Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– How not to support us
   ∟Tell people the show is boring
   ∟Not any good stories to cover
– We’re on iTunes
– We’re on Spotify

– PornHub claims they have a backlog of over 700,000 flagged videos
   ∟We’re on PornHub

– Pickups

– Massive earthquake hits western Japan, triggering tsunami warnings
   ∟Japanese X account for earthquake alerts hits API limit, limiting reach
      ∟Japan Angry at Elon Musk for ‘Unusable’ Twitter as Disaster Strikes

– Comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto Denies Sexual Assault Allegations

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Macross II: Lovers Again Alus Edition
   ∟Our New Year’s Resolution is 4K!
      ∟English Dub Added!
   ∟Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: The Movie (OAV)
      ∟Macross II (Dub.VHS)
      ∟Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II – Episodes One and Two (Dub.VHS 1 of 3)
         ∟Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II – Episodes Three and Four (Dub.VHS 2 of 3)
            ∟Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II – Episodes Five and Six (Dub.VHS 3 of 3)

Convention news:

– Akutai Matsuri: Japan’s Verbal Abuse Festival, where insults and bad behaviour are encouraged

Streaming news:

– Hayao Miyazaki painting classic Ghibli heroine, talking about returning to her world excites fans
– Chained Soldier will be uncensored on HIDIVE
– Pluto TV Launches Naruto, Sailor Moon Channels in Canada
– The Entire Golgo 13 1971 TV Anime Comes to Amazon Prime in Japan Starting Tomorrow
– Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking users via “incognito mode”
– Taiwan man fined for calling woman “Cart Titan” on social media

Theater Release news:

– ‘Chainsaw Man’ Anime Ditches Second Season, Announces Story Will Continue In Explosive ‘Chainsaw Man -The Movie: Reze Arc’
– Uma Musume Pretty Derby Franchise Gets Anime Film in May 2024

Series news:

Anime:
– Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc Anime Flexes in New Teaser Trailer
– ‘Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!’ Novels Get Anime
– Mob Kara Hajimaru Tansaku Eiyutan Light Novels Get TV Anime Adaptation
– Spice and Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf Anime Announces April 2024 Premiere with Festive New Year’s Visual
– 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Anime Reveals New Trailer and Visual
– HIGH CARD TV Anime Season 2 Reveals 2nd Trailer, More Voice Cast Members
– Dropkick on My Devil!!: Apocalypse Day Anime Streams Opening & Ending Song Videos
– ‘Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture’ Finally Declassifies First Trailer, Reveals Name Changed From ‘Z Of Recapture’ Due To Russia-Ukraine War
– MAPPA Concerns Rise Again as Jujutsu Kaisen Anime S3 Announced
   ∟Jujutsu Kaisen accused of copying several different anime/movie scenes
– Anime studio Gonzo apologizes for censored Witchblade art
Manga:
– Angel’s Drop’s Chizuna Nakajima Launches New ‘Toilet Fantasy Comedy’ Manga
– English Localizers Unhappy After ‘The Ancient Magus’ Bride’ Announces AI-Human Hybrid Simulpubs: “Such Disrespect For The Substance Of The Original Text Is Saddening”
   ∟People remember Jamie Marchi making a huge fool of herself
      ∟Jamie Marchi has been triggered so hard that she is actually fighting people
         ∟Jamie Marchi has completely gone off the deep end
            ∟Jamie Marchi continues her insanity
               ∟Someone suggests Jamie Marchi stop taking credit if she doesn’t want to be blamed
                  ∟Naturally, Jamie Marchi reminds you that she takes credit for all wokalizations
            ∟Jamie Marchi makes excuses for the patriarchy line
               ∟Jamie Marchi claims her line is an accurate translation
                  ∟Jamie Marchi claims the word “patriarchy” is not political
                     ∟Jamie Marchi attempts to gaslight her critics
      ∟Bounding Into Comics’ thread of localization issues
      ∟For some reason Jamie Marchi brings up Vic Mignogna
         ∟HE “PULLED” MY HAIR! WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. (FULL CONTEXT)
            ∟Jamie Marchi’s “I want his head and balls” tweet
            ∟Jamie Marchi explains the TRUE origin of the so-called “Vic locks” at Funimation’s office in 2011
      ∟Jamie Marchi promises to never make changes to the Dragon Maid script again
            ∟She is so unhinged
               ∟She just can’t let it go
                  ∟Jamie Marchi continues to argue the Dragon Maid line
                     ∟Jamie Marchi continues to melt down
                        ∟More gaslighting fans
                           ∟People aren’t falling for it
                              ∟Jamie Marchi is afraid of Rev Says Desu
                                 ∟Jamie Marchi returns to using her favorite insult
                                    ∟Jamie Marchi thinks Lucoa is aware of her grooming
         ∟The vagina made her do it
      ∟Why You Shouldn’t Watch Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
      ∟Jamie Marchi’s MAL
Games:
– Xbox Slammed For AI-Generated Art Promoting Indie Games
– Mario & Luigi’s New Voice Actor Has Been Revealed
   ∟Giselle Fernandez is the new voice of Daisy in Super Mario Bros. Wonder
   ∟Who is Voice Actor Kevin Afghani? Who are his Parents? Characters and Facts
      ∟California Brothers and Employee Arrested in Alleged Felony Fraud Case
– Goddess of Victory: Nikke Devs Apologize to Artist for Stealing Design
   ∟Is this AI Art?
– Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy Stops Localizing Japanese Culture
– Capcom Takes Aim At PC Game Modding, Says Developers Should Be Concerned Over “Mods That Are Offensive To Public Order and Morals”
– Tekken 8 colorblind options get criticized
   ∟The video of this nonsense
– EarthBound’s creator talked to Nintendo about a Mother 3 localization
– $100 Million Dollar Game Projects Now ‘Mid-Budget’ for Sony
   ∟Capcom President Says ‘Game Prices Are Too Low’
      ∟Gamers agree £70 price tags on games make them less likely to try new things
         ∟Gamers urge each other to stop buying ‘unfinished’ games for £60
            ∟The Next Leap: How A.I. will change the 3D industry – Andrew Price

Release news:

– Dog Choujin is back in stock
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Spy x Family anime scene-stealer Anya turns into seven different adorable mochi sweets
– What are you doing step-mimic?
– Giant pilotable robot appears at Japan Mobility Show, stirs our mecha-loving souls
   ∟Real-life pilotable anime-style robots now on sale in Japan
      ∟Pilotable Transforming Robot Could Be Yours for 400 Million Yen
– New Project to Develop A Pilot-Operated Real Patlabor Robot Launched
– From the U.S. to Japan, You Can Control the Life-Size Moving Gundam from the Comfort of Your Own Home
– Cosplay 3D Scanner Studio is a compact way to digitize your cosplay, free cosplayer trial planned
– Cross-Dressing Dating App ‘Jojo’ Launches in Japan
– Florida woman sues Hershey’s over Reese’s candy without faces

Misc news:

– Man suffers permanently disfigured penis after getting it stuck in a padlock for TWO WEEKS: ‘Embarrassed’ Thai mother tells medics – ‘he likes putting it through small holes’
– Brazilian woman hacks off husband’s penis for allegedly sleeping with 15-year-old niece: report
– Pastor Allegedly Tried to Deep-Fry McDonald’s Cook After He ‘Disrespected’ His Wife
– Man Mauled by Bear an Hour After Talking to Reporter About the Same Bear
– Passengers Trapped in Train for 7 Hours After Bear Collision

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Senate Staffer Caught Filming Gay Sex Tape In Senate Hearing Room
   ∟Newly elected school board president sworn in on stack of banned books
   ∟Laura Loomer confirmed the man getting his prostate rearranged is Aidan Maese-Czeropski
      ∟He’s apparently registered as a foreign agent
   ∟Laura Loomer also confirmed the anal gouging was performed by Georg Gauger
   ∟A YouTube-friendly look at the porno

– Couple horrified to discover they’ve been drinking toilet water for 6 months
   ∟California’s ‘toilet-to-tap’ approved — treated sewage coming back into homes

– Pickups

– Alan Wake 2, Max Payne Voice Actor James McCaffrey Has Passed Away

– Earliest version of Mickey Mouse set to become public domain in 2024, along with Minnie, Tigger
– ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ Creator Slams Disney’s Recent Output As “Disappointing” And “Boring”, Says Full Switch To Digital Animation Has Left Company Creatively Sterile

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Macross II: Lovers Again Alus Edition

Convention news:

– Comiket Goer: ‘Comiket is Dying!’
– Japan creates public monument to original doge meme dog in her home prefecture
   ∟‘Cheems’, the Hong Kong Shiba Inu dog who went viral as doge meme and became face of a cryptocurrency, dies after a battle with cancer
– Shinjuku District Governor: ‘Only Come to Kabukicho if You Have Money’

Live-Action Anime news:

– AAA Game Movie Adaptations Continue With Death Stranding
– RoOT/Route of Odd Taxi Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series
– Yukito Ayatsuji’s The Decagon House Murders Mystery Novel Gets Live-Action Adaptation

Streaming news:

– Netflix Confirms Exclusive Simuldub for Trigger’s Delicious in Dungeon
– Kaiju No. 8 Anime Will Stream on X / Twitter
– ‘Zatch Bell!!’ Commemorates New Mobile Game By Making Entire Japanese Series Available For Free On YouTube, English Release Presumably In Limbo
– Family accidentally buys $10,000 worth of Disney+ gift cards while planning vacation

Theater Release news:

– Crunchyroll to Bring GREAT PRETENDER razbliuto Anime Film to US Theaters
– Kizumonogatari -Koyomi Vamp- Anime Film Confirms North American Theatrical Release
– Final Fantasy VII Advent Children is Returning to Theaters

Series news:

Anime:
– ROUNDUP: Anime Celebrates 2023 Holiday Season with Festive Visuals and Illustrations
– Netflix And WIT Studio Announce ‘One Piece’ Reboot That Completely Reimagines Eichiro Oda’s Original Series
– Ya Boy Kongming! Anime Compilation Film Releases Main Visual, Trailer
– Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture Anime Reveals First Trailer, May 2024 Release
– Rick Meets Rick in Rick and Morty: The Anime Sneak Peek
– The Witch and the Beast TV Anime Unveils New Key Visual, Trailer and Additional Cast
– The Blue Wolves of Mibu TV Anime Premieres in Fall 2024
– Mr. Villain’s Day Off TV Anime Adds Nao Toyama as Convenience Store Clerk Yamano
– SHY TV Anime Confirms Second Season
– The Dangers in My Heart Reveals Premiere Dates for Season 2, Spin-Off Anime
– Tune in to Seiyu Radio no Ura Omote Anime’s New Trailer
– You Are Ms. Servant Manga Gets TV Anime in 2024
– Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange Anime Reveals New Key Visual
– `Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess Anime Reveals Four New Fiendish Cast Members
– Chainsaw Man Anime Gets ‘Reze Arc’ Film
– Gods’ Games We Play TV Anime Previews Cast, Opening Theme Song in New Trailer
– Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru Anime Unveils Teaser Trailer and Main Staff
– Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools Anime Debuts in 2024
– Gundam Suisei no Majo Director Confirms Suletta & Miorine Same-Sex Marriage
Manga:
– ‘The Ancient Magus’ Bride’ Manga To Start In-House Production Of English Language Simulpubs Using Combo Of A.I. And Human Editors
   ∟Mahou Tsukai no Yome Manga Simulpub Translation Conjured With AI
– Japanese Government to Produce Manga Lists for Foreign Libraries
Games:
– My Hero Academia Battlegrounds Roblox Beta Goes Live as Service’s 1st Official Anime Game
– Overwatch 2 Censors Ashe and Her ‘Thigh Gap’ From Main Menu Christmas Art
– China announces rules to reduce spending on video games
   ∟Tencent loses over $43 billion in market value after China proposes new online gaming rules
      ∟Tencent And NetEase Lose Billions In Stock Value After China Sets Strict Limits On Video Game Monetization, Bans Gacha Mechanics From Young Players
– Insomniac is Using Internet Providers to Issue DMCA Notices
   ∟Insomniac Games Data Leak Reveals ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’ Developer Has Exclusive Video Game Rights To The X-Men Until 2035
– Teen GTA VI hacker sentenced to life in a secure hospital
   ∟Lapsus$: Court finds teenagers carried out hacking spree

Release news:

– Dark Horse Licenses Gou Tanabe’s Manga Adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu Story
– Ascendant Animation to release I Want to Be His Prey
– Right Stuf
– Discotek titles going OOP
   ∟WTK’s list

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Evangelion Anime Films Inspire Adorable Look-Up Figures of Rei and Asuka
– Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Nendoroids Let You Add Frieren and Fern to Your Party
– Premium Cowboy Bebop Spike and Julia Statue Coming Exclusively to the Crunchyroll Store!
   ∟It’s a thousand dollars?!
– LED Screen Protective Film Stops Otaku From Seeing Their Own Face
– Park your backside on a Princess Mononoke face mask cushion
   ∟The official listing
   ∟The one I bought off eBay
– Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Double Tsuki Uzaki Little Devil Ver. 1/6 Complete Figure
– B-style Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Villetta Nu Bunny Ver. 1/4 Complete Figure
– Overlord Albedo Pure White Santa Ver. 1/8 Complete Figure
– Hellshake Yano’s Guitar from the Pop Team Epic Anime Can Now Be Yours
– Rockman X Dive NFTs Anger Fans on Series’ 30th Anniversary
– Gunship made merch that stole the Manga Entertainment logo
– Chinese Shingeki no Kyojin Concert Uniquely Terrible
– Grenade-like dog poop bag dispenser causes scare at McMinnville middle school
– Tokyo makes high school free for all families, even the rich ones
– Yoyogi Animation Academy to Begin Offering ‘VTuber Courses’ in 2024
– Tokyo ward will give cosplay experiences as character of your choice in exchange for tax donation
– Florist left terrified after severed penis found in box with sinister warning attached

Misc news:

– Japanese man arrested on Christmas Eve on suspicion of stealing Santa statue, giving it to waitress
– Japan’s Revolutionary Alliance of Unpopular People holds anti-Christmas protest in Tokyo
– A steady stream of pee is eroding Baltimore’s historic buildings
   ∟ChatGPT’s summary
– Saitama Man Dies After Using Charcoal Grill to Keep Warm in Car
– 2 Vietnamese Arrested in Saitama for Killing & Eating a Grey Heron
– Model who spent £13k on surgery unable to eat properly due to ‘biggest lips in Europe’
– Alabama woman with rare double uterus gives birth to two children
– ‘Boyfriend used a nude sauna with his female cousin – I’m furious but he doesn’t see issue’
– Two men, one bodysuit, zero things that could go wrong with this experiment to keep warm, right?
– My boyfriend didn’t use toilet paper — so I dumped him
– Man had sex with cow before being trampled – he told farmers ‘I’m sorry, I f***ed up’

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Studio Ghibli closes its official Twitter account at short notice
   ∟North Korea allegedly launched a spy satellite
– Japan Successfully Fires World’s First Ship-Mounted Railgun at Sea
– Japanese Economy to Drop to 4th, Behind Germany for First Time in 55 years
– Japan Enlisting Prison Inmates to Peel Shellfish
   ∟U.S. military in Japan bulk buys Japanese scallops as China’s Japanese seafood ban continues
– Gackt: ‘Why Are 40% of People in Their 20s Virgins? Have More Sex!’
– Oculus Quest3 Mixed Reality Lets Players Bring Cute Anime Girls Home
– Saitama Public Schools Getting Taken Over by Gaijin Kids

– Anime Fans Say a Rurouni Kenshin Dub “Shouldn’t Even Be Happening” After VA Donations

– Advertiser Friendly Content Guidelines Updates on Adult Content

– Pickups
   ∟One Piece Card Game Introduces Special Set for Netflix Live-Action Series

– Japanese Netizens Waking Up to Perils of Foreign Credit Card Reliance

– Report: Disney Asked Microsoft To Prevent AI Users From Infringing Its Trademarks
   ∟Pixar Evangelion
   ∟Pixar American Psycho
   ∟Offensive AI Pixar Meme
– Artists Lose First Round of Copyright Infringement Case Against AI Art Generators
   ∟Matt Rife posts fake ‘apology’ with link to special needs helmets after stand-up special criticism
      ∟Special Needs Helmets

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Masaaki Ninomiya’s Gannibal Horror Manga Series in English!

Live-Action Anime news:

– Sega Talks About Possibly Making Persona & Yakuza Movies
– Ikki Kajiwara’s Tiger Mask Wrestling Manga Gets Italian Live-Action Film Adaptation

Streaming news:

– HIDIVE Announces Select Shutdown Outside of North America
– Pokemon Gets Wooly With Netflix Show Pokemon Concierge
– Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac – Battle for Sanctuary Part 2 Premieres in 2024
– Entrepreneur: ‘Japan Is Losing Tax Money Because of Mosaics in AV, Get Rid of Them!’
– Former AV Star Sora Aoi on ‘Feeling Sorry for Kids of AV Actress Mothers’
   ∟Sora Aoi to Livestream Birth of Her Kids

Theater Release news:

– Studio Ponoc’s The Imaginary Anime Film Adds Akira Terao, Hana Sugisaki
∟The Imaginary Anime Film Welcomes Five New Cast Members to Its Magical World
– Gurren Lagann Anime Films to Get First U.S. Theatrical Screenings in January 2024

Series news:

Anime:
– Studio MAPPA in Trouble as Jujutsu Kaisen Production Breaks Down
∟JJK S2 Animators Reach Breaking Point At MAPPA, Anime’s Future Uncertain
– Mission: Yozakura Family Anime Posts New Individual Character Visuals
– ‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess Anime Adds Two Dastardly Demons to the Cast
– Goro Taniguchi’s BLOODY ESCAPE Anime Film Reveals New Trailer, Visual
– The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies TV Anime Officially Announced
– Plus-sized Misadventures in Love! Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– Senpai is an Otokonoko TV Anime Reveals New Teaser Trailer, Visual
– Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Anime Premieres January 10
– Kadokawa Is Creating Its Own Anime Studio
– Toei Animation Announces Global Expansion Plans
– Saudi Arabian Broadcaster MBC Group Officially Joins Fuji TV And TV Asahi Production Committees, Announces Arabic Simulcasts For ‘Protocol: Rain’ And Yoko Taro’s ‘Kamierabi God.app’
Manga:
– Akamatsu Ken Warns About International Pressure Censoring Manga
– AI-generated episode of legendary Black Jack manga series unveiled
– Golgo 13 Spinoff Manga Gunsmith Dave Returns With New Arc in February
– Hunter x Hunter Creator to Reveal a ‘Dropped Ending’ in Case He Passes
Games:
– Japanese Government Considering Taxing IT Giants on Game Apps by 2025
– Shiravune Continues Inserting Politics in Criminal Border Translation
– Chinese Streamer Dies After 5 All-Nighters of Genshin Impact
– Microsoft Fully Onboard With Generative AI in Games
– Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections dub seems off
   ∟Someone tagged in Naruto’s voice actor
      ∟Maile Flanagan claims she definitely didn’t record it that way
         ∟Did they redo the voices with AI?

Release news:

– ODD TAXI Manga Licensed by Denpa
– Yen Press Reveals Extensive NYCC Acquisition Slate
   ∟Yen Press Licenses Sword Art Online Re:Aincrad and More
– Alien Books Announces First Slate Of Manga Titles
– J-Novel Club Expands to Europe With JNC Nina
   ∟J-Novel Club Announces Anime NYC 2023 Manga and Light Novel Slate
– Aniplex lies about dub on Bunny Girl Senpai blu-ray
   ∟Apparently Right Stuf already apologized for the miscommunication
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Pull Tissue From the Head Orifice of Dragon Ball’s Saibamen
– Japan Looks to Ban Synthetic Cannabinoid ‘HHCH’ After Many Fall Ill From Gummies
– Japanese tea commercial actress created by AI, has some wondering if it’s the scandal-free future
– Toei Develops Virtual Girl Lisa Using AI Tech
   ∟A husband and wife exceeded Toei in 2015
      ∟Demo
         ∟Telyuka Website
            ∟18 Adult link?
– Groom calls off wedding after finding explicit AI chats on bride-to-be’s phone
   ∟People Can’t Access Their AI Girlfriend Because the Service Went Down After CEO Jailed for Setting His Apartment on Fire
– Halloween costume idea: Dressing up as the Tokyo neighborhood that banned Halloween parties

Misc news:

– “Men-only train car” to run in Tokyo as part of “Weak Men’s” association awareness campaign
– Train Molester Arrested After Injuring Himself in Failed Escape Attempt
– Kabukicho’s Female Prostitutes Seeing More Competition From Male ‘Tachinbo’
– 97-Year-Old Man Crashes Car: ‘I Wasn’t Driving a Car!’
– Man in Japan arrested after sneaking into woman’s apartment and washing her lingerie
   ∟Man Arrested for Breaking & Entering to Wash Woman’s Underwear
– City Worker Arrested for Stopping Car to Assault Woman to Look at Pantsu
– Kyoto Man Arrested for Sending Horny Messages to Middle School Girl
– Man Intrudes Into Women’s Baths Claiming He ‘Has Heart of a Woman’
   ∟California doc proposes renaming genitals: Penises as ‘outies,’ clitorises as ‘d–klets’
– Company Exec Arrested for Illegally Dumping 50kg of Urine Bottles
– EasyJet pilot tells passengers flight from Tenerife to London is cancelled as passenger ‘defecated on floor’
– Groom’s angry ex throws poop on him and new bride at wedding: ‘Stooping low’
– A man gave himself poop transplants using his mom’s feces to treat his debilitating Crohn’s. Then he started experiencing her menopause symptoms.
– Taco Bell employee sues over wild staff Christmas party that ended in three-way sex romps and revelers vomiting in guacamole bowl after frisky supervisor covered windows and cameras with wrapping paper

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– Tenga
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store

– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟There was a hearing on November 1st to discuss Vic’s fees
      ∟Pseudo Transcript

– Christopher Sabat Marriage Info
   ∟His IMDB shows the divorce as well
   ∟It appears Chris Sabat initiated the divorce

– Western Voice Actors Cry Racism After Viz Media Recasts Anairis Quiñones, Brings Back Wendee Lee As Yoruichi For ‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War’
   ∟‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War’ Yoruichi Casting Snafu Exposes Identity Politics’ Chokehold On The Western Entertainment Industry As Aspiring Voice Actors Rush To Defend Race-Based Casting

– Rumor: “Nuclear Bomb” Full Of Emails And Notes Detailing Kathleen Kennedy And Lucasfilm Story Group’s “Disgusting” Behavior To Be Released
– Report: HBO And Max Executives Created Army Of Troll Accounts To Target Critics Of Their Movies And Television Shows, Weaponized Identity Politics
   ∟HBO And MAX CEO Casey Bloys Admits And Apologizes For Using Troll Army To Target Critics
   ∟Gina Carano Responds To Reports Of HBO’s Troll Army: “How Many Lives Were Ruined Because Of Twitter Bots Cancelling Them?”
      ∟I Hate the Antichrist

– Kyoto Animation Arsonist: ‘If Only Even Five People Read My Novels…’

– Pickups

– Japanese Government Takes Action Against Malicious Host Clubs
– Kabukicho Host Stabbed by Woman Who Spent 18 Million Yen in 6 Months

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Masaaki Ninomiya’s Gannibal Horror Manga Series in English!
– Macross Kickstarter Updates
   ∟Apparently it will not feature non-English tracks
      ∟Confirmed
– Crowdfunding Campaign for Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Visual Novel’s New Edition Launches
   ∟Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Censored in English ‘All-Ages’ Version
   ∟Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Endings

Convention news:

– ‘Final Fantasy XIV’ Theme Song Vocalist Susan Calloway Removed From KupoCon Guest List Over Her Liking Of Conservative Tweets

Live-Action Anime news:

– France is getting a live-action Cat’s Eye
– Hollywood Initial D Movie in the Works Directed by Fast & Furious Star
   ∟Fast & Furious Actor Sung Kang Is ‘Trying’ to Direct Initial D Film
– Nintendo Officially Announces Live-Action Legend of Zelda Movie
   ∟Nintendo announces live-action Hollywood Zelda movie, co-financed by Sony
   ∟Nintendo Officially Teams With Avi Arad For Live-Action ‘The Legend Of Zelda’ Film, ‘The Rise Of Skywalker’ Screenwriter Set To Pen Script
– Netflix Drops First Fully-Costumed Look At Upcoming Live-Action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Adaptation
   ∟Netflix Breaks The Ice, Unveils First Trailer For Live-Action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Series
   ∟Genocide is one thing, but banning gay marriage is Super Hitler status
– Netflix’s Yu Yu Hakusho Live-Action Teaser Trailer Reveals More Cast
– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Stage Play Heads Deeper Into the Entertainment District Arc With New Character Visuals
– Lupin the Third Kabuki Play Reveals New Art and Story Details

Streaming news:

– ‘Dragon Ball Daima’ Release Window, Estimated Episode Count Seemingly Revealed By Toei Latin America Licensing Director
– Crunchyroll Ends Digital Manga App on Mobile, Web on December 11

Theater Release news:

– The Strike Is Over! SAG-AFTRA & Studios Reach Tentative Deal On New Three-Year Contract
– Huge brawl erupts at the end of an early screening of Five Nights at Freddy’s

Series news:

Anime:
– A John Wick Anime Is In Development
– Terminator: The Anime Series Teaser Promises a Dark Future
– Tales of Wedding Rings Streams on Crunchyroll in January 2024
– The New Gate TV Anime Adaptation Announced for 2024
– Undead Unluck TV Anime Adds Five Additional Cast Members
– The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess TV Anime Converts Cast for Flöte Mascarail
– Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian TV Anime Premieres in April 2024
– A Condition Called Love TV Anime Reveals Main Cast and Staff, Premiere Date
– Kaiju No. 8 TV Anime Reveals New Character Visual
– Vampire Dormitory Manga Takes a Bite Out of 2024 TV Anime Adaptation
– Occult Incidents Abound in Mysterious Disappearances TV Anime New Trailer
– Diabolic Torments Await in `Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess TV Anime Trailer
– Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans Urðr Hunt Gets Standalone Anime Release
– Megumi Hayashibara Steps Down as Voice of Hello Kitty After 33 Years
   ∟After 33 years, Hello Kitty’s voice actress, the legendary Hayashibara Megumi, is being replaced
   ∟Hello Kitty Controversy Abound After Voice Actress Change
Manga:
– Attack on Titan Returns to Bessatsu Shonen Magazine to Celebrate Anime End
   ∟Attack On Titan to Get A Bonus Manga Chapter
– Shonen Jump to Launch Dogsred Hockey Manga in English
– When Will Ayumu Make His Move? Manga Concludes on November 15
Games:
– Valve is working on a new Steam feature that will let you hide all those weird sex games from your friends
– Silent Hill Ascension Makes Its UI the Real Horror
– Square Enix Fixes Young Sephiroth’s Face After Fan Calls it ‘Ugly’
– Blue Archive China Version Nerfs More Oppai in Latest Round of Censorship
– Baldur’s Gate 3 for PS5 Removes Nudity and More in Censored Japanese Version
   ∟Baldur’s Gate 3’s Japan Release to Censor Nudity, Some Torture
– Eroge Devs on Why Tame Console Ports Were Still Worth Making
– LGBT Gamer Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Boy After Losing in Online Game

Release news:

– Norikazu Kawashima’s Her Frankenstein Manga Gets English Release
– Stratos 4 Anime to Get 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Box in February 2024
– The World Of Studio Ghibli Blu-ray Steelbook Bundle
– Spirited Away / Howl’s Moving Castle (2-Film Set)
– My Neighbor Totoro / Ponyo (2-Film Set) (Blu-ray + DVD)
– Right Stuf
– Crunchyroll x Walmart Partnership Announcement
   ∟RIP buying your manga at Walmart
      ∟Bane finds the woman of his dreams at Walmart

Random Merch news:

– Hello Kitty teams up with Indian action movie RRR for RRR x Sanrio Characters merch line and shop
– Giant Clodsire Pokémon plushie comes with up to 32 Woopers in super size, super cute set
– Utah man says Grubhub driver accidentally gave him cup of urine

Misc news:

– Off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson breaks his silence and says he tried to shut down plane’s engines mid-flight while high on magic mushrooms to ‘wake up from bad dream’ – before later stripping naked and urinating on himself at police station
– Couple sue Ritz-Carlton hotel after ‘wife drinks water with “deviant” employee’s semen’
– ‘My husband’s semen made me vomit when I saw it in the fridge’
– Tourist caught by customs smuggling five litres of dog semen
– Millionaire biohacker Bryan Johnson, 46, claims he has reverse-aged his PENIS by 15 years by using SHOCK therapy on his genitals – revealing he is aiming to have ‘the erections of an 18 year old’
– Man Accused of Masturbating in Target Claims It Was Dildo, Not His Actual Penis
– St. Louis day care accused of running a toddler ‘Fight Club’
   ∟2 day care workers are charged after child ‘fight club’ video surfaces

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Marvel To Restructure Their TV Division Lending Credence To Claim That New WGA Deal Would Eliminate Woke, Diversity Hires
   ∟SAG-AFTRA Announces Outfit Rules For Halloween, Tells Striking Actors To Avoid “Costumes Inspired By Struck Content”
   ∟Hollywood Reportedly Blacklisting Individuals Posting Pro-Palestine Messages On Social Media
      ∟Tara Strong Claims She Was Fired From ‘Boxtown’ For Being Jewish, Studio Clarifies Decision Made Over Her Comments Regarding Israel-Hamas Conflict
      ∟People are having a lot of trouble virtue signaling the new woke landscape

– Anairis announces she’s the voice of Yoruichi
   ∟Let’s hear how Anairis voiced Yoruichi
   ∟Wendee Lee got her role back
      ∟Voice Actress/Director Wendee Lee Interview, The Sequel (2023)
      ∟People lost their minds that Wendee Lee didn’t just lay down and die after they backstabbed her
         ∟Ronan brings it to my attention
            ∟How many people supported Wendee Lee?
               ∟Only her adoring fans
                  ∟Ronan is concerned that she is adding fuel to the fire
                     ∟But if you ask me she’s putting out future fires by holding people accountable
      ∟Steven J Blum encouraged everyone to find out why someone is getting recast
         ∟And to reach out the person they would be replacing
      ∟Xander Mobus coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee Lee holds a mirror up to Xander
            ∟Xander backpedals
               ∟Wendee draws attention to how ready her colleagues were to see her off
      ∟Faye Mata coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee Lee asserts she established the role
      ∟Kayli Mills coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee’s just doing her job
            ∟Kayli fails to see that she is coddling Anairis for the thing they did to Wendee
               ∟Wendee gives Kayli a much needed wake up call
                  ∟Kayli gaslights Wendee
                     ∟Wendee claps back on the bullshit
                        ∟Kayli really does not like being held accountable
      ∟Tiana Camacho coddles Anairis
         ∟Where was your support when it was Wendee?
            ∟Tiana gaslights Wendee for not giving up the role for a POC
               ∟Tiana invites Wendee to her TED Talk on why POC are entitled to whatever they want
      ∟Kellen Goff coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee has no words for his SIMPing
      ∟Chris Tergliafera coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee sees through the master plan
      ∟Jenny Yokobori coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee interprets Jenny’s motives
            ∟Jenny gaslights Wendee
      ∟Daman Mills coddles Anairis
         ∟Wendee points out Anairis is not destitute nor entitled to every role
   ∟Anairis Quiñones to No Longer Voice Yoruichi in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Anime’s English Dub
   ∟Anairis announces she’s no longer the voice of Yoruichi
      ∟Wendee apologizes and welcomes Anairis to the cast
   ∟Anairis starts a thread addressing her getting bested by Wendee
      ∟Anairis had to mentally prepare herself
         ∟Anairis ALMOST didn’t announce
            ∟Anairis was most upset for the “fans” when Wendee got her role back
               ∟Anairis tells Wendee she should have just let everyone backstab her
                  ∟Anairis wants Wendee to apologize to her SIMPs
                     ∟Anairis, responding publicly, says she hasn’t responded to Wendee privately
                        ∟Anairis thanks her loyal SIMPs
   ∟Let’s not forget how Anairis treated Jill Harris when she was cast as Suletta Mercury
         ∟Wendee Lee returning is a slap in the face to POC
         ∟SIMP sees everything except why kids love Wendee Lee
            ∟Woman questions whether cringe phrase would be too savage
               ∟Supa Hot Fire
               ∟Wendee is apparently “showing her butt”
         ∟White women apparently make no sense
         ∟VAs apparently didn’t learn anything from the pile on with Vic
         ∟Wendee gets called out for misgendering a made up gender
         ∟Time for a thread on problematic VAs who need to die
            ∟Tara Strong lumped in with the rest of the outcasts
   ∟Voice Actor SungWon ‘ProZD’ Cho criticizes race-based casting
      ∟Western Voice Actor SungWon ‘ProZD’ Cho Unhappy Reaping What He Sowed, Complains That Industry Is Now Segregating Roles By Race
         ∟Sevakis explains the POC catch-22
            ∟Sevakis promotes colorblind casting
               ∟Sevakis talks up Sound Cadence and NYAV Post
                  ∟He/Him thinks every role should be open for POC but white people should sit in the back of the bus
                     ∟Sevakis says VAs who apologize for their whiteness are the best
      ∟Zeno Robinson tries to convince everyone that Yoruichi is black
         ∟Zeno misspells Jamieson Price’s name
            ∟Zeno excuses toxic VAs because privilege
               ∟Zeno has confused acting with activism
                  ∟Zeno shames successful VAs for not bending over backwards for POC
                     ∟Zeno says representation matters
                        ∟Bleach ending 23 totally proves Yoruichi is black
                           ∟It presents everyone in a 1920s theme
                              ∟But was the afro a wig?
   ∟Trump is blacker than Obama

– Pickups

– “Sushi terrorist” found guilty in Nagoya District Court

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Masaaki Ninomiya’s Gannibal Horror Manga Series in English!

Live-Action Anime news:

– Nausicaa Live-Action Tribute Hits Nostalgic Beats
– AI-Generated Pokemon Reminiscent of Tokusatsu Monsters

Streaming news:

– Gaijin YouTuber Openly Commits Crimes to Travel Across Japan for ‘Free’
– Japanese Youtuber Group Tokai On Air Breaking Down Over Revenge Porn

Theater Release news:

– ‘Godzilla 2000’ Returns To American Theaters For Limited Engagement Ringing In Kaiju’s 69th Birthday
– Girls und Panzer Teams Up With Sisu Feature Film for Collab Visual
– The Boy and the Heron English Dub Cast Announced
   ∟English dub cast for Ghibli’s The Boy and the Heron is packed with Hollywood stars
– Miami Teacher Showed ‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’ to Fourth Grade Class: A ‘Mental Health Counselor’ Has Met With ‘Students Who Expressed Concern’

Series news:

Anime:
– Attack on Titan: The Final Chapters Part 2 Anime’s Main Trailer Streamed
– Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers Anime Premieres in 2024
– Unnamed Memory TV Anime Unveils Majestic Character Visual
– 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Anime Premieres in January 2024
– Pole Princess!! Anime Film Reveals More Out of this World Character Designs
– An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, 2024 Premiere
– Original TV Anime Delusional Monthly Magazine Reveals New Key Visual
– After-school Hanako-kun English Dub Reveals Cast and Crew, Release Date
– Bang Brave Bang Bravern Original TV Anime Premieres January 2024
– NBA Player Rui Hachimura Makes A Guest Appearance as Himself in Crayon Shin-chan TV Anime
– BLUELOCK: Episode Nagi Anime Film Reveals Teaser Visual, New Character
– SHY TV Anime Soars to the Rescue in Creditless Ending Theme Video
– Gushing over Magical Girls TV Anime Premieres in January 2024
– Woof Down Dog Signal Anime’s New Key Visual
– The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 English Dub Reveals Cast and Crew, Release Date
– Hajime no Ippo Mangaka: ‘Animators Should Stop Appropriating My Characters!’
Manga:
– SAO Author: ‘It’s Hard to Prove You Truly Created Your Work’
– Kenshiro Sakamoto Launches Crazy Sun Manga
– Akira Manga Creator Katsuhiro Otomo Teases New Manga Again
– Nikke CoroCoro Manga Spinoff Raises Concerns for Children’s Fetishes
Games:
– ‘Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP’ Producer Confirms Upcoming Remake Will Leave Juliet’s Appearance “Uncensored”
   ∟‘Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP’ Director Clarifies Game Will Feature “The Original Scenario And Script Without Any Changes”, Dev Team Fighting “To The Best Of Our Ability” Against Censorship
– Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake Doubles Down on Realism
– Hideo Kojima Goes Uncredited in Metal Gear Solid Master Collection’s New Credits
– American McGee says they were “emotionally quite destroyed” by EA canceling Alice Asylum, and now they can’t touch the IP “for the rest of [their] life
– Platinum Games Co-Founder Hideki Kamiya Can’t Work in Game Industry for 1 Year
– Fighting Game Maker SNK In Support of AI Generation
– Blue Archive Players Can’t Stop Looking at Oppai in Latest Bug
– Masahiro Sakurai: ‘Japanese People Have a Higher Tolerance for Ecchi’
– Bandai’s Gundam model 3D CAD data leaked to the public, but it may not be as big of a deal as it seems
   ∟The files of Gundam Metaverse were unsecured and unencrypted, resulting some of the CAD files has been leaked to public
   ∟Leaked CAD Files Prompt Temporary Shutdown of Gundam Metaverse Downloads
– Nintendo Cracks Down on Leaks, Data Mining
   ∟Nintendo Takes Action Against Super Mario Bros. Wonder Mod Videos Featuring “Swearing Flowers”
– Nintendo Reveals Controversial New Community Tournament Rules
– A dog will speedrun a NES game at the next Games Done Quick
– Lunar is banned from Quickdraw Brawl over liking loli art
   ∟People suspect the hosts to be the real criminals
      ∟Hilariously, the announcing account was also caught
   ∟People chastise the reasoning
      ∟They mock the account for thinking people would agree
   ∟People point out that actual pedophiles linger in the community
      ∟Oops!All Pedophiles
– Woman Communication Has Players Pointing Out Hidden Ecchi Phrases
– User prompts Bing’s AI to report itself for infringing on Nintendo’s copyrights

Release news:

– Analogue 3D Announced, New Console Designed to Play Nintendo 64 Games in 4K
   ∟Pixel art on a CRT vs LCD screen
– Nintendo reportedly patented a dual-screen gaming device ‘that can split in two’

– Discotek Licenses Lovely Complex With New English Dub, Nanoha, Belladonna of Sadness, Chie the Brat, Rainbow, IGPX, More
– Right Stuf
– Hollywood Can Reap the Rewards of Physical Media Again, But Only If…

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– It is now time for you to buy a Tenga
– Wowie Zowie! An Elephant Mario Plushie Is On The Way In Early 2024
– Square Enix Releases Deluxe 2B Figure from NieR:Automata
– Let your dog carry its own poop around with new Japanese randoseru school backpack for dogs
– Hey, have you eaten the news? – Japanese “noodle newspaper” comes with writing on the soba
– Jaws Dogs
– Ghibli Park’s new Princess Mononoke area reveals real-world mythical beasts, Irontown
– Van Gogh Museum No Longer Giving Pokemon Cards Due to Rowdy Scalpers
   ∟Pikachu Van Gogh Pokémon card pulled from museum promotion for “safety and security” reasons
– Chucky ‘demon doll’ arrested for ‘scaring people and demanding cash’
– Haunted doll with ‘demonic voice’ and power to ‘suck energy’ goes on sale for £75
   ∟The doll’s eBay listing
– Japanese Recycling Boxes Plagued By Endless Pee Bottles
– Chinese Beer Factory Investigating After Employee Caught Urinating in Ingredients
– Amouranth reveals beer company wants her “pap smear” to brew new flavor
– 1,000 Cats Rescued From China Poachers Before Becoming Faux Pork & Mutton

Misc news:

– Anime Music Composer Yuya Saito Arrested for Attempted Voyeurism
   ∟Music Producer Caught Taking Upskirt Photos of Middle School Girls
– Elderly Driver Fatally Strikes 4-Year-Old Girl, Puts It in Reverse, Hits Again
– Motorcyclist Arrested for Grabbing Woman’s Butt and Asking ‘How Are You?’
– Police Officer Arrested for Sex With Minor: ‘I Didn’t Know She Was Under 13!’
– Man Arrested for Paying Middle School Girl to Step on Him
– Flight to Florida returns to Panama over a suspected bomb that turns out to be an adult diaper
– Woman who married her son who’s 20 years younger says police want to take her other kids
– Single mom-of-four who quit her job as a receptionist to be an OnlyFans model reveals she now rakes in $30,000 A MONTH – after enlisting her 14-YEAR-OLD sister to shoot her racy content
– OnlyFans model finds out stepdad was her top subscriber

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Voice Actress/Director Wendee Lee Interview, The Sequel (2023)
   ∟Sorry, they gave it to Anairis Quiñones instead
      ∟Zeno Robinson threatens anyone who wanted Wendee Lee
         ∟Valiantly protecting her from knowing people want Wendee Lee
            ∟Don’t you dare prefer Wendee Lee
               ∟Glad to see “bic” is in trouble
                  ∟After how Vic handled things?
                     ∟Squally calls him a POS
                  ∟He was actually talking about Bounding Into Comics
– Leaked Audio of Chuck Huber Disparaging Vic?
   ∟Chuck’s response
– Vic’s court date postponed

– Japan’s Japanese population dropping in every part of the country, foreign population rising
   ∟86% Local Government Leaders: ‘We Need Gaijin or We’ll Go Extinct!’
   ∟75% of Japanese Gen-Z Have ‘No Hope for Japan’s Future’ Due to Elderly
   ∟End-of-life companies look to innovate as Japan’s deaths keep rising

– Chinese High School Reenacts Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Assassination

– Pickups

– One Piece to Make History with Luffy Balloon at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

– Men Overrun Grace Hopper Women in Tech Conference by Registering as Non-Binary

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Noir Caesar Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Graphic Novel Based on Osamu Tezuka’s Alabaster Manga
   ∟Alabaster: The Graphic Novel (Canceled)

Convention news:

– New Dragon Ball anime series announced, turns Goku and friends into babies
   ∟New Dragon Ball Daima Anime Announced and Set for Fall 2024
   ∟Akira Toriyama Announces ‘Dragon Ball DAIMA’ Anime Series That Sees The Famous Characters Turned Into Child Versions
   ∟Dragon Ball Daima Anime Announced
      ∟Okay, so, Dragon Ball Magic…love it or hate it?
      ∟Dragon Ball Magic is already getting canceled within 24 hours of its announcement
   ∟How on earth is this timeline going to work?

Live-Action Anime news:

– CD Projekt Red Partners With Anonymous Content To Develop ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Live-Action Project
– Netflix updated the broken sword shot
   ∟Turns out it was anime accurate
– Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Co-Showrunner Reaffirms Commitment To Respecting Source Material: “If You’re Adapting Something That You Legitimately Love, Fight For What It Needs To Be”
   ∟Netflix’s Live-Action ‘One Piece’ Co-Showrunner Declares He “Will Make This Show Until Netflix Says No More”, Confirms Season Two Writers Room “Is Up And Running”
– Netflix’s One Piece Showrunner Is Down to Tackle Spy x Family (Exclusive)
– Live-action Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind fan film complete, releases online this month
– Digimon Shares First Look at Its New Stage Play

Streaming news:

– Adult Swim’s Jason DeMarco: ‘We Won’t Be Making Any More’ FLCL
– NHK to Release Documentary on Attack on Titan’s Eren Professional Lifestyle
– ‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ Anime Series Streams Trailer
– Crunchyroll Subscribers May Be Entitled to Part of $16 Million Settlement
– Man Jailed for Stabbing Konbini Clerk in Attempt at Going Viral

Theater Release news:

– Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning Anime Film’s English Trailer Reveals November 8-9 Screenings in U.S.
– Crunchyroll to Bring The Concierge Anime Movie to North America in 2024

Series news:

Anime:
– Fan Animated Berserk Project
   ∟Character Designs
   ∟Studio Eclypse’s YouTube Channel
– PLUTO Anime Reveals Main Trailer, Key Visual
– Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included Manga Gets TV Anime
– The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You TV Anime Reveals First Heroine Visuals, Ending Theme Video
– Oi! Tonbo Golf Anime Releases Teaser Trailer, Visual
– Tales of Wedding Rings TV Anime Unsheathes Granart Character Visual and Trailer
– Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Anime Hits Japanese TV in January 2024
– Metallic Rouge Anime 3rd Trailer Serves up Food, Friendship and Fighting
– The Strongest Tank’s Labyrinth Raids -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero’s Party- Manga to Get TV Anime in January 2024
– Mushoku no Eiyuu ~Betsuni Skill Nanka Iranakattan daga~ Fantasy Light Novel to Get TV Anime
– Chained Soldier TV Anime Unveils New Key Visual
– How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– Salad Bowl of Eccentrics Anime Hits Japanese TV in 2024
Manga:
– Yoshihiro Togashi Teases Return of Hunter x Hunter Manga
   ∟Hunter x Hunter Mangaka Makes Waves in Otaku Community in Single Tweet
– Blue Exorcist Manga Takes 1-Month Break After Author Gets COVID-19
– Yu Chiba Apologizes to Kindergarten WARS Manga’s Translator for Character’s Very Long Dialogue
– Manga Plus Service Publishes Daisuke Miyata’s Rugby Rumble Manga Using AI Company as Letterer
Games:
– Los Angeles Police Officers Fired For Playing Pokémon GO During Robbery In Progress
   ∟Dashcam Footage of LAPD Officers Who Ignored Robbery to Play Pokémon Go Finally Revealed
– Unity CEO John Riccitielo Steps Down After Controversial Fee Changes
– Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition, Call of Duty now part of Xbox
– Metal Gear Solid Voice Actress Jennifer Hale Says She Was Paid $1,200 For Naomi Hunter Role
– ‘Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP’ Producer Confirms Upcoming Remake Will Leave Juliet’s Appearance “Uncensored”
– ‘Americanized’ Princess Peach Face Raises Questions
– Taimanin RPG Now Filled With Pregnant Kunoichi
– Microsoft Bing AI Generates Images Of Kirby Doing 9/11

Release news:

– Japanese Retro Gamers Continue to Gripe About Foreign Game Collectors
– Walmart to Stop Selling Physical Xbox Games, Says Claim
– Best Buy to End DVD, Blu-ray Disc Sales
– Netflix Will Open Permanent Retail Stores in 2025
– Are the Ayakashi Triangle Blu-rays Uncensored? YES THEY ARE.
– Ascendent Animation releasing things on BD-R
– Right Stuf
   ∟Crunchyroll
      ∟Things found in the transition
         ∟Macross Betamax

Random Merch news:

– It’s time for you to buy a Tenga
   ∟TENGA×RIPNDIP – JERMAL EDITION CUP
      ∟TENGA×RIPNDIP – LORD NERMAL CUP
   ∟DUAL SENSATION CUP
   ∟MAN GATARO × TENGA DOKUMI T-SHIRT
   ∟Tenga Subscription Box
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Pokemon Card Greed Gets Fraudulent Reseller Caught
– Dance Dance Revolution Classic mini console set to bring the beat back in micro style
– Jagi’s Iconic Helmet from Fist Of The North Star is Real and Wearable, for a Price
– Nettori Peanuts: New Garigari-kun popsicle tastes like a peanut butter sandwich
– Evangelion’s Spear of Longinus Strikes in Yamaguchi Prefecture
– Toyama Prefecture’s 300kg Bronze ‘Momiji Hime’ Statue Mysteriously Stolen
– Conveyor Sushi Soy Sauce Licker Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

Misc news:

– Aichi man arrested for impersonating Aichi boy to gain social support
– Parents of Bullies Ordered to Pay 880,000 yen to Victim Years Later
– Woman with ‘world’s biggest cheeks’ leaves fans concerned as she flaunts ‘scary’ look
– Extreme Peeping Tom Almost Dies After Falling From 7-Story Building
– Man Arrested for Giving Girl on Bus Note Saying ‘Ojisan Will Teach You Sex Education’
– UK Man’s AI ‘Girlfriend’ Encouraged Assassination Attempt on Queen Gets Him 9 Years
– Man, 77, meant to sell ill-gotten erectile drugs in sprawling Florida retirement community, feds say
– Man who married pensioner when he was 18 after meeting at funeral pays tribute as she turns 80
– I’m 24 and my 85-year-old husband is older than my GRANDFATHER – but we’re looking into IVF so that he can be a dad for the first time
– Man Ejaculates on Girl’s Skirt: ‘I Couldn’t Get Tissues Out in Time!’
– Man Ejaculates on Girl’s Hat: ‘It Wasn’t Sexual! I Just Forgot Tissues!’

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Korean Politician Goes On Hunger Strike in Protest of Japan’s Water Release
   ∟Korean Politician Hospitalized After Fasting in Protest of Japan’s Water Release
   ∟Chinese Fish Market Reports 80% Drop in Sales After News on Japan’s Water Release

– China Angered Over German Foreign Minister Calling Xi Jinping a ‘Dictator’
– Great Wall of China Damaged Beyond Repair by Lazy Workers

– Kyoto Animation Arson Trial Day 7: Suspect Answers Further Questions on Intentions
   ∟Kyoto Animation Arsonist: ‘Victims? What About KyoAni Stealing My Work?!’

– Pickups

– Writers reach tentative deal with studios to end strike after nearly 150 days
   ∟In AC’s Face
   ∟Financial Analyst Claims New WGA Deal Will Put Writers Out Of Work As Studios Cut Film And TV Productions
      ∟Hollywood Screenwriter Explains How Woke, Diversity Hires Will Be Out Of Jobs Under New WGA Deal
         ∟Whoopi Goldberg breaks rank from strike to promote One Piece
   ∟US Actors’ Union Members Vote to Authorize Strike for Video Game Performers

– Nippon TV Acquires Studio Ghibli as Subsidiary
   ∟Nippon Television to Acquire Studio Ghibli
   ∟Studio Ghibli to be acquired by Nippon TV as subsidiary company in stock purchase
   ∟Studio Ghibli sold to Nippon TV after finding no successors for Hayao Miyazaki

Convention news:

– My Hero Academia UA HEROES BATTLE Original Episode Announced, Premiere Hosted at NYCC

Streaming news:

– Female Scalper Apprehended & Manhandled by ‘Citizen’s Arrest YouTuber’
– FLCL: Shoegaze Anime Premieres on September 30 Following FLCL: Grunge’s Finale on September 23
– Onimusha Anime Unveils Trailer, Cast, More Staff, Theme Song, November 2 Netflix Series Debut
– KENGAN ASHURA Anime Season 2 Continues in 2024
– Ramona Flowers Is No Longer an Amazon Courier in New ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Series
– Gaijin Streamer ‘Johnny Somali’ Arrested in Japan Days After Getting Beat Up

Series news:

Anime:
– Watari-kun’s is About to Collapse Manga Gets Anime
– Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
– Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Season 2 Anime Sets January Premiere with New Trailer
– Magical Explorer Light Novels Have Anime in the Works
– Tenkousaki no Seiso Karen na Bishoujo ga, Mukashi Danshi to Omotte Issho ni Asonda Osananajimi datta Ken Light Novel Series Gets Anime Adaptation
– Mysteries Abound in Ron Kamonohashi’s Forbidden Deductions TV Anime Trailer
– Date A Live V TV Anime Unveils Second Lineup of Character Visuals
– Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! TV Anime Hits the Slopes in New Character Visual, Trailer
– The Insipid Prince’s Furtive Grab for The Throne Light Novels Ascend to Anime Adaptation
– The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 Anime Unveils Main Visual
– Kinnikuman Anime Gets Pumped Up for 2024 TV Broadcast
– Tales of Wedding Rings TV Anime Saves the Date with New Character Visuals
– The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess TV Anime Reveals 7 More Cast Members
– Devil May Cry Anime Series by Netflix Gets a First Look
– Family BL Manga Tadaima, Okaeri Gets Anime Adaptation
Manga:
– McDonald’s Japan Ad Goes Viral Thanks to Family Values Over Western Politics
   ∟McDonald’s ad in Japan causes controversy overseas
      ∟It was ThatStarWarsGirl’s Tweet!
– Kagurabachi becomes the “new GOAT of manga” thanks to the power of memes
– Girlfriend, Girlfriend Manga Author to Release Essay Book about Why He Made Debt of 50 Million Yen to Purchase Watches
– Haruhi Suzumiya Franchise Gets New Light Novel Volume, Concert Event
Games:
– Nintendo now supports passwordless sign-ins
– Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Will Still Let Cloud Date the Girls
   ∟Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Director Confirms Same-Sex Dating
   ∟Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth won’t carry over your Remake save
   ∟Late Voice Actor Keiji Fujiwara to Still Voice Reno in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Game
   ∟Final Fantasy VII Remake Trilogy Will ‘Link Up’ With Advent Children
– Epic Games Is Laying Off 830 Employees, or 16% of its Staff
– Azur Lane Kashino Skin Scaring With Voluptuous Mounds
– Goddess of Victory: Nikke New Character Tia a Busty Delight
– Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan Leaves Position in March 2024
– League of Legends Under Fire for Using Trans Gamers in ‘Esports for Women’ Promo

Release news:

– Pushkin Press Publishes Kyōdai Nishioka’s Kafka Manga in English
– The Mimosa Confessions Light Novels and More Revealed for Seven Seas
   ∟Monster Cats Manga Leads Latest Seven Seas Licenses
– March Comes in Like a Lion gets special Kentaro Miura drawn dust jacket
– Ayakashi Triangle BD even more censored than the broadcast
– Right Stuf Phases Out, Migrates All Products to Crunchyroll Store on October 10
   ∟Crunchyroll Store Becomes Ultimate Destination for Anime Merch, Manga and More Following Right Stuf Integration
   ∟Why have they not learned that Crunchyroll is the toxic brand?
   ∟Crunchyroll promises to honor Right Stuf pricing
      ∟Crunchyroll also claims they will retain Right Stuf’s packaging quality
      ∟Crunchyroll announces they dropped their prices
         ∟But the pricing doesn’t reflect the Got Anime membership
   ∟Crunchyroll Help Center
   ∟Justin Sevakis worries that the Right Stuf podcast will be lost
      ∟Anime Herald archived it
– Right Stuf
   ∟The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 rerelease
   ∟Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films
   ∟Spirited Away: Live On Stage
– As Netflix ends its DVD rental service, Scarecrow steps in

Random Merch news:

– LEGO Creates Braille Bricks for Blind and Visually Impaired Children
   ∟Fuck Blind People
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– StealthWeeb.com
– Details of the Pokémon/Van Gogh art museum crossover are just as adorable as we’d hoped
– Pokemon Card Thieves Finding New Ways to Steal From Card Shops
– Woman accidentally sold sealed Pokemon card boxes for $30
– New line of Ranma 1/2 lifestyle and fashion anime goods is here to help fans feel complete
   ∟Ranma 1/2 Collabs with Felissimo for Second Run of Retro Manga Inspired Goods
– Yu-Gi-Oh! Black Luster Soldier Figure Coming from BANDAI SPIRITS Hobby Division
– Lupin Part 4 diorama
– Statue maker Gaming Heads claims Sony told it to destroy all PlayStation themed stock
– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Mask is Now a Tasty Jelly
– Super Mario Bros. Wonder insulated cups coming to 7-Eleven Japan
– Official microwaveable Cup Noodle-Use Measuring Cup is now a reality, could be yours if you act fast
– Stay in a Japanese hotel room…with a train inside it!
– Shrek’s Swamp now an Airbnb stay in Scotland
– Japanese prison will become luxury hotel managed by country’s premier resort company
– Marubeni CM Goes All-Out With King Ghidorah and Final Fantasy V Music

Misc news:

– Woman rescued from outhouse toilet after climbing in to retrieve Apple Watch, Michigan police say
– Mental Hospital Ordered to Pay 3 Million Yen for Forcing Hikikomori Into Care
– Japanese AV Actress Among Others Busted for Prostitution in Hong Kong
– ‘Trans-age’ Japanese man born in 1984 identifies as 28-yr-old
– A Group of 20 Men Are Running Around Naked in Fukuoka
   ∟Naked Ishigaki man arrested after buying underwear and stealing scooter while drunk
– Police Lieutenant Resigns After Groping Woman on Bus: ‘It Made Me Happy!’
– Woman Dies After Being Hit by Two Motorcycles While Lying on Street
   ∟Man Arrested for Flashing His Penis While Riding a Motorcycle
– Man Arrested for Breaking Into High School: ‘I like High School Girls!’
– Legendary Molester Arrested After 10 Years of Groping Schoolboys
– Woman fined for fighting back ‘too much’ during sex attack
– ‘Try Not To Cum Challenge’ Champion Caught Using Performance-Enhancing Antidepressants
– New Pop-Up Asks Hentai Watchers If They Even Read the Manga First

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Vic had a streaming mishap
      ∟It was in his VOD for 2 days
   ∟Do you guys remember Vic’s custom Funko?
      ∟Funko said the item is not a Funko
         ∟Vic’s custom Funko returns
            ∟It’s $125
               ∟Vic’s announcement
                  ∟Order it here
            ∟Invitation to rip off Funko Pops
               ∟Over $30 Million Worth Of Funkos Are Headed To The Landfill

– New Report Reveals Hollywood PR Firm Bunker 15 Paid For Positive Reviews To Manipulate Rotten Tomatoes Scores Of Bad Movies

– Kyoto Animation Arson Trial Begins with First Day Hearing
   ∟Kyoto Animation Arsonist Admits Setting Blaze: ‘I Had No Other Choice’
   ∟Kyoto Animation Arsonist’s Other ‘Stolen’ Scenes From K-On & Free!

– Crunchyroll’s COO Brady McCollum Leaves Company
– Jessica Calvello gave people a scare with a retirement announcement

– Pickups

– Elon Musk Made Amber Heard Cosplay as Mercy From Overwatch

– Space Cobra Mangaka Buichi Terasawa Dies at 68 Years Old

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–

Convention news:

– Kyoto village dealing with poo on floor as Japanese-style toilets confuse foreign travelers
   ∟A ‘Poop Terrorist’ Smeared Feces All Over Osaka Station

Live-Action Anime news:

– Lupin the Third Live-Action Film Daisuke Jigen Releases Full Trailer
   ∟Live-Action Jigen Daisuke Film’s Trailer Reveals More Cast
– Lupin the Third Anime to Get Its First Kabuki Adaptation in December
   ∟The Cast
– GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) Getting a New Live-Action TV Special in Spring 2024
– Live-Action One Piece Season 2 Confirmed, Chopper Teased by Oda Himself
   ∟‘One Piece’ Creator Eiichiro Oda Officially Confirms Netflix’s Live-Action Series To Receive Second Season
      ∟Netflix’s Live-Action ‘One Piece’ Producers Say “Scripts Ready” For Second Season, Expect To Receive Renewal Decision “In The Next Week To Two Weeks”
   ∟Live-Action ‘One Piece’ Tops Netflix Top 10 Charts With A Booming 140 Million Hours Viewed
   ∟Eiichiro Oda Mandated ‘No Romance on Crew’ for Live-Action One Piece
   ∟It was all a set up for Shonen Jump Force

Streaming news:

– YouTuber Gets 2-Year Sentence & Million Yen Fine for Spoiling Steins;Gate
– Train Harassing Gaijin YouTuber Continues to Wreak Havoc in Japan

Theater Release news:

– Maboroshi Anime Film Delivers Final Trailer Ahead Release This Week
– Kizumonogatari Gets Koyomi Vamp Re-edited Anime Film in January 2024
– BLUE GIANT Anime Film US Theatrical Screenings Set For October
– Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Anime Film Returns to U.S. Theaters for 10th Anniversary
– Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron Anime Film Reveals Subtitled Trailer, North American Release Date
   ∟Studio Ghibli PR Head Says The Boy and the Heron Will Not be Hayao Miyazaki’s Final Film
      ∟Hayao Miyazaki Possibly Not ‘Retiring’ Ever Again

Series news:

Anime:
– Vampire Anime Delico’s Nursery Converts Main Cast in Fresh Teaser
– Black Butler Anime Heads Back to School in New Public School Arc Trailer
– Blue Exorcist TV Anime New Series Shimane Illuminati Saga Set for January 2024
– Undead Unluck TV Anime Unlocks Main Key Visual
– Burn the Witch #0.8 Prologue Gets Anime Adaptation
– Naofumi And Crew Begin Their Quest To Free Enslaved Demi-Humans In Latest Trailer For ‘The Rising of the Shield Hero’ Season 3
– 16bit Sensation: Another Layer Anime Premieres on October 4 in Japan, Also Streams on Crunchyroll
– My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer TV Anime Reveals New Trailer
– The Diary of Ochibi-san Manga Gets TV Anime
– New Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken Anime Announced for 40th Anniversary
– Nights with a Cat and GAMERA -Rebirth- Team Up for Colossal Collaboration
– Digimon Adventure 02 THE BEGINNING Anime Film Releases Four Character Posters
– Love Blooms in New You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story Anime Trailer, Visual
– Viz Media Censors Lewd Dialogue Related To Giselle Gewlle From Global Localization Of ‘Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War’
   ∟Skipped Scene
– Angel Studios Announces Anime-Inspired ‘Gabriel And The Guardians’ Series
   ∟The absolute level of cringe that is their investors pitch
– Tokyo government opening anime art archive museum this fall
Manga:
– Kazuhiko Morita Launches New Fantasy Manga About Old Hero
– Berserk Manga Returns With New Arc on September 22
– Setta Kobayashi, Hachi Mizuno Launch Spiderman: Kizuna Manga on October 4
Games:
– SAG-AFTRA Says Dual Strikes Against Video Games & Film/TV Industry “Makes Sense” As Key Issues Of Wages & AI “Mirror” Each Other
– Spy x Family Game SPY x ANYA: Operation Memories Announced for Switch
– Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Trailer Reveals Familiar Faces and Release Date
   ∟Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Will Still Let Cloud Date the Girls
   ∟Final Fantasy VII’s Tifa Lockhart Gets Her First Official Swimsuit Outfit
– Unity is Now Charging Developers For Each Fresh Install
   ∟Unity Not Very United At All as Employee Sends Death Threats
– Roblox CEO Expects Game To Feature Online Dating
– GameStop Head Believes Disc Drives Should Be Mandatory For Consoles

Release news:

– Shout! Studios Releases Sonny Chiba Collection Including Golgo 13 Film on Blu-ray
– Japan putting anime out on 4K
– K-ON! U.K. Blu-ray Release is Cancelled
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Live-action Netflix One Piece’s Luffy and Zoro get super detailed figures
– Winner of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Xbox Series S & Controllers traded it all to GameStop
– Artist Spends 15 Months Constructing Ghostly Pirate Ship With Ordinary Found Materials
– Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki gives up driving, donates beloved car to Ghibli Park
– Pokemon Card Scammer Selling Shrink-Wrapped Boxes Containing Juice Packs
– ‘I bought my husband a sex doll – now we have 50 strange toys and a 3ft tentacle’

Misc news:

– China Looking to Ban Clothes That ‘Hurt the Feelings of the Chinese Nation’
– Underground Idol Fired for Her ‘Complete Lack of Humanity’
– Office Lady Gets Pay Docked for Her Sugar Daddy Activities
– Man Arrested After Caught Hiding in Street Gutter to Take Panty Shots
– Teenage girl found hidden camera in airplane bathroom during Boston-bound flight, family says
– Man with £50,000 bionic penis splits from woman who took his virginity at 45

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Indie Animator Targeted By Hollywood For Using AI Voices

– Kabukicho Tower ‘Genderless Toilets’ Discontinued After Floods of Complaints
   ∟Tokyo entertainment complex remodels restroom to remove gender-neutral setup
– Transgender Ojisan in Pretty Cure Costume Preying on Young Girls

– Pickups

– ‘Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto’ Creator Nami Sano Dies at 36
– ‘This Is a National Crisis’: Japan Orders Investigation Into Covid Jabs As Excess Deaths Skyrocket

– Disney Whistleblower Claims Company Systematically Persecuted Conservatives, Also Compensated Employees Based On How Woke They Virtue Signaled

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

– Kenshiro ni Yoroshiku Live-Action Drama Serves up Revenge, Fist of the North Star Style
– Don’t Call It Mystery Live-Action Series Gets ‘Reboot’ of 1st Episode
– Head Of Mattel Films Robbie Brenner Says Daniel Kaluuya’s ‘Barney’ Movie Will Be “More Adult And Have Adult Themes”
   ∟Hot Wheels Movie From JJ Abrams Gets Update
   ∟Magic 8 Ball: Mattel Films is aiming to make a PG-13 thriller
   ∟Lily Collins to Play Polly Pocket in Live-Action Movie From Lena Dunham
   ∟Monopoly Movie in the Works Following Lionsgate & eOne Merger
– Netflix’s One Piece live-action to cost $18 million per episode, say reports
   ∟Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Adds ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’s Ian McShane
   ∟One Piece Press Notes
   ∟Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Showrunners Open Up About Series Creator Eiichiro Oda’s Involvement In Live-Action Adaptation: “Anything New To The Series Had To Be Discussed Very Intensively”

Streaming news:

– Twitter Japan Cannot Rebrand to ‘X Japan’ Due to a Legendary J-Rock Band
   ∟Japan’s new Spacia X train is like travelling in a luxury aircraft
– Scott Pilgrim Takes Off “Its Own New Thing in Many Ways”: O’Malley
– Good Night World Manga Logs onto Netflix for Anime Adaptation
– BoBoBo-Bo Bo-BoBo Anime Gets HD Remastered Edition for Streaming
– YouTuber Faces 2 Years for Spoiling Steins;Gate
– Music critic demands cash from Activision over Crash Bandicoot clip that sampled his viral TikTok, Activision responds by just suing the guy

Theater Release news:

– Japanese Internet Denizens Fighting ‘Barbenheimer’ With 9/11 Memes
   ∟Barbie Movie Official Apologizes After Japanese ‘Barbenheimer’ Outrage
   ∟United Nations Criticized for ‘Nuclear Weapons Off, Peace On’ Tweet in Japan
– 1993 Super Mario Bros. Film to Get 4K 30th Anniversary Screening in Japan
– First 2 Space Battleship Yamato Anime Films to Get 4K Remaster Screenings This Winter
– ‘My Hero Academia: The Movie’ Officially Announced By Shueisha, Will Feature Original Story From Mangaka Kohei Horikoshi
– Ghibli might finally be willing to let images of Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime be seen outside theaters
   ∟Ghibli’s Boy and the Heron gets October U.S. premiere, official screenshot, bird creature reveal
   ∟Studio Ghibli’s new anime may be the most expensive Japanese movie ever made, producer says
– SAG-AFTRA Strike Costing Studios “About $600,000 Per Week”
   ∟Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Reveals Company Has Saved Over $100 Million Due To Ongoing Writers And Actors Strike
   ∟Former Paramount Pictures And 20th Century Fox CEO Barry Diller Warns Hollywood Is Doomed If Strikes Continue To Christmas
      ∟‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’ Voice Actor Billy Porter Says He Had “To Sell My House” In Order To Combat Potential Unemployment Resulting From SAG-AFTRA Strike
   ∟Over 1,000 SAG-AFTRA Members Call On Union Leaders To Push Back Against Any Negotiation Terms Involving AI
      ∟Studios Quietly Go on Hiring Spree for AI Specialist Jobs Amid Picket Line Anxiety
      ∟WandaVision Actor Reveals Marvel Digitally Scanned All Background Performers, “They Won’t Have Any Use For Us”
      ∟Disney Lays Off 150+ Crew Members From Upcoming ‘Tron: Ares’ Movie Amid Ongoing SAG-AFTRA And WGA Strikes
      ∟WGA Negotiators Not Concerned About Residuals Because Streaming Numbers Are Terrible

Series news:

Anime:
– MF Ghost Anime Brings More New Character Visuals to the Starting Line
– I’m Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness Hits Japanese TV in October
– Dungeon People Manga About Managing a Fantasy Dungeon Gets TV Anime
– URAHARA Original 3DCGI Anime Shares Teaser Video & Visual
– Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru Web Manga Gets New Life as TV Anime
– Devil May Cry’s Dante was inspired by Joseph Joestar from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
Manga:
– Slayers Illustrator Araizumi Rui Embroiled in AI Art Witch Hunt
Games:
– ‘Raging Bolt’ Raikou Variant Reveal Shocks Fans Worldwide
– Square Enix Censors English Language ‘Final Fantasy XVI’ Script, Softens Dialogue Regarding Iron Kingdom’s Treatment Of Female Captives
– Blue Archive Korean Credit Card Collaboration Berating High Spenders
– Street Fighter 6 tournament interrupted by a nude Chun-Li mod

Release news:

– Right Stuf
– Disney just delivered potential death blow to DVDs and Blu-rays — here’s what’s happening
   ∟Physical Media Still Matters in the Streaming Age and It’s Time for Streamers To Embrace It
   ∟Walmart Reportedly in Talks to Take Over DVD & Blu-Ray Disc Business
– New Intel chips won’t play Blu-ray disks due to SGX deprecation

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Yu Yu Hakusho Gets Some Ugly Sweaters in Time for Christmas
– Dare to dream deeply with the support of these two new giant Pokémon Huggers
– Pokémon fan creates life-size Koffing that emits real gas
– Mold growth and leakage possibly occurring on some Pikachu tails (dessert drinks), so don’t put them in your mouth
– 7-Eleven apologises for cockroaches in onigiri rice balls
– Pennies found in McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets, customer says
– This crazy car gadget totally blows, but does it do it in a good way?
– Youtube in Japan Suddenly Plagued by Onahole Ad Before Videos
– ONLY MAMS My teen son signed me up for OnlyFans so he could get more pocket money – he’s fully supportive of my career
– Opera GX ensures your last words won’t be “please, delete my browser history.”

Misc news:

– Mentally Disabled Man Arrested for Sexually Assaulting 27 School Kids
– Man Arrested for Sexual Assault: ‘Her Womb Needed Positive Energy!’
– 74-year-old female teacher faces 600 years behind bars for sex assault on teen
– ‘Lake Tahoe Foot Fondler’ nabbed for allegedly touching toes of sleeping women
– Woman with ‘world’s biggest cheeks’ shows natural look at age 18 before surgery
– Man gets light bulb stuck in mouth while attempting online challenge
– ‘Help me, Jesus!’: Hawk appears to drop snake on woman before attacking to get it back
– NJ town power outage blamed on bird that dropped fish on transformer
– Woman who thought she was in a relationship with Stranger Things star Dacre Montgomery sent a scammer $10,000 and left her husband
– Japanese Porn Star Drowns In Semen While Filming Bukkake Scene

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Japan’s Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Transgender Civil Employee’s Toilet Use
   ∟Concerns Rising Over Growing Number of Gender-Neutral Toilets
      ∟JAPAN: Politician Who Supported Gender Identity Bill Sentenced For Creating “Upskirt Porn” In Women’s Restroom
   ∟Crossdresser Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Women & Stealing Pantsu
   ∟Japanese TV Personality & LGBT Advocate Ryuchell Found Dead
– World’s Governing Body of Cycling Bans Transgenders From Women’s Races
   ∟Overconfident woman thinks she can outbox a man

– Persona voice actress driven off Twitter after condemning video that cloned her voice using AI

– Pickups

– One Piece, Naruto Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ennosuke Indicted for Allegedly Assisting Parents’ Double Suicide

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– AnimEigo Dates Macross II BD for Next Summer After Kickstarter Campaign Next Month

Convention news:

– Genshin Impact Event in Korea Evacuated After Bomb Threat

Live-Action Anime news:

– Lupin the Third Franchise Gets New Live-Action Film Featuring Daisuke Jigen
– Head Of Mattel Films Robbie Brenner Says Daniel Kaluuya’s ‘Barney’ Movie Will Be “More Adult And Have Adult Themes”
   ∟Hot Wheels Movie From JJ Abrams Gets Update
   ∟Magic 8 Ball: Mattel Films is aiming to make a PG-13 thriller
– ‘One Piece’ Creator Eiichiro Oda Demanded Netflix Re-Shoot Numerous Scenes For Live Action Adaptation Because “They Weren’t Good Enough To Put Out Into The World”

Streaming news:

– Twitter Japan Cannot Rebrand to ‘X Japan’ Due to a Legendary J-Rock Band
– The Witcher is such shit that Netflix has to remind you that Henry Cavill is still Geralt in season 3
   ∟The Witcher is put on hold indefinitely: Season 3 could be the finale

Theater Release news:

– GKids aquires Miyazaki’s new film and changes the name
   ∟Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ to Open Toronto Film Festival Amid Strikes

Series news:

Anime:
– Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning Anime Film Reveals New Trailer, Poster Visual
– Gundam Suisei no Majo Voice Actors Confirm Suletta & Miorine Same-Sex Marriage
   ∟Gundam Suisei no Majo ‘Marriage’ Mention Deleted From Digital Publication
      ∟Gundam Suisei no Majo Staff Apologize for Deleting Same-Sex Marriage Comment
Manga:
– Breasts Are My Favorite Things in the World! Manga Ends With Next Chapter
– Dark Horse Comics Reveals “Manga is 1% Of Our Output, But Represents 66% Of Our Sales”
Games:
– Nintendo Magazine Cover Art Criticized for Being ‘Racist Against Blacks’
– Capcom is ‘considering how to approach’ making new Mega Man games
   ∟MegaThey
– Joe Biden plays Guilty Gear
– Aquaplus Ecchi Dungeon Travelers Series Steam Release Cancelled Due to “Guidelines”
– Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection’s physical version on Nintendo Switch requires a MicroSD
   ∟MGS4, Peace Walker, and MGSV appear to be coming in collection 2
– Microsoft-Activision Deal Dodges Major Roadblock As Federal Court Rules Against The FTC In Anti-Trust Case
   ∟Nicki Minaj is coming to Call of Duty
– ESRB Wants to Use Facial Age Estimation Technology for Age Verification

Release news:

– Ascendent Animation Announces English Dub for Seduced By My Best Friend Anime
– Digimon Movie Collection, Digimon Season 2 and More Licensed by Discotek
– Right Stuf
– Botched Boruto Blu-ray
– Megami no Cafe Terrace Still Censored on Blu-Ray Release

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Studio Ghibli’s new desktop Howl’s Moving Castle will take your stationery on an adventure
– Ghibli Park announces opening dates for new areas
– Xbox Releases New TMNT Pizza Controllers To Promote Latest Film
– Japanese McDonalds’ branch bans an entire middle school from entering the restaurant
– Girl Awarded $800,000 From McDonald’s After She Was Burned By A Chicken Nugget
– Burger King’s new all-cheese The Real Cheese Burger looks crazy, sort of makes linguistic sense
   ∟What does a Burger King Whopper with nothing but 20 slices of cheese taste like?
– Legally Change Your Name To ‘Subway’ And Get Free Subway For Life
– Japanese masturbatory aid Tenga’s president reveals how crazy HARD he works

Misc news:

– River in Japan’s Nara Prefecture suddenly turns fluorescent green
– Doctors find whole octopus stuck in man’s esophagus
– Big Motor President Resigns Following Insurance Fraud Scandal
– Florida Aquarium Blames Manatee’s Death On ‘High-Intensity Sex’ With Another Male
– Penn State prof arrested for having sex with his dog BEGGED officers to kill him
– Ohio judge shot in ‘ambush’ outside courthouse, returns fire and kills attacker
– Teen Arrested After Going on a 30-Minute Groping Spree
– Medical Helicopter Called After Woman Suffers From Ingrown Toenail
– Man arrested for throwing dog at police officer in Japan
– Convenience store clerk arrested for punching customer over receipt in Hyogo Prefecture
– Woman Dies After Getting Hit by JR Train While Vomiting on Platform

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Vic Mignogna Timeline
      ∟AT&T Messages Backup & Sync Service Terms

– Japanese Households With Children Drop Below 10 Million for the First Time
   ∟Japanese government approves proposal to let women buy morning-after pills without prescription

– Chinese Diplomat to Japan & Korea: ‘You’ll Never Be Westerners!’

– Pickups

– Japanese city allows residents to cut mayor’s salary based on public opinion survey

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– The Impact of Iwata

Convention news:

– SAG-AFTRA announced a strike
   ∟Over 1,000 SAG-AFTRA Members Call On Union Leaders To Push Back Against Any Negotiation Terms Involving AI
   ∟SAG-AFTRA Strike Costing Studios “About $600,000 Per Week”
   ∟Former Paramount Pictures And 20th Century Fox CEO Barry Diller Warns Hollywood Is Doomed If Strikes Continue To Christmas
   ∟San Diego Comic-Con Panels, Celebs Backing Out… As Actors Strike Begins
      ∟The Venture Bros. Creators Pull Out of San Diego Comic-Con Amidst Actors’ Strike
      ∟Invincible Season 2 Comic-Con Panel Still Happening Despite Hollywood Strikes
   ∟San Diego Comic-Con’s Preview Night Felt Empty Without The Hollywood Hype
   ∟SAG-AFTRA Strike: ‘Lucifer’ Star D. B. Woodside Reveals Big Costs Actors Incur While Filming On Location
– Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong Comic Book Series Announced at SDCC
– Harmony Gold is still blocking Macross shows from being translated outside Japan
   ∟Seemingly proud to announce it

Live-Action Anime news:

– ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Producer James Cameron Confirms Multiple Movies In The Works
– One Piece Live-Action Netflix Series Shows More Characters in New Trailer

Streaming news:

– Dubs for Digimon Adventure 2020, DBZ Kai, Dragon Quest and One Piece Are on Hulu
– Hulu to Launch Adult Animation and Anime Hub: Animayhem

Theater Release news:

– Spy x Family Teaming Up With Mission: Impossible for Short Promotion
– City Hunter: Angel Dust coming to theaters
– Indecent Image of ‘Partially Undressed Woman’ Shown at Super Mario Bros. Movie Screening
– Studio Ghibli Producer Thinks No Marketing Is the Way for New Film
   ∟Studio Ghibli says no to trailers and commercials for Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime movie
   ∟Hayao Miyazaki’s How Do You Live? Anime Film Only Gets One Poster, No Trailers Says Ghibli President Suzuki
   ∟Studio Ghibli is taking a bold step to prevent spoilers for its newest anime movie
   ∟Godfather of Anime Hayao Miyazaki Not Happy With Studio Ghibli Not Marketing His Final Movie: “Wonder if it’ll be okay without publicity”
   ∟Latest Studio Ghibli Movie Releases to Empty Seatings, Mixed Reviews

Series news:

Anime:
– Polygon Pictures to Produce Spider-Man: Freshman Year Animated Series
– Jujutsu Kaisen Animator Under Fire for Drawing ‘Racist’ Gesture
– Katsuhisa Minami’s The Fable Manga Gets TV Anime
– I May Be a Guild Receptionist Light Novels Gets Anime
– Eiichiro Oda One-Shot ‘Monsters’ Getting an Anime Adaptation
– Adult Swim Reveals Trailers for Uzumaki, Ninja Kamui, FLCL: Grunge Anime
– Shinichiro Watanabe, MAPPA’s Lazarus Anime Teased in Trailer
– One Piece Anime Gets Ending Theme Again After 17 Years
Games:
– Ryu ga Gotoku Series on PC Erases Major Names From Credits
   ∟Yakuza Games Scrub A Bunch Of People From The Credits, Including Series Creator Toshihiro Nagosh
– Son Spends $45K on Video Games, Parents Lose their Life Savings
   ∟The actual video of the son getting his ass beat
– The Pokémon Company Temporarily Shuts Down Official All-Ages Forums, Institutes New Approval Process After Fans Flood Them With Inappropriate Content
– Researchers find 87% of U.S. classic video games are out of print and ‘critically endangered’

Release news:

– UK Retailers Ditching Physical Games as 75% of Market Goes Digital
   ∟Guillermo del Toro says #BuyPhysicalBitch
– VIZ chose a weird episode order for Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
   ∟Turns out it’s the Japanese LE release order
– Right Stuf
– Kadokawa Reveals 3rd ‘Overlord IV’ Japanese Anime DVD/BD Release Artwork
– Shout! Factory Changes Name to Shout! Studios

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Kidz Bop releases cover of Super Mario Bros. Movie’s “Peaches”
– Otaku tech company creates Digital Figure Box for anime figures with no physical form
– Japan’s new energy drink feels like getting slapped in the face by an anime girl
– Japanese swimsuit model/former adult actress releases AI-generated photo album of herself
   ∟Ojisan Can Now Become Bishoujo Thanks to AI Technology
Latest Studio Ghibli Movie Releases to Empty Seatings, Mixed Reviews
– Iceland Has Horses That Will Respond To Work Emails on a Giant Keyboard While You’re on Vacation
– Crazy busy overnight work experience event for Japanese kids gives them just four hours to sleep

Misc news:

– Thousands of ten-inch ‘penis fish’ wash up on a beach: Fishermen flock to shore to grab them all
– Saitama Sets New Rules for Pool Shoots With Lascivious Illustrations for ‘NG Poses’
– Music Event Staff Dies After Water Cannon Mishap
– Ringing Bicycle Bell Punishable by up to 20,000 Yen
– ‘Santoryu’ Man Arrested for Going Three Sword Style on the Streets
– Italians Outraged After Judge Clears Janitor for Groping Girl for ‘Under 10 Seconds’
– Restaurant Worker Arrested for Stealing Drunk Woman’s 100 Yen Pantsu
– Perverted Monk Arrested for Pulling Woman’s Pants Down & Hitting With Stick
– Former Chief Priest Arrested After Trying to Break Up Couple by Planting Marijuana
– Teen Caught Intruding Train Crew Disguised as Staff Sent to Family Court
– Man Exterminating Ants With Blowtorch Burns Down House

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– JTPetition
– Ranma Retrospective: 30 Years Later

– Haileigh Todd body paint
   ∟Haileigh Todd presenting as male

– Top 100 Most ‘Pornified’ Media Franchises & Fictional Characters

– Pickups

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– The Impact of Iwata
– Madosoft’s Crowdfunding Campaign for Hamidashi Creative Anime Meets Goal in 5 Minutes

Live-Action Anime news:

– Live-Action Powerpuff Girls Series No Longer in Development at Warner Bros. TV
– Japanese cast to reprise their roles in Netflix live-action One Piece
   ∟One Piece historian employed as a consultant for the Netflix live-action series
   ∟Over 1,000 South Africans were employed in the production
– J.J. Abrams Is Rebooting Speed Racer for Apple TV+ – And the Timing Is Perfect
– Live-Action Burn the House Down Show Streams English-Subtitled Trailer

Streaming news:

– Zip Shimezo
– Crunchyroll Adds One Piece Anime’s English Dub
– New Naruto Anime Episodes Lock in Broadcast Date for Japan
– Mushoku Tensei Season 2 Censoring Some Scenes Outside Japan
   ∟Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Anime’s 2nd Half to Debut in April 2024
– Man Cosplaying Uruha Rushia to Protest Cover at Shareholders’ Meeting
– Streamer Faces 5 Years in Thai Prison for ‘Obscene’ Lap Dance
– YouTuber Arrested for Bringing Fake Gun to Shinzo Abe Memorial Event

Theater Release news:

– Gundam SEED FREEDOM Anime Film’s English-Subtitled Teaser Unveils Staff, January 26, 2024 Debut
– The First Slam Dunk Anime Film’s English-Dubbed Trailer Reveals July 28 N. America Opening, Dub Cast

Series news:

Anime:
– New Panty & Stocking Project to Be No-Holds Barred in Content
– Suicide Squad ISEKAI Anime Revealed Featuring Harley Quinn & DC Characters
– Golden Kamuy Anime Confirms Final Arc
– ‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess TV Anime Adaptation Confirmed for Winter 2024
– I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince TV Anime Sets April 2024 Premiere with New Trailer
– New Spice & Wolf TV Anime Reboot Announced for 2024
– Fate/Strange Fake Novels Get TV Anime Series
– Gushing over Magical Girls TV Anime Sets 2024 Premiere with Teaser Visual
– The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess TV Anime Takes Command with New Visual, Trailer
– SHY TV Anime Comes Out of Its Shell With New Trailer, Visual, 7 New Cast Members, October 2023 Premiere
– Oshi no Ko Anime Season 2 Confirmed
   ∟Twincest ended it
– MF Ghost Anime Drifts in With New Trailer, Theme Song Performer
– Rebuild World Sci-Fi Light Novel Series Gets TV Anime
   ∟Nahuse’s Rebuild World Light Novel Series Gets TV Anime
– VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream Reveals Main Character Visual
– Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance Animation Project Announced
– Anime Studio CloverWorks in the Red Despite Hit Title Releases
– Toei, Toei Animation Establish New Flare Creators Company
– ‘One Piece’ English Voice Actor Michelle Rojas Called Out By Fans After Attempting To Push Debunked Transgender Yamato Theory
Manga:
– Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things Crossover First Look Revealed
– Manga 1-Shot About Naruto’s Father Slated for July 18
– Noir Caesar Produces Graphic Novel Based on Osamu Tezuka’s Alabaster Manga
– One Piece Creator Eiichiro Oda Talks Butts & Panchira
– Korean Webtoon Accused of Using AI Images, Tracing Mushoku Tensei Anime
Games:
– Stuck in a T-pose in To a T
– Valve is reportedly banning games featuring AI generated content
– Man Arrested for Punching Ex-Girlfriend for Turning Off His Game Console
– Baldur’s Gate III Boasts ‘Tender, Consensual’ Sex With a Bear
– Bethesda Twitter account states Starfield’s physical version won’t include a disc

Release news:

– ICv2: Viz Media to Raise Manga Volume Prices for 1st Time in 15 Years
– Kodansha USA Reveals 21 New Print Licenses, 3 Omnibus Releases, 2 Digital Licenses
– Crunchyroll Licenses The Apothecary Diaries, Goblin Slayer Season 2, Black Butler, More Anime
– Discotek Reveals Mazinger Z, Go Nagai World Blu-ray Discs
   ∟The trailer for Recently My Sister violated Twitch’s Community Guidelines
– SatAM Sonic crammed on 2 discs
– Gurren Lagann movies get 4K blu-rays
– Crunchyroll Confirms No U.K. Home Release for Re:ZERO Season 2
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Ghibli Park Gets 4-Disc Documentary Focusing on 1st Phase of Opening
– Pizza keychains from Japan are both cute and practical
– Domino’s Japan pushes pickle love to the limit with new Pickles Pizza
– Yu-Gi-Oh! Enemy Controller Becomes Real, Doesn’t Literally Let You Control Your Enemies
– Himeji Castle gets first official Lego set, Zen block garden kit on the way too
– Studio Ghibli’s new desktop Howl’s Moving Castle will take your stationery on an adventure
– Netflix’s One Piece Reveals First Toy Line
– Ninja Sword Ice Cream: The longest ice cream in Japan looks like a single-edged sword
– Luigi Amiibo Curved to Hit G-Spot
– Amateur Sex Group Arrested for Selling Uncensored Videos on Twitter

Misc news:

– Bar explodes in Tokyo’s Shinbashi neighborhood
– Chinese Student Found Strange Object In Food, It Turned Out To Be Rat’s Head
– Okinawa Husband Arrested for Shoving Onigiri in Wife’s Face
– Osaka Teacher Busted for Recording Schoolgirls Changing Into Swimsuits

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– JT Petition

– Buffalo Mass Shooting Victims’ Families Sue 4chan, Good Smile Company, Others
– Russia Declares September 3rd as Day of Victory Over ‘Militaristic Japan’
– ‘Your stepdad is lost at sea!’ California man whose billionaire stepfather is on missing sub asks OnlyFans model to SIT on him 30 minutes after pleading for prayers, as he triggers war of words with Cardi B over Blink-182 concert
– Embracer Group Reveals Shockingly Low Purchase Price For ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ And ‘The Hobbit’

– Pickups

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–

Convention news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

– Twisted Metal: Premiere Date, Cast And Other Things We Know About Peacock’s Video Game Adaptation
– Emily Blunt Gives An Update ‘Edge Of Tomorrow’ Sequel: “We Have To Create Something As Ambitious As The First One”
– One Piece Live-Action Has a Bigger Budget Than Game of Thrones
   ∟What people expect Usopp to look like in the Netflix live-action

Streaming news:

–

Theater Release news:

– 11 Differences Between The Two Versions Of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Currently In Theaters
– Crunchyroll Streams English Dub Trailer for Psycho-Pass Providence Anime Film
– Ranking of Kings Anime Film Announced
– Gundam SEED Film Slated for Current Fiscal Year

Series news:

Anime:
– Atelier Ryza Anime Trailer Gives More Thigh & Butt Love Before Its Premiere
– The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases Light Novel Gets TV Anime
– Goblin Slayer Shines Red in First GOBLIN SLAYER Season 2 Anime Character Visual
– KONOSUBA Season 3 Anime Brings the Party Back in 2024
– Agricultural Machine Company Yanmar Produces ‘Miru’ Original Anime Project
– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Announces Hashira Training Arc TV Anime
– Western Critics Outraged That Upcoming Romcom Anime ‘My Tiny Senpai’ Dares To Appeal To Male Audiences
Manga:
– Bastard!! Pilot Manga Wizard!! ~Bakuen no Seifukusha~ Gets Reboot
– Sakaomi Yuzaki’s She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat Manga Goes on Hiatus
– Japanese manga artists forced to reveal their identities following new law
– Introducing Warudaisy
Games:
– Goddess of Victory: NIKKE Tops $400 Million With Japan as the Biggest Spenders
– Capcom’s New IP Pragmata Delayed Yet Again
– Fan-Favorite Character Geno Returns in 3D for Super Mario RPG Remake
– Super Mario Bros. Wonder Gets Extra Trippy
   ∟Where the doos originated
   ∟Mario turned into an elephant
      ∟Elephant Mario came right out of Chowder
   ∟Mario twerk
   ∟Super Mario LSD
      ∟Meme Mario is real
   ∟Mario Hears Wa-Hoo!
      ∟Mario Animorphs
         ∟What the hell is this?
   ∟Nintendo finally returning back to basics for aesthetic appeal
      ∟Sprite Mario aesthetic returns at last
   ∟Big hat parachute raises so many questions
      ∟How Toad did it in the Super Mario Brothers Super Show
         ∟Will they cuck us on bald Toad?
            ∟Why would Toad be afraid of falling if he can parachute?
               ∟There are just so many unanswered questions
      ∟How is it so inconsistent??
      ∟Inspiration for the big hat power up?

Release news:

– Viz Media to Raise Manga Volume Prices for 1st Time in 15 Years
– Discotek’s Gunbuster release is missing a crotch shot
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Genshin Impact G Fuel Flavor and Collectors Box Announced
– Attack on Titan Spinal Fluid is Now an Energy Drink from G FUEL
– A friendly reminder not to accidentally get squid sperm in your mouth, it hurts
– Maury Povich Launching At-Home Paternity Test
– 7.5 million Baby Shark bath toys are recalled after they cut or stabbed children
– Teen sushi terrorist’s Sushiro lawsuit could go up to 160 million yen

Misc news:

– Okinawa man hired to steal 1,500 Pokémon cards arrested in Tokyo
   ∟Okinawa Man Arrested for Burglarizing Akihabara Shop & Stealing 1,500 Pokemon Cards
– Urine-soaked loot – Police in Sapporo looking for serial urinal grate thief
– Major Japanese gas station apologizes after employee doxes Hideaki Anno
– Cheating Woman Arrested After Falsely Reporting Her ‘Hickey’ as Sexual Assault
– Catfishing Prostitute Arrested for Stabbing Her Sugar Daddy
– Chef Carrying Bag of Knives Reported to Police as ‘Person With a Knife’ on the Train
– Old Woman Injured on Bike After Failing to Avoid Dodgeball Loses Lawsuit

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– JT Petition
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Vic somehow remains a class act

– Yellow Power Ranger joins OnlyFans: I needed to do something to survive

– Japanese Smart Agriculture Trade Secrets Allegedly Stolen by Chinese Spy
   ∟Chinese Spy Arrested in Japan for Leaking Research Data to Companies in China
– ‘Red Alert’: China posts bizarre video of marching female Chinese soldiers to sounds of classic video game
   ∟Time for PE kids!
– Osprey landing in a neighborhood in Larkspur California
   ∟Tanks in Idaho Falls
   ∟More military vehicles
   ∟Moving by train

– Japan’s LGBT Understanding Bill passed
   ∟Japan Passes ‘Watered-Down’ Revision of LGBT Understanding Bill
      ∟LDP to Workaround LGBT Bill to Secure ‘Women-Only Spaces’ at Restrooms & Baths

– Pickups

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

–

Convention news:

– Anime Expo will not require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test
– Crunchyroll Reveals Anime Expo 2023 Plans, Including Over 20 Panels and Premieres
– TMS Entertainment, Bang Zoom! Hold Open Auditions for English Dub Role in Undead Unluck Anime at Anime Expo
– Shoji Kawamori Of Macross Fame To Appear At Otakon 2023 As Guest of Honor

Live-Action Anime news:

– The COPE is over… One Piece Trailer
   ∟Welcome to the ouch, motherfuckers
   ∟Vast wants Luffy’s fist up their ass
      ∟Social Media manager expects to be fired

– She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat TV Drama to Get Season 2 in Early 2024
– Knuckles Live-Action Spinoff Series Adds More Hollywood Stars To Cast
– Ultraman Franchise Expands Licensing Program, Releases Series’ English Dubs Online, Reveals New Marvel Crossover Comic

Streaming news:

– Choujin redemption arc hits a snag
   ∟Allegedly it was just a prank, bro
– The Lost English Dub of Dream Dimension Hunter Fandora!
   ∟Download Link
– Live-Action Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Film Debuts on Netflix Globally on August 3
– Netflix Anime Zom 100 Gets New Trailer Ahead of July Release Date
– Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Anime’s Part 2 Premieres Overseas on July 8
– Netflix is rolling out their family block
– New Report Shows ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim’ Will Inject Feminism Into Tolkien’s Classic Tale Of Helm Hammerhand
   ∟More Details Emerge About ‘The Lord Of The Rings: War Of The Rohirrim’: Edoras Is Destroyed, Movie Explores Female Point Of View
      ∟The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of Rohirrim Gives Us Middle-Earth Anime, And We Can’t Wait

Theater Release news:

– Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Banned in Saudi Arabia
– City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust Anime Film Amps up Action with New Trailer and Poster
– BLUE GIANT Anime Film Heads to North American Theaters Later This Year
– Zelda Movie Rumors Denied by Illumination Boss

Series news:

Anime:
– Go! Go! Loser Ranger! TV Anime Enlists Yostar Pictures as Production House
– Undead Murder Farce TV Anime Uncovers July 5 Premiere in New Trailer, Visual
– My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer TV Anime Levels Up in New PV
– The Rising of the Shield Hero Anime Season 3 Plans Advance Screening World Tour
– Young Jump Manga Snack Basue Serves Up Anime Adaptation
Manga:
– AI is being used to write a new chapter in the God of Manga’s Black Jack series
– Western Localizers Insert Mansplaining Reference Into English Releases Of ‘The Dangers In My Heart’ Manga And Anime
Games:
– Voice Actor Claims Crunchyroll Blocked Auditions to Reprise Tower of God Role in Video Game
   ∟Laura Post’s thread
– US judge temporarily blocks Microsoft acquisition of Activision
– Persona 5 Tactica Brings Personas to a Tactical RPG Spinoff
– Persona 3 Reload Won’t Include Female Protagonist or Other Content From FES & Portable
– AKIBA’S TRIP: Undead and Undressed Director’s Cut Sets Switch Date for the West
– Sorry Physical Fans! The New Like a Dragon May Be Digital Only on PS5, PS4
– Fate/Grand Order Caught Using AI Art in Latest CM Animation
– Idol Gacha Collection Is a Gacha Game With Collectible AI-Generated Idols
– Chinese Game Company Introduces AI, Fires 30% of Its Artists
– Duke Nukem Evercade publisher Blaze apologises after fans called out its AI-generated artwork
– UBISOFT DEVELOPS TOOL TO CRANK OUT VIDEO GAME DIALOGUE USING AI
– The Video Game Industry Has Reportedly Banned AI Art Completely
– GameStop Terminates CEO Amidst Declining Revenue

Release news:

– GKIDS Licenses French-Japanese Co-Production Film Ghost Cat Anzu
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Godzilla, Evangelion, Ultraman, and Kamen Rider Combine into Shin Universe Robo
– It’s not Gunpla, it’s Gunele! Witch from Mercury fan builds awesome Gundam Aerial from Legos
– Aluminum case to carry puffed corn snack Umaibo developed
– Soy Sauce Licker Indicted for Sex Trafficking a Minor

Misc news:

– Father arrested for taking the fall for son’s hit and run in Tokyo
– Kyoto Police Sergeant Charged for Inappropriately Touching Man in a Sauna
– Man Arrested for Making a Missile and Threatening to ‘Blow Up’ the Police
– Fireworks Explosions in Apartments Kill 3 in China’s Tianjin
– Two Japanese Soldiers Dead After SDF Cadet Opens Fire at Military Shooting Range
– Intoxicated Firefighter Chief ‘Pranks’ Co-Worker by Slashing His Neck
– Japanese Video Shop Offering “End of Life Services” for Older Porn Addicts

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– JT Petition

– Yamanashi Prefecture Declares State of Emergency for Its Declining Population
– Japanese Communist Party Shuts Down Another Pool Swimsuit Photo Session
– Foreign English Teachers in Japan Teaching Japanese Children LGBT Lessons
– Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs Clarifies Copyright Law for AI Art

– Kyoto Animation Arson Case Prosecutors Outline Trial Timeline, Focus on Criminal Responsibility
   ∟Kyoto Animation Opens Its Online Shop to International Fans

– Pickups

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– AnimEigo to Launch Kickstarter Campaign for Macross II Anime Release

Convention news:

– VINLAND SAGA Creator Makoto Yukimura to Make First US Appearance at San Diego Comic-Con 2023
– Anime Expo Screens U.S. Premieres for New Rurouni Kenshin Anime, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out Anime Film
– Aniplex Details Three Day Slate of Anime Expo 2023 Events
– The Eminence In Shadow 2nd Season Has World Premiere at Anime Expo 2023

Live-Action Anime news:

– ‘Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts’ Producer Says The Film’s “Cultural Society” Is Making Life Hard On The Human Characters
   ∟‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ TV Spot Appears To Spoil Major Autobot Death
   ∟‘Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts’ Actress Dominique Fishback Says “As Black And Brown People We Don’t Get The Opportunity To See Mind-Blowing Things”
   ∟‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Reportedly Includes “Heavy Dose Of Modern Day Hollywood Trendy Agendas,” Makes Optimus Prime “More Of A Loser”
   ∟‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Review – A Tiresome and Redundant “Action” Snoozefest

Streaming news:

– Transformers wants your kids to Transform too
   ∟They only feel safe among other non-binary people
      ∟But computers are literally binary

Theater Release news:

– SAND LAND Anime Film Reveals Main Poster Visual, Five Additional Voice Actors
– Crayon Shin-chan First 3DCG Film Releases New Trailer Featuring Theme Song by Sambomaster
– Child Body Mutilation Activists Claim ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’s’ Gwen Stacy Is Transgender
   ∟Activists don’t realize the canon they’ve uncovered
      ∟Spider-Man’s true colors
   ∟Spider-Gwen #1

Series news:

Anime:
– One Piece TV Anime Enlists Henry Thurlow as First Ever Foreign Episode Director
– No Longer Allowed in Another World TV Anime Sets 2024 Premiere with New Visual, Trailer
– Ishura TV Anime Reveals Three More Characters and Cast
– Red Fox webcomic gets anime
– Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc Gets 70-Minute Finale Episode
Manga:
– Fairy Tail’s Hiro Mashima Launches New Manga DEAD ROCK on July 6
– Nisekoi Manga Gets New Story Set 10 Years Later
– Boogiepop Supernatural Light Novel Series Returns After 4-Year Hiatus
– Tales of Series Manga Canceled After Artist Found Trashing the Series in Old Tweets
Games:
– Akira Toriyama’s Sand Land Game Adaptation Brings Tank Traversal & Combat
– Atlus West Leaks ‘Persona 3 Reload’ And ‘Persona 5 Tactica’ Trailers
   ∟Everyone was recast
– Capcom Expects Digital Game Sales to Account for Nearly 95% of Total by 2024
– Alan Wake 2 and the death of disc-based video games
   ∟THQ Nordic Wants to Make an Alan Wake 2 Physical Version
– Chinese School Principal Mistakes Genshin Impact as Japanese Game

Release news:

– Square Enix Store Canceled Final Fantasy XVI Steelbook Orders
– One Piece: Ace’s Story and More Announced in VIZ Media’s Spring 2024 Slate
– Right Stuf
   ∟Why they didn’t use the German HD upscale for Saber Riders

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Hasbro Creates LGBTQ+ Merch Line Promoting “Youth Pride” Grooming Organization
– Yu-Gi-Oh card bath towels in Japan keep duelists’ backs dry, if they have the skill to obtain one
– Four Arrested for Selling “Water That Works Against Influenza” and Profiting 430 Million Yen
– Sushiro Sushi Chain Sues ‘Soy Sauce Licker’ for 67 Million Yen in Damages
– Japan’s “just-born” AI-generated swimsuit/lingerie model’s career/existence is officially over
– Man Arrested for Amazon Return Fraud Using Switch Games Made 3.77 Million Yen
– Man Arrested After Asking Online Pawn Shop Employee to Appraise His Penis

Misc news:

– Aichi Police Injure Children & Mother on Wild Chase for Juvenile ‘Caught Smoking’
– School Chairman Causes Death of a Student After Barbecue Mishap Using Alcohol
– Old Man Arrested for Sexual Assault After Trying to Kiss Granddaughter
– China Man Almost Dies After Shoving Live Eel Up Anus for Constipation Relief
– Hokkaido company to start balloon ride service to the stratosphere
– ‘One Piece’ Creator Eiichiro Oda Defends Series’ Fan Service: “Having Females Show Their Sexuality Out Of Their Own Volition Is A Much Needed Revolution For The Representation Of Heroines In Manga”

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– KickJT
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟#kickmarsgurl- Stop 4 years of targeted harassment from @MarzGurl
      ∟MarzGurl believed the petition was started by FarahFatherless
         ∟Farah apparently changed her name to “Anonymous User” after creating the petition
            ∟MarzGurl calls out Change.org

   ∟Anime Reviewer MarzGurl Accused of Sexually Assaulting Underage Boy at a Wild Party in LA — Shocking Details
      ∟Proof that the Medium article was also FarahFatherless
   ∟Apparently, FarahFatherless was seeing Vic Mignogna
      ∟MarzGurl and her team of experts confirm the screenshots are authentic
         ∟Why Farah’s spelling and grammar induces cancer
            ∟She claims to be the president of the SoCal Cosplay Club
               ∟She even brags about it on her LinkedIn
               ∟Farah shares details about her relationship with Vic
                  ∟Vic gave Farah his personal email at BakAnime
                     ∟Which is so personal that it is publicly available on his website
                     ∟MarzGurl begins to white knight for Farah
                        ∟Vic was in a relationship with Haileigh Todd
                           ∟Remember when Vic shouted out Haileigh Todd at Anime Matsuri?

   ∟Farah’s LinkTree
      ∟Farah’s PornHub
         ∟Farah’s disgusting video
                              ∟The absolute joy Vic brought Haileigh
                                 ∟Haileigh’s Facebook
                                    ∟Haileigh has been in a relationship since November 4th, 2021
                                       ∟Haileigh at Anime Matsuri
                                 ∟MarzGurl believes this proves Michelle Specht’s unhinged affidavit
                                    ∟Did Haileigh catch Vic cheating?
                                       ∟Vic allegedly claimed that going back with Haileigh would only be for her to get closure
                                          ∟Vic allegedly told Farah to make videos defending him
                                             ∟Vic could have tanked Farah’s illustrious porn career
                                                ∟Farah acknowledges Vic is God’s gift to women
                                                   ∟Farah conveniently deletes all evidence
                                                      ∟MarzGurl agrees with a SIMP who thinks guys love dating pornstars
                                                         ∟MarzGurl ponders why Farah hates her
                                                            ∟MarzGurl stealing roles from Donald Trump
                                                            ∟MarzGurl tries to make the pieces fit her narrative
                                                               ∟MarzGurl ponders how Farah doesn’t hate Vic as much as she does
                                                                  ∟MarzGurl adds a disclaimer to avoid legal repercussions
                                                                     ∟MarzGurl struggles to make her conspiracy theory about Squally make sense
                                                                        ∟Super triggered about the CNN-Anime article
                                                                           ∟MarzGurl pities Farah
                                                                              ∟MarzGurl theorizes there are hundreds of women
                                                                                 ∟MarzGurl feels sorry for Farah
                                                                                    ∟MarzGurl accuses Haileigh of being the side chick
                                                                                       ∟Farah caves to MarzGurl’s narrative
                                                                                          ∟Vic shouts out Jeff Johnson
                                                                                          ∟Farah’s final word on the subject
                                                                                             ∟Farah’s unhinged rantings before she deleted her Twitter
   ∟MarzGurl started a podcast?
      ∟It’s actually been going on for a while

– Sevakis got a new computer
   ∟Only inclusive enough for one month
      ∟Unlike us, who are inclusive all year long

– Japan Sexual Minorities: ‘LGBT Bill Is Unnecessary,’ ‘Listen to the People, Not Just Activists’
   ∟Kabukicho Tower Gender-Neutral Toilets Compromising Privacy
      ∟Kabukicho Tower’s Gender-Neutral Toilets Shut Down After a Month
      ∟Tokyu Kabukicho Tower backtracks on its gender-neutral toilets, rejigging them to appease public
   ∟Japanese Bathhouse Policies in Question After Trans Woman Enters a Woman’s Bath
   ∟Nagoya Gay Marriage Rejection Overturned, Building Precedent in Japan
– Beijing LGBT Center Closes After Pressure From China’s Anti-LGBT Crackdown

– Updating 4:3 shows for streaming proves challenging
   ∟Seinfeld is the best anime

– Pickups
   ∟Violet Evergarden LEs
– Bootlegging swastikas

– Kyoto Animation announces it will build two memorials to victims of anime studio arson attack

Convention news:

– Comiket to Allow ‘Unlimited’ Number of Attendees as Entry Restrictions Relax
– One Piece Episode 1000 Dub World Premiere Planned for Anime Expo
– THE FIRST SLAM DUNK Film Gets North American Premiere At Anime Expo
– Sevakis edges Digimon Fans

Live-Action Anime news:

– The CW Officially Axes Live-Action ‘The Powerpuff Girls’ Reboot
– Fans in Japan don’t sound happy with Netflix’s One Piece live-action changes to the Going Merry
– Dildoman Outsold Chainsawman

Streaming news:

– Gaijin YouTuber From Train Harassment Video Attacked by Stream Sniper
– More Anime Shows Will Stream For Free This Summer on Sling TV, Amazon Freevee, & More
– TBS Uploads Sekiro Playthrough, Mistakenly Claims Copyright on Sekiro Videos Worldwide
– Agency for Cultural Affairs Website Accidentally Lists Manga Pirate Site URLs For 6+ Months

Theater Release news:

– The Super Mario Bros. Movie Beats Out Frozen to Become the 2nd Highest-Grossing Animated Film of All Time
– Director Takayuki Hirao Brings Pompo the Cinéphile Team Back for New Anime Film

Series news:

Anime:
– Black Cat Anime Launches Its Official Twitter Account
– The IDOLM@STER Million Live! Anime Releases New Trailer for Advance Theatrical Run
– Reign of the Seven Spellblades TV Anime Sets July 7 Premiere with New Visual, Trailer
– Penguin Box’s Odekake Kozame Manga About Young Shark Gets Anime
– AYAKA TV Anime Gets Grungy in New Visual From Designer Redjuice
– Kuso Miso Technique Anime Dresses Down Potential Investors with Saucy Key Visual
– New Association in Japan to Campaign for Better Anime Working Conditions
Manga:
– Golden Kamuy Author Satoru Noda’s New Ice Hockey Manga Debuts July 27
– Shakugan No Shana Franchise Gets First Light Novel in 11 Years
– Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Film Gets Manga Spinoff About Doc Ock in Schoolgirl’s Body
– Somari and the Guardian of the Forest’s Creator Still Struggling Financially, Has Regrets Over Anime Adaptation
– Western Activists Lose Their Minds After New ‘One Piece’ Color Spread Appears To Definitively Debunk Transgender Yamato Theory
– Woman Arrested for Stealing Manga Blames Crime on Her Split Personality
Games:
– Yuji Naka Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison & Fined 2.5 Million Yen Plus Charges
– Metal Gear Sold 3 Remake and Remaster Collection Announced
   ∟The original voice cast is returning
– Japanese Mobile Games No Longer in Global Top-10 Revenue List
– Sony Under Investigation in Romania for Alleged Breach of Competition Rules
– Amazon Part-Timers Caught Stealing Early Copies of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Release news:

– Classroom of the Elite and More Audiobooks to Come from New Seven Seas Audiobook Imprint
– Great Pretender Anime Gets North American Home Video Release via All the Anime
   ∟Great Pretender Tweet
   ∟UK getting 4k Gundam Trilogy
– Right Stuf’s Shipping Info
   ∟Says $50 though
– Right Stuf
– Whisper of the Heart Live-Action Sequel

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Lupin the Third Anime Artist Yasuo Otsuka Gets Posthumous Artbook
– Metal Gear Solid Board Game
– Studio Ghibli’s truck from My Neighbour Totoro now available as die-cast Takara Tomy car
– Japan’s newest perfume will make you smell like a movie bootlegger
– Bootleg manga plastered on walls of new store
– Sushi will finally start revolving again at Japan’s largest revolving sushi restaurant chain
– Influencer Creates ‘AI Girlfriend’ Version Of Herself, Hauls In More Than $70,000 In Single Week
– AI-generated swimsuit/lingerie model makes debut in Japan’s Weekly Playboy magazine
– Akihabara Card Shop Requests Stinky Players to Take Showers
   ∟OxiClean officially sends detergent supply to Tokyo card shop struggling with sweaty, smelly otaku

Misc news:

– A Las Vegas Neighborhood Is Naming Its Streets After Pokemon
– Japanese schoolgirl talks foreigner out of suicide attempt on her way to class
– Two Arrested for Molesting High School Boy on a Train
– Three Boys Arrested for Assaulting Police Station With Fireworks and Fire Extinguishers
– Nagano Councilman’s Son Barricades Self, Kills 4 Including 2 Cops
– China Hostage Situation Instantly Solved by Hero With a Shovel
– Man Arrested After Using Nintendo Duck Hunt Gun to Rob Convenience Store

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Monica caught pushing a false police report?
      ∟#IStandWithVic Monica permabanned from Con
         ∟#istandwithvic apology
   ∟Will they ever learn?
   ∟#kickmarsgurl- Stop 4 years of targeted harassment from @MarzGurl
      ∟Finally, a cause #KickVic and “IStandWithVic” can get behind. Let’s #KickJTLovesCodeLyoko

– Monica is doing a signing event with Todd Haberkorn
   ∟Ronan Ja decided it was a good idea to tag OG Collectibles
      ∟They slid into my DMs

– Japan births fall to record low as population crisis deepens
   ∟Japan’s Population Drops for 12th Straight Year; Sharpest Fall Since 1950
   ∟This community’s quarter century without a newborn shows the scale of Japan’s population crisis
   ∟Japan’s government will play romantic matchmaker in a bid to shore up the birth rate. Experts say it will fail.
   ∟Japan to create new visa pathways to lure high earners and top grads
   ∟Japan Has More Gaijin Than Ever With Record Number of Foreign Residents
– Anime Insiders Worried Japan’s Growing Lack Of Creativity Will Allow China To Overtake The Industry

– Studio Ghibli President to Resign as Alleged Scandal Rocks the Company

– Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Evacuated After Smoke Bomb Scare, Suspect Arrested
   ∟Heroic fisherman who caught PM Kishida’s attacker now a fashion icon

– Harmony Gold Founder Frank Agrama Passes Away at 93

– Pokemon Actor Announces Retirement Amid Cancer Battle
   ∟Michele Knotz’s post about James Carter Cathcart

– Pickups

Convention news:

– Fate/Strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- TV Anime Special Has World Premiere at Anime Expo on July 1
– Whack-an-otaku event held by idol singer unit in Tokyo

Live-Action Anime news:

– That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Stage Play Reveals Visual, Cast
– Ya Boy Kongming! Manga Gets Live-Action Drama Adaptation This Fall
– Live-Action Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games Series’ Trailer Reveals Theme Song, Additional Cast
– ‘The Boys’ Star Karl Urban Reportedly In Final Talks To Tap In As Johnny Cage For ‘Mortal Kombat’ Reboot Sequel
– Gran Turismo Live-Action Film’s Full Trailer and Poster Released
– ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Producer Jon Landau Confirms Sequel In Development: “We’re Working On It”
   ∟Christoph Waltz Happy To Return For Alita: Battle Angel 2
– Live-Action One Piece Star Teaches Us How to Pronounce Luffy
   ∟One Piece Live-Action Won’t Launch Unless Eiichiro Oda is ‘Satisfied’
– Chainsaw Man Just Got Its Own Porn Parody
   ∟Manga vs Anime vs Live-Action

Streaming news:

– Classic Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac Anime Launches on Crunchyroll with Remastered English Dub
   ∟Corrections about dub history
– Disney+ Greenlights “Coming-Of-Age” Story About A Teenager Who Has A One Night Stand With Satan
– Nippon TV Announcer Apologizes for Using Forbidden Term for Mixed-Race People

Theater Release news:

– Kenji Kamiyama’s The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Film Sets Annecy Premiere Plans
– THE FIRST SLAM DUNK Gets North American Theatrical Release Later this Summer
– The Super Mario Bros. Movie Gets Select Japanese Dub Screenings in United States, Canada
– Super Mario Bros. Movie Already Top of Japanese Movie Ticket Sales
   ∟The Super Mario Bros. Movie to Pass US$1 Billion at the Global Box Office This Weekend
      ∟Super Mario Bros. Creator Shigeru Miyamoto: ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Success Thanks In Part To “Overseas Critics” Giving “Quite Low Marks”

Series news:

Anime:
– Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood retook the #1 spot
– Nelvana Partners With Polygon Pictures for Development of New Anime
– Unaired Pokémon: Black and White Anime Episode Scripts Go Public
– Horrors Swarm in Feast of Amrita Anime Film Poster
– Toei Animation Unveils Girls Band Cry Original Anime
– P.A.WORKS’ Original Anime Film Komada – A Whisky Family Slated for November 2023
– Am I Actually the Strongest? Isekai TV Anime Premieres in July 2023
– Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru Fantasy Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor Fantasy Novel Gets Anime Adaptation
– A Boy and His Dog Walk on the Wild Side in Ikimono-san TV Anime
– The Dangers in My Heart Anime Accused of Deliberately Removing Korean Signage
– ‘Vinland Saga’ Anime Director Shuhei Yabuta Apologizes After Season Two Cuts Original Mangaka Yukimura Makoto’s Previously Unseen Backstory For Snake
– Japanese Thoughts on Why There Aren’t Many Black Characters in Anime
Manga:
– Viz Media Makes Corrections To Latest ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ Chapter After Fans Discover Original Localization Ruined A Hype Moment
– ‘Chainsaw Man’ Mangaka Tatsuki Fujimoto Confesses To Having Once Eaten A Pet Fish Instead Of Burying It
Games:
– Lorena and the Land of Ruins Censored by Publisher NekoNyan
– Final Fantasy XVI Banned in Saudi Arabia
– Yoko Taro Gacha ‘404 Game Reset’ Lives up to Its Name With a Server Rollback
– Blue Archive Accused of Stealth Marketing After Artists Post & Delete Fan Art Before Announcement
– ‘The Lord Of The Rings Online’ Character Creator Adds Facial Hair Option For Women: “We Want To Make As Many Players Feel Represented In The Game As Possible”
– NIS America Censors Preview For ‘Disgaea 7: Vows Of The Virtueless’ Reverse Cover Art, Claims “The Final Printed Material Will Be The Original, Uncensored Version”
   ∟NIS America outright admits they think censored games are better than originals

Release news:

– Ashita no Nadja getting Japanese blu-rays
– Right Stuf
– Right Stuf COO Christine Morgan Leaves Right Stuf/Crunchyroll

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Anya’s Penguin from SPY x FAMILY Gets Deluxe Plush Treatment
– Clever Cup Noodle-only measuring cup becomes instant ramen lovers’ new most-wanted kitchenware
– Take a Bite Out of McDonald’s Japan’s First One Piece Anime Opening Recreation
– Life-size 4.3 million-yen anime girl figure has soft-to-the-touch skin, varying firmness by spot
– We open a mysterious package from China, unveil a cheeky surprise

Misc news:

– “Keep your butthole pointed straight down” — Posture tips as Japan starts the new business year
– Kabukicho Tower Gender-Neutral Toilets Compromising Privacy
– Japan Sexual Minorities: ‘LGBT Bill Is Unnecessary,’ ‘Listen to the People, Not Just Activists’
– Man Arrested for Upskirt Filming Girls at Park Restroom Admits to Having Done It 100 Times
– Konbini Owner Arrested After Hidden Smartphone Found in Women’s Restroom
– Elementary School Teacher Fined ¥300,000 for “Relentlessly Photographing” Female Runners
– Old Man Urinating on Tracks Killed by Flying Cow That Was Hit by a Train
– Pantless driver dies after being ejected through his sunroof while masturbating to porn on a cellphone when the car crashed and rolled over

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Monica caught pushing a false police report?
      ∟#IStandWithVic Monica permabanned from Con
      ∟Vic Mignogna’s Anime Convention Attendance
      ∟Monica Rial’s Anime Convention Attendance

– Monica is doing a signing event with Todd Haberkorn

– Daman Mills is voicing Joe in the new Digimon

– AnimetalViking

– Pickups

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG

Live-Action Anime news:

– Taika Waititi Reportedly Moving Forward With His Live-Action ‘Akira’ Adaptation: “Sounds Like All His Focus Is On That Project”
– Live-Action Knuckles Spin-Off Series Reveals Cast Joining Idris Elba
– Shueisha’s Official ‘One Piece’ Columnist Denies Report That Netflix’s Live-Action Adaptation Flopped During Test Screenings
– Knights of the Zodiac Live-Action Film Featurette Shows Behind-The-Scenes Look at Action Scenes
   ∟‘Saint Seiya’ Creator Masami Kurumada Live-Action Gives Thumbs Up To Sony’s Upcoming ‘Knights of the Zodiac: The Beginning’ Live-Action Film

Streaming news:

– Classic Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac Anime Launches on Crunchyroll with Remastered English Dub
– Lost ’90s American Animated Saint Seiya Pilot Episode Goes Public
– Forces and Styles Collide in Stars Wars: Visions Volume 2 Trailer
– The Scott Pilgrim Anime Has Some Serious Industry Heavyweights Behind It
– Ishura TV Anime Reveals Two More Main Cast Members
– Media Blasters is issuing Copyright Claims
– Netflix kisses mail-order DVDs goodbye

Theater Release news:

– Resident Evil Death Island 3DCG Film Gets Japanese Theatrical Premiere On July 7
– Detective Conan 26th Feature Film Scores Record-Breaking First Day Gross
   ∟Detective Conan Goes Big on 3D Billboard to Advertise 26th Anime Film
– AMC Theaters, Cinemark, Regal List Shin Kamen Rider Film for U.S. Release in May
– THE FIRST SLAM DUNK Heads to Cinemas Across the UK, Ireland, Malta
– Lonely Castle in the Mirror Anime Film Heads to North American Theaters
– Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume Anime Film Earns $5M at US Box Office
   ∟Suzume’s Chinese Box Office Gross Surpasses Japan’s Marking Second Anime Film to Do So
   ∟Suzume Is Now the Most-Attended Japanese Film of All Time in South Korea
   ∟Suzume Sails Past One Piece Film Red to Be 4th Highest-Grossing Anime Film of All Time Worldwide
– Super Mario Bros. Movie Becomes Biggest Film of 2023 at Over $600M
   ∟Super Mario Bros. Movie Tops $700 Million at Global Box Office
   ∟Nintendo Changing a Super Mario Bros. Movie Character’s Name in Japan to Avoid Racism
      ∟Which one’s Spike?
   ∟Colombians wish Luigi was gay
   ∟Miyamoto says “no doubt” they’ll make another movie, teases using other Nintendo IPs

Series news:

Anime:
– New Pokemon Anime Has Main Heroine Taking Remote Classes Online
– The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 Anime is Ready to Rise This October in New Teaser
– Undead Murder Farce Anime Uncovers Aya Rindo Character Visual
– Me & Roboco TV Anime Has Comedian Kendo Kobayashi Join the Cast as Himself
– Yuusha ga Shinda! Enjoys Thighs as Thick as Radishes
– Mahou Shoujo Magical Destroyers Has Oppressed Otaku Fighting Back
   ∟Mahou Shoujo Magical Destroyers An Endless Hallucination
– Oshi no Ko Wants All Eyes on Itself
   ∟Why ‘Oshi no Ko’ is the WTF Anime of the Season!
   ∟Oshi no Ko Self-Aware of Its Own Cuteness
   ∟Oshi no Ko toppled Fullmetal Alchemist on MAL
– Skeleton Knight in Another World Anime Studio KAI Posts 381 Million Yen Loss
Manga:
– Beelzebub Author Ryuhei Tamura Launches New Sci-Fi Manga COSMOS
– Charcoal looking panels in Berserk were originally in color
– Berserk Volume 42 Busts Through with Very Limited Edition Guts Figure
Games:
– Super Mario Bros. Is 1st Game Music Inducted to U.S. National Recording Registry
– Leaked Footage Suggests Sega And Atlus Are Developing A ‘Persona 3’ Remake
– Thalassophobia Accessibility Mode Added To ‘Horizon Forbidden West’ For Those Afraid Of Underwater Sections
– Nintendo wins court battle against site involved with game piracy
– Switch Hacker Released From Prison, Owes Nintendo $14.5 Million in Damages
– Konami Worker Charged With Attempted Murder After Beating Ex-Boss With Fire Extinguisher
   ∟Video game maker Konami employee tries to kill old boss with fire extinguisher

Release news:

– Right Stuf
– Ashita no Joe Anime Gets 4K Blu-ray Release in Japan
– Korean Evangelion Rebuild steelbooks

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Cuddle up with Pokémon-Inspired Huge Snorlax Pillow
– Japan’s new tiny ninja capsule toy collection turns your desk into a secret hideout
– Pregnant anime voice actress photo standees: A new frontier in otaku merch
– Sega And Uncanny Brands Team Up To Reveal A Sonic Waffle Maker
– Yokohama Full-Scale Gundam Now Playing Rock-Paper-Scissors
– The strongest peeing boy statue in Japan is a hidden gem of sightseeing in Saitama

Misc news:

– Drug dealers in Japan forget their pot stash in rental car, ask agency clerk to not look inside
– Sapporo lowers age at which kids are barred from opposite sex’s bath at hot springs, public baths
– After 43 lip procedures, 25-year-old says ‘extravagant appearance’ hinders her love life
   ∟Andrea Ivanova’s Instagram
      ∟Post 1
      ∟Post 2
      ∟Post 3
      ∟Post 4
      ∟Post 5
      ∟Post 6
– Ojisan in Bloomers Terrorizing Train Stations

Watch Club: