Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

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

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

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

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

Streaming news:

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

Theater Release news:

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

Series news:

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

Release news:

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

Random Merch news:

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

Misc news:

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

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Funimation Reaches Settlement Over Allegedly Violating Americans with Disabilities Act

– Coronavirus News
   ∟Monogatari Character Designer Watanabe Akio Contracts the Coronavirus

– Arsonist at idol concert says he was imitating the Kyoto Animation arson attack

– Haruka Takachiho Planned Crusher Joe 2 Film with Katsuhiro Otomo, but Never Happened
– The World Ends With You Opening Theme Song Changed Due to Arrest of ALI’s Drummer
– Company Breaks Down the Production Costs of March 2011 10-Year Commemoration OVA

– Big West, Studio Nue, Harmony Gold Agree to Global Distribution of Macross, Robotech
   ∟Harmony Gold and Big West Reach Landmark Agreement For Global Distribution

– Eleven Arts’ social media person forgot to switch accounts before canceling some thot

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Penguidrum Crowdfunding Campaign Meets Goal in 3 Minutes
   ∟Mawaru Penguindrum Crowd Funding Campaign Meets Goal in 150 Seconds
– Third Editions: An Essay on JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
– The Girl from the Other Side – feature-length animation
– Pre-order REVENGE OF THE SHOGUN WOMEN on 3-D Blu-ray!

Convention news:

– Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2021 Canceled Due to COVID-19

Live-Action Anime news:

– Netflix to Stream Live-Action Gundam Film; Jordan Vogt-Roberts to Direct
   ∟Nick Offerman as Ramba Ral
   ∟Henry Cavill as Bright Noa
– Eri Sakai’s Kentaro Hiyama’s First Pregnancy Manga Gets Live-action Drama on Netflix
   ∟Male Pregnancy Manga Hiyama Kentaro no Ninshin Gets Netflix Live Action Series

Streaming news:

– Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S Anime Shorts Go Live on Crunchyroll
– My Hero Academia Season 5 Heads to Toonami on May 8

Theater Release news:

– Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Breaks 7 Billion Yen at Japanese Box Office, 1st Eva Film to Do So
– Kakushigoto Anime Film Heads to Theaters on July 9 with New Footage
– Ticket Sales Go Live for Demon Slayer Movie in North America

Series news:

Anime:
– Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU Trailer Teases More of Anime’s Continuation
– Cestvs: The Roman Fighter Battles Against All Odds for Survival
– TIGER & BUNNY 10th Anniversary Site Posts New Anime Visuals for Season 2
– George Asakura’s Men’s Ballet Manga Dance Dance Danseur Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– Kazuyoshi Takeda’s WWII Manga Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise Gets Anime Adaptation
– Love After World Domination Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– TV Anime Announced for A Couple of Cuckoos Rom-Com Manga
– Spy-action Manga TESLA NOTE Gets TV Anime Adaptation in 2021
– WIT STUDIO-animated Comedy Fantasy TV Anime Ousama Ranking Releases Teaser PV
– 1st Japan Sinks 2020 Episode Gets Nominated for Annecy International Animation Award
Manga:
– Slime, Fire Force, Honey Lemon Soda Get Nominated for Annual Kodansha Manga Awards
– Takao Saito’s Golgo 13 Manga Earns Guinness Record
– Re:ZERO Creator’s Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song- Gets Web Manga Adaptation
Games:
– Diablo II Remaster Censors Amazon’s Butt & Sorceress Underboob

Release news:

– Violet Evergarden: The Movie Gets 4K HDR Blu-Ray Release in Japan on August 4
– Girl’s High, Doomed Megalopolis, Grenadier, Ramen Fighter Miki, More Anime on BD
– GKIDS’ Earwig and the Witch Release Is Same as Version in Japanese Theaters
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Tiny Nezuko from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Gets Big Figure from FuRyu
– Toys R Us Plans Another Return in United States
– 7-Eleven to build 7-Eleven in parking lot of another 7-Eleven

Misc news:

– Entire crew of Going Merry arrested by police in Japan (no, not on April 1)
– Japanese police searching for man who stole 1.1 million yen in tiny fish
– Suicidal Man Attacks Police Officer in Hopes of Being Shot

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Japan’s Olympic stadium to fill thousands of empty spectator seats with waifu pillows
– Love Live! Sunshine!! & Crayon Shin-chan Team up for 5th Anniversary Collab Project
– Femboy Films restoration of Dragon Ball

– Five Japanese sign language phrases with interesting reasoning behind them

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Third Editions: An Essay on JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
– The Girl from the Other Side – feature-length animation
– Pre-order REVENGE OF THE SHOGUN WOMEN on 3-D Blu-ray!
– Vokabulantis

Convention news:

– Animazement 2021 Canceled Due to Restrictions in North Carolina
– PAX East Event Canceled in June, With Online Event Slated for July Instead

Live-Action Anime news:

– Resident Evil Reboot Movie Delayed by Two Months
– Evangelion’s Hideaki Anno Writes and Directs New Shin Kamen Rider Film

Streaming news:

– Chiaki Kobayashi Voices The Protagonist Yu Ominae in New Spriggan Anime
– Black Lagoon to be Rebroadcast on YouTube
– Karate Master TV Anime Gets HD Remastered Broadcast in Japan
– Kamen Rider W Sequel Manga Futo Detectives Gets Anime Adaptation in Summer 2022

Theater Release news:

– Japan Box Office: Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Stays at No.1 for Three Consecutive Weeks
– Mamoru Hosoda’s Belle Anime Film Reveals July 2021 Premiere, New Trailer
– The Deer King Film Teaser Trailer Announces New Release Date of September 10, 2021
   ∟The Deer King Anime Film’s Release Date Pushed Back to 2021
– Original Anime Film Hula Fulla Dance Postpones Its Release Date
– Black Clover Anime Film Officially Revealed

Series news:

Anime:
– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean TV Anime Announced
– The Prince of Tennis New 3DCG Film to be Released in Two Editions
– Two More Heroines Revealed for Mystical Spirit Chronicles TV Anime
– Wonder Egg Priority TV Anime Gets Special Episode in June
– Heaven’s Design Team TV Anime Gets Bonus Episode in Japan
– Shaman King Remake Brings Back the Supernatural Brutality
– Penguindrum Anime Film Announced for TV Anime’s 10th Anniversary
– Taku Yashiro Takes the Role of Luxembourg in Hetalia: World Stars
– Devilish Dating Game “Obey Me!” Gets Summer 2021 TV Anime
– Haruki Kuou’s Liar Liar Light Novel Series Gets Anime Adaptation
– Tokyo Babylon 2021 Character Designs Appear to Reference K-Pop Group, Volks Doll
   ∟More examples
      ∟Another one
   ∟Tokyo Babylon Anime Adaptation Cancelled Due to Plagiarism
      ∟Tokyo Babylon anime reboot project cancelled after multiple copied designs discovered
   ∟Tokyo Babylon 2021 TV Anime Delayed Due to Character Design Plagiarism
      ∟‘90s anime fans not happy with new character design as Tokyo Babylon gets reboot
– Cyber Squad Last Angels Promo Teases More of Voogie’s Angel Reboot
Manga:
– JUJUTSU KAISEN Manga Exceeds a Remarkable 40 Million Copy Print Run
– My Hero Academia Manga Exceeds 50 Million Copies Printed and Sold Worldwide
– My Hero Academia Manga On Break This Week Due to Horikoshi’s Health
– Deadpool and All Might Join Forces in Latest Deadpool: Samurai Manga Chapter
– Attack on Titan’s Final Chapter Is Completed Says Manga Editor
– Kodansha promises worldwide prosecution of illegal uploaders of Attack on Titan
– Tokyo Court Rules That Manga ‘Spoiler Sites’ Infringe Copyright
Games:
– CD Projekt Red Completely Changing Its Marketing Strategy for New Games
– Former Neko Works April Fool’s Joke Catboys Paradise Being Developed for Real
– Capcom Enlists Life-Size Lady Dimitrescu Standee to Promote Resident Evil Village
– Japanese Apex Legends Players Banned for Saying “Nigero”
– Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection Won’t Contain Breast Jiggling Either
– Final Fantasy XIV Localization Team Explains Why They Change Lines

Release news:

– Seven Seas offers new editions of Classroom of the Elite #7, Mushoku Tensei #1-2
– Crunchyroll and VIZ Media to Bring More to Home Video
– RACS fulfillment update
– Discotek using English logos as fonts
– Info on 35mm negative scan of Project A-ko
– Hajime no Ippo transfer
   ∟Bad disc?
– French Violet Evergarden
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– All of Tokyo available as a free 3-D scale model right now!
– Funko’s POPs Officially Debut in Japan With Dragon Ball Z Line
– Amazon is Still Removing Anime Figures and Insisting They “Promote Child Exploitation
   ∟Amazon Banning Even More Innocent Anime Figures for “Child Pornography”
– Toys R Us Plans Another Return in United States
– 7-Eleven to build 7-Eleven in parking lot of another 7-Eleven

Misc news:

– Entire crew of Going Merry arrested by police in Japan (no, not on April 1)
– Okazaki City gives all elementary and junior high students portable Vocaloid software
– Petition to allow students to choose what they wear gathers almost 19,000 signatures
– Public schools in Saga Prefecture will no longer regulate/check students’ underwear color
– Woman surprised to learn foreigners don’t openly tell women they have big breasts
– Couple rob real estate agent during open house, escape with US$1.84
– Japanese police searching for man who stole 1.1 million yen in tiny fish
– Japanese woman reported to police for “not looking right in a suit,” turns out she’s a crook
– 18-Meter Tapeworm Extracted from Raw Beef Eating Thai Man

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟Ron Toye has returned to the Tuttle Group

– Coronavirus News
∟Anno and Higuchi’s Shin Ultraman Film Postponed Due to COVID-19
∟Why is the wig industry flourishing in the pandemic when other businesses struggle?

– Tokyo Olympic torch flame goes out twice on first ay of relay, filling commenters with dread

– Japan complains over U.S. military’s use of term ‘East Sea’

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Third Editions: An Essay on JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

Convention news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

– Honey Lemon Soda Live-action Film Releases Full Trailer Filled with Bittersweet Youth
– Tokyo Revengers Live-Action Film Gets New Release Date of July 9, 2021
– Akira Saso’s Contemporary Music-themed Manga Musicophilia Gets A Live-action Film
– Ghost of Tsushima live-action Hollywood movie on the way, Japanese Twitter reacts

Streaming news:

– So I’m a Spider, So What? Goes on One-Week Break, Episode 13 Airs April 9
– Mars Red Premieres March 29 on Funimation One Week Earlier Than Japan
– Netflix to Produce Live-Action Film and Anime Sequel to Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR
– New TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You OVA Trailer Reveals August 18 Release
– Official Hololive YouTube Channel Breaks 1 Million Subs
– Evangelion Netflix dub
– Sony’s Procurement of Crunchyroll Could Be Impeded by Anti-Trust Probe

Theater Release news:

– Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Film Has Earned 4.9 Billion Yen in 14 Days
– Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet to have 498 theaters, largest number in the franchise
– Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop Anime Film to Finally Release on July 22
– My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission Anime Film Goes Plus Ultra in 1st Poster
– JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 Movie Officially Announced
– DEEMO THE MOVIE Reveals Full Name in New Trailer for CG Anime Film
– In This Corner of the World Director Confirms New Film Set in Kyoto 1,000 Years Ago

Series news:

Anime:
– Redo of Healer More Popular with Women According to Creator
– Assault Lily FRUITS Short Form Anime Announced for July of 2021
– Girls’ Frontline TV Anime Soars in Teaser Trailer and Visual
– AKEBI’s Sailor Uniform Manga by Hiro Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– Original Anime Do It Yourself!! Announced
– Original TV Anime Back Arrow TV Anime Gets New Visual and Trailer For 2nd Half
– I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level! Gets New Key Visual
– She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man TV Anime Comes to This World in 2021
– Striker Struggles in Cestvs -The Roman Fighter- TV Anime CM
– TV Anime Blue Period Releases A Teaser Visual with Blue Background
– NisiOisin’s Pretty Boy Detective Club Anime Reveals New Promo, Visual
– The Quintessential Quintuplets Anime Will Continue!
– Girls are Hockey Idols in PRIDE OF ORANGE TV Anime Visual
– Record of Ragnarok Anime Releases Brand New Trailer
– TV Anime The Vampire Dies in No Time Teaser PV Announces October 2021 Premiere
– Original TV Anime Visual Prison Combines Vampires With Visual Kei
– The Case Study of Vanitas Sinks Its Fangs Into a TV Anime
– The Duke of Death and His Maid 1st PV Confirms Its July 2021 Premiere
– Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day TV Anime Gets Aged up Key Visual
– Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It Season 2 TV Anime to Air in 2022
– 1 Million+ People Can’t Get Enough of the Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro Anime Trailer
– A Crocodile Who Lived for 100 Days Teaser Trailer Introduces Theme Song
– SSSS.DYNAZENON Reveals New Promo and Visual at Anime Japan
– Attack on Titan Anime Adds ‘Episode 76’ This Coming Winter
– Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Visual Hypes Continuing Anime
– Harem TV Anime Megami-ryou no Ryoubo-kun Gets 1st NSFW Trailer
– Three-Way Relationship Series Girlfriend, Girlfriend Reveals 1st Trailer and July Broadcast
– WIT Studio Starts Stop-Motion Studio With Pui Pui Molcar Director
– Lain Writer Says Next Project With Anime Team Is 80% Funded and in Production
– MUTEKING THE Dancing HERO TV Anime Goes Full Disco in Fall 2021
– Gurren Lagann copyright update
Manga:
– Tokimeki Tonight Manga Gets New Series Featuring The Protagonist Ranze in Her 40s
– Game Over as NEW GAME! Manga’s 13th Volume Will Be Its Last
– Deadpool: Samurai Manga “Marvel’s Most-Read Series in Recent History”
Games:
– Pokémon GO Developer Niantic Has a Pikmin AR Game in the Works

Release news:

– Sentai Announces CARDFIGHT!! VANGUARD overDress Anime Acquisition
– Denpa Books Announces They Were Eleven Manga License With New Complete Edition
– Disney Manga: Stitch and The Samurai Releases March 26th in English
– Right Stuf
– Monogatari Final Season

Random Merch News:

– Japan now has official, working Pokémon mailbox you can mail letters from, mail van too
– Want to design your own anime figure and have it shipped to you?

Misc news:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟Ron likes the idea of putting Monica Rial on OnlyFans

– Coronavirus News
∟Greater Tokyo Area to Come Out of State of Emergency on March 21
∟Travelers will have to install location confirmation app, Skype on smartphones
∟Injecting men with female hormones could reduce the severity of their COVID-19

– Judge rules government rejecting same-sex marriage applications is unconstitutional

– Big Steins;Gate News Revealed as Revue Starlight Re Live Collaboration
– Anime Doesn’t Make the Cut for 2021 Academy Awards Nominations
– Japanese Government Official Clarifies Stance on Cosplay

– Acclaimed Animator Yasuo Otsuka Passes Away at 89
∟Yasuo Otsuka, Legendary Animator and Mentor, Passes Away at 89
– Animator, Character Designer Minako Shiba Passes Away
– Voice Actor Masahiro Anzai Passes Away

– Olympics ceremony chief quits after suggesting Naomi Watanabe dress as an “Olympig”
∟Naomi Watanabe responds to “Olympig” remark from Tokyo Olympics ceremony chief
∟Big Angel: “Fat” J-Pop idol group who fell from heaven after eating too much

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– The Girl from the Other Side Manga Gets Feature-Length Original Anime DVD Project
– Metal Skin Panic: MADOX-01 Unobtanium Edition

Convention news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

– Gunpla Battle-themed Web Drama Gundam Build Real Starts Streaming on March 29
– Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sequel Film Begins Production
– Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Netflix Series Wraps Season 1 Filming

Streaming news:

– Baki Author Seeks World’s Strongest Martial Arts in TV Documentary
– Select Makoto Shinkai, Ultraman Titles Leave Crunchyroll on March 31
– Postponed Attack on Titan Final Season Episode to Screen Alongside Next Ep on March 21
∟SassMasterRhys
– Toonami Premieres The Promised Neverland Anime Season 2 on April 10
– Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Season 2 is Coming to Crunchyroll!
– Netflix Leasing Toho Studio Space in Tokyo as Japanese Content Expands
– Netflix Cave to Outrage & Censor Kimetsu no Yaiba Rising Sun Earrings
– Japanese Hashtag About VTuber Feet Trends in the United States
– Lex on a green screen

Theater Release news:

– Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Comes to US Theaters April 23
– Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Takes Home the Japan Prize for Animation of the Year
– Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Film Earns Strong 3.3 Billion Yen in First Seven Days
∟Japan Box Office: Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Takes No.1 with 117 Million Yen
– Everyone Is All Smiles in Updated Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Anime Film Poster
∟Old Poster
∟New Poster
– Evangelion creators issue warning for pirated copies, preview final film’s third act

Series news:

Anime:
– Kotodama Shoujo Mixed-media Project Ends Its Activities as of March 31
– Idol Life is Mysterious in The Detective is Already Dead TV Anime Visual
– Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
– Reality Unravels in D_CIDE TRAUMEREI Mixed Media Project
– Shadows House Exuding a Creepy Aura & Mysterious Atmosphere
– Requiem of the Rose King TV Anime Confirms Its Fall 2021 Premiere
– Final ARIA OVA Episode Set to Premiere in Japan This Winter
– Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU Continues The Mystery of Hinamizawa In July 2021
– Humans Take on the Gods in New Record of Ragnarok TV Anime Visual
– Keisuke Makino’s Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu Fantasy Light Novel Gets TV Anime in 2021
– Interspecies Reviewers Director Helms Horror Comedy TV Anime Mieruko-chan in 2021
– Sunrise Establishes Sunrise Beyond Studio at Xebec’s Current Address
∟Sunrise Beyond’s New Robot Anime Kyoukai Senki Releases 1st PV for Fall 2021 Premiere
∟Enzo Ferrari
∟Quattroporte V
∟New Mecha Anime Kyoukai Senki Announced by Sunrise’s New Studio
Manga:
– Baki-Dou Manga Humiliates Trump
– To Love-Ru’s Deviluke Girls Appear in Deadpool Manga
– Seven Seas to Undo Content Removal in I’m in Love with the Villainess
Games:
– Nomura on FFVII The First Soldier: “Our Challenge Is to Appeal to Other Fanbases”
– Devil May Cry 5 Mod Replaces Nero With Pyra & Mythra
– Genshin Impact’s Rosaria Confirmed to Now Have Smaller Breasts

Release news:

– Chargeman Ken Wreaks Havoc with Japanese Bluray Release
– DENPA to Publish Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack – Beltorchika’s Children
∟Mobile Suit Gundam Char’s Counterattack Manga Getting English Release
– Funimation Akira 4k disc replacement
– Discotek horribly misaligned spine art
– Maison Ikkoku is blocked from licensing
– Right Stuf Adult Blur
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Titan-Sized Attack on Titan Manga Sold Out in 2 Minutes
– Gamestop exclusive Pokémon cards
– Life-size AND posable Rei Ayanami Evangelion figure could be yours for a small fortune
– New oyster-themed lingerie is delightfully weird, possibly sexy, based on tasty oysters
– Japanese company makes emergency natural disaster survival bag for dogs
– Want to design your own anime figure and have it shipped to you?
– Official Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba gaming chair come with a katana strapped to it
– Amazon is Still Removing Anime Figures and Insisting They “Promote Child Exploitation”
– Toys R Us Plans Another Return in United States

Misc news:

– Okazaki City gives all elementary and junior high students portable Vocaloid software
– Some elementary schools don’t let kids wear underwear during P.E., and parents are mad
– School lunch noodles fried so hard that children and teachers chip teeth, go to hospital
– Chiba election heats with surprise marriage proposal and an ambitious Disney-loving clown
– Man Arrested for Masturbating in Public With Pickle Wedged in Anus
– Robber who broke into hair salon is beaten by its black-belt owner and kept as a sex slave
– Alternate Social Media Site Minds CEO Labels Loli Illegal, Bans Users
∟Guess I’m banned

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Coronavirus News
∟Tokyo Olympics Will Happen Without Overseas Spectators

– Star Blazers Voice Actress Amy Howard Wilson Passes Away
– SciADV Twitter Teases Future Steins;Gate Announcement

– 13-year-old girl lied about French teacher who was later beheaded, her lawyer says

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– WIT Studio’s The Girl from the Other Side Kickstarter Collects 2x Goal Amount in One Day
∟『The Girl from the Other Side』feature-length animation

Convention news:

– Comiket 99 Delayed Again Due to State of Emergency

Live-Action Anime news:

– Live-Action Hellsing Film in Development by Amazon Studios
– Kenshin and Enishi’s Fateful Battle Begins in Rurouni Kenshin: The Final Main Trailer
– Upcoming Halo TV Show “Won’t Please Everyone”
– Resident Evil Movie Reboot Teases Characters, September 3 Premiere

Streaming news:

– Netflix Reveals Additional Details For Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness 3DCG Anime Series
∟Capcom Shares More New Information on Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness
∟New Claire
∟Old Claire
– Yasuke Premieres on Netflix April 29
∟Netflix To Premiere Yasuke Anime On April 29th Worlwide
– futekiya Boys-Love Manga Service Adds 18 screamo Titles
– Hideaki Anno Documentary Follows Four Years of Work on Evangelion 3.0+1.0

Theater Release news:

– Official Evangelion Account Advises Fans Against Drinking Before New Film
∟Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Breaks IMAX Records in Japan on Opening Day

Series news:

Anime:
– Gladiator Fights to Survive in Cestvs -The Roman Fighter- TV Anime Trailer
– MEGALOBOX 2: NOMAD Gets Trailer and New Key Visual Ahead Of April 4th Premiere
– Shadows House Steps into the Light with New Visual, Cast, and Theme
– The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody Gets Anime
– Trailer for Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won’t Lose Previews Op
– KONOSUBA Author’s New Anime Combatants Will Be Dispatched! Meets More Members
– Tantei wa Mou Shindeiru a Riveting Mystery Full of Action
– Sabikui Bisco Light Novel Series Reveals Anime Adaptation Plans
– Shigeru Mizuki’s Akuma-kun Manga Gets Spooky New TV Anime
– Konami’s Power Pro Baseball Game Takes a Swing at Web Anime
– The World Ends With You Anime Reveals ED by ASCA with Animation by Ilya Kuvshinov
– Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi BPO Complaints: “Encourages Sex Crimes & Violence”
Manga:
– Ancient Magus’ Bride Manga Creator to Launch New Series ‘Ghost and Witch’ in September
Games:
– Full Version of Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth Launches This Month
– Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Trailer Protects Rathalos
– Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Pyra Mod Restores Her Bare Thighs
∟Underage Twitter Users Offended Over Smash Ultimate Pyra Jiggle Mod
– Console Modder Earns Guinness World Record for Smallest Working Nintendo 64 Console
– 50-Year-Old Father Arrested for Assaulting Son Who Wouldn’t Stop Playing Games

Release news:

– Discotek Licenses Dear Brother, Sgt. Frog, Kashimashi, Nyanbo! +More
∟Project A-ko remaster (WIP)
– Funimation Acquires Full Dive RPG TV Anime
– The Ancient Magus’ Bride Manga Gets New Anime With New Studio
– Kirby Manga Mania is Releasing in English June 2021
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Full Scale Char Aznable Stahlhelm (Re-run) Mobile Suit Gundam Replica
– Official Evangelion rations now on sale at movie theaters across Japan
– New capsule toys from Japan let you carry plush fried food wherever you go
– Celebrate your love for Japanese bento with new soy sauce fish bottle pens
– Evangelion’s Rei Ayanami Life-Size Figure Retails for About 2 Million Yen
∟You can now buy a life-size Rei figure for $17,500, plus an even more expensive Eva
– Levi Statue Unveiled in Attack on Titan Creator’s Home Town
– Massive manga mural takes over Tokyo station to celebrate Jujutsu Kaisen
– Multiple Other Worlds Gets Exhibited at the Upcoming IRL Isekai Museum
– Kimono genius turns obi sash into the head of Evangelion Unit-01

Misc news:

– China Zoo Replaces Deceased Wolf With Dog
– Adorable baby ape born at Japanese zoo…to mom who lives alone
– All participants of “orgy party” in Japan arrested
∟Japanese Police Bust Orgy

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

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

Live-Action Anime news:

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

Streaming news:

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

Theater Release news:

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

Series news:

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

Release news:

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

Random Merch news:

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

Misc news:

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

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– PlayStation Store Halts Purchases, Rentals of Movie, TV Content on August 31

– Aim for the Ace! Voice Actor Masako Sugaya Passes Away at 83
∟Voice Actress Masako Sugaya Passes Away at 83

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Metal Skin Panic: MADOX-01 Unobtanium Edition
– The Girl from the Other Side Manga Gets Feature-Length Original Anime DVD Project

Convention news:

– Anime Expo 2021 Physical Event Canceled, Anime Expo Lite Returns
– Super Nintendo World Orlando Opening Delayed To 2025
– New opening date announce for Super Nintendo World, and it’s just around the corner

Live-Action Anime news:

– Naomi Watanabe is moving to the U.S., switching base of operations to outside Japan
– U.S.-made live-action Hello Kitty movie on the way, directors announced
– ‘John Wick’ writer and Amazon Studios teaming up on adaptation of ‘Hellsing’
– David Lynch Tried to Adapt One of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Manga for Hollywood

Streaming news:

– Rising of the Shield Hero’s 2nd Season Premieres in October With Crunchyroll Streaming
– Funimation Streams Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 1 Anime’s English Dub

Theater Release news:

– Mugen Train Tops Weekends in Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Surpasses US$400 Million
– Funimation Screens Violet Evergarden: The Movie on March 30 in U.S., Canada

Series news:

Anime:
– Gokushufudou Trailer Called Out For Lack of Animation
– The Prince of Tennis New 3DCG Film Tells Ryoma’s Time-Slip Story
– Corporate Work is Childish in General Manager of Baby TV Anime
– Peach Boy Riverside Far From Peachy
– Press Start for New ‘Full Dive RPG’ TV Anime Visual
– Tiger & Bunny Writer Masafumi Nishida Helms Water Polo-themed Anime RE-MAIN
– Gridman Universe’s SSSS.DYNAZENON Locks in Premiere Date
– The Devil is a Part-Timer! Anime Gets 2nd Season With Returning Cast
Manga:
– Teekyu Returns to Comic Earth Star for One-Shot Anniversary Manga
– JUJUTSU KAISEN Manga Has Exceeded an Impressive 36 Million Copy Print Run
– Kaiju No. 8 Has 1.2 Million Copies Printed and Sold, Fastest in Shonen Jump+ History
Games:
– Getting divorced in the new Story of Seasons video game means you have to kill your kids
– Man arrested for sending 37 death threats to Square Enix because he couldn’t win at a game

Release news:

– March Comes in Like a Lion manga licensed
– Seven Seas Licenses Shotaro Ishinomori’s KAMEN RIDER In New Hardcover Omnibus
– Akira 4k replacement discs delayed to May? Also UK discs had problems
– All The Anime Your Name 4k
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Attack on Titan to Release Titan-Sized Edition of 1st Manga Volume
– Demon Slayer Canned Coffee Keeps Japanese Drink Company Afloat During 2020
– Warm-up and exercise with Machamp in new Pokémon-themed calisthenics video

Misc news:

– It’s too hard to sell Japan on romance dramas nowadays, says broadcasting president
– Deer killed by man with axe in Nara
– Power Company admits it knew earthquake sensors are broken at Fukushima power plant
– Teacher Arrested for Attaching Camera to Shoe to Film up Woman’s Skirt

AC’s Funhouse

– Who actually writes Japan’s Little Sister and schoolgirl love letter capsule toys?
– 10 yakuza members arrested for stealing sea cucumbers from ocean
– Yakuza leadership airs complaints about COVID-19’s effect on money gains and operations
– Hyogo residents learn the downside to living in an apartment that used to be a yakuza office
– Leader of political party that refuses to pay NHK ordered to pay NHK
– Only person to win court case against Japan’s public broadcaster, told to pay up
– Osaka man arrested after sharing futon with dead girlfriend’s body for five nights
– Policewoman’s posterior produces poetic justice as she arrests man she says groped her

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟Vic will be at New Jersey Collectorfest
∟Monica is going to Gulf Coast Collectors Con in spite of COVID fears
∟Even though she already had it
∟Twice

– Coronavirus News
∟Births in Japan hit record low in 2020, deaths down for first time in over a decade

– Sentai’s release of Baki does, in fact, have a new dub

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

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Convention news:

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Live-Action Anime news:

– Two Women’s Dangerous Escape Journey Begins in Gunjo Live-action Film Teaser Trailer
– Japan Box Office: Liar × Liar Live-action Film Takes 2nd Place in Its Debut Weekend
– Masaki Suda Stars in “Character,” Written by 20th Century Boys Manga’s Co-creator
– Spirited Away to be adapted to live-action stage play by English director John Caird

Streaming news:

– Tubi and Toei Team Up For Expanded Anime Streaming
– Godzilla Singular Point Releases Key Visual for March 25 Premiere on Netflix Japan
– Netflix Orders Terminator Anime Series by Production I.G

Theater Release news:

– BanG Dream! Locks in June Release Date for Second Roselia Movie
– Final Evangelion Film Rescheduled to March 8 After 2 COVID-19 Delays
– Gintama: THE FINAL Becomes the Highest-Grossing Anime Film in the Franchise
– Demon Slayer Film Passes Spirited Away as #1 All-Time Japanese Film Worldwide
∟Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie Now Top Japanese Film Worldwide
– Demon Slayer Listed With Oscar-Qualifying Run in Theater Near Miami Starting Friday
∟Mugen Train Gets Oscar Qualifying Run in Miami from February 26 for 1 Week

Series news:

Anime:
– Feminist Poll Asking About Kimetsu no Yaiba’s New Arc Has Most Fans Approving
– Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon S PV Rap Phenomenally Moe
∟Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon’s Oppai “Loli” Iruru Abhorred by Twitter
∟Social Media Degenerates Celebrate KyoAni Fire, Death of Maid Dragon Anime Director
– The Irregular at Magic High School to Adapt Reminiscence Arc Into Anime
– Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 2 TV Anime to Broadcast in 2022
– Pugilist Prepares to Punch in Cestvs -The Roman Fighter- Visual
– Nickelodeon, Hasbro’s Entertainment One Produce New Animated Transformers Series
– Official Hatsune Miku Anime Finally on the Way, Non-Japanese Will Have Involvement
∟Graphic India
∟Carlin West Agency
– New Iran Fatwa Demands Anime Girls Must Wear Hijab
Manga:
– 2020 Manga Sales at Japanese Bookstores Up 31.5% from 2019
Games:
– Illinois Lawmaker Blames Grand Theft Auto V for Carjacking Surge, Desires Ban
– Sony Allegedly Demanded Removal of Violence From Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
– Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Boasts of “Strong Ties” With Japan Licensees
∟Sony Japan Studio “Winding Down” Game Development, “Majority” of Devs Let Go
– FFXVI will draw on “anguish you can only understand once you become an adult”
– New Final Fantasy VII Remake version coming, brings ninja girl Yuffie to Midgar
∟Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Coming to PS5 With Bonus Yuffie Content
– Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis Retells the Whole FFVII Story on Mobile
– Square Enix Cashes in on Battle Royales With FFVII: The First Soldier Mobile Game
– Western Neptunia ReVerse Box Art Censored, Uncensored on Reverse Side
– Does Tokyo need a legal limit on kids’ video game playing time? Governor gives opinion

Release news:

– Seven Seas Licenses Creepy Cat Graphic Novel Series Based On Hit Webcomic
– Seven Seas Chills in Another World with Two More Isekai Licenses
– Seven Seas Licenses JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World Manga
– Seven Seas Explores Love and Gender in Boy Meets Maria Manga
– J-Novel Club Licenses Official Ascendance of a Bookworm Fanbook
– Irresponsible Captain Tylor pre-orders extended
∟Original announcement
∟Irresponsible Captain Tylor Collector’s Ultra Edition + Artbook Blu-ray
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Breast material shortage causing delay for explosively popular busty anime girl mousepad
– Zara creates loungewear that looks like a Japanese school P.E. uniform
– Japanese company’s drink-at-home “Secret Base” tent is our new must-have interior item
– Float Like a Butterfly With Shinobu Kocho’s Demon Slayer Toy Sword
– Mos Burger adds sliced bread to their menus in Japan
– Great British Bake Off Finalist Makes Lovely Laputa Cake
– Hololive’s Aqua, Sephiroth Statues Greets Prospective Students at Kyoto University
– Town in Japan has boob mascot, makes City Boob Declaration for a touching reason

Misc news:

– It’s too hard to sell Japan on romance dramas nowadays, says broadcasting president
– Leader of political party that refuses to pay NHK ordered to pay NHK
– Tokyo woman, only one to win court case against Japan’s public broadcaster, told to pay up
– Power Company admits it knew earthquake sensors are broken at Fukushima power plant
– Fairly OddParents Creator Butch Hartman Accused of Tracing Anime Art
– Frogs trick Fukuoka police into false puppy rescue
– Osaka man arrested after sharing futon with dead girlfriend’s body for five nights
– Policewoman’s posterior produces poetic justice as she arrests man she says groped her
– Teacher Gets Off Photographing Nude Male Student
– Smugglers Arrested Over $2.82 Million in Cocaine-Soaked Corn Flakes