Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟Funimation claims they never called Vic a sex pest
∟Defendants were caught claiming things in their court costs outside the scope of TCPA
∟Monica and Ron may have lied under oath

– KyoAni Studio 1 Arson Sources
∟Sora News 24
∟KyoAni has a touchingly kind plan to distribute its 3.2 billion yen in arson donations
∟Anime News Network
∟11th Kyoto Animation Awards’ Cancellation Confirmed
∟CrunchyRoll
∟Kyoto Animation Announces the Cancelation of 11th Kyoto Animation Awards

11th Kyoto Animation Awards' Cancellation Confirmed

For surviving victims who were directly injured by the fire, Kyoto Animation has pledged that it will be providing their share of the donations in a single lump sum, as opposed to installments. However, the company will not be simply dividing the total donations by the number of affected employees and giving each recipient a uniform amount. Instead, it will be taking into consideration the specific circumstances of each individual. This process will include meeting with bereaved families, and taking into account the additional needs of households with children and/or in which the Kyoto Animation employee was the primary breadwinner, and are thus most adversely affected, financially speaking, by the employee’s death or work-preventing injuries.

– Leiji Matsumoto Hospitalized in Italy After Suspected Stroke

– YouTube Begins Damage Control Over Controversial New Terms of Service

– NoFap Founder Is Suing a Neuroscientist Who Thinks Masturbating Is Fine

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– We want to animate “WORLD END ECONOMiCA”.
∟金融冒険ノベル『WORLD END ECONOMiCA』アニメ化へのプロジェクト
– IMPSTORY – Book One
– Grisaia Trilogy Denied Classification in Australia
– Shenmue 3 Kickstarter Backer Case for PS4 is the Same as Walmart

Convention news:

– MEGALOBOX Season 2 Announced at Anime NYC
– Case Closed: Episode “One” AND Crimson Love Letter will premiere at CharaExpo USA!

Live-Action Anime news:

– Live Action Sonic Movie’s Redesign Led by Sonic Mania’s Tyson Hesse
∟The Fans Were Right: Tyson Hesse Led the Sonic Redesign
– Sonic’s creator still doesn’t like one part of his much-improved movie redesign
– Fans Concerned New Sonic Movie Will Fail to Live Up to Awfulness of the Games
– Dragon Ball Fans Aren’t Thrilled About New Live-Action Movie Rumors
– Live-Action Island of Giant Insects PV Brings Big Bugs to the Real World
– Yuru Camp Getting Live Action Adaptation
– Kakegurui Director Tsutomu Hanabusa Helms Grand Blue Live-Action Film in 2020
– 2nd Galaxy Express 999 Stage Play Airs on TV in Japan in November
– Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Stage Play Reveals Key Visual, 11 Character Visuals

Streaming news:

– Crunchyroll to Add English Dubs for Magical Sempai and More!
∟Crunchyroll to Stream Dubs for Magical Sempai, 4 More Anime
– Funimation, Crunchyroll to Stream OAD for ‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime’
– RWBY Volume 7 Goes Live on Crunchyroll!
– Funimation Relicenses Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Black Butler for Streaming
– Pluto TV Launches Naruto Anime Channel
– Multiple Disney+ Accounts Hacked & Resold

Theater Release news:

– Last War of Heavenloids and Akutoloids Film to be Rescreened to Honor the Late Director
– Fathom Events Streams English-subtitled Trailer for Weathering With You Anime Film
– KONOSUBA Legend of Crimson Film’s U.S. Screening Earns US$1.13 Million
∟Hollywood Screenwriter Roger Avery Praises Konosuba Movie

Series news:

Anime:
– Sazae-san Extends Record for Longest Animated Show, Earns Another for Lead Actress
– 86-Year-Old Kiyoshi Kobayashi Expresses His Desire to Play Jigen A Little More
– Slacker Love Blossoms in Sing “Yesterday” for Me TV Anime
– TV Anime Adaptation of Kouji Kumeta’s Kakushigoto Manga Confirms Its 2020 Premiere
– Tsuburaya and Toei Co-Produce New CG Anime KAIJU DECODE for Worldwide Release
– Malaysia is the New Outsourcing Location for Pokemon Animation
Manga:
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Games:
– Shin Sakura Taisen Trailer Shows Original Tite Kubo Character Designs
– Junji Ito Found Haunting Players in Death Stranding
– Berserk Invades Black Desert Online MMO in New Crossover Event
– Pokemon Sword & Shield End Credits Plagued by Mouse Cursors
– New PlayStation 5 Controller Allegedly Found Through Japanese Patents
– Xbox Executive: “We Should Focus on RPGs!”
∟Xbox Team Reveals Interest in Buying Japanese and Other Asian Studios
– New Half-Life Game Announced at Last
– Google Stadia Performance Inconsistent & Hated
– Nintendo Defends Their No Refund Policy in Court

Release news:

– BLOOD+ Blu-ray
– Character Designer Draws DVD/Blu-ray Jacket of Kabaneri: The Battle of Unato Film
– To Love-Ru English Dub Awkwardly Screeches
– Eleven Arts, Shout! Factory to Release Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden Film Trilogy
– Discotek requests help finding better audio for Galaxy Express 999 TV Specials dub
– Fruits Basket LE is junk
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Re:ZERO Betelgeuse’s Unseen Hands Make Fine Back Scratchers
– Steins;Gate’s Amadeus Kurisu AI Makes Her Real World Debut
– Style your hair like a cat with kitty saliva hair gel from Japan
– Gundam x JRA Racing Collab Raffles off Master Gundam Figure
– Gundam x Hello Kitty War Rages on with New Shirt Line
– Treasure Your Favorite Attack on Titan Character with These Sparkly Rings
– Blood-red Evangelion hot spring bath to open in Japan for fun, relaxing terror
– China Bar’s Vaginal Entrance Angers Authorities
– Cheap Japanese apartment for less than $140 a month comes with headaches every day
∟Japan’s cheapest hotel charges just $1.20 for a room, with a huge, no-privacy catch

Misc news:

– Korea Declares Hentai With School Uniforms to be Child Pornography
– PayPal Deplatforms Pornhub
– Kodansha Wins 160-Million-Yen Lawsuit Against 3 Pirate Site Admins
– 19-Year-Old Nearly Stole Old Man’s Card by Swapping It for Yu-Gi-Oh! Card
– Nanotech professor from one of Japan’s top universities arrested for panty-theft
– Man arrested for rape 4 days after the statute of limitations expired
– FBI Arrest Owner of Fictional Child Sex Story Website
– Japan Porn Law Review Could Lead to Uncensored Porn & Hentai