Topics of discussion
Opening discussions:
– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟Vic obsessed VA creams pants at thought of new voice
∟FlashCast: Vic Mignogna joins! She-Hulk dumpster fire! Elon Musk Twitter purge! Star Wars is DOA!
∟Monica Rial and Jamie Marchi going to Ecchi Expo
– PlatinumGames confirms Jennifer Hale is the new voice actress for Bayonetta in Bayonetta 3
∟Hellena Taylor asks fans to boycott Bayonetta 3 after they replaced her
∟But did the game really make $450M?
∟Hellena Taylor is only like Bayonetta when she is manipulating SIMPs
∟Hellena Taylor threatens Jennifer Hale not to sign as Bayonetta
∟Hellena Taylor had nothing but time
∟Hellena Taylor drops a Bible on Hideki Kamiya
∟Hideki Kamiya responds
∟Hideki Kamiya’s rules
∟Steven J Blum decides to get involved
∟Former Bayonetta Voice Actress Hellena Taylor Calls For ‘Bayonetta 3′ Boycott Following PlatinumGames’ Allegedly “Insulting” Pay Offer
∟Bayonetta voice actor’s boycott plea reignites gaming pay debate
∟A Slightly Longer Talk with…Hellena Taylor, the voice of Bayonetta | Nintendo Players UK
∟A “session” is up to 3 voices in a 4-hour day
∟Voice actors struck for an entire year and still didn’t get residuals
∟A Tense Pay Dispute Overshadows Nintendo’s Upcoming Bayonetta 3
∟How Much Money Do Actors Make?
∟Hellena Taylor responds to accusations that she is a gold digger
∟Hellena Taylor admits she was offered $10,000
∟Hellena Taylor says Hideki Kamiya offered her an extra “5,0000!”
∟Hellena Taylor claims the $4,000 was for the cameo role she was offered
∟Hellena Taylor is a team player
∟Hellena Taylor claims she was paid £3000 for the first game
∟Hellena Taylor is singularly responsible for every fan Bayonetta has
∟Hellena Taylor deserves more money because she feels weird asking fans
∟Hellena Taylor promises to post the charities she pledged to
∟Hellena Taylor begs you not to fall for the truth
∟Hellena Taylor confirms Jason Schreier’s reporting
∟Hellena Taylor takes issue with “at least”
∟Jason Schreier calls out the semantics
∟Calling out the red flags
– Pickups
– U.S. Army Officer: Yu-Gi-Oh Manga Creator Kazuki Takahashi Died Trying to Save Riptide Victims
∟Japan Coast Guard Confirms Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator Kazuki Takahashi Passed Away Saving Child
∟Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator Kazuki Takahashi Died Attempting to Save Three People
– Disney SEC Whistleblower Sandy Kuba Officially Settles Retaliation Lawsuit: “Perhaps The Judge’s Pro-Whistleblower Decisions Will Give Others The Happy Ending That Eludes Me”
Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:
– Anime [Crossroad × Chronicle] produce クロスロード×クロニクル制作9
– Cowboy Bebop – The Roleplaying Game
– Secret Lair: Special Guest: Junji Ito
∟JunjiBob ItoPants
– Secret Lair: Special Guest: Yoji Shinkawa
Convention news:
– Attack on Titan Creator Hajime Isayama to Make First US Appearance at Anime NYC
Live-Action Anime news:
– See Photos from the West End Production of My Neighbour Totoro
Streaming news:
– Warner Bros. Discovery Being Sued For Inflating HBO Max Subscriber Numbers By Ten Million Users
– Tatami Time Machine Blues Anime Gets US Disney+ Premiere Date
∟Hulu Streams Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall Anime
– Do the Animation Cuts at HBO Max and Netflix Spell Trouble for the Anime Industry?
– Netflix Is Reportedly Changing Its Anime Strategy’s Main Focus
– Cyberpunk Edgerunners praised by Hideo Kojima
Theater Release news:
– Legend of the Galactic Heroes Anime Films Get 4K Remastered Screenings in Japan
Series news:
Anime:
– More Classic Characters Return in New Trigun Stampede Trailer
∟But where on earth is Milly?
– Heavenly Delusion Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation by Production I.G
– Office Romcom Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai Senpai no Hanashi Gets TV Anime
– Oshi no Ko TV Anime Reveals 2023 Premiere With 90-Minute First Episode
– P.A.WORKS Teases New “Buddy Anime Project”
∟Nitroplus, P.A. Works Make January 2023 Assassin Anime Buddy Daddies
– Lupin Zero Tells the Origin Story of the Legendary Thief
∟Design inspired directly by the manga rendition of young Lupin
∟Sadly no Yuji Ohno
Manga:
– Me & Roboco parodies My Hero Academia cover
– Marvel And Pfizer Team-Up For COVID-19 Vaccine Advocacy Comic Starring The Avengers
– Winners of manga magazine beauty contest no longer appear in bikinis at awards ceremony
∟Miss Magazine Contest Winners No Longer Wearing Swimsuits
Games:
– Spike Chunsoft Announces Chaos;Head Noah Release On Steam Canceled
∟Operation HiddenHand rebranded as Project: Save Chaos;Head
∟Project: Save Chaos;Head — Campaigning to Reverse Valve’s Ban of Chaos;Head NoAH
∟Valve Reverses Cancellation of Chaos;Head Noah Game’s Steam Release
∟Chaos;Head Noah / Chaos;Child Double Pack Digital Pre-Orders Begin Today on Nintendo eShop
∟Chaos;Head Noah Boasting Baffling & Censorious Translator’s Notes
– Apparently public pressure was the secret ingredient
– Ecchi Publisher Claims New Guidelines Ban Uncensored Breasts On Nintendo Switch
∟JAST to the rescue
– Koei Tecmo Likely To Censor ‘Fatal Frame: Mask Of The Lunar Eclipse’ Remaster Across All Platforms
– Little Witch Nobeta’s Content Update “Under Review” for Nintendo Switch
– Yakuza Series Renamed to “Like a Dragon”, Won’t Come to Switch Due to “Family Image”
– Blue Archive Demanded to Implement Censorship, Instead Raises Game’s Age Rating
– Nintendo Bombarded With Criticism Over Fire Emblem Engage’s Two “Forms”
– Marvelous Games Allows Players To Create Non-Binary Characters In ‘Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life’: “You Can Truly Be Who You Want To Be”
– Square Enix Sinks to New Low as Harvestella Boasts “Non-Binary” Gender Option
– Koei Tecmo Submits to Gender Politics With Wo Long Fallen Dynasty Pronouns
– Silent Hill 2 Remake Revealed Along with New Entry from Ryukishi07
∟Silent Hill 2 Remake Confirmed: “Certain Things Need to Be Modernized”
∟Silent Hill 2 Remake Attracts Criticism Due to Bloober Team’s Involvement
∟Konami Announces Several ‘Silent Hill’ Projects Including Remake Of Second Game And New Cinematic Film
– Resident Evil 4 Remake Still Overflowing With Action
– YouTuber Johnny Massacre Blasts ‘Street Fighter 6’ Character Creator As “A Playground For Woke Activists”
∟Street Fighter 6 Custom Characters the Epitome of Gruesome
– ‘Multiple’ New Digimon Games Are in the Works
– Karen Battle Bunny Skin Arrives in Time for Halloween in Code Geass Genesic Re;CODE
Release news:
– Sevens Seas Adds Three More Manga Titles For Wonderful Wednesdays
– J-Novel Club Announces Latest Slate Of Acquisitions For October 2022
– When Marnie Was Replaced
– Ultraman Kids 3000 The Complete Series
– Discotek Day Twitter Thread
– Glasgow-Based Anime Limited Confirms Acquisition by PLAION PICTURES
– Right Stuf
Random Merch news:
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Secretlab Naruto Shippuden Collection Fashions the Perfect Pro Gamer Throne
– Luxury Brand Mont Blanc Comes Out Of The Hidden Leaf Village With Naruto Merch
– Chainsaw Man’s Denji and Power Go SMOL in Adorable Palm-Sized Figures
– 1/8 Scale Licensed Daisuke Jigen & Fujiko Mine – Lupin III Resin Statue – Figurama Collection
∟Sold out in under 12 hours!
∟Don’t despair, there’s still hope!
– Legendary’s Godzilla Gets Chonky Blue Variant Figure from Plex
– Fried chicken sleeping bags to be awarded to 500 lucky Mos Burger customers
– Burger King Japan Tries to Get Spy x Family’s Anya Attention by Putting up Posters Around Tokyo
∟Burger King adds peanut butter burgers to its menu in Japan
∟Burger King Japan opens real-world Spy x Family Berlint branch
– Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! Western Version Cancels Event Due to “Inappropriate Content”
Misc news:
– Buddhist metaverse “Teraverse” in development at Kyoto University, includes AI Buddha
– Dentist Recorded Female Employees Undressing With Secret Camera
– Bomb squad in Japan summoned to take care of…abandoned briefcase full of adult toys
– Man who donated his mother’s body to an Arizona center for Alzheimer’s research discovers it was sold on to the US Military for $6,000, strapped to a chair and blown up in ‘blast test’