Topics of discussion
Opening discussions:
– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us
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– Tenga
– Discord will age-lock your account next month and you’ll have to submit an ID or accept a face scan to unlock it – you know, 4 months after suffering a third-party data breach
∟It started with just the UK and Australia
∟The death of the internet
– Pickups
– Crunchyroll Updates Membership Pricing to Give Fans More of What They Love
– Prime Video VP Says ‘Ghost In The Shell’, ‘Fist Of The North Star’ Lead Amazon’s Plan To “Become The Preferred Destination For Anime”
Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:
Convention news:
– Pokemon Apologizes After Event at Yasukuni Shrine Was Listed on Card Game Website
Live-Action Anime news:
– Helldivers movie casts Jason Momoa, reveals 2027 premiere
– Amazon’s God of War Series Reveals Callum Vinson as Kratos’ Son Atreus
– Sophie Turner’s Lara Croft Costume Sparks Fan Backlash After New Set Photos
– ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Getting Canon TV Sequel From ‘The Last Of Us’ Showrunner Craig Mazin, Original Devs Larian Studios “Have No Involvement”
Streaming news:
– Live-Action ONE PIECE Season 2 Teases Its Grand Line Travels in Main Trailer
– Rooster Fighter Anime Sets Toonami Premiere Date
– North Korean Students Allegedly Executed for Watching “Squid Game”
Theater Release news:
– Return to Silent Hill Bombs With Low Metacritic & Rotten Tomatoes Scores
∟Box Office Numbers
∟Return to Silent Hill: An important boss fight from the games was filmed but ended up in the trash
∟Akira Yamaoka reveals the Laura/Mary connection was planned in the original game
∟There is a slower paced director’s cut of the film
∟China doesn’t like butts
– Exit 8 Live-Action Film’s North American Theatrical Run Dated
– ChaO Anime Film Sets North American Opening Date
– Labyrinth Anime Film Heads to North American Theaters in May
– Downloads of 39-year-old Guns N’ Roses song increase 12,166 percent thanks to Gundam
∟MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Box Office Gross Surpasses 1 Billion Yen In 5 Days
∟Japan Box Office: MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Debuts at No.1
∟Japan Box Office: MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Moves to No.2 in 2nd Weekend
– Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1 Nears All-Time Record With 393.2 Billion Yen
Series news:
Anime:
– Overseas Anime Market Now Bigger Than Japan’s
– Frieren: Beyond Journey’s Season 2 Anime Reveals New “Divine Revolte Arc” Visual, Cast
– The Final-Boss Prince Is Somehow Obsessed with the Chubby Villainess: Reincarnated Me TV Anime Announced
– The World’s Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country’s Novice Seeker Anime Reveals July 2026 Broadcast, Main Cast
– Tsuiho Sareta Cheat Fuyo Majutsushi wa Kimama na Second Life wo Oka Suru Anime Adaptation Announced
– Daikenja Riddle no Jikan Gyakko Light Anime Announced for April
– Monster Eater Light Anime Reveals New Teaser Trailer, Cast
– Rainy Day Serenade Anime Adaptation Announced
– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime Releases New Visual Confirming Full Rebroadcast
– ONE PIECE HEROINES Anime Airs Nami Episode on July 5
– Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai Anime Reveals Ukiyo-e Art by KOJIMAN
– Chained Soldier Season 2 Anime Reveals Ami Koshimizu as Kuusetsu in New Trailer
– Killed Again, Mr. Detective? Anime Reveals Teaser Visual, Additional Cast
– DIGIMON BEATBREAK Anime Casts Koki Uchiyama and Daisuke Sakaguchi as New Human/Digimon Team
∟VTuber Hakui Koyori to Make Guest Voice Appearance in DIGIMON BEATBREAK Anime
– Chain Smoking Cat Girl Anime Yani Neko Announced
∟Lung cancer, so hot right now
– The Eternal Fool’s Words of Wisdom: A Pawsitively Fantastic Adventure Anime Adaptation Announced
– Let’s Go Kaikigumi Anime Adds Two New Cast Members
– Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Season 2 Anime Postponed to 2027
– MARRIAGETOXIN TV Anime Announces April 7 Premiere
– Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!? Anime Premieres on April 8, Will Stream on Crunchyroll
– Hana-Kimi Anime Reveals Second Key Visual, Three Additional Cast Members
∟They’re inserting woke delusions into the localization
∟They have a half-decent excuse for this one
∟But the rest are still cringe
– Meanwhile Crunchyroll is also butchering Jujutsu Kaisen
∟Japanese has several words for referring to people
∟And the characters know Kirara is a guy
∟You would only use they if you were unsure
∟Amazon actually translated it accurately
∟Some are arguing that Gege removed Kirara’s breasts because of mentally ill trannies in the West
∟Others claim they are still there
∟But they aren’t as pronounced as the manga
∟Manga for reference
∟The mental gymnastics is exhausting
∟Pretending he’s a woman ruins it for trap fetishists
∟The Japanese fanbase need him to be a man
– Fullmetal Alchemist Author Gave “Do Not Do” List to 2003 Anime Staff
– Kadokawa Profits Plunge as Anime Division Falls Into the Red Without Big Sequels
Manga:
– South Korea Cracks Down on Manga & Manhwa Piracy With Tougher Prison Sentences
∟South Korea law targets anime piracy with penalties for sharing links
∟In plain English: sharing links will get you jail time
Games:
– Stop Killing Games Initiative Passes 1.3 Million Valid Signatures, Now Awaiting Reply From European Union
– Pokémon Ultra Beasts Were Based on Rejected Past Pokémon Designs
– The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon English Translation Beyond Cringe
– Minecraft Dragon Ball Z DLC Teased, Super Saiyan Hair Hits Marketplace
∟Minecraft Dragon Ball Z DLC Recreates Classic Arcs with Blocky Battles
∟Former Ubisoft and EA dev now leading Mojang
∟I have seen the end of Minecraft
∟Minecraft’s Good Trouble DLC Accrues Criticism for Talking About “Racism”
∟New Minecraft Civil Rights DLC Draws Backlash
∟Minecraft ad criticized for making fun of solo players
∟Minecraft Adding UK Age Verification Come February
– ‘Overwatch’ Drops ‘2’ From Name As Part Of Major Revamp, But Devs Say They’re Not Admitting Defeat
∟‘Overwatch’ Devs To Redesign New Hero Anran After VA Criticizes Blizzard For Not Challenging “The Beauty Standards Plaguing And Ransacking Media”
∟Overwatch Devs Promise Anran Redesign as Western Backlash Grows
∟They want her to look like a Chinese Auntie
∟China has same face syndrome
∟They’re changing things for the non-players
– Metal Gear Solid 4, Peace Walker Return in Master Collection Vol. 2 This August
– Silent Hill: Townfall fully revealed with 2026 release
∟Some leaks suggest it will release next month
∟The protagonist is black
∟Which seems just a tad strange for Scotland
∟The game description says it takes place in 1996
∟Which could tie in the Dunblane School Massacre
∟Delusional individuals applaud Silent Hill taking place outside Silent Hill
∟Konami’s financial records suggest another Silent Hill is in the works
∟Thessaly Lerner is desperately clinging to her only relevant role
– Resident Evil Requiem Once Again Melds Action & Survival Horror
∟Leon’s Reaction Time is Dulling
∟They’re still finding ways to make the Zombie damage feel fresh
∟Resident Evil Devs Measured Players’ Brainwaves to See If the Game Was Actually Scary
∟But what’s really scary is the sex appeal double standard
∟The girls are safe but the men are thirst traps
∟It only goes one direction
∟But they claim it is applied equally
∟But they are mistaken
∟The four horsemen of censorship
∟They also put out a live-action trailer
∟But it won’t stop me from killing zombies
∟People claim Resident Evil 5 was racist
∟But the voice actor sure didn’t think so
Release news:
– J-Novel Club Reveals 13 New Light Novel, Manga Licenses
– Right Stuf
Random Merch news:
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Japan’s Valentine’s chocolate Slimes let you say you say I love you like the Dragon Quest mascot
– Old Spice x The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
– Sumo Sanrio! Hello Kitty and pals team up with Japan Sumo Association for new merch
– Archfiend Hello Kitty appears as Sanrio launches new team-up with Yu-Gi-Oh
– Canned cuteness as Hello Kitty and friends kick off Can Chara capsule toy line
– Ghost in the Sheel goes traditional with Japanese porcelain Tachikoma robots, only 50 to be made
– Shibou Yuugi de Meshi o Kuu Yuuki Figure Enjoys the Onsen
– Goddess of Victory: NIKKE D: Killer Wife Figure Looking Extremely Elegant
– Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!’s Tsuki More Angelic Than Ever
– Ashley Graham Statue
∟1/24 Sexy President’s Daughter 3D Print Model Kit Resin Model Unassembled Figure Toy Miniature Reduction Statue Unpainted Effigy
– Hasbro Gets Toy Deal to Coincide with Henry Cavill ‘Voltron’ Movie
Misc news:
– Who is this mysterious large man who’s suddenly showing up on giant signs in Japan?
– City in Nagano Prefecture rethinks “ghetto” program for female entrepreneurs
– Super-salty pizza sends six kids to the hospital in Japan, linguistics blamed
– High school baseball players probed over obscene video
– Florida Teen Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting Mom With A Pork Chop