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– Tenga

– Google and Apple Maps rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America
   ∟Trump has been on an absolute rampage of winning
      ∟Trump declassified JFK’s assassination and the FBI miraculously found 2,000 secret documents
         ∟Kamala Harris’ website is now unburdened by what has been
            ∟Trump hang his own mugshot outside the Oval Office
               ∟Trump pardoned Edward Snowden
   ∟Democrats are losing it that Trump kept his promise about DOGE
      ∟DOGE has found gross misappropriation of funds
         ∟Gasp! DEI was a government plot all along?!
            ∟$2.3 Million spent on a VR training course to have difficult DEI discussions
               ∟Climate Change was being fought by overthrowing Israel
                  ∟USAID literally funding terrorism
                     ∟Pretty obvious the military industrial complex is controlling the purse strings
                        ∟The left is going crazy because there’s no defense for this kind of fraud
                           ∟Look at what has been uncovered
                              ∟People are taking the opportunity to muddy the water
                              ∟Even the most ridiculous claims seem plausible
                           ∟The people telling you to stop investigating the fraud are the ones doing it
                              ∟Gordon Brown
                              ∟Judge John Bates
                              ∟Thousands of houses have gone up for sale in DC
                                 ∟Searches for Criminal Defense Attorney have shot up
                                    ∟At least they have their priorities in order
                              ∟“Anonymous” has come out in defense of the fraud
      ∟The Walt Disney Company Was Provided USAID Funds by the Biden Administration to Create NatGeo Content
         ∟U.S. Government Paid Over $14 Million of Taxpayer Funds to Suspected Disney Subsidiary
      ∟USAID funded Black Lives Matter
         ∟The riots were funded by them
      ∟While developing COVID they were also learning to dance
      ∟Member of Elon Musk’s DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface
         ∟Musk reinstates DOGE staffer who resigned over racist posts after JD Vance leads outcry
            ∟The journalist that doxxed BigBalls also wants diversity in video games
               ∟People are clutching their pearls over the age of the team
                  ∟Another employee outsmarted the journalists
      ∟The democrats didn’t seem to mind when it was China with access to the treasury
      ∟USAID funded several mobile games in 2012
         ∟USAID Official Disinformation Primer Says “Gaming Sites” Are One Of Many “Alternative Spaces” From Which “Problematic Information More Regularly Originates”
            ∟It’s easier at this point to name the media outlets that weren’t funded by the government
               ∟Vaush is now curiously broke
               ∟The Department of Defense paid $9 Million to Reuters
                  ∟The chain of events is unreal
                     ∟The government records literally refer to it as “Large Scale Social Deception”
               ∟Politico Took $8M in USAID Taxpayer Money While Attacking Gamergate and Pushing Anti-Gamer Narrative—Trump Admin Just Cut Them Off
                  ∟22 Results!
                  ∟Imagine having your government charge you for them to smear you
                     ∟We’d love to know who was really behind the supposed bomb threats
                  ∟What goes around comes around
                     ∟The left tries to downplay it
                        ∟After previously elevating it to the UN
                           ∟Never forget Zoe Quinn got someone killed
                              ∟And now we’re defunding the CIA
      ∟Fact Check: Sweet Baby and Feminist Frequency didn’t receive hundreds of thousands from taxpayers

– Pickups

– Kyoto Animation Arsonist’s Lawyers Ask to Nullifiy Appeal Withdrawal

– Former Crunchyroll Employee Says He Was Fired After Reporting Workplace Misconduct
   ∟Shawn Hoffman’s allegations
      ∟Followup Post

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Support Mike McFarland’s Road to Recovery
– Cressidia Andrew Holmes independent journalist
– Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man

Convention news:

– Ohio’s Ohayocon Owners Sue Sekaicon Organizers for Theft of Trade Secrets

Live-Action Anime news:

– Gundam Live-Action Film Gets Co-Financed by Bandai Namco Filmworks, Legendary
– Live-Action Bakugan Movie to Bring Battle Brawlers to the Big Screen

Streaming news:

– AnimEigo, Justin Sevakis Produce Documentary Interviews on Western Anime Industry Figures
– CoMix Wave Films to Deliver New Pokémon Anime About Dragonite
– Dragon Ball Daima Anime Ends on February 28, Streams Climax Trailer

Series news:

Anime:
– Rascal the Raccoon Anime Spin-Off Araiguma Calcaldan Premieres in April 2025
– Hana-Kimi Anime Reveals New Teaser Trailer and Main Cast
– cocoon TV Anime Debuts in March 2025
– Ishura Season 2 Anime Unveils New Visual for 2nd Half
– Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! Light Novel Gets Anime Adaptation
– Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table TV Anime Premieres in January 2026
– I Left my A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! Anime Adds Maria Sashide to Cast
– The Stunned Hero and the Assassin Princesses Anime Adaptation Announced for 2025
– Your Forma Anime Reveals New Trailer, Key Art and Cast Additions
– Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE Anime Reveals New Cast for Episode 6
– Vampires Chan Can’t Suck Properly Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025
– MIRU: Paths to My Future Anime Releases New Trailer Introducing Opening Theme Song
   ∟Agricultural Machine Company Yanmar Produces ‘Miru’ Original Anime Project
– Yaiba: Samurai Legend Anime Reveals Start Date, Detective Conan Collab Video
– Japanese Netizens Argue: ‘Are Female Gundam Protagonists Too Unrealistic?’
Manga:
– Assassin’s Creed Shadows reveals prequel manga
Games:
– ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Delay Was to Scale Back Yasuke After Historical Backlash
   ∟In Apparent Backpedal From Yasuke, ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Creative Director Reveals Entire Game Can Be Played Without Switching Characters: “We’re Not Imposing Players Try To Split The Time”
   ∟Watermelons for their black samurai
      ∟This post was originally from Assassin’s Creed News
         ∟They’re going through some hard times
   ∟Assassin’s Creed Shadows reveals story trailer and preorder bonus expansion
      ∟They’re so historically accurate that they put in a female sumo wrestler
         ∟Turns out Yaya is the reason everyone else was starving
            ∟Worse yet, it’s how they view Japanese women versus how the Japanese view Western women
   ∟Team Ninja Challenges Ubisoft To A Feudal Japanese Duel, Announces ‘Rise Of The Ronin’ Will Hit PC Just Days Before ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’
   ∟Assassin’s Creed: Shadows censors gore and violence for Japanese release
      ∟They made Yasuke a white woman’s erotic fantasy
         ∟They claim the game is historically accurate
            ∟They also have non-binary nonsense in it
   ∟Japanese YouTuber Claims Video Criticizing ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Gameplay Struck Down 12 Times for ‘Hate Speech’
      ∟Meanwhile, the usual shills came out to fellate it
         ∟Journalist marvels at bare minimum game mechanic
            ∟Meanwhile, this mechanic was far exceeded a decade ago
   ∟Insanely, despite being able to mow down the Japanese, you can’t harm the French
      ∟But you can destroy ancient Japanese shrines
         ∟Japanese Shrine Demands Removal from Assassin’s Creed Shadows After Ubisoft Depicts Its Destruction
   ∟Ubisoft Closes a ‘Star Wars: Outlaws’ Studio, Lays Off 185 Employees as Company’s Financial Troubles Deepen Ahead of ‘Assassin’s Creed: Shadows’
      ∟Leaked Ubisoft Internal Email Comments on Recent Layoffs and Studio Closures as Company Stands at the Brink of Financial Collapse
– Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater release date leaks
– Onimusha 2 Remaster Coming to Consoles and PC in 2025
– Onimusha: Way of the Sword reveals new protagonist in latest trailer
– Remedy Entertainment Enters Agreement with Rockstar Games for New Max Payne 1&2 Project
   ∟I’ll be happy if they make Max look half as good as this AI art
– ‘Ninja Gaiden 2 Black’ Releases Mostly Uncensored: Slight Edits Applied To One NPC And Rachel’s Fiend Costume, Female Characters Cut From Xbox Version Of Trailer
– A Switch 2 patent suggests its Joy-Con controls can be rotated
– Nintendo files new patents relevant to Palworld case
   ∟Denied 22 out of 23 claims
      ∟Nintendo grappling with hard choice after U.S. patent office overwhelmingly rejected anti-Palworld patent application
– Nintendo loses trademark fight against Super Mario supermarket
   ∟Costa Rican trademark office deals Nintendo defeat over Super Mario brand against owner of small grocery store: wrong decision
   ∟The other Super Mario Mart

Release news:

– My Girlfriend is 8 Meters Tall Manga and More on the Way from Seven Seas
– China’s Warring States Period Heads West As Yasuhisa Hara’s ‘Kingdom’ Manga Finally Licensed For English Release Courtesy Of Viz Media
– AnimEigo Announces Black Jack OVAs, Romeo’s Blue Skies, Vampire Princess Miyu HD, Sasuke
– MADOX-01 reissue canceled because they have tons of the old one
   ∟Refunds will be issued shortly
– Right Stuf
– Media Blasters is removing content from the Standard Edition to justify the price of the Elite Edition
   ∟They are locking exclusivity behind their storefront

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Soundtrack Gets Vinyl Release
– Initial D wet wipe cases and bento boxes drift into Japan, available at Narita Airport too
– Japan’s Sleep Shelter is here to help gamers play all night and sleep all day
– Life-size Pokémon plushie is here for big Gardevoir fans who want a big Gardevoir in their life
   ∟Licking the butt
   ∟People are putting it in tights
      ∟People are making fanart of it
      ∟More fanart
      ∟Lots of fanart
      ∟Even manga fanart
   ∟People are dressing it as a maid
      ∟And drawing it too
   ∟They’re also drawing it in the Jack-O pose
   ∟Frieren knows what these degenerate men want
      ∟They were thrilled
   ∟Even Gardevoir wants to fuck Gardevoir
   ∟Even Shinji wants to fuck Gardevoir…
   ∟These people are worse than furries

Misc news:

– Osaka woman causes 8 separate traffic accidents in 35 minutes
– Navarre man caught masturbating while driving next to Santa Rosa County school bus
– 100 Cases in History: Inside the Remarkable Surgery That Changed One Boy’s Life

Watch Club: