Topics of discussion
Opening discussions:
– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Tenga
– Dr. Guy Riekeman, former Life University president and chancellor, dies at 76
∟Hyatt Regency – Seminar Venue
∟Oka Izakaya
∟Disney Upskirt
∟Orlando International Airport
∟Villa #1 – Marriott Cypress
∟Villa #2 – Grande Vista
∟The Boathouse
∟Boat Table
∟Trip to Tampa Air BnB
∟Trip to Chiropractic College
∟Trip to Chiropractic College and Tampa Airbnb
∟Ghetto Airbnb
∟Hilton by Tampa Airport
∟Trip remaining to Tampa Airbnb
∟Hilton Bar
∟Crazy Black Ops Bitch
∟Final Hotel
∟Tampa Airport
– Pickups
– Kyoto Animation Arsonist’s Appeal Withdrawal Upheld by Osaka High Court
Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:
– GUN NOSE
– Junji Ito’s IN OLD RECORDS A Horror Drama on Vinyl ft Poppy
Convention news:
– Vic is a guest at a booth, not a guest of Toronto Comic Con
Live-Action Anime news:
– Cowboy Bebop creator’s Samurai Champloo anime to become live-action series from Hollywood studio
∟Live-Action Samurai Champloo Will Be “Updated for Modern TV Audiences”
∟‘One Piece’ Producers Tomorrow Studios to Adapt ‘Samurai Champloo’ With Creator Shinichirō Watanabe
– Netflix’s One Piece Season 2 Tops Global Charts With Millions of Views
∟One Piece Creator Eiichiro Oda Says He Supports Netflix Staff’s “Vision”
∟Oda’s original statement on Season 2
∟The official English version
∟Netflix’s One Piece Introducing Brook Far Earlier Than The Manga
∟Netflix One Piece Season 2 Criticized & Race Swaps More Characters
∟Igaram as well
∟Oda actually liked the change to Laboon’s story
∟Details from the report on Zoro
∟If only Nami was stacked
∟Side note: Is the male gaze back?
∟Even Hilary Duff is showing some leg
∟At least Emily Rudd is advocating for the fans
∟One Piece Season 3 Gets Encouraging Update—And Netflix May Finally Be Fixing a Big Problem
– The Silent Service Live-Action Series Receives Sequel
– Living Corpse is getting a fully AI generated Movie
Streaming news:
– Netflix localizers hate the white man
– Crunchyroll Dub Criticized After Forcing in “Fragile Masculinity”
∟Fire Force wasn’t safe either
∟They can’t even tolerate the word “lewd”
∟Or “erect”
– Japan determined fan service haters don’t spend money
– Crunchyroll Users Report Use of Controversial ‘Hard Subs’ on Platform + New Video Player – Anime Corner
∟People noticed
∟They removed the next episode button
∟It takes 7 seconds for the overlay to disappear
∟So you can’t enjoy a cold opening
∟The overlay covers the subtitles
∟And the skip intro button is tricky
∟Sometimes it’s there, sometimes it isn’t
∟And it moves around
∟It’s even worse on the TV app
∟Now we have hardcoded subs in the wrong language
Theater Release news:
– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I Ends Japanese Run on April 9 with Final Bonus Items
∟First of the trilogy secured the award for Best International Animated Film
∟Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I Wins Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Animation Film
– The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Anime Film Gets 4K 20th Anniversary Screenings in Japan
– Final ‘Mario Galaxy’ Trailer Drops in Special Nintendo Direct — Donald Glover Confirmed as Yoshi
Series news:
Anime:
– Number of Male Voice Actors in Japan Finally Rising
– Joyboy will be voiced by Erica Schroeder
– Final Fantasy IX Anime Project Will Allegedly Star Vivi’s Children
– The Food Diary of Miss Maid Anime Premieres on April 1
– Killed Again, Mr. Detective? Anime Reveals April 2 Premiere, Opening Theme Song in New Trailer
– Petals of Reincarnation Anime Premiere Date, New Trailer and More Revealed
∟Petals of Reincarnation Casts Hitler With Popular Voice Actor
– Megami “Isekai Tensei Nani ni Naritai Desu ka” Ore “Yuusha no Rokkotsu de” Anime Shares Trailer, Key Visual, April 7 Premiere
– Rent-a-Girlfriend Anime Brings Chizuru, Kazuya Close in Main Season 5 Trailer
– A new trailer and key art was also released for the upcoming anime adaptation
– The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Season 3 Anime Teaser Trailer Announces July 2026 Premiere
∟Get ready for wincest
– The Detective Is Already Dead Season 2 Anime Delays Broadcast to October 2026
– Arcanadea Anime Reveals New Teaser Art
– JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3 Anime Bares All with Fumihiko Takaba Character Visual
– Sekiro: No Defeat anime premieres in 2026
– Cyborg 009 Nemesis Anime Unveils Teaser Visual, Summer 2026 Streaming
– From Far Away Anime Adaptation Announced for 2026
– Red River Anime Reveals Main Cast in Teaser Trailer
– JM Manga From HINAMATSURI Creator Gets Anime Adaptation
– Multi-Mind Mayhem Anime Adaptation Announced
– Gambling Manga Junket Bank Gets TV Anime in October
– Manabu Yashiro’s Tank Chair Manga Gets Anime in Fall 2026
– #I’m Looking for Zombie Anime Reveals October 2026 Broadcast, Main Cast and Staff in 1st Trailer
– The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World Anime Announced for 2026
– So What’s Wrong with Getting Reborn as a Goblin? Anime Announced for October 2026
– Game Sekai Tensei “DANKATSU”: Gamer wa “Dungeon Shuukatsu no Susume” wo “Hajime kara” Play Suru TV Anime Announced
– The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects Anime Announces July Premiere in First Trailer
– Kadokawa Plans Massive Anime Production Hub In Tokyo To Build “World-Class Anime City”
Manga:
– Chainsaw Man Part 2 Manga Sets ‘Final Chapter’ for March 25
– Space Brothers Manga to Conclude in Three Chapters After 19 Years
– Manga Artist Hisashi Eguchi Deletes Apology Over Tracing Controversy
– Gachiakuta Creator Reportedly Frustrated With Shippers
∟She hates her western fanbase
∟They are shipping her with Kohei Horikoshi
∟And stealing her style for their own OCs
– Kadokawa Says Japan Has Plenty of Light Novel Writers, Plans to Get Overseas Ones
– Activist Investor Snaps Up 8.86% of Kadokawa & Signals Potential Shake-Up
∟What we can likely expect
Games:
– Next generation Xbox console Project Helix announced
– FBI Investigating Malware-Infected Steam Games That Stole Crypto Wallet Data
∟Steam Users Urged to Check Devices After FBI Malware Warning
– Genshin Impact × Duolingo Collaboration Triggers Massive Download Spike
– Resident Evil Requiem Becomes Fastest-Selling Game in the Series
∟Resident Evil 2 Director Says Resident Evil Requiem Needs a “Non-Scary Mode”
∟Resident Evil Requiem Story Expansion Now in Development
∟Forbidden Requiem
∟IGN Accused of Manipulating Votes of Leon Kennedy Romance Poll
∟People are faking conversations with Nakanishi to validate their ships
∟Resident Evil 9 Reveals Game Industry Hypocrisy as Fans Drool Over Leon
∟Lady gooners are eating well
∟This is the end of gooner equality
– DLSS 5 clearly overwrites game characters with AI beauty standards, but Nvidia says devs have ‘artistic control’
∟NVIDIA DLSS 5 Delivers AI-Powered Breakthrough In Visual Fidelity For Games
∟Better comparison frame
∟Additional comparisons
∟NVIDIA Unveils DLSS 5 as AI Lighting Pushes Game Realism
Release news:
– Assassination Classroom – The Complete Series LE no longer Crunchyroll Exclusive
– Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition Steelbook no longer Crunchyroll Exclusive
– Dragon Heart – Adventures Beyond This World
– Naruto Shippuden Set 10 Blu-ray
– Right Stuf
– Sentai Filmworks
– No May Slate for Discotek
– The Return to Silent HIll home releases have a different audio cut
∟They removed James’ noncommittal response to therapy
∟They added an echo to the journey into Silent Hill
∟They removed committal lines as well
∟They somewhat spoil James’ involvement in Mary’s death
∟They moved the voiceover leaving the in water sequence completely silent
∟People are calling for the release of the Gans Cut
∟Christophe Gans released a statement about the changes
– Netflix is finally putting Stranger Things on blu-ray
∟It’s releasing through Arrow Video
∟Stranger Things: The Complete Series Deluxe Edition 4K UHD
∟Stranger Things: The Complete Series 4K UHD
∟Stranger Things: The Complete Series Deluxe Edition Blu-ray
∟Stranger Things: The Complete Series Blu-ray
– Crunchyroll has undergone another round of layoffs
∟Is this the death of Crunchyroll?
∟Crunchyroll Makes a New Round of Layoffs
∟Crunchyroll’s Current Trajectory Stands at Odds with New Layoff Claims
Random Merch news:
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Heinz Japan finds its perfect pitchman: Pokémon’s Pikachu!
– The next time you’re feeling stressed out, you could relax on a Pokémon Psyduck chair from Japan
– Pikachu and Eevee become handmade Lladró porcelain sculptures to celebrate Pokémon’s 30th birthday
– Every Japanese pro baseball team to play with Mario question block bases once this year
∟Exclusive Super Mario Yoshi figure to be given away at Dodgers Stadium
– ONE PIECE x Absolutely Ridiculous Collab Returns with Monkey D. Luffy RARE Edition Glove
∟The One Piece Collections
– One Piece Gum-Gum Fruit Lego
– 7-Eleven Japan’s giant fried chicken skewer would be too big to eat, so it’s really for cuddling
– Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!’s Tsuki More Angelic Than Ever
∟Uzaki-chan’s Sister Yanagi Also Gets Cute Angel Figure
– Goddess of Victory: NIKKE’s D: Killer Wife Wears Extravagant Dress for Figurine
– Azur Lane August von Parseval Figure Boasting Big Guns
– Azur Lane’s Sweet Musashi Looking Beautiful as Ever
– Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete’s Magia Baiser Gets a “Second Form” in New Figure
– Expo 2025 mascot Myaku-Myaku to release tastefully erotic photo book
Misc news:
– Man Sentenced to 8 Months in Prison After Killing Seagull That Stole Daughter’s Fries
– Indian woman seeks divorce from husband for ‘not taking a bath’