Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟Lemoine will make Rial pay

-KyoAni Fire
– Kyoto Animation arsonist develops a soft spot for nurse treating him at hospital

– Mangadex Temporarily Down Following Host Removing Site as a Result oof Legal Pressure

– Fate/Grand Order: Moonlight/Lostroom Censors Emiya By Making Him Look Less Black

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

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Convention news:

– Comiket Blood Drive Sees Smaller Turnout After Reducing Reliance on Tiddy Posters

Live-Action Anime news:

– Philippines’ GMA Network Reveals Live-Action Voltes V Legacy Series

Streaming news:

– Somali and the Forest Spirit Episode 1 Debuts on Crunchyroll a Week Ahead of Japan
– Rifle is Beautiful’s Final Episode Postponed
– Crunchyroll Adds Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day English Dub
– Funimation to Stream A Certain Scientific Railgun Season 3 Anime’s English Dub
– Squishy! Black Clover Anime Spinoff Hits Crunchyroll Today
– Ni no Kuni Anime Film Coming West via Netflix on January 16
– Netflix Adds 32 More Episodes of 1986 Saint Seiya Anime With New English Dub, Subtitles
– Ultraman Surpasses Evangelion as 2019’s Most-Watched Anime on Netflix
– Decade in Review: The Most Watched Anime of the Decade by Country

Theater Release news:

– Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway Teaser Promising Spectacular Animation
– Japan Box Office: My Hero Academia 2nd Film Surpasses 1.1 Billion Yen in 3 Weeks
– Hatsune Miku Coming to Sing at Coachella

Series news:

Anime:
– Tatsunoko’s Classic Comedy Hakushon Daimaou to Get New TV Anime in Spring 2020
– Pop Team Epic Director Jun Aoki Helms TV Anime Gal and Dinosaur in Spring 2020
– Pochi Iida’s The Elder Sister-Like One Manga to Get OVA Adaptation
– Studio Ghibli Posts New Year’s Greeting with Mention of 2nd Film in Production
– Peter Grill and the Philosopher’s Time Conjures Up Release Date with 1st TV Anime Visual
– Rena Is Back as New Higurashi When They Cry Anime Project Is Announced
– Winter 2020 TV Anime Plunderer Confirmed to Run for 2 Cours with 24 Episodes
Manga:
– Steins;Gate 0 Manga Ends in February
– Welcome to the Ballroom Manga Goes Back on Hiatus
– First New Death Note Manga Chapter in 12 Years to Be Published in February’s Jump SQ.
Games:
– Mega Man X DiVE is Coming to Mobile Devices in Q1 2020
– Utawarerumono Trilogy Heads to Steam in 2020
– Ciconia When They Cry Phase 2 Tearfully Delayed
– Silent Hill Monster Designer is a Core Team Member on a New Game
– Sony Unveils PlayStation 5 Logo, Resembles PS4 Logo
– Nippon Ichi Software Establishes New SystemSoft Beta Subsidiary
– Japanese man turns his house into a stage from Donkey Kong

Release news:

– Inazuma Eleven Ares: Kickoff!
– Granbelm sold 234 BD
– Seton Academy Blu-ray 3rd Volume to Come with Unaired Hot Spring-themed Episode
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Bring Nirvana to Your Toy Shelf with Saint Young Men Buddha Mini-Statue
– Buy at least one of these Vladimir Putin calendars from Russia to start your year off right
– Final Fantasy’s Yoshitaka Amano Goes High Fashion with Vogue Cover
– Japanese store’s for-adults lucky bag provides everything you need to get lucky
– Hirohiko Araki and Naoki Urasawa Draw Breathtaking Posters for the Tokyo 2020 Games
– Rurouni Kenshin Author Draws Stunning Key Visual for 25th Anniversary Exhibition

Misc news:

– Do Japanese people think anime characters REALLY have blue, pink, and green hair?
– New Year’s Day Mochi Asphyxiates More Old People
– Japanese netizens vote on which prefectures would make the best weapons in battle
– KFC Japan holds annual memorial services for its chicken
– Japanese “Professor”: “Japan Needs to Stop With the Lolicon & Shotacon”
– Canada Charges Man for Writing “Child Porn”
– Sex Robots “Indistinguishable From Humans” Allegedly Coming in 2025
– Kazakhstan Bodybuilder Planning to Marry His Sex Doll