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Correction regarding Stranger Things

‘$$6,000,000 Bounty’ Twitter Account Teases Friday Announcement
   ∟CG Studio Orange Animates New Trigun Stampede 2023 Anime
   ∟Studio Orange Releasing Original Short HOME! On YouTube
      ∟HOME! Orange Original Short Animation

Voice Actor Billy Kametz Passes Away at 35
   ∟Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure And The Rising of the Shield Hero Voice Actor Billy Kametz Passes Away Following Battle With Stage 4 Colon Cancer
   Crunchyroll made a tribute to Billy Kametz

Voice Actor, Radio Host Jim White Passes Away

Pickups

Japan’s Ministry of Finance Recommends Cool Japan Fund Restructure If Deficit Can’t Be Curbed
   ∟Weak yen should have Japan fast-tracking reopening to foreign tourists, prominent politician says

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

Mononoke: The Movie Hits Theaters in Japan in 2023
   ∟Mononoke movie
   ∟Official Website
Pilot Film Project of Sci-Fi Ninja Movie – NINJA VERSE
Anime [Crossroad × Chronicle] produce クロスロード×クロニクル制作 8

Convention news:

Comiket 100 Will No Longer Require Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination or Negative Test

Live-Action Anime news:

Live-Action Gudetama Show Lazily Drifts Onto Netflix
Cowboy Bebop Actress Daniella Pineda Wants Faye Valentine Spinoff
Sorry, But Hollywood Is Making A Duke Nukem Movie
   ∟‘Duke Nukem’ Movie in the Works From ‘Cobra Kai’ Creators, Legendary
Sony Officially Tap Fast & Furious Director Justin Lin To Helm One-Punch Man Live-Action Hollywood Adaptation
   ∟Deadline Site: Former Fast & Furious Director Justin Lin to Helm Live-Action One-Punch Man Film
   ∟Fast & Furious’ Justin Lin to direct One Punch Man live-action, Twitter suggests potential cast

Streaming news:

Twitter Complains About Squid Game Reality Competition “Mr. Beast Did It First!”
Castlevania: Nocturne PV Introduces Richter Belmont
King Kong: Skull Island Anime
Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa Anime Set to Premiere on Netflix in October 2022
Chaos Magic Reigns in BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Trailer
Netflix And Studio Trigger Drop First Official Clips Of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime In Action
Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Anime Film Reveals Voice Cast
Sentai Filmworks Announces Doomsday With My Dog Animated Webcomic Acquisition
Sentai Filmworks Announces Vermeil in Gold: A Desperate Magician Barges Into the Magical World Alongside the Strongest Calamity! TV Anime
– Sentai Filmworks Announces My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World! Anime
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic- to Conclude Next Week with Hour-Long Episode
Justin Sevakis’ dad is featured in a Netflix documentary
   Justin’s historical block warnings

Theater Release news:

GKIDS to Release of EVANGELION:3.0+1.01 THRICE UPON A TIME in North America
Akira Toriyama forgot the series was called Dragon Ball SUPER
   Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero character concepts revealed at SDCC 2021
   They actually outright asked Toriyama to describe Piccolo’s feet
What to expect from a Fathom Events screening

Series news:

Anime:
Romantic Comedy Manga Series Murai in Love Gets Anime
Fantasy Rom-Com Manga Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence Gets TV Anime Adaptation
Miyuki Tonogaya’s Fantasy Romantic Comedy Manga The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague Gets TV Anime
Otaku Elf Counts Its Blessings with TV Anime Announcement
Crime Suspense Manga My Home Hero Gets TV Anime Adaptation
Sōta Sugahara’s 500 Million Year Button Manga Gets Anime Adaptation
KIZNAIVER Director, Code Geass Writer Helm Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury TV Anime
Variety: Astro Boy Gets 3DCG Reboot Series by Miraculous Ladybug Creator
   ∟Astro Boy Reboot Will “Tackle the Evils of Social Media”
Berserk – The Golden Age Arc Movie Trilogy “Memorial Edition” Airing on TV
   ∟Berserk: The Golden Age Arc Anime Films Get Memorial Edition TV Broadcast
Manga:
Leaks of the new chapter of Berserk
   Miura’s storyboard art
Western Localizer Reveals Seven Seas Always Intended To Localize Feminine Male As Transgender Female, Says Translator “Consulted Trans People” On Changing Character’s Identity
   ∟Seven Seas Responds To Backlash, Says They Are “Looking Into Addressing The Delicate Language” Used In Intentional Mistranslation Of ‘I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl’
Seven Seas Criticized Again With Another Inaccurate “Mansplaining” Translation
Games:
Questionable Translator Selected as Persona Xbox & PC Port Localization Coordinator
   The new Remastered Versions will let you be a lesbian
Sega Confirms Original Sonic 3 Soundtrack Absent From Upcoming Sonic Origins
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Announced as Second Title in Remake Trilogy
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Visuals Stunning in Comparison With Original
   ∟Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Retells Zack’s Story With Updated Graphics

Release news:

Sound Cadence opened another studio in LA
VIZ Media Details Extensive Slate Of Titles For Spring 2023
– Right Stuf
Target removed listing for the Walmart Exclusive My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission
   My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission Target Exclusive Walmart Exclusive?
Books-A-Million exclusive Wotakoi volume destroyed
Berserk is being sold at Toys R Us
   It’s literally on their website

Random Merch news:

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OCAPodcast.com/store
Pretty pink coffins to sleep in now on sale in Japan, made by local Tokyo craftsmen
Multi-purpose meat cushions, raw and cooked, are now here for ravenous Monster Hunter fans
New Game! Takimoto Hifumi Bunny Girl Figure Not at All Bashful
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hanyuu Figure Exuding Purpose & Confidence
Final Fantasy VII Remake Cloud Strife Figure Stands Stalwart
Berserk’s Guts Equips the Legendary Armor for New Figurine
Artist sculpts Chainsaw Man figure in ZBrush
   ∟ArtStation Gallery
   ∟He got a B
Laid-Back Camp Gets Traveling Kitchen Car to Celebrate Film’s Release
Japan’s first genderless, two-piece school swimsuits are now available for adoption by schools
   ∟Japanese School Swimsuits for Adults line releases new design with body-slimming styling

Misc news:

Internet Explorer shutdown to cause Japan headaches ‘for months’
Japanese senior citizen arrested for hammering voodoo dolls of Putin to Shinto shrine trees
Dead body found in car in parking lot in Japan, police say it may have been there over two years
Japanese Mascots Under Review Over Concerns of “Gender Equality”
Policeman Resigns After Being Caught Stealing Fish From Detainees
Trial ends for Shizuoka man who stole school equipment to recreate Love Live! classroom at home

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