Topics of discussion
Opening discussions:
– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Support us
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Tenga
– Corina Boettger has been hospitalized
∟She was pretty insufferable beforehand
∟Now she’s treating it like being a victim is her job
∟She almost died
∟Watch this become her entire identity
∟She needs dialysis
∟The LARPing is killing me
∟She says she went into organ failure
∟Seriously, this is her new conversation starter
– Pickups
– AI Voice Service Ordered to Pay $112,000 for Copying 63 Genshin Impact Characters
∟Kenjiro Tsuda Loses AI Voice Lawsuit, but Court Rules Voice Actor Voices Can Be Legally Protected
∟Evangelion’s Megumi Ogata Says She’s “Heartbroken” Over Unpermitted AI Voice Cloning
∟Dragon Ball Goku voice actor furious at “unforgivable” AI videos using her voice: “It has no heart” – Dexerto
∟Japan’s Actors Union Moves to Ban AI Recreation of Deceased Voice Actors
∟The Birth of AI Goku!? ‘Masako Nozawa’s Voice to be AI-Generated: Aoni Production and CoeFont Partner for Multilingual Voice Services | Japan Anime News powered by ORICON NEWS
∟Video Game Lawyer Says Nearly All Her Clients Now Have Anti-AI Contracts
∟Disney is Lead Bidder for Character.AI Assets After Hiring Former CEO
∟Disney Scoops Up 66 Employees of Bankrupt AI Company After Hiring Its CEO
Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:
Convention news:
– Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
– This shrine in Japan invites you to hit and kick its god of poverty statue for good luck
– New Tokyo facility promises to make you feel reborn, time in the womb and all
– California Orders Company to Stop Hosting Human vs. Robot Cage Fights
∟128 Countries Agree on Definition of “Killer Robots”
Live-Action Anime news:
– Paramount Is Developing a Live-Action Cyberpunk 2077 Movie With Transformers Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Theater Release news:
– The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE -Yotsuba Succession Arc- Tickets Now on Sale
Series news:
Anime:
– Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Anime Deploys New Characters in Latest Trailer, Visual
– I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too Season 2 Anime Key Visual
– I Lost My Adventurer’s License, but It’s Fine Because I Have an Adorable Daughter Now Anime Unveils January 2027 Premiere, Teaser Trailer and Visual
– The Fable Season 2 Anime Reveals Premiere Date, Visual, More Cast
– Wound & Bandage Anime Teaser Trailer Reveals Premiere Date, Main Cast
– Happy Kanako’s Killer Life Anime Announced for April 2027
– Yumene Connect Anime Series Teaser Trailer and Visual
– Nue’s Exorcist Anime Announced for Summer 2027, Staff and Cast Revealed
– Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru Sukumizu Ad at Train Station Triggers Feminist Whining
Manga:
– 16% of Japanese Digital Manga Readers Have Completely Abandoned Physical Manga
– Japanese Manga Titles Have Doubled in Length Over the Last Few Decades
∟The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life MAL Listing
Games:
– Nexus Mods Bans Gears of War: E-Day Mod That Replaces Pride Flags
– See More of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake in Overview Trailer
∟Seems like Ocarina of Time Remake is going to lean into the horror
∟Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake’s Bombchu Bowling Lady Redesign Divides Fans
∟Looks like chances are getting better that we will see a Majora’s Mask Remake
∟Ura Zelda
– Castlevania Devs Say They Purposely “Made Characters Hot”, Expected Suggestive Fan Art
∟Seems vaguely anti-Christian
– Silent Hill & Fatal Frame Creators: “Women Dominate Japanese Horror Because Oppression”
– Atelier Karia Now Letting Players Make Its Heroine Gain Weight
– Palworld Developer Rejects Live-Service Model With Tons of DLC & Microtransactions
Release news:
– English dub and sub reportedly not coming on Japanese Ghost in the Shell blu-ray
∟But is it the same series?
– Right Stuf
∟Sentai Filmworks
∟MediaOCD
∟MediaOCD now ships to Mexico
– CITY the Animation Blu-ray Collector’s Edition
Random Merch news:
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Madoka Magica Smartwatches Transform Characters When Your Heart Rate Rises
– Naruto x Absolutely Ridiculous Collab Includes Limited Sasuke Baseball Glove
– New Gundam plush goods mix cosplay and comfort for Char-custom-level coziness
– Japan’s newest anime figure crane game prize may also be the world’s weirdest hanger
∟Hang Your Clothes on Yujiro Hanma’s Epic Split
∟What are the effects of perfection on the developing mind?
– Pokemon Company Cracks Down on Scalpers as Websites Ban Bulk Pokemon Card Listings
– Science Fiction Becomes Reality as Elon Musk Unveils Tesla’s First Flying Car: The Roadster
∟Everybody gonna be driving like Speed Racer
∟Definitely some shenanigans going on
∟At least we aren’t Europe
Misc news:
– Hong Kong Billionaire Proposes Selling Defective Condoms to Increase Birth Rates
– Man in Suzuka offered 9 million yen for his semen, conned out of 38 million yen
– Trans woman, 31, ‘bit off stepdad’s ears, gouged his eyes and raped him before he plunged from balcony trying to escape’