in Spain
– SHIROBAKO The Movie Heads to Home Video on October 26
– GKIDS Films Launches Countdown For Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Ultimate Edition Pre-Order
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– 5 Australians Arrested For Returning to Game Store Where They Allegedly Stole Digimon Cards

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 160: You Make Me Violate You

August 8, 2021 / Rhys2753

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Tokyo 2021 Olympics Competitors Imitate One Piece Poses
– Mayor of Nagoya in hot water for biting local athlete’s gold medal
– Japan’s daruma dolls seem to be causing problems for horses at the Tokyo Olympics

– Present Mic Voice Actor Hiroyuki Yoshino Contracts COVID-19

– Crunchyroll Now Joining Funimation Global Group
– Digimon Tamers Fights Cancel Culture
∟Digimon Tamers 20th Anniversary Stage Show Features ‘Cancel Culture’ Villain
∟PolitiFact Example
∟Who Will Fact Check the Fact Checkers?

Convention news:

– Anime NYC 2021 Will Require Masks & Proof of Vaccination

Live-Action Anime news:

– Hollywood Live-Action Akira “Fell Apart;” Director Taika Waititi Cast in The Suicide Squad

Streaming news:

– KADOKAWA Announces Speedy, Direct SimulPub Releases of Manga
– Crunchyroll Adds Haikyu!! OADs and Food Wars! OVAs To Catalog
– Netflix’s Monster Hunter CG Movie Reveals Japanese Cast Members
– Masters of the Universe: Revelation Drops From Netflix’s Top 10
– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean Breaks Out 1st Teaser Trailer, Visual, Worldwide Release
∟JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean Rocks the Prison
– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Character Designer Turns Miley Cyrus Into Anime Girl
– New High Guardian Spice Trailer Once Again Lambasted, Crunchyroll Hiding Replies
– Crunchyroll Reaches 5 Million Subscribers, Announces New Project

Theater Release news:

– Transformers: The Movie Heads Back to U.S. Theaters This September

Series news:

Anime:
– Creatures of the Night Hang Out in The Vampire dies in no time. TV Anime Key Visual
– 1st Visual of Ghost in the Shell: SAC Director’s Newest Feature-Length Anime Released
– TNSK’s Rakugo Manga ‘Uchi no Shishou wa Shippo ga Nai’ Gets Anime
– Case Closed: Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story Spin-Off Manga Gets TV Anime
– Social Media Clamor Over Hero Academia’s Mineta “Allegedly” Being Bisexual
– GoHands Sues King Records for Unpaid Production Costs on Cancelled Tokyo Babylon 2021 Anime
– Higurashi Anime Production Committee Swing Their Axe Down on Those Leaking Spoilers
Manga:
– Back to the Future Gets Light Novel Adaptation in Japan
∟Back to the Future Manga by One-Punch Man Artist Yuusuke Murata Cancelled
– Berserk Chapter 364 Launches September 10; Includes Messages to Kentarou Miura Booklet
Games:
– Players Distance Themselves From Pokemon Go
– TWEWY Neo Translation Worse Than Feared, Full of Slang & Memes
– Female Game Characters Redesigned With “Realistic Bodies” an Absolute Horror Show

Release news:

– ODDTAXI Anime Blu-ray Box Has Received 1,000 Orders
– Discotek Announces Gunbuster OVA, Cutie Honey: The Live! Releases and More
– Right Stuf
– Saving Hideaki Anno’s legendary DAICON III isn’t going as planned
– 1986’s Super Mario Bros. Movie Is Being Painstakingly Restored, Now In 4K

Random Merch news:

– Cute Plushie Hamtaro x Godzilla Dispenses Hugs and Tissues
– Pokémon’s impossible-to-buy-bike now exists in real life, still can’t be bought, must be won
– Dead or Alive Xtreme Life-Sized Marie Rose Mouse Pad Completely Drenched
– Masturbatory aid rocket launches in Japan

Misc news:

– Man Arrested For Recording Sex Workers Through Glasses Camera
– Chongqing Officials Refuse Women-Only Train Cars “They Discriminate Against Men”
– Famous manga artist gives out advice on how to draw breasts to celebrate Boob Day

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 159: Babies, Burned to a Crisp

August 2, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Police Arrest Olympics Employee For Possibly Raping Woman
– “Protected Again And Again”: How Fencer Made It To Olympics Despite Sexual Assault Allegations
– Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine suspended and sent home for withdrawing to avoid Israeli
– Working conditions as a contractor for the Olympics
– Tokyo Aquatics Centre symbol of poor planning, gluttonous spending and unfortunate timing
– Tokyo Organizing Committee to review opening ceremony…that’s scheduled for tomorrow night
∟Cornelius resigns from Olympics, suddenly pulled from Sony webpage and NHK shows too
∟Replacement is also not pure enough
∟Solution
– I am sad and angry after watching the opening ceremony
– Japan’s Olympic organizers lied about its weather, and now athletes are paying the price
– Engrish sign at the Tokyo Olympics turns out to be hilariously accurate
– Gigantic Gundam steals the show at the Tokyo Olympics triathlon
– Fish wholesaler’s HQ crashes Tokyo Olympic medal ceremony
– A Whole Slew of Anime Music Was Played at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics
– TV audiences in Japan surprised to see “Pikachu,” “Raichu” as members of U.S. Olympic team

– Kadokawa president apologizes and takes pay cut for his comments about censoring manga

Convention news:

– Comiket 99 Schedules Itself for December 30, 31

Streaming news:

– Tsuburaya Productions and Toei Animation’s New CG Anime Project Kaiju Decode Releases Teasers
– Funimation Implement Trigger Warning for Vanitas no Karte’s Underwhelming Violence

Theater Release news:

– Toho-distributed Seven Anime Films Surpassed One Billion Yen Mark in First Half of 2021
– Japanese Train Station Featured in Eva 3.0+1.0 Changes Its Names to Be in Line With Anime Film
– New 02-Based Digimon Anime Film Announced with Kizuna Staff
– A Digimon Tamers live-reading devolves into far-right talking points

Series news:

Anime:
– Remake Our Life! Anime Pays Tribute to Haruhi with Cute Collab Art
∟Bokutachi no Remake Sings Haruhi’s “God Knows”
– Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God Short Form TV Anime Returns for Season 2
– Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Gets Too Close for Comfort as a TV Anime
– Police in a Pod Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime in 2022
– Taiwanese RPG Series Fantasia Sango Gets TV Anime in October of 2021
– Anime News Network Offended by Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon S
Manga:
– Bleach Gets 73 Page One-Shot in Weekly Shonen Jump
Games:
– Final Fantasy XIV Alters Sage Job Icon Over Trypophobia Concerns
– Collector Completes Full Set of 1,053 Famicom Games, and It Looks Glorious

Release news:

– Non Non Biyori Remember Spin-Off Manga Comes with New OAD
– Arrow Films Gets Spooky with Yokai Monsters Blu-ray Collection
– Right Stuf
– Technical Director of the Criterion Collection on 4k
– How film is restored

Random Merch news:

– Demon Slayer Fans Can Now Own A Replica Of Zenitsu’s Sword With The Latest Proplica Release

Misc news:

– How Much Does It Cost to License Anime Series?
– Masturbatory aid rocket launches in Japan
– Saitama man repeatedly steals food from store by making his phone say “PayPay♫”
– Food delivery service’s payment processing error allows some people to eat for free…for 3 years
– Another China Man Nearly Embraces Death From Anal Eel Insertion
– Pervert Produced Spare Key for Woman’s Residence to Steal Her Pantsu
– Unemployed Man Murders Parents Over Interrupting His Anime-Watching
∟Fukuoka man, 59, killed parents because caring for them ‘interrupted anime viewing’

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 158: Step Lively, Papist

July 25, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Why Ogy left the OCA Podcast (According to Ogy)
∟AC’s Pregnancy Announcement

– Demon Slayer’s Zenitsu VA Hiro Shimono Returns to Work After Having COVID-19

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Girl and Past | Anime Short Film
– Pre-order ROBOT MONSTER on 3-D Blu-ray and DVD!

Convention news:

– Anime Expo Confirms Return to Live Conventions for 2022

Live-Action Anime news:

– Hollywood Live-Action Your Name Adaptation Loses Director
– The Last of Us HBO Show May Have Greater Budget Than Game of Thrones
– U.S.-produced Netflix Pokémon live-action series reportedly on the way
∟Variety: Netflix Catches New Live-Action Pokémon Series

Streaming news:

– Evangelion 3.0+1.01 Launches on Amazon Prime Video in Japan Same Day as Around the World
– Platinum End Anime is Coming to Crunchyroll!
– HiDive Acquires LaidBackers Anime Film
– Ishida and Asakura (dub & sub) is streaming on Amazon Prime Video
– Crunchyroll and Adult Swim Reveal New BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS Trailer and Key Visual
∟Blade Runner: Black Lotus 3D CG Anime Trailer Criticized
– Funimation Announces Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc Simulcast
– Baki Fights on in Baki: Son of Ogre Anime Creditless Opening
– HIDIVE to Stream “See-Through” Version of Mother of the Goddess’ Dormitory
– Comikey Media Licenses Eight Shogakukan Manga Series

Theater Release news:

– Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Anime Film Finishes Its Run in Japan With a Whopping 10.22 Billion Yen
∟Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Moves up to 35th Highest Grossing Film in Japan of All-Time
– Japan Box Office: BELLE Makes Its Impressive No.1 Debut with 890 Million Yen
∟Japan Box Office: BELLE Repeats at No.1 with Strong 523 Million Yen
– Gintama THE VERY FINAL Hits North American Theaters This November
– Knights of Sidonia Anime Film Heads to North American Theaters
– Science SARU’s Film Inu-Oh Announces Lead Cast, Drops Trailer
– The Prince of Tennis New 3DCG Film’s Full Trailer Shows New Level of Tennis Battle
– Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero character concepts revealed at SDCC 2021
∟Promo Video

Series news:

Anime:
– Space Aged Vampire TV Anime ‘Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu’ Begins October 2021
– Step-Sibling Light Novel ‘Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Moto Kano Datta’ Receives Anime Project
– 1st Uncle From Another World TV Anime Key Visual Reveals the Power of Coma-Gaming
– Sentai Shares Vinland Saga English Dub Preview, Reveals Full Cast
– Vinland Saga TV Anime Director Confirms S2 Will Have ‘Almost the Same’ Staff
– “Swastika” Censored in Tokyo Revengers Anime for the West
Manga:
– Tokyo Revengers Manga Drives Past 32 Million Copies Printed
– NEW GAME! Manga Goes Game Over Next Month with Final Chapter
– Golden Kamuy Manga Searches for Gold in Final Story Arc
– Future of the Berserk Series Currently Undecided
– KAGUYA-SAMA Creator Redraws Film Poster in Manga Style for Tie-In Book
– Junji Ito Wins Big at Eisner Awards 2021 for Two Separate Manga Series
– Demon Slayer Manga Wins Grand Prize in The 50th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards
– Black Lagoon Manga Creator Comments on Serialization: ‘My Depression Hasn’t Gone Away’
∟ブラック・ラグーン (12) Comic – August 19, 2021
∟List of Black Lagoon chapters
– Kadokawa President Reveals Manga Rarely Reviewed by Apple and Google Due to Sexual Content
∟Kadokawa Apologize for President’s Pro-Censorship Manga Comments; Returns Portion of Salary
∟KADOKAWA President “Regrets” Remark Concerning Manga Censorship
Games:
– Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water Has Atelier Ryza Pre-Order Bonus
∟Certain Wii U Costumes Not Returning in Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water
– One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows to End Multiplayer Service in February 2022
– The IdolMaster: Shiny Colors Changes Swimsuit Designs After Plagiarism Accusations
– Uma Musume Kowtows to China by Removing Taiwan, Japan Flags From Horse Girl
– Activision Blizzard Sued Over Alleged Sexual Harassment to Females & Inequality
∟World of Warcraft Will Censor Content Due to Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
– Muv-Luv: Project Mikhail Altering Character Designs: “This Game Is For the Whole World”
– Genshin Impact to Add Playable Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn
– Latest Digimon Survive Delay Pushes the Game into 2022
– Nintendo Directly Responds To ‘Switch Pro’ Rumors And Switch OLED Profit Margin Estimates

Release news:

– Kyoto Animation’s MUNTO TV Anime and Film Gets 1st Blu-Ray Box
– Dark Horse Debuts Cat + Gamer Manga in English in 2022
– 1937 Novel That Inspired Miyazaki’s Next Movie is Coming Out in English
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Resident Evil Protagonist Perfume Reeks of Nervous Sweat & Horror
– Get Your Own Butterfly Mansion Pajamas and Nap Like a Demon Slayer
– Eva Units 1 and 2 Get Crabby With These New Crayfish Figures
– Get this molting crab plushie from Felissimo for the sea creature fan in your life
– Good Smile Previews Utterly Breathtaking US$500 Cardcaptor Sakura Figure from CLAMP
– Crunchyroll Teams Up with Otaku Lamps for Official Anime LED Lamps!
– Gundam Manhole Project launches, brings awesome anime art to series creator’s hometown
– Who’s ready to make poop cakes with this Japanese cooking gadget?
– Rimuru Takes Over NYC with Massive Hand-Painted Slime Mural

Misc news:

– Excessive dog pee to blame for traffic light collapse, Japanese police think

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 157: Vampire Slut

July 17, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– How to find our Right Stuf affiliate link
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∟OCA Podcast Facebook group About page
∟OCA Podcast #support-us channel on the Discord

– Olympic Games staffer from Uzbekistan accused of raping woman inside National Stadium
– Ugandan runs away from Olympics

– Japan to begin process of distributing vaccine passports, Chief Cabinet Secretary says

Live-Action Anime news:

– Ultra-violent post-apocalyptic anime Fist of the North Star is becoming a stage musical in Tokyo

Streaming news:

– HIDIVE Streams 3rd ‘See-Through’ Version of Mother of the Goddess’ Dormitory Anime
– Yen Press Announces Additional Titles For Yen Audio Imprint

Theater Release news:

– Doraemon: Nobita’s Little Star Wars 2021 Hits Theaters in Japan in Spring of 2022
– JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 Anime Film Previews the 1st Year Students of Tokyo Jujutsu High

Series news:

Anime:
– Demon Slayer Season 2 TV Anime Reveals New Key Visual For Entertainment District Arc
– Horror Comedy TV Anime Mieruko-Chan to Scare Your Pants off in October 2021
∟Mieruko-chan Anime Definitely Ominous & Unnerving
– New KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Animation in Development
– J.C. Staff Producer: “We Don’t Make Changes for the Sake of Overseas Fans”
– Summer Wars Director Mamoru Hosoda Believes Anime “Doesn’t Take Women Seriously”
Manga:
– Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku Manga Gets a Spin-off Series
– I Am Not Starfire Comic Tweet Criticized for Locking Comments
Games:
– Resident Evil Village mod replaces Sturm with a ‘copyright-free’ floor fan
– War Thunder fan says tank is inaccurate, leaks classified military documents to prove it
– Nintendo President: “Diversity, Including Gender Diversity, Is Very Important”
– Phantasy Star Online 2 Censors “Inappropriate Character Name”
– Rockman XDiVE Changes Roll’s Summer Sukumizu Swimsuit
– Gundam Takes on the Form of an FPS in Gundam Evolution
– Final Fantasy X-3 a Possibility After Final Fantasy VII Remake
– Feud with boy band talent agency might spell the end of Sega’s Judgement video game series
– Nickelodeon Desperate for Cash With Smash Bros Clone Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

Release news:

– My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Gets Special OAD
– Nicholas Cage buys all the Discotek anime
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– No Game no Life Shiro & Schwi Figures Sweet & Precious
– Pretty Noella Figure Desperate for Loving Hugs
– Naomi Osaka’s dream of having her own Barbie doll comes true
– Studio Ghibli’s Hopping Lantern from Spirited Away can now be yours to own!
– Protect Your Assets with Evangelion A.T. Field Boxers
– Japanese masturbatory aid Tenga’s rocket project is a go, shaft will pierce the heavens soon

Misc news:

– South Korean university develops toilet that converts poop to power and pays you for “deposits”
– Kyoto Potter Fatally Penetrated by Girlfriend at Love Hotel With Crossbow

AC’s Funhouse

– Excessive dog pee to blame for traffic light collapse, Japanese police think

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 156: Doople Derple

June 30, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Ufotable and Its Founder Hikaru Kondo Formally Indicted on Tax Evasion Charges, Forced to Pay Back 137 Million Yen
– Animation Director Ippei Ichii Claims MAPPA Offered Low Rates For Netflix-Made Anime
∟Anime Studio MAPPA Responds to Claims of Low Pay From Animators
∟Twitter thread from Sakugabooru
∟Anime Studio MAPPA Opens Branch Office to Produce Chainsaw Man and Help Improve Animator’s Working Conditions

– Tokyo Goes Into 4th State of Emergency Until August 22 With Olympics 2 Weeks Away
∟German Soccer team goes anime for the Tokyo Olympics
– Philece Sampler, Digimon and The Legend of Korra Star, Dies at 67

– Japan’s No. 2 raises possibility of joining US in defending Taiwan
– GONZO Launches “SAMURAI cryptos” Project featuring Original Samurai Characters

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Anime Tube: The latest case of “if it looks too good to be true, it probably is”
∟Anime Tube®: The Future of Anime Apps
∟The Anime Tube Kickstarter Is Not the Sound Investment it Claims to Be
∟Shawne Kleckner’s Tweets
∟AnimeTube’s replies
∟Schmullus’ Tweet
– RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Compilation Film Splits Into 2 Parts, Confirms New Footage
– Girl and Past | Anime Short Film
– Paypal Locks Out Western Eroge Developer From Kickstarter Funds

Convention news:

– Westerner Slanders Kaho Shibuya, Claims Anime Matsuri Will Have “Orgy”
– Special Dragon Ball Super Event Panel Being Held During Comic-Con @ Home

Live-Action Anime news:

– Baki Boys’ Love Live-Action TV Drama Reveals a Boatload of New Info

Streaming news:

– Baki: Son of Ogre Anime Enters the Arena on Netflix This Fall
∟Vigorous Hanma Baki Anime Really Going All Out
– Netflix’s New Spriggan Anime Postponed to 2022 to Improve Its Quality Further
– Ghost in The Shell SAC_2045 1st Season Gets A Compilation Film in 2021
– The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf Vividly Tells Vesemir’s Story
– Star Wars: Visions Anime Anthology Reveals Studio Lineup, New Preview
– Evangelion 3.0+1.01: Thrice Upon a Time Goes International on Amazon Prime on August 13
– Belladonna of Sadness streaming on Criterion
– VTuber Agency hololive Introduces 1st English VSinger IRyS, Social Media Accounts Immediately Get Restricted

Theater Release news:

– Madhouse Reveals Original Anime Film Goodbye, DonGlees!
– ISEKAI QUARTET Anime Film Announced with 2022 Premiere Plans

Series news:

Anime:
– The Rising of the Shield Hero 2 Anime Season Delayed to Next April
– Vinland Saga Season 2 TV Anime Confirmed to Be In Production
– Demon Slayer Season 2 TV Anime Announcement to Come on July 13
– Good News: Hello Kitty Shinkalion Is Canon
– Love of Kill TV Anime Introduces Its Assassins, Staff, and Teaser Visual
– BL Manga The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window’s TV Anime Adaptation Premieres October 2021
– Shinka no Mi TV Anime Goes Bananas in October of 2021
– Death Note Creators’ Platinum End TV Anime Reveals October Start in 1st Main Trailer
– Battle in 5 Seconds After Meeting TV Anime Premieres July 12
– When Will Ayumu Make His Move? TV Anime Advances in July of 2022
– Uramichi Onii-san Comically Dark & Gloomy
– Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai Preciously Struggling to Survive
– Cheat Kusushi no Slow Life Easily the Most Moe Show of the Season
– Monster Making Manga ‘Kuroitsu-san from The Monster Development Department’ Gets Anime Project
– New Japanese Trailer For The Deer King Anime Film Unveils Theme Song, New Key Visual Released
– Ecchi Battle Manga Ikki Tousen Spin-Off ‘Shin Ikki Tousen’ Gets TV Anime in 2022
– Yu Muraoka’s Girls Judo Manga Mou Ippon! Gets Anime Adaptation
– Russia Bans Akira Film For the Sake of the Children
∟Original Telegram post
∟Anime masterpiece seemingly banned in Russia due to fears of mentally damaging kids
Manga:
– Kimetsu no Yaiba Spinoff Manga Chuko Ikkan Kimestu Gakuen Rumored
– Blue Exorcist Manga Series Goes on Hiatus for 8 Months so Kato Can Draw New Limited Series
– Haruhi Suzumiya Collaborates with Famous Japanese Host ROLAND for His New Book
– Batman Writer Praises Manga’s Success, Explains the Degradation of Western Comics
Games:
– Nintendo Reveals Improved Switch with OLED Screen for October 8
– Atlus Reveals Updates Persona Sales Numbers, Franchise Has Sold 15 Million Copies Worldwide
– SUPER ROBOT WARS wins Guinness World Record
– The Leaked Resident Evil: Outrage Might Have Rebecca Exploring a University
– Final Fantasy VII Remake Co-Director: “Expressing Diversity Is Important”
– Considerate Modder Reapplies Butt Shots in Mass Effect: Legendary Editions
– Zelda hacker arrested by police in Japan for selling modified Breath of the Wild save data
– NEO: The World Ends With You Changes Translation to Bash Capitalism
– Guilty Gear Strive censors itself to appease the bloodsucking, deranged Chinese government

Release news:

– Evangelion 3.333 4K UHD Blu-Ray to Come With Making-of Special Feature
– After 40 years, Miyazaki’s first solo-directed anime is finally coming to North America
– Robert J Woodhead saved Fatal Fury
– Captain Tylor artbook irresponsibly shipped
– Right Stuf
– Girlfriend, Girlfriend DVD/Blu-ray 1st Volume Comes with The Manga’s Prototype Doujinshi
– Seven Seas Licenses Mature-Rated DARLING in the FRANXX Manga
– J-Novel Club Anime Expo Lite 2021 Announcements
– VIZ Announces Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Manga and More

Random Merch news:

– UNIQLO Teams up with Demon Slayer for New Line of Collab T-Shirts
– A sign of the times: Japan now has “hand sanitizer stand” gacha capsule toy machines
– Toru Hagakure Exclusive Figure
– No Game no Life Shiro Alice in Wonderland Figure Extremely Moe
– Ram: Battle with Roswaal Ver.
– Godzilla and Hamtaro Collab Again for Mighty Cute Crossover Goods
– The Cleaver of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni’s Rena Can Now Be Owned
– Japanese bag maker to sell bag specifically for carrying around a watermelon

Misc news:

– South Korean University Offering Digital Currency For Using Toilet
– A.I. Japanese bar Mama-san is ready to listen to your troubles at her virtual bar
– Engrish mistake turns innocent sign into X-rated notice at Japanese store
– Woman Who Wants Biggest Lips in the World Already Has 25 Injections
– Japanese masturbatory aid Tenga’s rocket project is a go, shaft will pierce the heavens soon
– Japanese Man Arrested After Leaving Corpses of Parents in Refrigerator
– Japanese restaurant in former yukaku red light district struggles to preserve its history
– Japanese politician Skull Reaper A-ji sues city for refusing to show his masked face

AC’s Funhouse

Haven’t read yet

– Japan to amp up its “Electronic Warfare Force,” which pleases tokusatsu fans
– Drug Trafficker Escapes Death Row by Digging Out of His Cell
– 49-year-old comedian can identify any Pretty Cure figure blindfolded
– The Japanese town where cucumbers are forbidden

Vetted

– Saitama begins plans to regulate how to use escalators, prohibit walking up and down
– Middle School Teacher Arrested for Injuring Students Over Eating His Ice Cream
– Can’t keep your “little buddy” in the right position? New men’s underwear is here to help!
– We piss our pants over and over to find the most comfortable baby diaper to pee in
– Shogun arrested in Japan for being a peeping Tom
– Why does a ’90s drama theme song calm crying babies? An acoustics expert explains

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 155: You Can Lick the Devil’s Ass

June 25, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Three people become first arrested in Japan for posting 10-minute movie recap on YouTube
– Clifford Godzilla parody

– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟Rekieta’s interview with Vic Mignogna
∟Ron Toye has found something other than Vic to bitch about on Twitter

– Search is on for COVID-19 patient who escaped out a sixth-floor window of Osaka hotel

– Lawmaker apologizes for comment about consensual sex between adult and 14-yr-old
– Japan minister says necessary to ‘wake up’ to protect Taiwan

Live-Action Anime news:

– Photo of Yusuke for Netflix Live Action Yu Yu Hakusho Allegedly Revealed
– Western Live Action Made in Abyss Film Coming

Streaming news:

– Netflix announces Make My Day
– The Rising of the Shield Hero Light Novel Gets Audiobook

Theater Release news:

– Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Licht – The Nameless Girl Gets August 27th Release Date
∟New Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Movie Valiantly Saving the World
– ‘Final’ Evangelion Anime Film Moves up to 9th on All-Time JP Anime Box Office Chart
– Japan Box Office: Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway Surpasses Char’s Counterattack
– Gintama THE VERY FINAL Anime Film Heads to North American Theaters
– MAPPA Announces New Mari Okada Directed Film ‘Alice to Tres no Maboroshi Kojo’

Series news:

Anime:
– Fruits Basket Anime Spinoff Announced for 2022
– Chainsaw Man Looking to Shred Everything Into a Red Haze
Manga:
– Chainsaw Man Manga Cuts Through 11 Million Copies Printed and Sold
– Hensuki Novel Posts A Special CM to Celebrate Reaching One Million Copies
– Kakegurui Writer’s Isekai-Hero-Killing Manga Canceled After First Chapter
∟Isekai Tenseisha Koroshi Canned For “Degrading Other Isekai Works”
Games:
– The Paralympics’ first official video game becomes an entirely new breed of sports game
– Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei × Steins;Gate
– Sony Wants to Sell 22.6 Million PlayStation 5’s Next Year, More Than the PS2 at Its Peak
– Walking Dead rips off Resident Evil 2

Release news:

– ODDTAXI Anime Needs Fans’ Support for Blu-ray Box Release
– Anohana Anime Gets Its First and Last Blu-ray Box for 10th Anniversary
∟Anohana Director Teases Possible Sequel During 10th Anniversary Talks
– The Ultraman: The Complete Series
– Goblin Slayer Steelbook
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Junji Ito Illustrates Short Manga for Japanese Screening of The Lighthouse
– Chinese criminal’s Yu-Gi-Oh card reaches astronomical price before auction is shut down
– Bury your face in this Pokémon’s butt for the softest, soundest, and weirdest nap ever
– Give your cat culture and class with a beautiful ukiyo-e painting that’s also a scratching post
– Japanese art has never looked quite as beautiful as when it’s made out of Japanese beef

Misc news:

– CIA Keeps Database of ‘Japanese Style Faces’ to Use on Online Forums
– OnlyFans Seeks New Funding at Valuation Above $1 Billion
– Real life doesn’t work like anime – Tokyo man arrested after letting schoolgirl live with him
– Busy morning in Sapporo as bear attacks coincide with naked man walking around town
– Yamagata kids on way to school accidentally say “good morning” to wild bear
– Spaniard Handed 15 Years Imprisonment for Murdering & Eating Mother
– Japanese man deported for eating cats