Topics of discussion
Opening discussions:
– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– Tenga
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟Vic’s latest event appearance cancelled by fellow VAs
∟They’re still out to outright destroy Vic
∟They’ve been emboldened to interfere with his contracts
∟Scott Freeman worked for a year before convicted
∟Even attended conventions
– Sailor Moon’s color grading controversy brings back memories of Dragon Ball’s Green-sky
∟Kenny Lauderdale’s Comparison
∟Sailor Moon Comparison
∟Sailor Moon is not supposed to be pink
∟Woman throws shade at David
∟David snaps back
∟Moomins traumatized children
∟Dragon Ball fixed!
– Pickups
– “No matter how much was destroyed, I can draw more” — Manga legend puts earthquake damage in perspective
Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:
– Macross II: Lovers Again Alus Edition
– Justin Sevakis questions what is taking the Dirty Pair dub so long
∟Justin finds the excuse
∟More recent update
Convention news:
– Japanese discuss why “lewd art bags” are seemingly gone from Comiket
Live-Action Anime news:
– Tom Cruise will be back for Edge of Tomorrow 2, if Warner Bros. bosses get their way
Streaming news:
– Studio Eclipse released a poster for the Black Swordsman arc
– Johnny Somali found guilty and effectively banned from Japan
∟Nuisance Streamer Johnny Somali Likely to Be Deported With Entry Ban to Japan
∟Dramatic Reenactment
Theater Release news:
– Calabi-Yau no Sukima Theatrical Anime Film Teases Dark Mysteries
– SAG-AFTRA and Replica Studios Introduce Groundbreaking AI Voice Agreement at CES
∟Didn’t they just strike over this?
∟Sold out VAs threaten to stop paying dues
∟Wisely giving up the dream
∟VAs are taking it well
∟Steven J Blum calls out the claim the VAs agreed
∟Laci Morgan thinks she has spotted the slight of hand
∟The witch hunt begins
∟Veronica Taylor missed the memo
∟Will they sue
∟Did the union just screw over non-union talent?
∟Recording engineers notice they are out of a job too
∟Voice Actors need their own union with black jack and hookers
∟Pax Helgesen doesn’t want to sell his voice
∟People don’t understand why the option to sell your voice is threatening to people who don’t have to sell their voice
Series news:
Anime:
– Bandai Namco Filmworks to Absorb Sunrise Beyond Subsidiary in April
– Dorohedoro Anime Sequel Announced
– Shumatsu Train Doko e Iku? Anime Departs the Station in April 2024
– How to Become Ordinary TV Anime Announced for July 2024
– V.W.P’s Kamitsubaki City Under Construction Project Gets TV Anime in 2025
– The Undead Unwanted Adventurer Anime Opening & Ending Theme Music Videos Streamed
– Yuuki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern Fakes Out Viewers With Super Robot Reveal
– ‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess anime makes visual deviation from original manga
– One Piece animator attacked on social media over bath scene
Manga:
– Cells at Work Neko is a spinoff manga in the body of a cat
– Pon no Michi Original Anime Gets ‘Unofficial’ Spinoff Manga
– Beckett Collectibles Now Offers Grading And Slabbing Services For Manga Volumes
∟Urban Dictionary definition of Slabbing
– Kadokawa Acquires Thai Manga, Light Novel Publisher First Page Pro
– Interview: ‘Kengan Ashura’ and ‘Kengan Omega’ Mangaka Daromeon Weighs In On AI Localization Debate, Says It Will “Take Some Time” Before More Publishers Adopt Technology
– Western Localizers Have Deluded Themselves Into Believing They’re Actual Creators
– Former Funimation Script Writer Jamie Marchi Doubles Down On Her Infamous Anti-Patriarchy Localization Of ‘Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid’: “This Is What Happens When A Script Is Dubbed Into A Different Language”
– Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid fan ‘fixes’ scene with AI
∟Woke Translator Is Finished
Games:
– Like a Dragon: Gaiden English Dub accused of slowing down Yong Yea’s lines
– Saudi Arabia’s PIF increases its stake in Japan-based Koei Tecmo to 6.6%
– Street Fighter VI Spy x Family Collab Costumes as Ugly as Expected
∟Is it affirmative action or political correctness that causes this?
∟Chun Li’s outfit included tear away pants
∟Casually Messatsu Child
– In Escalation Of Anti-Modding Crusade, Capcom Now Adding Enigma DRM To PC Catalog
∟Capcom Secretly Adding DRM to Released Games to Fight Mods
∟How could this have happened?
– Why the Era of Mainstream Eroge Ended
– Hideki Kamiya left PlatinumGames because his trust was broken
– Square Enix quietly removes recruitment page bragging about censorship
– Sony prohibits reselling physical games, tracks activity
Release news:
– Anime Limited Listing Collector’s Blu-rays of Three Patlabor Cinema Films
– Discotek Licenses 1997 Berserk Anime, Urusei Yatsura OVAs, Mazinkaiser, More
∟Berserk is more important than Sportball
∟Berserk subs
∟Sevakis claims they are one special away from licensing all of Lupin
∟Rhys disagrees
∟Lupin possibly not able to be fully licensed
– Right Stuf
Random Merch news:
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Custom Guyver Helmets
– Hellsing Fans Can Now Sport Alexander Anderson’s Iconic Eyeglasses
– Nintendo finally releases the Elephant Mario plushie
– Butt without body – Strange new anime figure line is all about the backside
– Chinese-Run Fake Naruto Merch Companies Lose Lawsuit to TV Tokyo
∟TV Tokyo Wins U.S. Lawsuits Against Sellers of Counterfeit Naruto Merchandise
– Bloke being paid £1,000 a month to dress up as ‘monkey king’ and be fed bananas
∟Zoo is hiring people to dress up as birds to scare away seagulls
Misc news:
– South Korea Law Prohibits the Consumption of Dog Meat
– Nagoya Man Calls Police for Permission to Kill His Wife
– Old Man Arrested for Giving School Girl 5,000 Yen to Touch Her Thighs
– Woman pays £175 to have dead pet hamster stuffed and immortalised as a stripper
– Why your poo no wan flush, wetin e mean about your health