Topics of discussion
Opening discussions:
– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– Tenga
– Studio Ghibli closes its official Twitter account at short notice
∟North Korea allegedly launched a spy satellite
– Japan Successfully Fires World’s First Ship-Mounted Railgun at Sea
– Japanese Economy to Drop to 4th, Behind Germany for First Time in 55 years
– Japan Enlisting Prison Inmates to Peel Shellfish
∟U.S. military in Japan bulk buys Japanese scallops as China’s Japanese seafood ban continues
– Gackt: ‘Why Are 40% of People in Their 20s Virgins? Have More Sex!’
– Oculus Quest3 Mixed Reality Lets Players Bring Cute Anime Girls Home
– Saitama Public Schools Getting Taken Over by Gaijin Kids
– Anime Fans Say a Rurouni Kenshin Dub “Shouldn’t Even Be Happening” After VA Donations
– Advertiser Friendly Content Guidelines Updates on Adult Content
– Pickups
∟One Piece Card Game Introduces Special Set for Netflix Live-Action Series
– Japanese Netizens Waking Up to Perils of Foreign Credit Card Reliance
– Report: Disney Asked Microsoft To Prevent AI Users From Infringing Its Trademarks
∟Pixar Evangelion
∟Pixar American Psycho
∟Offensive AI Pixar Meme
– Artists Lose First Round of Copyright Infringement Case Against AI Art Generators
∟Matt Rife posts fake ‘apology’ with link to special needs helmets after stand-up special criticism
∟Special Needs Helmets
Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:
– Masaaki Ninomiya’s Gannibal Horror Manga Series in English!
Live-Action Anime news:
– Sega Talks About Possibly Making Persona & Yakuza Movies
– Ikki Kajiwara’s Tiger Mask Wrestling Manga Gets Italian Live-Action Film Adaptation
Streaming news:
– HIDIVE Announces Select Shutdown Outside of North America
– Pokemon Gets Wooly With Netflix Show Pokemon Concierge
– Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac – Battle for Sanctuary Part 2 Premieres in 2024
– Entrepreneur: ‘Japan Is Losing Tax Money Because of Mosaics in AV, Get Rid of Them!’
– Former AV Star Sora Aoi on ‘Feeling Sorry for Kids of AV Actress Mothers’
∟Sora Aoi to Livestream Birth of Her Kids
Theater Release news:
– Studio Ponoc’s The Imaginary Anime Film Adds Akira Terao, Hana Sugisaki
∟The Imaginary Anime Film Welcomes Five New Cast Members to Its Magical World
– Gurren Lagann Anime Films to Get First U.S. Theatrical Screenings in January 2024
Series news:
Anime:
– Studio MAPPA in Trouble as Jujutsu Kaisen Production Breaks Down
∟JJK S2 Animators Reach Breaking Point At MAPPA, Anime’s Future Uncertain
– Mission: Yozakura Family Anime Posts New Individual Character Visuals
– ‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess Anime Adds Two Dastardly Demons to the Cast
– Goro Taniguchi’s BLOODY ESCAPE Anime Film Reveals New Trailer, Visual
– The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies TV Anime Officially Announced
– Plus-sized Misadventures in Love! Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– Senpai is an Otokonoko TV Anime Reveals New Teaser Trailer, Visual
– Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Anime Premieres January 10
– Kadokawa Is Creating Its Own Anime Studio
– Toei Animation Announces Global Expansion Plans
– Saudi Arabian Broadcaster MBC Group Officially Joins Fuji TV And TV Asahi Production Committees, Announces Arabic Simulcasts For ‘Protocol: Rain’ And Yoko Taro’s ‘Kamierabi God.app’
Manga:
– Akamatsu Ken Warns About International Pressure Censoring Manga
– AI-generated episode of legendary Black Jack manga series unveiled
– Golgo 13 Spinoff Manga Gunsmith Dave Returns With New Arc in February
– Hunter x Hunter Creator to Reveal a ‘Dropped Ending’ in Case He Passes
Games:
– Japanese Government Considering Taxing IT Giants on Game Apps by 2025
– Shiravune Continues Inserting Politics in Criminal Border Translation
– Chinese Streamer Dies After 5 All-Nighters of Genshin Impact
– Microsoft Fully Onboard With Generative AI in Games
– Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections dub seems off
∟Someone tagged in Naruto’s voice actor
∟Maile Flanagan claims she definitely didn’t record it that way
∟Did they redo the voices with AI?
Release news:
– ODD TAXI Manga Licensed by Denpa
– Yen Press Reveals Extensive NYCC Acquisition Slate
∟Yen Press Licenses Sword Art Online Re:Aincrad and More
– Alien Books Announces First Slate Of Manga Titles
– J-Novel Club Expands to Europe With JNC Nina
∟J-Novel Club Announces Anime NYC 2023 Manga and Light Novel Slate
– Aniplex lies about dub on Bunny Girl Senpai blu-ray
∟Apparently Right Stuf already apologized for the miscommunication
– Right Stuf
Random Merch news:
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Pull Tissue From the Head Orifice of Dragon Ball’s Saibamen
– Japan Looks to Ban Synthetic Cannabinoid ‘HHCH’ After Many Fall Ill From Gummies
– Japanese tea commercial actress created by AI, has some wondering if it’s the scandal-free future
– Toei Develops Virtual Girl Lisa Using AI Tech
∟A husband and wife exceeded Toei in 2015
∟Demo
∟Telyuka Website
∟18 Adult link?
– Groom calls off wedding after finding explicit AI chats on bride-to-be’s phone
∟People Can’t Access Their AI Girlfriend Because the Service Went Down After CEO Jailed for Setting His Apartment on Fire
– Halloween costume idea: Dressing up as the Tokyo neighborhood that banned Halloween parties
Misc news:
– “Men-only train car” to run in Tokyo as part of “Weak Men’s” association awareness campaign
– Train Molester Arrested After Injuring Himself in Failed Escape Attempt
– Kabukicho’s Female Prostitutes Seeing More Competition From Male ‘Tachinbo’
– 97-Year-Old Man Crashes Car: ‘I Wasn’t Driving a Car!’
– Man in Japan arrested after sneaking into woman’s apartment and washing her lingerie
∟Man Arrested for Breaking & Entering to Wash Woman’s Underwear
– City Worker Arrested for Stopping Car to Assault Woman to Look at Pantsu
– Kyoto Man Arrested for Sending Horny Messages to Middle School Girl
– Man Intrudes Into Women’s Baths Claiming He ‘Has Heart of a Woman’
∟California doc proposes renaming genitals: Penises as ‘outies,’ clitorises as ‘d–klets’
– Company Exec Arrested for Illegally Dumping 50kg of Urine Bottles
– EasyJet pilot tells passengers flight from Tenerife to London is cancelled as passenger ‘defecated on floor’
– Groom’s angry ex throws poop on him and new bride at wedding: ‘Stooping low’
– A man gave himself poop transplants using his mom’s feces to treat his debilitating Crohn’s. Then he started experiencing her menopause symptoms.
– Taco Bell employee sues over wild staff Christmas party that ended in three-way sex romps and revelers vomiting in guacamole bowl after frisky supervisor covered windows and cameras with wrapping paper