Topics of discussion
Opening discussions:
– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Tenga
– Teen Titans Season 5: The Ending That Didn’t Work
– Marines managed to get past an AI powered camera “undetected” thanks to hiding in boxes
∟AI will protect us from mass Dorito-ings
∟Meanwhile, Israel is skipping the human intervention and moving straight to execution
– Pickups
Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:
Convention news:
– Mario Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon
– Tokyo’s Haneda Airport is adding a giant Godzilla statue to its international terminal
– Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s Klingon Wearing a Skirt Sparks Fan Backlash at New York Comic Con
Live-Action Anime news:
– Shohei Manabe’s Kujo no Taizai Manga Gets Live-Action Series in Spring 2026
– Live-Action My Hero Academia Film Writer Says Creator Kohei Horikoshi is ‘Very Involved’
∟‘My Hero Academia’ Mangaka Kohei Horikoshi Heavily Involved With Live-Action Netflix Film: “There’s Nothing That He Doesn’t Give Notes On”
Streaming news:
– Jimmy Kimmel Brings Back “Drag Queen” Storytime Segment Featuring Children Being Read Eric Trump’s Memoir on Disney TV
– Crunchyroll Launches on Delta Air Lines in November with Solo Leveling, Fruits Basket and More
Theater Release news:
– Elizabeth Olsen Joins Hollywood Push to Protect Theatrical Releases — Actors are Now Refusing Streaming Only Projects
– Japan Box Office: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Holds No.1 for 5th Weekend
∟Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Gets English-Subbed Screenings in Japan This Friday
∟Chainsaw Man Pochita Popcorn Bucket
– Sound! Euphonium The Final Movie Part 1 Reveals April 24, 2026 Premiere in New Trailer
Series news:
Anime:
– The Apothecary Diaries Anime Announces Season 3 Release Dates and Original Film
– Undead Unluck Winter Arc Anime Premiere Date, Additional Cast Revealed
– The Case Book of Arne Anime Premieres on January 6
– Tune In to the Midnight Heart Anime Premieres on January 6
– Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord Anime Announces New Cast, January 2026 Premiere in New Trailer
– The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)! Anime Announced for April 2026
∟Saikyou no Shokugyou Yet Another Fantasy World Isekai
– Kirio Fan Club Anime Reveals Main Cast and Staff, 2026 Broadcast in Teaser Trailer
– Kyoto Animation’s Sparks of Tomorrow Anime Formally Revealed in First Trailer, 2026 Release
– Date A Live Creators’ King’s Proposal Light Novel Series Gets Anime Adaptation
– Japanese Animator Warns That Cheap Outsourcing & AI Are “Killing the Industry”
– One-Punch Man season 3 director calls out “rage-baiters” and bad fans before deleting social media account: “Such despicable behavior is unforgivable”
∟This is what they are presenting as animation
∟A dramatic re-enactment of the situation
Manga:
– Trans Green Lantern Introduced In The Last Issue Of Green Lantern Dark
– Key/VISUAL ARTS Reverses Literary Contest Promise, 21 Winning Novels Scrapped
Games:
– Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Overflowing With Cringe
– Pokemon Legends ZA Unsurprisingly Glitchy, Yet Rife With Weirdness & Sex Appeal
∟And you can get slammed by Gardevoir
– Ex-Co-Director of Blue Archive & Staff Referred to Prosecutors for Alleged Data Theft
– ‘Devil May Cry’ Creator Thinks “User Experience” More Important To Video Games Than “Pretty Graphics”
∟Bayonetta Director Hideki Kamiya Prefers Unique Mechanics Over Pretty Graphics
– Shigeru Miyamoto: “Games Eventually Stop Running, But Films Remain Forever”
Release news:
Random Merch news:
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Hello Kitty and Junji Ito’s Tomie Cross Over in Scarily Adorable Goods
– Sanrio brings some smiles to Evangelion with new collaboration merch line
– Azur Lane’s New Orleans Gets an Extravagant Bunny Girl Figure
– Goddess of Victory: NIKKE Noise Figure Ready to Hit the High Notes
∟Goddess of Victory: NIKKE’s Maiden Opens up for New Figurine
– Ghibli Museum clock is now yours to take home with you
– Beautiful vintage Japanese manhole covers being offered for sale by Aichi city
– Japan’s “Kidult” Market Hits 5.35 Million People
Misc news:
– Artificial Teeth Discovered in China Quality Food Products
– Former Tsuda College Staffer Arrested for Defiling Student’s Shorts With Bodily Fluid
– Top doctor who growled at colleague in ‘sexually suggestive’ way then ‘jiggled’ her breasts struck off
– Robbery suspect stabbed with samurai sword during Norristown home invasion
– Toddler’s horror death while being pushed swing for 44 hours by his own mum