Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟When you Google search someone tweets pop up

– Coronavirus News
∟Japan finds 1st case of new variant of coronavirus
∟Japan to close all borders starting from 28th Dec until the end of January
∟Japan Airlines staff reassigned to work as shrine maidens during COVID travel downturn
∟Dumb Japanese school dress codes — Coronavirus winter edition

– Official costs of Tokyo Olympics up by 22% to $15.4 billion

– Manga author who groped girl’s breasts on Tokyo street won’t have to spend any time in jail
∟Minor-Assaulting Act-Age Mangaka Gets a Three-Year Suspended Sentence

– Studio Ghibli quietly joins Twitter as anime production company creates official account
– Evangelion Twitter Account Warns of Eva 3.0+1.0 Spoilers Being Posted In Future Tweets

– LINE and Yahoo Japan to Be Combined

– Blood of Zeus word-for-word plagiarizes a scene from “The Prestige”

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

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Convention news:

– Comiket 99 Shrinks Back Down to 3 Days for Golden Week Event

Live-Action Anime news:

– City Hunter Gets the Takarazuka Musical Treatment This Summer

Streaming news:

– Toonami To Premiere Attack on Titan Season 4 On January 9th
∟Attack on Titan Final Season Visual Updated to Spotlight a Series VIP
– Netflix Brings the Holiday Cheer, Announces Aggretsuko Season 4
– Read Attack on Titan and More with Crunchyroll’s HTML5 Manga Reader!
– Who’s That Voice Actor? New App Uses AI to Identify Anime Stars

Theater Release news:

– Japan Box Office: Demon Slayer’s Non-stop Domination Finally Reaches Its 10th Week
∟Mugen Train Only Needs 520 Million Yen to Become No. 1 and Overtake Spirited Away
– Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA Feature Film Gets Its Title: “Licht: A Nameless Girl”
– Pompo: The Cinéphile Film Again Postponed to June 4, 2021

Series news:

Anime:
– Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S Delivers 4 Character Trailers as Early Christmas Gifts
– Step-Sisters Fall in Love with Fishing in Slow Loop TV Anime
– ‘The Honor Student at Magic High School’ ‘Mahouka’ Spin-Off Manga Gets Anime in 2021
– Animation Studio Tonko House Announces New Series and Fan Community
– Tokyo Babylon 2021 TV Anime Delayed Due to Character Design Plagiarism
– Majo no Tabitabi Creator on no Pantsu: “It Limits the Audience to a Male Demographic”
Manga:
– Akane Shimizu’s Cells at Work! Manga Ends in January
∟Akane Shimizu’s Cells at Work! Manga to End Serialization Next Month
– Nyanpasu Goes Quiet, Non Non Biyori Manga to End in Three Chapters
– We Never Learn: BOKUBEN Manga Ends Today Bringing All the Girls Together
– Quintessential Quintuplets Creator Negi Haruba Set to Launch New Series in February
– One Piece Creator on Demon Slayer’s Success: “I Wish All Manga Could Be Like This”
– Ohio Lawmakers Attempt to Ban Anime Book, Author Susan J. Napier Responds
∟Exclusive: Dr. Susan Napier Speaks Out on Attempt to Ban Her Anime Book
Games:
– Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has a stealth cameo in Cyberpunk 2077, gamers say
– Gal Gun Returns Cancelled on Xbox One, Censorship Issues Surmised as Reason
– Resident Evil Revelations 3 Rumored to be Switch Time Exclusive
– Man Arrested for Abducting Child to “Play Games” With at Home

Release news:

– The Adventures of the Little Prince Gets Remastered Bluray in Japan
– AKIRA 4K Limited Edition: HDR Disc Replacement How-To
∟Funimation downsampled the shitty AKIRA UHD 192kHz Hypersonic remix to 48kHz
– Right Stuf
– Lupin Mistakes

Random Merch news:

– A life-sized bust of Kenshiro from First of the North Star from Osaka is tax deductible!
– Sailor Moon lingerie sets, new Senshi panties coming to celebrate Sailor Moon Eternal
– Official Princess Mononoke knit sweaters hit the GBL this winter
– Support Shampoo’s Neko Hanten in Latest Line of Ranma 1/2 Goods
– Taste the Rasengan with Naruto Shippuden Whey Protein Powder
– Pokémon Tokyo Banana team-up enters round two with suggestions to freeze, singe Eevee
– Travelers can now fly in a Pokémon airplane in Japan
– Bluetooth tombstones are here to help you mourn loved ones without breaking the bank

Misc news:

– School renames boys, girls uniforms as “Type I” and “Type II” in gender identity reform
– Yahoo Japan Will Utilize AI to Delete “Hateful Comments”
– Poland Bill Can Induce $2.2 Million Fines Towards Social Media Platforms That Censor
– Gunma teacher arrested for spray-gluing coworker’s belongings to desk
– Man steals front end loader from neighboring town to plow snow in own neighborhood