Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Funimation no longer finds a use for MarzGurl
– Sean Chiplock has been suspended from Twitter
   ∟Apparently another woke VA used the n-word

– Anime Rock, Paper, Scissors Video Highlights A.I. Art Controversy
   ∟Justin Sevakis thinks it’s “garbo”
   ∟Shaybs finds a way pretentious way to dunk on it
   ∟Brady appears to be the only one to actually think beyond a knee-jerk reaction

– California Proposes Witholding New Tax Credits From Hollywood Productions Unless They “Set Ethnic, Racial, And Gender Diversity Goals And Develop A Plan To Achieve Them”

– Dragon Ball Author Akira Toriyama Gets Tangled In Racism Controversy; Fans React!
   ∟‘No Game, No Life’ Creator Fires Back After Western Reader Criticizes Series’ Lack Of Dark-Skinned Characters

– Pickups

– Happy Science Founder, Anime Producer Ryuho Okawa Passes Away

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Madaraushi’s Crowdfunded Naked Peak: Climb the Mountains of Madness Pilot Anime Film Debuts on YouTube

Live-Action Anime news:

– Ninja vs. Shark Goes Full Grindhouse in Gory New Film Trailer
– Michael B. Jordan put in a pickle to play Piccolo

Streaming news:

– Netflix Adds Mononoke Anime with English Dub/Sub
– Disney+’s Heavenly Delusion Anime Confirms April 1 Premiere In Promotional Video
– AMC Networks’ HIDIVE Anime Streamer Gets Exclusive Rights to Japan’s MBS Programming Slate
– Netflix producing stop-motion Pokémon series, stars human concierge at resort for Pokémon
– Funimation’s long lost theatrical dub of Evangelion 3.0
   ∟Download
– Japanese Self-Defense Forces and Tokyo police hold anti-nuisance YouTuber drill

Theater Release news:

– HIDIVE Screens Tsurune the Movie: The First Shot Anime in the U.S. on April 9, 10
– Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Movie Faces Scam Claims After US Debut
– Super Mario Bros. Movie to Release in China Ahead of the U.S.
   ∟The US can’t have that
– Super Mario Bros. Movie Focusing on Rainbow Road Rage
– ‘The Super Mario Movie’ Director Says They Cast Hollywood Stars As Voice Actors Because “They Could Bring These Video Game Characters, Who Really Don’t Have Much Of A Personality, To Life”
– They made the Super Mario van for London Film and Comic Con
   ∟The website

Series news:

Anime:
– Tonari Animation’s CEO on Which Innovations Will Help the Anime Industry
– Original TV Anime THE MARGINAL SERVICE Clocks In on April 11
– Surgeon Elise Manwha Gets TV Anime
– Boruto Part II Anime Announced, Original Naruto Anime Gets New Episodes
– Jidouhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyuu wo Samayou Has a Vending Machine Protagonist
– Inugami Korone Will Voice a Character in Yo-Kai Watch Anime
Manga:
– Viz Media’s English Localizers Force Mansplaining Reference Into Latest ‘Twin Star Exorcists’ Chapter
– One-Punch Man Manga Kills Off Tatsumaki Nopan Dreams
– One Piece Creator Asked AI To Write A New Manga Chapter
Games:
– Sonic Co-Creator Yuji Naka Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading Charges
– Overwatch 2 One-Punch Man Collab Uncanny in Appearance
– Attack on Titan x Fortnite Collab Previewed as Chapter 4 Season 2 Launches
– Resident Evil 4 Remake’s Ashley Potentially Not Censored After All
– Street Fighter 6 Covers up Cammy’s Classic Thighs & Butt
   ∟Cammy’s new super is a reference to the anime
   ∟Street Fighter V Championship Edition’s Juri Han Was Meant To Be Skimpier

Release news:

– Distribution Solutions to Distribute Sentai Filmworks/Section 23’s Home Video Releases
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Star Trek Vulcan Science Officer Bishoujo Statue!
– Arknights Skadi the Corrupting Heart Summons Eldritch Creatures With New Figure
– Transformers X Street Fighter II Reissue 2-Packs Preorders Open Now
– The New ‘Oreo Xbox Series S’ Looks Absolutely Crazy In Person
– Revolving sushi chain Choshimaru’s sushi will no longer revolve in response to “sushi terrorism”
   ∟Sushi Terrorist Arrested for Chugging Soy Sauce From Dispenser
   ∟Kura Sushi using AI camera network to prevent gross pranks at its revolving sushi restaurants
– China Device Allows Users to Transmit Kisses “Electronically”
– Kiss Announces Final Dates for End of the Road Farewell Tour
   ∟Yoshiki makes surprise appearance at Kiss concert in Tokyo
– Ghibli Park visitors caught in lewd acts with anime character figures
– Guests Apprehended After Having Intercourse on Disney World Attraction

Misc news:

– Police warn people not to engage with a man dressed as the Cookie Monster from ‘Sesame Street’ due to his history of ‘troublesome behavior’
– Students hospitalized after eating teacher’s homemade yogurt in Nagoya
– Teacher Arrested for Poison Curry: “I Didn’t Want Them Making Happy Memories Without Me!”
– 60-year-old Japanese laundromat owner fights panty thief half his age, almost gets run over
– Fired City Employee Wiped Server Data in Retaliation for Being Told to Wear a Mask

AC’s Funhouse

– The Nazis adored it; the Japanese commercialised it – now we’re all trapped in the cult of cute
– Luxury hotel chain offering karaoke in a large tub floating on the ocean
– Would you pay 450 dollar for a unique picnic dangling 295 feet over a thundering waterfall?
– Subway’s flying restaurant will serve sandwiches 1,000 feet in the air: How to book your free ride
– Taupo McDonald’s Airplane
– Paqui’s One Chip Challenge Pulled From Stores After Teen’s Death
– Dick Amnesia Is a Real Thing
– Does Guile’s Street Fighter video game crouching block work in real life?
– Mr. Sato appears in a French photo album without his consent, goes mad with desire for vengeance
– Netflix being sued for $2 billion by Egyptians for ‘distorting the image’ of Cleopatra in new doc
– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Tokyo capsule toy machine gives you real samurai-era antique coins, but are they worth anything?
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “Get them drunk then chop off their heads.” Samurai’s assassination plot against U.S. envoys found
– “Android” arrested for rice ball theft in Japan, Android Woman denies involvement
– Why do people spend so long in jail without going to trial in Japan?

– Matt Walsh Brings Video Game Infiltration Mainstream
   ∟Mark Kern provides a simple critique to Matt Walsh
      ∟Mark Kern exposes Daily Wire DMs
         ∟Lauren Chen was blocked
      ∟Matt Walsh decries being called out
         ∟Lunar Archivist fixes Matt Walsh’s deflection
– Little Kuriboh accused of pedophilia by proxy
   ∟I was approached to talk about this during the Daman Mills coverage
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend’s Friend
   ∟Kirbopher’s Apology Post

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence TV Anime Delayed to July 2023 Due to COVID-19
   ∟ The Misfit of Demon King Academy II Anime Delays Episodes 7 & Beyond Due to COVID-19
   ∟ BOFURI Anime’s 2nd Season Delays 7th Episode by 2 Weeks Due to COVID-19
∟ Masamune-kun’s Revenge R Anime Season Delayed by 3 Months to July Due to COVID-19
∟ Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King Anime Film Delayed to June 16 Due to COVID-19

– Toei President, CEO Osamu Tezuka Passes Away at 62

– Pickups

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Future Kid Takara – ORIGINAL animation film by STUDIO4ºC

Live-Action Anime news:

– Forget Mario, The Tetris Movie Has Secured A Date For Its Own Premiere

Streaming news:

– New Louisiana Law Forces You to Upload ID to Watch Porn Online
– Heavenly Delusion Celebrates Disney+ License With New Posters
– Comikey Licenses The Betrayed Woman’s Prince Manga
– Crunchyroll Adds Demon Slayer Anime’s ‘Kimetsu Academy Story’ Spinoff Shorts
– HIDIVE Adds More English-Dubbed Episodes for Kaiji Anime
– Case Closed English Dub Anime Series Added to Tubi
   ∟Half new cast?
– Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z coming to Toonami

Theater Release news:

– SPIRITED AWAY: Live on Stage is Coming to U.S. Theaters
– The Super Mario Bros. Movie Gets a Jumping Start with Two New Posters
   ∟Taste the Rainbow in New The Super Mario Bros. Movie Poster
   ∟Super Mario Bros. Movie CM Pays Tribute to the Classic Western Show
– GRIDMAN UNIVERSE Anime Film’s Newest Trailer Shows the Destruction of Giant Monsters

Series news:

Anime:
– Attack on Titan Final Season Part 3 Anime First Half Revealed to Be One-Hour Special
– A Playthrough of a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Life Announces TV Anime Adaptation
– Girls Reach Out to Each Other in Hoshikuzu Telepath Anime Teaser Visual
– Summoned to Another World… Again?! TV Anime Gets the Party Started in Key Visual, Trailer
– Collar × Malice Anime Film Declassifies More Cast, New Key Visual
– The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today TV Anime Reveals Cast and Staff for July Premiere
– Blue Orchestra TV Anime Announces April 9 Premiere Date
Manga:
– Natsu Hyūga’s Seijo ni Uso wa Tsūjinai Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
– Kinnikuman Franchise Gets New Mystery Novel
– Ablaze Licenses Osamu Tezuka’s One Hundred Tales, Tomorrow The Birds, Neo Faust Manga
Games:
– Japanese Museum Wants To Reunite People With Their Lost Game Cartridges
– Overwatch 2 Collaborates With One-Punch Man
   ∟Mumen Rider Skin Revealed for Overwatch 2’s One-Punch Man Collab Event
– Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Will Let Players Make Their Own Vehicles
– Fire Emblem Engage Localizers “Don’t Speak Japanese”, Hate Sex Appeal
– Dead Space Remake Removes Lewd Magazines, Shrinks Breasts
– ‘The Sims 4’ Promotes Body Mutilation As It Adds Top Surgery Scars And Chest Binders As “Medical Wearables” Customization Options

Release news:

– Studio Ghibli Soundtrack Bundle
– Quintessential Quintuplets manga printed with double chapter
– Out of Print Crunchymation Update
– Buy Street Sharks if you want to see Biker Mice from Mars
– Street Fighter Steelbook on sale for $60,677.00 off
– Right Stuf
   ∟Violet Evergarden – The Movie – 4K + Blu-Ray – Limited Edition

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– LEGO Is Creating a BTS Set
– Trigun Stampede Figure of Vash in the Works
– Godzilla 1998 Is Getting a Massive $1,000 Figure
   ∟Tweet with photos
– Gacha machine backpack is Japan’s hottest new fashion statement
– Manga meat can be yours to eat in the real world with Manga Meat Bone kitchenware

Misc news:

– Man Stabs Former Idol to Death ”We Were Dating!”
– Voyeurism Ring That Secretly Filmed 10,000 Women in the Bath Over 30 Years Busted

AC’s Funhouse:

– The Nazis adored it; the Japanese commercialised it – now we’re all trapped in the cult of cute
– Luxury hotel chain offering karaoke in a large tub floating on the ocean
– Would you pay 450 dollar for a unique picnic dangling 295 feet over a thundering waterfall?
– Subway’s flying restaurant will serve sandwiches 1,000 feet in the air: How to book your free ride
– Taupo McDonald’s Airplane
– Paqui’s One Chip Challenge Pulled From Stores After Teen’s Death
– Dick Amnesia Is a Real Thing
– Does Guile’s Street Fighter video game crouching block work in real life?
– Mr. Sato appears in a French photo album without his consent, goes mad with desire for vengeance
– Netflix being sued for $2 billion by Egyptians for ‘distorting the image’ of Cleopatra in new doc
– Godshard Chronicles: A Retro-Meets-Modern Action RPG
– Tokyo capsule toy machine gives you real samurai-era antique coins, but are they worth anything?
– Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day
– “Get them drunk then chop off their heads.” Samurai’s assassination plot against U.S. envoys found
– “Android” arrested for rice ball theft in Japan, Android Woman denies involvement
– Why do people spend so long in jail without going to trial in Japan?

– Matt Walsh Brings Video Game Infiltration Mainstream
   ∟Mark Kern provides a simple critique to Matt Walsh
      ∟Mark Kern exposes Daily Wire DMs
         ∟Lauren Chen was blocked
      ∟Matt Walsh decries being called out
         ∟Lunar Archivist fixes Matt Walsh’s deflection
– Little Kuriboh accused of pedophilia by proxy
   ∟I was approached to talk about this during the Daman Mills coverage
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend
      ∟Ex-Girlfriend’s Friend
   ∟Kirbopher’s Apology Post

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

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

– In Defense of Shipping…

– Karen Strassman replaced by Monica Rial in Fire Emblem
   ∟Sample of Monica Rial’s voice
   ∟Fire Emblem Engage English Translation Possibly the Worst in the Franchise
      ∟Fire Emblem Engage Translation Worse Than Feared, Censors All Romance
   ∟Political Correctness Invades Modding as Fire Emblem Engage Loli Outfit Modded Out

– Joshua Seth asks for questions to ask Daman Mills
   ∟Voiceover Champions with Joshua Seth

– Number of newborns set to hit record low of 773,000 in 2022
   ∟Japan PM Kishida: It’s ‘now or never’ to stop shrinking population
   ∟Japanese government wants to give people an extra 80,000 yen to have babies, but will it work?
   ∟Over 500 women in Japan used overseas sperm bank as demand grows
   ∟Japan PM Kishida cautious about same-sex marriage

– Western Voice Actors Accuse Crunchyroll Of Bigotry For Casting White Actress As Suletta In English Dub Of ‘Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury’

– Pickups

– Recent Anime Delays Allegedly Because of Increased Foreign Dependence
   ∟NieR:Automata Ver1.1a TV Anime Postponed From Episode 4 Due to COVID-19
   ∟UniteUp! TV Anime Postponed Beyond Episode 3 Due to COVID-19
   ∟Ayakashi Triangle TV Anime Gets Postponed From Episode Five Due to COVID-19
   ∟Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible TV Anime Postponed from Episode 7 Due to COVID-19

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Future Kid Takara – ORIGINAL animation film by STUDIO4ºC
– Cat Sh*t One Kickstarter Fails to Make Campaign Goal
– Original Animation Santa Company: Secret of Christmas
– Original Animation Santa Company: Midsummer Merry Christmas
– Original color comic books “Santa Company”

Live-Action Anime news:

– Live-Action One Piece Series Sets Sail This Year with New Key Visual
   ∟Why Luffy is wearing shoes
– Cowboy Bebop Director on Netflix Live-Action Series: “I Could Only Endure One Scene”
– Live-Action Drops of God TV Series Takes Its Wine Tasting to Apple TV+
– Kaiji Kawaguchi’s The Silent Service Manga Gets Live-Action Film
– Ninja vs. Shark Movie Takes a Bite Out of Japanese Theaters in April
– ‘Gladiator’ Star Russell Crowe Shares Details About Upcoming Ridley Scott Sequel: “It’s Not A Remake”
   ∟Gladiator 2

Streaming news:

– Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 Continues the Animated Saga on May 4, 2023
– Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series Sets U.S. Date for New Episodes of Ash’s Final Season
– A Frozen Hell Awaits in MAKE MY DAY 3DCG Anime Trailer
– Inu to Shounen Netflix Anime Film Criticized for Its Partial Use of AI
– Netflix Deletes New Password Sharing Rules, Claims They Were Posted in Error

Theater Release news:

– Kaguya-sama: Love is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- Tickets Now on Sale
– New Mario Movie Teaser Unveils the Cat Suit & Donkey Kong
   ∟New Poster

Series news:

Anime:
– Fantasy Sci-Fi Manga The Kingdoms of Ruin Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– Drifters, Magus and Cradle Coffins Stand Together in New SYNDUALITY Anime Key Visual
– Magical Girl Raising Project Restart Light Novels Receive Anime Project
– My Home Hero TV Anime Uncovers New Key Visual, Cast Trio
– The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses Plays It Cool with New Visual
– Oshi no Ko Anime Special Update Livestream to Be Held In Late February
– Introducing Promethean Knight
   ∟It just looks fucking cool
– Toei Animation Throws Support Behind Incorrect Belief That ‘One Piece’ Heroine Yamato Is A Transgender Man
   ∟Oda says Yamato is trans if you take my translation
      ∟Oda refers to Yamato as a woman
      ∟One Piece Heroines
Manga:
– Blue Exorcist Manga Takes Two Month Break for Kazue Kato to Adjust to Overwork
– Amazon Delists ‘Another World Survival Series: Min Maxing My Support And Summoning Magic’ For Allegedly Violating Kindle Content Guidelines
Games:
– Resident Evil 4 Remake is Removing Quick-Time Events and Adding Sidequests
   ∟Resident Evil 4 Remake removes Ashley’s iconic skirt

Release news:

– Ascendance of a Bookworm Short Stories, More Light Novels and Manga Revealed for J-Novel Club
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Super Mario pizza line launching in Germany next month
– Bumblebee Goes Bishoujo for Kotobukiya Transformers Figure
– Wearable Beanbag becomes a hot topic in Japan
– Japanese genius creates concept of the ultimate nap chamber
– Attack on Titan Creator Hajime Isayama Offers His Actual Manga Desks For Charity Auction
– Anti-insect laser gun turrets designed by Osaka University, expected to work on roaches too
– This Tech Allows Users To Smell Movies, Video Games, And Anime
– Art subreddit bans artist whose style appears similar to AI-made art

Misc news:

– Is it the end of Japan’s conveyor belt sushi as we know it?
   ∟Conveyor Sushi Chain Sushiro’s Market Value Drops Following “Saliva Terrorist” Attacks
   ∟The sushi has stopped revolving at Japan’s biggest revolving sushi restaurant chain
– Groper arrested in Japan insists he did not grab both breasts, but just one
– Knife-Wielding Cocks Murder Two Men

Watch Club:

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
   ∟Botched: What Mignogna v. Funimation teaches us about the danger of attempting to rehabilitate a public image by suing for defamation
   ∟MarzGurl has taken over voicing no-name-bitch-84

– Bleach: Former VA Addresses Kenpachi’s New Casting
   ∟David Lodge’s Response Part 1
   ∟David Lodge’s Response Part 2
   ∟David Lodge’s Response Part 3

– Loews Atlanta Suites
   ∟AC’s Adventurous Night on the Casting Couch

– Pickups

– Japan’s prime minster should kill himself by seppuku, Russian politician says
– South Korea announces plan to compensate victims of Japan’s forced labour during World War II
– Piracy Condoned By Belarus Government for “Enemy Countries” Including Japan

– Mark Hamill Indicates He Is Through Playing The Joker Without Kevin Conroy: “There Doesn’t Seem To Be A Batman For Me”
– Ethan Van Sciver Reacts To The Joker Becoming Pregnant In New Issue Of ‘Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing’: “DC Comics Is Getting Weirder And Weirder”
   ∟‘The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing’ Writer Matthew Rosenberg Responds To Backlash Against Pregnant Joker Story: “This Isn’t An Allegory, A Metaphor, Or Social Commentary – It’s A Joke”

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Future Kid Takara – ORIGINAL animation film by STUDIO4ºC
– Long-Time ‘Punisher’ Writer Mike Baron To Raise Legal War Chest To Sue Daily Kos “For Publishing Malicious Lies” About Graphic Novels ‘Thin Blue Line’ And ‘Private American’

Convention news:

– Anime Expo Discontinues Premier Fan Badges

Live-Action Anime news:

– Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Series Gets Live-Action Movie Based on Louvre Story
– Gran Turismo Hollywood Film Takes Center Stage During Sony CES Keynote
– ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Stars Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting File $100 Million “Sexual Abuse” Suit Against Paramount Pictures Over 54-Year-Old Nude Scenes In Film

Streaming news:

– Joshua Seth asks for questions to ask Daman Mills
   ∟He gets answers
   ∟With evidence
   ∟Voiceover Champions with Joshua Seth
– Naoki Urasawa’s Monster Anime Is Now Streaming On Netflix
– Crunchyroll Streams Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition English Dub
– Toho International Acquires 50% Ownership Stake in Frederator’s Bee and Puppycat, Bravest Warriors Series

Theater Release news:

– Legend of Zelda Movie In Development From Illumination
– 39 more Regal movie theaters are closing in the US amid bankruptcy

Series news:

Anime:
– After Two Decades, Johnny Yong Bosch Returns to Voice Vash the Stampede in ‘Trigun Stampede’ English Dub
– Tenchi Muyo! GXP Paradise Shidō-hen Anime Reveals OVA Format, Cast, More Staff
– Kaina of the Great Snow Sea Reveals Anime Film Sequel Plans
– Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Season 3 TV Anime to Air for Two Consecutive Cours
– Blue Archive Anime Adaptation Coming in the Future
– The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess Reveals 2023 TV Anime
– The World God Only Knows Author’s Game Industry-themed Manga 16bit Sensation Gets Anime Adaptation
– GOBLIN SLAYER Season 2 TV Anime Continues the Adventure in 2023 at LIDENFILMS
– Third Season for Made in Abyss Anime Announced
– I Fell for a Fujoshi Shojo Comedy Manga Joins Azuki Lineup
– VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream Gets TV Anime Adaptation
– Educational Manga ‘Dog Signal’ Gets TV Anime in Fall 2023
– Misty and Brock Return to Pokémon Anime For Ash’s Final Episodes
   ∟Pokemon’s New Season Will Reunite Ash With the Squirtle Squad
– The Tale of Outcasts Anime to Cover Original Manga’s Entire Story
– Maybe’s Tales of Wedding Rings Manga Gets TV Anime
– Attack on Titan Final Season Part 3 Anime Set to Premiere on March 4, Will Be Split Into Two Halves
– Australia Bans Import, Sales of How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Omega Anime
   ∟Demand for Japanese manga bucks Australia’s downward piracy trend
– Fan Petition Demands Chainsaw Man Remake
   ∟What could you possibly want?
   ∟Mappa’s prowess

– Gender Swap Anime Onii-chan wa Oshimai! Still Irresistibly Moe
   ∟This New Trans Anime Is Already Controversial
      ∟Kumail Nanjiani Accuses Hollywood Studio Executives Of Racism, Unwittingly Exposes Anti-White Agenda: “People Don’t Want To Cast Non-White People As Bad Guys”
      ∟Anime of the Year
   ∟Crunchyroll Removes Gendered Language From English Localization Of “ONIMAI: I’m Now Your Sister!”
      ∟Crunchyroll’s Onii-chan wa Oshimai! Translation Roughly Criticized
– “Localizer” Brags About Horribly Westernized & Inaccurate Anime Translation
Manga:
– An artist is stripping JK Rowling’s name off Harry Potter books and reselling them to fans who oppose the author’s vocal anti-trans rhetoric. A legal expert says it’s not copyright infringement.
   ∟Hogwarts Legacy Leak Suggests Iconic Harry Potter Activity Was Cut From Game
Games:
– Pokémon-playing fish commit credit card fraud against owner in Japan via Nintendo eShop
   ∟ROBLOX_OOF.mp3
   ∟The Game Awards 2022: Bill Clinton Rabbi Troll

Release news:

– Ascendent Animation Licenses, Produces English Dub for Game World Reincarnation Anime
– Right Stuf
   ∟Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei season 2 will have digital liner notes
   ∟Cowboy Bebop 25th Anniversary Set Headlines Crunchyroll’s April 2023 Home Video Slate
      ∟Walmart still has the old Resurrection F Collector’s Edition

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– This bra and pantie set is a JoJo’s reference
– Artist Recreates Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Out of 50,000 LEGO Blocks
   ∟Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa woodblock print splashes into Lego art in early 2023
– Japanese makers of Tropicana fined 19 million yen for “100% Melon” juice with only 2% melon juice
– This Tech Allows Users To Smell Movies, Video Games, And Anime
– Wi-Fi routers help scientists “see” people through walls

Misc news:

– One of Japan’s First Uses of Quantum Computing Rather Ridiculous
– Western Censorship Invades Japan: “Animal Ears Might Be Considered Bestiality”
– Florida Man Accumulates 1,182 Child Pornography Charges

– 28-Year-Old Man Arrested After Stealing Woman’s Pantsu, Setting Her House on Fire
– Japanese college student admits he robbed taxi driver, denies in court that he was rude about it
– Woman Arrested Over Bathhouse Camera “The Footage Was for My Son!”
– China Man Loses Part of Penis After Leaving Metal Ring Attached for Six Months
– Chinese Scientists Develop “Bionic Penis” for Impotent Males

Watch Club: