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– 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

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