Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Premier Fan tickets available yet?
– Apparently, Chi Chi is slang for breasts in Japanese…
– According to a reliable source, Sound Euphonium does not have a dub!
– Shawne Kleckner wants to do another Kickstarter?

– Legend of the Galactic Heroes
   ∟Exhibit A: The Physical Product
– No shirkwrap to protect the case during transit
– Serial numbers seemingly not shipped sequentially
– Coins and plaque floating around loose in the box
– Quality of materials seems to be less than normal premium editions
   ∟Exhibit B: The Actual Disc Contents
– 1080i upscale of DVD release masters
– Uses reanimated scenes instead of originals used in Laserdisc and VHS releases
– Subtitle track is missing important on-screen text
– Movies are also upscales instead of HD transfers

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Be A Part Of The Grisaia: Phantom Trigger Anime Launch!
– ISLAND Kickstarter Aims to Fund Physical Copies of Game and Anime

Convention news:

– Kenichi Sonoda to Attend Anime Central for Bean Bandit Episode 0 Premiere

Live-Action Anime news:

– Live-Action Gintama 2 Show’s 1st Episode Gets 4 Million Views in 1st Week

Streaming news:

– Funimation Offers Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Anime for Digital Purchase
– Forest of Piano, Last Hope Anime to Premiere on Netflix in September
– Netflix Premieres The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments Anime in October
– VRV now has 90s Nick Toons
– CR Originals and the HTML5 Player
   ∟Digi Bro’s video on Crunchyroll
   ∟AT&T’s Ellation Launches Studios in Burbank and Tokyo to Produce Crunchyroll Originals

Theater Release news:

– Liz and the Blue Bird – November 9
– The Laws of the Universe: Part 1 – October 12
– Penguin Highway
– Laughing Under the Clouds
– ‘Night is Short, Walk on Girl’ Earns $350,000 at Box Office (Fireworks earned $522,600)
– Sword Art Online: Alicization – September 15
– Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle of Concepts – September 19, 22, 23
– Mirai – November 30

Series news:

Anime:
– Animation Studio drop Prepares to File for Bankruptcy
   ∟drop ANN listing
– Chibi Maruko-chan Manga Author Momoko Sakura Passes Away at 53
– The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. New Anime will be Its Final Chapter
– Psycho-Pass Movies Coming?
– Ashly Burch leaves Steins;Gate 0 Simuldub
– Black Clover Anime to Continue Beyond Episode 51
   ∟Black Clover Season One Home Video Release Schedule
– Goku Voice Actress Masako Nozawa Reveals Catchphrase in Dragon Ball Anime Started as Ad Lib
   ∟Dragon Ball: Yo! The Return of Son Goku and Friends!! (ONA)
– Auditions Now Open for Fist of the North Star VTuber
– HANEBADO! and Baki Face off in Twitter Collaboration
Manga:
– ICv2 Interview: Ed Chavez on DENPA
– Shōjo Manga Predicted 2018’s Japanese High School Baseball Championship 34 Years Ago
– Hunter x Hunter Manga Returns From 5-Month Hiatus on September 22
– Hiroki Yagami’s Basketball Manga DEAR BOYS to Return with “ACT 4” in October
– Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series (July-August)
Games:
– Adult Game Developer Mink Shuts Down
– Streets of Rage 4 is in the Works and It Already Looks Awesome
– Samurai and Demons Clash Again When Onimusha: Warlords Returns

Release news:

– No more slipcovers from Funimation?
– Invincible Super Man Zanbot 3 Gets Japanese Bluray Release
– BLEND-S Blu-ray
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– New Lupin III Digital Art Book Brings Line Art to Life
– Go Nagai Presents the New Commemorative Devilman Car
– Tiger Lab Vinyl’s Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Release Up for Pre-Order
– GeGeGe no Kitaro Launches New Clothing Brand for Older Fans
– New Zegapain T-Shirt Design Carries a Hidden Message
– Fight Evil by Moonlight with Sailor Moon Jammies and Duvet
– Flaunt Old-School Gainax Style with Honneamise and Gunbuster Gear
– Vespa Brings Legendary FLCL Scooter to Life for Exhibition
– New Fate/GO Frankenstein Figure Is Ready for the Beach
– Original Mechanic Designer Supervises BANDAI SPIRITS’ METAL BUILD Evangelion Unit-01
– Horror Bishoujo Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth Pinhead Figure

Misc news:

– Conan O’Brien Heads to Japan to Claim His Detective Conan Royalties
– Swiss officials confiscate otaku’s 66-pound doujin haul
– Could Patreon Be “Better For The Industry” Than Crunchyroll?
– Russian State Media Accuses Anime of Promoting Child Suicide

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