Topics of discussion
Opening discussions:
– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– Can you spot the “hidden anime robot” in this century-old French religious painting?
– Podcast Year in Review (After Pickups)
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Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:
– Blader
– OKAMOTO KITCHEN Anime
– Project-H Store Reopens With Kodomo no Jikan Manga
Convention news:
– Monster, 20th Century Boys Creator Naoki Urasawa Will Attend Talk Event in Los Angeles
– Artist collapses at Comiket and dies
Live-Action Anime news:
– Live-Action Death Note Used Real Train Accident Footage Without Permission
– Awesome live-action One Piece video shows Luffy and gang could still look cool in real life
∟One Piece Goes Live-Action for Indeed Ad Campaign
– Gridman Actor’s Restaurant Bombarded With Prank Calls
– MelonBooks Bans All Gridman Doujinshi
∟Comiket 95 Doujinshi Already Being Resold Online
– Ashita no Joe Meets Macbeth in Upcoming NYC Stage Play
Streaming news:
– Crunchyroll Streams The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II Anime
– Crunchyroll to Stream Konosuba Anime Dubbed in English, Spanish, Portuguese
∟Konosuba Anime’s English Dub Cast Revealed
– Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!, Seven Deadly Sins Films Stream on Netflix
– Netflix to Debut 2nd Half of Baki Anime Outside of Japan on March 19
– Virtual YouTuber Concert Canceled 20 Minutes Before Debut
– Indie Zombie Flick One Cut of the Dead Gets Bootlegged to Amazon Prime
– Was Anne of Green Gables Dubbed Into English?
Theater Release news:
– Dragon Ball Super: Broly Film is 1st Anime to Screen in IMAX in U.S.
– Fathom Events to Screen Gundam NT Anime in U.S. Theaters With English Dub
– Japan Box Office: Dragon Ball Super: Broly Earns Massive 3.3 Billion Yen in 24 Days
– My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Tops 2018 Anime Film Box Office Ranking
– Sonic Movie Roasted At Golden Globes
– Dragon Ball Super: Broly – January 16
– Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission – January 30
– A Silent Voice – January 2019
– Modest Heroes – January 2019
– Sonic the Hedgehog – November 8 (2019)
Series news:
Anime:
– Nekopara Visual Novel Gets TV Anime
– Miru Tights Web Anime Announced for Next Summer
– Final Fantasy XV’s Ardyn Anime Set for February and Teased in Promo
– Shinji VA Megumi Ogata Says Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 is in Progress
– New Made in Abyss: Fukaki Tamashii no Reimei Anime Film Revealed with Teaser Visual
– #RedrawReigen is BACK, and the World is Just a Little Brighter for It
– Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Anime Returns in Smartphone Spinoff
– Full Metal Panic! Author’s Cop Craft Novel Gets TV Anime in 2019
– Cat’s Eye trio shows up in new City Hunter
– Into the Spider-Verse Producer Promises Tokusatsu Version in Potential Sequel
Manga:
– Maid Dragon Manga To Get Lucoa Spin-Off
– Detective Conan Manga Takes 4-Week Hiatus
– New Gag Manga Dives into the World of Fortnite
– High School Romance Gets Artsy in Adolescence Renaissance! David-kun
Games:
– Japan Outlaws Console Modding, Game Save Editors
– Pokémon GO Pulled in Almost $800 Million in 2018 Alone
– Panty Party Soon Arriving Onto Nintendo Switch
– Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda Wants Aggressive Expansion
Release news:
– Sentai Filmworks Licenses BanG Dream! 2nd Season Anime
– KyoAni’s Liz and the Blue Bird Anime Film Hits Blu-ray on March 5
– Right Stuf
Random Merch news:
– Real-world Final Fantasy wedding ceremony/reception plan to be offered in Japan
– SSSS.GRIDMAN Girls Stay Cute in Limited-Edition Goods
– You Can Sport an SSSS.Gridman Backpack of Your Very Own
– New Textbook Series Makes Hatsune Miku Your Study Buddy
– Initial D Creator’s MF Ghost Inspires Limited Edition Hachiroku
– Kanan Joins Love Live! Sunshine!! Blu-ray Jacket Ver. Figure Collection
– Take Your Darling to the New Urusei Yatsura Café
– Make Your Cat Hate You Forever with Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Pet Costumes
– One Piece announces Tony Tony Chopper bridal rings, DIY jewelry service
– See One Piece’s Chopper as Imagined by Tokyo 2020 Olympics Mascot Designer
– That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Rimuru Cushions Give You a Peaceful Easy Feeling
– Japan’s masturbatory aid chocolates help you tell him “We’re just friends” this Valentine’s Day
Misc news:
– 2018 In Memoriam
– UK Will Soon Require ID For Porn Site Access
– Chinese Schools Equipping Uniforms With Tracking Devices
– Company known for Pokémon cards and toys under fire for tweet about visiting Yasukuni Shrine
– The Horrifying Moment When VTuber Kizuna Ai Drowned
– Pokémon asks viewers how many friends and lovers they have captured
– Pokémon anime TV episode will not air in U.S., blackface concerns assumed to be reason why
– Anime News Network “Supporting Cult” With Paid Movie Ad
– Tokyo Hotel Offers Readers a Quiet Escape with 5,000 Manga Volumes
– Gridman Anime Comparisons Quite Uncanny
– 13-Year-Old Kills Parents Over Net Cafe Cash