Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Japan’s Olympic stadium to fill thousands of empty spectator seats with waifu pillows
– Love Live! Sunshine!! & Crayon Shin-chan Team up for 5th Anniversary Collab Project
– Femboy Films restoration of Dragon Ball

– Five Japanese sign language phrases with interesting reasoning behind them

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Third Editions: An Essay on JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
– The Girl from the Other Side – feature-length animation
– Pre-order REVENGE OF THE SHOGUN WOMEN on 3-D Blu-ray!
– Vokabulantis

Convention news:

– Animazement 2021 Canceled Due to Restrictions in North Carolina
– PAX East Event Canceled in June, With Online Event Slated for July Instead

Live-Action Anime news:

– Resident Evil Reboot Movie Delayed by Two Months
– Evangelion’s Hideaki Anno Writes and Directs New Shin Kamen Rider Film

Streaming news:

– Chiaki Kobayashi Voices The Protagonist Yu Ominae in New Spriggan Anime
– Black Lagoon to be Rebroadcast on YouTube
– Karate Master TV Anime Gets HD Remastered Broadcast in Japan
– Kamen Rider W Sequel Manga Futo Detectives Gets Anime Adaptation in Summer 2022

Theater Release news:

– Japan Box Office: Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Stays at No.1 for Three Consecutive Weeks
– Mamoru Hosoda’s Belle Anime Film Reveals July 2021 Premiere, New Trailer
– The Deer King Film Teaser Trailer Announces New Release Date of September 10, 2021
   ∟The Deer King Anime Film’s Release Date Pushed Back to 2021
– Original Anime Film Hula Fulla Dance Postpones Its Release Date
– Black Clover Anime Film Officially Revealed

Series news:

Anime:
– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean TV Anime Announced
– The Prince of Tennis New 3DCG Film to be Released in Two Editions
– Two More Heroines Revealed for Mystical Spirit Chronicles TV Anime
– Wonder Egg Priority TV Anime Gets Special Episode in June
– Heaven’s Design Team TV Anime Gets Bonus Episode in Japan
– Shaman King Remake Brings Back the Supernatural Brutality
– Penguindrum Anime Film Announced for TV Anime’s 10th Anniversary
– Taku Yashiro Takes the Role of Luxembourg in Hetalia: World Stars
– Devilish Dating Game “Obey Me!” Gets Summer 2021 TV Anime
– Haruki Kuou’s Liar Liar Light Novel Series Gets Anime Adaptation
– Tokyo Babylon 2021 Character Designs Appear to Reference K-Pop Group, Volks Doll
   ∟More examples
      ∟Another one
   ∟Tokyo Babylon Anime Adaptation Cancelled Due to Plagiarism
      ∟Tokyo Babylon anime reboot project cancelled after multiple copied designs discovered
   ∟Tokyo Babylon 2021 TV Anime Delayed Due to Character Design Plagiarism
      ∟‘90s anime fans not happy with new character design as Tokyo Babylon gets reboot
– Cyber Squad Last Angels Promo Teases More of Voogie’s Angel Reboot
Manga:
– JUJUTSU KAISEN Manga Exceeds a Remarkable 40 Million Copy Print Run
– My Hero Academia Manga Exceeds 50 Million Copies Printed and Sold Worldwide
– My Hero Academia Manga On Break This Week Due to Horikoshi’s Health
– Deadpool and All Might Join Forces in Latest Deadpool: Samurai Manga Chapter
– Attack on Titan’s Final Chapter Is Completed Says Manga Editor
– Kodansha promises worldwide prosecution of illegal uploaders of Attack on Titan
– Tokyo Court Rules That Manga ‘Spoiler Sites’ Infringe Copyright
Games:
– CD Projekt Red Completely Changing Its Marketing Strategy for New Games
– Former Neko Works April Fool’s Joke Catboys Paradise Being Developed for Real
– Capcom Enlists Life-Size Lady Dimitrescu Standee to Promote Resident Evil Village
– Japanese Apex Legends Players Banned for Saying “Nigero”
– Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection Won’t Contain Breast Jiggling Either
– Final Fantasy XIV Localization Team Explains Why They Change Lines

Release news:

– Seven Seas offers new editions of Classroom of the Elite #7, Mushoku Tensei #1-2
– Crunchyroll and VIZ Media to Bring More to Home Video
– RACS fulfillment update
– Discotek using English logos as fonts
– Info on 35mm negative scan of Project A-ko
– Hajime no Ippo transfer
   ∟Bad disc?
– French Violet Evergarden
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– All of Tokyo available as a free 3-D scale model right now!
– Funko’s POPs Officially Debut in Japan With Dragon Ball Z Line
– Amazon is Still Removing Anime Figures and Insisting They “Promote Child Exploitation
   ∟Amazon Banning Even More Innocent Anime Figures for “Child Pornography”
– Toys R Us Plans Another Return in United States
– 7-Eleven to build 7-Eleven in parking lot of another 7-Eleven

Misc news:

– Entire crew of Going Merry arrested by police in Japan (no, not on April 1)
– Okazaki City gives all elementary and junior high students portable Vocaloid software
– Petition to allow students to choose what they wear gathers almost 19,000 signatures
– Public schools in Saga Prefecture will no longer regulate/check students’ underwear color
– Woman surprised to learn foreigners don’t openly tell women they have big breasts
– Couple rob real estate agent during open house, escape with US$1.84
– Japanese police searching for man who stole 1.1 million yen in tiny fish
– Japanese woman reported to police for “not looking right in a suit,” turns out she’s a crook
– 18-Meter Tapeworm Extracted from Raw Beef Eating Thai Man

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