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:

–

Convention news:

–

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

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Shuuichirou Moriyama Passes Away at 86

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Digitization of Shogun Warriors Rarity Machine Blaster crowdfunding progress

Convention news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

– New Godzilla has super-thick thighs thanks to Studio Ghibli anime veteran
∟A Brief History Of Godzilla’s Thick Thighs
– Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Movie Unsurprisingly Announced

Streaming news:

– Food Wars! The Fourth Plate English Dub Hits Crunchyroll Today
– Crunchyroll Adds Psycho Armor Govarian and Wonderful Adventures of Nils Holgersson
– HiDive Announces Scum’s Wish Acquisition And English Dub
– Redo of Healer Gets a Redo (Version) on HIDIVE!
– ‘I Became a Dark-Skinned Gal so I Tried to Bang My Best Friend’ Hentai Manga Gets Anime
∟Crunchyroll Kowtow to Outrage After “Dark-Skinned” Anime Name Translation
– Three Members of Netflix Series Arrested for Sexual Misconduct With Kids

Theater Release news:

– Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru Anime Film Trilogy Revealed for 2022
– Mugen Train Overtakes Your Name as 2nd Highest-Grossing Anime Film Worldwide

Series news:

Anime:
– Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui Announces April 5 Premiere on Japanese TV
– Futsal-themed Multimedia Project “Futsal Boys!!!!!” to Get TV Anime This Year
– Peach Boy Riverside TV Anime Gets Cheeky in New Key Visual
– San-X Gets Funky with Chickip Dancers TV Anime
– World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat Gets Anime
– Rival Soccer Team Takes the Field in Farewell, My Dear Cramer TV Anime
– Dreams Come True in BLUE REFLECTION TV Anime Adaptation
– The Saint’s Magic Power Is Omnipotent TV Anime Magics Up April 2021 Premiere
– Kingdom Season 3 Continues the Battle on April 4, New Visual Debuts
– Classes Clash in My Hero Academia Season 5 Key Visual
– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba TV Anime Season 2 Premieres in 2021
Manga:
– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga’s Total Print Run Reaches 150 Million Copies
– Long-running manga character is heavily implied to have COVID-19 in latest issue
Games:
– Idolmaster: Starlit Season Dress Seemingly No Longer Partially See-Through

Release news:

– Seven Seas’ Latest Mature-Rated Manga License is the Absolute Pits
– Seven Seas Licenses Happy Kanako’s Killer Life Manga
– Seven Seas Licenses The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today Manga
– Persona 5 the Animation UK Blu-ray Releases Announced for April and May 2021
– Funimation temp blackout
– Sadako-san and Sadako-chan Manga
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Masterpiece Series Blue-Eyes White Dragon Will Cost You a Cool Grand
– Mobile Suit Gundam Garments Let You Unlock Your Inner Mecha
– New gachapon figures from Japan imagine a romance beyond bathroom boundaries
– Pokémon Centre in Japan apologises for mistake, makes plushie even more valuable
– It’s not anime, it’s real! Life-size Gundam statue photos look like anime source material

Misc news:

– Tokyo government to give smartphones to senior citizens, pay for their calling & data plans
– 21-year-old Nara woman arrested for sending hundreds of nude selfies to woman in her 70s
– Oita woman loses lawsuit and pays damages without ever knowing she’d been sued

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Funimation Sued in Class-Action Lawsuit for Allegations of Violating Americans with Disabilities Act

– The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election

Collectorz is ceasing development on the Mac edition
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We are recommending all users of our Mac software to switch to our Connect web-based software ASAP, using our Trade-In offer: we will transfer your remaining Collector subscription days to the Connect edition, plus we will add 4 extra months for free.

– Coronavirus News
∟Osaka accidentally mails out funeral service ads to people infected with coronavirus
∟Beijing Children Walking Improperly After Coronavirus Anal Examinations

– Head of Olympics doesn’t want women in leadership roles because they talk too much

– South Korea ‘downgrades’ Japan’s status in defense white paper

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–

Convention news:

– Anime Boston 2021 Canceled Due to Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

Live-Action Anime news:

– Watch Shin Sakura Taisen the Stage Digest Movie with English Subtitles

Streaming news:

– Netflix’s Sonic the Hedgehog Animated Series Revealed as Sonic Prime
– Crunchyroll Adds For Whom the Alchemist Exists The Movie to Catalog
– Crunchyroll Adds VLAD LOVE Anime to Streaming Lineup
– Sydsnap’s Video Linking to JAST USA’s Legitimate Contest Struck by YouTube

Theater Release news:

– Japan Box Office: Demon Slayer Mugen Train Falls to 2nd Place for The 2nd Time
– WATATEN!: an Angel Flew Down to Me Heads to Theaters in New Anime
– New socially distant stage lets you watch dance in an unusual way: through a peephole!

Series news:

Anime:
– End of an era – Japanese anime artists’ favorite colored pencils are being discontinued
∟Pencils Used for Anime Creation Discontinued in Japan Due to Poor Sales
– Amanda Gish cast as Clarissa Snowflake in the New Sakura Wars
– Laid-Back Camp Staff Apologizes After Google Watermark Spotted in Background
– Ryoma! Rebirth The Prince of Tennis: The Movie Fully 3D CG
– Seven Knights Revolution Summons Up a TV Anime Adaptation
– Mysteries Deepen in Summer Time Rendering Anime Adaptation
– Shikkakumon no Saikyokenja Light Novel Series Reincarnates as a TV Anime
– Co-Workers Are Cranky in My Senpai is Annoying TV Anime Key Visual
– Ice Cream Animals Chill Out in iii icecrin TV Anime
– Super Milk-chan Forever Announced
– Class 1-B’s Hero Suits Are Revealed in New My Hero Academia Anime Character Visual
– Captain Tsubasa anime character cleared of gender-based violence charges by Chilean court
– Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken Remake Anime Removes Groping & Pantsu
Manga:
– JUJUTSU KAISEN Manga to Take a Week off Due to Manga Creator’s Sudden Illness
– Demon Slayer Creator Is Inspired to Make Next Manga a Sci-Fi Romantic Comedy Series
Games:
– Dragon Quest Rivals Censors the Female Warrior’s Cleavage & Thighs
– Animal Crossing: New Horizons Becomes the No. 1 Best-Selling Game in Japan Ever
– Capcom Asserts Lady Dimitrescu of Resident Evil Village Stands Tall at 9’6″
– Interview With Silent Hill Composer Announcing Summer Project Removed
– Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story Will Be Uncensored on PS Consoles
– Final Fantasy VII Remake Part Two “Will Subvert Expectations”
– Mass Effect Legendary Edition Will Censor “Sexualized” Cutscenes
– Man arrested in Japan for selling modified Pokémon to Sword and Shield players

Release news:

– Seven Seas Licenses Mature Manga Sundome!! Milky Way
– Seven Seas Licenses Slow Life in Another World (I Wish!) Manga
– Seven Seas Licenses Monster Guild: The Dark Lord’s (No-Good) Comeback! Manga
– Seven Seas Licenses Disciple of the Lich Light Novels
– Sentai Filmworks Licenses Karakuri Circus Anime for Home Video
– Right Stuf
– My brother ordered opm vol 8 and it has random pages of haikyuu
– VHS with another lost Curse of the Blood Rubies dub
– Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi BD Becomes Bestseller on Amazon Germany

Random Merch news:

– Mario, Zelda, Splatoon, and More Head to Burger King as Kids Meal Toys
– Pet the God Doggo in Hololive VTuber Korone’s 1st Figure from Spiritale
– Take Home Gintama’s Own Adorable Elizabeth 1/3rd-Sized Cushion
– First Official Sonic the Hedgehog LEGO Set is in the Works Thanks to Fan Design
– Ghibli Park unveils new real-life Howl’s Moving Castle!
– Japanese monks want to create new temple…in space!

Misc news:

– Politician piggybacks on Demon Slayer’s popularity by exploiting copyright loophole
– Male deer breaks into Japanese high school’s women’s bathroom
– Man leaves horrible job, gets even more shockingly horrible letter from the company
– Arrested Security Guard Hoarded Over 500 Schoolgirl Gym Uniforms
– Bento Box Body Fluid Bukkake Man Busted
– Woman Foils Robber’s Villainy With Sexual Favor

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Ron Toye IV posts about his mom on r/insaneparents

– GameStop: how Redditors played hedge funds for billions
   ∟US hedge funds lose $70 billion
   ∟Man Claims to be Robinhood Employee & Says White House Pressured Halt of Trading
   ∟GameStop Stock Price

– How many times a day do Japanese men adjust their junk? New survey investigates
– Love Hina Creator Weighs in on Cosplay Regulation Debate
– Anime Studio Signal.MD Forced to Pay Animation Director After Non-Payment
– Resident Evil Village Actor Jeanette Maus Passes Away at 39

Live-Action Anime news:

– First Shin Ultraman Feature Film Teaser Posted Online

Streaming news:

– Cells at Work! to Be 1st New TV Anime Broadcast on Chinese TV in 14 Years
– Mobile Suit Gundam Anime That Started It All Launches on Crunchyroll
– All words in Evangelion theme replaced by cat meow in official remake by original singer
– Ghibli’s Earwig and the Witch Dated for Home Video, Digital Platforms
– Demon Slayer TV Anime Helped Bring Kansai TV Back From the Red

Theater Release news:

– Japan Box Office: Demon Slayer Mugen Train Takes the No.1 Spot for 14th Time in Total
– Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Makes Over 36.5 Billion Yen in 100 Days at JP Box Office
– Japan Box Office Posts Lowest Revenue in Years Despite Demon Slayer’s Record Breaking

Series news:

Anime:
– GOBLIN SLAYER TV Anime Season 2 Announced With New Visual
– Parallel World Fantasy Series Shinka no Mi Goes Ape as a TV Anime
– NisiOisin’s Pretty Boy Detective Club Debuts Its Gorgeous PV and Cast
– Shikkakumon no Saikyokenja Light Novel Series Reincarnates as a TV Anime
– Tensei Kenja no Isekai Life Light Novel Series Tames Monsters as a TV Anime
– The Genius Prince’s Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt Light Novel to Get Anime
– TMS Entertainment Announces MEGALOBOX 2: Nomad Anime For April 2021
– Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV Announced for 2022
– I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level New Trailer and Visuals
– The Executioner and Her Way of Life TV Anime Adaptation Revealed
– Kohai Rom-Com My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me! Light Novel Gets TV Anime
– Death Note Creator’s Platinum End TV Anime Casts Main Characters
– Corporate Life is Chaos in Cute Executive Officer Opening Theme MV
– Yuji Kaku’s Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation
Manga:
– Yakunara Mug Cup Mo Gets Comicalization Based on The Anime Story
– Oreimo and Eromanga Sensei Come Together in Special Collaboration Book
– Akane Shimizu’s Medical Manga Series Cells at Work! Ends Today
– JUJUTSU KAISEN Manga Achieves 25 Million Copies Printed and Sold
– World Trigger Manga to Take Month Off Due to Author’s Sudden Illness
– Voice Actors Play an Odd Couple in “I hate the mortal sinny dragon, my sweetie.” Manga PV
– My Hero Academia Dominates the U.S. Graphic Novel Charts for 2020
– Japan’s Book Sales in 2020 Up 5% from 2019 Thanks to Demon Slayer
– Manga piracy surging by users in Japan as people are stuck at home during the pandemic
Games:
– Rebooted Tomb Raider Trilogy Receiving Netflix Anime
– Sonic the Hedgehog Voice Actor Roger Craig Smith Ends 10-Year Run

Release news:

– Memoirs of Legendary Voice Actress Megumi Hayashibara Receive US/Japanese Simulpub
– Death Note manga’s first new collected volume in 14 years announced
– Kaguya-sama: Love is War OVA Bundled With Volume 22 of Manga in May 2021
– NANA Anime to Finally Return in HD Release from Sentai Filmworks
   ∟Sentai Filmworks may have rescued Nana
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Japanese Twitter barks with laughter over dogfood ad’s bizarre choice of photo
– Domino’s pizza now comes with tapioca and dango ball stuffed crust!
– Say “Bye Bye Bacteria” with Cells at Work! Collaborative Sake
– Chill Out Three Times Faster in Your Own Char Aznable Loungewear
– Forget Godzilla vs. Kong, Mechagodzilla Pikachu is All We Need
– Let Doraemon comfort you as you drink with handcrafted Doraemon-quote glasses
– Japan’s Tenga wants to create a masturbatory aid for people to use in outer space

Misc news:

– PETA Further Pushes People to Stop Using Animal Names as Insults
– Woman disciplined after putting up partition between herself and older male coworker
– The end of the pay phone? Japanese government considering getting rid of phone boxes
– Seitai Massage Therapist Arrested After Groping Customer’s Breasts
– Policeman Suspended for Squirting Female Bystanders With Bodily Fluids
– Woman Bought Refrigerator to Preserve Dead Mother’s Corpse for a Decade
– Male Teacher Trespasses Into Women’s Bath Wearing Wig & Women’s Clothing
– Two men charged for having sex at a public bathhouse in Tokyo
– Japanese subway ad about depressed teens should probably be in a different place
– World’s most passive-aggressive restroom found in Tokyo

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– YouTube video about home-grown, home-cooked, Chinese food causes major controversy

– Japan’s legal age of adulthood dropping by 2 years, do teens understand what that means?

– Japanese Government Are Looking Into New Copyright Regulations for Cosplay

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Anniversary Crowdfunding Underway for Shogun Warriors Rarity Machine Blaster

Convention news:

– Sakura-Con 2021 Canceled Amidst Continuing COVID-19 Concerns

Live-Action Anime news:

– Mechagodzilla Spotted in the ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Trailer?

Streaming news:

– Hololive Creating a Virtual Reality Online Service to Bring VTuber Fans Together
– Distributor Unable to Simulcast Redo of Healer Anime in Germany
   ∟Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi Most Viewed Anime on AT-X
– Crunchyroll Adds Classic Digimon Adventure Anime in Europe and MENA
– Crunchyroll Adds ONIHEI TV Anime And OVA To Catalog
– Raw Egg Wreaks Lazy Havoc in Gudetama Web Anime Series
– Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, Lupin III: The First Plus More Eligible For Academy Awards

Theater Release news:

– Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Anime Film Returns to No. 1 Against Gintama: THE FINAL
– Japan Box Office: Natsume Yujin-cho New Anime Film Ranks 7th in Its Opening Weekend
– Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection Gets MX4D＆4DX Screenings from January 29
– Third GIRLS und PANZER das Finale Anime Film Arrives on March 26
– Girls Prepare to Graduate in Key Visual for Kiniro Mosaic Thank you!! Anime Film
– Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway Film Gets New Trailer, Soma Saito Joins Cast
– Detective Conan Compilation Focusing on Akai Family Gets Theatrical Run Next Month

Series news:

Anime:
– Vote on your favorite Detective Conan opening or ending as franchise hits 1,000 episodes
– Girls’ Frontline Mobile Game to Fire Away in New TV Anime This Year
– Fighting Game-themed Manga Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games Gets Anime
– Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru. Gets Mysterious and Romantic as a TV Anime
– Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– Award-Winning Manga Blue Period Gets TV Anime in 2021
– TV Anime Banished from the Heroes’ Party Reveals Teaser Visual, Main VAs & Staff
– Nana Mizuki Reprises Her Role as Tamao Tamamura in Shaman King Reboot TV Anime
– How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Season 2 TV Anime Debuts Lewd Co-Sleeping Visual
– Magical Boys Are Fabulous in Fairy Ranmaru TV Anime Trailer
– The Seven Deadly Sins Gets Original Sequel Film Written by Suzuki in Summer 2021
Manga:
– My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, and Junji Ito Make New York Times Top 10 for January
– After 24 Years, Yukiru Sugisaki’s D.N.Angel Manga Series Ends
– Assassination Classroom Manga Creator Yusei Matsui Debuts New Series Next Week
– Watch as Shueisha Counts All the ‘Oi’s’ From the Gintama Manga
– Redo of Healer Author: English Light Novel Was ‘Refused’ By An Overseas Publisher
Games:
– Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception and Mask of Truth No Longer on PlayStation Store
– Capcom Development Division 1 Rumored to Be Taking Over Resident Evil 4 Remake
– Character Designer Behind Star Fox, Tingle, and More Leaves Nintendo After 32 Years
– Princess Connect! Re: Dive Translation Swaps “Onii-chan” for “Mr. Nice Guy”

Release news:

– Yen Press Announces New Slate of Light Novel and Manga Licenses
– Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou BD/DVD Art Unspeakably Moe
– Sentai Filmworks may have rescued Nana
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Sealed First Edition Pokémon Booster Box Sells for Record-Breaking $408,000
– Capcom vs. Osamu Tezuka Characters Art Book Launches This April
– Giant PROMISED NEVERLAND Plush Lets You Give Emma the Hug She Deserves
– With Evangelion movie delayed, it’s time to make your own papercraft Eva fight scene
– Really into Evangelion? Then you’ll want an entry plug huggy pillow and necklace
– Digivice Rings Are Destined to Delight Digimon Adventure: Fans

Misc news:

– Not-guilty verdict for man in women’s restroom, had to go so bad it clouded his judgement
– Loaded gun found in convenience store restroom in Japan, cop’s on-duty poop to blame
– Trio of thieves break into Japanese glasses store, foiled by old-timey cash register
– 120-year-old condom found in Japan
– Uncontrollably Amorous Thief Pilfers 150 Pairs of Pantsu
– Doctors Relieve China Man of Anally-Inserted 24cm Sake Bottle

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
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– Coronavirus News
∟Over 4,800 Boxes of Ice Cream in China Found to Be “Coronavirus” Flavor
∟Persona 5 Strikers Western Dub Was Delayed Due to COVID-19
∟Space Battleship Yamato Compilation Delayed due to State of Emergency Declaration
∟Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Movie’s Midnight Screenings Cancelled Due to Coronavirus
∟Evangelion can (not) get released – Final Rebuild film gets delayed again
∟Tokyo’s latest plan to boost birth rate: Pay people 100,000 yen per baby they give birth to
∟Fukuoka town erects 7-meter gorilla scarecrow as symbol of strength against COVID-19

– KyoAni Studio 1 Arson Sources
∟CrunchyRoll
∟Japanese Junior High Student Wins Silver at IEYI for Inventing Detachable Metal Bars

– Elon Musk Tweets Idolmaster Meme, Bandai Namco Stonks Rise

– Shueisha Copyright Takedown Hoax Allegedly Caused by Obsessed Stalker
∟Shueisha Denies Involvement in Recent Twitter Copyright Takedowns

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Ghost of Tsushima Fans Push Restoration of Ancient Shrine Gate Far Beyond Goal

Convention news:

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Live-Action Anime news:

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Streaming news:

– Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan JoJo’s Spin Off Anime Pens in February 18 Start
– HIDIVE to Allegedly Stream Redo of Healer ‘Complete Recovery’ Uncensored Version
– Cells at Work! Code Black Episodes Three and Four to Air Together as One Hour Special
– Promare and Other Anime Movies Added to HBO Max
– The Second Season of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Will Premiere This July
– FEATURE: Explore 2020’s Most Popular Anime on Crunchyroll Around the World!
– NHK announces “substantial” fee reduction, Japanese Internet reacts with jeering

Theater Release news:

– Evangelion: 3.333 Film Begins IMAX Screenings One Day Later Than Scheduled
– Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Anime Film Steamrolls Past 35 Billion Yen at Japan Box Office
∟Gintama: THE FINAL Takes 1st Place in Box Office, Topples Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
∟Hentai Kamen Creator “Piggybacks” Off Demon Slayer’s Success with an Illustration
– Toho Revises Earnings Forecast Upward Significantly Due to Demon Slayer’s Huge Success
– Violet Evergarden: The Movie Brings Home Over 2.1 Billion Yen at Japanese Box Office
– Earwig and The Witch Premieres in the West February 3
– Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Film to Debut Dub Alongside Subbed Version in U.S. Theaters
– Knights of Sidonia: Ai Tsumugu Hoshi Trailer Depicts Fierce Battle for Survival of Humans

Series news:

Anime:
– Bleach Creator Tite Kubo to Open ‘Klub Outside’ Fan Club With Exclusive Illustrations
∟Production Sketches of Bleach Previewed Ahead of Tite Kubo’s Klub Outside Opening
– Tanjiro VA Leads Original TV Anime Odd Taxi from Pokémon Studio OLM
– Assault Lily Project to Get Shaft-produced Mini Anime in Summer 2021
– More Girls Join the Soccer Club in Farewell, My Dear Cramer TV Anime
– Girl-Meets-Motorcycle TV Anime Super Cub Set to Premiere in April 2021
– Old and New Voices Bring Tao and Li to Life in the Shaman King Reboot TV Anime
– Madness and Mayhem Run Wild in High-Rise Invasion Anime Trailer
– Shinsengumi Kitchen Diary Promises Tasty Time Travel Adventures
– Yashahime Anime Accused of Promoting Child Grooming
Manga:
– Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga Outsells Entire US Comics Market Significantly
– DAYS Soccer Manga Series Scores Its Final Chapter Next Week
– Japanese Fans Rank the Manga Series They Want to See End Before They Do
Games:
– THE PROMISED NEVERLAND Has a Game App in the Works
– New Pokémon Snap Whips Out the Camera on April 30, 2021
– CD Projekt RED Faces Huge Financial Fine If They Fail to Fix Cyberpunk 2077
– New Dungeons & Dragons Book Will Be “Wheelchair Accessible”
∟EVERYONE CAN BE A HERO!

Release news:

– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Demon Slayer Helps Japan Post Sell Record Number of New Year’s Cards
– Demon Slayer Stars Protect Your Drinks as New Cup Clinger Figures
– Fire Up Your Demon Slayer Technique with Rengoku’s Replica Nichirin Sword
– It’s a trap (Japanese capsule toy)!
– Fall Asleep With These New Chika and Miko KAGUYA-SAMA Dakimakura
– Check out the Flashy Toy Re-Release of Kaneda’s Bike from Akira
– Lego’s Botanical Collection opens up a world of permanent petal play for stressed adults
– Spanish leather designer Loewe releases limited edition My Neighbor Totoro collection
– Save those coins – Extra-expensive capsule machine toys are on their way in Japan
– Foo Fighters unveil an exclusive new Japanese sake
– Try The Taste of “Harem Water” from The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter
– English mistake on new Japanese beer leads to suspension of sales before its release
∟Sapporo decides to sell new Japanese beer with English mistake on label
– 7-Eleven Japan to double the shelf life of their onigiri rice balls
∟7-Eleven under fire in Japan for mysterious holes in their onigiri rice balls
∟7-Eleven Japan’s “Paper Tiger” sandwich sparks controversy over deceptive packaging
∟7-Eleven Japan’s banana milk sparks controversy over deceptive packaging
∟Deceptive strawberry milk package angers 7-Eleven customers following banana scandal
– “The hell with sound judgement” says Red Bull ad, but Japanese people don’t seem to agree
– Genital manju sweets, with a dash of “pubic hair”, raise eyebrows in Japan
– We attach chemical butt-warmers to our crotches but really should know better

Misc news:

– What will 2021 mean for Valentine’s Day in Japan? Survey asks teens their chocolate plans
– China Develops Helmets for Soldiers With Self-Destruct Button: Report
∟China Menaced by Exploding Watermelons
∟China Menaced by Exploding Down Jackets
∟China Menaced by Exploding Monitor
∟China Menaced by Exploding Toilet
∟China Menaced by Exploding Coins
∟China Menaced by Exploding China
– Thief Stole Toilet Bowls from New Building Residences
∟Serial toilet thief captured by police in Japan
– Man confuses plastic food samples for real thing then gets arrested for trying to steal cash
– Canadian Woman Fined for Walking Husband on Leash to Dodge Curfew
– Two High School Girls Arrested for Forced Middle School Girl Naked Submission
– Hacker Hijacks Electronic Chastity Cage: “Your C*** Is Mine Now”

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– KyoAni Studio 1 Arson Sources
∟Kyoto Animation arsonist says which scene he feels copied his work and incited attack

– Shueisha Copyright Strikes Include Fanart and Employees
∟DMCA Notices Issued to Twitter Users Over Dragon Ball & Other Series’ Content
– Evangelion Creators Enter Damage Control Mode Following Blow Back to Guidelines

– Anime and Video Game Voice Actor Brad Venable Passes Away at 43

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– GENKI: ShadowCast for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5

Convention news:

– Wonder Festival 2021 Winter Canceled After New State of Emergency Declaration

Live-Action Anime news:

– Kaguya-sama Live-Action Film Sequel Coming on August 20, 2021!
– Universal Acquires ‘Vexille’ with Evan Spiliotopoulos Adapting

Streaming news:

– RetroCrush to Add Entire City Hunter Anime Franchise and More
– GKIDS Announces English Dub for Night Is Short, Walk On Girl, HBO Max Premiere
– Armor Shop for Ladies & Gentlemen Season 1 is Now Live on Crunchyroll
∟Armor Shop for Ladies & Gentlemen II Premieres on Crunchyroll Today!
– 16 years’ worth of One Piece now free-to-read online to celebrate series 1,000th chapter

Theater Release news:

– Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Becomes the Most Attended Film of All Time in Japan
– Evangelion: 3.333 You Can (Not) Redo’s IMAX Screenings Temporarily Suspended
– Mother and Daughter Novel Gyoko no Nikuko-chan to Get Anime Film in ‘Early Summer’
– Ghibli’s Earwig and the Witch Lines Up Theatrical and Streaming Dates
– Legendary basketball anime Slam Dunk is getting a brand-new movie
– Saitama city decides to build first new cinema complex in almost 30 years

Series news:

Anime:
– Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai! Creator Despised Further Due to Controversial Retweet
– Makoto Shinkai Discusses How He Got Pretty Cure in Weathering with You
– Another Rom-Com Manga Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– Magi Author’s Battle Fantasy Manga Orient to Get TV Anime Adaptation
– Dinosaur Biyori TV Anime Promises Everyday Jurassic Fun
Manga:
– ORICON: Demon Slayer 1st Manga Series to Have Three 5 Million Selling Volumes in Japan
– My Hero Academia Manga Reaches A Milestone of 30 Million Copies
– Publisher Sekai Project Drops English Release of GATE Manga
– Yotsuba&! Manga’s Next 15th Volume Set to be Released on February 27, 2021
– Ending date for Attack on Titan announced, and it’s startlingly soon
∟Attack on Titan Manga to Finish in April 2021 with 4 More Chapters
– Manga Translator Arrested for Alleged Child Pornography Possession, Distribution
Games:
– Sony Discontinues PlayStation 4 Pro in Japan, Only PS4 Slim in-Production
– PlayStation “in Decline in Japan”, Censorship Claimed as One Possible Factor
– Nintendo Acquires Canadian Studio Behind Luigi’s Mansion 3 and More
– Top Hat Studios Provides Evidence of Death Theats & Harassment
– Capcom Video Policy Forbids Content That is “Sexist, Prejudicial to Sexual Orientation”
– GTA V Voice Mods That Add Characters Like DBZ’s Cell Gain New Popularity

Release news:

– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Japanese Police Put Pokémon Card Fraudster on Ice
– Koei Tecmo Files Charges Against Creator and Seller of Bootleg Dead or Alive DVD
∟Koei Tecmo Taking Action Against Seller of DVD With Nude Mod Footage of DOAXVV
– Relive an iconic scene from Weathering with You with Japan’s rentable Hina umbrellas
– Wear Your Favorite Evangelion Scene on This Rain-Proof Gear
– You can turn half your arm into Eva Unit-01 with the crazy Evangelion drink holder
– AliExpress sets new standard for “creepy cute” with Pikacentipede plushie
– Pokémon “you’ll absolutely want to get licked by” plushie is here to make nap time freaky
– 7-Eleven Japan to double the shelf life of their onigiri rice balls
– What’s inside the lucky bag from Akihabara’s largest adult toy shop?

Misc news:

– Kyoto’s Kamogawa River turned blood-red, and no one knows why
∟The third impact has arrived
– Sex Offender Spent Hours Ogling Child Porn at AT&T Store
– Bricklayer Cheated on Wife by Using a Secret Tunnel He Built

– A Bitter Vaccine History Means Hurdles for Japan’s Covid Fight
∟Major Japan CEOs getting under-the-table immunizations with unapproved vaccine