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OCA Podcast – 183: You have a laugh track with low standards

January 30, 2022 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– Support us Further
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟In Touch Podcast Website

– Troy Baker cancels his NFT partnership and apologizes

– Bungie Acquired By Sony For $3.6 Billion
∟Sony boss says to absolutely expect more acquisitions

– Final Fantasy 3D porn interrupts Italian senate’s Zoom meeting
∟How they “hacked” into the call
∟Mantovani’s credentials

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– Thin Blue Line’ – the Graphic Novel by Mike Baron
– Oban Star-Racers’ 15th Anniversary Bluray
– Vampire Hunter D: Message from Mars – Graphic Novel
– ARSENE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN THIEF
∟Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Thief
∟50 Animated Years of LUPIN THE 3rd

Convention news:

–

Live-Action Anime news:

– Joshikousei ni Korosaretai Live-action Film Releases New Teaser Trailer that Repeats Disturbing Murmurs
– Master Chief to take backseat to female cast in Halo Live-Action 2022
∟Halo fans are divided over the TV show’s Cortana redesign

Streaming news:

– YouTuber Hit With Ungodly Number Of Anime Copyright Strikes Gets A Win For Everyone
– EVERY ANIME YOUTUBER COULD BE GONE TOMORROW #ShoproGambit #Geoblocking4All
– YouTube’s new censorship tactic is to limit streams that are too popular
– Crunchyroll to Stream The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody Anime
– MANGA Plus Releases Every Chapter of Their Currently Serialized Works for Free
– New Digital Manga Platform MangaPlaza Launches Pre-Registration Campaign

Theater Release news:

– BELLE Anime Film Soars Past $3 Million in U.S. Box Office

Series news:

Anime:
– Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi o Suru Korean Censorship Makes Episode Even Raunchier
∟Censored Korean Airing of New Game Even Sexier
– My Stepmom’s Daughter Is My Ex Reveals 2022 Release in 1st TV Anime Trailer
– Leon’s on the Attack in New ‘Trapped in a Dating Sim’ TV Anime Key Visual
– Bibliophile Princess TV Anime Adaptation Revealed for 2022
– Mechanical War Dolls Trying to Find Peace in Key’s Prima Doll
Manga:
– Atsushi Ohkubo Submits Final Fire Force Manga Chapter
– Rent-A-Girlfriend’s Reiji Miyajima Launches New Manga
– Gundam N-Extreme Manga Will Start in February 2022
Games:
– The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin Revealed as Open-World Action Game

Release news:

– Seven Seas Launches New ‘Sexy Romance for Women’ Manga Imprint
– Right Stuf
– Fist of the North Star space upgrade

Random Merch news:

– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Attack on Titan Murals in NYC and LA Celebrate Final Season Part 2
– You Are Already Dead
– eBay Launches Mandatory Card Authentication Service for Pokemon and Other TCGs

Misc news:

– New Japanese mascot character: A train station monster that grabs children who don’t mind the gap
– Japanese Government to Increase Rice Popularity With Rice Ball Project
– Japanese Publishers Suing Cloudflare for Hosting Manga Piracy Sites
– Alleged TikTok Trend Has Teenagers Putting Holes in Store Condoms
– Japanese Teacher Who Tried Selling Student Information Gets Tricked
– Elderly Kyoto man detained by police for three hours because of hammer in his car
– Japanese beauty magazine asks readers to identify the one crossdresser among 12 beautiful women

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 161: Is she taking it in the a҉s҉s҉?

August 17, 2021 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com

– Tokyo 2021 Olympics Participants Paying Tribute to Anime
– Georgian Paralympic judo athlete arrested for attacking a security guard in a Tokyo hotel
– Japanese mayor who bit softball athlete’s gold medal to forfeit three months’ pay

– What it’s like to apply for and receive a vaccine passport in Japan for travel abroad
– Young people in Tokyo to be offered points and discounts if they get vaccinated

– American Anime Producer Fred Ladd Passes Away at 94
– Fist of The North Star Character Designer And Animator Masami Suda Passes Away

– Digimon Tamers Writer Apologizes for Causing “Fan Divide” With Script

– Anime Industry Reports First Loss in 10 Years

Live-Action Anime news:

– Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Live-Action TV Drama Returns for 3 More Episodes
– Idris Elba Will Voice Knuckles in Second Sonic the Hedgehog Film
– Actress Chloe Bennet Leaves Live-Action Powerpuff Girls
– Netflix One Piece Character Races Exposed, Some Characters “Open to Any Ethnicity”

Streaming news:

– Prince of Tennis coming to Funimation
– Sony Finalizes Crunchyroll Acquisition
∟Funchyroll
∟Crunchymation
∟FunRollDiCrushViHuBiCraNetImEigoTekMedia

Theater Release news:

– Slam Dunk Teases More Three-Pointers in 2022 in 1st Anime Film Teaser
– Super Mario Bros. animated movie seemingly going deep in Nintendo lore with return of classic foe
– My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission Jumps 200% Higher in Box Office Over Heroes: Rising
∟Japan Box Office: My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission Makes Its 2nd Place Debut
∟My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission Attracts 1 Million Viewers in Just 1 Week
– Tattoos, murder, and a Totoro connection? Studio Ghibli reveals secrets of Princess Mononoke

Series news:

Anime:
– Hideaki Anno Discusses Continuing Evangelion
– Evangelion Gets an Upgrade for Its Third Shinkalion Crossover
– Komi-San Can’t Communicate Anime Lines Up October 6th Premiere With New Key Visual, Trailer
– ARIA The BENEDIZIONE Reveals Premiere Date, New Promo, and More
– Anohana 10th Anniversary Event to Feature Sequel Story Set 10 Years After the Anime
– Tomihiko Morimi’s Tatami Time Machine Blues Novel Gets Anime Adaptation by Science SARU
– Ganbare Doukichan Twitter Manga Gets Web Anime Adaptation
– Blue Lock TV Anime Adaptation Kicks Off With Teaser Trailer Revealing 2022 Premiere
– Rusted Armors -Dawn- TV Anime Announces Its January 2022 Premiere
– The Genius Prince’s Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt TV Anime Premieres January 2022
– Vinland Saga TV Anime Director Says S2 Will Have ‘Enough … Episodes’ For Right Amount of Story
– Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou “Big Brudder” Translation Reverted
Manga:
– Heavy Object Light Novel Series Listed as Ending in October
Games:
– Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei × CLANNAD
– Kirby News Site Features Franz Kafka Literature
– Azur Lane’s China Edition Censors More Mesmerizing Bunny Girl Attire
– Dead Space Remake Removing Content to “Stay Relevant to Modern Audiences”
– Korean Animator Mocks Political Correctness of Western Developers

Release news:

– Gantz is getting a blu-ray in Spain
– SHIROBAKO The Movie Heads to Home Video on October 26
– GKIDS Films Launches Countdown For Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Ultimate Edition Pre-Order
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– 5 Australians Arrested For Returning to Game Store Where They Allegedly Stole Digimon Cards

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 160: You Make Me Violate You

August 8, 2021 / Rhys2753

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com

– Tokyo 2021 Olympics Competitors Imitate One Piece Poses
– Mayor of Nagoya in hot water for biting local athlete’s gold medal
– Japan’s daruma dolls seem to be causing problems for horses at the Tokyo Olympics

– Present Mic Voice Actor Hiroyuki Yoshino Contracts COVID-19

– Crunchyroll Now Joining Funimation Global Group
– Digimon Tamers Fights Cancel Culture
∟Digimon Tamers 20th Anniversary Stage Show Features ‘Cancel Culture’ Villain
∟PolitiFact Example
∟Who Will Fact Check the Fact Checkers?

Convention news:

– Anime NYC 2021 Will Require Masks & Proof of Vaccination

Live-Action Anime news:

– Hollywood Live-Action Akira “Fell Apart;” Director Taika Waititi Cast in The Suicide Squad

Streaming news:

– KADOKAWA Announces Speedy, Direct SimulPub Releases of Manga
– Crunchyroll Adds Haikyu!! OADs and Food Wars! OVAs To Catalog
– Netflix’s Monster Hunter CG Movie Reveals Japanese Cast Members
– Masters of the Universe: Revelation Drops From Netflix’s Top 10
– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean Breaks Out 1st Teaser Trailer, Visual, Worldwide Release
∟JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean Rocks the Prison
– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Character Designer Turns Miley Cyrus Into Anime Girl
– New High Guardian Spice Trailer Once Again Lambasted, Crunchyroll Hiding Replies
– Crunchyroll Reaches 5 Million Subscribers, Announces New Project

Theater Release news:

– Transformers: The Movie Heads Back to U.S. Theaters This September

Series news:

Anime:
– Creatures of the Night Hang Out in The Vampire dies in no time. TV Anime Key Visual
– 1st Visual of Ghost in the Shell: SAC Director’s Newest Feature-Length Anime Released
– TNSK’s Rakugo Manga ‘Uchi no Shishou wa Shippo ga Nai’ Gets Anime
– Case Closed: Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story Spin-Off Manga Gets TV Anime
– Social Media Clamor Over Hero Academia’s Mineta “Allegedly” Being Bisexual
– GoHands Sues King Records for Unpaid Production Costs on Cancelled Tokyo Babylon 2021 Anime
– Higurashi Anime Production Committee Swing Their Axe Down on Those Leaking Spoilers
Manga:
– Back to the Future Gets Light Novel Adaptation in Japan
∟Back to the Future Manga by One-Punch Man Artist Yuusuke Murata Cancelled
– Berserk Chapter 364 Launches September 10; Includes Messages to Kentarou Miura Booklet
Games:
– Players Distance Themselves From Pokemon Go
– TWEWY Neo Translation Worse Than Feared, Full of Slang & Memes
– Female Game Characters Redesigned With “Realistic Bodies” an Absolute Horror Show

Release news:

– ODDTAXI Anime Blu-ray Box Has Received 1,000 Orders
– Discotek Announces Gunbuster OVA, Cutie Honey: The Live! Releases and More
– Right Stuf
– Saving Hideaki Anno’s legendary DAICON III isn’t going as planned
– 1986’s Super Mario Bros. Movie Is Being Painstakingly Restored, Now In 4K

Random Merch news:

– Cute Plushie Hamtaro x Godzilla Dispenses Hugs and Tissues
– Pokémon’s impossible-to-buy-bike now exists in real life, still can’t be bought, must be won
– Dead or Alive Xtreme Life-Sized Marie Rose Mouse Pad Completely Drenched
– Masturbatory aid rocket launches in Japan

Misc news:

– Man Arrested For Recording Sex Workers Through Glasses Camera
– Chongqing Officials Refuse Women-Only Train Cars “They Discriminate Against Men”
– Famous manga artist gives out advice on how to draw breasts to celebrate Boob Day

Watch Club:

OCA Podcast – 72: Bah-Weep-Graaaaagnah Wheep Ni Ni Bong

September 21, 2019 / Seiferus

Topics of discussion

Opening discussions:

– Answer #OCAPodcast questions
– OCA Podcast Patreon
– Anime Collector Patreon
– StealthWeeb.com
– Vic Mignogna Court Case
∟Vic’s replacement in RWBY is the boyfriend of one of the VAs
∟Allegedly Funimation cleaned house and fired their entire art department

– KyoAni Studio 1 Arson Sources
∟Anime News Network
∟Kyoto Animation Cancels 1 of 2 Planned Fan Events in November
∟Crunchyroll
∟Kyoto Animation Cancels KyoAni and Do Fan Days 2019 Anime Event

Instead of the KyoAni and Do Fan Days event on November 3-4, KyoAni will instead create a place inside the city of Kyoto during that weekend where fans can go to "say their farewells to creators to whom they felt a strong connection through their works."

– Sony Pictures TV, Aniplex Consolidate Funimation, Wakanim, Madman Into Joint Venture
∟Sony Merges Funimation & Aniplex
– Visual Effects Studio Picture Element Files for Bankruptcy

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

– IMPSTORY – Book One

Live-Action Anime news:

– 19-Year-Old Minami Hamabe to Star in The Promised Neverland Live-Action Film

Streaming news:

– Funimation Adds Gravitation, Sweet Blue Flowers, Junjō Romantica, Yakitate!! Japan
– Vinland Saga Creator: Episode 11’s TV Version is Cut, Full Version is on Amazon Prime
– Gen Urobuchi-Written Anime OBSOLETE to be Streamed on YouTube in December 2019
– HIDIVE, MyAnimeList Announce Strategic Partnership

Theater Release news:

– Promare Anime Film Ranks at #3 in U.S. on Thursday
– Crunchyroll, Fathom Events Screen KONOSUBA Anime Film on November 12

Series news:

Anime:
– Psycho-Pass 3 Anime Launches on October 24, Episodes Will Be an Hour Long
– Danmachi Season 3 Already Announced
– Fate/GO Babylonia Arc Confirmed for Two-Cour Run
– Fairy Tail Celebrates Its Final Episode with Special Twitter Countdown Illustrations
– Demon Slayer Blazes onto the Big Screen in Newly Announced Anime Film
– Peter Grill and the Philosopher’s Time Nabs a TV Anime Adaptation
Manga:
– Love Lab Manga Ending
Games:
– France Orders Valve to Let Users Resell Steam Games
– Write Letters and Uncover the Truth in Root Letter: Last Answer
– Mario Kart Tour Secures 20 Million Downloads in 24 Hours
– Atelier Ryza’s Lila Decyrus Unsurprisingly Hated Over Her Proportions
– AI: The Somnium Files LGBT Scene Both Praised & Criticized
– Final Fantasy VII Remake Box Art Revealed

Release news:

– Sentai Filmworks Licenses Ahiru no Sora Basketball Anime
– First TV Anime’s Character Designer Draws Dirty Pair Complete Blu-ray Box Art
– TC Entertainment Reveals First ‘Vicke the Little Viking’ Anime DVD Release Artwork
– Right Stuf

Random Merch news:

– Sega Mega Drive six-button controller taiyaki lets you bite into mouthful of nostalgia
– Chicken and Tuna Wage War in Quirky Food Collaboration
– Fate’s Einzbern Castle Available for Lodging & Cosplay Shoots
– AKB48, Japan’s biggest idol singer group, apologizes for selling “Date Tickets”

Misc news:

– Rugby World Cup 2019: Team Canada jumps off bus in yukata…dressed like the dead
– Cringe-worthy thief calling self “Lupin” arrested in “the Flower of O-Edo”
– Naomi Osaka called “too tanned” in Japanese comedy routine
– Japan’s most-wanted manga pirate forcibly repatriated, arrested in Japanese airspace
∟Alleged Mangamura Piracy Site Administrator Being Extradited Back to Japan
– Japan Responds to UN Guidelines Concerning Lolicon

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