Topics of discussion
Opening discussions:
– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– Tenga
– Cosmic Dawn Episode 1 Part 1
– Go Nagai Wonderland Museum Update: Exhibits Are Safe, Says Dynamic Pro
– Taiwanese Donations Top 1.18 Billion Yen for Japan Earthquake Disaster Relief
– Chinese Smartphones Censoring Taiwan Flag & Other Country Flags
– 52.8% of Japanese Feel Closer to Koreans, Only 12.7% for Chinese
– 1 in 4 Japanese Who Married in 2023 Met Through Dating Apps
– Tokyo Government to release official dating app
∟Japan’s biggest dating app says young people not interested in romance, creates AI girlfriend app
– Japanese man has 4 wives, plans on 54 kids
∟Japanese Man, 35, Has 4 Wives And 2 Girlfriends, Hasn’t Worked In 10 Years As He Lives Off Them
– Gaijin Workers in Japan Surpass 2 Million for the First Time
– ‘I am absolutely Japanese’: Ukrainian-born model sparks debate by winning Miss Japan pageant
– Kyoto Animation arsonist given death penalty over 2019 mass murder
∟Appeal filed to block death sentence for Kyoto Animation arsonist
∟Kyoto Animation Arsonist Defense Team Appeals Sentencing
∟Kyoto Animation arsonist sentenced to death
∟Kyoto Animation president, arsonist’s attending physician comment following death penalty ruling
– Pickups
– Japan Internet Bill Amendment Aimed Towards Reducing Libel Cases
Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:
– Macross II: Lovers Again Alus Edition
Convention news:
– Volunteers, Former Senior Staff Boycott Ohayocon Convention
– Studio Ghibli Signs Cooperation Deal with Chinese Company Alibaba for Animation Production, Immersive Exhibitions
– Shinto shrine naked festival ritual asks men to cover up for first time in three-century history
– Japan gaining awareness over western critical race theory
Live-Action Anime news:
– Warner Bros. Discovery Partners With Tom Cruise To Develop “New Slate Of Original And Franchise Films”, Studio Reportedly Hoping Deal Results In ‘Edge Of Tomorrow’ Sequel
– An Older Guy’s VR First Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series in April
– Live-action Oshi no Ko adaptation coming to Amazon, movie to theaters
∟Japanese Share Their Favorite Parody AVs to Diss Oshi no Ko Live-Action
– Kaiju History: Godzilla Once Teamed Up With “Jesus” To Devastate Humanity In An Insane Unmade Proposal
Streaming news:
– Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation by Eiichiro Oda Gets Worldwide Streaming Release Date
– Toonami to Air Both Dub/Sub for Ninja Kamui Anime
– Toriyama’s Sand Land CG Anime Adaptation Sentenced to Hulu Prison
– Manyu Scroll is streaming on Crunchyroll
∟There are uncensored tits in the first 5 seconds
– The Imaginary Anime Film and Studio Ponoc Land New Global Distribution Deal
– Rob Pereyda Launches Henshin Anime Consulting Practice
– Thai Man Gets 50 Years in Prison for Making Fun of the King on Social Media
Theater Release news:
– SAG-AFTRA Signs Deal With AI Tech Company Replica Studios To Allow “The Use Of Digital Voice Replication In The Video Game Industry”
– Warner Bros. Animation Executive Sam Register And Hollywood Insiders Don’t Want Voice Actors Or Storyboard Artists To Worry About AI Taking Their Jobs
– Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete Gets US Screenings Ahead Of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
– Aniplex and Crunchyroll Announce Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- Global Theatrical Dates
– Original Anime Film A Few Moments of Cheers Announced for Summer 2024
– Colombian Graphic Designer Scams National Media Into Believing She Worked “Hand-In-Hand” With Hayao Miyazaki On ‘The Boy And The Heron’
Series news:
Anime:
– Aniplex’s Latest Anime Teaser is Literally Just the Letter “O”
∟Aniplex Teases Another Mystery Anime — This Time with the Letter M
∟Monogatari Series Returns with Off and Monster Seasons Anime Adaptation for 2024
– Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp Film Runs 8-Minute ‘Longest Ad in Japanese TV History’ on New Year’s Day
– The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 Anime Announced
– Space Brothers Author: Anime Planned to Continue After Manga Ends
– Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? Anime Reveals Teaser Visual, Main Voice Cast Members
– The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army was a Human TV Anime Announced for 2024
– Unnamed Memory TV Anime Hits the Lake in Second Scenery Visual
– Dragon Raja Donghua’s Japanese Version Previewed, Main Cast Revealed
– Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers Anime Premieres in April 2024
– A Nobody’s Way Up to an Exploration Hero TV Anime Sets 2024 Premiere with First Visual, Trailer
– Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells Light Novel to Get Anime Adaptation
– Nanare Hananare TV Anime Reveals Main Cast in New Character Video
– Ten Count BL Anime Canceled Due to Production Issues
– Plus-Sized Elf anime confusing culture war puritans on both sides
– Zom 100 localization inserts “Coddled Snowflakes” dialogue
– Resurfaced Video Shows Former Funimation Scriptwriter Jamie Marchi Proudly Touting Wild Changes Made To ‘Panty & Stocking’ English Dub: “You Want It To Be Different And Original”
∟Why did she feel it was important to insert Roman Polanski into the script?
Manga:
– What is the Anime Localization Controversy?
∟Anime News Network article on bad localization unsurprisingly dishonest
– Lycoris Recoil Creator Asaura Launches Double Helix Blossom Manga
– Rascal Does Not Dream of Siscon Idol Light Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
Games:
– Popular Japanese rhythm game sets cancellation record by announcing release date and closure in the same tweet
∟Announcement Tweet
– China regulator removes draft video game rules from website; shares jump
– Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is making the utterly bizarre decision to lock New Game+ behind a $15 upgrade
– SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada shows off customization in new trailer
– In Escalation Of Anti-Modding Crusade, Capcom Now Adding Enigma DRM To PC Catalog
∟We got called out as Fake News
∟Capcom reverses Resident Evil Revelations update with Enigma DRM
∟Monster Hunter Rise Next to Be Terrorized by Enigma DRM
– Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection III criticized for lazy censorship
– Bandai Namco Localization Teams Admit They Order Japanese Devs To Censor Their Female Character Designs: “We Tell Them That The Cleavage Is A Bit Too Exposed, Or The Skirt Is A Bit Too Short”
∟Localizers admit to proactively censoring games for western audiences
∟Katrina laments anime can’t be changed as easily
– Tekken Staff Added Boob Jiggle Into the Games Behind Director’s Back
– Sony Ceo Says Playstation’s Gaming Future Will be on Pc, Mobile, and Cloud
– Microsoft allegedly lays off entire Xbox physical game department
– Ubisoft Touts Subscription Services As The Future Of Gaming, Says Players Need To Start “Feeling Comfortable With Not Owning Their Games”
– Open-World Survival Crafting Game Palworld Sells 1 Million in 8 Hours
∟Sold more than 8 million copies in less than 6 days
∟Steam Charts
∟Palworld’s success rubs other games’ faces in the dirt
∟It succeeds where other games flounder
∟Palworld Developers Seemingly Working on a Palworld Card Game
∟The devs rationalized adding guns because Americans like to shoot things
∟It’s an orgy of successful games
∟Palworld Devs Says They Have Received Death Threats Amid Pokémon ‘Rip-Off’ Claims
∟Controversy Rising With ‘Pokemon With Guns’ Palworld Designs
∟Apparently there are even some in the game code that got removed
∟Animation cycle comparison
∟Palworld Pokémon plagiarism accusations pile up as CEO responds
∟The rationale for the rampage
∟Edgeloop comparison
∟Pokémon talking to their Lawyers
∟Palworld creator AI tweets taken out of context
∟Naughty Dog developer claims Palworld must have cheated
∟Palworld built that in a cave
∟Nintendo DMCAs Palworld Mod That Makes Everything Pokémon
∟Nintendo comes after Pokemon Palworld mod
∟The Pokemon Company Makes an Official Statement on Palworld
Release news:
– Viz Media Publishes Eiichiro Oda’s ‘Monsters’ 1-Shot Manga in English
– Crunchyroll’s Exclusive Initial D Omnibus Manga Variant Cover Revealed
– Crunchyroll further absorbed into Sony
– Right Stuf
– Walmart Reportedly Starting to Purge Physical Games Next Week
∟Apparently they will be sold or destroyed
∟Or not sold and still destroyed
Random Merch news:
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Cardcaptor Sakura 25th anniversary figure open for pre-orders
– SSSS.GRIDMAN Anime’s Rikka Takarada Joins Good Smile POP UP PARADE Figure Line
– Chun-li statue is thicc and ready to squat on your face
– Hello Kitty Crocs take kawaii fashion to new heights in Japan
– Iconic Cartoon Network Building Signage Sold Letter-By-Letter In Ebay Auction
– Japanese Food Container Lid Licker Continues in Soy Sauce Licker’s Footsteps
Misc news:
– Man Arrested for Camera in Toilet: ‘I Wanted to See What Made Them Dirty!’
– Utah Teen Facing Charges After Allegedly Taping Fish To ATMs
– Man Undergoes Penis Enlargement Procedure, Sues Doctor After Organ Shrinks
– Cops clash with dozens of Orthodox men in synagogue as riot breaks out over secret underground tunnel
∟Fact Check: Only dirt and tools found in New York tunnel, not mattresses or booster seats
∟Cease Fires are Anti-Semitic
∟Who funded the Tokyo Trans March
∟There were actually 4 mattresses
∟It’s okay cause they were just in the walls
∟It’s not like there was a whole-ass daycare or anything
∟Greta Thunbergsteinenbaum slips up
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
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