Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– Tenga
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store

– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟There was a hearing on November 1st to discuss Vic’s fees
      ∟Pseudo Transcript

– Christopher Sabat Marriage Info
   ∟His IMDB shows the divorce as well
   ∟It appears Chris Sabat initiated the divorce

– Western Voice Actors Cry Racism After Viz Media Recasts Anairis Quiñones, Brings Back Wendee Lee As Yoruichi For ‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War’
   ∟‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War’ Yoruichi Casting Snafu Exposes Identity Politics’ Chokehold On The Western Entertainment Industry As Aspiring Voice Actors Rush To Defend Race-Based Casting

– Rumor: “Nuclear Bomb” Full Of Emails And Notes Detailing Kathleen Kennedy And Lucasfilm Story Group’s “Disgusting” Behavior To Be Released
– Report: HBO And Max Executives Created Army Of Troll Accounts To Target Critics Of Their Movies And Television Shows, Weaponized Identity Politics
   ∟HBO And MAX CEO Casey Bloys Admits And Apologizes For Using Troll Army To Target Critics
   ∟Gina Carano Responds To Reports Of HBO’s Troll Army: “How Many Lives Were Ruined Because Of Twitter Bots Cancelling Them?”
      ∟I Hate the Antichrist

– Kyoto Animation Arsonist: ‘If Only Even Five People Read My Novels…’

– Pickups

– Japanese Government Takes Action Against Malicious Host Clubs
– Kabukicho Host Stabbed by Woman Who Spent 18 Million Yen in 6 Months

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Masaaki Ninomiya’s Gannibal Horror Manga Series in English!
– Macross Kickstarter Updates
   ∟Apparently it will not feature non-English tracks
      ∟Confirmed
– Crowdfunding Campaign for Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Visual Novel’s New Edition Launches
   ∟Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Censored in English ‘All-Ages’ Version
   ∟Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Endings

Convention news:

– ‘Final Fantasy XIV’ Theme Song Vocalist Susan Calloway Removed From KupoCon Guest List Over Her Liking Of Conservative Tweets

Live-Action Anime news:

– France is getting a live-action Cat’s Eye
– Hollywood Initial D Movie in the Works Directed by Fast & Furious Star
   ∟Fast & Furious Actor Sung Kang Is ‘Trying’ to Direct Initial D Film
– Nintendo Officially Announces Live-Action Legend of Zelda Movie
   ∟Nintendo announces live-action Hollywood Zelda movie, co-financed by Sony
   ∟Nintendo Officially Teams With Avi Arad For Live-Action ‘The Legend Of Zelda’ Film, ‘The Rise Of Skywalker’ Screenwriter Set To Pen Script
– Netflix Drops First Fully-Costumed Look At Upcoming Live-Action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Adaptation
   ∟Netflix Breaks The Ice, Unveils First Trailer For Live-Action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Series
   ∟Genocide is one thing, but banning gay marriage is Super Hitler status
– Netflix’s Yu Yu Hakusho Live-Action Teaser Trailer Reveals More Cast
– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Stage Play Heads Deeper Into the Entertainment District Arc With New Character Visuals
– Lupin the Third Kabuki Play Reveals New Art and Story Details

Streaming news:

– ‘Dragon Ball Daima’ Release Window, Estimated Episode Count Seemingly Revealed By Toei Latin America Licensing Director
– Crunchyroll Ends Digital Manga App on Mobile, Web on December 11

Theater Release news:

– The Strike Is Over! SAG-AFTRA & Studios Reach Tentative Deal On New Three-Year Contract
– Huge brawl erupts at the end of an early screening of Five Nights at Freddy’s

Series news:

Anime:
– A John Wick Anime Is In Development
– Terminator: The Anime Series Teaser Promises a Dark Future
– Tales of Wedding Rings Streams on Crunchyroll in January 2024
– The New Gate TV Anime Adaptation Announced for 2024
– Undead Unluck TV Anime Adds Five Additional Cast Members
– The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess TV Anime Converts Cast for Flöte Mascarail
– Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian TV Anime Premieres in April 2024
– A Condition Called Love TV Anime Reveals Main Cast and Staff, Premiere Date
– Kaiju No. 8 TV Anime Reveals New Character Visual
– Vampire Dormitory Manga Takes a Bite Out of 2024 TV Anime Adaptation
– Occult Incidents Abound in Mysterious Disappearances TV Anime New Trailer
– Diabolic Torments Await in `Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess TV Anime Trailer
– Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans Urðr Hunt Gets Standalone Anime Release
– Megumi Hayashibara Steps Down as Voice of Hello Kitty After 33 Years
   ∟After 33 years, Hello Kitty’s voice actress, the legendary Hayashibara Megumi, is being replaced
   ∟Hello Kitty Controversy Abound After Voice Actress Change
Manga:
– Attack on Titan Returns to Bessatsu Shonen Magazine to Celebrate Anime End
   ∟Attack On Titan to Get A Bonus Manga Chapter
– Shonen Jump to Launch Dogsred Hockey Manga in English
– When Will Ayumu Make His Move? Manga Concludes on November 15
Games:
– Valve is working on a new Steam feature that will let you hide all those weird sex games from your friends
– Silent Hill Ascension Makes Its UI the Real Horror
– Square Enix Fixes Young Sephiroth’s Face After Fan Calls it ‘Ugly’
– Blue Archive China Version Nerfs More Oppai in Latest Round of Censorship
– Baldur’s Gate 3 for PS5 Removes Nudity and More in Censored Japanese Version
   ∟Baldur’s Gate 3’s Japan Release to Censor Nudity, Some Torture
– Eroge Devs on Why Tame Console Ports Were Still Worth Making
– LGBT Gamer Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Boy After Losing in Online Game

Release news:

– Norikazu Kawashima’s Her Frankenstein Manga Gets English Release
– Stratos 4 Anime to Get 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Box in February 2024
– The World Of Studio Ghibli Blu-ray Steelbook Bundle
– Spirited Away / Howl’s Moving Castle (2-Film Set)
– My Neighbor Totoro / Ponyo (2-Film Set) (Blu-ray + DVD)
– Right Stuf
– Crunchyroll x Walmart Partnership Announcement
   ∟RIP buying your manga at Walmart
      ∟Bane finds the woman of his dreams at Walmart

Random Merch news:

– Hello Kitty teams up with Indian action movie RRR for RRR x Sanrio Characters merch line and shop
– Giant Clodsire Pokémon plushie comes with up to 32 Woopers in super size, super cute set
– Utah man says Grubhub driver accidentally gave him cup of urine

Misc news:

– Off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson breaks his silence and says he tried to shut down plane’s engines mid-flight while high on magic mushrooms to ‘wake up from bad dream’ – before later stripping naked and urinating on himself at police station
– Couple sue Ritz-Carlton hotel after ‘wife drinks water with “deviant” employee’s semen’
– ‘My husband’s semen made me vomit when I saw it in the fridge’
– Tourist caught by customs smuggling five litres of dog semen
– Millionaire biohacker Bryan Johnson, 46, claims he has reverse-aged his PENIS by 15 years by using SHOCK therapy on his genitals – revealing he is aiming to have ‘the erections of an 18 year old’
– Man Accused of Masturbating in Target Claims It Was Dildo, Not His Actual Penis
– St. Louis day care accused of running a toddler ‘Fight Club’
   ∟2 day care workers are charged after child ‘fight club’ video surfaces

AC’s Funhouse

– The Nazis adored it; the Japanese commercialised it – now we’re all trapped in the cult of cute
– Luxury hotel chain offering karaoke in a large tub floating on the ocean
– Would you pay 450 dollar for a unique picnic dangling 295 feet over a thundering waterfall?
– Subway’s flying restaurant will serve sandwiches 1,000 feet in the air: How to book your free ride
– Taupo McDonald’s Airplane
– Paqui’s One Chip Challenge Pulled From Stores After Teen’s Death
– Dick Amnesia Is a Real Thing
– Does Guile’s Street Fighter video game crouching block work in real life?
– Mr. Sato appears in a French photo album without his consent, goes mad with desire for vengeance
– Netflix being sued for $2 billion by Egyptians for ‘distorting the image’ of Cleopatra in new doc
– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Tokyo capsule toy machine gives you real samurai-era antique coins, but are they worth anything?
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “Get them drunk then chop off their heads.” Samurai’s assassination plot against U.S. envoys found
– “Android” arrested for rice ball theft in Japan, Android Woman denies involvement
– Why do people spend so long in jail without going to trial in Japan?

– Matt Walsh Brings Video Game Infiltration Mainstream
   ∟Mark Kern provides a simple critique to Matt Walsh
      ∟Mark Kern exposes Daily Wire DMs
         ∟Lauren Chen was blocked
      ∟Matt Walsh decries being called out
         ∟Lunar Archivist fixes Matt Walsh’s deflection
– Little Kuriboh accused of pedophilia by proxy
   ∟I was approached to talk about this during the Daman Mills coverage
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend’s Friend
   ∟Kirbopher’s Apology Post

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further

– Marvel To Restructure Their TV Division Lending Credence To Claim That New WGA Deal Would Eliminate Woke, Diversity Hires
   ∟SAG-AFTRA Announces Outfit Rules For Halloween, Tells Striking Actors To Avoid “Costumes Inspired By Struck Content”
   ∟Hollywood Reportedly Blacklisting Individuals Posting Pro-Palestine Messages On Social Media
      ∟Tara Strong Claims She Was Fired From ‘Boxtown’ For Being Jewish, Studio Clarifies Decision Made Over Her Comments Regarding Israel-Hamas Conflict
      ∟People are having a lot of trouble virtue signaling the new woke landscape

– Anairis announces she’s the voice of Yoruichi
   ∟Let’s hear how Anairis voiced Yoruichi
   ∟Wendee Lee got her role back
      ∟Voice Actress/Director Wendee Lee Interview, The Sequel (2023)
      ∟People lost their minds that Wendee Lee didn’t just lay down and die after they backstabbed her
         ∟Ronan brings it to my attention
            ∟How many people supported Wendee Lee?
               ∟Only her adoring fans
                  ∟Ronan is concerned that she is adding fuel to the fire
                     ∟But if you ask me she’s putting out future fires by holding people accountable
      ∟Steven J Blum encouraged everyone to find out why someone is getting recast
         ∟And to reach out the person they would be replacing
      ∟Xander Mobus coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee Lee holds a mirror up to Xander
            ∟Xander backpedals
               ∟Wendee draws attention to how ready her colleagues were to see her off
      ∟Faye Mata coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee Lee asserts she established the role
      ∟Kayli Mills coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee’s just doing her job
            ∟Kayli fails to see that she is coddling Anairis for the thing they did to Wendee
               ∟Wendee gives Kayli a much needed wake up call
                  ∟Kayli gaslights Wendee
                     ∟Wendee claps back on the bullshit
                        ∟Kayli really does not like being held accountable
      ∟Tiana Camacho coddles Anairis
         ∟Where was your support when it was Wendee?
            ∟Tiana gaslights Wendee for not giving up the role for a POC
               ∟Tiana invites Wendee to her TED Talk on why POC are entitled to whatever they want
      ∟Kellen Goff coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee has no words for his SIMPing
      ∟Chris Tergliafera coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee sees through the master plan
      ∟Jenny Yokobori coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee interprets Jenny’s motives
            ∟Jenny gaslights Wendee
      ∟Daman Mills coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee points out Anairis is not destitute nor entitled to every role
   ∟Anairis Quiñones to No Longer Voice Yoruichi in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Anime’s English Dub
   ∟Anairis announces she’s no longer the voice of Yoruichi
      ∟Wendee apologizes and welcomes Anairis to the cast
   ∟Anairis starts a thread addressing her getting bested by Wendee
      ∟Anairis had to mentally prepare herself
         ∟Anairis ALMOST didn’t announce
            ∟Anairis was most upset for the “fans” when Wendee got her role back
               ∟Anairis tells Wendee she should have just let everyone backstab her
                  ∟Anairis wants Wendee to apologize to her SIMPs
                     ∟Anairis, responding publicly, says she hasn’t responded to Wendee privately
                        ∟Anairis thanks her loyal SIMPs
   ∟Let’s not forget how Anairis treated Jill Harris when she was cast as Suletta Mercury
         ∟Wendee Lee returning is a slap in the face to POC
         ∟SIMP sees everything except why kids love Wendee Lee
            ∟Woman questions whether cringe phrase would be too savage
               ∟Supa Hot Fire
               ∟Wendee is apparently “showing her butt”
         ∟White women apparently make no sense
         ∟VAs apparently didn’t learn anything from the pile on with Vic
         ∟Wendee gets called out for misgendering a made up gender
         ∟Time for a thread on problematic VAs who need to die
            ∟Tara Strong lumped in with the rest of the outcasts
   ∟Voice Actor SungWon ‘ProZD’ Cho criticizes race-based casting
      ∟Western Voice Actor SungWon ‘ProZD’ Cho Unhappy Reaping What He Sowed, Complains That Industry Is Now Segregating Roles By Race
         ∟Sevakis explains the POC catch-22
            ∟Sevakis promotes colorblind casting
               ∟Sevakis talks up Sound Cadence and NYAV Post
                  ∟He/Him thinks every role should be open for POC but white people should sit in the back of the bus
                     ∟Sevakis says VAs who apologize for their whiteness are the best
      ∟Zeno Robinson tries to convince everyone that Yoruichi is black
         ∟Zeno misspells Jamieson Price’s name
            ∟Zeno excuses toxic VAs because privilege
               ∟Zeno has confused acting with activism
                  ∟Zeno shames successful VAs for not bending over backwards for POC
                     ∟Zeno says representation matters
                        ∟Bleach ending 23 totally proves Yoruichi is black
                           ∟It presents everyone in a 1920s theme
                              ∟But was the afro a wig?
   ∟Trump is blacker than Obama

– Pickups

– “Sushi terrorist” found guilty in Nagoya District Court

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Masaaki Ninomiya’s Gannibal Horror Manga Series in English!

Live-Action Anime news:

– Nausicaa Live-Action Tribute Hits Nostalgic Beats
– AI-Generated Pokemon Reminiscent of Tokusatsu Monsters

Streaming news:

– Gaijin YouTuber Openly Commits Crimes to Travel Across Japan for ‘Free’
– Japanese Youtuber Group Tokai On Air Breaking Down Over Revenge Porn

Theater Release news:

– ‘Godzilla 2000’ Returns To American Theaters For Limited Engagement Ringing In Kaiju’s 69th Birthday
– Girls und Panzer Teams Up With Sisu Feature Film for Collab Visual
– The Boy and the Heron English Dub Cast Announced
   ∟English dub cast for Ghibli’s The Boy and the Heron is packed with Hollywood stars
– Miami Teacher Showed ‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’ to Fourth Grade Class: A ‘Mental Health Counselor’ Has Met With ‘Students Who Expressed Concern’

Series news:

Anime:
– Attack on Titan: The Final Chapters Part 2 Anime’s Main Trailer Streamed
– Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers Anime Premieres in 2024
– Unnamed Memory TV Anime Unveils Majestic Character Visual
– 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Anime Premieres in January 2024
– Pole Princess!! Anime Film Reveals More Out of this World Character Designs
– An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, 2024 Premiere
– Original TV Anime Delusional Monthly Magazine Reveals New Key Visual
– After-school Hanako-kun English Dub Reveals Cast and Crew, Release Date
– Bang Brave Bang Bravern Original TV Anime Premieres January 2024
– NBA Player Rui Hachimura Makes A Guest Appearance as Himself in Crayon Shin-chan TV Anime
– BLUELOCK: Episode Nagi Anime Film Reveals Teaser Visual, New Character
– SHY TV Anime Soars to the Rescue in Creditless Ending Theme Video
– Gushing over Magical Girls TV Anime Premieres in January 2024
– Woof Down Dog Signal Anime’s New Key Visual
– The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 English Dub Reveals Cast and Crew, Release Date
– Hajime no Ippo Mangaka: ‘Animators Should Stop Appropriating My Characters!’
Manga:
– SAO Author: ‘It’s Hard to Prove You Truly Created Your Work’
– Kenshiro Sakamoto Launches Crazy Sun Manga
– Akira Manga Creator Katsuhiro Otomo Teases New Manga Again
– Nikke CoroCoro Manga Spinoff Raises Concerns for Children’s Fetishes
Games:
– ‘Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP’ Producer Confirms Upcoming Remake Will Leave Juliet’s Appearance “Uncensored”
   ∟‘Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP’ Director Clarifies Game Will Feature “The Original Scenario And Script Without Any Changes”, Dev Team Fighting “To The Best Of Our Ability” Against Censorship
– Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake Doubles Down on Realism
– Hideo Kojima Goes Uncredited in Metal Gear Solid Master Collection’s New Credits
– American McGee says they were “emotionally quite destroyed” by EA canceling Alice Asylum, and now they can’t touch the IP “for the rest of [their] life
– Platinum Games Co-Founder Hideki Kamiya Can’t Work in Game Industry for 1 Year
– Fighting Game Maker SNK In Support of AI Generation
– Blue Archive Players Can’t Stop Looking at Oppai in Latest Bug
– Masahiro Sakurai: ‘Japanese People Have a Higher Tolerance for Ecchi’
– Bandai’s Gundam model 3D CAD data leaked to the public, but it may not be as big of a deal as it seems
   ∟The files of Gundam Metaverse were unsecured and unencrypted, resulting some of the CAD files has been leaked to public
   ∟Leaked CAD Files Prompt Temporary Shutdown of Gundam Metaverse Downloads
– Nintendo Cracks Down on Leaks, Data Mining
   ∟Nintendo Takes Action Against Super Mario Bros. Wonder Mod Videos Featuring “Swearing Flowers”
– Nintendo Reveals Controversial New Community Tournament Rules
– A dog will speedrun a NES game at the next Games Done Quick
– Lunar is banned from Quickdraw Brawl over liking loli art
   ∟People suspect the hosts to be the real criminals
      ∟Hilariously, the announcing account was also caught
   ∟People chastise the reasoning
      ∟They mock the account for thinking people would agree
   ∟People point out that actual pedophiles linger in the community
      ∟Oops!All Pedophiles
– Woman Communication Has Players Pointing Out Hidden Ecchi Phrases
– User prompts Bing’s AI to report itself for infringing on Nintendo’s copyrights

Release news:

– Analogue 3D Announced, New Console Designed to Play Nintendo 64 Games in 4K
   ∟Pixel art on a CRT vs LCD screen
– Nintendo reportedly patented a dual-screen gaming device ‘that can split in two’

– Discotek Licenses Lovely Complex With New English Dub, Nanoha, Belladonna of Sadness, Chie the Brat, Rainbow, IGPX, More
– Right Stuf
– Hollywood Can Reap the Rewards of Physical Media Again, But Only If…

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– It is now time for you to buy a Tenga
– Wowie Zowie! An Elephant Mario Plushie Is On The Way In Early 2024
– Square Enix Releases Deluxe 2B Figure from NieR:Automata
– Let your dog carry its own poop around with new Japanese randoseru school backpack for dogs
– Hey, have you eaten the news? – Japanese “noodle newspaper” comes with writing on the soba
– Jaws Dogs
– Ghibli Park’s new Princess Mononoke area reveals real-world mythical beasts, Irontown
– Van Gogh Museum No Longer Giving Pokemon Cards Due to Rowdy Scalpers
   ∟Pikachu Van Gogh Pokémon card pulled from museum promotion for “safety and security” reasons
– Chucky ‘demon doll’ arrested for ‘scaring people and demanding cash’
– Haunted doll with ‘demonic voice’ and power to ‘suck energy’ goes on sale for £75
   ∟The doll’s eBay listing
– Japanese Recycling Boxes Plagued By Endless Pee Bottles
– Chinese Beer Factory Investigating After Employee Caught Urinating in Ingredients
– Amouranth reveals beer company wants her “pap smear” to brew new flavor
– 1,000 Cats Rescued From China Poachers Before Becoming Faux Pork & Mutton

Misc news:

– Anime Music Composer Yuya Saito Arrested for Attempted Voyeurism
   ∟Music Producer Caught Taking Upskirt Photos of Middle School Girls
– Elderly Driver Fatally Strikes 4-Year-Old Girl, Puts It in Reverse, Hits Again
– Motorcyclist Arrested for Grabbing Woman’s Butt and Asking ‘How Are You?’
– Police Officer Arrested for Sex With Minor: ‘I Didn’t Know She Was Under 13!’
– Man Arrested for Paying Middle School Girl to Step on Him
– Flight to Florida returns to Panama over a suspected bomb that turns out to be an adult diaper
– Woman who married her son who’s 20 years younger says police want to take her other kids
– Single mom-of-four who quit her job as a receptionist to be an OnlyFans model reveals she now rakes in $30,000 A MONTH – after enlisting her 14-YEAR-OLD sister to shoot her racy content
– OnlyFans model finds out stepdad was her top subscriber

AC’s Funhouse

– The Nazis adored it; the Japanese commercialised it – now we’re all trapped in the cult of cute
– Luxury hotel chain offering karaoke in a large tub floating on the ocean
– Would you pay 450 dollar for a unique picnic dangling 295 feet over a thundering waterfall?
– Subway’s flying restaurant will serve sandwiches 1,000 feet in the air: How to book your free ride
– Taupo McDonald’s Airplane
– Paqui’s One Chip Challenge Pulled From Stores After Teen’s Death
– Dick Amnesia Is a Real Thing
– Does Guile’s Street Fighter video game crouching block work in real life?
– Mr. Sato appears in a French photo album without his consent, goes mad with desire for vengeance
– Netflix being sued for $2 billion by Egyptians for ‘distorting the image’ of Cleopatra in new doc
– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Tokyo capsule toy machine gives you real samurai-era antique coins, but are they worth anything?
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “Get them drunk then chop off their heads.” Samurai’s assassination plot against U.S. envoys found
– “Android” arrested for rice ball theft in Japan, Android Woman denies involvement
– Why do people spend so long in jail without going to trial in Japan?

– Matt Walsh Brings Video Game Infiltration Mainstream
   ∟Mark Kern provides a simple critique to Matt Walsh
      ∟Mark Kern exposes Daily Wire DMs
         ∟Lauren Chen was blocked
      ∟Matt Walsh decries being called out
         ∟Lunar Archivist fixes Matt Walsh’s deflection
– Little Kuriboh accused of pedophilia by proxy
   ∟I was approached to talk about this during the Daman Mills coverage
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend’s Friend
   ∟Kirbopher’s Apology Post

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further

– Voice Actress/Director Wendee Lee Interview, The Sequel (2023)
   ∟Sorry, they gave it to Anairis Quiñones instead
      ∟Zeno Robinson threatens anyone who wanted Wendee Lee
         ∟Valiantly protecting her from knowing people want Wendee Lee
            ∟Don’t you dare prefer Wendee Lee
               ∟Glad to see “bic” is in trouble
                  ∟After how Vic handled things?
                     ∟Squally calls him a POS
                  ∟He was actually talking about Bounding Into Comics
– Leaked Audio of Chuck Huber Disparaging Vic?
   ∟Chuck’s response
– Vic’s court date postponed

– Japan’s Japanese population dropping in every part of the country, foreign population rising
   ∟86% Local Government Leaders: ‘We Need Gaijin or We’ll Go Extinct!’
   ∟75% of Japanese Gen-Z Have ‘No Hope for Japan’s Future’ Due to Elderly
   ∟End-of-life companies look to innovate as Japan’s deaths keep rising

– Chinese High School Reenacts Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Assassination

– Pickups

– One Piece to Make History with Luffy Balloon at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

– Men Overrun Grace Hopper Women in Tech Conference by Registering as Non-Binary

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Noir Caesar Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Graphic Novel Based on Osamu Tezuka’s Alabaster Manga
   ∟Alabaster: The Graphic Novel (Canceled)

Convention news:

– New Dragon Ball anime series announced, turns Goku and friends into babies
   ∟New Dragon Ball Daima Anime Announced and Set for Fall 2024
   ∟Akira Toriyama Announces ‘Dragon Ball DAIMA’ Anime Series That Sees The Famous Characters Turned Into Child Versions
   ∟Dragon Ball Daima Anime Announced
      ∟Okay, so, Dragon Ball Magic…love it or hate it?
      ∟Dragon Ball Magic is already getting canceled within 24 hours of its announcement
   ∟How on earth is this timeline going to work?

Live-Action Anime news:

– CD Projekt Red Partners With Anonymous Content To Develop ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Live-Action Project
– Netflix updated the broken sword shot
   ∟Turns out it was anime accurate
– Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Co-Showrunner Reaffirms Commitment To Respecting Source Material: “If You’re Adapting Something That You Legitimately Love, Fight For What It Needs To Be”
   ∟Netflix’s Live-Action ‘One Piece’ Co-Showrunner Declares He “Will Make This Show Until Netflix Says No More”, Confirms Season Two Writers Room “Is Up And Running”
– Netflix’s One Piece Showrunner Is Down to Tackle Spy x Family (Exclusive)
– Live-action Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind fan film complete, releases online this month
– Digimon Shares First Look at Its New Stage Play

Streaming news:

– Adult Swim’s Jason DeMarco: ‘We Won’t Be Making Any More’ FLCL
– NHK to Release Documentary on Attack on Titan’s Eren Professional Lifestyle
– ‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ Anime Series Streams Trailer
– Crunchyroll Subscribers May Be Entitled to Part of $16 Million Settlement
– Man Jailed for Stabbing Konbini Clerk in Attempt at Going Viral

Theater Release news:

– Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning Anime Film’s English Trailer Reveals November 8-9 Screenings in U.S.
– Crunchyroll to Bring The Concierge Anime Movie to North America in 2024

Series news:

Anime:
– Fan Animated Berserk Project
   ∟Character Designs
   ∟Studio Eclypse’s YouTube Channel
– PLUTO Anime Reveals Main Trailer, Key Visual
– Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included Manga Gets TV Anime
– The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You TV Anime Reveals First Heroine Visuals, Ending Theme Video
– Oi! Tonbo Golf Anime Releases Teaser Trailer, Visual
– Tales of Wedding Rings TV Anime Unsheathes Granart Character Visual and Trailer
– Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Anime Hits Japanese TV in January 2024
– Metallic Rouge Anime 3rd Trailer Serves up Food, Friendship and Fighting
– The Strongest Tank’s Labyrinth Raids -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero’s Party- Manga to Get TV Anime in January 2024
– Mushoku no Eiyuu ~Betsuni Skill Nanka Iranakattan daga~ Fantasy Light Novel to Get TV Anime
– Chained Soldier TV Anime Unveils New Key Visual
– How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– Salad Bowl of Eccentrics Anime Hits Japanese TV in 2024
Manga:
– Yoshihiro Togashi Teases Return of Hunter x Hunter Manga
   ∟Hunter x Hunter Mangaka Makes Waves in Otaku Community in Single Tweet
– Blue Exorcist Manga Takes 1-Month Break After Author Gets COVID-19
– Yu Chiba Apologizes to Kindergarten WARS Manga’s Translator for Character’s Very Long Dialogue
– Manga Plus Service Publishes Daisuke Miyata’s Rugby Rumble Manga Using AI Company as Letterer
Games:
– Los Angeles Police Officers Fired For Playing Pokémon GO During Robbery In Progress
   ∟Dashcam Footage of LAPD Officers Who Ignored Robbery to Play Pokémon Go Finally Revealed
– Unity CEO John Riccitielo Steps Down After Controversial Fee Changes
– Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition, Call of Duty now part of Xbox
– Metal Gear Solid Voice Actress Jennifer Hale Says She Was Paid $1,200 For Naomi Hunter Role
– ‘Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP’ Producer Confirms Upcoming Remake Will Leave Juliet’s Appearance “Uncensored”
– ‘Americanized’ Princess Peach Face Raises Questions
– Taimanin RPG Now Filled With Pregnant Kunoichi
– Microsoft Bing AI Generates Images Of Kirby Doing 9/11

Release news:

– Japanese Retro Gamers Continue to Gripe About Foreign Game Collectors
– Walmart to Stop Selling Physical Xbox Games, Says Claim
– Best Buy to End DVD, Blu-ray Disc Sales
– Netflix Will Open Permanent Retail Stores in 2025
– Are the Ayakashi Triangle Blu-rays Uncensored? YES THEY ARE.
– Ascendent Animation releasing things on BD-R
– Right Stuf
   ∟Crunchyroll
      ∟Things found in the transition
         ∟Macross Betamax

Random Merch news:

– It’s time for you to buy a Tenga
   ∟TENGA×RIPNDIP – JERMAL EDITION CUP
      ∟TENGA×RIPNDIP – LORD NERMAL CUP
   ∟DUAL SENSATION CUP
   ∟MAN GATARO × TENGA DOKUMI T-SHIRT
   ∟Tenga Subscription Box
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Pokemon Card Greed Gets Fraudulent Reseller Caught
– Dance Dance Revolution Classic mini console set to bring the beat back in micro style
– Jagi’s Iconic Helmet from Fist Of The North Star is Real and Wearable, for a Price
– Nettori Peanuts: New Garigari-kun popsicle tastes like a peanut butter sandwich
– Evangelion’s Spear of Longinus Strikes in Yamaguchi Prefecture
– Toyama Prefecture’s 300kg Bronze ‘Momiji Hime’ Statue Mysteriously Stolen
– Conveyor Sushi Soy Sauce Licker Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

Misc news:

– Aichi man arrested for impersonating Aichi boy to gain social support
– Parents of Bullies Ordered to Pay 880,000 yen to Victim Years Later
– Woman with ‘world’s biggest cheeks’ leaves fans concerned as she flaunts ‘scary’ look
– Extreme Peeping Tom Almost Dies After Falling From 7-Story Building
– Man Arrested for Giving Girl on Bus Note Saying ‘Ojisan Will Teach You Sex Education’
– UK Man’s AI ‘Girlfriend’ Encouraged Assassination Attempt on Queen Gets Him 9 Years
– Man, 77, meant to sell ill-gotten erectile drugs in sprawling Florida retirement community, feds say
– Man who married pensioner when he was 18 after meeting at funeral pays tribute as she turns 80
– I’m 24 and my 85-year-old husband is older than my GRANDFATHER – but we’re looking into IVF so that he can be a dad for the first time
– Man Ejaculates on Girl’s Skirt: ‘I Couldn’t Get Tissues Out in Time!’
– Man Ejaculates on Girl’s Hat: ‘It Wasn’t Sexual! I Just Forgot Tissues!’

AC’s Funhouse

– The Nazis adored it; the Japanese commercialised it – now we’re all trapped in the cult of cute
– Luxury hotel chain offering karaoke in a large tub floating on the ocean
– Would you pay 450 dollar for a unique picnic dangling 295 feet over a thundering waterfall?
– Subway’s flying restaurant will serve sandwiches 1,000 feet in the air: How to book your free ride
– Taupo McDonald’s Airplane
– Paqui’s One Chip Challenge Pulled From Stores After Teen’s Death
– Dick Amnesia Is a Real Thing
– Does Guile’s Street Fighter video game crouching block work in real life?
– Mr. Sato appears in a French photo album without his consent, goes mad with desire for vengeance
– Netflix being sued for $2 billion by Egyptians for ‘distorting the image’ of Cleopatra in new doc
– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Tokyo capsule toy machine gives you real samurai-era antique coins, but are they worth anything?
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “Get them drunk then chop off their heads.” Samurai’s assassination plot against U.S. envoys found
– “Android” arrested for rice ball theft in Japan, Android Woman denies involvement
– Why do people spend so long in jail without going to trial in Japan?

– Matt Walsh Brings Video Game Infiltration Mainstream
   ∟Mark Kern provides a simple critique to Matt Walsh
      ∟Mark Kern exposes Daily Wire DMs
         ∟Lauren Chen was blocked
      ∟Matt Walsh decries being called out
         ∟Lunar Archivist fixes Matt Walsh’s deflection
– Little Kuriboh accused of pedophilia by proxy
   ∟I was approached to talk about this during the Daman Mills coverage
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend’s Friend
   ∟Kirbopher’s Apology Post

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further

– Korean Politician Goes On Hunger Strike in Protest of Japan’s Water Release
   ∟Korean Politician Hospitalized After Fasting in Protest of Japan’s Water Release
   ∟Chinese Fish Market Reports 80% Drop in Sales After News on Japan’s Water Release

– China Angered Over German Foreign Minister Calling Xi Jinping a ‘Dictator’
– Great Wall of China Damaged Beyond Repair by Lazy Workers

– Kyoto Animation Arson Trial Day 7: Suspect Answers Further Questions on Intentions
   ∟Kyoto Animation Arsonist: ‘Victims? What About KyoAni Stealing My Work?!’

– Pickups

– Writers reach tentative deal with studios to end strike after nearly 150 days
   ∟In AC’s Face
   ∟Financial Analyst Claims New WGA Deal Will Put Writers Out Of Work As Studios Cut Film And TV Productions
      ∟Hollywood Screenwriter Explains How Woke, Diversity Hires Will Be Out Of Jobs Under New WGA Deal
         ∟Whoopi Goldberg breaks rank from strike to promote One Piece
   ∟US Actors’ Union Members Vote to Authorize Strike for Video Game Performers

– Nippon TV Acquires Studio Ghibli as Subsidiary
   ∟Nippon Television to Acquire Studio Ghibli
   ∟Studio Ghibli to be acquired by Nippon TV as subsidiary company in stock purchase
   ∟Studio Ghibli sold to Nippon TV after finding no successors for Hayao Miyazaki

Convention news:

– My Hero Academia UA HEROES BATTLE Original Episode Announced, Premiere Hosted at NYCC

Streaming news:

– Female Scalper Apprehended & Manhandled by ‘Citizen’s Arrest YouTuber’
– FLCL: Shoegaze Anime Premieres on September 30 Following FLCL: Grunge’s Finale on September 23
– Onimusha Anime Unveils Trailer, Cast, More Staff, Theme Song, November 2 Netflix Series Debut
– KENGAN ASHURA Anime Season 2 Continues in 2024
– Ramona Flowers Is No Longer an Amazon Courier in New ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Series
– Gaijin Streamer ‘Johnny Somali’ Arrested in Japan Days After Getting Beat Up

Series news:

Anime:
– Watari-kun’s is About to Collapse Manga Gets Anime
– Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
– Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Season 2 Anime Sets January Premiere with New Trailer
– Magical Explorer Light Novels Have Anime in the Works
– Tenkousaki no Seiso Karen na Bishoujo ga, Mukashi Danshi to Omotte Issho ni Asonda Osananajimi datta Ken Light Novel Series Gets Anime Adaptation
– Mysteries Abound in Ron Kamonohashi’s Forbidden Deductions TV Anime Trailer
– Date A Live V TV Anime Unveils Second Lineup of Character Visuals
– Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! TV Anime Hits the Slopes in New Character Visual, Trailer
– The Insipid Prince’s Furtive Grab for The Throne Light Novels Ascend to Anime Adaptation
– The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 Anime Unveils Main Visual
– Kinnikuman Anime Gets Pumped Up for 2024 TV Broadcast
– Tales of Wedding Rings TV Anime Saves the Date with New Character Visuals
– The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess TV Anime Reveals 7 More Cast Members
– Devil May Cry Anime Series by Netflix Gets a First Look
– Family BL Manga Tadaima, Okaeri Gets Anime Adaptation
Manga:
– McDonald’s Japan Ad Goes Viral Thanks to Family Values Over Western Politics
   ∟McDonald’s ad in Japan causes controversy overseas
      ∟It was ThatStarWarsGirl’s Tweet!
– Kagurabachi becomes the “new GOAT of manga” thanks to the power of memes
– Girlfriend, Girlfriend Manga Author to Release Essay Book about Why He Made Debt of 50 Million Yen to Purchase Watches
– Haruhi Suzumiya Franchise Gets New Light Novel Volume, Concert Event
Games:
– Nintendo now supports passwordless sign-ins
– Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Will Still Let Cloud Date the Girls
   ∟Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Director Confirms Same-Sex Dating
   ∟Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth won’t carry over your Remake save
   ∟Late Voice Actor Keiji Fujiwara to Still Voice Reno in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Game
   ∟Final Fantasy VII Remake Trilogy Will ‘Link Up’ With Advent Children
– Epic Games Is Laying Off 830 Employees, or 16% of its Staff
– Azur Lane Kashino Skin Scaring With Voluptuous Mounds
– Goddess of Victory: Nikke New Character Tia a Busty Delight
– Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan Leaves Position in March 2024
– League of Legends Under Fire for Using Trans Gamers in ‘Esports for Women’ Promo

Release news:

– Pushkin Press Publishes Kyōdai Nishioka’s Kafka Manga in English
– The Mimosa Confessions Light Novels and More Revealed for Seven Seas
   ∟Monster Cats Manga Leads Latest Seven Seas Licenses
– March Comes in Like a Lion gets special Kentaro Miura drawn dust jacket
– Ayakashi Triangle BD even more censored than the broadcast
– Right Stuf Phases Out, Migrates All Products to Crunchyroll Store on October 10
   ∟Crunchyroll Store Becomes Ultimate Destination for Anime Merch, Manga and More Following Right Stuf Integration
   ∟Why have they not learned that Crunchyroll is the toxic brand?
   ∟Crunchyroll promises to honor Right Stuf pricing
      ∟Crunchyroll also claims they will retain Right Stuf’s packaging quality
      ∟Crunchyroll announces they dropped their prices
         ∟But the pricing doesn’t reflect the Got Anime membership
   ∟Crunchyroll Help Center
   ∟Justin Sevakis worries that the Right Stuf podcast will be lost
      ∟Anime Herald archived it
– Right Stuf
   ∟The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 rerelease
   ∟Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films
   ∟Spirited Away: Live On Stage
– As Netflix ends its DVD rental service, Scarecrow steps in

Random Merch news:

– LEGO Creates Braille Bricks for Blind and Visually Impaired Children
   ∟Fuck Blind People
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– StealthWeeb.com
– Details of the Pokémon/Van Gogh art museum crossover are just as adorable as we’d hoped
– Pokemon Card Thieves Finding New Ways to Steal From Card Shops
– Woman accidentally sold sealed Pokemon card boxes for $30
– New line of Ranma 1/2 lifestyle and fashion anime goods is here to help fans feel complete
   ∟Ranma 1/2 Collabs with Felissimo for Second Run of Retro Manga Inspired Goods
– Yu-Gi-Oh! Black Luster Soldier Figure Coming from BANDAI SPIRITS Hobby Division
– Lupin Part 4 diorama
– Statue maker Gaming Heads claims Sony told it to destroy all PlayStation themed stock
– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Mask is Now a Tasty Jelly
– Super Mario Bros. Wonder insulated cups coming to 7-Eleven Japan
– Official microwaveable Cup Noodle-Use Measuring Cup is now a reality, could be yours if you act fast
– Stay in a Japanese hotel room…with a train inside it!
– Shrek’s Swamp now an Airbnb stay in Scotland
– Japanese prison will become luxury hotel managed by country’s premier resort company
– Marubeni CM Goes All-Out With King Ghidorah and Final Fantasy V Music

Misc news:

– Woman rescued from outhouse toilet after climbing in to retrieve Apple Watch, Michigan police say
– Mental Hospital Ordered to Pay 3 Million Yen for Forcing Hikikomori Into Care
– Japanese AV Actress Among Others Busted for Prostitution in Hong Kong
– ‘Trans-age’ Japanese man born in 1984 identifies as 28-yr-old
– A Group of 20 Men Are Running Around Naked in Fukuoka
   ∟Naked Ishigaki man arrested after buying underwear and stealing scooter while drunk
– Police Lieutenant Resigns After Groping Woman on Bus: ‘It Made Me Happy!’
– Woman Dies After Being Hit by Two Motorcycles While Lying on Street
   ∟Man Arrested for Flashing His Penis While Riding a Motorcycle
– Man Arrested for Breaking Into High School: ‘I like High School Girls!’
– Legendary Molester Arrested After 10 Years of Groping Schoolboys
– Woman fined for fighting back ‘too much’ during sex attack
– ‘Try Not To Cum Challenge’ Champion Caught Using Performance-Enhancing Antidepressants
– New Pop-Up Asks Hentai Watchers If They Even Read the Manga First

AC’s Funhouse

– The Nazis adored it; the Japanese commercialised it – now we’re all trapped in the cult of cute
– Luxury hotel chain offering karaoke in a large tub floating on the ocean
– Would you pay 450 dollar for a unique picnic dangling 295 feet over a thundering waterfall?
– Subway’s flying restaurant will serve sandwiches 1,000 feet in the air: How to book your free ride
– Taupo McDonald’s Airplane
– Paqui’s One Chip Challenge Pulled From Stores After Teen’s Death
– Dick Amnesia Is a Real Thing
– Does Guile’s Street Fighter video game crouching block work in real life?
– Mr. Sato appears in a French photo album without his consent, goes mad with desire for vengeance
– Netflix being sued for $2 billion by Egyptians for ‘distorting the image’ of Cleopatra in new doc
– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Tokyo capsule toy machine gives you real samurai-era antique coins, but are they worth anything?
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “Get them drunk then chop off their heads.” Samurai’s assassination plot against U.S. envoys found
– “Android” arrested for rice ball theft in Japan, Android Woman denies involvement
– Why do people spend so long in jail without going to trial in Japan?

– Matt Walsh Brings Video Game Infiltration Mainstream
   ∟Mark Kern provides a simple critique to Matt Walsh
      ∟Mark Kern exposes Daily Wire DMs
         ∟Lauren Chen was blocked
      ∟Matt Walsh decries being called out
         ∟Lunar Archivist fixes Matt Walsh’s deflection
– Little Kuriboh accused of pedophilia by proxy
   ∟I was approached to talk about this during the Daman Mills coverage
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend’s Friend
   ∟Kirbopher’s Apology Post

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Vic had a streaming mishap
      ∟It was in his VOD for 2 days
   ∟Do you guys remember Vic’s custom Funko?
      ∟Funko said the item is not a Funko
         ∟Vic’s custom Funko returns
            ∟It’s $125
               ∟Vic’s announcement
                  ∟Order it here
            ∟Invitation to rip off Funko Pops
               ∟Over $30 Million Worth Of Funkos Are Headed To The Landfill

– New Report Reveals Hollywood PR Firm Bunker 15 Paid For Positive Reviews To Manipulate Rotten Tomatoes Scores Of Bad Movies

– Kyoto Animation Arson Trial Begins with First Day Hearing
   ∟Kyoto Animation Arsonist Admits Setting Blaze: ‘I Had No Other Choice’
   ∟Kyoto Animation Arsonist’s Other ‘Stolen’ Scenes From K-On & Free!

– Crunchyroll’s COO Brady McCollum Leaves Company
– Jessica Calvello gave people a scare with a retirement announcement

– Pickups

– Elon Musk Made Amber Heard Cosplay as Mercy From Overwatch

– Space Cobra Mangaka Buichi Terasawa Dies at 68 Years Old

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–

Convention news:

– Kyoto village dealing with poo on floor as Japanese-style toilets confuse foreign travelers
   ∟A ‘Poop Terrorist’ Smeared Feces All Over Osaka Station

Live-Action Anime news:

– Lupin the Third Live-Action Film Daisuke Jigen Releases Full Trailer
   ∟Live-Action Jigen Daisuke Film’s Trailer Reveals More Cast
– Lupin the Third Anime to Get Its First Kabuki Adaptation in December
   ∟The Cast
– GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) Getting a New Live-Action TV Special in Spring 2024
– Live-Action One Piece Season 2 Confirmed, Chopper Teased by Oda Himself
   ∟‘One Piece’ Creator Eiichiro Oda Officially Confirms Netflix’s Live-Action Series To Receive Second Season
      ∟Netflix’s Live-Action ‘One Piece’ Producers Say “Scripts Ready” For Second Season, Expect To Receive Renewal Decision “In The Next Week To Two Weeks”
   ∟Live-Action ‘One Piece’ Tops Netflix Top 10 Charts With A Booming 140 Million Hours Viewed
   ∟Eiichiro Oda Mandated ‘No Romance on Crew’ for Live-Action One Piece
   ∟It was all a set up for Shonen Jump Force

Streaming news:

– YouTuber Gets 2-Year Sentence & Million Yen Fine for Spoiling Steins;Gate
– Train Harassing Gaijin YouTuber Continues to Wreak Havoc in Japan

Theater Release news:

– Maboroshi Anime Film Delivers Final Trailer Ahead Release This Week
– Kizumonogatari Gets Koyomi Vamp Re-edited Anime Film in January 2024
– BLUE GIANT Anime Film US Theatrical Screenings Set For October
– Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Anime Film Returns to U.S. Theaters for 10th Anniversary
– Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron Anime Film Reveals Subtitled Trailer, North American Release Date
   ∟Studio Ghibli PR Head Says The Boy and the Heron Will Not be Hayao Miyazaki’s Final Film
      ∟Hayao Miyazaki Possibly Not ‘Retiring’ Ever Again

Series news:

Anime:
– Vampire Anime Delico’s Nursery Converts Main Cast in Fresh Teaser
– Black Butler Anime Heads Back to School in New Public School Arc Trailer
– Blue Exorcist TV Anime New Series Shimane Illuminati Saga Set for January 2024
– Undead Unluck TV Anime Unlocks Main Key Visual
– Burn the Witch #0.8 Prologue Gets Anime Adaptation
– Naofumi And Crew Begin Their Quest To Free Enslaved Demi-Humans In Latest Trailer For ‘The Rising of the Shield Hero’ Season 3
– 16bit Sensation: Another Layer Anime Premieres on October 4 in Japan, Also Streams on Crunchyroll
– My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer TV Anime Reveals New Trailer
– The Diary of Ochibi-san Manga Gets TV Anime
– New Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken Anime Announced for 40th Anniversary
– Nights with a Cat and GAMERA -Rebirth- Team Up for Colossal Collaboration
– Digimon Adventure 02 THE BEGINNING Anime Film Releases Four Character Posters
– Love Blooms in New You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story Anime Trailer, Visual
– Viz Media Censors Lewd Dialogue Related To Giselle Gewlle From Global Localization Of ‘Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War’
   ∟Skipped Scene
– Angel Studios Announces Anime-Inspired ‘Gabriel And The Guardians’ Series
   ∟The absolute level of cringe that is their investors pitch
– Tokyo government opening anime art archive museum this fall
Manga:
– Kazuhiko Morita Launches New Fantasy Manga About Old Hero
– Berserk Manga Returns With New Arc on September 22
– Setta Kobayashi, Hachi Mizuno Launch Spiderman: Kizuna Manga on October 4
Games:
– SAG-AFTRA Says Dual Strikes Against Video Games & Film/TV Industry “Makes Sense” As Key Issues Of Wages & AI “Mirror” Each Other
– Spy x Family Game SPY x ANYA: Operation Memories Announced for Switch
– Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Trailer Reveals Familiar Faces and Release Date
   ∟Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Will Still Let Cloud Date the Girls
   ∟Final Fantasy VII’s Tifa Lockhart Gets Her First Official Swimsuit Outfit
– Unity is Now Charging Developers For Each Fresh Install
   ∟Unity Not Very United At All as Employee Sends Death Threats
– Roblox CEO Expects Game To Feature Online Dating
– GameStop Head Believes Disc Drives Should Be Mandatory For Consoles

Release news:

– Shout! Studios Releases Sonny Chiba Collection Including Golgo 13 Film on Blu-ray
– Japan putting anime out on 4K
– K-ON! U.K. Blu-ray Release is Cancelled
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Live-action Netflix One Piece’s Luffy and Zoro get super detailed figures
– Winner of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Xbox Series S & Controllers traded it all to GameStop
– Artist Spends 15 Months Constructing Ghostly Pirate Ship With Ordinary Found Materials
– Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki gives up driving, donates beloved car to Ghibli Park
– Pokemon Card Scammer Selling Shrink-Wrapped Boxes Containing Juice Packs
– ‘I bought my husband a sex doll – now we have 50 strange toys and a 3ft tentacle’

Misc news:

– China Looking to Ban Clothes That ‘Hurt the Feelings of the Chinese Nation’
– Underground Idol Fired for Her ‘Complete Lack of Humanity’
– Office Lady Gets Pay Docked for Her Sugar Daddy Activities
– Man Arrested After Caught Hiding in Street Gutter to Take Panty Shots
– Teenage girl found hidden camera in airplane bathroom during Boston-bound flight, family says
– Man with £50,000 bionic penis splits from woman who took his virginity at 45

AC’s Funhouse

– The Nazis adored it; the Japanese commercialised it – now we’re all trapped in the cult of cute
– Luxury hotel chain offering karaoke in a large tub floating on the ocean
– Would you pay 450 dollar for a unique picnic dangling 295 feet over a thundering waterfall?
– Subway’s flying restaurant will serve sandwiches 1,000 feet in the air: How to book your free ride
– Taupo McDonald’s Airplane
– Paqui’s One Chip Challenge Pulled From Stores After Teen’s Death
– Dick Amnesia Is a Real Thing
– Does Guile’s Street Fighter video game crouching block work in real life?
– Mr. Sato appears in a French photo album without his consent, goes mad with desire for vengeance
– Netflix being sued for $2 billion by Egyptians for ‘distorting the image’ of Cleopatra in new doc
– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Tokyo capsule toy machine gives you real samurai-era antique coins, but are they worth anything?
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “Get them drunk then chop off their heads.” Samurai’s assassination plot against U.S. envoys found
– “Android” arrested for rice ball theft in Japan, Android Woman denies involvement
– Why do people spend so long in jail without going to trial in Japan?

– Matt Walsh Brings Video Game Infiltration Mainstream
   ∟Mark Kern provides a simple critique to Matt Walsh
      ∟Mark Kern exposes Daily Wire DMs
         ∟Lauren Chen was blocked
      ∟Matt Walsh decries being called out
         ∟Lunar Archivist fixes Matt Walsh’s deflection
– Little Kuriboh accused of pedophilia by proxy
   ∟I was approached to talk about this during the Daman Mills coverage
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend’s Friend
   ∟Kirbopher’s Apology Post

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further

– Indie Animator Targeted By Hollywood For Using AI Voices

– Kabukicho Tower ‘Genderless Toilets’ Discontinued After Floods of Complaints
   ∟Tokyo entertainment complex remodels restroom to remove gender-neutral setup
– Transgender Ojisan in Pretty Cure Costume Preying on Young Girls

– Pickups

– ‘Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto’ Creator Nami Sano Dies at 36
– ‘This Is a National Crisis’: Japan Orders Investigation Into Covid Jabs As Excess Deaths Skyrocket

– Disney Whistleblower Claims Company Systematically Persecuted Conservatives, Also Compensated Employees Based On How Woke They Virtue Signaled

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

– Kenshiro ni Yoroshiku Live-Action Drama Serves up Revenge, Fist of the North Star Style
– Don’t Call It Mystery Live-Action Series Gets ‘Reboot’ of 1st Episode
– Head Of Mattel Films Robbie Brenner Says Daniel Kaluuya’s ‘Barney’ Movie Will Be “More Adult And Have Adult Themes”
   ∟Hot Wheels Movie From JJ Abrams Gets Update
   ∟Magic 8 Ball: Mattel Films is aiming to make a PG-13 thriller
   ∟Lily Collins to Play Polly Pocket in Live-Action Movie From Lena Dunham
   ∟Monopoly Movie in the Works Following Lionsgate & eOne Merger
– Netflix’s One Piece live-action to cost $18 million per episode, say reports
   ∟Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Adds ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’s Ian McShane
   ∟One Piece Press Notes
   ∟Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Showrunners Open Up About Series Creator Eiichiro Oda’s Involvement In Live-Action Adaptation: “Anything New To The Series Had To Be Discussed Very Intensively”

Streaming news:

– Twitter Japan Cannot Rebrand to ‘X Japan’ Due to a Legendary J-Rock Band
   ∟Japan’s new Spacia X train is like travelling in a luxury aircraft
– Scott Pilgrim Takes Off “Its Own New Thing in Many Ways”: O’Malley
– Good Night World Manga Logs onto Netflix for Anime Adaptation
– BoBoBo-Bo Bo-BoBo Anime Gets HD Remastered Edition for Streaming
– YouTuber Faces 2 Years for Spoiling Steins;Gate
– Music critic demands cash from Activision over Crash Bandicoot clip that sampled his viral TikTok, Activision responds by just suing the guy

Theater Release news:

– Japanese Internet Denizens Fighting ‘Barbenheimer’ With 9/11 Memes
   ∟Barbie Movie Official Apologizes After Japanese ‘Barbenheimer’ Outrage
   ∟United Nations Criticized for ‘Nuclear Weapons Off, Peace On’ Tweet in Japan
– 1993 Super Mario Bros. Film to Get 4K 30th Anniversary Screening in Japan
– First 2 Space Battleship Yamato Anime Films to Get 4K Remaster Screenings This Winter
– ‘My Hero Academia: The Movie’ Officially Announced By Shueisha, Will Feature Original Story From Mangaka Kohei Horikoshi
– Ghibli might finally be willing to let images of Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime be seen outside theaters
   ∟Ghibli’s Boy and the Heron gets October U.S. premiere, official screenshot, bird creature reveal
   ∟Studio Ghibli’s new anime may be the most expensive Japanese movie ever made, producer says
– SAG-AFTRA Strike Costing Studios “About $600,000 Per Week”
   ∟Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Reveals Company Has Saved Over $100 Million Due To Ongoing Writers And Actors Strike
   ∟Former Paramount Pictures And 20th Century Fox CEO Barry Diller Warns Hollywood Is Doomed If Strikes Continue To Christmas
      ∟‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’ Voice Actor Billy Porter Says He Had “To Sell My House” In Order To Combat Potential Unemployment Resulting From SAG-AFTRA Strike
   ∟Over 1,000 SAG-AFTRA Members Call On Union Leaders To Push Back Against Any Negotiation Terms Involving AI
      ∟Studios Quietly Go on Hiring Spree for AI Specialist Jobs Amid Picket Line Anxiety
      ∟WandaVision Actor Reveals Marvel Digitally Scanned All Background Performers, “They Won’t Have Any Use For Us”
      ∟Disney Lays Off 150+ Crew Members From Upcoming ‘Tron: Ares’ Movie Amid Ongoing SAG-AFTRA And WGA Strikes
      ∟WGA Negotiators Not Concerned About Residuals Because Streaming Numbers Are Terrible

Series news:

Anime:
– MF Ghost Anime Brings More New Character Visuals to the Starting Line
– I’m Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness Hits Japanese TV in October
– Dungeon People Manga About Managing a Fantasy Dungeon Gets TV Anime
– URAHARA Original 3DCGI Anime Shares Teaser Video & Visual
– Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru Web Manga Gets New Life as TV Anime
– Devil May Cry’s Dante was inspired by Joseph Joestar from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
Manga:
– Slayers Illustrator Araizumi Rui Embroiled in AI Art Witch Hunt
Games:
– ‘Raging Bolt’ Raikou Variant Reveal Shocks Fans Worldwide
– Square Enix Censors English Language ‘Final Fantasy XVI’ Script, Softens Dialogue Regarding Iron Kingdom’s Treatment Of Female Captives
– Blue Archive Korean Credit Card Collaboration Berating High Spenders
– Street Fighter 6 tournament interrupted by a nude Chun-Li mod

Release news:

– Right Stuf
– Disney just delivered potential death blow to DVDs and Blu-rays — here’s what’s happening
   ∟Physical Media Still Matters in the Streaming Age and It’s Time for Streamers To Embrace It
   ∟Walmart Reportedly in Talks to Take Over DVD & Blu-Ray Disc Business
– New Intel chips won’t play Blu-ray disks due to SGX deprecation

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Yu Yu Hakusho Gets Some Ugly Sweaters in Time for Christmas
– Dare to dream deeply with the support of these two new giant Pokémon Huggers
– Pokémon fan creates life-size Koffing that emits real gas
– Mold growth and leakage possibly occurring on some Pikachu tails (dessert drinks), so don’t put them in your mouth
– 7-Eleven apologises for cockroaches in onigiri rice balls
– Pennies found in McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets, customer says
– This crazy car gadget totally blows, but does it do it in a good way?
– Youtube in Japan Suddenly Plagued by Onahole Ad Before Videos
– ONLY MAMS My teen son signed me up for OnlyFans so he could get more pocket money – he’s fully supportive of my career
– Opera GX ensures your last words won’t be “please, delete my browser history.”

Misc news:

– Mentally Disabled Man Arrested for Sexually Assaulting 27 School Kids
– Man Arrested for Sexual Assault: ‘Her Womb Needed Positive Energy!’
– 74-year-old female teacher faces 600 years behind bars for sex assault on teen
– ‘Lake Tahoe Foot Fondler’ nabbed for allegedly touching toes of sleeping women
– Woman with ‘world’s biggest cheeks’ shows natural look at age 18 before surgery
– Man gets light bulb stuck in mouth while attempting online challenge
– ‘Help me, Jesus!’: Hawk appears to drop snake on woman before attacking to get it back
– NJ town power outage blamed on bird that dropped fish on transformer
– Woman who thought she was in a relationship with Stranger Things star Dacre Montgomery sent a scammer $10,000 and left her husband
– Japanese Porn Star Drowns In Semen While Filming Bukkake Scene

AC’s Funhouse

– The Nazis adored it; the Japanese commercialised it – now we’re all trapped in the cult of cute
– Luxury hotel chain offering karaoke in a large tub floating on the ocean
– Would you pay 450 dollar for a unique picnic dangling 295 feet over a thundering waterfall?
– Subway’s flying restaurant will serve sandwiches 1,000 feet in the air: How to book your free ride
– Taupo McDonald’s Airplane
– Paqui’s One Chip Challenge Pulled From Stores After Teen’s Death
– Dick Amnesia Is a Real Thing
– Does Guile’s Street Fighter video game crouching block work in real life?
– Mr. Sato appears in a French photo album without his consent, goes mad with desire for vengeance
– Netflix being sued for $2 billion by Egyptians for ‘distorting the image’ of Cleopatra in new doc
– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Tokyo capsule toy machine gives you real samurai-era antique coins, but are they worth anything?
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “Get them drunk then chop off their heads.” Samurai’s assassination plot against U.S. envoys found
– “Android” arrested for rice ball theft in Japan, Android Woman denies involvement
– Why do people spend so long in jail without going to trial in Japan?

– Matt Walsh Brings Video Game Infiltration Mainstream
   ∟Mark Kern provides a simple critique to Matt Walsh
      ∟Mark Kern exposes Daily Wire DMs
         ∟Lauren Chen was blocked
      ∟Matt Walsh decries being called out
         ∟Lunar Archivist fixes Matt Walsh’s deflection
– Little Kuriboh accused of pedophilia by proxy
   ∟I was approached to talk about this during the Daman Mills coverage
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend’s Friend
   ∟Kirbopher’s Apology Post

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further

– Japan’s Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Transgender Civil Employee’s Toilet Use
   ∟Concerns Rising Over Growing Number of Gender-Neutral Toilets
      ∟JAPAN: Politician Who Supported Gender Identity Bill Sentenced For Creating “Upskirt Porn” In Women’s Restroom
   ∟Crossdresser Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Women & Stealing Pantsu
   ∟Japanese TV Personality & LGBT Advocate Ryuchell Found Dead
– World’s Governing Body of Cycling Bans Transgenders From Women’s Races
   ∟Overconfident woman thinks she can outbox a man

– Persona voice actress driven off Twitter after condemning video that cloned her voice using AI

– Pickups

– One Piece, Naruto Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ennosuke Indicted for Allegedly Assisting Parents’ Double Suicide

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– AnimEigo Dates Macross II BD for Next Summer After Kickstarter Campaign Next Month

Convention news:

– Genshin Impact Event in Korea Evacuated After Bomb Threat

Live-Action Anime news:

– Lupin the Third Franchise Gets New Live-Action Film Featuring Daisuke Jigen
– Head Of Mattel Films Robbie Brenner Says Daniel Kaluuya’s ‘Barney’ Movie Will Be “More Adult And Have Adult Themes”
   ∟Hot Wheels Movie From JJ Abrams Gets Update
   ∟Magic 8 Ball: Mattel Films is aiming to make a PG-13 thriller
– ‘One Piece’ Creator Eiichiro Oda Demanded Netflix Re-Shoot Numerous Scenes For Live Action Adaptation Because “They Weren’t Good Enough To Put Out Into The World”

Streaming news:

– Twitter Japan Cannot Rebrand to ‘X Japan’ Due to a Legendary J-Rock Band
– The Witcher is such shit that Netflix has to remind you that Henry Cavill is still Geralt in season 3
   ∟The Witcher is put on hold indefinitely: Season 3 could be the finale

Theater Release news:

– GKids aquires Miyazaki’s new film and changes the name
   ∟Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ to Open Toronto Film Festival Amid Strikes

Series news:

Anime:
– Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning Anime Film Reveals New Trailer, Poster Visual
– Gundam Suisei no Majo Voice Actors Confirm Suletta & Miorine Same-Sex Marriage
   ∟Gundam Suisei no Majo ‘Marriage’ Mention Deleted From Digital Publication
      ∟Gundam Suisei no Majo Staff Apologize for Deleting Same-Sex Marriage Comment
Manga:
– Breasts Are My Favorite Things in the World! Manga Ends With Next Chapter
– Dark Horse Comics Reveals “Manga is 1% Of Our Output, But Represents 66% Of Our Sales”
Games:
– Nintendo Magazine Cover Art Criticized for Being ‘Racist Against Blacks’
– Capcom is ‘considering how to approach’ making new Mega Man games
   ∟MegaThey
– Joe Biden plays Guilty Gear
– Aquaplus Ecchi Dungeon Travelers Series Steam Release Cancelled Due to “Guidelines”
– Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection’s physical version on Nintendo Switch requires a MicroSD
   ∟MGS4, Peace Walker, and MGSV appear to be coming in collection 2
– Microsoft-Activision Deal Dodges Major Roadblock As Federal Court Rules Against The FTC In Anti-Trust Case
   ∟Nicki Minaj is coming to Call of Duty
– ESRB Wants to Use Facial Age Estimation Technology for Age Verification

Release news:

– Ascendent Animation Announces English Dub for Seduced By My Best Friend Anime
– Digimon Movie Collection, Digimon Season 2 and More Licensed by Discotek
– Right Stuf
– Botched Boruto Blu-ray
– Megami no Cafe Terrace Still Censored on Blu-Ray Release

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Studio Ghibli’s new desktop Howl’s Moving Castle will take your stationery on an adventure
– Ghibli Park announces opening dates for new areas
– Xbox Releases New TMNT Pizza Controllers To Promote Latest Film
– Japanese McDonalds’ branch bans an entire middle school from entering the restaurant
– Girl Awarded $800,000 From McDonald’s After She Was Burned By A Chicken Nugget
– Burger King’s new all-cheese The Real Cheese Burger looks crazy, sort of makes linguistic sense
   ∟What does a Burger King Whopper with nothing but 20 slices of cheese taste like?
– Legally Change Your Name To ‘Subway’ And Get Free Subway For Life
– Japanese masturbatory aid Tenga’s president reveals how crazy HARD he works

Misc news:

– River in Japan’s Nara Prefecture suddenly turns fluorescent green
– Doctors find whole octopus stuck in man’s esophagus
– Big Motor President Resigns Following Insurance Fraud Scandal
– Florida Aquarium Blames Manatee’s Death On ‘High-Intensity Sex’ With Another Male
– Penn State prof arrested for having sex with his dog BEGGED officers to kill him
– Ohio judge shot in ‘ambush’ outside courthouse, returns fire and kills attacker
– Teen Arrested After Going on a 30-Minute Groping Spree
– Medical Helicopter Called After Woman Suffers From Ingrown Toenail
– Man arrested for throwing dog at police officer in Japan
– Convenience store clerk arrested for punching customer over receipt in Hyogo Prefecture
– Woman Dies After Getting Hit by JR Train While Vomiting on Platform

AC’s Funhouse

– The Nazis adored it; the Japanese commercialised it – now we’re all trapped in the cult of cute
– Luxury hotel chain offering karaoke in a large tub floating on the ocean
– Would you pay 450 dollar for a unique picnic dangling 295 feet over a thundering waterfall?
– Subway’s flying restaurant will serve sandwiches 1,000 feet in the air: How to book your free ride
– Taupo McDonald’s Airplane
– Paqui’s One Chip Challenge Pulled From Stores After Teen’s Death
– Dick Amnesia Is a Real Thing
– Does Guile’s Street Fighter video game crouching block work in real life?
– Mr. Sato appears in a French photo album without his consent, goes mad with desire for vengeance
– Netflix being sued for $2 billion by Egyptians for ‘distorting the image’ of Cleopatra in new doc
– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Tokyo capsule toy machine gives you real samurai-era antique coins, but are they worth anything?
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “Get them drunk then chop off their heads.” Samurai’s assassination plot against U.S. envoys found
– “Android” arrested for rice ball theft in Japan, Android Woman denies involvement
– Why do people spend so long in jail without going to trial in Japan?

– Matt Walsh Brings Video Game Infiltration Mainstream
   ∟Mark Kern provides a simple critique to Matt Walsh
      ∟Mark Kern exposes Daily Wire DMs
         ∟Lauren Chen was blocked
      ∟Matt Walsh decries being called out
         ∟Lunar Archivist fixes Matt Walsh’s deflection
– Little Kuriboh accused of pedophilia by proxy
   ∟I was approached to talk about this during the Daman Mills coverage
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend’s Friend
   ∟Kirbopher’s Apology Post

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further

– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Vic Mignogna Timeline
      ∟AT&T Messages Backup & Sync Service Terms

– Japanese Households With Children Drop Below 10 Million for the First Time
   ∟Japanese government approves proposal to let women buy morning-after pills without prescription

– Chinese Diplomat to Japan & Korea: ‘You’ll Never Be Westerners!’

– Pickups

– Japanese city allows residents to cut mayor’s salary based on public opinion survey

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– The Impact of Iwata

Convention news:

– SAG-AFTRA announced a strike
   ∟Over 1,000 SAG-AFTRA Members Call On Union Leaders To Push Back Against Any Negotiation Terms Involving AI
   ∟SAG-AFTRA Strike Costing Studios “About $600,000 Per Week”
   ∟Former Paramount Pictures And 20th Century Fox CEO Barry Diller Warns Hollywood Is Doomed If Strikes Continue To Christmas
   ∟San Diego Comic-Con Panels, Celebs Backing Out… As Actors Strike Begins
      ∟The Venture Bros. Creators Pull Out of San Diego Comic-Con Amidst Actors’ Strike
      ∟Invincible Season 2 Comic-Con Panel Still Happening Despite Hollywood Strikes
   ∟San Diego Comic-Con’s Preview Night Felt Empty Without The Hollywood Hype
   ∟SAG-AFTRA Strike: ‘Lucifer’ Star D. B. Woodside Reveals Big Costs Actors Incur While Filming On Location
– Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong Comic Book Series Announced at SDCC
– Harmony Gold is still blocking Macross shows from being translated outside Japan
   ∟Seemingly proud to announce it

Live-Action Anime news:

– ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Producer James Cameron Confirms Multiple Movies In The Works
– One Piece Live-Action Netflix Series Shows More Characters in New Trailer

Streaming news:

– Dubs for Digimon Adventure 2020, DBZ Kai, Dragon Quest and One Piece Are on Hulu
– Hulu to Launch Adult Animation and Anime Hub: Animayhem

Theater Release news:

– Spy x Family Teaming Up With Mission: Impossible for Short Promotion
– City Hunter: Angel Dust coming to theaters
– Indecent Image of ‘Partially Undressed Woman’ Shown at Super Mario Bros. Movie Screening
– Studio Ghibli Producer Thinks No Marketing Is the Way for New Film
   ∟Studio Ghibli says no to trailers and commercials for Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime movie
   ∟Hayao Miyazaki’s How Do You Live? Anime Film Only Gets One Poster, No Trailers Says Ghibli President Suzuki
   ∟Studio Ghibli is taking a bold step to prevent spoilers for its newest anime movie
   ∟Godfather of Anime Hayao Miyazaki Not Happy With Studio Ghibli Not Marketing His Final Movie: “Wonder if it’ll be okay without publicity”
   ∟Latest Studio Ghibli Movie Releases to Empty Seatings, Mixed Reviews

Series news:

Anime:
– Polygon Pictures to Produce Spider-Man: Freshman Year Animated Series
– Jujutsu Kaisen Animator Under Fire for Drawing ‘Racist’ Gesture
– Katsuhisa Minami’s The Fable Manga Gets TV Anime
– I May Be a Guild Receptionist Light Novels Gets Anime
– Eiichiro Oda One-Shot ‘Monsters’ Getting an Anime Adaptation
– Adult Swim Reveals Trailers for Uzumaki, Ninja Kamui, FLCL: Grunge Anime
– Shinichiro Watanabe, MAPPA’s Lazarus Anime Teased in Trailer
– One Piece Anime Gets Ending Theme Again After 17 Years
Games:
– Ryu ga Gotoku Series on PC Erases Major Names From Credits
   ∟Yakuza Games Scrub A Bunch Of People From The Credits, Including Series Creator Toshihiro Nagosh
– Son Spends $45K on Video Games, Parents Lose their Life Savings
   ∟The actual video of the son getting his ass beat
– The Pokémon Company Temporarily Shuts Down Official All-Ages Forums, Institutes New Approval Process After Fans Flood Them With Inappropriate Content
– Researchers find 87% of U.S. classic video games are out of print and ‘critically endangered’

Release news:

– UK Retailers Ditching Physical Games as 75% of Market Goes Digital
   ∟Guillermo del Toro says #BuyPhysicalBitch
– VIZ chose a weird episode order for Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
   ∟Turns out it’s the Japanese LE release order
– Right Stuf
– Kadokawa Reveals 3rd ‘Overlord IV’ Japanese Anime DVD/BD Release Artwork
– Shout! Factory Changes Name to Shout! Studios

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Kidz Bop releases cover of Super Mario Bros. Movie’s “Peaches”
– Otaku tech company creates Digital Figure Box for anime figures with no physical form
– Japan’s new energy drink feels like getting slapped in the face by an anime girl
– Japanese swimsuit model/former adult actress releases AI-generated photo album of herself
   ∟Ojisan Can Now Become Bishoujo Thanks to AI Technology
Latest Studio Ghibli Movie Releases to Empty Seatings, Mixed Reviews
– Iceland Has Horses That Will Respond To Work Emails on a Giant Keyboard While You’re on Vacation
– Crazy busy overnight work experience event for Japanese kids gives them just four hours to sleep

Misc news:

– Thousands of ten-inch ‘penis fish’ wash up on a beach: Fishermen flock to shore to grab them all
– Saitama Sets New Rules for Pool Shoots With Lascivious Illustrations for ‘NG Poses’
– Music Event Staff Dies After Water Cannon Mishap
– Ringing Bicycle Bell Punishable by up to 20,000 Yen
– ‘Santoryu’ Man Arrested for Going Three Sword Style on the Streets
– Italians Outraged After Judge Clears Janitor for Groping Girl for ‘Under 10 Seconds’
– Restaurant Worker Arrested for Stealing Drunk Woman’s 100 Yen Pantsu
– Perverted Monk Arrested for Pulling Woman’s Pants Down & Hitting With Stick
– Former Chief Priest Arrested After Trying to Break Up Couple by Planting Marijuana
– Teen Caught Intruding Train Crew Disguised as Staff Sent to Family Court
– Man Exterminating Ants With Blowtorch Burns Down House

AC’s Funhouse

– The Nazis adored it; the Japanese commercialised it – now we’re all trapped in the cult of cute
– Luxury hotel chain offering karaoke in a large tub floating on the ocean
– Would you pay 450 dollar for a unique picnic dangling 295 feet over a thundering waterfall?
– Subway’s flying restaurant will serve sandwiches 1,000 feet in the air: How to book your free ride
– Taupo McDonald’s Airplane
– Paqui’s One Chip Challenge Pulled From Stores After Teen’s Death
– Dick Amnesia Is a Real Thing
– Does Guile’s Street Fighter video game crouching block work in real life?
– Mr. Sato appears in a French photo album without his consent, goes mad with desire for vengeance
– Netflix being sued for $2 billion by Egyptians for ‘distorting the image’ of Cleopatra in new doc
– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Tokyo capsule toy machine gives you real samurai-era antique coins, but are they worth anything?
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “Get them drunk then chop off their heads.” Samurai’s assassination plot against U.S. envoys found
– “Android” arrested for rice ball theft in Japan, Android Woman denies involvement
– Why do people spend so long in jail without going to trial in Japan?

– Matt Walsh Brings Video Game Infiltration Mainstream
   ∟Mark Kern provides a simple critique to Matt Walsh
      ∟Mark Kern exposes Daily Wire DMs
         ∟Lauren Chen was blocked
      ∟Matt Walsh decries being called out
         ∟Lunar Archivist fixes Matt Walsh’s deflection
– Little Kuriboh accused of pedophilia by proxy
   ∟I was approached to talk about this during the Daman Mills coverage
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend’s Friend
   ∟Kirbopher’s Apology Post

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– JTPetition
– Ranma Retrospective: 30 Years Later

– Haileigh Todd body paint
   ∟Haileigh Todd presenting as male

– Top 100 Most ‘Pornified’ Media Franchises & Fictional Characters

– Pickups

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– The Impact of Iwata
– Madosoft’s Crowdfunding Campaign for Hamidashi Creative Anime Meets Goal in 5 Minutes

Live-Action Anime news:

– Live-Action Powerpuff Girls Series No Longer in Development at Warner Bros. TV
– Japanese cast to reprise their roles in Netflix live-action One Piece
   ∟One Piece historian employed as a consultant for the Netflix live-action series
   ∟Over 1,000 South Africans were employed in the production
– J.J. Abrams Is Rebooting Speed Racer for Apple TV+ – And the Timing Is Perfect
– Live-Action Burn the House Down Show Streams English-Subtitled Trailer

Streaming news:

– Zip Shimezo
– Crunchyroll Adds One Piece Anime’s English Dub
– New Naruto Anime Episodes Lock in Broadcast Date for Japan
– Mushoku Tensei Season 2 Censoring Some Scenes Outside Japan
   ∟Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Anime’s 2nd Half to Debut in April 2024
– Man Cosplaying Uruha Rushia to Protest Cover at Shareholders’ Meeting
– Streamer Faces 5 Years in Thai Prison for ‘Obscene’ Lap Dance
– YouTuber Arrested for Bringing Fake Gun to Shinzo Abe Memorial Event

Theater Release news:

– Gundam SEED FREEDOM Anime Film’s English-Subtitled Teaser Unveils Staff, January 26, 2024 Debut
– The First Slam Dunk Anime Film’s English-Dubbed Trailer Reveals July 28 N. America Opening, Dub Cast

Series news:

Anime:
– New Panty & Stocking Project to Be No-Holds Barred in Content
– Suicide Squad ISEKAI Anime Revealed Featuring Harley Quinn & DC Characters
– Golden Kamuy Anime Confirms Final Arc
– ‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess TV Anime Adaptation Confirmed for Winter 2024
– I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince TV Anime Sets April 2024 Premiere with New Trailer
– New Spice & Wolf TV Anime Reboot Announced for 2024
– Fate/Strange Fake Novels Get TV Anime Series
– Gushing over Magical Girls TV Anime Sets 2024 Premiere with Teaser Visual
– The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess TV Anime Takes Command with New Visual, Trailer
– SHY TV Anime Comes Out of Its Shell With New Trailer, Visual, 7 New Cast Members, October 2023 Premiere
– Oshi no Ko Anime Season 2 Confirmed
   ∟Twincest ended it
– MF Ghost Anime Drifts in With New Trailer, Theme Song Performer
– Rebuild World Sci-Fi Light Novel Series Gets TV Anime
   ∟Nahuse’s Rebuild World Light Novel Series Gets TV Anime
– VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream Reveals Main Character Visual
– Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance Animation Project Announced
– Anime Studio CloverWorks in the Red Despite Hit Title Releases
– Toei, Toei Animation Establish New Flare Creators Company
– ‘One Piece’ English Voice Actor Michelle Rojas Called Out By Fans After Attempting To Push Debunked Transgender Yamato Theory
Manga:
– Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things Crossover First Look Revealed
– Manga 1-Shot About Naruto’s Father Slated for July 18
– Noir Caesar Produces Graphic Novel Based on Osamu Tezuka’s Alabaster Manga
– One Piece Creator Eiichiro Oda Talks Butts & Panchira
– Korean Webtoon Accused of Using AI Images, Tracing Mushoku Tensei Anime
Games:
– Stuck in a T-pose in To a T
– Valve is reportedly banning games featuring AI generated content
– Man Arrested for Punching Ex-Girlfriend for Turning Off His Game Console
– Baldur’s Gate III Boasts ‘Tender, Consensual’ Sex With a Bear
– Bethesda Twitter account states Starfield’s physical version won’t include a disc

Release news:

– ICv2: Viz Media to Raise Manga Volume Prices for 1st Time in 15 Years
– Kodansha USA Reveals 21 New Print Licenses, 3 Omnibus Releases, 2 Digital Licenses
– Crunchyroll Licenses The Apothecary Diaries, Goblin Slayer Season 2, Black Butler, More Anime
– Discotek Reveals Mazinger Z, Go Nagai World Blu-ray Discs
   ∟The trailer for Recently My Sister violated Twitch’s Community Guidelines
– SatAM Sonic crammed on 2 discs
– Gurren Lagann movies get 4K blu-rays
– Crunchyroll Confirms No U.K. Home Release for Re:ZERO Season 2
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Ghibli Park Gets 4-Disc Documentary Focusing on 1st Phase of Opening
– Pizza keychains from Japan are both cute and practical
– Domino’s Japan pushes pickle love to the limit with new Pickles Pizza
– Yu-Gi-Oh! Enemy Controller Becomes Real, Doesn’t Literally Let You Control Your Enemies
– Himeji Castle gets first official Lego set, Zen block garden kit on the way too
– Studio Ghibli’s new desktop Howl’s Moving Castle will take your stationery on an adventure
– Netflix’s One Piece Reveals First Toy Line
– Ninja Sword Ice Cream: The longest ice cream in Japan looks like a single-edged sword
– Luigi Amiibo Curved to Hit G-Spot
– Amateur Sex Group Arrested for Selling Uncensored Videos on Twitter

Misc news:

– Bar explodes in Tokyo’s Shinbashi neighborhood
– Chinese Student Found Strange Object In Food, It Turned Out To Be Rat’s Head
– Okinawa Husband Arrested for Shoving Onigiri in Wife’s Face
– Osaka Teacher Busted for Recording Schoolgirls Changing Into Swimsuits

Watch Club: