Topics of discussion
Opening discussions:
– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Tenga
– Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba wins award for politician who wears glasses the best
∟Candidate for Prime Minister of Japan embroiled in astroturfing scandal
∟Takaichi elected as first female leader of Japan’s ruling LDP
∟People are attributing it to Johnny Somali
– LDP of Japan blasts online posts with reminder on anti-misinformation act
– Dating app full of AI people very popular among 40-something married men in Japan
∟Sanseito local assembly member in Japan’s Okinawa says transgender identities ‘contagious’
∟Foreign Population in Japan Achieves Record High With 3.95 Million
∟Non-Japanese babies make up more than 3 percent of births in Japan, a record high
∟Charlie Kirk’s Final Message to Japan
∟Reporter Surrounded in Hokkaido’s Illegal Pakistani Settlement as City & Police Stand By
∟Streamer attacked by cultural enrichment in Japan
∟Japan leaning toward scrapping Africa ‘hometown’ program after backlash
∟Japan May Rename JICA “Hometown” Project After Immigration Panic Erupts Online
∟Saitama Assemblyman Claims “Foreigners Have No Fundamental Human Rights”
– Pickups
– ‘Steins;Gate’ Writer Not A Fan Of Credit Card Crackdown On Japanese Media, Wants “To Create Opportunities To Make Adult Games In A Way That Fits The Times”
∟Yoshimi Yasuda speaks out on censorship by his own choice
∟Payment Processors allow payments on Roblox and OnlyFans
∟Paypal is coming after NSFW Patreon
∟We need to be focusing on PayPal specifically
∟Hololive Shop to Axe PayPal Payments This October
∟DLsite Launches “Minna no Ginko Payment” as New Instant Bank-to-Bank Payment Option
∟Toranoana Cuts Off Visa/Mastercard & Switches to au PAY
Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:
– The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope – The Manga by Hisao Tamaki
– Berserk: The Board Game
∟The post about the Eclipse resembling Raiders of the Lost Arc
Live-Action Anime news:
– ‘Mortal Kombat II’ To Give Kitana As Much Spotlight As Johnny Cage, Stories “Very Much Interwoven”
– Netflix One Piece Live-Action Possibly Tinkering With Crocus & Laboon Origin
∟The Poster for Season 2
∟Promotional Images
∟Zoom and Enhance
∟Laboon Plushie
Streaming news:
– Gintama seasons 2-3 English Dub are streaming on Hulu
– 【OSHI NO KO】Season 3 to Stream on Crunchyroll in January 2026
– OceanVeil Announces English Dub of Nukitashi The Animation
∟They say they received thousands of messages
– Amazon Removes Guns from James Bond Images Then Puts Them Back After Fan Backlash
∟They emptied Bond’s hands
∟Naturally, they people filled them
– Korean Streamer Killed by VIP Viewer Who Donated $70,000 After Relationship Soured
Theater Release news:
– Japan Box Office: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Holds No.1 for Three Consecutive Weekends
– Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved Movie Comes to Theaters Later This Month
– Crunchyroll to Bring That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea to Theaters
Series news:
Anime:
– Gachiakuta Cour 2 Anime Trailer Reveals Mori Calliope Opening Song
– TRIGUN STARGAZE Anime Takes Aim with New Trailer, Visual, January 2026 Premiere
– Kunon the Sorcerer Can See Anime Premieres in January 2026
– Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary Anime Reveals January 2026 Broadcast, Additional Cast
– Saioshi no Gikei o Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! Light Anime Broadcasts in January 2026
– Kore Kaite Shine Anime Reveals 2026 Broadcast, Main Staff in Teaser Trailer
– There was a Cute Girl in the Hero’s Party, so I Tried Confessing to Her Anime Reveals Two More Cast Members
– Dad is a hero, Mom is a spirit, I’m a reincarnator Anime Introduces Ellen in New Character Trailer
– Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring Anime Releases Autumn Visual
– German embassy in Japan reveals its staff are fans of Spy x Family anime
Games:
– Silent Hill F Lollipop Chainsaw Outfit Mod Removed From Nexus Mods
– Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Western Release Forcing Pronoun Selection
∟They banned ScouterVee for wrongthink
– Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion Uses “Body Types” Instead of Sex
– Tencent Fires Back at Sony Over “Slavish” Horizon Clone Allegations
– “Fair Deaths” Are the Heart of Ninja Gaiden 4, According to Developers
∟‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’ Director Says Third Game Won’t Launch With Streamlined Progression Mode
∟Asmongold LOSES IT while watching “Game Journalist VS Pigeon”
– Like a Dragon Series Undergoes 10–20× More Legal Checks Than Ordinary Games
– Duet Night Abyss Ditches Gacha After Tests Show Players Refused to Spend
– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Ora Ora Overdrive Gacha Pulling in $680K Daily
– Media Pushes Unverified Ghost of Yotei Sales Claim Based on Tweet from Small “Insider” Account — Sony, Sucker Punch Stay Silent
∟Stellar Blade model versus Ghost of Yotei
∟Ghost of Yotei Ads Quickly Scaled Back by Sony Japan Due to Collapsing Sales
∟Google is deleting negative reviews
∟Fired Sucker Punch Dev Drew Harrison Claims Gamers Enacted a “Harassment Campaign” Against Her That Has “Sucked All the Joy” From Her Life After She Mocked Charlie Kirk’s Death
∟Her Full Statement
∟It ends the same way as Last of Us Part 2
∟Sony Could Ditch Western Studios — May Shift to Japanese Devs & Traditional Stories for Exclusives if Ghost of Yotei and Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Fail
– Nintendo Switch 2 Key Cards Draw Criticism as Cost-Saving Strategy Backfires
Release news:
– You’re Under Arrest OVA getting HD Blu-Ray release
– Schmullus fixed the Dirty Pair case
– Right Stuf
∟Perfect Blue 4K UHD
∟Oshi No Ko (Season 1) Premium Box Set
∟Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: The Complete Limited Series
∟Prime Rose: A Time Slip of 10,000 Years – Blu-ray
– Gundam Goes Diskless: GQuuuuuuX Becomes Bandai’s First Diskless Anime Edition
Random Merch news:
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Giant real-world Kingdom Hearts Keyblade plays music and magic sound effects from the game
– Century-old Japanese lacquerware company picks Pikachu for line of high-class Pokémon tableware
– Contest underway for Pikachu Tokyo Banana 4-piece cushion set
– New Inuyasha figures are always adorably sitting, even if you don’t tell them “Osuwari!”
– Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi o Suru Marin Figure Not At All Bashful
– Japanese convenience store opens new branch inside public high school
Misc news:
– Elderly China Woman Hospitalized After Swallowing Eight Live Frogs
– Florida man killed and ate his pet peacocks, authorities say
– Woman found with ‘King Cucumber’ inside her after ‘extreme lovemaking’ – but docs have one question
– Patient sues anesthesiologist who mocked him while sedated