The Anime Collector
FDDNM
Rhys2753
Random11
Greenline743

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
Tenga

 Vic Mignogna’s Unexpected Diagnoses (Part 2)
   Vic’s announcement for Toronto Comic Con was posted March 6th
      It’s much more likely the event with the catheter was Pop Culture Con 2026

Pickups

 LDP secures two-thirds supermajority in Lower House election victory
   This allows them to amend the Japanese constitution
      Their idols are becoming right wing politicians
   People actually believed Takaichi would end the war
      ∟Japan’s Suicides Drop to Lowest Number Ever Recorded
         But it would appear Takaichi wasted no time selling out Japan
            Takaichi spent her trip to America sucking up to BlackRock and others
               Are the Tengu demons actually Jews?
                  Dirty bastards brought the Koreans
                  Turns out a lot of cultures developed cautionary tales against the Jews
            Protesters in Japan tried to break into the Israeli embassy
   They’ve issued a tax hike
      So they can send money to Ukraine
         Yen slips to key 160 level as Gulf hostilities boost dollar
            ∟Energy Crisis Sparks Fresh Wave of Price Hikes Across Japan
               ∟Japan’s Famous Vending Machine Culture Declining As Prices Rise
                  ∟Japan’s Vending Machines Are Disappearing – Numbers Hit Lowest Level in 30 Years
               ∟Takano Foods Announces Major Price Increases for Natto, Tofu, and Fried Tofu Products
                  Farms are being burned down
               ∟Historic 200-Year-Old Fukushima Sake Brewery Destroyed By Fire
               ∟Rice Fields Dry Up After Metal Thieves Cripple Irrigation Facility
   Takaichi allocated funds for mRNA vaccines
      Japan is heading straight for Cabinet Dictatorship
      Takaichi got the vax
         But nothing about it isn’t suspicious
   Takaichi has a super majority but refuses to deport
      ∟Japan’s Birth Rate Falls To New Record Low As Births Drop To Just 671,000
         ∟Japan Loses Over 3 Million People In Five Years As Population Falls To 123 Million
            ∟Japan Fertility Survey: 64.7% of Young Women Don’t Want Children
               ∟76% of Unmarried Japanese Have No Partner, Many Say Marriage Isn’t Worth It
                  ∟Over One-Third of Japanese Men in Their 20s Have No Sexual Experience
                     ∟Friend Chocolate Among Japanese High School Girls Nearly Doubles Since COVID
                  ∟Japanese Women Reveal Their Minimum Height Requirements for a Husband
                     ∟Marriage Survey Says 94% of Men Want to Avoid “Chubby Women”
                        ∟Majority of Japanese women in survey regret marrying their husband, but that’s only half the story
                           ∟Japanese Women Marrying Korean Men Surge 40%
                        Japan moves for the first time to criminalize paying for sex
                           Schoolgirls as young as 15 are turning to street prostitution
                        Takaichi’s response is “diversity is our strength”
                           Takaichi’s approval rating is below 50%
                           Takaichi will import unlimited foreigners
                              The people don’t need immigrants anymore
                                 Indians are popping up in Japan
                                    “Go Back To India”: Restaurant Owner Ordered To Leave Japan After 30 Years
                                       Indians are abusing Japan’s marriage VISA system
                                          Even Dracula is suffering
                              The Japanese are ready to defend themselves
                                 And they will need to from a certain group
                                    Japanese intolerance of Muslims increases as population doubles
                                       Seems like the fires at the shrines and pig farms can easily be explained
                                          Japan is incompatible with Muslims
                                             Kick them out!
                                                Muslims are not compatible with Asian culture
                                                   ∟Japan’s full-facemask Ninja Parka still lets you eat ice cream
                                                      Japan is a disciplined and ordered society
                                                         You can drink any tap water anywhere
                                                            Their children learn to clean their spaces early
                                       Remember they have been protesting the building of a Mosque
                                          Mosque Built By Pakistanis In Japan Declared ‘Illegal’, Removal Ordered
                                             The owners are actually claiming the Mosque was always there
                                                The Pakistan Ambassador attended the opening
                                 Japanese woman vows never to return to Paris after African riots
                                    It was a dangerous place to be
                                       To the point riot police got involved
                                          And the Eiffel Tower was engulfed in flames
                                 Muslims are throwing fireworks into retirement homes in Germany
                                    German streamer got stoned by a Muslim
                                    They’ve invented anti-rape underwear in Europe
                                       They want to genocide white people
                                       They act entitled to sex
                                          Even from farm animals
                                       And the victims are the ones punished
                                          The rape gangs nailed a child’s tongue to a table
 Vickrum Digwa has been sentenced to life in prison
   The police apologized for cuffing the stabbing victim
      They claim they were misled at the scene
         They determine reality
            Now they’re concerned for their own safety after they let Henry die
               Time to determine their reality
               They blame misinformation but that’s precisely what got Henry killed
                  His hands were already pale from blood loss when they cuffed him
                     That’s the real white privilege
                        People are giving away their land, women, and children just to avoid being called racist
                           Racism has become the worst sin
                              The deck is stacked against us
                                 It’s time to send them packing
                              Noticing is the real crime
                                 Nottingham triple killer was freed by mental health workers who feared detaining him would be racist because of the ‘over-representation of young black men in custody’
                                    ∟This double standard applies everywhere
                                 And pointing any of it out is a crime
                                    UK free speech struggle 30 arrests a day censorship
   Elon Musk has offered to pay a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the police

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

 Japanese open-world adult romance sim which lets you customize your dream girlfriend crowdfunds $345k USD, reaching 5,500% of its initial goal
   ∟Open-World Eroge Custom Romance City 3D3 Raises 5,500% Of Its Crowdfunding Goal
– The Golden Fly Kickstarter

Convention news:

– Crunchyroll Heads to Anime Expo 2026 with New Anime Premieres, Panels and More
– Art exhibition coming to Tokyo this month brings the cute, scary, and weird to ukiyo-e
 Man becomes ultimate cuck by taking idol and her husband out on a date

Live-Action Anime news:

– Streets of Rage Film Adaptation Lands Director, Sonic Writers
– Martin Scorsese Adopts AI to Make His Storyboards

Streaming news:

– Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Anime Mini-Episodes Now Available on Crunchyroll
   The “mini-episodes” are basically the regular episodes split in half
 Crunchyroll Streams The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter Anime’s OVA
– Devil May Cry Season 3 Announced as Final Installment in Animated Series
– Crunchyroll CEO “Draws Line” On AI Subtitles And Dubs
– TV Asahi Postpones Segment About Maid Café for Women With Developmental Disabilities

Theater Release news:

– Mononoke the Movie: The Curse of the Serpent Celebrates Release with New Trailer
   Mononoke Film Trilogy Producer Kōji Yamamoto Retires from Producing, Apologizes After Recasting Takahiro Sakurai in 3rd Film – News – Anime News Network

Series news:

Anime:
– Twitter User Criticized for Redrawing Anime’s Heroine to Not Make Her Loli
– Bandai Namco Highlights One-Punch Man As One Of Its Strong-Performing Anime
– Smoking Addict Cat Girl Anime Yani Neko Surprisingly Cute
– Hono no Tokyujo: Dodge Danko Anime Plays Hardball in New Trailer
– Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers Cour 2 Anime Shares Main Trailer, Visual, Theme Songs and New Cast
– The Villager of Level 999 Anime Reveals July 1 Premiere Date in New Trailer
– Kaiju Girl Caramelise Reveals July 2 Premiere, Theme Song Details in New Trailer and Visual
– Dara-san of Reiwa Anime Reveals July 2 Debut in New Trailer
– Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 Anime Reveals July 8 Premiere Date, Theme Song Details
– Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs Season 2 Anime Reveals July 8 Premiere, Key Visual
– Mebius Dust Anime Reveals July 9 Premiere in New Trailer
– The World Is Dancing Anime Official Music Trailer and Character Visual
– Jyu-Oh Mujin Dandivine Anime Announced for October 2026
– The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Anime Announced for October 2026
– Overgeared Anime Adaptation Announced, Premieres in October 2026
– Buddy Cop Manga Gifted Gets Anime Adaptation
– Heavily Armed High School Girls Anime Adaptation Announced for 2027
– Fired? But I Maintain All the Software! TV Anime Announced
– Veteran Madhouse Animator Says He Got Zero Severance After 35 Years At The Studio
– Saya no Uta Creator Gen Urobuchi Says Audiences No Longer Want Fiction’s “Poison”
Manga:
– Hunter x Hunter Volume 39 Release Date Announced
– Frieren Becomes Japan’s Best-Selling Manga Of 2026 Despite Ongoing Hiatus
Games:
– God of War Laufey announced
   ∟PlayStation Benches Kratos — His Wife Faye Takes Over as Main Character in ‘God of War Laufey’
      ∟This seems like an interesting way to approach the game if there is more to it than just this
         Not everyone appears to think so
            And it’s even stranger that her companion is a jello cube named Frank
      Writers are leaving their bias on their sleeves
      Kabrutus was right
         I don’t think we’d mind if she looked like this
            Unfortunately, she’s hideous
               More comparisons
                  Weird how it only applies to women
                     Except for Debra Wilson
      ∟‘That Looks Like Sh*t’: God of War Creator Predictably Tears New PS5 Game to Shreds | Push Square
         The game already went woke back in 2018
         God of War’s Wife
            God of War’s Dead Second Wife*
               Until the sequel, God of War’s Wife’s Boyfriend
      Domino’s Pizza Slams ‘God of War Laufey’ for Benching Kratos as Santa Monica Studios Responds
         Domino’s Tweet
            Santa Monica Studio’s pathetic response
            Even a pizza company knows what gamers actually want
            They should have at least made her hot
               Imagine telling your girlfriend she looks like Faye
                  But I’m not a rap God
         Where the wife should be in the franchise
            God of War Laundry
               Broad of War Laundry
         Turns out this was the game Alana Pearce was writing for 4 years
            She has previously defended the sex minigames
 Stellar Blade: BLOOD RAIN announced
   They said the costume quality will be even better
      Evie is clearly an adult
   The difference is staggering
      Can’t make the trannies sad
   Comparison to Eve
   She definitely looks young
      But that’s kind of Korea’s thing
   The golden ratio
 Marvel’s Wolverine won’t include the X-Men
   Insomniac Removes “Men” from X-Men Name in Wolverine Game After Reported Sweet Baby Inc. Involvement
   Of course Debra Wilson is in the gam
   Renaming the X-Men feels a lot like…
      Avoiding copyright for something they actually have the copyright for
 HITMAN Classic Trilogy Remastered announced
 Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis delayed to 2027
 Gundam Rogue Orbit announced
 STRANGER THAN HEAVEN gets full reveal
   STRANGER THAN HEAVEN release date set for January 2027
 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin ARPG officially revealed
 Attack on Titan 3 announced for PC and consoles
   Graphical comparison between AOT 2 and AOT 3
      I wonder who will voice Vic’s character
 Street Fighter 6 reveals Year 4 DLC characters including Tifa from Final Fantasy VII
 Final Fantasy VII Revelation announced
   Sephiroth Will Have A New Voice Actor In Final Fantasy VII Revelation | Nintendo Life
   ∟Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Update Adds Streamlined Progression to Help Players Focus More on the Story
 Silent Hill: Townfall Game Launches on September 24
   Some people are seeing a different date on Amazon
      Preorder Bonuses
   The game seems very generic
      Seems to be themed around cancer
         The monsters feel reminiscent of Silent Hill Ascension
   Silent Hill 2 Born from a Wish DLC might have been shelved
– Capcom Considering Pragmata Franchise After 2 Million Sales
   Other franchises they want to continue to grow
 Onimusha: Way of the Sword Game Announces September 25 Release, Playable Demo
 Resident Evil Veronica announced
   Granny is very suspicious
   If they can make Steve less cringe, that would be a miracle
   Claire is stunning
      It seems they may include dual wielding
   They may be working on quite a few additional remakes
   ∟Resident Evil Producer Hints That Future Game Might Be Set in Japan

Release news:

– Taiyo Matsumoto’s Brothers of Japan Coming via Manga Mavericks
– Discotek Media Licenses Digimon Season 3 (Digimon Tamers), Kamen Rider: Skyrider and More
   ∟Discotek Media Hired Translator Who Called Digimon Stay Play “Far Right” for Past Releases
 Your Name steelbook
 Speed Racer blu-ray
   $64.99 on Gruv
   $79.98 on Amazon
 June Discotek Deep Dives!
– Right Stuf
   ∟Sentai Filmworks

Random Merch news:

StealthWeeb.com
OCAPodcast.com/store
– Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo to remain closed for the summer following stabbing incident
   ∟Tokyo’s Pokémon Cafe reopens this month with brand-new sweets and Pikachu show
– Gigantic gacha machine appears in Tokyo department store for capsule toy celebration
– Cup Noodle hamster wheel is the new adorable pet toy animal lovers in Japan want
– STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT Goods Bikini Art Beyond Cute
– Haite Kudasai Takamine-san Heroine Gets Sexy Maid Bikini Figure
– Danganronpa Junko Enoshima Bunny Girl Figure Absolutely Colossal
– Azur Lane’s Implacable Dons Irresistible Bunny Girl Suit for Figurine
 PlayStation ornament
– Hunter × Hunter Shirt Goes Viral After Westerns Mistake Character Name For Slur

Misc news:

– Monkey Attacks Continue In Japan As Injuries Spread Across Himeji
– Mass Theft of Water Valves Hits Kobe Housing Complex
– Unemployed Man Arrested After Stealing 49 Water Meters for Their Copper
– Man Accused Of Secretly Entering Woman’s Home 100+ Times After Meeting Her In Online Game

Watch Club: