Topics of discussion
Opening discussions:
– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Tenga
– Woman stabbed to death on Tokyo street while live streaming
∟Live streamer killed on Tokyo street had her location tracked by attacker through stream
∟Japanese livestreamer Ai Mogami’s killer says she owed him money
∟Japanese Streamer Stabbed to Death While Streaming in Tokyo
– Pickups
Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:
– TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming
– Seed of Nostalgia
Convention news:
– Years of east-west Japan rivalry decided as McDonald’s officially refers to itself as “Makudo”
Live-Action Anime news:
– Trailer For The CW’s Live-Action ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Series From Diablo Cody Leaks Online – And It’s Worse Than You Can Possibly Imagine
∟Powerpuff Girls (Live-Action) CW Trailer
– Thanks To Success Of ‘One Piece’, CBS Green Lights Live-Action ‘Claymore’ Series From ‘Heroes’ Star And Netflix’s ‘Death Note’ Co-Producer Masi Oka
– ‘One Piece’ Co-Showrunner Matt Owens Steps Down
Streaming news:
– Cat’s Eye Anime Debuts in September 2025
– One Piece Anime Sails Back Onto Screens With Double Episode
Theater Release news:
– Rachel Zegler Says Disney’s Snow White Will Help Fight Prejudice and Race Division in Magazine Interview That Once More Ties Disney Film Into Her Personal Politics
∟Dwarf Actors Plan Protest Outside Disney Studios Over Snow White Exclusion — Does Disney’s Commitment to ‘Inclusion’ End at Little People?
∟Rachel Zegler’s Snow White Movie Story Spoiled by The British Board of Film Classification “Trigger Warnings”
– Haikyu!! 2nd Anime Film Reveals First Teaser Trailer and Art
Series news:
Anime:
– Turkey! -Time to Strike- Anime Reveals New Key Art
– Teogonia TV Anime Reveals Second Trailer
– A Gatherer’s Adventure in Isekai TV Anime Adaptation Announced
– A Tale of the Secret Saint Anime Releases First Teaser Visual
– The Beginning After the End Anime Reveals April 2 Premiere in New Trailer
– Dekin no Mogura Anime Welcomes Three New Cast Members
– Ruri Rocks TV Anime Finds Hidden Gems in New Trailer
– A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof Anime Reveals Episode 1 Additional Cast
– The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System Anime Shares New Teaser, Cast and Staff
– The Unaware Atelier Meister Anime Previews Theme Songs, Cast in New Trailer
– Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra TV Anime Unveils New Trailer and Art
– The Holy Grail of Eris Anime Reveals New Trailer and Key Art
– White Magician Exiled From the Hero Party Anime Reveals Five More Cast Members
– I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! Anime Unveils Main Trailer and Visual
– Yusha Party o Oidasareta Kiyobinbo TV Anime Announced
– Let This Grieving Soul Retire Anime 2nd Cour New Teaser Trailer Announces October 2025 Premiere
∟If you needed more convincing
– The Barbarian’s Bride Anime Reveals Main Cast, Key Visual
– Original Anime Virgin Punk Reveals Key Visual, Main Voice Cast Members
– I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day Anime Adaptation Announced
– A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Anime Delivers 2nd Teaser Visual, 5 More Cast Members
– I Left my A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! Anime Reveals Part 2 Trailer, Key Visual
∟Maniella looks exactly like Captain Dola from Castle in the Sky
– Giant Ojo-sama Anime Adaptation Announced
– Watari-kun’s ****** Is about to Collapse Anime Debuts in July
– Mirage QUEEN Elegant Vacations Anime Movie Releases Main Trailer, Visual
– Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota TV Anime Announced
– Fermat no Ryori Manga TV Anime Premieres in July
– Welcome to the Outcast’s Restaurant! Anime Cooks up July Premiere, Teaser Trailer
– Please Put Them On, Takamine-san Anime Shares POV Visual
– DIGIMON BEATBREAK Anime Announced for October 2025
– Ninku TV Anime Celebrates 30th Anniversary with New Art
– There’s No Freaking Way I’ll be Your Lover! Unless… Anime Confesses in New Trailer
Manga:
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Games:
– Silent Hill f has been effectively banned in Australia
– Ubisoft to Form New Gaming ‘Entity’ as it Scrambles for Survival—Seeks Outside Investors Amid Financial Freefall
∟ESG was Tencent’s plan the whole time
∟Ubisoft Deploys Legal Team and Government Help to Silence Assassin’s Creed Shadows Critics and Combat Development ‘Harassment’
∟Assassin’s Creed: Shadows shrine destruction prompts response from Japanese government
∟Assassin’s Creed Shadows Rolls Out Day 1 Patch That Removes Ability to Deface Japanese Religious Sites After Blowback From Japanese Government
∟Ubisoft Stealth Patches ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’, Tones Down Shrine Destruction And Civilian Bloodshed
∟Assassin’s Creed Shadows Endgame Credits Roll for Over Two Hours, Raising Questions About Ubisoft’s Bloated Spending
∟Assassin’s Creed Shadows Flops on Steam Launch Day, Fails to Break Into Top 30 Games as Access Media Sites Heap Critical Praise
∟Articles claim they had 1 million players
∟They don’t appear to be selling that well
∟Other articles seem to be a coordinated PR move
∟Japanese Reactions to Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Release
∟This is some Gay Shit for real
∟Yes… This Is What $70 Gets You in a “AAAA” Ubisoft Game
∟This is the AI of a “AAAA” studio
∟This is how the game ends
∟Ching Chong chant
∟Ching Chong Wha Cha Ninja
– The United Nations asked Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead if it’d give a talk on psychological manipulation: ‘Could we brainwash an entire community to fight for a fascist state? … Would we be okay with that? Turns out, yeah’
Release news:
– Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! Manga Gets Omnibus Release from Seven Seas
– Right Stuf
Random Merch news:
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in 2024
∟Report of Observations Regarding the Pokemon Playtests/Prototype Cards
∟Prototype Report PDF
– Japan’s new trading card game hit has pictures of real-life middle-aged men on every card
Misc news:
– Japan’s Female Police Ditch Traditional Skirts and Step into Pants-Only Era This April
∟Japan abolishes skirts from policewoman uniforms nationwide
– Large drunk foreign man arrested for trespassing on imperial palace grounds in Tokyo
– Wesley Medical Center employee stole and sold human body parts, fetuses. He’ll go to prison
– Starbucks hit with $50 million jury verdict for hot tea that scalded and disfigured Postmates driver’s penis
– Man Faces Execution After Rubbing His Penis on Mao Zedong’s Corpse