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:

–

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
This has been a very difficult and painful decision, but ...As of yesterday, February 1 2021, all development on the "Collector" software for macOS has been discontinued. Also, the subscriptions for the Mac editions are not available in our shop anymore, not for new users, not for renewals.
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:

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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

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