Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Vic Mignogna Lawsuits Tossed Out, Cancel Culture Reigns
   ∟Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Under the TCPA
   ∟Toei Wishes Monica Rial a Happy Birthday
   ∟Former Dragon Con Owner, Edward Kramer, Charged For Possessing Child Porn

– KyoAni Studio 1 Arson Sources
   ∟Sora News 24
      ∟KyoAni will use none of its arson donations for business recovery, all of it for victims
   ∟CrunchyRoll
      ∟Osaka MP, Shunichi Isa, Discusses How The KyoAni Donations Are Going To Be Used
   ∟Another Victim Dies in the Hospital

“Kyoto Animation will not be applying any of the money it received from donors around the world for business recovery, but will be using all of it for the bereaved, the injured, and their families.

The company itself will not retain any of the financial support, including funds coming from government institutions, and will move forward under its own power.”

Apparently the victims in the hospital weren't all out of the woods yet as another one has reportedly died.

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– IMPSTORY – Book One
– Gunsmith Cats Update
– Megazone 23 Update
– Yutaka Yamamoto is Crowdfunding Anime Film Inspired by Kyoto Animation Arson

Convention news:

– Frame Arms Girl Anime Film Makes U.S. Debut at Anime Fest @ NYCC

Live-Action Anime news:

– Miyazaki has turned down multiple Hollywood offers to make live-action Nausicaa movie

Streaming news:

– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind is coming to #Toonami on October 26th!
– Anime Leaves Prime Time Television in Japan

Theater Release news:

– Lupin III Movie a Never-Ending Thrill Ride
– GUNDAM 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: CHARS COUNTERATTACK
– Ojamajo Doremi Magical Girl Anime’s 20th Anniversary Film Slated for Early Next Summer

Series news:

Anime:
– New Data Shows Roughly 1/3 of All Anime Studios Were in Financial Trouble During 2018
– Not just Ash – New Pokémon anime reveals it will have two protagonists
Manga:
– Detective Conan Manga Gets a New Police Academy Spinoff
– Record of Lodoss War: The Pledged Diadem Novel Gets Manga Adaption
– Belldandy Tries Out For a Black Company in Bizarre Manga Cross-Over
– Naruto author reveals what characters’ names would’ve been if editor didn’t intervene
Games:
– 100 Million PlayStation 4 Consoles Sold
– Sony Removes “For PlayStation Only” From Death Stranding Page
– Link’s Awakening Remake Swaps Mermaid Top for Necklace
– Mario & Luigi RPG Developer Goes Bankrupt
   ∟Mario & Luigi Series Developer AlphaDream Files for Bankruptcy

Release news:

– Sentai Filmworks Summons Up ASSASSINS PRIDE TV Anime
– Funimation to Release New Yu Yu Hakusho OVA With Subtitles, English Dub
– FLCL Blu-Ray
– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Live-Action Blu-Ray
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Gucci Lupin?
– Michael B. Jordan Reveals Rasengan Jacket from His New Clothing Line
   ∟Michael B. Jordan’s Naruto Coach Line Goes Live for Deep Pockets
– Raunchy Ryoubi Mouse Pads Come in Flat & Busty Varieties
– Protect Yourself with Sailor Moon Condoms in Fukuoka and Hiroshima
– McDonald’s Japan unveils new Oreo and matcha green tea frappe
– Help your kitty reach enlightenment with new Buddhist statue-style “halo scratcher”
– SpiceSeed Fist of the North Star Figure Is Ready for Action
– New Figure Recreates the Gentle Ohmu of Nausicaä
– Crunchyroll Announces Expansive Gundam Licensing Partnership with SUNRISE & SOTSU
– Snickers Discovers the Secret of the Titans from Attack on Titan in New Campaign
– Airport accommodation: New hostel opens in a converted Japanese elementary school
– Chance to feel a shark’s nards and more at Sunshine Aquarium’s “Lots of Sex” Exhibit

Misc news:

– Supermarket throws away bench because of sales tax hike, angers many
– Naomi Osaka hits back at Japanese comedians’ “too sunburned” comment
– Vankers: “Abe = Hitler”
– Former NGT48 Idol’s Agents Sue Assailants for ¥30 Million
– God of Manga Osamu Tezuka to return to work with “new manga” produced by AI
– Captured Tokyo panty thief denies having any interest in bras
– Officer arrested for repeatedly clogging women’s toilets, watching them get upset about it
– Chinese Populace Must Submit to Facial Recognition for Internet Access
– Research Paper: “Sex Robots Should Be Able to Consent!”

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟Chupp has ordered the parties into mediation
∟Evan Stone gets Vegeta’s help in his judiciary bid

– KyoAni Studio 1 Arson Sources
∟Sora News 24
∟All hospitalized Kyoto Animation arson victims’ lives are no longer in danger, doctors say
∟Anime News Network
∟Violet Evergarden Gaiden Anime Gets Screenings Beyond 4 Weeks
∟34 Injured Kyoto Animation Victims No Longer in Life-Threatening Condition
∟Sankaku Complex
∟All 34 Remaining KyoAni Arson Victims Expected to Survive
∟CrunchyRoll
∟34 Injured Kyoto Animation Staff Members Are on the Road to Recovery

Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll has been extended again beyond 4 weeks now. 4th week theatergoers will receive a small shikishi and theatergoers in the 5th week will receive short stories previously offered during the 1st-3rd weeks.

The rest of the hospitalized victims are no longer in "life-threatening" condition, though many are still in intensive care.

The arsonist is likely to stay hospitalized for several more months.

– Disney whistleblower told SEC the company inflated revenue for years
∟Former Attorney General Launches Investigation into Disney Accounting Fraud
∟Tweets from Disney Employees

– Behold the First Documented Naruto Run of Alienstock

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–

Convention news:

– “Imamah of Dagestan” Leader Convicted of Inciting Anti-Otaku Terrorism

Live-Action Anime news:

– Root Letter Visual Novel’s Hollywood Live-Action Film Gets Its Lead
– Koichi Yamadera Voices Ryo Saeba in French Live-Action City Hunter Film’s Japanese Dub
– Meet Boxing Manga Hajime no Ippo’s Stage Play Main Cast in Key Visual and CM

Streaming news:

– Crunchyroll Adds Sorcerer Hunters and More to Anime Catalog
– Crunchyroll Adds Dai-Guard and Demon Lord Dante to Anime Catalog

Theater Release news:

– Anime Film Promare Gets Fired Up With 4DX Screenings in Japan
– 60,000-Limited Advance Tickets for My Hero Academia Heroes: Rising Go on Sale
– Kitties Conquer the Cinema in Meow Meow Japanese History: The Movie

Series news:

Anime:
– After 22 years, Ash Ketchum has Finally Become a Regional Pokémon Anime Champion
– Fashion Dreams Come True in Smile at the Runway TV Anime
– Feminist Fire Force Article Doesn’t Even Know the Characters’ Names
– Plans Are Underway to Replicate Steins;Gate’s Amadeus AI
Manga:
– Shaman King’s 20th Anniversary Continues with Tokyo Art Exhibit
– “All Rumic Anime Mega-Poll” for Rumiko Takahashi Anime, Characters, Episodes & Songs
– Ghost in The Shell New Manga “The Human Algorithm” Launched on Comic DAYS App
– 4 Japanese Publishers Sue ‘Mangamura Successor’ Sites in the U.S.
Games:
– British Parliament: “Loot Boxes Are Gambling After All!”
– Final Fantasy VII Remake Will Have a Turn-Based Mode
– New Pokémon Sirfetch’d finally gives original-gen species an evolution after 23-year wait
– Atelier Ryza Accidentally Exposes Pantsu at Tokyo Game Show
– Man Jailed for “Death by Swatting” After Call of Duty Fight

Release news:

– Friends cafe set to open in Tokyo for a limited time!
– Discotek Info
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Piranha Ramen arrives in Tokyo, and we try the intimidating noodle innovation
– Cuteness goes beyond death in Japan with super-cute memorial urns
– Poop Kanji-Drill toilet paper is the best way to accomplish your Japanese studying doo-ties
– Kagawa Prefecture Installing Slowpoke Manhole Covers
– “Bully insurance” now on the rise, with many more practical uses than just insuring bullying
– Costco opened its first store in China, and things immediately got crazy
– Nintendo World will have a Yoshi-Themed Ride and wristbands that connect to the Switch

Misc news:

– Firefighters Dodge Potential Bukkake in Breeding Facility Fire
– Another Death Note Drops Down Into a Middle School
– UN Still Trying to Label Loli as Child Pornography
– 45-Year-Old Fined $1,120 for Importing Child-Like Doll
∟South Australia Bans Child-Like Sex Dolls “Stop Making Them Japan!”

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟TCPA Hearing Transcript

– 7 Victims of Kyoto Animation Fire Still in Hospital

– Voice Actor Robert Axelrod Passes Away

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Megazone 23 Omega Edition
– That Pool Diorama/那個泳池「あのプール 」微縮場景模型

Convention news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

– Hell Girl Live-Action Film Releases New Poster & Trailer Filled with Dark Grudge

Streaming news:

– Toonami Premieres One-Punch Man Season 2 on October 12
– Toonami Premieres Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime on October 12
– Kizuna AI and 7 Japanese Virtual YouTubers to Join Saturn Awards in Hollywood
– Find Your Favorite Anime Moments with Bandai Channel’s Dialogue Search
– Weathering With You, Children of the Sea, Ride Your Wave to Premiere at L.A. Film Fest

Theater Release news:

– Funimation to Screen One Piece Stampede Film in U.S., Canada This Fall
– Human Lost Film Reveals 11/29 Release Date in Japan, Main Visual by Character Designer
– Weathering With You Finally Becomes Top-Grossing Film of This Year in Japan
– KONOSUBA Film Fourth Week Theatergoers to Get “Explosion Light”
– Texas Smash Your Quirky Hero With the My Hero Academia Heroes: Rising Campaign

Series news:

Anime:
– Polygon Pictures Announces PPixel Non-Photorealistic Rendering Software
– Shin Sakura Taisen Anime Announced
– Twitter Upset Over Kimetsu no Yaiba’s “Nazi” Earrings
∟Korea Demands Ban on Japanese Sun Flag: “It’s Like a Swastika!”
Manga:
– SKE48 Idol Akari Suda Gets Baki-Style Make Over
– New Book Series Will Chronicle All the Puella Magi of Magia Record
Games:
– Colonel Sanders is a Real Snack in Finger Lickin’ Dating Sim
∟The Colonel Sanders Dating Sim Is Real—And Free
– Gamer turns Pokémon into a dating simulator, has one complaint about his mega-harem
– Grisaia Succumbs to Gacha With Grisaia: Chronos Rebellion
– Taimanin Asagi Banned From Steam for Young-Looking Characters
– New Guilty Gear Gameplay Animation Astonishes
– Next Death Stranding Trailer Will Last Almost an Hour
– New Resident Evil Teased as Team-Based Survival Game
– Fire Emblem: Three Houses Update Alters Dialogue
– Final Fantasy VII Cover Art Recreated for Remake
– Don Corneo & the Turks Strut Their Stuff in New FF7R Trailer
– 25-Year-Old Beheads Father: “He Told Me to Stop Playing PUBG!”

Release news:

– Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Action-RPG Launches on January 17
– One-Punch Man 2nd Season DVD/Blu-ray 1st Volume Bonus Episode
– Naruto: The Complete Series & Movies
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Anchor Your Butts to These One Piece Gaming Chairs
– Super Cute DanMachi Hestia Sofa Cushion for Your Healing Time
– Keep your 2-D crush with you always with their special, AI-generated fragrance
– Hokuto no Ken Manhole Covers Have Abs of Steel
– Pop Team Epic Sex Toy Gives the Finger in More Ways Than One
– 50-Year-Old Arrested for Selling Nude Love Live! Dakimakura

Misc news:

– Lupin III fan arrested for robbing Tokyo convenience store with Walther P38
– Tokyo clerk arrested for memorizing over 1,300 customers’ credit card info, using it online
– YouTuber Reported to Police for Comparing Soccer Club President to Nobita
– Seiji Kishi and Yabako Sandrovich See How Many Kilograms of Dumbbell They Can Lift
– Woman Escapes Prison for Raping Elementary Schooler: “They Were in Love!”
– Australian House Committee Considering Porn Age Verification

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Sharon Grigsby going to September 6th hearing
   ∟T. Greg Doucette doesn’t care one bit about the truth
      ∟Rebuttal
         ∟Video Source
   ∟Lynzee Loveridge’s Meltdown

– KyoAni Studio 1 Arson Sources
   ∟Sora News 24
      ∟KyoAni arsonist sent more than one novel to company as part of annual writing contest
      ∟KyoAni victims’ names may be disclosed without families’ agreement, investigator says
   ∟Anime News Network
      ∟Sankei: Japan to Provide Tax Breaks for Kyoto Animation Donations
   ∟Sankaku Complex
      ∟Kyoto Animation Exhibition Displays 70 Surviving Art Pieces
      ∟Japanese Media Demands List of KyoAni Victims
   ∟CrunchyRoll
      ∟Kyoto Animation Takes Down Memorial Erected in Front of Studio 1
      ∟Japanese Government Offers Tax Relief for Kyoto Animation Donations

Japanese news outlets are pressuring the police to release the names of the rest of the victims.

KyoAni has dismantled the memorial in front of Studio 1.

The Japanese Government will now be treating the donations to Kyoto Animation as “disaster relief” rather than revenue and so they are offering a tax break to both the donators and the studio.

The arsonist had submitted several novels to KyoAni's contests.

– A Disney whistleblower is accusing the company of overstating its revenue by billions

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Megazone 23 Omega Edition
– Anime Related: The Series Blu-Ray
– Crowdfunding Campaign Launches for Digimon Memorial Miniseries

Convention news:

– Crunchyroll Expo Hosts U.S. Premiere of Keiichi Hara’s The Wonderland Anime Film
– Crunchyroll Expo 2019 to Host Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!

Live-Action Anime news:

– Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop Series Casts Elena Satine as Julia
– Netflix Resident Evil Movie Will “Get Back to the Roots of the Game”
– Hell Girl Live-Action Film Reveals More Cast Visuals in Costume

Streaming news:

– Netflix Adds Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato Film on September 13
– KONOSUBA Film Showings Offer Shirts, Mugs, and Your Own Chomusuke

Theater Release news:

– Weathering With You Crosses 10 Billion Yen Mark in 34 Days
– KONOSUBA Film Showings Offer Shirts, Mugs, and Your Own Chomusuke

Series news:

Anime:
– Studio Khara Will Now Be Using Blender
– Three More Cast Members Run Wild in African Office Worker TV Anime
– New Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan OVA Episodes To Be Released In December
– Brace Yourself for Real-World Renderings of Sazae-san
Manga:
– Berserk Creator Begins a New Legend with Duranki
– The Rising of the Shield Hero Gets Fired Up in Cooking Manga Spinoff
Games:
– Cinderella Nine Mobile Game Membership Quadruples Thanks to Anime
– Monster Rancher, the original one, is coming to Nintendo Switch
   ∟Monster Rancher will use custom CD database to create monsters
– Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Launches on September 3
– PlayStation 5 Prototype Design Allegedly Leaked
– Evangelion’s Bizarre Handheld Pet Simulator You Never Knew About

Release news:

– Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection DVD/Blu-ray Release Date Set for December 5
– Sunrise’s Vitage Super Robot Anime Daitarn 3 Gets Its First Blu-ray Box
– Yu Yu Hakusho Steelbook
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– The Password Is “Mokkori” at Upcoming City Hunter Event
– Follow the Foosteps of Passione on Official JoJo’s Italy Tour
– Classic Robot Anime Brave Raideen Returns as 65 cm-Tall Soft Vinyl Figure
– Swedish Robotics Company Teams up with Bandai to Build Anime Girl
– Piranha Ramen is now a thing, and it’s coming to Japan for a limited time

Misc news:

– Strip club guidance booth raid in Japan ends with police seizing 440 pounds of raw fish
– Old Japanese photos show the awesome skill of soba delivery workers in the Showa era
– Miniature Japanese ryokan room captivates all our hearts with its teeny tiny perfection
– Man arrested for spraying Japan’s public broadcasting fee collector with fire extinguisher
– Devilman and Hellboy Team Up to Promote Hellboy Reboot Film
– Nintendo and Game Freak Try to Catch the Pokémon Type Trademarks in Japan
– Shanghai Police Seize US$42 Million in Counterfeit Figures
– Man Arrested for Child Porn Was Also Viewing Loli Material
– “Cute” Female Shotacon on Trial for Raping 12-Year-Old She Met In Game

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– KyoAni Studio 1 Arson Sources
∟Sora News 24
∟New arrest warrant issued for Kyoto Animation arson suspect
∟Mental illness issues could make death penalty impossible for Kyoto Animation arsonist
∟Kyoto Animation suspends Kyoto Animation Awards in aftermath of deadly arson attack
∟Anime News Network
∟Kyoto Animation Exhibition Displays Art That Avoided Deadly Fire
∟Sankaku Complex
∟Visual Novel Developer Key Donates $94,000 to Kyoto Animation
∟KyoAni Arsonist “May Be Exempt From Death Penalty”
∟CrunchyRoll
∟Kyoto Animation Discusses Future of KyoAni and Do Fan Days 2019 Anime Event

The arsonist's arrest warrant has been updated to include 35 counts of murder, 35 counts of attempted murder, arson of an inhabited structure, as well as a number of other criminal offenses.

However, people are debating whether the arsonist will be spared the death penalty due to mental illness.

This year's Kyoto Animation novel-writing contest is being suspended indefinitely.

Likewise, this year's Enjoy! The World Of KyoAni And Do event is looking like it will likely be canceled as well.

It turns out that lots of animation materials were housed in a location separate from Studio 1 and are being displayed in an exhibit. The exhibition was planned prior to the arson attack but the materials were sent afterward.

– Bomb Threat Sent to Bandai Namco

– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟HanLeia’s Tweet that shared
∟the post that kicked off the whole thing
∟is actually about Illich Guardiola?
∟Who is a pedo
∟that Monica dated
∟An extra Vic story for you

– Anime Hour Episode 6: Piles of Anime Crap with TheAnimeCollector
– Youtube Blacklist Censors Content Containing Certain Keywords

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Megazone 23 Omega Edition
– Anime Related: The Series Blu-Ray

Convention news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

– Meet The Cast of Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku Live-Action Film in Teaser Trailer
– There’s a Takeshi’s Challenge Play on the Way and We’re Scared
– Parasite’s Trailer Manages To Be Captivating And Intriguing Without Spoiling A Thing
– French Live-Action City Hunter Film to be Released in Japan in November 2019
– Neil Gaiman Comments on His Role in Princess Mononoke’s English Adaptation
∟How Tarantino Got Neil Gaiman to Write Princess Mononoke’s Dub

Streaming news:

– Lupin III Documentary Will Air on August 20 in Japan
∟Upcoming Documentary Chronicles the Rise of Lupin the 3rd
– Toonami Premieres Dr. Stone Anime on August 24
– Kengan Ashura Anime’s 2nd Part Debuts on Netflix on October 31
– Enen no Shouboutai’s Sexiness Censored on Toonami

Theater Release news:

– Kyoto Animation releases beautiful trailer for first major anime project since arson attack
– Trigger’s Promare Anime Film Surpasses ¥1 Billion in Earnings

Series news:

Anime:
– Studio Khara Switches to Free 3D Software Blender for Future Productions
– Gorilla Gal and Lion Gal Join the Pack in African Office Worker TV Anime
– Shinjuku Station Dirtied up for Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine
∟Cool advertisement for baseball mobile game in Shinjuku Station drawn using actual mud
Manga:
–
Games:
– Amazing Super Mario Maker 2 player creates level that’s also a brilliant 3-D maze
– Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Hero Terrorizing Community With One-Hit Kills
– Ciconia no Naku Koro ni Launching October 4th
– Pantsu Hunter: Back To The 90’s Heads To Switch, Ps4, Ps Vita On August 28th

Release news:

– Blood Blockade Battlefront And Battlefront & Beyond Blu-Ray
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Strange blanket promises good night’s sleep with the help of tentacle-like noodles
– Take It Easy with Pokémon’s Slowpoke Computer Cushion
– Peeing Shiba Inu figures are Japan’s latest quirky, maybe-cute capsule toy offerings
– Swords of famous samurai reborn as kitchen knives from number-one katana town
– Japanese Robotic Tail a Furry’s Wet Dream

Misc news:

– 40% of French Adults Watch Anime
– Complete 1999 Pokémon Card Set Pulls in Over $100,000 at Auction
– Japanese senior citizen beats up adult son after he finds out he got tattoos
– Twitter in roaring dispute over father who refuses to meet daughter’s tattooed boyfriend
– New anime AI program animates your art for you when you add a voice clip