OSMcast! & The Carbuncle Chronicle

OSM:cast! Show #202: King of the Hill (Season 14)

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

After 8- er no make that uh 15 years, King of the Hill is back, and as long-time fans with an encyclopedic knowledge, we have powerful thoughts about it. Did it live up to the original? How well did they build on the well-established plot arcs from the original? What about the recasts and missing characters? We enlist KotH superfan Jess from MomoCon to answer these questions with us.

OSMnotes

So how does one watch this fancy newfangled King of the Hill? That’s easy!

King of the Hill, How to Watch:
Stream on Devices that Stream
- on Hulu
- on Disney+

And of course, Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
OSMPlugs (Discord, Patreon) – 1:01
Moments of OSM –
- Dylan: Bohnanza – 2:11
- John: The Edit of Evangelion – 4:41
- Jess: Fibermaxxing – 5:34
King of the Hill (Season 14)
- King of the Hill (Season 14), Sans Spoilers – 11:07
- King of the Hill (Season 14), Full of Spoilers – 41:27
- OSMs out of OSM and Final Thoughts – 1:18:07

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The Great Final Fantasy Ranking!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 2 Jan 2026 19:14:08 +0000

Hello Adventurers! Wait, is that how it goes for this? Does it even matter? Who knows! So this episode, theoretically a "bonus" episode, is actually a product of two years worth of work. In 2024, over the course of two different panels at MomoCon and KamiCon HAI (RIP), we had panels where we attempted to rank all the mainline Final Fantasies (plus two bonus games). As we had different people on each panel, we of course had two different rankings! What was a podcast to do? Well, all six of us got together to record One Final (Fantasy) Podcast to determine the final ranking. This is that episode!

PS You may notice that we have not indicated if this is an OSMcast! or a Carbuncle Chronicle episode. That's because it's both! Almost all of the OSMcast! side, and all of The Carbuncle Chronicle side are in this, AND it covers Final Fantasy XIV to boot, so it made sense to just call it an episode for both.

OSMnotes

Whoo boy! This was a real pain to edit! But Basil also got real extra with the audio and music for the episode this time, so we hope you enjoy the half a year he took at poking and prodding this thing into Listenable Audio™. Anyroad, have some Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing (Introductions and explaining The Process) – 02:04
The Great Final Fantasy Ranking!
- Part I: Where we talk about all the Final Fantasies
  - Final Fantasy I - 04:44
  - Final Fantasy II - 10:36
  - Final Fantasy III - 17:06
  - Final Fantasy IV - 21:45
  - Final Fantasy V - 32:13
  - Final Fantasy VI - 35:37
  - Final Fantasy VII - 41:41
  - Final Fantasy VIII - 49:56
  - Final Fantasy IX - 53:49
  - Final Fantasy X - 58:24
  - Bonus Game: Final Fantasy Tactics - 01:05:00
  - Final Fantasy XI - 01:09:05
  - Final Fantasy XII - 01:11:48
  - Bonus Game: Lost Odyssey - 01:15:58
  - Final Fantasy XIII - 01:21:18
  - Final Fantasy XIV - 01:27:30
  - Final Fantasy XV - 01:34:24
  - Final Fantasy XVI - 1:38:10
- Part II: Where we actually rank said Final Fantasies
  - The Battle Begins - 01:41:39
  - The Battle Ends - 02:03:09

Oh! And if you want to see them all in one handy dandy graphic once we were finished, here it is (but warning it's a long long image):

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OSMre:cast! Show #200: Re: Cutie Honey

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 20:29:03 +0000

Back in May of 2008 for our 5th episode of the OSMcast, we talked about the 2004 OVA Re: Cutie Honey from Hideaki Anno and pals. So for our 200th episode, we have decided to go back and do it again! And for a decent bit longer than last time. Thankfully since then Discotek and Media OCD continue to do the lord’s work, and we have an amazing new Blu-ray release to talk about. The anime finally has a kick ass release, and more people need to know about it. Only took 20ish years to do it!

OSMnotes

While at the moment there is no easy to way to find a handy dandy streaming service to watch Re: Cutie Honey, the Blu-Ray of it is absolutely amazing!

Re: Cutie Honey, How to Buy:
- Buy on Blu-Ray
  - on Amazon
  - on Crunchyroll Store

Plus, Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing (200+ Episodes and 17 Years of Podcasting) – 00:35
Re: Cutie Honey – 09:34
- Re: Cutie Honey, Sans Spoilers (Mostly) – 10:08
- Re: Cutie Honey, Full of Spoilers – 33:49
- Questions from Listeners Like You About Re: Cutie Honey – 0:49:58
- OSMs Out of OSM and Final Thoughts – 1:02:26

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OSMinterview! Robert McCollum @ MTAC Another World

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

We’re bringing back yet another MTAC Another World OSMinterview! Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for Robert McCollum! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about him:

Robert McCollum has been working in anime for almost twenty-five years, voicing more than 300 roles going all the way back to Teen Goten in DRAGONBALL GT. Notable work includes Reiner in ATTACK ON TITAN, Stain in MY HERO ACADEMIA, Donquixote Doflamingo in ONE PIECE, Jellal in FAIRY TAIL, Julius The Wizard King in BLACK COVER, Marcus in DEMON LORD 2099, Earl Vincent Phantomhive in Black Butler, Baki Hanma in Baki The Grappler, and Kogami in PSYCHOPASS. Rob is also the voice of Axton in BORDERLANDS 2, and has done work for the games ORCS MUST DIE (as Max) and BROTHERS IN ARMS: EARNED IN BLOOD. In addition to acting, McCollum is a father of two living in Dallas and working as a producer and director of corporate communication and commercials in the U.S. and U.K.. He is the creator of The Inside Man- the world’s first I.T. security training action series- for KnowBe4 and directed the wildly successful historical audio drama podcast 1865. Among his personal favorite anime roles are Sweden in HETALIA, Date Masamune in SENGOKU BASRA, Mifune in SOUL EATER, Kaze in KAZE NO STIGMA, and his first bad guy, Shinobu Sensui from YU YU HAKUSHO: GHOST FILES. (You always remember your first.)
A proud trans ally, a portion of all proceeds Robert earns through conventions goes to ANIME STANDS UP FOR ALL, a fundraising effort for Lambda Legal. Make a donation at https://give.lambdalegal.org/AnimeStandsUpForAll
https://mtac.net/guests/robert-mccollum/

OSMnotes

We want to thank Robert and once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Robert is by checking out him online at:

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robhmccollum
On Twitter: https://x.com/RobMcCollum
On IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0566147/

Plus, a big thank you to MTAC for both letting us have the chance to chat, but also credit for the convention logo used.

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 34: Our Experiences at GATEway FATE 2.0

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 18:17:39 +0000

Hello Adventurers! Earlier this year we took a trip out to St. Louis, Missouri to check out a most excellent Final Fantasy XIV fan convention: GATEway FATE 2.0! This was their second year and we had heard so many good things about its first year, we were really excited to try it out for ourselves. And we were not disappointed. But don’t take our word for it! Wait, no… Actually do take our word for it, but in audio form! This is a podcast, after all.

Spoiler Levels: Larboard/Starboard Chicken Tenders with fries “are ready to fry!” This was just one of the many delicious food options that they had in their Last Stand food stall in the convention center. And yes, we do realize that we said both “delicious food options” and “in the convention center” within the same sentence! It was just one of the many things that really impressed us about this con. (Just wait till you hear us gush about the flooring!)

OSMnotes

GATEway FATE 2.0 was a lot of fun, and we are very much looking forward to GATEway FATE 3.0 on October17th-18th, 2026! They just announced their dates and will have more information upcoming soon. But until then, have some Time Cues:

00:00:00 – We Start The Carbuncle Chronicling
00:00:45 – Intro and General Gabbing
- 00:01:14 – The Weeb Police are off Leviathan! (For Now)
- 00:01:52 – FFXIV x Fall Guys
- 00:04:55 – CarbyPlugs (Discord, Patreon, TeePublic)
- 00:05:47 – Moogle Treasure Trove – The Hunt for Relevation
- 00:07:09 – Patch 7.4, Into the Mist
00:15:29 – GATEway FATE 2.0
- 00:17:30 – The Venue, but importantly that flooring
- 00:21:59 – The Exhibit Hall
- 00:23:19 – The Art Party Room
- 00:25:53 – The Upper Level
- 00:29:06 – The Last Stand (and the best food from a convention center ever?)
- 00:31:41 – The food options around the con were also pretty great!
- 00:33:57 – The Exhibitors
- 00:35:08 – The Staff
- 00:39:00 – Saturday at GATEway
  - 00:40:26 – The Music of Final Fantasy XIV: Retro Edition
  - 00:43:48 – Name That Orchestrion Roll with Vickybunnyangel
  - 00:46:48 – 1.0? NIGHTMARE!!
  - 00:51:14 – Being a Wandering Minstred 101 with Amanda Achen and Jason Charles Miller
  - 00:51:57 – Mientras El Micrófono Graba: Voice Acting Journeys with Erica Mendez, Javier Prusky, and Luis Bermudez
  - 00:52:23 – From Pon to Ron: Mahjong 101
  - 00:54:09 – Eorzea’s Fiscal History and Impending Coinage Disaster
  - 00:58:15 – World Racin’ with Frosty & Rookuri
  - 00:59:08 – At Art’s Horizon: An Omnicrafter Art Party
  - 00:59:41 – Dragsidia Drag Show
  - 01:02:07 – Karaoke: A Test of Your Vocal Reflexes
- 01:03:15 – Sunday @ GATEway FATE
  - 01:03:21 – PvP Showcase
  - 01:04:35 – Crafting an RP Character with Nobutaka Fairclough
  - 01:05:38 – Off to the Chocobo Races with Frosty
  - 01:10:04 – Dress Like a Doman with Rookuri
  - 01:11:08 – The Most Useful FFXIV Websites That Won’t Break the TOS!
- 01:13:59 – Final Thoughts on GATEway FATE 2.0, and Looking Forward to 3.0

Music is this episode features tracks such as “Paradise Found” by Masayoshi Soken, “On Windy Meadows” by Nobuo Uematsu, and “ Sanctuary’s Heart: With Hearts Aligned” by Masayoshi Soken, arranged by grooveman Spot.

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OSMinterview! Natalie Van Sistine @ MTAC Another World

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:14:03 +0000

We’re bringing back yet another MTAC Another World OSMinterview! Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for Natalie Van Sistine. Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about her:

Natalie Van Sistine is a voice actor, audio engineer, and writer who currently lives near Dallas with her dog, Nico.
In anime, you can hear her as Yor Forger in Spy X Family, Star and Stripe in My Hero Academia, Miorine in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Selene in Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest, the Fox Devil in Chainsaw Man, Irene Adler/James Bonde in Moriarty the Patriot, Yihdra in The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World, Lilith in The Maid I Hired Recently is Mysterious, Arnheid in Vinland Saga, Natsuko Aki in Re: Cutie Honey, and in dozens of other titles, including Attack on Titan, Full Dive, Overlord, and One Piece.
She has also appeared in over two hundred games, including Honkai: Star Rail as Serval and World of Warcraft as Dark Ranger Velonara. You can also hear her in Hearthstone, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Fire Emblem Heroes, CookieRun: Witch’s Castle, and Goddess of Victory: Nikke.
Book fans may also recognize her from the Graphic Audio production of A Court of Thorns and Roses as Nesta.
She can be found on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky, and TikTok @nvansistine.
https://mtac.net/guests/natalie-van-sistine/

OSMnotes

We want to thank Natalie and once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Natalie is by checking out her online at:

On her website: https://www.nvansistine.com/
On Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/nvansistine.bsky.social
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nvansistine/
On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nvansistine
On Twitter: https://x.com/nvansistine
On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NatalieVanSistine

Plus, a big thank you to MTAC for both letting us have the chance to chat, but also credit for the convention logo used.

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 33: Grinding the Gears of Final Fantasy I, II, & III and Their Place in XIV

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:42:08 +0000

Hello Adventurers! Did you know that Final Fantasy XIV is the fourteenth mainline Final Fantasy game? It’s true! In fact there were a whole thirteen other games that came before it, if you can believe it. So for this episode, we are talking about the first three. But it’s been a minute since some of us (Basil) has played the first three games, and we needed some help. Some fresh eyes on these games, some eyes that really know how to grind out some gear. If you haven’t figured it out yet, our special guests for this episode are none other than Garrett and Kyle from Grinding Gear!

Spoiler Levels: Chicken Fettuccine “Flat, thick pasta smothered in a rich cream sauce with tender slices of chicken thigh.” This food that offers bonuses to Critical Hit, Vitality, and Skill Speed was introduced in patch 5.4 Futures Rewritten during the Shadowbringers expansion and also included the Matoya’s Relict dungeon! You know, Matoya! From Final Fantasy (I)!

OSMnotes

Once again we want to think Garrett and Kyle for joining us! Have you heard of them before? They’re on YouTube! They’re pretty great, you should watch them. Also, while we were chatting, they announced the new All Saint’s Wake event starting this Friday? That’s the day right before GATEway FATE! Such good timing. Speaking of timing, here have some Time Cues:

00:00:00 – We Start The Carbuncle Chronicling
00:00:47 – Intro and General Gabbing
- 00:03:46 – The Numbers are WRONG?!??
- 00:09:19 – We commit the sin of actually liking FFXIV
- 00:15:35 – Basil plugs the OSMcast! Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes
- 00:18:25 – The Carbuncle Chronicle will be at GATEway FATE!
00:31:57 – A Prelude to Talking About Final Fantasy I, II, and III
- 00:32:34 – How did you first learn about Final Fantasy?
- 00:41:06 –What draws you to Final Fantasy?
- 00:48:09 – When you think about what is Final Fantasy, what does it make you think of?
- 00:52:09 – What prompted Garrett and Kyle to play the older ones?
00:59:18 – Talking About Final Fantasy I, II, and III
- 00:59:59 – Final Fantasy I
- 01:17:23 – Final Fantasy II
- 01:29:36 – Final Fantasy III

Music is this episode features tracks such as “Final Fantasy I Main Theme FFPR Ver.” by Nobuo Uematsu, Arranged by Kento Hasegawa and Masato Kouda, “Final Fantasy I Battle FFPR Ver.” and ” Final Fantasy I Victory FFPR Ver.” by Nobuo Uematsu, Arranged by Yuji Aoyama and Ayumu Murai, “ Matoya’s Cave FFPR Ver.” by Nobuo Uematsu, Arranged by Shingo Kataoka and Hidenori Miyanaga, “Final Fantasy I Opening Theme FFPR Ver.” by Nobuo Uematsu, Arranged by Ryoue Takagi, “Final Fantasy II Main Theme FFPR Ver.” and “Eternal Wind FFPR Ver.” by Nobuo Uematsu, Arranged by Shingo Kataoka,”Pa-paya, Scions & Sinners FINAL FANTASY XIV ~ Arrangement Album ~” by Masayoshi Soken, Arranged by Keiko, and “A Victory Fanfare Reborn (Full)” by Masayoshi Soken.

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 32: The Promise of Talking About Patch 7.3

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 02:51:59 +0000

Hello Adventurers! Well, here we are again. There has been a brand new patch, and we are here to talk about it all! Well… at least a lot of it, anyroad. We cover some of the less spoiler-y parts of patch 7.3 The Promise of Tomorrow, before really digging into spoilers talking about the MSQ, dungeon, the trial, and more! That more includes a bunch of things that has just happened, but also things that are happening right now… But also in the future? This podcast contains multitudes, and we welcome you to come listen.

Spoiler Levels: DAM! This rainbow energy beverage will allegedly bestow the drinker with metaphorical fangs to gnaw through any challenge and do their DAM-dest. Excessive consumption is ill-advised… But only if you haven’t filled yourself up with all that Patch 7.3 MSQ goodness! If it is the case that you have, you’re free and clear to listen away. But worry not we have time cues for everyone, current or no.

OSMnotes

That’s right folks! Time Cues:

00:00:00 – We Start The Carbuncle Chronicling
00:00:52 – Intro and General Gabbing
- 00:01:34 – We’re going to GATEway FATE and we’ve got panels!
- 00:04:07 – Moonfire Faire 2025 – A Time to Thrill. A Time to Chill.
- 00:12:39 – The Rising 2025 – Tales Remembered, Lives Inspired
00:19:32 – FFXIV Patch 7.3: The Promise of Tomorrow
- 00:19:50 – The Spoiler Free Parts
  - 00:20:01 – Chat Bubbles!
  - 00:22:37 – T-shirts!
  - 00:25:03 – Wondrous Tails Updates!
  - 00:26:09 – “A large number of headgear items will now display when worn by Viera and Hrothgar.”
  - 00:26:48 – Phoenix Downs are now super useful!
  - 00:28:29 – “A progress bar can now be displayed under the nameplate of certain enemies.”
  - 00:30:12 – The Wreath of Snakes (Unreal)!
  - 00:34:14 – The New Treasure Map Dungeon!
- 00:38:00 – The Parts That Are Filled With Spoilers!
  - 00:38:49 – How the MSQ Kicks Off
  - 00:44:03 – Adventure Game/Escape Room Times
  - 00:50:19 –The Meso Termial
  - 00:55:25 – The 7.3 Trial
  - 01:02:59 – What Comes After the Trial
  - 01:17:52 – How the 7.3 MSQ Wraps Up… and Wild Speculations from Us!

Music is this episode features tracks such as “Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail – Outlaws (Theme of the Tantalus)” by Nobuo Uematsu, “Remembrance” by Masayoshi Soken (The Meso Terminal), “Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail – The Ageless Necropolis (The Final Battle)” by Nobuo Uematsu.

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OSMtable! TTRPGs & the Social Contract

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:08:47 +0000

The OSMtable! returns with a new TTRPG discussion. Dylan, Basil, and Tobias are once again joined by Niko (con co-chair of the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention) to talk about safety tools, session zero, and other elements of the social contract. As people with familiarity with these approaches, how do they play out in different contexts?

OSMnotes

Resources:

X-Card: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SB0jsx34bWHZWbnNIVVuMjhDkrdFGo1_hSC2BWPlI3A/mobilebasic
Lines & Veils: https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/30906/what-do-the-terms-lines-and-veils-mean
TTRPG Safety Toolkit: https://ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com/
Monte Cook Games Consent In Gaming Checklist: https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/consent-in-gaming/
Deck of Player Safety: https://www.deckofplayersafety.com/

Hosts:

Basil on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/itsbasiltime.com
Tobias on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/rtobias.bsky.social
Carbuncle Chronicle will be paneling at GATEway FATE: https://gatewayfate.carrd.co/
Niko’s Linktree: https://nicholasqualls.com/
CultureSmash: https://www.youtube.com/@CulturesmashTv/streams
Dylan’s links: https://links.dylanwolf.com/

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 31: Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 7 Jul 2025 18:53:20 +0000

Hello Adventurers! Over these past couple of months, some of us have reignited with an old collectible card game flame (and some of us are brand new to it)! That flame of a card game is Magic: The Gathering, and we're playing it all thanks to it's latest expansion: Final Fantasy! All sixteen mainline games are represented, which includes the critically acclaimed MMORPG that this podcast is all about. So here is an episode all about it. We talk about what cards we like, what it was getting back into it, how well it works as a Final Fantasy thing that's also a Magic: the Gathering thing, and the perils of buying card games that are also collectible.

Spoiler Levels: Food Token! 2 Colorless Mana, Tap, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life. Feel free to chow down on this episode that’s full of Magic: The Gathering and Final Fantasy, but pretty light on spoilers.

OSMnotes

If you are interested into looking more Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy yourself, here’s a link to Magic’s website for it. And we even have Time Cues for you this time:

00:00:00 – Intro and some of the decks we’ve made so far
00:03:53 – Our previous experiences with Magic: The Gathering
00:13:49 – How well did they get Final Fantasy to work as a set in Magic: The Gathering?
00:25:33 – Magic: The Gathering Formats, and just what IS Commander, anyway?
00:38:10 – Getting started in Magic: The Gathering and the wonders of Arena
00:44:13 – Dylan’s pitch for you to frequent your Local Game Store
00:51:28 – Trying to actually buy the things, and the perils thereof
01:06:57 – Playing online via Arena vs playing in person
01:09:43 – Final Thoughts on Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy

Music is this episode features tracks such as “Shuffle or Boogie (Shadowbringers)” (Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Arranged by Takafumi Imamura), “Shuffle or Boogie – Final Fantasy VIII” (Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Arranged by HCBailly), and “Final Fantasy VIII – Shuffle or Boogie (accordion cover)” (Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Arranged by Jackson Parodi).

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OSMtable! TTRPG World Building

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000

A new episode format appears! In this episode, Dylan, Basil, and Tobias are joined by Niko (con co-chair of Middle Tennessee Anime Convention) to talk TTRPGs. Today's roundtable topic: general approaches to world-building when gamemastering.

OSMnotes

It's an old name, but a new format! Big thanks to Dylan for wanting to spearhead a whole new OSMtype of podcast. What did you think about it? Let us know! Hit us up on Bluesky or on Discord! But also, have some links of things mentioned in this episode:

Tobias on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rtobias.bsky.social
Basil on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/itsbasiltime.com
Niko's Linktree: https://nicholasqualls.com/
Middle Tennessee Anime Convention: https://mtac.net/
Dylan's TTRPG blog: https://travelcheck.dylanwolf.com/

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OSMinterview! Alexis Tipton @ MTAC Another World

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 1 May 2025 14:24:24 +0000

We’re back from MTAC Another World, and we’ve got a bevy of interviews for you all! Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for Alexis Tipton! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about her:

Alexis Tipton has been voice acting since 2008 and has loved every minute of it! She can be heard in over 450 anime, video game, and foreign live action film dub projects.
Some of her most notable anime and video game roles include Mei Hatsume in My Hero Academia, Kaguya Shinomiya in Kaguya-Sama: Love is War, Reze in Chainsaw Man, Moka Akashiya in Rosario+Vampire, Kid Trunks in Dragonball Super, Kurumi Tokisaki in Date A Live, Hinata Sakaguchi in That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime, Lupisregina in Overlord, Reiju Vinsmoke and Fukurou in One Piece, Sister Iris in Fire Force, Alisha Diphda in Tales of Zestiria, Musse Egret in Trails of Cold Steel, Lucina/Clair/Palla in the Fire Emblem franchise, Yuni and Yan in Nikke: Goddess of Victory, and Pascal in NieR: Automata. She also provided the English voice for Kaoru Kamiya in the live action Rurouni Kenshin film franchise.
Alexis is also a contract ADR director and has directed shows such as Masamune’s Revenge, World End, Restaurant to Another World, Magical Girl Spec Ops-Asuka, Sonny Boy, Dragon Goes House Hunting, and more. She is also currently serving as co-director on Zenless Zone Zero.
https://mtac.net/guests/alexis-tipton/

OSMnotes

We want to thank Alexis and once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Alexis is by checking out her online at:

On her website: https://www.alexistipton.com/
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexistiptonactress/
On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexistiptonva
On Twitter: https://x.com/alexistiptonva
On IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3470960/

Plus, a big thank you to MTAC for both letting us have the chance to chat, but also credit for the convention logo used.

We also have YouTube Channels now! Both for OSMcast proper and The Carbuncle Chronicle! Please subscribe, hit the bell, and share amongst your friends.

The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 30: Chatting With Jason Charles Miller @ MTAC Another World

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:02:12 +0000

This past weekend we got the chance to talk with Jason Charles Miller at MTAC Another World! Not only was he the English voice of Raubahn Aldynn during the MSQ of A Realm Reborn, but he as also provided the vocals to the songs like Close in the Distance, To the Edge, Shadowbringers, and Unleashed! As well as a ton of other things.

OSMnotes

We want to thank Jason and once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Jason is by checking out him online at:

His Website: https://www.jasoncharlesmiller.com/
His Podcast, Intro Skippers!: https://www.introskippers.com/
On Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/jason-charles-miller/329235392
On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7pOKRPPfbtv5c7Kdv40LVo
On Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jasoncharlesmiller/
On Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncharlesmiller.com
On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JasonCharlesMiller
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasoncharlesmiller
On Twitter: https://x.com/jasoncmiller

Plus, a big thank you to MTAC for both letting us have the chance to chat!

Music in this episode features the track “Unleashed” (Composed by Masayoshi Soken).

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OSMcast! Show #199: Streets of Fire

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:53:06 +0000

Another time, another place. That time? 1984. That place? The movies! Where a rock & roll fable was born, yet no one watched it at the time. In America, anyway. In Japan, someone saw it. A few someones. A few someones, that would go on to make some of the coolest anime and video games around. Now, in 2025? It’s the perfect time to go back to that another time, and another place. To go back to the 1984 cinematic cult classic, that is the theatrical film Streets of Fire. Or at least we did. You should too!

OSMnotes

Sadly right now there is no easy to way to just find a handy dandy streaming service to watch Streets of Fire, but it’s around to buy digitally…or even physically!

Streets of Fire, How to Watch and/or Buy:
- Stream on Devices that Stream
- Buy on Blu-Ray
  - on Amazon
  - on Shout! Factory

Plus, Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing (Talking about the Switch 2 Announcements) – 00:45
OSMplugs (Discord, Patreon, TeePublic) – 10:58
Streets of Fire
- Streets of Fire, Sans Spoilers (Mostly) – 12:01
- Streets of Fire, Full of Spoilers – 27:24
- OSMs Out of OSM and Final Thoughts – 1:08:36

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 29: The Little Things Hiding in the 7.2 Patch Notes

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:10:39 +0000

Hello Adventurers! We hope that this 24 Hour Maintenance of Final Fantasy XIV is treating you well. To help pass the time as we while away the hours for the game to come back online, we have a new episode covering the little things in latest Patch Notes for 7.2: Seekers of Eternity. Not the MSQ or the Combat Job revisions, or even the new raids… But the little things. The things you might gloss over at first glace, but once you dog in for deeper dive… Things that could still be pretty important!

Spoiler Levels: Roast Chicken! Roasted to crispy perfection, then flavored with garlic and a hint of lemon, a single scent of this dish is enough to make the mouth water. The perfect dish to complement a podcast flavored with just a hint of spoilers! Just a few proper nouns here and there, really. Although it is about patch notes for the latest update for the game.

OSMnotes

Here are the complete7.2 Patch Notes, if you want to attempt to follow along! We bounce around a little bit, but we trust that you can still find your way.

Music is this episode features tracks such as “Blessings on the Bluffs” (Composed by Takafumi Imamura, Arranged by Justin Frieden), “A Trail Unending” (Composed by Masayoshi Soken, Arranged by Shoya Sunakawa), and “Morrow’s Magic” (Composed by Masayoshi Soken, Arranged by Daiki Ishikawa).

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OSMcast! Show #198: Brave Bang Bravern!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:44:45 +0000

Giant robots… What a concept! Who would have thought? Well, sure, lots of people have. In fact, we have talked about those great big ol’ hunks of metal in animation a few times on this podcast before! Now? This time is no different. Okay, maybe a little bit different. But that’s just the kind of show that Brave Bang Bravern! is. Different. Or maybe… Perhaps not so much? In any case, it sure was a show directed by the great Masami Obari and animated by the fine folks over at CygamesPictures. We also dig into the video games Suikoden I & 2 HD Remaster, the new Shonen Jump manga Star of Beethoven, and YouTube guy Mugiwara No Goofy.

OSMnotes

Brave Bang Bravern! is one helluva show, and you should go watch it!

Brave Bang Bravern! How to Watch and/or Buy:
- Stream on Devices that Stream
  - on Crunchyroll
- Buy on Blu-Ray
  - … Hello? Anyone? Anyone out there wanna license this for disc release? Hello?
  - Or dub it? That’d be cool too.

Plus, Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:39
OSMplugs (Discord, Patreon, TeePublic) – 03:10
Moments of OSM – 05:09
- Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Gate Rune & Dunan Unification Wars – 05:24
- Mugiwara No Goofy – 08:18
- Star of Beethoven – 10:37
Brave Bang Bravern!
- Brave Bang Bravern!, Sans Spoilers (Mostly) – 13:41
- Brave Bang Bravern!, Full of Spoilers – 42:25
- Questions from Listeners Like You About Brave Bang Bravern! – 1:05:55
- OSMs Out of OSM and Final Thoughts – 1:22:17

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OSMcast! Show #197: Wave, Listen to Me!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 4 Mar 2025 17:09:58 +0000

Well it only took us one hundred and ninety seven episodes, but we have finally done it! Our internet radio show has talked about actual radio. Kinda. We talked about an anime based off a manga that’s about actual radio. Er, well okay, not an actual radio station, it was a fictional one. But the anime is real! It’s called Wave, Listen to Me!, based off the manga by Hiroaki Samura. The anime was animated over at Sunrise, directed by Tatsuma Minamikawa. We also get into the anime Astro Note, the sudden reappearance of Ninja Gaiden games, and how One Piece is a good time.

OSMnotes

Now that you have listened to our song podcast, you may be asking yourself “Gosh, how can I check out this show and/or manga?” Do not worry! We’ve got links (that will never, ever, go out of date or anything)!

Wave, Listen to Me! How to Watch and/or Buy:
- Stream on Devices that Stream
  - on Crunchyroll
- Buy on Blu-Ray
  - Amazon
  - Crunchyroll Store
- Buy as Manga

Plus, Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:36
OSMplugs (Discord, Patreon, TeePublic) – 02:45
Moments of OSM – 03:38
- Astro Note – 03:53
- Ninja Gaiden 2 Black – 06:05
- Laios – 09:58
- One Piece – 10:33
Wave, Listen to Me!
- Wave, Listen to Me!, Sans Spoilers (Mostly) – 13:05
- Wave, Listen to Me!, Full of Spoilers – 29:54
- Questions from Listeners Like You About Wave, Listen to Me! – 44:06
- OSMs Out of OSM and Final Thoughts – 1:03:11

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 28: Characters Welcome

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:53:04 +0000

Hello Adventurers! As Valentione’s Day has just passed us by, we thought now would be a great time to show some of the characters in Final Fantasy XIV some love. As it just so happens, GPOSERS had kicked off the month with a post on Bluesky that links to a FFXIV character Tiermaker. And thus, after recording for three or so hours… and many… many more hours of editing after the fact, we now present to you The Official Carbuncle Chronicle Character Rankings: From ARR to Endwalker. But also, we talk a little bit about what we are excited for in the upcoming patch of 7.2: Seekers of Eternity.

Spoiler Levels: Archon Loaf! Baked with either fish or vegetable flour, this fluffy loaf of rye bread is?from a nutritional standpoint?wholesome indeed. OK, so rather than fish or vegetable flour, this no-less fluffy loaf of a podcast is baked with love (and hate) for the many great (and terrible) NPCs that form the backbone of the MMORPG we all enjoy! So spoilers will, in fact, be aplenty.

OSMnotes

Thank you to GPOSERS for the great idea prompt for the podcast topic! But without further ado, here’s that final tier ranking image:

But also, Time Cues! And just so you know, we end up going through the list alphabetically, so when you see a name listed in the cues that’s where we are in the ranking: Ahewann thru Zenos.

00:00:00 – Intro and Three Things We Are Looking Forward to in Patch 7.2!
00:11:26 – The Character Tier Rankings Begin
00:16:46 – Setting the Rules
00:17:14 – We Each Pick a Winner
00:24:41 – Ahewann, and Other Characters that Start With the Letter A
00:40:31 – Beq Lugg, and Beyond
00:56:00 – Estinien!!!
01:14:59 – Kai-Shirr???
01:26:33– Moenbryda, Forever in Our Hearts
01:39:39– Pipin, and His Most Glorious Hair
01:53:10– Ysayle, and Wrapping up the Rankings

Music is this episode features tracks such as “Sanctuary’s Heart: Close in the Distance” (Remixed by DJ Mitsu the Beats), “The Aetherial Sea” (Composed by Masayoshi Soken, Arranged by Daiki Ishikawa), “Black and White” (Composed by Masayoshi Soken, Arranged by Yukiko Takada), “Pulse: A Long Fall” (Remixed by Takafumi Imamura), “estinien.mp4” (Remixed by Denmo McStronghuge), “Knowledge Never Sleeps” (Composed by Masayoshi Soken, Arranged by Yoshitaka Suzuki), “Magicked Skulls” (Composed by Masayoshi Soken), “Sultana Dreaming” (Composed by Masayoshi Soken), “Perfumed Eves” (Composed by Masayoshi Soken, Arranged by Daiki Ishikawa), “Your Answer” (Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Arranged by Takafumi Imamura & Daiki Ishikawa), and “Pulse: Insatiable” (Remixed by Shoya Sunakawa).

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 27: At the Crossroads of Final Fantasy XIV in 2025

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Hello Adventurers! And wait for it, no longer! Since we’ve gotten the vast majority of things one can do in the current patch that is 7.1: Crossroads, we figured now would be a great time to talk about it. But not only that, we also delve into some of things that we are looking forward coming to Final Fantasy XIV this year. (And in fact, after we recorded, we learned even more about what is coming soon since there has been a Live Letter all about 7.2 : Seekers of Eternity!)

Spoiler Levels: Popoto Chips! Thin slices of popoto, fried to a golden crisp and lightly salted to create the perfect snack. Just like this episode! Until we break out the spicy cheese sauce of spoilers. But those are clearly marked by the Time Cues below!

OSMnotes

That’s right folks! Time Cues:

00:00:00 – Intro and the Feeling of a Trial Series Well Defeated
00:10:45 – Jeuno: The First Walk
00:21:38 – Yuweyawata Field Station
00:33:08 – Raids! (Minstrel’s Ballad: Sphene’s Burden, Futures Rewritten (Ultimate), and Jade Stoa (Unreal)
00:41:56 – Various Other 7.1 Contents
00:50:06 – 7.1: Crossroads MSQ Spoiler Talk
01:00:12 – Commercial Break, Looking Forward in FFXIV in 2025
01:25:32 – More Speculation and Outro

Music is this episode features tracks such as “Battle in the Dungeon” by Naoshi Mizuta (FFXI), “Paved in Solitude” by Masayoshi Soken (Interphos Part 1), “Unbroken Vessels” by Shoya Sunakawa (Yuweyawata Field Station), “The Grand Duchy Of Jeuno” by Naoshi Mizuta (FFXI), and “Windswept Echoes (Remixed by Shoya Sunakawa)” (Pulse: Final Fantasy XIV Remix Album Vol. 2 Session 1).

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OSMcast! Show #196: Appare-Ranman!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:11:42 +0000

It’s now the year 2025, so what better way to kick off a new year… Than to release an episode that we meant to record and release in 2023! If it helps, it’s about an anime that came out in 2020 that not enough people watched at the time. Including us! But we have now rectified that problem. As we have watched it, enjoyed it, and now are releasing a podcast it all about so you can hopefully enjoy it too!

And that anime is Appare-Ranman! It’s a wild crazy racing romp across the United States of America, brought to you by the studio at P.A. Works and directed by Masakazu Hashimoto. We also get into the anime version of I’m in Love with the Villainess, the tabletop role-playing game Fabula Ultima, as well as the video game hit sensation Balatro.

OSMnotes

Like we mentioned on the podcast you can both watch the anime on Crunchyroll, as well buy it on Blu-ray (Amazon | Crunchyroll Store)! And without futher ado, have some Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:36
OSMplugs (Discord, Patreon, TeePublic) – 01:49
Moments of OSM – 03:42
- I’m in Love with the Villainess – 04:04
- Fabula Ultima TTRPG – 07:54
- Balatro – 11:21
Appare-Ranman!
- Appare-Ranman!, Sans Spoilers (Mostly) – 21:31
- Appare-Ranman!, Full of Spoilers – 50:08
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Appare-Ranman! – 1:04:11
- OSMs Out of OSM and Final Thoughts – 1:26:34

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OSMcast! Show #195: Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 06:05:00 +0000

You know that ye ole holiday tune, The Christmas Song? You probably do, only most people would know it more as the “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” song. Well, this podcast is kinda like that. Only it’s not chestnuts roasting, but spent mobile suit artillery shells. Still on a open fire, though! That’s right, in the spirit of the season, we are talking about Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket. It’s an anime OVA animated by Sunrise, directed by Fumihiko Takayama and written by Hiroyuki Yamaga. It’s a great six episode story all about the wonders of asshole children, secret giant robots, and the true spirit of Christmas. Kinda.

OSMnotes

Happy holidays! All of them. You celebrating a holiday this year? Hell yea, go you! We’re over here celebrating that we got a holiday episode out that’s not Itsudatte My Santa! for once. Also on the celebration docket? Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:36
OSMplugs (Discord, Patreon, TeePublic) – 01:51
Moments of OSM – 03:40
- Fantasian: Neo Dimension – 03:43
- Dragon Quest III: HD-2D Remake – 08:41
- Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite & Beyond – 12:07
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, Sans Spoilers (Mostly) – 14:47
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, Full of Spoilers – 38:22
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket – 1:08:42
- OSMs Out of OSM and Final Thoughts – 1:20:14

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OSMcast! Show #194: Crying Freeman

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Ah, Fall. For many, it is the time for crisp, cooler air, pumpkin spice lattes, and bundling up all warm and toasty while you watch the leaves change from the colors of green to the colors of autumn. But if you’re us? It’s all about families of assassins, yakuza, military complexes, bear cults, and devious pro wrestlers. Or perhaps intrigue, spy craft, and amorous rendezvous aplenty! Oh, and murder. Just lots and lots of murder. All kinds. But mostly the kind of murder that’s best served up by feet-knives.

That’s right, this time on the OSMcast we are talking about the manga and anime that is Crying Freeman! The manga was written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. The anime was adapted by Toei Animation and was directed by Higashi Shimizu and Ryunosuke Ono.

OSMnotes

Crying Freeman! It’s a special show. Or manga. Either way, you can watch and/or read it! Here’s how:

Stream on Devices that Stream
- on RetroCrush (Subtitled, Dubbed)
Buy on Blu-Ray
- Amazon
- Crunchyroll Store
Buy as Manga
- Dark Horse Digital

As for the podcast episode itself? Here, have some Time Cues:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 0:00
Crying Freeman
- Crying Freeman, Sans Spoilers(ish) – 03:05
- Crying Freeman, Full of Spoilers – 24:35
- Crying Freeman, The Spoilers Continue – 55:28
- OSMs Out of OSM – 01:32:18

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 26: A Last Look at Dawntrail, Before the Patches

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Hello Adventurers! While our last episode was all about our journey through Dawntrail as it was happening, this one is looking back at after finishing the Mainline Story Quest (colloquially known as the MSQ). Since we are now in the thick of Patch 7.1: Crossroads, we wanted to make sure to take a beat before the patch hit and get our thoughts out before the game continues to change and grow.

Joining us in reminiscing of uh, times not all that long passed, is our pal Umi aka Doug from OSMcast proper. He gives us a blow by blow of all the Jobs he’s been playing since the new expansion came out, and came up with some excellent sound design tips! And how about that MSQ , huh? Stuff sure happens, and we talk all about it! Finally, we get ourselves all hyped up for the new patch (which is already out). If you want our thoughts on that however, you’ll just have to… Wait for it.

Spoiler Levels: Creamy Alpaca Pasta! These rustic handmade noodles are boiled until tender, then tossed in a pan with grilled alpaca fillet and broccoli florets in a cream sauce. This hearty dish is the perfect compliment to both speeding up your spells’ cast times, but also for really digging into the spoilers that we chat about in the later portions of the episode.

OSMnotes

You know it, you love it, you may even use it! That’s right, we got Time Cues:

00:00:00 – Intro and Current (whoops!) Events
00:22:04 – Umi’s Dawntrail Job Breakdown
01:00:13 – Delving into Dawntrail Spoiler Territory
01:32:04 – What’s Next? And Outros

Music is this episode features tracks such as emberling – “SPC700 cover: Final Fantasy XIV – Blade’s Exaltation,” Manuel – “Gas Gas Gas,” Minako Adachi – “Battle! (Marnie)” from Pokemon Sword and Shield, and Takafumi Imamura – “Starless Skyline.”

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OSMcast! Show #193: Gunbuster

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:12:21 +0000

From 1988 to 1989, the anime studio Gainax gave us a six episode OAV(OVA?) series known as Gunbuster. It had it all: Giant robots, space aliens, ladies from an all-girls school training in giant robots to fight the space aliens, the whole nine yards! Then in 2023, Discotek Media gave an outstanding Blu-ray release of that show complete with a brand new English dub handled by Sound Cadence Studios. And then in 2024, the OSMcast! gave the world a podcast about Discotek Media’s Blu-ray release of the anime Gunbuster by Gainax. But also joining us to talk about Gunbuster is Melissa Sternenberg, the voice of Kazumi Amano from the Sound Cadence Studios English dub production for the Discotek Media Blu-ray release of the anime Gunbuster by Gainax. We also talk about Glass Mask way more than expected, but not unappreciated.

OSMnotes

Gunbuster! You should go watch it. There’s a really good Blu-ray you can buy! Or stream it on Crunchyroll (as of this posting)! And big thanks to Melissa and Tobias for joining us on the show! But before we forget, Time Cues:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 0:00
OSMplugs (Discord, Patreon, TeePublic) – 02:30
Gunbuster
- Gunbuster, Sans Spoilers – 03:34
- Gunbuster, Full of Spoilers – 55:55
- OSMs Out of OSM & Final Thoughts – 01:23:15

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OSMinterview! Rebecca Forstadt on 6/10/2024

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 18:12:29 +0000

John is back with another interview, and this time it’s with the one and only Rebecca Forstadt. Her voice has been in tons of anime, like for example: Nunnally Lamperouge in Code Geass, Rika Furude in When They Cry, as well as Tima from Metropolis. Or perhaps you may better know her as Reba West, when she was the voice of Lynn Minmei in Robotech. It’s a great conversation that covers her career, her blogging, and all sorts of things.

OSMnotes

We want to thank Rebecca once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Rebecca is by checking out her online at:

Website: https://rebeccaforstadt.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rebeccaforstadt/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rebeccaforstadt
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccaforstadtolk/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rebeccaforstadtvoices

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 25: The Dawntrail Travelogues

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:50:28 +0000

Hello Adventurers! OK, we are actually finally here! It’s Dawntrail time! Now that said, it’s been a month and change since release. But this episode is a amalgamation of multiple sound bites that we all recorded when the expansion was just launched into early access. It covers the first, oh we dunno, two-thirds of the game? Right up into Zone 5. All those early moments, storytelling beats, the various dungeons and trails? Hanging out with Wut Lamat and scopin’ out Tural? As we experienced them, we set voice to microphone and recorded them for you. Enjoy.

Spoiler Levels: Tender Shortcake! Layered with whipped cream and sliced nopalitender tunas, this light and fruity desert is the perfect summertime treat. Just like this episode! (Okay look. We already explained the actual spoiler levels in the paragraph above. You know what you are getting into here!)

OSMnotes

In other news, we have posted on our YouTube page The Music of Final Fantasy XIV Panel that Tobias and Anna hosted at MomoCon earlier this year! It was a fun time and a great panel. If you haven’t watched it yet, you should! They did amazing.

Music used in this episode are the various day and nighttime themes used in Dawntrail. While the official credits have not been published for these it’s a safe bet they were all worked on in some fashion by Masayoshi Soken, and for the nighttime themes also arranged by Keiko.

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 24: The Final Days... Before Dawntrail, Anyway!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:00:55 +0000

Hello Adventurers! Well, we are finally here! Kinda. Not quite. We are now just days, days before the latest Final Fantasy XIV expansion: Dawntrail! The servers are down, the patch is up for download, and Square Enix is already asking folks to not spoil stuff. So we’re not gonna! Because this is all pre-Dawntrail stuff. The latest Letter from the Producer LIVE, our muses, our crackpot theories, all you need to keep that Dawntrail hype alive for a couple more days! And then we’re in it! So go forth, listen, and enjoy.

Spoiler Levels: Baked Eggplant! Now, you would think that Baked Eggplant wouldn’t be all that spicy. You’d think. But this is a potent DPS-rich meal! So perhaps this isn’t an episode spoiler filled per se, but we would recommend that you listen to this episode after you are current playing right before Dawntrail. And then listen right before you start Dawntrail!

OSMnotes

So after you have listened to this episode, some other things to help while away the time!

Husky by the Geek’s Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Medley with 300 Musicians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjoFug9U5y4
Sharlayan Dropouts‘ Dawntrail Predictions Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3McYv7GfvmyUdnw2dO28OJ?si=8a91a0921ff24cad
Rong Rong’s When the final boss is a gen Z: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6D8EUUV448

But until then, how about some Time Cues:

00:00:00 – We Start the Carbuncle Chronicling and Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LXXXII (82) Thoughts
00:50:17 – Our Last Minute Predictions, Wants, and Thoughts for Dawntrail

Music used in this episode: “The Carbuncle Chronicle Theme” composed DJ Inubito and arranged by Anna, “Miracle Works” from the Sanctuary’s Heart Chill Arrangement Album, “Unwound (Qitana Ravel)[Chiptune Remix]” by EzeDuzzIt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRBYECQ4tFI,”Equilibrium” from Pulse: FINAL FANTASY XIV Remix Album, “On Blade’s Edge” from Endwalker

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 23: Ten Years of Playing Final Fantasy XIV, Part 1

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 13 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Hello Adventurers! While last year was the 10 Year Anniversary of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, this year is our 10 Year Anniversary of playing Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn! So, we thought it would be nice to look back at those halcyon days of times long ago. Specifically, ten years ago. And to join us down this trip on memory lane, we are joined by the fellows Chille and Paul of Moogle Go Round Radio! MGR is a FFXIV podcast and stream where they, if you can believe it, talk about Final Fantasy XIV. They also just recently celebrated their own 8th Anniversary of existence! You can trust us when we say they were the perfect pair to chat with us about how TP used to be real and could hurt you.

Spoiler Levels: La Noscean Toast! This is not an especially spoiler-filled episode, unless you have never played Final Fantasy XIV at all ever. In which case, have you heard about the free trial? And then come back to us after you finish up with ARR. Otherwise: Enjoy this delicious episode that has been soaked mixture of buffalo milk and eggs, and then fried in creamy butter. A specialty at the Drowning Wench in Limsa Lominsa!

OSMnotes

Once again big thanks to Paul and Chille for chatting with us! And as you may have noticed, this is a Part 1! Because we had planned to talk about the expansions leading up to Dawntrail, but we only got as far as A Realm Reborn. Guess we’ll have to schedule a Part 2 at some point! But until then, how about some Time Cues:

00:00:00 – We Start the Carbuncle Chronicling
00:14:41 – Our Humble Beginnings
00:51:09 – A Realm Reborn
01:16:43 – FFXIV 2.0: Then and Now. What’s changed in 10 years?
01:30:21 – Outro

Music used in this episode: “The Carbuncle Chronicle Theme” composed DJ Inubito and arranged by Anna, “The Twin Faces of Fate – The Theme of Ul’dah” composed by Nobuo Uematsu and arranged by Tsutomu Narita, “Torn from the Heavens” composed by Masayoshi Soken, “Pa-Paya” composed by Masayoshi Soken, “Hard to Miss” composed by Masayoshi Soken, “Hard to Miss” composed by Masayoshi Soken, “Out of the Labyrinth” composed by Masayoshi Soken and arranged by Yoshitaka Suzuki, and “Shattered” composed by Masayoshi Soken and arranged by Yoshitaka Suzuki.

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OSMinterview! Tiana Camacho @ MTAC Dueling Dragons

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sat, 11 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Welcome to MTAC Dueling Dragon Interviews Week! Every day this week, we’ll be uploading a new interview that we did during MTAC Dueling Dragons from earlier this year. Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for Tiana Camacho! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about her:

Gym Leader. Stand User. Decepticon. World Warrior. These are just some of the lives Tiana Camacho has lived behind the mic as a professional voice actor. With her career spanning a bit over half a decade of experience, her vocal reach has proven vast and versatile. She’s known for her roles in Jojo’s Bizarre: Adventure Stone Ocean as Ermes, Bea and Nessa in Pokémon, Lily in Street Fighter 6, and loads more!! Tiana is always happy to meet fans and is totally excited to be here!!
HTTPS://MTAC.NET/GUESTS/TIANA-CAMACHO/

OSMnotes

We want to thank Tiana and once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Tiana is by checking out her online at:

On her website: https://www.tianacamacho.com/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/TianaCamachoVO
On IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8808252/

Plus, a big thank you to MTAC for both letting us have the chance to chat, but also credit for the photos and convention logo used.

We also have YouTube Channels now! Both for OSMcast proper and The Carbuncle Chronicle! Please subscribe, hit the bell, and share amongst your friends.

OSMinterview! Bryce Papenbrook @ MTAC Dueling Dragons

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 10 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Welcome to MTAC Dueling Dragon Interviews Week! Every day this week, we’ll be uploading a new interview that we did during MTAC Dueling Dragons from earlier this year. Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for Bryce Papenbrook! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about him:

Bryce Papenbrook has been a professional voice over artist since the age of eight. He was introduced to the voice acting scene by his father, Bob Papenbrook, and has continued the trade in his footsteps.
Bryce has performed in numerous video games, cartoons, and television shows. Some recent roles include Eren in Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: Junior High, Kirito in Sword Art Online & Sword Art Online II, Shirou Emiya in Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works, Wataru Asahina in Brothers Conflict, Meliodas in The Seven Deadly Sins, Rin Okumura in Blue Exorcist, Chooki & Lydendor in Tenkai Knights, Red in Pokémon Origins, Machina Kunagiri in Final Fantasy Type-0, Masaomi Kida in Durarara!! & Durarara!! X2, Theodore in Persona Q, Makoto Naegi in DanganRonpa: Trigger Happy Havoc & DanganRonpa: The Animation, Nagito Komaeda in Super Dangan Ronpa 2, Caesar Zeppeli in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Staz Charlie Blood in Blood Lad, Adrien aka Cat Noir in Miraculous Ladybug, Clay Sizemore in Soul Eater Not!, Calm Craftman in Aldnoah.Zero, Kaname Isaki in A Lull in the Sea, Numerous roles in Call of Duty: Ghosts, Tiz Arrior in Bravely Default, Adol Christin in Ys: Memories of Celceta, Inky in Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Game, Black Ranger in the Power Rangers Megaforce Game, Sultan in Disney Princess Palace Pets, Lest in Rune Factory 4, Henry in Fire Emblem Awakening, Issachar in Shin Megami Tensei IV, Asbel Lhant in Tales of Graces F, Zidane Tribal in Final Fantasy Dissidia 012, and Guan Ping in Dynasty Warriors. Past leading roles include Shugo in .hack//Sign Legend of the Twilight, Jack in MAR, Jack Russell in Radiata Stories, Hanabusa Aido in Vampire Knight, and Isami Fujiwara in Noein.
HTTPS://MTAC.NET/GUESTS/BRYCE-PAPENBROOK/

OSMnotes

We want to thank Bryce and once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Bryce is by checking out him online at:

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ActorBrycePapenbrook
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrycePapenbrook
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brycepapenbrook/
On IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0745310/

Plus, a big thank you to MTAC for both letting us have the chance to chat, but also credit for the photos and convention logo used.

We also have YouTube Channels now! Both for OSMcast proper and The Carbuncle Chronicle! Please subscribe, hit the bell, and share amongst your friends.

OSMinterview! Kohei Hattori @ MTAC Dueling Dragons

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 9 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Welcome to MTAC Dueling Dragon Interviews Week! Every day this week, we’ll be uploading a new interview that we did during MTAC Dueling Dragons from earlier this year. Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for Kohei Hattori! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about him:

Kohei Hattori is a singer from Tokyo, Japan. Kohei is an IFA United Nations international ambassador singer (Commanded by the United Nations) who has performed at many Japanese and Asian events. You can hear Kohei in the anime Tokyo 24th Ward.
HTTPS://MTAC.NET/GUESTS/KOHEI-HATTORI/

OSMnotes

We want to thank Kohei and once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Kohei is by checking out him online at:

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/koheisings/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/koheisings
On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzU-KAGvnq5sEMfm6nEOY-g

Plus, a big thank you to MTAC for both letting us have the chance to chat, but also credit for the photos and convention logo used.

We also have YouTube Channels now! Both for OSMcast proper and The Carbuncle Chronicle! Please subscribe, hit the bell, and share amongst your friends.

OSMinterview! Justin Cook @ MTAC Dueling Dragons

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 8 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Welcome to MTAC Dueling Dragon Interviews Week! Every day this week, we’ll be uploading a new interview that we did during MTAC Dueling Dragons from earlier this year. Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for Justin Cook! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about him:

Justin Cook began work in Anime dubbing more than 20 years ago as the ADR engineer on Dragon Ball Z. Since then he has voice directed episodes of Dragon Ball, Yu Yu Hakusho, Fruits Basket, Kiddy Grade, and the features Mass Effect: Paragon Lost & Strike Witches: The Movie. He has worked as a Producer since 2003 and has produced hundreds of duds, including the 2019 theatrical film Dragon Ball Super: Broly. His voice acting work includes the characters Eijiro Kirishima in My Hero Academia, Hatsuharu Sohma in Fruits Basket, Chiba from Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, Captains Bellamy & Kid in One Piece, and Raditz, Super Buu & Dende in the Dragon Ball franchise, as well as Yusuke Urameshi in Yu Yu Hakusho.
HTTPS://MTAC.NET/GUESTS/JUSTIN-COOK/

OSMnotes

We want to thank Justin and once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Justin is by checking out him online at:

On IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1037430/

Plus, a big thank you to MTAC for both letting us have the chance to chat, but also credit for the photos and convention logo used.

We also have YouTube Channels now! Both for OSMcast proper and The Carbuncle Chronicle! Please subscribe, hit the bell, and share amongst your friends.

OSMinterview! SungWon Cho @ MTAC Dueling Dragons

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 7 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Welcome to MTAC Dueling Dragon Interviews Week! Every day this week, we’ll be uploading a new interview that we did during MTAC Dueling Dragons from earlier this year. Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for SungWon Cho! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about him:

SungWon Cho is a voice actor you may have heard in God of War: Ragnarok, Borderlands 3, Aggretsuko, Ranking of Kings, One Piece, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Neon White, AI: The Somnium Files: Nirvana Initiative, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Granblue Fantasy: Versus, Odd Taxi, Craig of the Creek, Radiant, Tuca & Bertie, Pokemon: Twilight Wings, OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes, Adventure Time: Distant Lands, gen:LOCK, Judgment & Lost Judgment, Monster Hunter Rise, Disgaea 6, A Hat in Time, Monster Prom, Soulcalibur VI, Lackadaisy, Akudama Drive, and more. You may also know him from YouTube. He loves his cats Effie and Sophie very much.
HTTPS://MTAC.NET/GUESTS/SUNGWON-CHO/

OSMnotes

We want to thank SungWon and once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where SungWon is by checking out him online at:

On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProZD
On his Let’s Play YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYFFiPCwkr6wNlo0_F5BfRw
On IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2426043/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/prozd
On Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/prozd/

Plus, a big thank you to MTAC for both letting us have the chance to chat, but also credit for the photos and convention logo used.

We also have YouTube Channels now! Both for OSMcast proper and The Carbuncle Chronicle! Please subscribe, hit the bell, and share amongst your friends.

OSMinterview! David Matranga @ MTAC Dueling Dragons

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 6 May 2024 17:09:36 +0000

Welcome to MTAC Dueling Dragon Interviews Week! Every day this week, we’ll be uploading a new interview that we did during MTAC Dueling Dragons from earlier this year. Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for David Matranga! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about him:

David Matranga is an American voice actor who works primarily for English dubbed anime for Funimation and Sentai Filmworks. Matranga is best known as the voice of Shoto Todoroki from My Hero Academia, Hideki Hinata from Angel Beats, Genjo Sanzo from Saiyuki, Orphen from Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, Bertholdt Hoover from the popular Attack on Titan series, Tomoya Okazaki from the Clannad series,Takumi Usui from Maid Sama, Ghost from the Halo Legends movie, Briareos from the Appleseed series, Yu Himura from the EF series, and God Serena from Fairy Tail.
HTTPS://MTAC.NET/GUESTS/DAVID-MATRANGA/

OSMnotes

We want to thank David and once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where David is by checking out him online at:

On IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1001404/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidMatranga1

Plus, a big thank you to MTAC for both letting us have the chance to chat, but also credit for the photos and convention logo used.

We also have YouTube Channels now! Both for OSMcast proper and The Carbuncle Chronicle! Please subscribe, hit the bell, and share amongst your friends.

OSMcast! Show #192: The Great Anime Dragon Draft! @ MTAC Dueling Dragons

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 3 Apr 2024 18:48:00 +0000

We just got back from MTAC Dueling Dragons in Nashville, Tennessee and there we decided to try something different while we were there: A live panel! Look, all of the other podcasts are doing it, so we decided to jump off a bridge too. But don’t worry, we jumped onto some dragons. Some, theoretically, anime dragons. One could even say we drafted these dragons. Into a dragon draft. Look, it’s all right there in the episode title, really.

Protip: This episode was recorded live from the panel at the con. The audio is decently listenable though! Kinda.

OSMnotes

Did you like the episode? If you did and were there, or liked the audio version… Let MTAC know! Here is a link to their survey for this year: https://forms.gle/47TwTCkCNZGJPyU86

Also, it probably would be a good idea to post some images of the various dragons from the panel! Also… One Piece? Yeah, let’s go ahead and drop those here:

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The Manderville Minute Issue XXII: "Gentleman Detective Solves Case, Again!"

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 1 Apr 2024 19:00:17 +0000

Hello Gentlepeople! We here at The Manderville Minute have been covering the amazing work of Manderville Family in all facets of Ul’dah life, and this time we have decided to tackle the most gentlemanly of gentlemen: Hildibrand Helidor Maximillian Manderville. He is a Manderville Man that can only do what a Manderville can, as he travels the realm as a self-titled “agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire” alongside his assistant, Nashu Mhakaracca. Now wait just a gosh darn moment… No, what do you mean this about an MMORPG called Final Fantasy XIV? No, this is an audio recording all about one of our great Thanalan heroes! Perish the thought that this could be about some mere game.

Spoiler Levels: Truffles à la Manderville! This is a sweet and fluffy episode. We do talk about all sorts of the events that you can find in the various Hildibrand Adventures in Final Fantasy XIV, up to and including the events and trial in Patch 6.55. While we don’t get into too much MSQ talk… If you want to go into Hildibrand completely unsullied, this is your warning.

Manderville Notes

Hope you all enjoyed the episode! Here’s a couple of useful links based off some of the things we talked about in this episode:

Final Fantasy XIV 1.0 – Hildibrand & Nashu Storyline Cutscenes uploaded by Leonesaurus

But also, don’t forget (since Tobias was nice enough to provide them) Time Cues:

00:00:00 – Welcome to the Manderville Minute
00:11:11 – Hildibrand in 1.0
00:22:36 – Inspirations of a Hildibrand
00:33:36 – Hildibrand Adventures’ Side Characters and Trials
00:47:40 – The Future of Hildibrand
01:08:38 – Our Predictions for Hildibrand in 7.0 and Outro

Music used in this episode: “Agent of Inquiry” composed by Masayoshi Soken, “The Pink Panther Theme” composed by Henry Mancini, “Theme from Lupin III 2015” composed by Yuji Ohno, “Where All Roads Lead” composed by Masayoshi Soken, “The Carbuncle Chronicle Theme” composed DJ Inubito and arranged by Anna.

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 21: The Other Half of Growing Light, Patch 6.55!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 5 Mar 2024 19:36:56 +0000

Hello Adventurers! Now that we are solidly in the true “Wait Till Dawntrail” part of our Final Fantasy XIV life cycle, we thought it was best to look back to what we just got to play through. And that is Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.55: Growing Light – Part 2! Not only did we get our true onramp storyline-wise leading into the upcoming expansion, but we also got a bunch of capstones to a lot of side content. From Hildebrand blasting off again, to seeing how our allied tribe quests sorted out, we are talking about it all. Yes, even the part about the cheese.

Spoiler Levels: Very Hot, like Spicy Stellar Soup hot! This is a very hot and savory episode. We namedrop Endwalker Extremes from the get-go, we talk about stuff that happened in Stormblood, and how everything is leading into Dawntrail. This is for those that are either very current players, or really don’t care about spoilers.

OSMnotes

Hope you all enjoyed the episode! Here’s a couple of useful links based off some of the things we talked about in this episode:

But also, don’t forget (since Tobias was nice enough to provide them) Time Cues:

00:00:00 We Start the Carbuncle Chronicling
00:18:37 What We’ve Been Up To Lately
00:27:13 Patch 6.55’s Main Scenario Quests
00:40:19 Hildibrand and Mandervillous Relics
00:51:57 Tataru’s Grand Endeavor and Island Sanctuary
01:02:44 Tribal Alliance Quests
01:10:30 Closing Thoughts and Outro

Music used in this episode: “The Carbuncle Chronicle Theme” composed DJ Inubito and arranged by Anna, “Endcaller” composed by Masayoshi Soken and arranged by Yoshitaka Suzuki, “Starsbreath” composed by Masayoshi Soken and arranged by Justin Frieden, “Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster ‘Battle 2′” composed by Nobuo Uematsu and arranged by Ayumu Murai and Hidenori Miyanaga, “Island Paradise” composed by Masayoshi Soken, “Hippo Ridin'” composed by Masayoshi Soken and arranged by Saya Yasaki, “Dreamwalker” composed by Masayoshi Soken, and “Cradle of Hope” composed by Masayoshi Soken.

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 20: The 2024 Tokyo FanFest Announcements!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 6 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Hello Adventurers! Welcome to the Year of Our Yoshi-p Twenty Twenty Four. It's going to be an exciting year, this 2024! Not only it's the Lunar Year of the Dragon, it's ALSO the year of the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion: Dawntrail! And earlier in January we got a whole bunch of announcements made at the 2024 Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Tokyo, Japan. From the final CG teaser trailer, to Pictomancer, to hrothgals lion ladies, and even [REDACATED], if it was in the keynote, we are here to talk into microphones about them.

Spoiler Levels: Hot! We may say it's medium to hot in the episode, but let's be honest. If you don't care all that much about spoilers, they are medium. If you do care, they are hot. Maybe not Blazin' Knock Your Butt Off... But you'll probably will want to wrap up the latest stuff in Endwalker before you hit play.

OSMnotes

Thanks to Tobias for continuing to pitch hit edit the podcast for Anna, it has been a life saver. Since we almost just go in order of the keynote, we don't really have Time Cues this time. Just kick back, put the podcast on, and go grind some tomes.

Tobis did do, however, is that he gave use what music is used in the episode. Which are The Carbuncle Chronicle Theme by Anna and DJ Inubito, "Battle on the Big Bridge" by The Black Mages, "Return to Oblivion (Scions & Sinners) by The Primals, "And Love You Shall Find" FFXIV Shadowbringers, and "Heartless (Chiptune)" by TESTS04.

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OSMinterview! Neil Ross on 1/7/2024

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:36:47 +0000

When knowing is half the battle, your battle half for this podcast is that it’s a big ol’ humdinger. John got the chance to talk to one of the greats: Neil Ross. It’s hard to be more prolific than Neil. He was the voice of Shipwreck in the original GI Joe cartoons. The voice of Kieth in the original Voltron from 1984s. He was the voice of the Biff Tannen Museum Narrator in Back to the Future Part II. He was the voice the Green Goblin in the 1994 Spider-Man: The Animated Series. He was the voice of Mayor Domino in Final Fantasy VII Remake.

He was the voice of, okay we could just keep going but then we’d never get to the interview. He has been in a lot. He also happens to now be the author of Vocal Recall A Life in Radio and Voiceovers, a book you should absolutely read.

OSMnotes

We want to thank Neil once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Neil is by checking out him online (and to buy his book!) at:

His website: https://www.neilross.com/
His book, Vocal Recall A Life in Radio and Voiceovers: https://www.neilbook.com/

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OSMcast! Show #191: The OSMawards! 2023 Edipyon – Video Games

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 23:48:11 +0000

It’s a brand-new year, and we’re kicking of 2024 with a look back on 2023. In video games. If you want other media mediums, sorry but you’ll have to settle this time. Because aside from a tabletop game in Dylan’s list, that’s all we got this time. I’m sure anime and other things will be talked about in future episodes. Just not this one. But this one? This one’s for the Gamers™.

Protip: Also, this episode is barely edited. And I do mean barely!

OSMnotes

Hope you enjoyed this episode! If you were expecting Time Cues, sorry! Like mentioned previously, this episode was only barely edited so we could get it out in a remotely timely manner. Huh, what’s that? Something about how we are supposed to have an Anime Secret Santa episode or two out before Christmas? So why are we worried about being timely? Weird. Must be hearing things. Anyway, here are everyone’s personal top games as you follow along:

Basil

Super Mario Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Final Fantasy XVI
Baldur’s Gate 3
Dredge & Hi-Fi Rush

Kevin

Baldur’s Gate 3
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Thirsty Suitors
Final Fantasy XVI

Dylan

Baldur’s Gate 3
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game

Umi/Doug

Baldur’s Gate 3
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Alan Wake 2
Lies of P
Final Fantasy XVI
Don’t Starve Together

John

Baldur’s Gate 3
Final Fantasy XVI
Fire Emblem Engage
Resident Evil 4 (Remake)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 19: The Beginning of End (of Endwalker)

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 14:30:45 +0000

Hello Adventurers! As the year of our Yoshi-p 2023 comes to an end, we thought it would be good idea to talk about the patch that we've all been playing as the year closes out: 6.5 Growing Light - Part 1. And to join us in these talks, we had the excellent fortune to bring on Mippa to help us break it all down. (And if you need yet more Mippa, and you assuredly do, we actually had an interview with her not too long ago.) From the latest storyline reveals, to the shores of Aloalo Island, the depths of the Lunar Subterrane, and the hidden mysteries of Thalia, we leave no stone unturned as we dig into all the good stuff Final Fantasy XIV has to offer us right now.

Spoiler Levels: Extremely High! It's the latest patch! All of it that's fit to print! We're talking about it! And then some! You are warned.

OSMnotes

Thanks to Mippa for joining us on the podcast! It was a super fun conversation, and we can't wait to have her on again. And if you want to follow more of Mippa's adventures in Eorzea and beyond, don't forget to check out her Twitter and Tumblr! (Or... You know, Bluesky if it ever comes to that.)

Also, Tobias did Time Cues:

00:00:00 - We Start the Carbuncle Chronicling
00:18:23 - New Main Scenario Quests!
00:37:45 - The Lunar Subterrane
01:04:37 - Thaleia
01:14:52 - Aloalo Island
01:29:11 - The Singularity Reactor (Unreal)
01:36:00 - Splendorous Tools and Custom Deliveries
01:38:03 - Fall Guys Collaboration and Island Sanctuary Update
01:51:52 - Closing Ceremonies

He even went ahead and listed the music used in the episode. Which are Music is "The Red Wings (Endwalker)", "Kingdom of Baron", "Fair Winds to Guide", "Everybody Falls", and "O Hunter, Rejoice". You should hit up the Discord and let him know what a good job he did.

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OSMcast? Show #190: Somehow, Itsudatte My Santa! Returned

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Finally, John got me. Me as in Basil (the one that writes all of these). He has finally made another true OSMcast? by returning to the Ken Akamatsu well. If you recall, we have actually done an OSMcast? on Itsudatte My Santa! before. And while I refuse to double check anything that reminds of having to watch it ever again, I do remember this: That when I said I had only watched episode one John said that was fine, episode two was worse and that we only were covering the first episode anyway. And thus, he played his trap card. Three years later, he has sprung it upon on us all. So here, have that podcast.

OSMnotes

So yeah, once again, that was sure an episode! Have some Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:36
Moments of OSM – 02:43
- Miasma Chronicles – 03:04
- Airplanes, Trains, and Automobiles – 05:36
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – 07:08
Istudatte My Santa! Only It’s Episode 2 This Time
- Itsudatte My Santa! Episode 2, Full of Spoilers (It’s fine you should never watch this show anyway even if you could!) – 09:36
- OSMs out of OSM – 41:41

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OSMinterview! Kira Vincent-Davis on 11/29/2023

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:29:17 +0000

Just time for the holidays, we here at the OSMcast have a couple of presents for you! First up, a brand new OSMinterview! This time, John chats it up with Kira Vincent-Davis. She has done a bunch of roles over the years, like Lucy/Nyu in Elfen Lied, or Ayumu Kasuga in Azumanga Daioh, or hey maybe Najica Hiiragi in Najica Blitz Tactics. But real OSMcast listeners should remember her best as the Queen of karuta, Shinobu Wakamiya in Chihayafuru.

OSMnotes

Big thanks to Kira once again for taking the time to chat with us!

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 18: The 2023 London FanFest Announcements!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:37:52 +0000

Hello Adventurers! The next Final Fantasy XIV expansion, Dawntrail, is arriving next year but this past October during the 2023 London FanFest we got yet more details about it. And perhaps the biggest news (that’s not the new Viper job) was the announcement of the next alliance raid series being in collaboration with Final Fantasy XI. You know, the other Final Fantasy MMO! We need a FFXI expert. Someone who has been in the trenches, really seen some stuff. So, to talk about this we recruited a longtime friend of both The Carbuncle Chronicle and the OSMcast!, Cevian, who was more than up to the task to tell us all about it.

OSMnotes

Once again, we want to thank Tobias for stepping up and editing the episode. And did you know that his other FFXIV x One Piece podcast released an episode this week as well. Well, you do now! It’s actually much heavier on the One Piece this time, so one might think of our episode doing it’s due diligence to make sure the FFXIV side is properly represented. And thanks once again to Cevian for making sure that the FFXI side was also properly represented! In fact while we were talking, Cevian kept throw us some FFXI pictures to give us some visual references. And now, you can have them too:

Also, Tobias did Time Cues:

00:00:00: The Basil Addendum
00:01:55: Introductions and What’s Been Going On Lately
00:14:19: 2023 London FanFest Keynote Discussion
01:03:59: Echoes of Vana’diel Discussion with Cevian
01:24:18: Final Keynote Thoughts

He even went ahead and listed the music used in the episode. Which are “Dawntrail Theme,” “Carrots of Happiness (Forge Ahead ver.)”, “The Sanctuary of Zi’Tah”, “Movalpolos”, and “Dedicated to Moonlight (Forge Ahead ver.). You should hit up the Discord and let him know what a good job he did.

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 17: The Variant & Criterion Dungeons Primer

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:11:08 +0000

Hello Adventures! With the advent of Dawntrail (the new expansion) on the horizon, and the current post patch cycle winding down, we thought it would be a nice time to talk about one of the new things Endwalker (the current expansion) introduced into Final Fantasy XIV: The Variant and the Criterion Dungeons. These are brand new types of battle-style content that kind does their own thing, and they’re pretty dang fun! And you can get cool stuff for doing them! But since they are optional things, maybe you haven’t done them yet? If not, let us take this chance to talk to you about why we think you should. And if you have already tried them out uh, well… listen to us anyway! You’re already here, why stop now.

Spoiler Levels: Pretty Low! Ignoring that you kinda have to have cleared the main chunk of Endwalker just to get to the post-patches where these dungeons show up, we don’t really delve too deep into any spoilers talking about them.

OSMnotes

Have you tried the new Variant dungeons? Did you dip a toe into Criterion to see if it’s as hard (or as easy!?) as you thought it’d be? Were we the ones that finally convinced you to take the plunge, or were you already on board with the idea? Let us know in the Discord! Also:

Tobias’ other FFXIV podcast, the one that’s also a One Piece podcast? A Grand Line Reborn? Yeah that one! Check it out here: https://thirdimpactanime.com/a-grand-line-reborn-a-one-piece-x-final-fantasy-xiv-podcast/
Also, Tobias and his nakama comrades over at Third Impact Anime have panels at AWA pretty soon, if you are gonna be there check them out: https://mastodon.social/@ThirdImpactAnime/111246015821654437
Also, we are all on Blue Sky! If you are flying high over there, here are the links: Carbuncle Chronicle | OSMcast | Basil | Anna | Tobias | Third Impact Anime

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OSMcast! Show #189: Genocyber

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:38:26 +0000

So sometimes things are an OSMcast!, and sometimes they are an OSMcast? Where one is unqualified awesome, and everyone should watch it. The other, maybe not so much but we wanted to talk about it anyway. And sometimes, we’ll start thinking it was an OSMcast? and it turns that no… This is an OSMcast! only it just has a lot of super mega dope ass violence. And that’s Genocyber, a 1994 anime OAV series by Artmic & Artland adapting the manga series by Tony Takezaki.

OSMnotes

Man, as the guy (this is Basil by the way, the guy that writes all of these posts that no one reads) that normally has to cat heard episodes? I really appreciate John taking the time to put these episodes together. Even if after he records an episode thinking it should get a question mark, I instead decide that it gets the exclamation point as benefits the subject matter. Also, a hearty welcome to Abby for getting roped into this whole podcast shindig. You’re doing great. And of course, Kevin is there holding things down from the OSMcast Classic crew.

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OSMcast! Show #188: Symphogear

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:10:44 +0000

Why hello there! You may be wondering, “Are they ever going to release a normal standard plain good ol’ fashioned OSMcast! episode?” Well today is your day!! That’s right, we are here to talk about anime, tv shows, games maybe? But mostly about the first season of Satelight’s Symphogear! It’s a cool anime for cool people about punching weird alien blobs real hard, but also with the power of song. You know, normal standard plain good ol’ fashioned anime stuff for a normal standard plain good ol’ fashioned OSMcast! episode. As you do. It's also kinda a lot. Don't worry we'll talk about it.

OSMnotes

Now, was this our Anime Secret Santa pick from 2022? Yes. Did we also say that this episode should have be out around MTAC… Which was during Easter weekend? Also yes. Should anyone worry about that? Nah no way don’t worry about it, it’s all good. Just uh… go watch some Symphogear. But while you are loading up the next episode on Crunchyroll or the blu-ray disc from Discotek…

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OSMinterview! Melissa Sternenberg on 8/21/2023

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 5 Sep 2023 17:13:36 +0000

So previously we Aimed for the Top with interviewing the voice of Noriko, but this time we are interviewing the voice of Kazumi Amano in Gunbuster: Melissa Sternenberg! Where she outs herself as a huge nerd. Which is good, because this is kind of the podcast for that sort of thing. We chat about LARPing, Freakazoid, Animaniacs, 90s anime, all sorts of things. Like, what makes a great dub? Also, a great dub: Gunbuster. And as one would expect, the critically acclaimed MMPRPG Final Fantasy XIV.

OSMnotes

We want to thank Melissa once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Melissa is by checking out her online at:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mippa/
Tumblr (if you want primo FFXIV tumbled content): https://framboisezakuro.tumblr.com/

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 16: The 2023 NA FFXIV FanFest in Las Vegas

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:51:16 +0000

Hello Adventurers! So in our previous episode we talked about the big announcement from the 2023 NA FFXIV FanFest in Las Vegas: The latest FFXIV expansion, Dawntrail. But this episode is about everything else that happened at FanFest! The highs, the lows, the events, the lines. All the fun parts, and some of the not so fun parts. The terrible, terrible heat. Speaking of things that are hot off the presses, we also talk about The Rising and the latest Moogle Tomestone events. It’s a grand ole time!

Spoiler Levels: Pretty Low! Since we already talked about Dawntrail, we kept the spoiler talk to as low as we could. This is about the event of FanFest itself. I guess if you don’t want spoilers as to what might happen at the EU & JP FanFest? But honestly, they are gonna be pretty different anyway.

OSMnotes

Some things!

Those new Carbuncle Chronicle T-shirts! They’re still here!: https://www.teepublic.com/user/osmcast
The website for The Rising 2023: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/2023/The_Rising/eykg76bc2d
The website for The Moogle Treasure Trove, 10th Anniversary Hunt: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/mogmog-collection/202308/1ny0ji96di

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 15: 7.0 Announced!! Dawntrail!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:37:14 +0000

Hello Adventurers! Everyone it’s been 10 long years, but we have finally done it. We’re going to The New World, Tural! And while a few of us did just get back from the 2023 NA FanFest in Las Vegas a couple of weeks back, even now only the thoughts of new level caps, two dyes, and taco cats arw what keep us going. And, or some of us, the thoughts of wearing glasses and a summoner’s horn at the same time. All of that is to say, we are very excited about the new Final Fanatsy XIV 7.0 Expansion: Dawntrail! So here is us talking all about it.

OSMnotes

Some things!

Those new Carbuncle Chronicle T-shirts!: https://www.teepublic.com/user/osmcast
The website for Moonfire Faire: Rise like the Phoenix from the ashes!: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/2023/Moonfire_Faire/oct9miki0d
If you need to see the trailer for Dawntrail… Again… Here it is!: https://youtu.be/onGE1-I2T6Y

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 14: FanFest Hype! & 7.0 Predictions

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 17:21:24 +0000

Hello Adventurers! Saddle up your chocobos folks, because we are heading to Las Vegas! Some of us figuratively, some of us literally. This upcoming weekend (July 28 & 29th, 2023) is the first of the set of the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festivals. Which means fun is to be had, Keynotes and Live Letters to watch, and a new expansion to be announced! So, Basil, Anna, and special guest Tobias from Third Impact Anime and A Grand Line Reborn got together to talk about what one can expect to do at FanFest, what to see, and then get into all the ideas we have they could announce for 7.0.

Spoiler Levels: Highish! Look, you are best served by playing through 6.45 since we are talking about everything that could possibly happen after that. You’ll want those context clues intact. We are somewhat vague on details about what’s been happening, but I wouldn’t trust us either. Don’t worry, this episode will still be here when you’re done.

OSMnotes

If you can’t make to FanFest in person (we really, really lucked out in being able to go), worry not! They are streaming almost all the most important parts as they happen. Here are the links you’ll need.

The official FINAL FANTASY XIV YouTube channel
Friday, July 28 – Day 1
Saturday, July 29 – Day 2
The official FINAL FANTASY XIV Twitch channel

If you want a schedule of the events happening, here you go: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/88e4d9757f37226ea34d28da98440b754c35a7d7

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OSMinterview! Kaitlyn Robrock on 6/17/2023

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:15:43 +0000

There are times when getting these interviews from John can be kinda wild. For example, just the other day he messages me, and the message went something like this:

“Hey, I just interviewed the voice of Minnie Mouse.”

Which is not something one normally hears! But today you get to listen to that interview. Which is with the wonderful Kaitlyn Robrock. Who is the current voice of Minnie Mouse from well… Disney. But that’s not all! She’s also the voice of Retsuko’s mother in the English dub of Netflix anime series Aggretsuko, Felicia Sundew in Amphibia, and also the voice of Chloé in both Fire Emblem Engage as well as Fire Emblem Heroes. So, kick back and enjoy.

OSMnotes

We want to thank Kaitlyn once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Kaitlyn is by checking out her online at:

Website: https://kaitlynrobrock.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaitlynrobrock
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krobrock/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kaitlynrobrockvo/

OSMinterview! Kiane Chula King on 5/15/2023

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:45:30 +0000

I dunno if you have heard, but there is a brand-new Blu-ray release of Gunbuster from Discotek. It’s out there! It’s great! And one of the great things about it, is that it features an excellent all new English dub. And the lead Noriko was portrayed as Kiane Chula King. Who, coincidentally, is also the subject of this OSMinterview! While Noriko may be one of her first big roles, it was really nice to dig in a little to find out more about her. And while I am not John, I also want a whole new interview with her all about her experiences in tabletop roleplaying. That would be, as they say, awesome. Or well… OSM.

OSMnotes

We want to thank Kiane once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Kiane is by checking out her online at:

Website: https://kianechulaking.wixsite.com/kckvo
Tumblr: https://chulacabra.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KianeChulaKing

OSMinterview! Amanda Miller Q&A Panel @ MTAC Blackjack

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 16:08:29 +0000

So this is something new! Your friend and mine, John Robbins normally does a lot of our OSMinterviews. But this time, he got to instead moderate a Question-and-Answer panel for Amanda Miller at this year’s MTAC Blackjack. This is the audio from that panel. And chances are, you have heard the voice of Amanda Miller before! Some of her most well-known roles include Sailor Jupiter, in the Viz Media re-dub of the classic Sailor Moon series and the new Sailor Moon Crystal series, Junko Enoshima and Toko Fukawa in the Danganronpa video game series, Sully and Cherche in Fire Emblem Awakening, Takeru Aizawa in Squid Girl, and Boruto Uzumaki in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. And because this was a general con Q&A panel, she gets all sorts of questions. All. Sorts. Enjoy!

OSMnotes

We want to thank Amanda once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Amanda is by checking out her online at:

Website: https://www.amandacelinemiller.com/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@amandacmillervo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amandacmillervo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandacmillervo/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmandaCelineMillerComedy

ALSO! If you enjoyed listening in on this panel, please let us know! Here in the comments on the website or let us know on Twitter. You could let MTAC know as well! This is a brand-new thing we haven’t tried before, so feedback would be welcome.

OSMinterview! Marin M. Miller @ MTAC Blackjack

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:11:11 +0000

The real Easter Miracle that was performed at MTAC this year was that we were able to land a last-minute chance to chat with Marin M. Miller! We’ve had them on the show a few times, but it’s always good to catch up. They have only grown yet even more prestigious since those bygone days, for example now being the voice of Nimbus in Destiny 2: Lightfall! That said, this interview is more than about that. But we do get to that. It’s a real journey, and one you should listen to.

OSMnotes

We want to thank Marin once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where they are by checking out them online at:

Website: https://www.marinmmillervo.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marinmmillerVO
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marinmillervo/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/marinmmillervo
Streamily: https://streamily.com/marinmiller

OSMinterview! Kyle McCarley @ MTAC Blackjack

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 10 May 2023 14:39:30 +0000

So, like all good weebs, we spent this past Easter celebrating by going to an anime con. MTAC Blackjack, specifically. And while we were there, we got the chance to chat with some cool voice over artists! This episode is a chat we got to have with one Kyle McCarley. He's probably best known for his roles like being Mob in Mob Psycho 100, 9S in Nier: Automata, Alm in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Gatekeeper in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, amongst many others. He's also the host of The Board & Barrel, which is a really fun weekly live board gaming show on Twitch. Joining us on this interview were the wonderful fellas over at The Side Quest Podcast.

OSMnotes

We want to thank Kyle McCarley once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Kyle is by checking out him online at:

Website: https://kylemccarley.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KyleMcCarley
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kylemccarley
The Board & Barre Website: www.bnbtable.top
The Board & Barre Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bnbtabletop

OSMinterview! Mark Hildreth on 3/09/2023

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:22:15 +0000

Oh hello there! Our boy John is back with yet another OSMinterview, this time with the excellent Mark Hildreth. Mark has been acting, both voice acting as well as theatre and forms of live action acting, since the age of 10! His career is incredibly prolific, but you may know him best from such roles as Heero Yuy from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Terry Bogard from the various Fatal Fury anime productions, Sten from Dragon Age: Origins, and that’s just a few among many others.

OSMnotes

We want to thank Mark Hildreth once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Mark is by checking out him online at:

Website: http://markhildreth.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hildrethmark
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@markhildreth
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markhildreth/

OSMinterview! Marrisa Lenti on 2/16/2023

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:34:08 +0000

So this past February, your friend and mine John Robbins got to chance to chat with the voice actor, ADR director, all around great person that is Marrisa Lenti. As a voice actor, Marrisa Lenti has portrayed such roles as Libra in Fairy Tale, Moze in Borderlands 3, Sister Jill in both Cutie Honey Universe and Re: Cutie Honey, among others. She's also an ADR director for Sound Cadence Studios, where she as directed shows like Kageki Shoujo!!, Arte, and the upcoming English dub of Gunbuster from Discotek.

OSMnotes

We want to thank Marrisa once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Marrisa is by checking out her online at:

Website: https://www.marissalenti.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarissaLenti
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mlenti
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marissalenti/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marissalenti
Sound Cadence Studios: https://www.soundcadencestudios.com/

The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 13: Podcasts Revel, Housing Markets Tremble

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:59:44 +0000

Hello Adventurers! As the new year rolls on, so too does the critically acclaimed Final Fantasy XIV Online patch cycle. In fact, we are in the midst of Patch 6.3 hyjinks right now! And not only did we get a new 24-person raid, a new dungeon with MSQ alongside, but we also got a bevy of great Quality-of-Life improvements as well. To help us walk through all this 6.3 Patch stuff is our special guest for this Issue: Alex Fraioli! When he's not dispensing sage life advice as the proprietor of the Critical * Hit bar used game store in Nagoya, Japan, you can also find him on Twitch or on the No More Whoppers podcast. But from Umbrellas to Ultimates, he's with us this episode to talk about all the things you love about the game we all play and are addicted to.

Spoiler Levels:Incredibly high!... Sorta. The first hour or so is actually pretty light on them, as we cover mostly the Quality-of-Life improvements the patch brought, and gripes about the important things in Eorzean life: Dyes. But after that first hour? Buckle up cause it's spoiler city over here! (Sidenote: Ever notice that none of the mounts in FFXIV have seat belts? It's like an episode of Star Trek or something.)

And if you are tuning in the week we are releasing this episode, all week-long Alex is also doing charity streams for TELL Japan! It's a great charity organization that dedicated to providing effective support and counseling services to Japan’s international community and its increasing mental health needs. So if you are feeling at all generous, please head over to Alex's Twitch and donate today! (And if you are tuning in later, we wouldn't be surprised if Alex isn't planning on another charity stream in the future. Or just go to the TELL Japan site and donate anyway!)

The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 12: The Eorzean Seasonal Event Primer

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:08:04 +0000

Hello Adventurers! As we leave the Year of Our Yoshi-p 2022 and enter into 2023, now is the perfect time to dig into some seasonal events! Final Fantasy XIV is packed with them throughout the year, and we are chatting about them all. Yes, even Hatching-tide! From Heavensturn to Starlight Celebration we talk about the basics, when they usually are, where the quests start, some of the backstory behind the events, and what are the NPCs you tend to interact with. We also reminisce about our times with them. Plus, the current events that are going on: like the current Starlight Celebration, the latest Moogle Tomestone Hunt, and even the very quickly upcoming Heavensturn! And just how do we feel about Pa-Paya?

Spoiler Levels: Incredibly low! I mean, I guess you need to be at least level 15, and have unlocked all three initial city-states of the Eorzean Alliance. But chances are, if you are listening to this episode, you have at least gotten that far! Probably.

The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 11: Unearthing the Buried Memories of the 6.2 Patches

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:00:28 +0000

Hello Adventurers! We’ve got a whole new Issue for you that’s cram packed with things we’ve been up for the past few months, the latest patch content from the 6.2x series: Buried Memory! Not only that, but we are joined by our special guest Andrew from the Third Impact Anime podcast. And don’t worry folks, we asked him all the hard-hitting questions.

Things like… What are we looking forward to the upcoming Patch 6.3! New tribe quest? (Yes yes! Wait, wrong tribe…) Housing? (More plots? MORE PLOTS!) Also, other more important things like… Does Tobias know La-hee? Just how many Eurekas are there, anyway? Then we get into the meat of the Patch 6.2x series, and adjacent topics. New Hildys! Fat Cat Hoodies! Island Sanctuary! Nihilism defeating soup!? Why shirts should not have belts attached to them, and so much more. So much latest patch series chitchat, you’ll just… Scream! Ahem…

Spoiler Levels: EXTREMELY HIGH. We are talking about all the things that have happened up till Patch 6.25, so you’ll want to be current up to the point that we have released this episode if you wanna listen. Or get spoiled, I guess! The choice is up to you.

OSMcast! Show #187: Ya Boy Kongming!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 8 Nov 2022 19:35:23 +0000

You know the saying, "Anything can happen on Halloween?" And sure, they may follow that up with things like, "Your dog can turn into a cat!" Or maybe, "There may be a toad in your bass guitar, or your sister could turn into a bat!" But have you considered the possibility of perhaps instead on Halloween... "You are the ancient strategist Kongming whom has died in the distant past, only to reborn as your younger self and dropped into modern day Shibuya?" The fact is anything can happen on Halloween. Any. Thing. So in this episode of the OSMcast, along with special guest Tobias from Third Impact Anime, we tackle this conundrum by talking about the hit anime Ya Boy Kongming! It's streaming on HIDIVE and is based on the manga written by Yuto Yotsuba and illustrated by Ryō Ogawa.

OSMnotes

Two episodes in two days? What madness! And actually, it's three! For you see, along with this episode, we also have the accompanying OSMbonus episode for our 5$ and up patrons up over at our Patreon! Now if you need more of us talking and yammering it up, you got options.

Some useful links! First, there is from Patrick St. Michel's Substack: Make Believe Mailer 45: Party People's Pathos, "Ya Boy Kongming!" And A Vanishing Shibuya. It covers how the anime really shows off pre-pandemic Shibuya and the club scene that show mirrors. And for Saint Seiya, George J. Horvath recently wrote a great article about possibilities on why Saint Seiya never really took off in North America like it did... in the rest of the world. That one is called: Theory Musing: Why Does Saint Seiya Consistently Fail in "North of Mexico"?

And now? You get Time Cues:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing - 00:45
- Tobias Went to the Queen City Anime Convention; How Did That Go? - 01:36
OSMplugs (Discord, Patreon, TeePublic) - 07:56
Moments of OSM - 9:00
- Tobias: On-Gaku: Our Sound - 10:15
- Kevin: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - 14:59
- Basil: Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya) manga - 24:38
- Doug: Pokémon Legends: Arceus - 29:33
Ya Boy Kongming!
- Ya Boy Kongming!, Sans Spoilers - 38:43
- Ya Boy Kongming!, Full of Spoilers - 1:09:39
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Ya Boy Kongming! - 1:27:19
- OSMs Out of OSM: 02:13:17
- Final Thoughts: 02:18:06

OSMbonus! Extra Bits of Audio That People May or May Not Be Interested in Listening To

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 7 Nov 2022 19:20:19 +0000

Huh! So, this was supposed to have released for Patrons over at our Patreon when the Carbuncle Chronicle came out. But uh... Basil didn't realize he had the audio. Then, a bunch of us got covid, and then Anna had to have surgery! And while she is doing great now, recovering from surgery took much longer than anticipated. So now that everything has settled down and we can get out the episode we had unfortunately been sitting on... Basil discovered this audio. That was never released. And it's been a minute. Therefore, we decided we'll just go ahead and release this OSMbonus as an episode for everyone. So, have some bonus! That you may or may not be interested in listening to. It is mostly about Xenoblade Chronicles 3, but we touch on a bunch of other things as well.

The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 10: We’re Finally Talking About Endwalker!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:03:51 +0000

Hello Adventurers! Well, it's been a while since we've done one of these. In fact, we already have had the expansion come out that we were getting hyped for in our last episode! You know... back in... February of 2021. Ahem. So anyroad Endwalker has released, and it's been what, eight months since then? Excellent time to release an episode all about Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker right now! Just in time to get hyped for patch 6.2 at the end of the month. Sure. This is a great idea and we're glad everyone is on board for it. Also, there are Moogle Tomes of Verity to get and a Moonfire Faire to enjoy. Hop to it y'all (because you know, jumping puzzles and all)!

Spoiler Levels: The first hour or so it's pretty spoiler free. However, after that? NOPE it's all spoilers for Endwalker so make sure to have at least wrapped up the 6.0 MSQ before continuing on.

OSMcast! Show #186: SK8 the Infinity

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 2 Aug 2022 22:33:41 +0000

So, it's not often that Basil gets to con other OSMcasters into a sports anime. Usually he watches them alone in the lofty mountains like a hermit, waiting upon the call from Kory to descend upon the Earth for an episode of the Taiiku podcast. However, this time it is different. This time... he has acquired not only Kevin, but also Douglass for this most righteous of causes. This time, it is time for the endless. The never ending. The limitless. The sports anime... about skateboarding. Down a death canyon of terror. For kicks. A completely realistic portrayal of skateboarding. Yep. That's what this is. It's time for SK8 the Infinity, from the anime studio Bones. Finally.

OSMnotes

What should Bones tackle next? Maybe an adaptation of EA Sports It's in the Game BIG It's Tricky to Rock a Rhyme to Rock a Rhyme That's Right on Time It's SSX Tricky? Who knows! Anyway, Time Cues:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing: That Final Fantasy XVI "Dominance" Trailer! – 00:38
OSMplugs (Discord, Patreon, TeePublic) – 08:07
Moments of OSM – 09:43
- Kevin: First Kill – 09:58
- Basil: Hajime no Ippo – 14:07
- Doug: Air Conditioning – 19:24
Sk8 the Infinity
- Sk8 the Infinity, Sans Spoilers – 23:28
  Sk8 the Infinity, Full of Spoilers – 1:05:35
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Sk8 the Infinity – 1:26:23
- OSMs out of OSM and Final Thoughts – 1:39:3222

OSMbonus! Intro to Dick Fight Island 101

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:24:06 +0000

Hello and welcome a preview to a whole new era of the OSMcast! We've had Patreon going on for a while now, and we appreciate everyone who has pitched in! So now it's time to kick it up a notch. Now whenever we record an episode of the OSMcast, we are going to start saving the immediate bits when we start recording and release those as bonuses for our $5 and up patreons. But we aren't going to just spring that on y'all! So, this first episode is free for everyone! And we decided if we were gonna start this, we were gonna go hard.

So here is the first ever OSMbonus, where we talk about the manga Dick Fight Island by Reibun Ike! It's published by SuBLime. Which now that I'm looking at it, yeah, it's got BL right in there doesn't it? Much like Dick Fight Island, it does exactly what it says on the tin.

OSMnotes

Notes? What notes! This is bonus episode why would there be notes? I guess if you want the other reviews that we reference here is the list:

Well, if you want more episodes, you now know what to do!

OSMcast! Show #185: Culver’s, CurderBurgers & Custard

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 06:00:00 +0000

It began as an April Fool's joke. On October 15th however, Culver's decided to make their joke a reality. That day? October 15th, 2021: National Cheese Curd Day. The joke? The CurderBurger: a Deluxe ButterBurger® topped with a crown of golden fried cheese. Made up of a blend of yellow and white cheddar Cheese Curds all surrounded by crispy seasoned breadcrumbs, the cheese crown offers a warm, buttery crunch and gooey cheddar in every bite. Also? We were there. And we podcasted about it. Oh, and about their custard, but that's more of a year-round sort of thing.

Then we forgot to edit and post that podcast for months. But, just like Culver's, we finally made it happen. Months later. Enjoy!

OSMnotes

So hey! How about then Culver's? Still good stuff. More good stuff? More OSMcasts in the future! Including a new bonus thing for Patreons? Possibly. But until then, Time Cues:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing – 0:33
OSMplugs – 1:09
Moments of OSM – 1:33
- Basil: Dungeon Encounters – 2:08
- Dylan: Joshua Weissman – 8:48
- Jen: Hobbies and Rest – 12:03
- Doug: Squid Game? - Sex - Squid Game again – 14:44
- Tobias: A Treasure-trove of OSM– 19:42
- Doug Doubles Down: Haunting of Blythe Manor – 24:09
Culver’s, CurderBurgers & Custard
- General Culver's Talk – 24:40
- Culver's Food Manga Reaction Moments - 51:16
- OSMs Out of OSM: 1:00:06

OSMinterview! Natalie Van Sistine on 5/27/2022

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:50:54 +0000

We may be done with MTAC interviews, but at the end of May John gave us the most wonderful surprise. He had the chance to get to chat with Natalie Van Sistine! And let's be honest. We are all watching Spy x Family. It's great. You know it, and we know it. Whether it's in manga form, and now anime form, it rules. The voice cast on either side of the globe are also stellar! And who happens to be the voice of Yor in English? If you answered Natalie Van Sistine, you would be correct!

But she's not just the voice of Yor, she's also the voice of other characters such as Irene Adler/James Bonde in Moriarty the Patriot, Saya Irino in Black Rock Shooter (TV), and others. But she's also an ADR Engineer, ADR Script Writer, Assistant ADR Director, so pretty much anything in front of the mic or behind it.

OSMnotes

We want to thank Natalie once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Natalie is by checking out her online at:

Website: https://www.nvansistine.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvansistine
The Elysium Project: https://www.elysiumprojectaudio.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkQiJXCVmBOwsSyQWT9FAGg

OSMinterview! Kari Wahlgren @ MTAC Score!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 7 Jun 2022 16:45:12 +0000

Well, it's June so it's about time to wrap up our interview series from MTAC Score! But perhaps we have saved the best for last?* We had the eminent pleasure to get to chat with Kari Wahlgren. For us, the bunch of Final Fantasy sickos that we all are, she's best known as the voice of Ashe in Final Fantasy XII. However, some may better know her from her role as Saber in Fate/zero, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works and Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel, or as Celty Sturluson in the Durarara!! series. And in animation work she has performed as such roles as Tigress in the Netflix version of Carmen Sandiego, Shannon in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, as well as a bunch of different characters in shows like the recent version of DuckTales, The Owl House, Rick and Morty, Infinity Train, and way more to list here. Way more. Although most recently you can hear her as the voice of Baby Scrat in Ice Age: Scrat Tales on Disney+.

* That's not true they were all amazing and the best.

OSMnotes

We wanted to thank MTAC and Kari for the chance to chat! If you are interested in following Kari you can find her in a whole bunch of places. For example:

Linktr.ee (Which has links to all her musical escapades!): https://linktr.ee/kariwahlgren
Website: https://kariwahlgren.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kariwahlgren
Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/kariwahlgren/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kariwahlgren/

You can find MTAC a bunch of places online, too:

Website: https://mtac.net/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtac
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtac.net
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtacofficial/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MTACVideos

Once again, we really appreciate MTAC and the guests for their time to chat with us. We really hope you've enjoyed these interviews! But while that's it from our chats from MTAC, John was a sneaky spy one and has one more recent interview we cannot wait to share with you.

OSMinterview! Bryce Papenbrook & Cherami Leigh @ MTAC Score!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 1 Jun 2022 13:14:53 +0000

We are back with an extra packed MTAC Score OSMinterview! This time we have not one, but TWO amazing VAs for your listening enjoyment. Bryce Papenbrook AND Cherami Leigh! Bryce Papenbrook is best known for his portrayals of Kirito in Sword Art Online, Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan, Inosuke Hashibira in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Rin Okumura in Blue Exorcist, and as Cat Noir in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. Also he literally knows how to throw down, with like 4 different black belts and then some. But with a resume no less impressive, Cherami Leigh has been in over 200 different voice roles in both animated works and video games. Roles like Sailor Venus in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon, Kazari Uiharu in A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun series, Asuna Yuuki in Sword Art Online, Lucy Heartfilia in Fairy Tail, Makoto Niijima in Persona 5, and the Female V in Cyberpunk 2077 for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Performer in a Leading Role.

OSMnotes

We wanted to thank MTAC, Cherami, and Bryce for the chance to chat! If you are interested in following these folks you can find them in a whole bunch of places. For example:

Bryce Papenbrook

Website: http://www.brycepapenbrook.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrycePapenbrook
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ActorBrycePapenbrook
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brycepapenbrook/

Cherami Leigh

Website: https://cheramileigh.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cheramileigh
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cherami.leigh/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clkstar/

You can find MTAC a bunch of places online, too:

Website: https://mtac.net/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtac
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtac.net
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtacofficial/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MTACVideos

OSMinterview! Adam McArthur @ MTAC Score!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 24 May 2022 20:39:43 +0000

Once again, we are back with yet another OSMinterview from MTAC Score! This time, we are chatting with voice actor and martial artist Adam McArthur. Two of the roles he is probably best known for are Marco Diaz in Star vs. the Forces of Evil and Yuji Itadori in Jujutsu Kaisen. They talk about how important mentors can be, how things don't have to be a competition, and more!

OSMnotes

We wanted to thank both MTAC and Adam for the chance to chat! If you are interested in following Sara Jane Sherman online to find out when she hosts her seasonal fundraisers, you can find her on her website or on Twitter. You can also find the website for the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles here. You can also find Adam himself all sorts of the places! Such as his:

Website: https://www.adam-mcarthur.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ninjamac
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ninjamac
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ninjamac/
Beacons.page: https://beacons.page/ninjamac

You can find MTAC a bunch of places online, too:

Website: https://mtac.net/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtac
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtac.net
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtacofficial/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MTACVideos

And as always, feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! And if you still use Spotify, go ahead and get on that mobile device and throw us some five stars there too. Tell your friends! As well, just like we mentioned when we do the OSMplugs, you can also join the Discord and support us on Patreon! And if you have ever wanted some OSMmerch, feel free to check out our TeePublic page!

OSMinterview! Caitlin Glass @ MTAC Score!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 10 May 2022 18:39:35 +0000

Our MTAC interviews continue! This time we're catching back up with the excellent Caitlin Glass, who not only is an actor and voice actor... But is also a Senior Voice Director over at Crunchyroll! Have you watched the excellent Ranking of Kings? Did you catch that dub? If not, you should! Of course, you may recognize her voice as the one behind such roles as Winry Rockbell (Fullmetal Alchemist), Haruhi Fujioka (Ouran High School Host Club, which she also did double duty as voice direction on!), Cammy White & Decapre (Street Fighter IV & V), and like a bazillion other things.

OSMnotes

We wanted to thank both MTAC and Caitlin for the chance to chat! You can also find her all sorts of the places like such as:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/caitlinsvoice/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caitlinsvoice
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caitlinsvoice/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCadbO_IPXbLFvcWx5wMnfPA

You can find MTAC a bunch of places online, too:

Website: https://mtac.net/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtac
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtac.net
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtacofficial/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MTACVideos

OSMinterview! Xanthe Huynh @ MTAC Score!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 9 May 2022 17:16:16 +0000

So last month, MTAC finally got the chance to rise from the depths and appear once again as a majestic ... well, convention! Ok look as well all know it's been a minute since a whole con thing as happened and it's hard getting back on this whole forced metaphor of a bicycle thing. At any rate, a fantastic time. While we were there, we had the wonderful opportunity to talk to some amazing folks.

This time we got the chance to chat with Xanthe Huynh! She's a voice actress who has been in roles like Menma (Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day), Palla-Palla (Sailor Moon SuperS), Yuna Yuki (Yuki Yuna is a Hero), Hanayo Koizumi (Love Live School Idol Project), Maquia (Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms), and a whole lot more.

OSMnotes!

We wanted to thank both MTAC and Xanthe for the chance to chat! You can also find her all sorts of the places like such as:

Website: https://www.xanthesvoice.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/itsxanthor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ItsXanthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsxanthor/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/itsXANTHOR

And you can find MTAC a bunch of places online, too:

Website: https://mtac.net/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mtac
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtac.net
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtacofficial/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MTACVideos

OSMcast! Show #184: Centaurworld (Season One)

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 8 Mar 2022 16:41:56 +0000

14 years ago, a podcast started. Perhaps you have heard of it? It's called the OSMcast, your podcast for everything awesome. 14 years later, against all odds, they posted a new episode coincidently on the same day. And that episode? This one. The one you are listening to right now! And this time we are talking about Centaurworld, a cool cartoon for cool people that like cool things created by Megan Nicole Dong, with songs by Dong and Dominic Bisignano. It's a Netflix show so chances are you can go watch it immediately after listening to this episode.

OSMnotes

14 years. Wow. Also, yikes. But wow. Here's to 14 more? I guess we should point out that this episode was recorded in the distant past, aka in 2021. A month or two before the second chunk of episodes came out for Centaurworld. Therefore, one could imagine that another episode covering the second half will happen. One could. Alas, we also never finished the Legend of Korra, Hellsing Ultimate, and shoot even Steven Universe had a movie and sequel short series after we thought we had wrapped that up. Then again, we did power through all that Evangelion! So hey! It could happen. But now, Time Cues:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing, So how about then Evas? – 0:36
OSMplugs (Discord, Patreon) – 2:22
Moments of OSM – 6:33
- Kevin: Get in the Car, Loser! – 6:57
- Dylan: Old Gods of Appalachia – 11:33
- Basil: Lost Judgement – 16:07
- John: Melty Blood: Type Lumina – 19:21
- Doug:
  - Free Guy – 23:25
  - Chicken People on CuriosityStream, also on Amazon Prime – 24:38
Centaurworld (Season One)
- Centaurworld (Season One), Sans Spoilers – 28:41
- Centaurworld (Season One), Full of Spoilers – 48:42
- OSMs Out of OSM and Final Thoughts – 1:37:54

And as always, feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! And if you still use Spotify, go ahead and get on that mobile device and throw us some five starts there too. Tell your friends! As well, just like we mentioned in the OSMplugs, you can also join the Discord and support us on Patreon!

OSMcast! Show #183: Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 1 Mar 2022 17:23:19 +0000

It's Christmas in Febua- We mean March! Yes, that's right. You heard us. Or rather, this is our 2021 AGC Secret Santa episode. Only three months late. For us, this is pretty timely. So, what are we talking about this time? Why it's the anime Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit! It was animated by Production I.G directed by Kenji Kamiyama (back when he did awesome stuff), based on a novel series by Nahoko Uehashi.

OSMnotes

Speaking of timely, this episode was recorded in January so things may not be as rosy as we hoped they would be. If you are interested in donating to help support Ukraine, Zepla on twitter has tweeted out several ways you can help. Also, today they announced that Crunchyroll gets to absorb Funimation as a treat, so if you have a Funimation Now subscription you should probably cancel that soon. But don't worry, Moribito is on HiDIVE! Which is now owned by AMC Networks. Anyway, have some Time Cues:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing, Vinnie and Crepe Day – 0:33
OSMplugs (Discord, Patreon) – 5:04
Moments of OSM – 6:27
- Kevin: Project A-Ko Blu-ray – 6:57
- Dylan: No Man’s Sky – 11:46
- Doug: Mr. Beta - also Encanto! ALSO Genshin Impact! AGAIN!!! – 15:25
- Basil: Belle – 25:52
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
- Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, Sans Spoilers – 33:29
  - Whoopsies! Episode goes off the rails – 54:12
  - OK that was fun let's get back to it – 56:37
- Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, Full of Spoilers – 1:13:16
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit – 1:32:27
- OSMs out of OSM and Final Thoughts – 1:36:58

OSMcast! Show #182: Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 1 Feb 2022 17:39:05 +0000

Well, here it is. Three interviews, and now four episodes later, we are now at the current conclusion of the OSM of Evangelion Project. (We say current, because you never know when John will stealth drop yet another interview out of the blue!) We have talked about the original show, the End of Eva movies, the previous Rebuilds, and now this. The final Rebuild of Evangelion film, Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time. Bye bye all of Evangelion OSMcast!s (for now)!

OSMnotes

While sure maybe we mention Centaurworld was our next episode at the end, and it was the next show we recorded... Our next release should theoretically be us finally catching up with our Anime Secret Santa episode all about Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit! So until then, have some Time Cues:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:45
Moments of OSM – 09:02
- Life is Strange: True Colors – 09:50
- Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster – 13:00
- Scarlet Nexus – 17:30
- Nvidia's GeForce Now Game List Leak – 21:50
- Doug’s Aquarium at Mystic Sisters Tattoos – 24:20
- Hades - 26:45
Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time, Sans Spoilers - 30:40
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time, Full of Spoilers Part 1 - 30:43
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time, Full of Spoilers Part 1+1 - 62:00
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time – 107:55
- OSMs out of OSM and Final Thoughts – 143:00

OSMinterview! Kira Buckland on 12/09/2021

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:40:33 +0000

Happy December! Hope everyone is doing well. Maybe catching up on some Netflix, perchance? Possibly enjoying the latest installment of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Stone Ocean. If so, we got some great news for you. We have a very recently done OSMinterview, where John gets to talk with one amazing Kira Buckland! Who is, coincidentally, the voice of Jolyne Cujoh. But has also portrayed voices of many others, like Mitsuri Kanroji in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, 2B in Nier: Automata, Trucy Wright in the Ace Attorney series, and ton of others.

OSMnotes

We want to thank Kira Buckland once again for taking the time to chat with us! And you can find all the places where Kira is by checking their Linktree. But if you'd rather have a list of links here? We've got you:

Website: http://www.kirabuckland.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kirabuckland
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kiravoices
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@killercoffeequeen
Kira's Autograph Shop: https://kirabuckland.storenvy.com/
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/ladystardust
The Voice Acting Club: http://www.voiceactingclub.com/

OSMcast! Show #181: Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 3 Nov 2021 16:38:00 +0000

It's November and you know what that means! More Evangelion? No problem! We here at the OSMcast, your podcast for everything Awesome Evangelion are here for you. Hot & Ready with yet another toasty extra crispy episode, all about the third movie in the Rebuild of Evangelion series! Now that's dedication.

OSMnotes

At this point you know the drill. Patreon. Discord. Time Cues. That's the stuff.

We Start OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:40
Moments of OSM – 4:26
- Monsterhearts 2 - 4:34
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - 7:30
- Horizon Zero Dawn - 11:20
- KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! - 12:42
- Marvel’s What If? – 16:49
Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo
- Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo, Sans Spoilers – 19:45
- Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo, Full of Spoilers – 20:48
- Sexy Piano Times aka Yet Even More Spoilers - 57:08
- Questions From Listeners Like You about Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo – 83:13
- The Tobias Question Time (Power) Hour about Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo – 89:15
- OSMs Out of OSM– 104:21

OSMcast! Show #180: Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:32:35 +0000

Would you believe it, another Evangelion podcast!? It's true! Originally, the plan was to do a podcast on just 1.11 and 2.22 together. But we soon discovered by the time we were done talking about 1.11... We had already spent a whole podcast on it! We just could not advance to talk about Eva 2.22. Who would have thought? Anyhow, enjoy yet another OSMcast!, where we talk about the second movie in the Rebuild of Evangelion series.

OSMnotes

Boy Square-Enix keeps on wanting to hang out with us! Last episode, it came out the day Sora is announced for Smash. Today, the Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Media Tour's embargo has lifted so there is a ton of great video footage of the new jobs and things out. But over here? It's all LCL up in here. Well, that and Time Cues:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:39
Moments of OSM – 2:21
- Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - 2:34
- The Good Place - 4:22
- The Way/Ingenuity of the Househusband - 7:58
- Genshin Impact – 12:35
- Martian Successor Nadesico (now on RetroCrush!) - 17:39
Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance
Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance, Sans Spoilers 2.22 - 21:42
- Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance, Full of Spoilers - 51:50
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance – 78:01
- OSMs out of OSM – 92:14

OSMcast! Show #179: Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 5 Oct 2021 21:36:57 +0000

September 1, 2007. The Earth changed. It experienced a cataclysmic event that is known known as Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone. Then later it hit DVD and Blu-Ray and was was retitled as Evangelion: 1.01 then later still, 1.11. At the time of this podcast, it is now still 1.11, but is now on Amazon Prime Video. It still believed to (not) be alone. As it has the other three movies also on Amazon Prime Video. Chances are by the time you are approaching this episode, you know about Eva's whole deal. Nevertheless, please enjoy this podcast in the OSM of Evangelion series.

OSMnotes

So Sora's in Smash, huh? Well that is a thing that also happened today. Not that we knew that going into this podcast. Also, not that would have changed anything! Or that you should join the Discord or support us on Patreon. Nor would it change these Time Cues:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:38
Moments of OSM – 4:54
- Getter Robo Arc – 5:23
- Final Fantasy I Pixel Remaster - 8:15
- The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles - 16:18
- Centaurworld - 21:33
- Tales of Arise Demo - 25:20
Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone
- Doug’s Intro to Evangelion - 29:43
- The Studio Khara Story – 39.09
- Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone, Sans Spoilers – 43.34
- Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone, Full of Spoilers- 65:25
- OSMs Out of OSM – 82:03
- Final Thoughts – 83:56

OSMinterview! Amanda Winn Lee on 9/17/2021

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 23:59:12 +0000

The OSM of Evangelion just keeps on rolling on as this whole interview train continues! Before we pull into the station and start releasing the episodes on the Rebuild movies, John once again surprises us in just the best ways. This time, he sits down at the virtual table with the returning champion and all around treasure, Amanda Winn Lee. You may know her best as the voice of Rei Ayanami in both the original ADV Films dub of Neon Genesis Evangelion and the End of Evangelion, along with the Amazon Prime Video dubs of the Rebuild Movies. However, she is also the voice of Yukiko Amagi from Persona 4, Rally Vincent from Gunsmith Cats, and just all around a great mom. And finally, someone that can explain whatever the hell Delta 8 is! (Does contain Evangelion 1.0+3.0 Thrice Upon Some Spoilers)

OSMnotes

We want to thank Amanda Winn Lee once again for taking the time to chat with us! We also want to say hey, if you have some donating cash for a good cause, please check out the Lady Eva Pilot Halloween Slumber Party. Amanda Winn Lee, Tiffany Grant, and Deneen Melody are getting together for an epic live stream event to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Plus if you donate $100, you get a signed poster!

And if you ever needed a list of things that she does that you can click on? We got you covered.

Website: https://www.amandawinnlee.com/
YouTube Series: A Mom's Guide To Cannabis
Twitter: @amandawinnlee
Instagram: @painkillershopping
Facebook: Amanda Winn Lee: The Fan Page
Amanda's Actual Book: The Noodle Chronicles: Everything I Know About Cheating Death I Learned From My Kid via Amazon or Barnes & Noble

OSMinterview! Deneen Melody on 9/13/2021

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:29:10 +0000

So there you are, chillin' on the roof of the school, as you do. Just going about your day, getting the latest instalment of the The OSM of Evangelion series prepped for release. Then, out of the blue, comes in something just incredibly unexpected yet entirely welcomed. Just right on top of you. That was John yesterday with a fresh OSMinterview in virtual hand. He got the chance to talk with just the delightful Deneen Melody, who you may know now as the voice of Mari Illustrious-Makinami from the Amazon Prime dubs of the Rebuild of Evangelion films. But can also hear her as Zoé Lee aka Vesperia* in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, May in Pokémon Masters EX, and in all sorts of things! (Does contain Evangelion 1.0+3.0 Thrice Upon Some Spoilers)

*Ok so maybe not that Vesperia. But as far as we can tell, Deneen Melody is pretty magical and is also a legit faerie... So maybe she is actually that Vesperia, too?

OSMnotes

We want to thank Deneen Melody once again for taking the time to chat with us! And heartily and emphatically encourage you to check out her Twitter and website.

OSMinterview! Spike Spencer on 9/4/2021

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 7 Sep 2021 14:11:47 +0000

As the OSM of Evangelion continues, John sits down at virtual interview table with the voice of the ADV/Rebuild movies' Shinji Ikari, Spike Spencer! But unlike Shinji, Spike has no issues getting into the robot. In fact, he tends to get into lots of them! He's also a public speaker, voice coach, life coach, podcaster, real estate investor, just all sort of robots to get into. But what you should get into right now, is this interview! (Does contain Evangelion 1.0+3.0 Thrice Upon Some Spoilers)

OSMnotes

We want to thank Spike Spencer once again for taking the time to chat with us! And did we mention that he gets into all the robots? He does! Let us list you the ways:

Website: https://www.spikespencer.com/
Autographs, Shout Outs, Videos: https://spikespencer.com/spike-store
Voice Coaching: https://www.spikespencer.com/shop/voice-coaching
Coaching Membership Group: https://www.spikespencer.com/reluctant-heros-journey-wait-list
Mindscrambler Podcast: https://www.spikespencer.com/podcast / https://apple.co/2TmPsxm
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/SpikeSpencerFG
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpikeSpencerFG
Actual Books:
- What Happens At The Con, Stays At The Con...?, Vol.2
- FoodGame: A Man's Ultimate Recipe For Dating Success

OSMcast! Show #178: Neon Genesis Evangelion & The End of Evangelion

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:45:20 +0000

September 13, 2000. The Earth changed. It experienced a cataclysmic event that is known known as The Second Impact. Or it did in another world, another time. In this time, it's August 24th, 2021. In this world, all of Evangelion can now be streamed in the United States. With Netflix having the Evangelion TV show along with The End of Evangelion movies, and Amazon Prime Video having the Rebuild movies. So, on this day, in this world, we have begun the OSM of Evangelion Podcast Series. Four podcasts worth, to talk about this landmark show and movie franchise.

For the first episode we are talking about the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, along with The End of Evangelion movie. Written, directed, and lived by Hideaki Anno and animated by studio Gainax (along with assistance by studio Tatsunoko for the TV series, and Production I.G for the End of Evangelion movie).

OSMnotes

First off, we want to say just BIG OL' HAPPY BIRTHDAYS to own nakama John Robbins! As well as fellow anime podcaster Austin from the Third Impact Anime podcast. Hope they are great ones. Secondly, if you wanna wish them a happy birthday, or perhaps a belated one if you see this post after today... Join our Discord! It's fun! Really. Mostly. Probably. We hope so, anyway. Now, Time Cues:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:36
Moments of OSM – 06:20
- The Suicide Squad – 06:42
- Shirobako the Movie – 11:46
- Star Trek: Lower Decks – 17:07
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time – 20:34
- Magic: the Gathering Arena – 20:54
Neon Genesis Evangelion & The End of Evangelion
- Neon Genesis Evangelion & The End of Evangelion, Sans Spoilers– 27:30
- Neon Genesis Evangelion & The End of Evangelion, Full of Spoilers– 58:04
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Neon Genesis Evangelion & The End of Evangelion – 86:51
- OSMs Out of OSM – 123:00
- Final Thoughts – 124:40

OSMcast! Show #177: ODDTAXI

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Every once in a while, a show will come out of nowhere. And just, I dunno, slap you upside the head with it's goodness? But that slap, it's not always so fast. Sometimes, you get that slow slap. But when that slap hurts, it hurts so good. That's ODDTAXI. Or Odd Taxi, which is an easier way to read it. It's an anime that's a gritty noir about a taxi driver and the people he takes places. The driver, is also a walrus. The show is about a lot of things. Oddly enough, so is this podcast!

OSMnotes

First, here's a few things that we talked about in reference to ODDTAXI in the podcast!

Second, in case you thought we were kidding about letting you pick what Kevin eats via the Patreon? Oh don't worry, we weren't! You can make that happen RIGHT NOW! (Or well, three months from now if you start donating today...) And also don't forget to join our Discord, and see what food the rest of us are eating! (Or well. the food we post about...)

Third, Time Cues:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:35
Moments of OSM – 10:37
- Solasta: Crown of the Magister - 11:03
- Loki – 13:02
- Lovecraft Country – 20:05
- F9: The Fast Saga – 25:18
ODDTAXI
- ODDTAXI, Sans Spoilers – 31:43
- ODDTAXI, Full of Spoilers – 59:21
- Questions from Listeners Like You about ODDTAXI – 82:22
- OSMs Out of OSM – 111:28

OSMcast! Show #176: The OSMnews Returns Again! But This Time it’s E3

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 14:09:03 +0000

So it's 2021 and supposedly things are returning to some semblance of, what some may call, normal. However, as it turns out, normal is still a ways away. And of course we know that because of video games! For example, E3. Usually the Electronic Entertainment Expo is a ginormous in person event with crazy press conferences, announcements, and media and people on Twitch and YouTube playing all these vertical slices of games that may or may not be real.

But not this year. This year it was all digital, where everyone stayed home and just watched the press conferences online like everyone else. And it became clear that not everyone decided to Bring Their "A" Game. And that's OK. Neither did we!

OSMnotes

So that was E3! Kinda. In an hour or so in podcast form. If you want to talk to us about it, head over to our Discord! Or throw us a review on the Apple Podcasts with 5 stars. Or just I dunno... Donate to our Patreon? That would be cool.

OSMquest! Kawaii Caper: The Search for the Cold-Steel Sorcerer’s Swag, Part 2

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 25 May 2021 15:42:37 +0000

So as it turns out, getting a puppy and seasonal allergies is a terrible combo, we do not recommend it. But with anime cons slowly returning to us, why not take a trip back to memory lane? That's right, we're back to our second episode of our OSMquest Kawaii Caper series! This time, we wrap up Thursday night and get into some Friday shenanigans. Cosplayers! A Dealer's Room! PANELS. And more! Kawaii Caper is made by Ettin64, as a hack of Grant Howitt’s Honey Heist.

It is the mid 2000’s in the beforetimes when anime conventions are still a thing and not a way to exacerbate a deadly public health crisis. CRONCH, the local anime convention in your mid-sized southern town is in its third year, and has unexpectedly risen to regional prominence. And with that prominence comes sweet, sweet swag. It would be such a shame if something… or someone… would happen to it. (Spoilers: We are those someones.)

OSMcast! Show #175: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:43:54 +0000

Ever wonder what's next in life? Perhaps even in the next life? Sure, reincarnation is a possibly, but have you ever considered reincarnating into a JRPG? Chances are you have as the genre of isekai is now an anime ever-presence, and people are just dying all over the place to score some sweet levels! But if you ever had to pick only one series to follow, might we suggest the series That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime? It's a light novel series by Fuse and illustrated by Mitz Vah, but also comes in both anime and manga varieties! The anime is developed by studio Eight Bit, and the manga is illustrated by Taiki Kawakami.

PS I know it's listed in the Time Cues but do not sleep on preordering Dear Brother that show is so good you don't even know. Unless you do know, and have already preordered it.

OSMnotes

So if you listen to this episode, we talk about puppies. And as Puppy Fever has caught on, it also grabbed Basil and Anna quite strongly. In short, they also have a new puppy! And well... As it turns out, getting a new puppy sure can take a lot out of ya! Also, while we absolutely recommend getting vaccinated as soon as one can... Maybe don't adopt a new puppy in the same time frame. But Basil and Anna's new puppy Yda is settling in just fine now, and by this Friday the core Alabama crew will be fully vaccinated! So that's very exciting and hopefully that news will buoy you through the fact that we meant for past couple of weeks. But worry not about what comes next, for that is only Time Cues:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:35
Moments of OSM – 5:58
- Sleep – 6:15
- Critical Roll – 7:52
- Bravely Default II – 8:59
- Puppies!!! – 10:50
- Otherside Picnic - 15:47
- Dear Brother Blu-ray Preorders ARE UP DON'T WAIT – 23:31
- Humble Manga Bundle: Spring 2021 Anime Season - 24:58
That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime
That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime, Sans Spoilers – 27:02
That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime, Full of Spoilers – 55:52
Questions from Listeners Like You about That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime – 69:08
Final Thoughts and OSMs Out of OSM – 92:10

OSMcast! Show #174: WandaVision

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 6 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Well just gosh golly gee do we have a podcast-a-rooney for you! Wait, was any of those actual words? And based on what AWO says, should we have called it a podcast-a-rooni? Either way, one of the shows that has really captured the imagination of a lot of folks in the year 2021 was been this Marvel Studios show on Disney+. It's called WandaVision, directed by Matt Shakman and written by Jac Schaeffer.

Chances are, you've heard about it! In fact it's highly likely you have already watched it. And as is turns out, we have too! We liked it a lot, so much we went and made a podcast about it. It's just like... way out, man.

OSMnotes

So may have listened to this episode and wondered just where could one find this WandaVision show? Well wonder no more, as it's on Disney+! ... You probably already knew that though, didn't you? You probably did. But maybe you didn't know we have a Discord (we do!)? Come on and join us and talk about anime and food and stuff. And you definitely didn't know that you can leave us reviews on Apple Podcasts. But you can and we would absolutely love it if you did! But we also have some Time Cues, which you were probably expecting that this point:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:34
Moments of OSM– 04:11
- Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (Light Novels) – 04:24
- Bravely Default II – 11:27
- Wonder Egg Priority – 20:40
- Meteorbs - 24:16
WandaVision
- WandaVision, Sans Spoilers – 28:01
- WandaVision, Full of Spoilers – 53:24
- Questions from Listeners Like You about WandaVision – 71:33
- OSMs out of OSM – 92:56

OSMquest! Kawaii Caper: The Search for the Cold-Steel Sorcerer’s Swag, Part 1

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 01:25:37 +0000

So as 2021 keeps rolling and as vaccinations seem more like actual things and not just dreams, we decided to look back to the times when anime cons were still a thing. But with a twist! For our new OSMquest mini-series we are playing Kawaii Caper by Ettin64, as a hack of Grant Howitt's Honey Heist.

It is the mid 2000’s in the beforetimes when anime conventions are still a thing and not a way to exacerbate a deadly public health crisis. CRONCH, the local anime convention in your mid-sized southern town is in its third year, and has unexpectedly risen to regional prominence. And with that prominence comes sweet, sweet swag. It would be such a shame if something... or someone... would happen to it. (Spoilers: We are those someones.)

OSMcast?! Show #173: Dragon Quest: Your Story

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 9 Mar 2021 20:40:12 +0000

It may not seem like it, but this is a podcast about hype and expectations. About how one can get so excited for something, then be utterly betrayed by it. But also how, upon a second viewing, one can then feel much better about the thing. But still feel betrayed! Yet, before the terrible betrayal, there is still a whole lot to enjoy about the thing. This thing is an anime CG movie called Dragon Quest: Your Story. Created by the animation studio Shirogumi, and directed and kinda written by Takashi Yamazaki. We say kinda, as it's very much based on the story of Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride. But not... entirely.

OSMnotes

So yeah, Dragon Quest: Your Story sure is a movie and you can watch it on Netflix. And you should! ... Mostly. Probably! And once you do, let us know what you thought of it over at our Discord! As well as any of the other things we talked about, which are listed in our Time Cues:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:32
Moments of OSM – 02:45
- Laid-Back Camp Season 2 - 02:57
- Valheim – 03:46
- Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan - 08:24
- Ys IX: Monstrum Nox - 11:44
- Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth- - 17:36
Dragon Quest: Your Story
- Dragon Quest: Your Story, Sans Spoilers – 20:14
- Dragon Quest: Your Story, Full of Spoilers – 45:30
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Dragon Quest: Your Story – 58:20
- OSMs out of OSM - 85:09

OSMcast! Show #172: The World of OSM Returns!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 2 Mar 2021 16:07:27 +0000

Plans are made. Then life happens! Plans are dashed. New plans are made. And while all that is happening, a whole lot of news happened! So we decided to talk about those things. Think of them like the friends we made along the way! We took those friends and bundled them up into a podcast. For you! Our friends, that are hopefully bundled up warm because it could be cold outside, and are listening. Perhaps the metaphor has long been lost now, but have a podcast on nerd stories this week!

OSMnotes

So how did you enjoy the episode? Liked it? Hated it? Let us know! Poke us on twitter! Join the Discord! You could even comment on the post, but who even reads these things anyway? Well, if you are one of those you may would like some Time Cues:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:37
The World of OSM Returns!, aka OSMnews – 2:19
- Anime, Animation, and Fraiser News – 2:32
  - Final Evangelion Film is Finally Coming Out... Again! – 2:53
  - Megumi Ogata Is a Bad Ass – 5:32
  - Streaming Old Stuff, or Discotek Still Loves Us – 10:43
  - Animated Series Announced for Hatsune Miku – 17:27
  - Tokyo Mew Mew Gets a New Anime, Nice – 20:11
  - Avatar Creators are Gonna Make All the Avatars Because Paramount Plus Needs Content – 20:49
  - Frasier Gets a New A̶n̶i̶m̶e̶ Show at Paramount Plus, Nice – 23:28
- Nintendo News – 27:59
  - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Get the Most Sword Characters Ever Now – 28:39
  - Famicom Detective Club in the US Whaaaaaaaaaaaat?!? – 31:32
  - Project Triangle Strategy, That's the Name of It! – 33:24
  - Mario Golf: Super Rush, But Only Basil is Excited – 39:05
  - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Gets a Remake, Nice – 44:05
  - Splatoon 3 is Gonna Happen, But Only Basil is Excited – 47:21
  - Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Gets some Remakes, Nice – 49:08
  - P̶o̶k̶é̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶L̶e̶g̶e̶n̶d̶s̶:̶ ̶A̶r̶c̶e̶u̶s̶ Ghost of Sinnohshima! – 52:56
- Sony News – 54:48
  - Guilty Gear Strive Beta – 55:24
  - King of Fighters XV Maybe Getting Some Rollback Netcode in the Works??? – 59:49
  - PS5 Will One Day Get a New PlayStation VR – 63:18
  - Pour One Out for Sony's Japan Studio – 64:29
  - Sifu Looks Pretty Bad Ass – 67:22
  - Kena: Bridge of Spirits Also Looks Neat - 68:36
  - Final Fantasy VII Remake: Intergrade Sure is a Thing! – 69:25
  - Final Fantasy VII Remake is Free on PlayStation Plus in March, Kinda! – 71:18
  - Square Enix Reveals some Weird Final Fantasy VII Mobile Games, Y'all - 74:55
- Final Thoughts – 83:31

OSMcast! Show #171: Lu Over the Wall

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Oh, would you look at the time! As it so happens, almost a year ago we did a podcast on an anime movie from Science Saru, directed by Masaaki Yuasa, about folks and the ocean. So what better time to talk about an anime movie from Science Saru, directed by Masaaki Yuasa, about folks and the ocean! Only this time, it's the movie Lu Over the Wall. It's about a Tokyo kid stuck in a sleepy ocean town. It's full of fun, dancing, and as it turns out... mild potential horror?

Now maybe you you'd think, "Oh, there is no way someone can make two anime movies about the ocean that also have a very heavy music component and yet be all kinds of different!" Well, to that we would love to introduce this director guy. His name is Masaaki Yuasa, and he is a mad genius. This is a podcast about an anime movie he directed, with the studio Science Saru.

OSMnotes

So many ways to watch this movie right now! It's on Netflix, or you can just buy the dang thing on Blu-ray! (Basil swore he saw it on HBO Max, but it gone now.) Hopefully you are able to do one of these things, because it is absolutely deserves a watch or multiple. Other things we recommend you do is check out our Discord! And if you are feeling generous, we do have a Patreon . We also have Time Cues!

We Start OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:31
Moments of OSM – 01:16
- Space Sweepers - 01:28
- Shio Koji - 03:25
- Wolfwalkers - 08:16
- Moonlighter - 12:22
- Control - 15:15
Lu Over the Wall
- Lu Over the Wall, Sans Spoilers – 19:29
- Lu Over the Wall, Full of Spoilers – 48:29
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Lu Over the Wall – 62:53
- OSMs out of OSM – 78:09

The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 9: The 2/5/2021 FFXIV Announcement Showcase

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 02:16:50 +0000

Hello Adventurers! We are only into the month of February in the Year of Our Lord Naoki Yoshida, but seven hells what a February it has already been! In this Issue we are joined by friends and special guests Jazzy and Denmo McStronghuge as we cover the latest Final Fantasy XIV Announcement Showcase and Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LXII! We delve into newly announced fourth expansion, Endwalker, and all that followed! New jobs, new places, new all sorts of things. So pull up a chair, get something good into that expensive dwarven tankard they just showed off, and hop into this Lunar Whale of an episode!

Carbonuses!

We want to once again thank our special guests Jazzy and Denmo McStronghuge! You can find them online at various places like these:

Jazzy: Twitter | Twitch | YouTube | Instagram
Denmo: Twitter | YouTube

And you can always join the OSMcast folks at our Discord for all sorts of cool chatter and also sweet food pictures. (Also Jazzy has a pretty sweet Discord for such things as well!) We'll catch you next time when we have an OSMcast proper on Lu over the Wall.

OSMcast! Show #170: The OSMawards! 2020 Edipyon – Video Games

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 2 Feb 2021 18:12:21 +0000

At last! Our final and most verbose episode of the 2020 OSMawards arrives at our final destination: Video Games! Sure, some of the things we talk about have been covered in previous OSMcasts. But that's what's gonna happen when some of best games of 2020 both come out in March and April! That said really it's who brings up what that is surprising in this ultimate showdown of video game releases in the Year of Our Lord 2020. Also, Overwatch? Apparently!

OSMnotes

And so you have it! The video games that helped us get through 2020. And who knows what games we will get to in 2021! If only there was a way to find out besides the podcast... Oh right! That Discord we keep mentioning! Yeah, that might be a good way to keep tabs on us. But until next time, have some Time Cues:

We Start OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:34
The OSMawards! 2020 Edipyon – Video Games
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 07:09
- Cyberpunk 2077 – 10:27
- Final Fantasy VII Remake – 18:14
- Roundguard – 25:18
- Overwatch – 31:49
- Outward – 38:58
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition – 45:28
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV – 52:04
- Genshin Impact – 58:55
- Ghost of Tsushima – 69:00
- The Waiting Game for Assassin's Creed Valhalla – 74:37
- The Jackbox Party Packs – 80:08

OSMcast! Show #169: The OSMawards! 2020 Edipyon – Anime & Television Shows

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:22:36 +0000

The OSMawards for 2020 continue! Movin' right along, in this episode we cover our faves in anime and TV from last year. Oh, and Gundam Wing. Look, it makes more sense when you get to it. So please get right to listening and enjoying! (And maybe, just maybe, join our Discord while you're at it!)

OSMnotes

So while we've been getting this episode ready to publish, it turns out Babylon 5 is getting a somewhat of a remastering? Frankly, any extra work to bring Babylon 5 back in any way is great. But that's something that happened in the past, and something that is now in the year 2021! This post is supposed to be about 2020! ... Ignore that by and large 2020 is not a year that anyone wants to be well remembered. Except for the stuff that in the Time Cues, anyway!

We Start OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:41
The OSMawards! 2020 Edipyon – Anime & Television Shows
- Tower of God – 04:11
- Akudama Drive – 09:01
- RetroCrush – 11:33
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai – 16:15
- Carole & Tuesday – 20:40
- Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! – 24:09
- Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle – 26:05
- Adachi and Shimamura – 28:29
- Sitcoms & Gundams – 31:43
- Cobra Kai – 34:36
- Steven Universe Future – 37:36
- Joe Pera Talks With You - 41:48

Next week, we'll wrap up the 2020 OSMawards with an episode all about Video Games. See you then!

OSMcast! Show #168: The OSMawards! 2020 Edipyon - Podcasts, YouTubes, & Internet Things

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:00:43 +0000

As so many places and podcasts do, we are kicking off 2021 with a look back at some of the things enjoyed in last year of 2020. And in many ways, some of the things that got us through the last year of 2020. In this particular edipyon, we'll be tackling some of our most favorite things from the various reaches of the Internet. Podcasts, YouTube Shows, some things that are both! And some things that are neither!

OSMnotes

So you may have heard in the episode, that we have a discord. And it's true! We do! You can find it here. Next week, we'll be talking about Anime and TV Shows! Until then, Time Cues:

We Start OSMcasting – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:37
The Extended OSMcast! Cinematic Universe – 03:39
The OSMawards! 2020 Edipyon - Podcasts, YouTubes, & Internet Things
- Overly Sarcastic Productions – 08:42
- Hbomberguy – 11:03
- SkillCapped - 12:46
- The Dungeon Run – 17:39
- The Empty Bowl – 22:46
- Ask Science Mike/The Cozy Robot Show – 26:28
- True Facts – 31:23
- Philosophy Tube – 33:17
- FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast – 35:39
- Neil Cicierega’s Mouth Dreams – 37:48
- The Animated Spellbook – 41:01
- Discord – 45:12
- The OSMcast! Discord – 49:33

OSMcast? Show #167: Itsudatte My Santa!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 7 Dec 2020 22:48:34 +0000

Not all OSMcasts, like many things, are created equal. Most OSMcasts end in am exclamation point (!). Some end in a question mark (?). Because sometimes we have to talk about things into a microphone, even if they are not awesome. And this time, it's about an anime based of a single chapter of a Ken Akamatsu joint: Itsudatte My Santa! Because it's the holidays and we already did an episode on Tokyo Godfathers.

Oh, we also talked about some other things that are awesome. To try and balance things out, at least a little bit.

OSMnotes

So yeah, that was sure an episode! Have some Time Cues:

Itsudatte My Santa!
We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing - 0:36
Moments of OSM – 2:30
- A Short Hike – 2:51
- The Repair Shop – 4:32
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Heroes, Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light - 6:09
- Mega Man X, 4 thru 6 – 7:14
- Star Trek: Discovery - 09:01
Itsudatte My Santa!
- Itsudatte My Santa!, Full of Spoilers (It's fine you should never watch this show anyway even if you could!) – 23:47
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Itsudatte My Santa! – 54:53

OSMcast! Show #166: Yuri!!! on Ice the Movie: Ice Adolescence Teaser Trailer

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 06:00:00 +0000

If you ever asked the question of, "Hey do you think someone can make an hour-long podcast out of a 45 second teaser trailer?" You are in luck! We here at the OSMcast! have answered your question. And the answer is "Definitely, as long as it's about Yuri!!! on Ice movie!" Thankfully the teaser trailer is for Ice Adolescence, and admittedly we also threw some Moments of OSM in there. Because if we are going to do an episode of the show, it's gonna be an actual episode!

OSMnotes

OK so in case you wondering, here's that teaser:

https://youtu.be/8Mk4Uykq5I8

Wow! It's that sure something? Can you believe we spent what, forty minutes plus on this? In our defense... Victor is pretty dang pretty, though. Also, Marriage For All Japan is a pretty great idea, and one we really hope happens. Also, we got in an episode for November! Whoo! Hopefully we can get some more episodes in before the new year! But until then, Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing - 0:36
Moments of OSM – 02:07
- Astro’s Playroom – 02:16
- Proper Saké Co. - 10:01
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon – 11:41
- Iwa-Kakeru! Climbing Girls– 15:51
Yuri!!! on Ice the Movie: Ice Adolescence Teaser Trailer – 20:05

OSMcast! Show #165: Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:47:03 +0000

In our last episode we talked about how great it was to go off into a new world, like an uninhabited island of people yet filled with cute animal pals. In this episode, we instead talking about using the powers of our imagination to transport us into other worlds. With the power of animation. Specifically, Japanese animation. Really getting to the brass tacks we are talking about Masaaki Yuasa's and Science Saru's adaptation of Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, based of the manga by Sumito Ōwara.

OSMnotes

Go! Vote! IWillVote.com and Vote.org are both great websites for know where your polling place is, finding out if you are registered or can do early voting, and other important voting related matters. Also yeah, Dark Horse Comics is publishing the Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! manga. They even did in fact tweet about it!... Back in March. But the manga starts coming out next month! But what's coming up now? The fact that the soundtrack composer Oorutaichi has a bandcamp and it kicks ass in a wonderful folksy way? Yes! And Time Cues. Those are a thing!

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing - 0:32
Moments of OSM – 03:13
- The Boys Season 2 - 03:23
- Shirobako – 06:56
- Super Mario Bros 35 – 11:57
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
- Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, Sans Spoilers – 19:15
- Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, Full of Spoilers – 51:52
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! – 55:03
- Final Thoughts - 72:08
- OSMs out of OSM – 76:15

OSMcast! Show #164: Animal Crossing: New Horizons

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 03:42:05 +0000

In March of 2020, something terrible happened. That is pretty well covered. We don't really have to get into that. But something truly special and wonderful also happened. Nintendo released the latest Animal Crossing game, subtitled New Horizons for the Nintendo Switch. Granted, this is also pretty well covered. But since it something totally awesome and rad, it is actually is covered under our purview. Therefore, please enjoy this podcast about Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Preferably on a remote island, away from all other humanity. Maybe with some cute animals as your only friends? Man, wouldn't that be the life!

OSMnotes

Since we recorded the episode, the October stuff has begun! You can get all sorts of spooky things, grow some pumpkins, pretty good stuff. And if you want some more good stuff, check out these Time Cues:

We start the OSMcasting – 0:00
General Gabbing - 0:39
Moments of Awesome – 07:36
- The Girl with the Sanpaku Eyes - 07:45
- Diet Dr Pepper & Cream Soda (Even though it's a Coke? Weird...) - 09:52
- The Karate Kid/Cobra Kai Cinematic Universe– 12:06
- The Peace Keepers (The one on the Super Nintendo!)- 18:33
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons, San Spoilers (Because it's not really something that you can spoil?) – 25:37
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 78:17
- OSMs out of OSM – 118:27

The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 8: Housing in Final Fantasy XIV

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 6 Oct 2020 05:58:51 +0000

Hello Adventurers! With a new set of wards being added to all the Residential Districts at the launch of Patch 5.3 on October 13th, now was a great time to talk about Housing! What is Housing? What do you mean by wards and Residential Districts? We go into it, tell you all your options. Because there are more than just houses when you really look at it. We also go into how we happened into our housing options, and what we like about housing in Final Fantasy XIV... And what we don't! Plus, some of our favorite items we have used to decorate our place. To cap it off, we go into some Tips & Tricks to try and help you land that plot once the new patch hits. Good luck Warriors of Land Ownership, er, Darkness!

Carbonuses!

Here are some screen caps of some of our places! We are on the Leviathan server, in the Primal data center! (Here's a link to the OSMcast website for the images!)

Our FC [Odin's Spear]'s House, Valhalla: It's in the Mist, Plot 2, Ward 17
Anna's House: It's in the Mist, Plot 11, Ward 17
Dylan's House: It's in the Lavender Beds, Plot 34, Ward 3
Basil's House: It's in the Mist, Plot 7, Ward 8
Anna's Apartment: It's n the Lavender Beds, Lilly Hills Wing 1, Apt. #1, Ward 9

OSMcast! Show #163: Stars Align

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 04:09:00 +0000

Sometimes, an anime is about a sport. Sometimes, it's about other things entirely. Sometimes, it's about other things entirely but also absolutely needs the sport in question to get to the things the anime wants to talk about. This time, that sport is Soft Tennis and this anime is called Stars Align. And it is about Soft Tennis, but not entirely. It is also a show written and directed by Kazuki Akane along with the studio Eight Bit. It is also pretty great! But you may have figured that out when we released a podcast all about it.

OSMnotes!

Anime News Network also had an excellent pair of interviews with the writer and director of Stars Align Kazuki Akane, that we talked about during the podcast. You can find Part One here, and Part Two here. To mix up some sports metaphors, Kim Morrissy absolutely knocked these interviews out of the park! They really showed some wonderful insights into this show.

And while we may be podcasting about a show full of kids, we are definitely some old men! You can tell this by our Moments of OSMs, that are all inadvertently synced up about us yearning for our childhoods. Huh. The things you notice as you actually put together the show descriptions and Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing - 0:38
Moments of OSM – 03:39
- Bill & Ted Face the Music – 03:54
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition – 08:20
- Moon: Remix RPG Adventure – 15:25
- Dicktown – 23:56
Stars Align
- Stars Align, Sans Spoilers – 27:44
- Stars Align, Full of Spoilers– 70:54
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Stars Align– 103:41
- OSMs out of OSM – 106:46

OSMquest! Be Prepared: A Weekend at Camp Oostanaula, Finale

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:27:15 +0000

It's been a one hell of a weekend over at Camp Oostanaula! Salt lines have been broken, things have been unleashed. Our poor generic nondescript scouts are being hounded by a Terror, but for some reason no one seems to believe them! Out of escape routes, out of options. Except one: It's time to take it to the Terror itself. Come join us as we kick some tires and light some fires as we play this final installment of Be Prepared, by Grant Howitt.

OSMquest! Be Prepared: A Weekend at Camp Oostanaula, Part Three

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 7 Sep 2020 18:43:41 +0000

Hey... hey Baxter! You know what would be funny? Going through this creepy old farm house from who knows when! Only... our scouts did that. Lines were crossed. And redrawn. And then probably crossed again. Look, it was 1994, you know? They didn't know any better. And if they don't play their cards right, they never will. Things take a few turns for our brave and noble scouts as we once again play some of Be Prepared, by Grant Howitt.

The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 7: Patch 5.3 Impressions, The Rising 2020, and Yo-kai Watch Returns!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 18:31:41 +0000

Hello Adventurers! The time has finally come, the long wait is over, Patch 5.3 has arrived! And with it, we have received an absolute embarrassment of riches. So for this issue of the Carbuncle Chronicle, we dive right on in!

We start with some updates about the upcoming Ishgardian Restoration, as well as new housing plots are being added!? Then we get into some of those juicy yet not very spoilery impressions of Patch 5.3. How we felt the story wrapped up, convincing Dylan that it's okay to do the Nier raids, flying in ARR, how awesome dwarves are, all sorts of things. We also talk about The Rising 2020 event happening right now, until September 17th. And we wrap up with remembering and chatting about some good, good yo-kai grinding.

And if you are in need of some help figiring out what to do and where to go for the Yo-kai Watch event, this is a really helpful visual guide made by KaiyokoStar:

FFXIV x Yo-kai Watch Event Infographic v2.0 #FFXIV #FF14 pic.twitter.com/gWBm5ORelq
— ☆Miss Kaiyoko Star☆ (@KaiyokoStar) August 21, 2020

OSMquest! Be Prepared: A Weekend at Camp Oostanaula, Part Two

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:14:46 +0000

When we last left our adventuring trademark non-descript scouts at Camp Oostanaula, they were goofing off in a cave, and found a door that they shouldn't have. Where will they go, and what terrors will they unlock, and how will they deal with them? Come back in time with us as well play Be Prepared, by Grant Howitt. One thing is for sure, you will never predict the twists and turns that happen in this episode of the OSMquest!

OSMquest! Be Prepared: A Weekend at Camp Oostanaula, Part One

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 01:46:33 +0000

It's 2020, but camping is still a thing... Right? Maybe? Well if you can pretend with us back to the year 1994, you very much can! In this first part of a new OSMquest series, we are playing Be Prepared, by Grant Howitt. The idea is that some scouts have taken a camping trip back in 1994. Hijinks ensue! But unknown to the campers, there is something else afoot. Something... contained. And as idiot teenagers so often do dumb things as they do, that something may not stat contained for long.

The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 6: Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LIX

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 5 Aug 2020 22:02:55 +0000

Hello Adventurers! Hope you are all bunkered down and looking forward to the very fast upcoming Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.3, because we sure are! To help get some of that excitement out of our systems*, we recorded an episode of the Carbuncle Chronicle about the latest Live Letter that happened two weeks previous. From ponderings on what secrets the trailer holds, to the inevitability of once again grinding for more Yo-kai Watch weapons, and the grind for powering up those Resistance Weapons in the Bozjan southern front, we cover it all! Or at least try to, anyway.

And if you want to go through the information in a more text-able format, they have also just recently released the text digest version. But really, if you need extra links to click on we recommend that sweet new album they announced, Pulse: FINAL FANTASY XIV Remix Album. It's hitting September 30th, so even next week we're stuff waiting for more FFXIV goodness. It's an embarrassment of riches to be sure.

It did not work. We are still very excited.

OSMcast! Show #162: NieR: Automata

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 03:46:40 +0000

When in doubt, sleep in and have androids do the work. Especially if humanity is is threated by extinction via machines sent for our doom by space aliens. At least that seems to be the case for our latest episode! We are talking about Yoko Taro's NieR: Automata, developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix. We also talk about some other classic OSMcast topics like TV shows from Norway, manga, and Pokémon! And at the end, feelings.

OSMnotes

Hope everyone enjoyed the episode! We also just want to take a moment and point out that A.) Our wonderful editor Anna is very good and she deserves all the praise one can give. B.) Basil really should make a list of things to say at the end so he never forgets that. C.) That the actual sequel to NieR: Automata is happening in Final Fantasy XIV and somehow we for got to mention that in this episode! Thankfully, we have a whole FFXIV podcast now we can mention that for next time...

But until then, have some Time Cues!

We start the OSMcasting – 0:00
General Gabbing – 0:34
Patreon Shout-outs – 01:03
Moments of OSM – 02:58
- Norsemen – 03:10
- Deca-Dence – 06:25
- Magu-chan: God of Destruction: 08:11
- Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin: 10:04
- Pokémon Sword & Shield: The Isle of Armor – 12:29
NieR: Automata
- NieR: Automata, Sans Spoilers - 19:13
- NieR: Automata, Full of Spoilers Playthrough #1 - 35:08
- NieR: Automata, Full of Spoilers Playthrough #2 - 47:46
- NieR: Automata, Full of Spoilers Playthrough #3 - 57:20
- Stand Out Moments - 82:22
- OSMs out of OSM - 84:42

The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 5: The Dungeons of A Realm Reborn (Part 2)

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 04:35:52 +0000

Hello Adventurers! We are once again canvasing memory lane, bringing you the back half of the dungeons of A Realm Reborn. From Patch 2.1 all the way to Patch 2.5. Let us regale you with times long past, back when these level 50 dungeons were once the height of difficulty! The heady salad days of Final Fantasy XIV dungeons where you would get three, three whole new dungeons to a patch! The good, the bad, and the puns that graced the required quests to open them, in this issue of the Carbuncle Chronicle.

OSMquest! Adventure Skeletons: The Journey to Villageburg

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 04:33:11 +0000

Hark! What's that, you hear? The grand return of the OSMquest?! Forsooth! It IS!!! So here's the game. Sometimes, you feel like a skeleton. In a dungeon. And you get bored. So you go on a road trip. Some may call it... An adventure. Especially if you are playing the game Adventure Skeletons by Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor. Which... we were! You can find the game we played, and a whole bunch more, over at https://gshowitt.itch.io/!

The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 4: The Dungeons of A Realm Reborn (Part 1)

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 04:33:37 +0000

Hello Adventurers! With Patch 5.3 still very much something on the horizon we decided dig way, way back: To the original relaunch of the game. Patch 2.0, or as we tend to call it now, ARR for A Realm Reborn! And from our digging, we found dungeons! A bunch of them! So for this issue of the Carbuncle Chronicle, we are tackling the first set of dungeons introduced in Patch 2.0. From Sastasha all the way to Amdapor Keep.

OSMcast! Show #161: Final Fantasy VII Remake

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 9 Jun 2020 03:49:02 +0000

Ever think that maybe the world would be a better place if you just blew some daggum Mako Reactors? Well, Barret Wallace did and maybe he was on the right track. In fact he was right in 1997, and he was right today too. And now you can live that Barret Wallace life in full glorious HD thanks to the Final Fantasy VII Remake. Which by the by, is the what our new episode is all about! All two hours of it. Well, most of it, anyway!

OSMnotes

OK, well we all can't be cool like Barret and blow up Mako Reactors to save the planet. But we can all go to https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ and find out other ways to help. And now, Time Cues:

We start the OSMcasting – 0:00
General Gabbing – 0:46
Moments of OSM – 05:08
- City Hunter – 05:17
- She-Ra and the Princesses of Power – 08:29
- Ranma ½ - 12:32
- Somali and the Forest Spirit – 14:38
Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Final Fantasy VII Remake, Sans Spoilers– 21:16
- Final Fantasy VII Remake, Full of Spoilers – 61:21
- Doug and Kevin discuss Final Fantasy VII relationships – 79:31
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Final Fantasy VII Remake – 82:34
- Final Thoughts – 109:20
- OSMs out of OSM – 114:36

The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 3: Our Connections to Final Fantasy, and MMOs in General

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 2 Jun 2020 06:02:53 +0000

Hello Adventurers! So the world outside is pretty dire, where frankly the Garleans are feeling like the lesser evil to real life right now. So if you need something to take your mind off things, we have got you covered. In this Issue of the Carbuncle Chronicle we turn back to clock to where we got started with the Final Fantasy series. And we reminisce on our journeys through MMOs till we reached Final Fantasy XIV.

OSMcast! Show #160: Community

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 26 May 2020 03:13:04 +0000

Remember back in the day, when you could throw a bunch of people into the same space together? Just bunch a people all grouped up into rooms, to be able to get some education? Yeah, it was a fairy tale then too. But maybe, just maybe, if you went to Greendale Community College you could learn a lesson. About life. Or, at least how TV shows work. This is the OSMcast! episode where we talk about the TV show Community, created by Dan Harmon.

OSMnotes

First things first, congrats to John and Mike for finally getting Twitch Affiliate for TheseAreVideoGames! Secondly, sure you should probably watch Community on Netflix, so they'll spend Netflix money on the hopefully eventual Community movie!

Thirdly, MomoConline just wrapped up! I hope everyone enjoyed the virtual con experience. If you want to go back in time to relive those virtual memories, check out Momocon's YouTube page! We know that they are uploading panels from the weekend, which include some of ours! At least, until the copyright faeries take them away...

Fourthly, Time Cues:

We start the OSMcasting – 0:00
General Gabbing – 0:35
TheseAreVG, The Now Twitch Affiliated Channel! – 02:17
Moments of OSM – 03:37
- Roman Empire (the Netflix Documentary) – 03:43
- Star Trek: Discovery – 05:37
- Laid-Back Camp – 10:43
- Kid Icarus (the NES one!) – 12:56
- Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth- – 16:33
Community – 17:49
- Community, Sans Spoilers
- Community, Full of Spoilers, but ALSO Questions from Listeners Like You! (Look, we had a lot of questions!) – 44:14
- OSMs out of OSM and Final Thoughts – 76:35

The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 2: Moogle Treasure Trove - The Hunt for Law

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 19 May 2020 04:32:31 +0000

Hello Adventurers! We have once again braved the wilds of Eorzea and Norvrandt to bring you latest in all things awesome in Final Fantasy XIV. Last time, we broke down the latest Liver Letter and got hyped for Patch 5.3. This time, we break down the latest event in game, starting today! It's the latest in the Itinerant Moogle series, where you can run old content, and get cool loot.

OSMcast! Show #159: BEASTARS

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 13 May 2020 03:29:04 +0000

It's a dog eat dog world out there! Or rather, a wolf eat rabbit world? At least a predator could eat prey world, expect that's looked down upon and really just a bad idea to do. At least that's the world of BEASTARS, the latest Netflix craze from the anime studio Orange based off the manga by Paru Itagaki. Which coincidentally, is the topic of this episode! Crazy how that works.

OSMnotes

Watch BEASTARS! Read BEASTARS! Join the Third Impact Anime Discord, the unofficial official OSMcast Discord Because Basil is Lazy and Also Scared If We Had a Public OSMcast Discord No One Would Join.

Anyroad, also don't forget Momocon is doing online things all this month! On Thursdays and Saturdays for the this week from 7pm to 10pm EST via their Twitch channel, they’ll be playing some of the best moments from past Momocons. And from May 21 thru the 24th check out the Virtual Big Show. MomoConline! You may even see some OSMcast panels while you are there...

(Oh, and buy some sweet Momocon swag, while you still can!) And now, Time Cues:

We start the OSMcasting – 0:00
General Gabbing – 0:33
Moments of OSM – 05:31
- Final Fantasy VII on the Switch – 05:44
- Final Fantasy VII Remake– 10:33
- Persona 5 Royal (but really more FF7R) - 14:53
- The Lighthouse Question that Gerald asked, is finally answered! – 19:07
BEASTARS

Editor’s note: Oh my god you guys are doing this as a whole show next week get on with it!

BEASTARS, Sans Spoilers – 20:58
BEASTARS, Full of Spoilers – 42:49
Questions from Listeners Like You about BEASTARS – 51:41
Final Thoughts – 72:22
OSMs out of OSM – 75:15

The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 1: Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LVIII

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 4 May 2020 16:49:39 +0000

Hello Adventurers! Warriors of ~~Light~~ Darkness! Welcome to the latest addition to the OSMcast! Family: The Carbuncle Chronicle, our dedicated Final Fantasy XIV podcast! Every other week, we're gonna tackle a different subject about FFXIV. In this episode, we cover the recently released Letter from the Producer LIVE from Naoki Yoshida and the FFXIV team.

They talk about the impact that COVID-19 has had, causing development delays. They also read a wonderful letter from a doctor who plays FFXIV, and a preview of the eventual Patch 5.3: Reflections in Crystal. If you would like to read along with us chattering away, the dev team just released their text digest of the Live Letter!

We hope you enjoyed this new podcast series! Next time, we're gonna talk about a more personal topic, about our experience with Final Fantasy and MMOs in general.

OSMcast! Show #158: Chihayafuru 3

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 16:22:15 +0000

When I listen up at
The wide-stretched plain of podcasts,
Is the audio the same
That peach on Mount Momocon
In the land of Taiiku?

We never thought we would have the excuse to talk about the anime Chihayafuru again, but here we are! Based off the manga by Yuki Suetsugu, we are talking about the third season of Chihayafuru, animated by studio Madhouse, directed by Morio Asaka. Joining Basil this time is once again Jess from Momocon, as well as first time guest Kory from the Taiiku and Manga In Your Ears podcasts!

OSMnotes

Get some Chihayafuru in your life! Streaming all of anime? It's on Crunchyroll! And if you want to order the first two seasons of anime on disc, Sentai Filmworks has got you covered. Oh, would you like the manga? Kodansha has got that going on!

Thank you Jess and Kory for coming on! Please do check out the Taiiku and Manga In Your Ears podcasts if you haven't yet, they are swell.

And while you cannot check out Momocon in person this year, you can check them out online! On Thursdays and Saturdays for the next few weeks from 7pm to 10pm EST via their Twitch channel, they’ll be playing some of the best moments from past Momocons. And maybe even some cool newer stuff soon as well! Oh, and buy some sweet Momocon swag, while you still can!

Now how about some Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing - 0:33
Moments of OSM - 3:27
- Samurai Cat (via AsianCrush) (via Amazon Prime Video) - 03:37
- Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories - 07:22
- Ballpark by Paul Goldberger - 10:15
Chihayafuru 3
- Chihayafuru 3, Sans Spoilers - 15:30
- Chihayafuru 3, Full of Spoilers – 43:35
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Chihayafuru 3 – 60:21
- OSMs out of OSM and Final Thoughts – 74:44

OSMinterview! Deva Marie on 4/15/2020

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:02:41 +0000

Our boy John is back with yet another amazing interview! This time, he sits down virtually with the wondrous Deva Marie. You may recognize her voice best as the role of Flayn, from Fire Emblem: Three Houses!

OSMnotes

We want to thank Deva Marie once again for taking the time to chat with us! Anna probably put it best:

Currently editing the interview @J5isLive did with @deva_marie for the @OSMcast and can I just say I love her? She sounds like such an awesome and sweet lady and someone I would love to hang out with!
— 🏹🎶Anna B.🎶🏹 (@Angeldrkfire) April 20, 2020

And hey, we know this year is a tough time. One of the ways it's been tough is that a lot of us go to cons throughout the year, and right now there are no cons. That's a bummer! So Momocon is trying their best to keep that spirit alive through the internet.

On Thursdays and Saturdays for the next few weeks from 7pm to 10pm EST via their Twitch channel, they'll be playing some of the best moments from past Momocons. And maybe even some cool newer stuff soon as well!

And speaking of Momocon, next week's show is already in the bag! We'll be talking about the latest season of Chihayafuru, with Jess of Momofame and Kory from the Taiiku and Manga in Your Ears podcasts. Hope to see you back!

OSMcast! Show #157: Questions from Listeners Like You, COVID-19 Edition

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 7 Apr 2020 03:18:03 +0000

WELP. This has sure been a thing. You see, the OSMcast has always been a "folks in person in front of a microphone" kind of podcast. With world events being what they are, that wasn't gonna fly anymore. So we decided to try something new. Recording via the Internet. Which is very exciting!

So, we tested our recording with asking, receiving, and now answering questions from Listeners Like You! As well as some Moments of OSM. Hope you all enjoy!

OSMnotes

We also want to give big props to our wondrous comrades in arms, Third Impact Anime! Not only are they an awesome podcast and blog in their own right, but they also host an outstanding Discord! Which everyone should join and talk anime and video games and other things with us. Also whenever Denpa puts out a book, just buy it!

And as always, after the OSMnotes, are some Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing - 0:35
Moments of OSM – 3:06
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 3:16
- Behind the Curve; You Are Not So Smart - 9:42
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection - 15:48
- Mobile Suit Gundam Wing / Not so Mobile Suit Gundam Tiger King – 17:30
- A Man and His Cat - 21:02
- Pleasure & Corruption – 22:33
Questions and Answers - 24:51

OSMcast! Show #156: Ride Your Wave

osmcast@gmail.com (Masaaki Yuasa) — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:59:18 +0000

Oh, hello there! Fancy world we live in now. It's sure has had a lot of ups and downs lately! And what better way to make your way through it all, than to watch Ride Your Wave, by Science Saru, directed by Masaaki Yuasa? There isn't, so thankfully we have a podcast for you all about it! Also... other things.

OSMnotes

So yea! Of course, you can always hit up GKIDS Films' website for potential future theater viewings, although really you may be best off waiting for the home release. But until then, Time Cues~

We start the OSMcasting – 0:00
General Gabbing - 0:32
Ĭ̜̖̠̹̣̒̍́̕ļ̵̼̳͚͙͈̘̟̿̽̀̉̓̅̓͂͡l̶̨͖̰̗̦̝̪̺̅͌͑̅̒͞ͅu̴̧͙͙̫̳̜͍̥̥̓͛̐̍̓̿̚͡͡m̡͚͇̼͓̱͔͔͙͒̑̉̽̈̾̍̉͡͡i̹͓̟̘͓͂̑̎̍͋̉̕͞͠n̸̨̧̞̘̫̹̋̓͑̿͊̅́͡à̷̛͍͓̜̦̩̥̅́̂̉̆̄̚ͅt̵̢̢͓͕̝͎̜̺̜̖͌̽́͊͌͑̒̂͞͞i̢̛̼͖̥͚̊͌̀̄̿̽͘ T̡̗̼͓̭͓̝͒̓̐̂̿̀́̏̉͡a̧̛̬̯̞̳̿̄̓́̍̒̽̅͟͝l̶̟̖̘͔̙͊̔͗̆̔͐͠ḱ̮̟̮̳̭͖͈̬̺̃̀̀̎̎͂ w̢̰̼̪͇͖̹̣͉̋̃͐͛̐͌̾͞/̵̪̟̤͚̦͚͎̪͎̀̐̾͆͐͑̇͞ D̸̨̛͕̮̟̟͚̫̽̑̔̕o̡̹̲͍̲͊̀̂̏͐͊͆̌͝ư̩̖̺̱͖̄̓̆̅̌͗͘g̷̭̬̤̲̥̣̉̍̇͊͛̈̐̒ – 02:30
Black Clover – 05:44
Moments of Awesome – 08:52
- Final Fantasy VII Remake, the Demo – 09:01
- Doom Patrol (TV series) – 18:02
- Mother! - 23:04
- Hunters (2020 TV series) – 25:33
Ride Your Wave
- Ride Your Wave, Sans Spoilers – 32:26
- Ride Your Wave, Full of Spoilers – 47:10
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Ride Your Wave – 61:22
- OSMs out of OSM – 78:13

OSMcast! Show #155: Moments of TN OSM (Seishun Con 2020)

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 3 Mar 2020 17:56:55 +0000

Hey folks today is Super Tuesday so if you are reading this today and you are in a state that's doing that whole voting thing then please GO VOTE! And while you are waiting in line at the polls, we have an episode for you to listen to! Recorded at Seishun Con 2020, we kick back with the Tennessee Crew and talk about, well... all sorts of things.

OSMnotes

And here are some of those things! Also known as Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing
- What did Jack do? - 00:32
- Seishun Con - 03:15
- Hamacon - 04:03
- Atlanta Marriott Marquis - 09:03
- Super Dimension Century Orguss - 10:20
Moments of OSM
- Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts - 11:06
- Joe Pera Talks With You - 13:46
- The Dungeon Run - 16:33
- Erica Mendez is cool - 24:56
- Anna is cooler - 26:35
- Fan Theories about Ghostbusters - 28:36
- Highlander and the USA Network - 30:27
- Tomino Talk - 33:09
- Seven Blades in Black - 41:24

Boy, this episode sure went places, didn't it? Also please go vote. And our hearts and thoughts are out for all our Tennessee peoples who go caught in the terrible tornadoes that just hit the state today. If you can help at all, we have heard that The Community Foundation is a great place to donate to.

OSMcast! Show #154: OSMcast & Akihabara Renditions @ Seishun Con 2020

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 04:38:09 +0000

So this past few weekends ago, Seishun Con happened. And it was fun! One of the fun things was yet another attempt at an OSMcast LIVE! show. This time, we planned on doing a podcast about Crusher Joe with our pals over at Akihabara Renditions. Only... Funny thing! Communication failed, and half of us did not watch Crusher Joe in time for this panel. So, this is the audio you get instead.

Next time, a slightly more planned episode recorded at Seishun Con, along with our Tennessee compatriots.

Touched by a Duelist EP001: No matter what everybody says, we're fearsome Blue-Eyes White Dragons!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 7 Nov 2019 04:49:03 +0000

Whoa what's this craziness this is not the normal OSMcast?!? Nope this is a whole new OSMcast-produced thing, we're calling Touched by a Duelist! It's a new weekly, show where we are covering the anime series Touched and Yu-Gi-Oh!

Touch being the baseball anime, based on the manga by Mitsuru Adachi, and Yu-Gi-Oh! being the card battling anime, based on the manga by Kazuki Takahashi.

This episode we are covering the Touch episode 1, "No matter what everybody says, we're twins!!" And the Yu--Gi-Oh! episode 1, The Fearsome Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

OSMcast! Show #153: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 1 Nov 2019 05:30:17 +0000

Accidentally continuing on a spooky-ish track*, we are gathered tonight to release a podcast about demons! And slayers! Of, well, demons! It's an anime and manga called Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. The manga is by Koyoharu Gotouge, with the anime adaption by Ufotable.

*Clearly you can tell by how echo-y it is. Because it's spooky, not because it was much a more open room this time or anything...

OSMnotes

As of this recording, the anime is out there streaming courtesy of Aniplex. So you can find it on Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Hulu. The manga is released by Viz, and they can be bought via volumes either physically or digitally. Or, you can stream the volumes on your electronic device via their Shonen Jump Plus app. But while you are buffering, have some Time Cues:

We start the OSMcasting – 00:00
General Gabbing - 00:32
Moments of OSM – 04:29
- Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress! Volume 1 - 4:47
- Cat Game - The Cats Collector! – 07:54
- (Not OSM) Cinnamon Coke – 11:33
- Mission: Yozakura Family– 13:56
- Dragon Quest Minute! – 16:44
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Sans Spoilers - 19:56
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Full of Spoilers – 53:17
- OSMs out of OSM – 76:01

We're also going to be at AWA! Well Basil, Anna, and Dylan are. We've got the run down on the panels over here at itsbasiltime dot coms. Hope to see you there!

And you are, or even if you aren't come hang out with us on Discord! Well, it's the Third Impact Anime's Discord. But we're there all the same.

OSMquest! Playing The Beast with Mr Creepy Pasta @ Hamacon 10

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 03:17:16 +0000

Feeling up for something s̵̹̲̒͝p̸̥̔͂o̶̫̩͂o̸̦͋̓k̴͖̝̋̀y̷̘͌̿? Well we have the podcast for you! In the last of our Hamacon 10 podcasts, here is another OSMquest guest starring the Master of Decreepitude himself, Mr Creepy Pasta! Or is it MrCreepyPasta? Or Ḿ̷̻̳͉̞͑͝͝r̸̢͕̫̃̓̏C̴̘̀r̸̺͌̽̔e̴̤̎̍̀̎e̷͓͑̃̍p̴̝̟̽͜͝ý̶͖̬͖́́͜P̴̢͍̺̈́̾a̵̭͓̪̤̓̀š̵̖ṭ̸̄́̃a̵̯͎͌? Either way, we RPGed it up with him! Creepily.

OSMnotes

Oh no, a cliffhanger?!? Sadly. sometimes you can't always get a full game into an interview slot. But what can you do? Invite the OSMcast and Mr Creepypasta to your next con! I dunno about the Creepmeister, but the OSMcast comes pretty cheap.

The name of the game is The Beast, made by Grant Howitt. It is a game where you are monster hunter hunting the monsters. Somewhere in Eastern Europe, because that's where all the best monsters are. You can ask anyone, they will tell you this. Speaking of things you can do, you can find all of Grant’s wonderful games at https://gshowitt.itch.io/.

OSMinterview! Dorothy Fahn on 10/07/2019

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 8 Oct 2019 00:58:17 +0000

Sometimes, you get interviews at a con. But sometimes, you get them straight from the source. You get some of that good stuff. Fresh, uncut, farm to table, pure internet kind of interview. For this episode, our wonderful master interviewer John sat down with the amazing Dorothy Fahn.

Lately, you may have heard her as the voice of Mercedes in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. But she has lent her voice to many characters, like Meryl Stryfe in Trigun, or Melody from the latest take of Hunter x Hunter. Or perhaps, all the Digimon? She's been a few (Lalamon, Sunflowmon, Lilamon, and Rosemon)!

OSMnotes!

We wanted to thank Dorothy for her time with us. It was our pleasure and we hope everyone enjoyed listening!

OSMinterview! Rainbow Redwood @ Hamacon 10

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 1 Oct 2019 01:13:14 +0000

Hello out there! So, today turns out to be Hashtag International Podcast Day, and so we have a podcast for you! To be all... International with. During your uh... Day.

So in this episode we got to interview Sequya, aka Rainbow Redwood, one of Hamacon's Cosplay Guests.

OSMnotes

Here, have some more info about Sequya, courtesy of the Hamacon wesbite! Rainbow Redwood is an award winning cosplayer, YouTube content creator, and seamstress. At the age of 14 she taught herself how to use a sewing machine and has never stopped learning since then. Her love for theater, dance, and historical clothing naturally lead her to perusing cosplay. At conventions when she’s not completing in craftsmanship cosplay contests she enjoys being a co-captain of Hamacon Idols*, hosting panels, teaching dance workshops (KPOP and Love Live), and judging cosplay contests.

To keep up with her online you can find her here:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/rainbowredwood
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rainbowredwoodrose/
FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/rainbowredwood/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rainbowredwood
Tumblr: http://rainbowredwood.tumblr.com/

*Sequya is now a member of Pure☆Candy, a new idol group made of previous Hamacon Idols. You can check our their insta here: https://www.instagram.com/purecandyidols/

OSMquest! Playing Honey Heist with Micah & Ayu @ Hamacon 10

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 15:21:23 +0000

OK, so what do you do when you have some of your favorite people to interview. In this case, Micah Solusod and Ayu Sakata. Only, you have interviewed them. Several times. In fact, last time they decided to interview you, instead. So now what do you do?

Apparently, the answer is you play a tabletop RPG with them! So that's what we did.

The name of the game is Honey Heist, made by Grant Howitt. It is a game where you are bear. You do crimes. We, as bears, did crimes. So many crimes. Micah was new to this, but you can't tell. You can find all of Grant's wonderful games at https://gshowitt.itch.io/.

OSMinterview! Ask Cosplay-Senpai @ Hamacon 10

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 04:32:59 +0000

Dipping once more into the wonderfully rich Hamacon 10 well, we have this lovely interview with Ask Cosplay-Senpai!

Wonder whom this wonderful person is? Well, haven you ever been stuck on a costume piece? Can’t quite figure out how that prop goes together? Ask Cosplay-Senpai!

With a decade of personal experience, over 25,000 items created, and hundreds of convention panels over the past decade, they are here to share their love for media, fandom, and—most of all—costuming! Find them on Instagram @askcosplaysenpai for tutorials, live builds and walkthroughs, and any advice you need on making your next cosplay the best it can possibly be.

There is also this delightful interview with them.

OSMnotes

Find Ask Cosplay-Senpai in all these socially media-type places! And also buy stuff from their super-good buy stuff Website store!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AskCosplaySenpai/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/askcosplaysenpai/
Store: https://www.askcosplaysenpai.com/

OSMinterview! Tiffany Grant @ Hamacon 10

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 2 Sep 2019 22:01:39 +0000

Happy Labor Day! This is the holiday where we celebrate the good, hard-working folks over at NERV. Their tireless efforts to protect us from those dastardly Angels and their constant attempts at creating the Third Impact. And who is the hardest working person there? Well, it would be none other than the wonderful, talented, and won't hurt us at all ever, Asuka Langley Soryu!

What we are getting at here is that this is an interview at Hamacon with renowned voice over artist Tiffany Grant, known best for her role as said Asuka Langley Soryu from Neon Genesis Evangelion.

OSMcast! Show 152: The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl with Third Impact Anime at Hamacon 10

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 5 Aug 2019 15:24:19 +0000

So, kids. When two podcasts like each other very much, they have a crossover episode. And when the OSMcast! and Third Impact Anime both like the works of Masaaki Yuasa and studio Science Saru? They have an episode about the movie The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl, adapted from the novel by Tomihiko Morimi.

Protip: This crazy experiment was recorded live at Hamacon 10. This is also the first time we have tried such a thing, so the audio is a little weird here and there. But still pretty listenable!

OSMinterview! Keith Silverstein @ Momocon 2019

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:29:34 +0000

Continuing on our journey through all the interviews we took part of at Momocon 2019, here's the one with Keith Silverstein! Who is that you may ask? Well, he has done a lot! Many will know him as Torbjörn from Overwatch, or maybe Char Aznable from Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. Just all sorts of things! But he will forever hold a special place in our hearts around this parts, as Johnny Boya from mother flippin' REDLINE.

OSMinterview! Zach Callison @ Momocon 2019

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 9 Jul 2019 03:04:31 +0000

As we continue the adventures of SS Momocon 2019, here is an interview we got to take part in with Zach Callison! He is probably best known giving the voice to a wonderful kid we know as Steven Universe. It's a show we kinda like. Enjoy!

OSMinterview: Deedee Magno Hall @ Momocon 2019

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 06:20:57 +0000

So if you haven't noticed yet, we had a ton of interviews at this past Momocon! In this one, we chatted with Deedee Magno Hall! Not only is her name amazing, she herself was also amazing as Pearl, in a cartoon people like to call Steven Universe. As... that is the cartoon's name.

She was also Princess Jasmine in Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular for many years, as well as Nessarose in Wicked! She knows how to carry a tune, is all we are saying here.

OSMinterview: Carolina Ravassa @ Momocon 2019

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 05:05:02 +0000

From Momocon 2019, we got the chance to talk to Carolina Ravassa! Or as you Overwatch kids may know her as, Sombra.

OSMcast! Show #151: The Indie Video Games of Momocon 2019

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 19:40:57 +0000

So sure. maybe some other major video games expo may be happening right now, but what about what has happened before? Like, say, Momocon a few weeks back. We were there, and played an absolute non-literal ton of indie video games. These are those stories.

OSMnotes

Man, that was a bunch of neat games! Mostly. But hey, if you need even MORE independent coverage of independent games, Basil has made an independent post over at itsbasiltime.com to talk about some of the games that he enjoyed that were submitted to the Momocon Indie Awards Showcase, but were not on the show floor. That said, here's the Time Cues for all the games we covered that were:

We start the OSMcasting – 0:00
General Gabbing - 0:35
The Indie Games at Momocon 2018
- Roundguard by Wonderbelly Games - 03:30
- Looking For Heals by Blue Bomber Games – 06:39
- SiNKR 2 by Wahler Digital - 11:17
- Pixel Puzzle Makeout League - Glass Knuckle Games – 14:56
- Mop Boy – 18:51
- Tech Support: Error Unknown by Dragon Slumber – 22:28 (break)
- Road to the Champ by Pizza Pranks – 26:50
- Slime:EVO by Falcon Stories – 30:24
- Tiny Kingdoms by Multipath LLLP – 32:41
- Astoria Legends by Studio XV – 36:27
- Evolution: The Video Game by North Star Digital Studios – 37:52
- Eagle Island by Pixelnicks – 40:35
- Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble by Area 35 - 43:52
- As We Know It: A Visual Novel – 45:36
- Aquadine by SoftColors – 47:58
- La Rana by SMU Guildhall – 49:09
- Parallel by Red Ink – 50:24
- Baby Adopter Galaxy by x2line.com LLC – 53:27
- Table Fighter – 56:24 (break)
- Honorable Mentions – 59:08
  - Boomerang Fu – 59:19
  - Inti-Creates – 60:00
  - Doki Doki Literature Club by Team Salvator – 60:36
- Personal Locks of the Show – 61:01

OSMinterview: Monica Rial @ Momocon 2019

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 4 Jun 2019 04:29:21 +0000

We're back from Momocon, and here to serve you with one of many interviews we got take part in during the con! In this episode, we got the chance to speak with Monica Rial. You may know her best as Bulma from Dragon Ball and the letters that come after, but's she done a ton voices throughout the years. So many, her own website even says Hey, check out ANN for a really good list. That said, you should totally check her out on Twitter!

OSMinterview: Micah & Ayu Interview... Us?! @ Hamacon 8

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 21 May 2019 01:19:46 +0000

OK... Hmm... well, uh, this a weird one? Back in time, when Hamacon 8 was happening, we sat down to interview Micah Solusod and Ayu Sakata. Only, they decided since we have interviewed them a few times, they turned the table to interview us. Us mostly being John and Charlie. So, enjoy this one!

Micah and Ayu are both super accomplished folks. They have an amazing webcomic called the Ties That Bind, they create games over at sakevisual. Oh, and they voice all your favorite characters, too! Too bad they decided to ask us the questions, huh?

OSMcast! Show #150: Moments of TN OSM (MTAC Lunar)

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 13 May 2019 05:05:15 +0000

So as you may have noticed, we were at a con recently. That con being MTAC Lunar, a fine lead in to next years already better MTAC Score. Because, you know...

Sports anime theme.

But as you may now realize, a fresh new con trip now can sometimes include a fresh new episode from our new format, Moments of TN OSM. That's right, we got the Tennessee crew in to talk about all... sorts... of... things. Look, just skip down to the Time Cues.

OSMnotes

Here are said Time Cues (I was told by our editor that these must not be edited in any way, so they are not... mostly):

We start the OSMcasting – 00:00
General Gabbing - 00:33
Moments of OSM – 01:09
Panda Jail – 01:15
Ţ̗͇̣̜̱̥̅̐̆̈̽̒̓̆̎͢͞h̸̨̛̘̤̬̦̩̦́͐̑̃͐́̚̕͡ȇ̵̢̘̯͉̳̰̯̠̳̿͐̓̈́̀͝ Ì̶̢̱̜̥͙̖̖͔̎́̇̓͡l̷̨͈̫̩̻͑̎͊͒̕͠l̡̡̛͎̦̳̮̓̐͂̂̿́̓͞u̯͓̼̜͙̻̞̪͍͗̐̏͊͌́͟m̵̪̭̺̤̩͚͈̜̥̼̃̾̎̒̀̋̕i̢͔̞̩̺̖͂͛͑̑̇̽̂̈ͅņ̶̼̳̤̹͎̮̪̀̄̅̈̓̾̉̕͡͡ā̯̝͍̳͓̪͎̪̠͖͆̑̏̿̀̓̈́͑̚ť̶̠͙̮̪̭͉̺̺͓̻͆̏̽͆̕i̧̤͖̼̗͓͔̹̯͛̐͐̐̄̔̀̎͜͝ Part 2 – 02:40
Chaika – The Coffin Princess – 06:11
Sarazanmai, Ep. 2 - 07:30
Chi’s Sweet Home manga – 09:00
Then they just… talk about random shit
Final Thoughts – 25:09

Special Shout Out To Co-Audio Producer on all of the MTAC 2019 Episodes: Mike! @ViNull

OSMinterview! Sarah Anne Williams @ MTAC Lunar

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 23:21:05 +0000

Hi everybody! It's time for our second installment of the MTAC Lunar podcast trilogy! We had the opportunity to chat with the amazing Sarah Anne Williams!

She has done a bunch of voice-over roles over the past eight years for both anime and video games. Some of those include Sayaka Miki in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Nonon Jakuzure in Kill la Kill, Jack Frost in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, Chihaya Mifune in Persona 5, Chiara Rocino / Lily in Valkyria Chronicles 4, and a whole bunch more!

Thank you so much to both MTAC as well as Sarah for sitting down with us! It was a blast. Also thanks goes out to Charlie Grace for giving us that extra spice to liven things up!

OSMinterview! Martin Billany aka LittleKuriboh and Marianne Miller @ MTAC Lunar

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 12:53:23 +0000

OK sure, MTAC Lunar just wrapped up, but we could not wait to get you this episode! We got the chance to sit down and chat with both Martin Billany AND Marianne Miller, it was such a delight. Martin is better known online as "LittleKuriboh," the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series. Marianne is better known as... Marianne! But she is also the voice of many a wonderful character, like Amanda O'Neill from Little Witch Academia, or Mossan from FLCL Alternative!

We chat about all sorts of topics, like Star Wars, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, wrestling, how to try to be better people, Final Fantasy XIV, just all kinds of things.

OSMnotes

Here's a bunch of places you can find Martin and Marianne:

Martin on Twitter!
Marianne on Twitter!
Martin's YouTube Page!
Martin's Twitch Channel!
Marianne's Twitch Channel!
Marianne on Instagram!
Their cat Mozzarella on Twitter!

Once again, big ol' thanks to both Martin Billany and Marianne Miller for chatting with us, andto MTAC for hosting us all! It was a great con to attend, and we aren't done with MTAC content yet! We'll see you all soon~

OSMcast! Show #149: Mob Psycho 100

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Happy Monday, everybody! Let's kick off the week with something wholesome. And you can't spell "wholesome" without "Mob Psycho 100," the anime by Bones adapted from the manga by ONE. OK you probably can spell wholesome without Mob... But you should really give it a try. We'll tell you why!

OSMnotes

MTAC is so close! Like, it starts this week close! And while we don't have any panels this time, we'll be doing out best to get some sweet interviews on the books for your listening enjoyment. Until then, have some of that latest dance craze that is sweeping the nation, Time Cues:

We start the OSMcasting – 00:00
General Gabbing - 00:39
Moments of OSM - 04:23
- Ţ̗͇̣̜̱̥̅̐̆̈̽̒̓̆̎͢͞h̸̨̛̘̤̬̦̩̦́͐̑̃͐́̚̕͡ȇ̵̢̘̯͉̳̰̯̠̳̿͐̓̈́̀͝ Ì̶̢̱̜̥͙̖̖͔̎́̇̓͡l̷̨͈̫̩̻͑̎͊͒̕͠l̡̡̛͎̦̳̮̓̐͂̂̿́̓͞u̯͓̼̜͙̻̞̪͍͗̐̏͊͌́͟m̵̪̭̺̤̩͚͈̜̥̼̃̾̎̒̀̋̕i̢͔̞̩̺̖͂͛͑̑̇̽̂̈ͅņ̶̼̳̤̹͎̮̪̀̄̅̈̓̾̉̕͡͡ā̯̝͍̳͓̪͎̪̠͖͆̑̏̿̀̓̈́͑̚ť̶̠͙̮̪̭͉̺̺͓̻͆̏̽͆̕i̧̤͖̼̗͓͔̹̯͛̐͐̐̄̔̀̎͜͝ ̶͈̻̫̪̯͒́̔̍̉͟͡– 04:39
- Aquaman – 15:16
- The Tick, Season 2 – 16:16
- Drifting Dragons – 17:10
Mob Psycho 100
- Mob Psycho 100, Sans Spoilers – 19:34
- Mob Psycho 100, Full of Spoilers – 43:10
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Mob Psycho 100 – 61:37
- Favorite Moments and OSMs out of OSM – 71:15

OSMcast! SUMMERjams: "Edit That Out"

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 1 Apr 2019 15:49:00 +0000

So for the past few years, out wonderful editor Anna had a mission. Every time we had to tell her to edit something out... She saved them. Then put them to music. This is that hot dope lit track.

OSMcast! Show #148: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 20:08:00 +0000

So this episode is more of a KEVINcast, really. But that's OK, because we are talking about one of his favorite shows from last year! And that show is the revival of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, developed by Noelle Stevenson and produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and Netflix.

But don't worry, we have some manga talk, video game chatter, and even about how good dogs! Spoiler alert, dogs are very good.

OSMnotes

Watch She-Ra and the Princesses of Power! Its good! But in the meantime, have some Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing - 00:36
Google Stadia is a thing? – 01:20
Moments of OSM – 03:05
- Super Robot Wars T – 03:14
- Dogs – 06:54
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – 09:03
- Urusei Yatsura – 13:23
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
- She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Sans Spoilers – 15:30
- She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Full of Spoilers – 34:56
- OSMs out of OSM – 49:52

OSMinterview! Richard Epcar @ Momocon 2018

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 02:25:00 +0000

So, back in 2012 (?!), Basil once told Kevin that he really needed to go to an interview with Richard Epcar. And Kevin did, and a wonderful time was had. Well, John was also there in 2012. And since he had the chance to interview Richard Epcar again, John leapt at the chance. That was at Momocon 2018, and this is that podcast.

Also in case you were wondering whom Richard Epcar is, he's a lot. Of voices, I mean. He has done a bunch of them! Lately you'd recognize his vocal talents bringing to life Ansem, from the Kingdom Hearts series. There was like, three of those game? So anyway, he has also voiced Raiden from the latest Mortal Kombat series of games, Joseph Joestar from the Jojo's that everyone (rightly) loves, Batou in all the Ghosts in the Shells that matter, and just whole lot of things. There is a very high chance that he done something you love, and he may just be the reason why!

OSMcast! Show #147: Steven Universe, The Rest of It

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 5 Mar 2019 01:51:00 +0000

Sometimes, you just gotta keep talking about cartoons. When we last left Rebecca Sugar’s and Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe, there was one season. Now... there is the rest of the show, made up of multiple seasons! So we decided to catch up and talk about our favorite moments from the show, and more.

OSMnotes!

So wow, that was a show! And now we can only wait for the movie. You know, the Steven Universe one. There will be no OSMcast movie. There are however, Time Cues:

We start the OSMcasting – 00:00
General Gabbing - 00:45
Pokemon Sword and Shield Got Announced! – 01:39
Dragon Quest Minute! – 05:26
Moments of OSM – 06:06
- Mortal Engines – 06:23
- Doug On My Brother, My Brother and Me – 10:16
- Doug’s New Roomba, the i7+ – 10:45
- Inside Mari – 15:37
- Tetris 99 – 16:25
The Rest of Steven Universe – 21:19
- Y'all We Are Spoiling the H E Double Hockey Sticks of the Show Past Here – 22:35
- Questions from Listeners Like You about the Rest of Steven Universe – 50:45
- OSMs out of OSM - 69:02

OSMinterview! Josh Keaton @ Momocon 2018

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 05:36:00 +0000

This time, our interview is uh... intergalactic! And uh, spectacular! Legendary? Is that a thing? Well, the thing is that this is an interview with Josh Keaton! He has done a bunch of cool voice-over roles like Shiro in Voltron: Legendary Defender! Or Spider-Man in The Spectacular Spider-Man, or if you would rather someone more potentially villainous, Norman Osborn in Marvel's Spider-Man! And if you really wished he voiced a guy named Jack, oh hey! He was Jack Darby in Transformers: Prime.

OSMinterview! Yuri Lowenthal & Tara Platt @ MTAC 18th Battalion

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 4 Feb 2019 20:40:00 +0000

In this week's episode, we take a trip back in time, to 2018's Middle Tennessee Anime Convention, where our own John Robbins got to chat with both Yuri Lowenthal along with Tara Platt. (It was also where a certain Yuri and may have tweeted a certain awesome thing about John.)

Both Yuri and Tara are super prolific Voice-Over Artists. Yuri has been in things like Code Geass, Gurren Lagann, Dead or Alive, Naruto, Personas both 3 AND 4, and most recently he was the voice of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the new Spider-Manvideo game by Insomniac.

Tara was also in both Persona 3 and Naruto, along with a bevy of those things! She has been new dub of Sailor Moon, Aggretsuko, Fire Emblem: Awakening, League of Legends, and was also the voice of Yuri Watanabe in, you guessed it, Insomniac's Spider-Man.

OSMcast! Show #146: The OSMawards: Top 15 in 2018

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:55:00 +0000

2018 was a year. A year were things happened.Mostly terrible, but there was some stuff hiding around, poking about. At the very least, fifteen things. Well, actually sure there were a bunch of things that were awesome about 2018! But we decided to pick out fifteen of them to podcast about. Here's our Top 15 in 2018 OSMawards!

OSMnotes

Man, of course, once we stopped recording, I think we came up with at least another fifteen things that were awesome in 2018? But, too bad us! We made our list! Now here is that list again, in Time Cues form:

We start the OSMcasting – 00:00
General Gabbing - 00:37
Tales of Vesperia – 01:01
OSMCast Top 15 – 02:55
- 15: Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age – 03:48
- 14: The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories – 07:25
- 13: Chasm – 09:59
- 12: Marvel Movies – 12:51
  - Black Panther – 13:16
  - Avengers: Infinity War – 15:02
  - Ant Man and the Wasp – 15:40
  - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – 16:41
- 11: Zombie Land Saga – 19:29
- 10: SSSS.Gridman - 23:20
- 9: XXIII Olympic Winter Games (PyeongChang 2018) – 27:54
- 8: Kevin’s Yuri Corner (Citrus and Bloom Into You) – 35:45
- 7: Planet With – 38:56
- 6: Food Fantasy, (It's a Mobile Game!) – 42:16
- 5: Revue Starlight – 45:00
- 4: Satellite Young – 48:11
- 3: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime – 50:26
- 2: Devilman Crybaby – 53:40
- 1: The Night is Short, Walk On Girl – 58:34
- Basil Makes Us Choose Our Favorite
  - Kevin’s Favorites – 63:04
  - Doug’s Favorites - 63:40
  - Basil’s Favorites – 64:14
- Final Thoughts – 64:35

OSMinterview! Mr. Creepy Pasta @ Hamacon 9

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 05:33:00 +0000

OK so maybe it's no longer the spookytimes right now. Right now, it's all New Year, New You, New Year's Resolutions, and all that kind of stuff times. Well how about a new OSMinterview? Let's go back in time, back when it would be all spooky and stuff! Because what we have here, is an interview with YouTube's own Mr. Creepy Pasta!

He reads stories. That are creepy. They may, or may not, have pasta in them.

OSMcast! Show #145: Moments of TN OSM (HamaMini 2018)

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 7 Jan 2019 13:16:00 +0000

Welcome to 2019, everybody! We are just so glad you could make it. In honor of such an auspicious occasion, we have an episode we recorded back in November of 2018! It's actually a whole new format! Kinda. Since our uh, "acquisition" of the Chainsaw Buffet Podcast a short while ago, I have these amazing guys on occasion to gab with. So we decided that whenever we can pin them down (usually at cons), we will! And we did. So here is an episode with mostly the TN Crew! It's all very exciting.

OSMnotes!

Time Cues? Time Cues!

We start the OSMcasting – 0:00
General Gabbing - 0:46
Charlie Got Married! - 03:54
Moments of OSM – 08:09
- Smash Ultimate – 08:29
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey on Google Stream Beta – 12:56
- Work – 17:38
- Stardew Valley – 18:25
- Marvel vs Capcom Infinite – 23:31
- Who do you want to see as a DLC character for Smash Brothers? – 39:16

OSMinterview! Erika Harlacher @ Hamacon 9

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 06:39:00 +0000

Hello world! The OSMcast is back yet again with questions and answers, but we're asking the questions here this time! That's our deal! Well, we struck a dark bargain with Erika Harlacher, at any rate. What was that dark, terrible bargain? That we could ask her questions, and she would give us answers! All in all, it was a pretty sweet deal.

Now, you may wonder whom this Erika Harlacher is. Do not fret, for we shall tell you! She is an amazing voice actress, that has done many a cool Japanese animation. Things like oh I dunno... Violet Evergarden in Violet Evergarden? Or perhaps Jeanne d'Arc (Ruler) in Fate/Apocrypha would be more your speed. Netflix folks (aka everyone) would recognize her from her role of Elizabeth Liones in The Seven Deadly Sins? I particularly enjoyed her work as Kurapika in Hunter x Hunter!

But let's face facts, I'm sure everyone really recognizes her as
Ann Takamaki in the smash hit video software known as Persona 5. And that is perfectly fine.

OSMcast! Show #144: Questions from Listeners Like You, NOV in DEC Edition

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 07:00:00 +0000

So back in the far flung past (last month or so*) we solicited questions from the people. Mostly on Twitter. Also via spamming Third Impact Anime's Facebook Community. These are those questions. And our answers! In December. Look, time is an illusion, we all know this.

*Pretty sure the idea was to record in October, then release in November? But now it's December. Hi December!

OSMnotes

Ryan is a pretty cool dude and you can check out his Twitter right here!

Thanks everyone for sending in questions! Some, we'll have to come back to you all on them. As some are really whole episode topics in their own right (Looking at you, Top Ten Anime Betrayals)! But until next time, have some Time Cues:

We start the OSMcasting – 0:00
General Gabbing - 0:36
New Podcast Announcement – 01:35
- "Acquisition" of Chainsaw Buffet! – 03:18
- Our Triumphant Return to iTunes! – 05:01
Moments of OSM – 08:35
- The MISSING: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories - 09:01
- Doug’s New House: 12:25
- Dragalia Lost – 20:23
- Third Impact Anime Podcast – 23:13
- Akihabara Renditions – 24:40
Questions and Answers – 25:48
- Favorite Spooky Animes? – 26:37
- What’s Next in Our Conquests? – 33:44
- Which kind of -dere is Basil according to Kevin and Anna? – 36:28
- What is the most difficult thing about running a convention? – 37:50
- Which guest do you want to get on the podcast the most and why is it Austin from Third Impact Anime? – 38:43
- Got any grapes? – 39:54
- Porg or Ewok? – 40:44
- Subs or Dubs? – 44:26
- Why do they call it taking a dump and not leaving a dump? – 49:26
- Tobias Asks a Meme – 49:39
- What are you watching this season? – 50:12
- Top 10 Anime Betrayals – 51:12
- What Upcoming Anime Are You Looking Forward To? – 51:36
- Which is your favorite McElroy brother? – 52:36
- If VRV Pick Up One thing of your choice, what would it be? – 55:03
- From an attendee point of view, what sorts of panels catch your eye at cons? – 57:42
- What anime is so ridiculous that you can’t force yourself to watch it? – 60:23
- What is your number one JRPG of all time and why is it a controversial choice? – 62:12
- Final Thoughts – 68:52

OSMinterview! Marianne Miller @ Hamacon 9

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 3 Dec 2018 14:57:00 +0000

Hi everybody! This time around we have got yet another awesome interview for you! At Hamacon 9, we had the chance to sit down with Marianne Miller, whom you may remember from our previous interview, but more likely remember her from her roles on shows like Little Witch Academia, or FLCL Alternative. Either way, enjoy!

Warning of Triggers: We do go down some dark rabbit holes. Maybe all of them? certainty a bunch of them. It's an excellent listen, but be forewarned!

OSMnotes

Thanks once again to Marianne Miller for the chance to chat! Also, welcome back everybody! With the FFXIV FanFest done, and Thanksgiving, and half the crew getting sick in between... it's been rough. But we have some awesome episodes already and lined up for the next few weeks, so get ready!

OSMinterview! Lula Cosplay & Scissor Wizard Cosplay @ Hamacon 9

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 5 Nov 2018 07:00:00 +0000

OK so, we here at the OSMcast are not exactly a um, well. dealers in the visual medium. We deal more in the business of audio. If we were a Transformer, we'd be best represented by Blaster or Soundwave. Really what we are getting at here is that this episode is a whole audio feast about a visual medium known as costume play. You know, cosplay. Specially, an interview with the wonderful cosplayers Scissor Wizard Cosplay and Lula Cosplay. There were the cosplay guests for Hamacon 9, and we were very happy to chat with them about costuming.

OSMnotes

Thank you to both Lula Cosplay as well as Scissor Wizard Cosplay for talking with us! You can follow Scissor Wizard Cosplay on Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, and YouTube! You can also find Lula Cosplay on Facebook, as well as Instagram, Twitter, and check out her store on Etsy!

If you happen to be in North Alabama this weekend, Lulu Cosplay will be at the Hamacon Minicon 2018, selling amazing things and also running a workshop about making kanzashi flowers~

Also Basil has panels, Dylan runs the Analog gaming area, and it's just going to be a blast. You should go!

OSMcast! Show #143: The Indie Video Games of Momocon 2018

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 06:00:00 +0000

When we last checked into the Momocon Indie Games area when they started in 2015, we covered 18 games. Well, now it's 2018! So how many games did we check out in this year's Momocon? counts 23? GOOD LORD. Here's our takes on said 23 games, live from the archives during Momocon 2018.

OSMnotes

No time for love Dr Jones, only Time Cues:

We start the OSMcasting – 00:00
General Gabbing - 00:36
The Indie Games at Momocon 2018
- - House Pixel Games: Mowin’ and Throwin’ – 03:20
  - Ribbiting Saga – 06:03
  - HyperFunk Games: Gambol – 08:49
- NR, utd.: Elemensional Rift - 11:59
- Shiny Dolphin
  - Zap Blastum – 17:18
  - PolyRoll – 18:20
  - Clash Force – 18:58
- Ron Jones: SIEGE Tower – 21:44
- Depth of Extinction – 24:04
- Epic Tavern – 26:34
- Everspace – 29:02
- One Deck Dungeon – 33:53
- Twin Cop – 37:58
- Neon The Ninja - 41:55
- SiNKR – 44:00
- Colors and Shapes – 46:26
- Zer0 Inbox: The Board Game – 48:35
- Samsara – 52:47
- The Path of Motus – 55:18
- The Dream Compass – 56:51
- A Story of Legends – 59: 02
- Sleep Tight – 59:51
- Cosmo’s Quickstop – 65:13
- Mutant League Football – 68:00
- Final Thoughts – 69:02

OSMinterview! Austin Tindle @ Hamacon 9

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 11:26:00 +0000

In this latest and greatest of the OSMcast, we have yet another OSMinterview! John sat down with the one and only Austin Tindle, a voice-over artist that has been in many a great anime. He was folks like Crowley Eusford (Seraph of the End), Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul), Marco Bodt (Attack on Titan), Karma Akabane (Assassination Classroom), Avilio Bruno (91 Days), and more! So stay a while and listen~

OSMnotes

Thank you Austin for chatting with us! If you haven't yet, check him out on Twitter! And while you're at it, check out John's Twitter, too. And speaking of Hamacon, they've got thier one day Minicon coming up in November! If you happen to see around North Alabama at the time, you should go. Next time on the OSMcast, we'll be digging into the backlog and releasing our take on all the indie games we saw this past Momocon! We'll see you next week.

OSMcast! Show #142: Sailor Moon R, S, & SuperS: The Movies

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 06:00:00 +0000

OK folks strap in, because we are about to get up into some serious moon power. That's right, we are talking about the animated sensation that's bigger than Power Rangers and Turtles COMBINED. Aw yea, we are talking about everyone's favorite, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon! Well, the movies anyway! We recently got to catch theatrical release of Sailor Moon R, S, AND SuperS and we just couldn't wait to yammer about them on a microphone. Please share and enjoy!

OSMnotes

Out of the three, you can buy Sailor Moon movies R and S pretty easily! SuperS will be along soon though, we're sure.

Sailor Moon R: The Movie - Amazon | RightStuf
Sailor Moon S: The Movie - Amazon | RightStuf

You ever think we would be smart to look into any form of referral links for these things? Geez, that would be smart! Oh well, maybe next time? Probably not. Meanwhile, here have some Time Cues:

We start the OSMcasting – 00:00
General Gabbing - 00:43
Minecraft Watch – 01:51
Pokemon News – 03:55
Final Fantasy XIV (Stormblood) Minute! – 06:27
Moments of OSM – 12:24
- Assumption of OSM: Bitfrost - 12:31
- Dragonoak Trilogy – 13:42
- Octopath Traveler/Granblue Love Live Event Tangent – 17:02
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon – 23:25
- The Sailor Moon Movies – 27:52
  - Sailor Moon R – 37:52
  - Sailor Moon S – 45:52
  - Sailor Moon Super S – 54:58
  - Spoilers about the Sailor Moon Movies – 1:02:33
  - Questions from Listeners Like You about the Sailor Moon Movies – 1:17:57
  - Final Thoughts about the Sailor Moon Movies and OSMs out of OSM – 1:29:51

And that's it for now! See you next week with another OSMinterview!

OSMinterview! Denmo Mcstronghuge @ Hamacon 9

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 8 Oct 2018 06:00:00 +0000

Why hello there! We're glad you could make it! Because we had the chance to sit down with Denmo Mcstronghuge and chat a little bit in June during Hamacon 9. Denmo is a YouTube/Twitter/Twitch sensation that makes with the Final Fantasy XIV funnies and jokes. You may even find him scampering across Eorzea as his buddy Mr Face. Sometimes he even plays other video games! You should also make sure to listen all the way to the end. You'll be glad you did!

Protip: We were/are trying to play around with a new travel mic and the settings somehow got jumbled. So you make need to raise the volume on it here and there.

OSMcast! Show #141: Aggretsuko

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 1 Oct 2018 13:05:00 +0000

Same show, new podcast, and a slightly different way to title them! So let's get to the whole point here. We have an episode of the OSMcast! right here, for you, about Aggretsuko! That wonderful rocking red panda pal from our friends at Sanrio. The show is on Netflix, made by the studio Fanworks, and directed by Rarecho. We also talk about other things! Which you can find out about by listening to the episode! Or check the Time Cues, but that's not nearly as much fun!

OSMnotes!

Hope you like Netflix! Chances are, even if you don't, you have Netflix anyway. So go hit up some Aggretsuko, why don'tcha! Oh, here is that link to the Guardian article we talked about during the show! But first, Time Cues:

We start the OSMcasting – 0:00
General Gabbing - 0:40
Pet News – 01:44
Moments of OSM – 07:23
- Nemesis Series - 07:47
- Again!! – 11:04
- Minecraft's Aquatic Expansion – 16:20
Final Fantasy XIV (Stormblood) Minute! – 19:40
Aggretsuko
- Aggretsuko, Sans Spoilers –– 24:32
- Aggretsuko, Full of Spoilers – 38:34
- Minecraft Tangent – 41:00
- OK well that was fun Back to Spoilers – 41:58
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Aggretsuko - 43:13
- Tea/Tales of Vesperia Tangent – 51:57
- Geez OK OK Back to Questions! - 52:44
- Final Thoughts about Aggretsuko and OSMs out of OSM- 55:36

So there it is! The first OSMcast of 2018! But... Not the last of 2018...? Stay tuned!

OSMcast! Anime Weekend Atlanta 2017 10-9-2017

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 9 Oct 2017 12:37:00 +0000

Wait wait wait what 2 updates in a row is this 2017 or what geez SO ANYROAD yes the OSMcast is BACK yet again for a classic late night con report! This time, we stay up waaaaay too late on the Saturday night of AWA to talk about said con. Since Basil and Anna were the only ones from Team OSM around, we stacked the room full of amazing guests! Said guests include, Jared from Oldtaku no Radio, Drew from Akihabara Renditions, as well as Bonus Doug and Jeff! ... From, well, they were in the room so good for them! Being in a room!

Protip: This was recorded in a hotel room at 3AM+ in the morning, so the the audio is not always the best. That's mostly due to the whole hotel room thing, though!

OSMnotes

Yep that sure was an anime con, so have some Time Cues already!

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing - 0:34
Anime Weekend Atlanta 2017
- General Thoughts on AWA, Before and Now - 1:46
- Thursday @ AWA 2017 - 23:27
- Friday @ AWA 2017 - 45:48
- Saturday @ AWA 2017 - 73:14
- Sunday "@" AWA 2017 - 107:02
- Final Thoughts about AWA 2017 - 108:56

OSMcast! Little Witch Academia 9-27-2017

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 01:49:00 +0000

Are we on Netflix? Of course not, as we are a podcast! Why would we be on Netflix? But you know what IS on Netflix? Studio Trigger's Little Witch Academia! So let's talk about Little Witch Academia. Sound good? Great!

OSMnotes

Little Witch Academia is also great! Go watch it! But also read up on some delicious, succulent, Time Cues~

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing - 0:33
Basil's lone AWA Panel :( - 4:26
Moments of OSM: 8:26
- Life Is Strange: Before the Storm - 8:51
- Made in Abyss - 9:11
- 8Bitdo Controllers - 15:47
Little Witch Academia
- Little Witch Academia, Sans Spoilers - 19:37
- Little Witch Academia, Full of Spoilers - 44:27
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Little Witch Academia - 54:41
- OSMs out of OSM - 67:26

OSMcast!!! Yuri!!! on Ice 2-27-2017

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 04:21:00 +0000

So why not tackle a podcast in 2017 with the anime everyone has been talking about?? I dunno, I guess we could have talking about other things, but Yuri!!! on Ice has been on constant repeat for a few members of Team OSM so it seemed like the one to start with. So, here we are! With a podcast all about the anime Yuri!!! on Ice, by the studio MAPPA, directed by Sayo Yamamoto, and written by Mitsurō Kubo.

OSMnotes

You wanna watch Yuri!!!!!!!!! on Ice subbed, for that authentic pork cutlet bowl experience? Hit up some Crunchyroll! You would rather have some of that dubbed, spicy Micah Solusod flavor? Funimation is where you wanna be! Want some Time Cues? OK LET'SA GO

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing - 0:43
Previously on OSMast Z?! - 1:40
Dragon Quest Minute! - 4:12
Final Fantasy XIV (Heavensward) Minute! - 6:19
Moments of OSM - 14:36
- Super Robot Wars V - 14:41
- Clip Studio Paint - 16:34
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 21:06
- Nintendo Switch HYPE - 21:39
Yuri!!! on Ice
- Yuri!!! on Ice, Sans Spoilers - 23:09
- Yuri!!! on Ice, Sans Spoilers, Full of Spoilers - 59:57
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Yuri!!! on Ice - 83:29
- OSMs out of OSM - 96:48

OSMcast! FINAL FANTASY XIV Fan Festival 2016 Las Vegas 10-29-2016

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 14:43:00 +0000

Oh hi! The OSMcast (and friends!) went to the latest Final Fanatsy XIV Fan Festival in Las Vegas, to check out all the sweet surprises they had in store! And boy did they! A new expansion, and lots of teases as to what's coming up next. But we did as much of the Festival as we could, so we could bring it all back to you here. In audio form, no less!

OSMnotes

Oh, we know why you are still reading! You want them Time Cues~

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing - 00:51
FINAL FANTASY XIV Fan Festival 2016 Las Vegas
- Day 0 and Speculation - 01:27
- Overall thoughts on the FanFest - 19:48
- Day 1 - Friday - 35:54
- Day 2 - Saturday - 73:21
- Final Thoughts (WITH SUPER ULTRA HYPER SPECIAL GUEST) - 91:26

OSMcast! 2015 OSMawards Part One of... er... One 8-29-2016

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 23:35:00 +0000

It's a podcast from the OSMcast in 2016! About... 2015! How exciting! So, we thought we were back, only we weren't. Whoops! But we are here, with an episode. That we recorded all the way back in January! It's the first half of the 2015 OSMawards, that now is in fact, the entirety.

OSMnotes!

So yes. While this is the latest OSMcast, this is also the last... To update on a Monday! In the future, we are going to update on every other Friday, and see how that works out. And we should have things coming, as we have recorded a whole new episode last week, and have some interviews from MTAC. But until then, show some time cues~

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing – 00:55
Dragon Quest Minute! – 13:06
The 2015 OSMawards!
- Movies - 17:08
  - Jupiter Ascending - 17:17
  - Furious 7 - 21:00
  - Avengers: Age of Ultron - 22:01
  - Mad Max Fury Road - 25:44
  - Star Wars The Force Awakens - 28:49
  - Person of Interest - 34:55
  - Ant Man - 35:44
  - Inside Out - 38:21
- TV Shows
  - Bojack Horseman - 45:16
  - Marvel & DC TV shows - 45:57
  - Going Deep with David Reese - 46:45
  - Jessica Jones - 50:03
- Video Games - 58:08
  - Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. - 59:33
  - Shovel Knight - 60:00
  - Life is Strange - 64:15
  - Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae - 66:26
  - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - 68:01
  - Fallout 4 - 69:56
  - Xenoblade Chronicles X - 71:15
  - The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - 73:21
  - Undertale - 78: 36
  - Indivisible Demo - 84:29
  - Game of the Year - 85:18

OSMcast! Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward 1-11-2016

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 20:49:00 +0000

Huh. So... It's 2016, huh? Man, how time flies!

Especially when you are playing Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, the amazing expansion to that MMO we here at the OSMcast has been horribly addicted to! In honor of our addiction, please have a podcast all about it.

OSMnotes

Don't worry! Our podcast New Year's Resolution for 2016 is to get back into the swing of things. For real this time. We are gonna podcast like it's 2014!

Until then, have some cues.

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing – 00:34
Dragon Quest Minute! – 03:59
Moments of OSM – 07:51
- Dragon Quest Heroes - 08:01
- Fate/Grand Order - 11:27
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - 14:28
- Indivisible Indiegogo (SORRY IT'S OVER NOW) - 21:59
- Observations about Canada- 24:35
Questions from listeners like you - 30:42
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward - 44:35

OSMcast! The Indie Video Games of Momocon 2015 10-26-2015

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 05:06:00 +0000

So speaking of Momocon, this was the first year where they really blew up their video gaming to something truly huge. Something special. they called it the MGX, or Momocon Gaming Experience. Not only was there tons of tabletop gaming to be had, or console gaming, or even an arcade, as they had all of these things. But what Momocon also had, was an indies space for video games. And along with our pals from Chainsaw Buffet, we played almost all of them.

These are those stories. As recorded late at night during some night at Momocon.

OSMnotes

GOOD GRAVY there were a bunch of games at Momocon this year! Frankly, I have no idea how those actual video game sites cover even bigger shows like E3! Wait, I think they get paid though... huh. Oh well! Of course, thanks to the Chainsaw Boys for helping us cover all these games! But you did not come here for this part of the OSMnotes, clearly. What you want, are those Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing at Momocon 2015 – 00:56
We're talking about Indie Games at Momocon 2015 - 4:23
But FIRST! Momocon Had Some Arcade Games - 7:02
Okay NOW We're Talking About the Indie Games at Momocon 2015 - 8:38
- Dog Eat Dog Games - 9:06
  - Stellar - 9:27
  - Vivo - 11:03
  - Sticky - 11:48
- Moonstrider by Triple Lasers - 13:10
- Lumini by Speelbaars - 17:13
- Sentinels of the Multiverse by Handelabra Games and Greater Than Games- 19:11
- Prisma by Shiny Bolt - 20:55
- SPAERA by Blazing Orb - 22:54
- StarCrawlers by Juggernaut Games - 28:48
- Puzzle Mayor by Digital Possum - 31:35
- Just Shapes and Beats by Berzerk Studio - 34:41
- Neon Krieger Yamato by LIONPLEX Games & Systems - 38:42
- SnarfQuest Tales by Cellbloc Studios - 42:22
- Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax by Sega - 43:59
- White by Ron Jones - 46:45
- Retro Runner Remix by Psycho Vision Gaming - 49:48
- Pixel: ru² (are you squared) by C63 Industries - 51:21
- Rollers of the Realm by Phantom Compass - 56:40
Favorite Indie Games From Momocon 2015 - 61:06

That... was a lot of links. Please, go click on them! Find something new to play! And bug the wonderful C63 folks to make that sweet sweet train game I know is secretly in their hearts.

Next time, something fresh off the microphone! We are kicking a few ideas around. If you have any ideas of topics of things to cover, feel free to hit up Basil on Twitter. Or Kevin! Or hey, even the OSMcast account itself. We are not picky.

OSMinterview! Greg Weisman @ Momocon 2015

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 00:20:00 +0000

Long time, no podcast? Well, let's fix that! We're going to start with an OSMinterview we did with Greg Weisman during this year's Momocon along with the Chainsaw Buffet podcast.

Greg Weisman was one of the co-creators of Disney animated series Gargoyles, and also worked on Young Justice, as well as Star Wars Rebels. We talk to him about all those things, but we also chatted about his books Rain of the Ghosts, as well as it's sequel book Spirits of Ash and Foam.

OSMnotes

Firstly, big thanks to both Greg Weisman and Momocon for making the interview possible. You should all check out his books! Basil sure did, and will probably report back in on those soon enough. Secondly, hi we're back! And we even have a second episode being prepped for next week! So that's exciting.

OSMinterview! Erica Mendez @ MTAC 15 to Life

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 05:20:00 +0000

In our final interview of the MTAC 15 to Life Series, we got found out who Erica Mendez's Love Live is! Oh, I guess we should mention that Erica Mendez is the voice over artist of Aladdin in the Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic series as well as Ryuko Matoi in Kill la Kill. But importantly, we find out who her favorite Love Live is.

Because We Know What Anitwitter Wants™.

Of course we talk about her adventures in the acting of voices over things, as well as video games, and Mobile Fighter G Gundam! You know, all the finer things in life. This happened at MTAC 15 to Life, in a press conference style sort of the affair along with the Chainsaw Buffet and some other wonderful folks. Please, have a listen.

OSMnotes

We have switched hosting! The OSMcast is now powered by simplecast.fm. What this means is that in May/June we will be switching RSS feeds! So if you would like to switch your RSS now, that might make things easier for the future!

That said, we have been able to switch it already over at Sticher. They’re good folks, that Sticher. In fact, if you use Sticher, could you leave us a review? It would be most appreciated!

OSMinterview! Tiffany Grant @ MTAC 15 to Life

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sat, 6 Jun 2015 15:56:00 +0000

In our second interview of the MTAC 15 to Life Series, we had the wonderful chance to chat with Tiffany Grant. While best known for her role in Neon Genesis Evangelion,as Asuka, she has also been a ton of other roles! From as early as Kome Sawaguchi in Blue Seed (1996), to even Lune from The World God Only Knows (2015), Tiffany Grant is one of the most decorated Voice Over Artists around.

So it was extremely thrilling to gotten to have talked with. About all sorts of things, from Hello Kitty, to speaking German, to Hello Kitty some more. Possibly while speaking German. Oh, and some things about voice acting in anime, too. Sure. This happened at MTAC 15 to Life, in a press conference style sort of the affair along with the Chainsaw Buffet and some other wonderful folks. Please, have a listen.

OSMnotes

That said, we have been able to switch it already over at Sticher. They’re good folks, that Sticher. In fact, if you use Sticher, could you leave us a review? It would be most appreciated!

OSMcast! Steven Universe, Season One 5-18-2015

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 19 May 2015 01:47:00 +0000

Sometimes, you just gotta talk about cartoons. And in this latest, greatest episode of the OSMcast, we do just that! This is the episode where we talk about Rebecca Sugar's and Cartoon Network's Steven Universe. It's a show about a boy and his three awesome magical moms. Or aunts. Or, something. It's pretty great.

We also remissness about that MMO we are always playing, as well as MTAC (next year they're going 16-bit!), video games, and some silly piece of cloth that Doug adores but will never let anyone ever see. Ever.

OSMnotes

Wow! Honestly we had no clue it's been so long since we did a normal, everyday podcast about a thing we thought was awesome. Thankfully, Steven Universe is pretty amazing, so that works. In other news, Basil was recently on an episode of GME Anime Fun Time, talking about some Redline. It was pretty fun, as Redline is incredible fun and very easy to talk about.

Speaking of talking and things that are fun, we'll be at Momocon! Well, Basil and Kevin shall be. Not only that,but we'll be present a slew of panels. A slew! Like... four or five of them. Enough we may just have a post just about that itself. Basil will have to work on that.

Also, we have switched hosting! The OSMcast is now powered by simplecast.fm. What this means is that in May/June we will be switching RSS feeds! So if you would like to switch your RSS now, that might make things easier for the future!

But until then, have some Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing – 00:31
Dragon Quest Minute! – 06:11
Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 07:14
Moments of OSM - 17:58
Sentinels of the Multiverse - 18:34
- Super Robot Wars/Z3.2 - 21:37
- MTAC - 24:21
- Vintage Handkerchief - 34:19
- Altruism - 38:22
Steven Universe
- Steven Universe, Sans Spoilers 41:52
- Steven Universe, Full of Spoilers - 85:47
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Steven Universe - 124:01
- OSMs out of OSM - 140:38

OSMinterview! Micah Solusod @ MTAC 15 to Life

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sat, 2 May 2015 05:50:00 +0000

Waaaaaaaaaay back in the earlier days of the OSMcast!, we met a young man named Micah Solusod. Turned out he was the English Voice Over Artist for the role of Soul in Soul Eater. Since then, the man has gone to do a whole lot more of that Voice Over Stuff! Guy's been in Wolf Children, Kamisama Kiss, and just recently was one of the main guys in the English adaption of Ping Pong: the Animation!

So we decided it was time to get back in touch with the kid, and see what was going down lately. This happened at MTAC 15 to Life this year, in a press conference style sort of the affair along with the Chainsaw Buffet and some other wonderful folks. Please, have a listen.

OSMcast! Kami-Con Season 7 4-17-2015

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:05:00 +0000

The OSMcast has returned! We have come back to to talk about all sorts of things! But primarily, Kami-Con, a fun anime con in Birmingham, Alabama. We talk about our adventures there, as well as things like Dragons and Monsters on Quests and Strikes. With a side of science and goofin' off.

OSMnotes

Long time, no podcast! But now we are back! And you should be seeing more episodes on a more frequent as well as more reliable schedule.

That said, we have switched hosting! The OSMcast is now powered by simplecast.fm. What this means is that in May/June we will be switching RSS feeds!

But until then, Time Cues!

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing – 00:38
Basil & Anna Are Getting Married Minute! - 03:06
Dragon Quest Minute! - 05:04
Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! - 08:03
Moments of OSM
- Dragonball Xenoverse - 22:04
- Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate - 27:53
- Monster Strike - 30:22
- My Neighbor Seki - 31:45
- SCIENCE - 32:25
Kami-Con Season 7
- Friday - 36:54
- Saturday - 55:40
- Sunday - 86:01
- Final Thoughts - 96:17

OSMcast! The 2014 OSMawards Part II: Manga and Anime 2-23-2015

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 07:21:00 +0000

The 2014 OSMawards for Most Awesome Manga and Anime

February is almost over! And as everyone agrees that Febuaray is the best month for looking back at the previous year, it’s time to wrap up the 2014 OSMawards! This time, it’s all about the wonders of Japanese comics and cartoons. You know, the good stuff.

Stuff such as, does Gundam the Origin keep the throne for Most Baller Manga in 2014? So how DID Viz Media get their groove back? Watch anime shows has Basil still yet to watch, even though he knows what’s good for him? All these burning questions are answered!

But don’t worry! We also talk about some video games, as well as some… books?! Yeah, reading words is hard! We have no idea why people would do such a thing. Reading. Geez.

OSMnotes

Since we have already established that no one reads anything, why do we even both with Time Cues? The world may never know…!

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing – 00:40
OSMresolutions – 02:03
Dragon Quest Minute! – 03:22
Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 05:33
Moments of OSM – 21:09
BoJack Horseman – 21:32
Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation – 24:25
Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson- 26:51
The 2014 OSMawards!
- Manga
  - World Trigger – 30:10
  - Raqiya – 35:03
  - What Did You Eat Yesterday? – 36:52
  - Insufficient Direction – 40:50
  - My Little Monster & Say “I love you” – 41:50
  - My Love Story!! – 43:25
  - How VIZ Manga Got Their Groove Back – 44:35
  - The Heroic Legend of Arslan – 47:31
  - Final Mentions – 49:27
  - The Seven Deadly Sins – 50:28
  - Twitter Mentions – 55:49
- Anime During 2014
  - Space Dandy – 61:22
  - Kuroko’s Basketball – 62:46
  - Haikyu!! – 63:44
  - Free! – 64:51
  - Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers – 65:09
  - Mushishi – 65:56
  - Sailor Moon Crystal – 66:32
  - Sega Hard Girls – 67:43
  - Gundam Build Fighters – 69:30
  - Rage of Bahamut: Genesis – 70:40
  - Hunter x Hunter Brotherhood – 71:30
  - Log Horizon (1st Season) – 72:21
  - Silver Spoon (2nd Season) – 74:28
  - Captain Earth – 76:58
  - Ace of Diamond – 78:37
  - Yowamushi Pedal – 81:03
  - Nobunagun – 83:07
- More Anime During 2014!
  - Robot Girls Z – 85:42
  - Fate/stay night – 87:30
  - Samurai Flamenco – 93:56
  - Ping Pong The Animation – 95:40
  - Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun – 98:27
  - Blue Blazes AKA Aoi Honō – 102:03
  - Kill la Kill – 103:08
- Anime That Started in 2014, But Still Kickin’ It in 2015
  - Watch Garo The Animation – 105:23
  - JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders – 109:41
  - Parasyte -the maxim- – 112:12
  - Gundam Reconguista in G – 113:15
  - Aldnoah.Zero – 116:15
  - Log Horizon (Season 2) – 117:31
- Final Thoughts – 118:30

And in case anyone is in Birmingham this weekend, it’s Kami-con time! We’ll be there! Not running any panels… But we’ll be there! We’ll be going to other people’s panels and various other events. Like Vertical Comics’ panels! Chances are, you’ll be hearing all about it. But just don’t talk about it, be about it! Go to Kami-con! Check out the vertical panels and tell them how baller their manga is. That way, they’ll know we sent you.

OSMcast! The 2014 OSMawards Part I: Movies, TV Shows, and Video Games 2-5-2015

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 6 Feb 2015 06:32:40 +0000

The 2014 OSMawards for most Awesome Video Games, TV Shows, and Movies. But in reverse order.

Oh snap! It’s time for the 2014 OSMcast OSMawards! AKA the not so much awards, more like we just talk about the stuff we liked from the last year. Since last time we did it in the order of Video Games, then TV Shows, THEN Movies, we decided to switch things up! Into reverse order!

So now it’s Movies, then TV Shows, and THEN a whole bunch of Video Games.

Although we kind of start with a video game. But ignore that! Actually… Don’t. Don’t ignore that.

We (and by we, we mean Basil) also complain about things that won’t let us give them money, and also not letting us give them the money on stuff we wanted them to! It’s a gas.

OSMnotes

First of, the OSMcast will be at Kami-con, covering the whole dang joint. Fun times shall be had! If you see us around (probably at the Hamacon table), come say hello!

Secondly, Time Cues~

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing – 00:39
Comments From Internet People Like You – 04:15
Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 07:57
Moments of CONFLICTION
- Funimation – 13:56
- Nintendo – 16:47
The 2014 OSMawards!
- Addiction of the Year: Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn)! – 20:10
- Movies
  - The Lego Movie – 33:50
  - Muppets Most Wanted – 36:11
  - Captain America: The Winter Soldier – 38:45
  - Snowpiercer – 41:57
  - Godzilla (2014) – 45:20
  - Guardians of the Galaxy – 47:18
  - John Wick – 52:21
- TV Shows
  - @midnight – 59:12
  - Steven Universe – 60:23
  - Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – 65:59
  - Once Upon a Time in Frozen Fanfiction – 67:07
  - Grimm – 69:56
  - Castle – 70:27
  - Gravity Falls – 71:13
  - House of Cards – 71:33
  - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – 73:01
  - White Collar – 75:33
  - Legend of Korra – 76:58
- Video Games
  - The Banner Saga – 80:23
  - Bravely Default – 82:14
  - Threes! – 87:29
  - Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – 88:35
  - Inazuma Eleven – 93:14
  - Strider (2014) – 93:58
  - Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 94:16
  - Kirby Triple Deluxe – 95:41
  - Peggle 2 – 97:03
  - Transistor – 97:44
  - WATCH_DOGS – 98:32
  - Mario Kart 8 – 99:16
  - Tomodachi Life – 100:54
  - Fantasy Life – 102:32
  - Shovel Knight – 103:31
  - The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky – 105:09
  - Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – 105:48
  - Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call – 107:00
  - Bayonetta 2 – 108:18
  - Pier Solar and the Great Architects – 109:28
  - Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse – 110:37
- Final Picks – 112:42

OSMtable! A Roundtable about PlayStation, PS3, PS4, PSP, oh yeah and PSV, too 1-12-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:04:30 +0000

The gang’s all here.

It’s time to ring in the year two thousand and fifteen, and what better way to do that than with our longest episode title to date! Serioulsy… It could be the name of a light novel. Well, I guess we would need to make it “The OSMcast Roundtable of Our Youth and Current Age That One Winter Evening About PlayStation 3, 4, PSP and Vita.”

Ok, now it’s a light novel book title. But it is an oral history. Or something. In audio, in any case. Audio all about PlayStation Three and above. The games, the systems, more about the games, questions about things. I’m pretty sure that you now know what you are getting into. If not, well, good luck!

OSMnotes

Hey we all know what you were scrolling down to see! Those Time Cues , am I right?

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:46
PlayStation Portable – 03:27
- Wild Arms XF – 04:20
- Jeanne d’Arc – 04:59
- Super Robot Wars – 05:23
- Class of Heroes – 06:04
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII – 06:55
- Fate/Extra – 07:26
- Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time – 07:58
- Monster Hunter – 08:39
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions and Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together – 09:15
- Lumines – 09:40
- Metal Gear Because of course Metal Gear – 09:49
- Brandish – 10:39
- Falcom AKA Best Developer – 11:32
- Ys Series – 12:38
- Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection – 13:25
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky – 13:33
PlayStation 3 – 16:45
- Tales of Vesperia – 26:55
- Assassin’s Creed Series – 27:57
- Mass Effect Series – 28:18
- Rock Band Series – 29:10
- Tokyo Jungle – 31:24
- Journey – 32:12
- Flower – 34:47
- Armored Core Series – 35:35
- Peggle!!! – 35:58
- Uncharted Series – 36:33
- The Last of Us – 37:18
- Heavy Rain – 37:31
- Final Fantasy XIII – 38:08
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – 41:53
- Minecraft – 44:16
- Vanquish – 44:29
- Bayonetta – 44:45
PlayStation Vita – 45:15
- Ys: Memories of Celceta – 47:56
- Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster – 49:33
- Persona 4 Golden – 49:51
- Lumines Electronic Symphony – 51:42
- Danganronpa Series – 52:44
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F Series – 53:19
- Tales of Hearts R – 53:50
- Hyperdimension Neptunia – 54:32
- PlayStation TV – 56:30
- Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars – 59:16
PlayStation 4- 59:16
- DualShock 4 – 66:20
- Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition – 67:54
- Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition – 68:58
- Saints Row IV – 69:17
- Downloadable Games – 69:51
- Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) – 70:45
- The Legend of Korra video game developed by Platinum Games – 72:11
- Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed – 73:36
- Watch Dogs – 74:21
- Infamous Second Son – 75:36
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes – 77:27
- Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 79:27
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – 80:56
- Dragon Age: Inquisition – 82:38
Questions from Listeners Like You – 87:31
So, Where is PlayStation Going, Anyway? – 103:54
Some Games We Forgot and Final Thoughts – 111:19

By the Twelve that was a lot of games.

OSMtable! A Roundtable about PlayStation, PS2 12-29-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:06:59 +0000

The Sony PlayStation 2

We continue on our journey throughout all of PlayStation,.focusing this time on the Sony PlayStation 2. We talk about the system, it’s games, and some more about it’s games. It’s a nostalgic action-packed episode that the whole family can enjoy!

As long as they can enjoy some folks talking about the PlayStation 2 for a couple of hours, anyway.

But to not leave all our Realm Reborn buddies in the lurch, we also talk about the latest holiday event in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Which should be ending any day now. Well… How about that.

OSMnotes

No time for notes Dr. Jones! Only time for Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:41
Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 06:06
PlayStation 2 AKA PS2
- The History and the System in General – 11:23
- Where We tell Stories About Getting Our PS2s – 18:48
- DRE: Disk Read Error – 23:15
- The Games of the PlayStation 2 – 33:36
  - Star Ocean: Till the End of Time – 35:54
  - Tales of Games – 37:48
  - Xenosaga Series – 42:58
  - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time – 47:25
  - Kingdom Hearts Series – 55:57
  - MS Saga: A New Dawn – 60:15
  - Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front – 62:35
  - Steambot Chronicles – 64:44
  - Wild Arms 3 thru 5 – 65:43
  - Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter – 67:10
  - .hack//Series – 69:55
  - Katamari Damacy – 71:12
  - Final Fantasy X – 72:24
  - Final Fantasy XI – 78:47
  - Final Fantasy X-2 – 84:25
  - Final Fantasy XII – 85:34
  - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – 94:29
  - Shin Megami Tensei Series – 99:44
  - Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 – 101:02
  - Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King – 102:39
  - Shadow Hearts Series – 103:27
- Questions from Listeners Like You About PlayStation 2 – 107:04
- Fondest Memories About PlayStation 2 – 115:57
- Final Thoughts – 119:15

OSMtable! A Roundtable about PlayStation, PSone 12-16-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 07:09:58 +0000

The Sony PlayStation

As it turns out, there has now been twenty years of PlayStation. So we decided to talk about those twenty years on the OSMcast! But as it turns out, there was a lot, a LOT to talk about just about the first PlayStation!

So listen on as we intend to talk about all of the PlayStation, then instead only talk about the first of PlayStation.

That said, we had a ton to say. We talk about the system itself, where it came from, and all the games we enjoyed on it throughout the years.

Turns out, there were a lot of games!

OSMnotes

Let’s not mince words here. Because here comes a whole lot of them: ** Time Cues!**

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:43
PlayStation AKA PSone
- The History and the System in General – 4:02
- The Games of Original PlayStation
  - Final Fantasy VII: 18:38
  - Wild Arms: 22:30
  - Breath of Fire III: 24:23
  - Tomb Raider: 28:00
  - Jumping Flash! 28:59
  - Final Fantasy Tactics: 30:26
  - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night: 31:49
  - Tekken 3: 32:45
  - Dance Dance Revolution: 33:39
- Some of the Low Points of the PlayStation: 35:06
  - Alone in the Dark: 36:23
  - Tales of Destiny: 36:59
  - The Translations of Final Fantasy: 37:36
  - Thrill Kill/Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style: 38:03
- And Then We Talk About the Games Some More
  - Revelations: Persona: 39:24
  - Xenogears: 40:54
  - Parasite Eve: 43:08
  - Chrono Cross: 44:03
  - Metal Gear Solid: 47:18
  - SaGa Frontier: 51:51
  - The Legend of Dragoon: 56:14
  - Final Fantasy VII, VIII, and IX: 57:31
  - Megan Man 6: 67:17
  - Resident Evil and Silent Hill: 70:43
- Questions from Listeners Like You about PlayStation: 72:50
- And Then We Talk About the Games Some More Yet Again
  - Thousand Arms 79:52
  - Rhapsody 81:04
- Final Thoughts: 89:35

Phew! And yes, of course we then remembered even more games after we had packed up for the night. But worry not! We have a few more PlayStation systems left to go!

OSMcast! Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun 11-26-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 01:18:35 +0000

Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun

We here at the OSMcast! are very thankful for many things. We are thankful that you listen! We are thankful that when we ask for questions, people send them!

We are also thankful for Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun. Which is an anime based of a manga by Izumi Tsubaki and adapted by Dogakobo.

We are also thankful for Dragons, Ages, Tea, and Not Losing Your Way. We are not so thankful for being conflicted about things, but hey have a brand new segment on us.

OSMnotes

If you live in the USA, happy Thanksgiving tomorrow! If you do not live in the USA, happy things anyway! And for everyone wherever you are, here are the Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:33
Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 07:04
Moments of Confliction – 25:33
- Assassin’s Creed Unity – 25:49
- Fantasy Life – 30:51
- Tales of Hearts R – 36:38
Moments of OSM – 40:53
- Dragon Age: Inquisition – 41:14
- ROUGENADOES – 51:20
- The Universal Language – 53:55
Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun
- Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun, Sans Spoilers – 61:05
- Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun, Full of Spoilers – 81:42
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun – 103:28
- OSMs out of OSM – 116:25

OSMcast! Questions from Listeners Like You 11-12-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 13:58:34 +0000

Whoa! So, it’s been a while! Sorry about that. When we last updated, Basil and Kevin were heading off to AWA, while Doug left for Japan. And while there were plans for updates after that, instead we all got really sick. Really, really sick. But a few weeks ago we got back together, and recorded a podcast of questions solicited from Twitter. Then Basil got slammed with exams and getting stuff ready for the Hamacon Minicon this year. But worry no more! This is that episode! Uploaded! Online! For you to listen to!

This episode is ostensibly about the Questions from Listeners Like You, but we talk about a few things! We have a few video games to talk about like PEGGLE 2 OH MAN PEGGLE 2 GUYS as well as a few takes from Doug’s trip to Japan.

OSMnotes

Man, we had a year of pretty constant updates, huh? Well, we are still planning to resume that practice! We have some awesome things lined up for you all. But until then, have some Time Cues~

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:37
Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 07:47
Dragon Quest Minute! – 26:29
Moments of OSM – 29:29
- Peggle 2 – 29:43
- Terra Battle, ostensibly – 35:30
- The Legend of Korra video game developed by Platinum Games – 42:58
- Tears to Tiara 2 – 50:13
- Mt. Fuji – 54:35
Questions from Listeners Like You – 75:54

OSMcast! Ringing Bell 9-22-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 02:28:00 +0000

This is the happiest of cartoons~

So since we are gearing up for Anime Weekend Atlanta and we know you kids like those Japanese cartoons, we decided to talk about one! This time we decided to talk about Ringing Bell, an anime from the studio that Sanrio built, helmed by Masami Hata and base doff the book by Takashi Yanase. Also released by Discotek and with excellent commentary track by Mike Toole.

We also talk about the normal things we tend to, like Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, BUT ALSO pizza. And we cover some crazy allegations about how we are from the southern part of the United States of AMERICA, that SOMEHOW we don’t understand what can make a good pizza. Naturally, we handle this with the grace and aplomb that properly befits southern gentlemen.

OSMnotes

Buy some Ringing Bell! If you happen to be at AWA, go ahead and track down Discotek’s booth! They might have it, and usually at, or better than the price that Amazon will have. You cannot go wrong!

Speaking of something you can never go wrong with, Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:37
The War of Northern Pizza Aggression – 03:43
Final Dragon: A Realm Quest Reborn Fantasy Minute! – 13:57
Moments of OSM
- Fairy Fencer F – 24:35
- Even More Minecraft – 27:15
- Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – 32:20
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 2014 – 35:58
Moments of F.U.
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya – 44:07
- Teen Titans Go! – 46:40
Ringing Bell
- Ringing Bell, Sans Spoilers – 63:25
- Ringing Bell, Full of Spoilers – 87:45
- Ringing Bell, Sans Spoilers – 107:37
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Ringing Bell – 108:01
- Questions from Listeners Like You about things beside Ringing Bell – 117:47
- OSMs Out of OSM – 126:27

And so OSMcast panels at AWA. We have FIVE OF THEM. Please come to them! Here they are:

Getting Your Anime Groove Back (Thursday, September 25 • 8:00pm, Kennesaw):Anime burn out happens all the time. Sometimes life gets in the way and people lose interest in keeping up with the latest shows and news. This panel looks at a few shows that may rekindle that anime fan deep inside that just wants to be free again.

Boys to Men: Shonen and Seinen (Friday, September 26 • 5:00pm, CGC – 105): So what does One Piece, Naruto, Ranma ½, Nichijou, and Blue Exorcist all have in common? Their anime and manga for boys! But what does Ghost in the Shell, Chobits, Mysterious Girlfriend X, and Monster have in common? They’re for men! Wait, what? What does any of this even mean? Don’t worry, it’s fine. Shonen and Seinen are entire worlds of different kinds of anime and manga, and we’re here to show you the way.

Manga You Need to Buy Right Now (Saturday, September 27 • 12:30pm, CGC – 113 & 114): Manga, the world of Japanese comics. There’s a whole lot of them, and it seems like today there are even more ways to buy them than ever. Let us be your guide in this new comic landscape. We’ll show you all the ways to buy your manga, physically and digitally. And hey, we’ll even tell you about some of the neater Japanese comics to have come out lately!

Spice Girls: Shojo and Josei (Saturday, September 27 • 2:45pm, CGC – 106):Shojo are Japanese comics and cartoons for girls, and Josei are the same but for women. But there’s way more to shojo than romance stories and Sailor Moon for shojo, and even more to josei than even that. We’ll be tackling both terms, what they mean, and all the various incarnations therein we can think of. There’s going to sparkles, and tears, and crocodiles, and justice, and who knows what else?

Anime and Manga in the Digital Age (Sunday, September 28 • 3:45pm, CGC – 102):Anime isn’t just discs anymore, and manga isn’t just books! Nowadays, with the advent of smart phones, tablets, Rokus, and other ways of streaming stuff, there are more ways to get your anime and manga fix than ever before! There are, in fact, so many you may have not heard of them all. But we know about most of them, and can tell you where they are and what they’re good for.

OSMcast! Mellow Mushroom 9-8-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 8 Sep 2014 21:20:18 +0000

Pizza!

Now, our tagline for the OSMcast has always been, “Your podcast for everything awesome.” And that normally has been in reference to anime, manga, video games,movies, things that we consume. However, food is also a thing that we consume. We have obviously left out a category of things that are awesome that we haven’t podcasted about.

That, or we have officially jumped the shark and have ruined ourselves forever.

But no matter what may come, what has come is our first restaurant podcast! So please enjoy this audio discourse of Mellow Mushroom, a pizza joint native to the American Southeast.

OSMnotes

I best everyone is sure hungry for some Time Cues!

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:35
Moments of OSM – 12:30
- Sword Art Online Season 2, Episode 9, 11:30 Minutes in – 12:48
- Blue Blazes (Aoi Honoo) – 14:48
- BoJack Horseman – 16:47
- Dreaming of Minecraft – 19:04
- Nintendo 2DS – 2:23
Dragon Quest Minute! – 24:50
Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 28:06
Moments of F.U. – 33:37
- Final Fantasy XIII – 34:12
- Under The Dome – 36:46
Mellow Mushroom
- General Mellow Mushroom Talk- 43:58
- Mellow Mushroom Food Manga Reaction Moments – 69:05
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Mellow Mushroom – 81:03
OSMs Out of OSM – 90:13

… No? Well don’t worry, next time we’ll be back talking about about some Japanese cartoons!

OSMcast! Guardians of the Galaxy 8-25-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 05:33:54 +0000

That’s them, alright.

Another podcast, another episode where we talk about Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun. We mean Marvel’s latest movie, Guardians of the Galaxy. Which once again proved to us here at OSM Central that the way to our hearts is for Marvel to make awesome films about space and featuring wicked warhammers.

That could be just for Basil, though. Eh, close enough!

…

That warhammer, though…

OSMnotes

So see they movie! It might even still be in theaters! It just nabbed the top spot in the box office this past weekend so you have a pretty good shot!

But in the meantime, have some Time Cues :

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:36
Dragon Quest Minute! – 4:51
Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 7:22
Moments of OSM
- Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed – 13:54
- Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment – 17:25
- Elysian Shadows and Under the Dog – 19:04
- Great Teacher Onizuka (2012 Television Drama) – 23:00
- Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun – 27:08
Guardians of the Galaxy
- Guardians of the Galaxy, Sans Spoilers – 29:58
- Guardians of the Galaxy, Full of Spoilers – 55:53
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Guardians of the Galaxy – 78:49
- OSMs Out of OSM – 103:15

OSMcast! Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods 8-11-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:32:21 +0000

If there was a bingo card for all that is good about Dragon Ball, this movie would win all the Dragon Balls.

There are some things we thought we would never see. One of things being a Dragon Ball Z movie in theaters in America. Furthermore, a Dragon Ball Z movie in a theater in our own town. For that Dragon Ball Z movie to be highly entertaining. We also never thought we would see a movie called Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods.

Another thing that we never thought we would be able to do? To be able to make a podcast about a movie called Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, that was a Dragon Ball Z movie we watched in a theater in our home town.

These are now all things that have happened.

And the world was better for it.

OSMnotes!

We hoped that everyone has fun at Otakon! It sounded amazing and we totally wish we could have made it. Maybe next year!

But in the mean time, please have some Time Cues!

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:44
Dragon Quest Minute! – 4:58
Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 6:55
Moments of OSM
Elysian Shadows – 16:30
- Terror in Resonance – 20:52
- Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal – 23:40
- Cast Away – 28:15
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
- Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Sans Spoilers – 32:33
- Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Full of Spoilers – 54:47
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods – 75:40
- OSMs Out of OSM – 91:12

OSMcast! The Legend of Korra: Book Two, Spirits 7-28-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 05:03:35 +0000

Still cartoons! Cartoons are still great!

And lo, a year has passed since we all watched the second season, or Book as the kids call it, of the Legend of Korra. But what does that MEAN. Was it worth it? Were they able to write themselves out of the hole that was the complete story arc of Book One? And by that we mean that Book One ended in a way that really didn’t need another season, so the hole we are talking is more the fact there was no hole? But can we DIG IT. Can we place our hands into the ground of The Legend of Korra: Book Two, Spirits and just DIG IT?

Short answer: Yeah pretty much, we are still doing an OSMcast all about after all.

_Long answer: _Once again, you can have that long answer by click on that episode, and either streaming it RIGHT NOW or download and listen at your earlier convenience. We did spend all that time talking and pontificating all over this here audio file. I’m adding more text here to make the answer longer.

_TL;DR: _This episode of the OSMcast is about The Legend of Korra: Book Two, Spirits. It’s a pretty cool cartoon made by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino and the second series to the first book and is in general a sequel to Avatar: the Last Airbender. You can go listen to us yap on about how cool we think it is. Which it was. At times. Eh, you’ll find out!

OSMnotes

Firstly, here’s a link to the Blu-ray of the second season. Here’s a link to the DVD version.

Now have some delicious whole grain Time Cues :

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:45
‎Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute!: 05:31
Moments of OSM
- Aldnoah.Zero – 18:44
- Total Drama series – 21:00
- Bob’s Burgers – 24:06
- Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun- 28:21
The Legend of Korra: Book Two, Spirits
- The Legend of Korra: Book Two, Spirits Sans Spoilers – 35:16
- The Legend of Korra: Book Two, Spirits Full of Spoilers – 63:48
- Questions from Listeners Like You about The Legend of Korra: Book Two, Spirits – 89:04
- OSMs Out of OSM – 108:41

OSMcast! The Great Muppet Caper 7-14-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 06:51:00 +0000

You probably watched this a bunch when you were kids, but you may discover that you never truly watched it at all! Ooooo deep.

So our last “normal” podcast about a movie reinvention of an old franchise. Therefore we decided to go back to an entirely different franchise, and talk about one of their earlier movies.

That franchise is Jim Henson’s Muppets, and that movie is 1981’s The Great Muppet caper, directed by Jim Henson and filled to the brim with muppets. Which make sense as it is a Muppets movie. With Jim Henson at the helm.

We also talk about being among wolves, shovels, knights, how to protect yourself against the mosquito menace, and even some Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy X|V: A Realm Reborn Minutes.

OSMnotes

On Netflix | Blu-ray on Amazon | DVD on Amazon

YEA. Podcast! and Time Cues!

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:51
Dragon Quest Minute! – 05:38
‎Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 07:52
Moments of OSM
- The Wolf Among Us – 14:45
- Shovel Knight – 17:04
- Final Fantasy 9 – 20:16
- Doug’s Mosquito Jacket – 24:48
- Edge of Tomorrow/All You Need Is Kill – 27:44
The Great Muppet Caper
- The Great Muppet Caper (Warning, we go straight into spoilers for this 1981 movie!) – 33:57
- Our Favorite Muppet Moments – 65:37
- OSMS out of OSM – 71:27

OSMinterview! Chii Sakurabi @ MTAC In Love

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 8 Jul 2014 05:30:23 +0000

Chii Sakurabi

Yes, you thought we were done with MTAC! But as it turns out, we were able to get out one last interview. This one is with Chii Sakurabi, an international J-POP singer, recording artist, and lolita fashion enthusiast from Tokyo, Japan.

We got to talk to her about her music, fashion, as well as her latest album: Moon Princess.

OSMnotes

Chii Sakurabi’s website | Chii Sakurabi’s Facebook | Chii Sakurabi’s YouTube | Moon Princess

So, OK. We had this audio that we did with an interview with J-Pop vocalist Chii Sakurabi at this past MTAC. When we got home, our files were being all corrupted and stuff. Not so good, since Chii Sakurabi did talk to us, so we really wanted to get that audio out. BUT THEN, we figured out a way to make it work so yay here have said audio!

We want to give a gigantic thanks to both Chii Sakurabi and MTAC for the chance for the interview. And since it was more press conference style, we weren’t the only ones there asking the questions! You also heard questions from Charlie from the Chainsaw Buffet, as well as Andrew from A Man and His Pod, among others. So big shout outs to them as well.

Next time we will have a normal OSMcast for you, likely yet another one about an American movie blockbuster based of a Japanese thing.

OSMtable: A Roundtable About Waifus and World Cups

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 07:06:53 +0000

This is pretty much sums up this past weekend.

Recorded just this past Saturday while at SeishunCon, here’s a ramblin’ and wonderin’ everywhere we go kind of podcast. We’ve got Basil and Kevin from OSMcast proper, Charlier and Dylan from the Chainsaw Boys, and Niko and Jon from MTAC.

We talk about lots of things. Some of the highlights are in the OSMnotes!

OSMnotes

Time Cues!

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:39
SeishunCon’s Arcade (Mostly about Magical Drop and Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Puzzle-Dama) – 5:45
2014 FIFA World Cup™ – 13:57
SeishunCon’s Guests – 18:40
Ask a Character Panels, aka Everyones’ Favorite Panels! – 20:50
Tomodachi Life – 33:14
Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 46:58
Divergent – 51:20
Dragonball Evolution X Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods – 53:02
Closing Remarks – 62:21

So there. Have an episode. Enjoy!

OSMinterview! Martin Billany aka LittleKuriboh @ MTAC In Love

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 03:29:49 +0000

Martin Billany aka LittleKuriboh

Wrapping up our MTAC in Love interviews we did, here’s the one we recorded with Martin Billany! Although most people know him as LittleKuriboh, creator of Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series. We here at the OSMcast know the name as the name that Basil cannot pronounce, ever.

Thankfully, this interview is nothing about that.

It’s instead about more fun, or Billany-esque topics.

OSMnotes

We want to give a gigantic thanks to both Martin Billany and MTAC for the chance for the interview. And since it was more press conference style, we weren’t the only ones there asking the questions! You also heard questions from Charlie from the Chainsaw Buffet, as well as Andrew from A Man and His Pod, among others. So big shout outs to them as well.

However the Chainsaw Boys do get extra shouts outs for their awesome presence at Hamacon. Hamacon of course being the con where we at the OSMcast were so busy helping make happen, that we are really lucky to have this interview to release instead of an actual episode!

But we’ll be back with an actual episode… At some point!

OSMinterview! Marianne Miller @ MTAC In Love

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 3 Jun 2014 17:48:14 +0000

Marianne Miller

Wait what, you thought we were done with MTAC in Love yet? Not quite! This latest interview is with Marianne Miller, who has voiced in a several anime like Sword Art Online, Squid Girl, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, and a few others!

She’s also really into Dragon Age, which worked out because we are, too! We also talk about squid stuff, and tattoos, and well a whole bunch of stuff. Like poop!

It’s good stuff, so you should probably go listen. Right now. Not sure why you are still reading this text. Other than the fact that I’ve already typed it, and you are looking for catharsis. If that’s the case, I’m done. Feel relieved. Now go listen to Marianne Miller!

OSMnotes

We want to give a gigantic thanks to both Marianne Miller and MTAC for the chance for the interview. And since it was more press conference style, we were’t the only ones there asking the questions! You also heard questions from Charlie from the Chainsaw Buffet, as well as Andrew from A Man and His Pod, among others. So big shout outs to them as well. Yes, we gave them shout outs before, and will likely do so again. In, you know, about a week or two.

Not a lot to say right now otherwise, as we here at the OSMcast have a whooooole bunch of work left to do to get ready for Hamacon! Why is time still moving, we need to get these things done oh noooooo

OSMcast! Godzilla (2014 Movie) 5-26-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 27 May 2014 02:41:36 +0000

I GUESS you could see it in 3D but we didn’t!

So. Podcast. Gozilla. 2014.

What else is there to say?

Well a bunch actually as this is a pretty packed OSMcast! We introduce a brand new segment all about this MMO that the whole crew is playing aka Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn! Sure we say it’s a minute do is it ever? We also bring back the love as well with the hate, and then top it all off with a movie that the cew general loved, but Basil was a sourpus about.

What’s with that Basil anyway hatin’ on Norway like that!

OSMnotes

Oh no! There goes you go go going to see Godzilla? Perhaps! Or maybe you want to hop on Leviathan server on Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and play with the OSMcast? We’ll allow it! Just send us a message if you do, through email or whatever social media you’d like.

Or perhaps you are getting hyped about Hamacon? You should it’s going to be AMAZING.

And hey Time Cues yeah we got those right here:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:34
‎Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 13:09
Moments of OSM
- Transistor – 22:18
- Las Vegas- 27:01
- Doug’s Sister is Having a uh Wait a Minute… – 33:01
- Surface Pro 2 – 33:30
- Kirby Triple Deluxe – 36:02
Moments of F.U.
- Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars – 40:48
- Bed-Shaped Torture Ditches- 42:53
- Nega-Basil – 49:56
Godzilla in the Year of Our Godzilla 2014
- Spoiler-free Godzilla (2014 Movie) – 55:39
- Spoilers for Godzilla (2014 Movie) – 91:34
- OSMs Out of OSM – 118:35

OSMinterview! Vedetta Marie & ScatterDOTFashion @ MTAC In Love

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 20 May 2014 02:59:37 +0000

Vedetta Marie

ScatterDOTFashion

Sometimes, you gotta spin the wheel, play the cards, hit the Greed button in an MMO and hope you come out of the dungeon with a pretty cool new thing. At this past MTAC (that MTAC In Love con you’ve been hearing so much from us about?), we took a chance. We had an interview that we seriously had no clue what was going to happen.

Thankfully, we came out of it with a pretty cool new thing! And that thing is this interview. We got the chance to sit down and chat with Vedetta Marie and ScatterDOTFashion, a cosplay and Japanese fashion due par excellance.

Now, you may think that the OSMcast is nothing but glamor, pizazz, and fashionability, but really all we know about fashion comes from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures and Paradise Kiss. Which isn’t nearly enough keep up with these fashionista kids.

However, they are totally cool people and it ended up being a really fun talk. Would chat with again! Five stars (Out of OSM, obviously)!

OSMnotes

We want to give a gigantic thanks to both Vedetta Marie, ScatterDOTFashion, and MTAC for the chance for the interview. And since it was more press conference style, we were’t the only ones there asking the questions! You also heard questions from Charlie from the Chainsaw Buffet, as well as Andrew from A Man and His Pod, among others. So big shout outs to them as well. Yes, we gave them shout outs before, and will likely do so again. In, you know, about a week or two.

Next week, what could it be?! Well we haven’t recorded yet, buuuuuuut it’s probably Godzilla.

OSMcast! Samurai Flamenco 5-12-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 13 May 2014 03:00:00 +0000

JUST ONE uh… something? Just one.. Yeah…

What happens when you get a starry-eyed fresh cut vigilante paired up with an only slightly-nonsense cop? Oh, and make it an anime?

You get Samurai Flamenco, animated by Manglobe.

What happens wehn you get some people talking into a microphone about an anime about a starry-eyed fresh cut vigilante paired up with an only slightly-nonsense cop?

You get a podcast about Samurai Flamenco.

OSMnotes

Watch Samurai Flamenco on Crunchyroll and stuff. You should get on that.

And have some Time Cues , while you’re here:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:37
Moments of OSM – 4:49
- Dragon Quest Minute – 5:12
- Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars- 6:38
- The Green Dragon Public House – 8:17
- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – 12:37
- Season of Spoooorts: Haikyu!! – 18:14
Samurai Flamenco
- The Not So Spoilery Flamenco 22:27
- The Spoilery Flamenco – 42:42
- The Oh So Spoilery Flamenco – 61:22
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Samurai Flamenco – 75:42
- OSMs Out of OSM – 93:05

OSMinterview! Samantha Inoue-Harte @ MTAC In Love

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 5 May 2014 03:46:26 +0000

The Hatmaster. Or Meister. Anime loves Meisters.

We’re not done MTAC in Lovin’ yet, folks! We had a chance to sit down several amazing people during this year MTAC, and we have only just begun releasing those interviews! But out of all of them, Samantha Inoue-Harte might be the most interesting of bunch. At the very least, she has them all beat in just sheer quantities of hats she has worn throughout the years.

We’re talking animator hats, voice over artist hats, producer hats, gore effects person hats, and more but pretty much all around delightful hats. Lately, according to MTAC, “Samantha is a Producer and Partner at Animetropolis, a boutique transmedia studio that develops and produces compelling cross-cultural creative content with partnering Japanese Anime studios. Animetropolis partnered with IDA (International Digital Artists) as production partner and lead animation unit for a Japanese/American co-produced CG-animated feature adaptation of Tailchaser’s Song, the acclaimed best-selling fantasy novel by author Tad Williams.”

She talks about that, and a whole lot more. So much more.

OSMnotes

We want to give a gigantic thanks to both Samantha Inoue-Harte and MTAC for the chance for the interview. And since it was more press conference style, we were’t the only ones there asking the questions! You also heard questions from John and Charlie from the Chainsaw Buffet, as well as Andrew from A Man and His Pod, among others. So big shout outs to them as well. Yes, we gave them shout outs before, and will likely do so again. In, you know, about a week or two.

But what’s next week going to hold? Flamencos. Samurais. Samurai Flamenco.

OSMcast! MTAC In Love 4-28-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:11:52 +0000

Another Year, another Easter, another MTAC. Like in years of the past, we ventured into the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention for their latest year, MTAC In Love. But. were we in love with the con this year?

Well, like any loving relationship, we had our ups, and our downs. There were some missed communications, but at the same time there were moments of bliss. Ultimately though, at the end of the day or con or whatever, we could look into each other’s eyes and see that the fire was still there.

Speaking of loving relationships, we are once again joined at the hip with the Chainsaw Buffet podcast for this episode. We wouldn’t want to have it anyother way.

OSMnotes

Next week, we’ll be updating! Again! With another interview! How exciting!

But hold your horses folks, but we still have Time Cues. Oh boy!

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:34
Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (In Love!)
- Setting the Stage of Discourse – 2:33
- Friday – 31:53
- Saturday – 55:07
- Sunday, nope still Saturday – 75:29
- Sunday – 80:36
- Final Thoughts – 82:58

OSMinterview! Dan Green @ MTAC In Love

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 02:35:19 +0000

It’s time to ta- ta- ta- talk!

At MTAC in Love, we got the rare opportunity to interview the king of games himself, Dan Green.

Dan Green is an American voice actor, voice director and script adapter who has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, DuArt Film and Video, NYAV Post and Central Park Media. He is best known as the voice of Yugi Muto from Yu-Gi-Oh!, Trudge from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s, Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic X and some of the Sonic the Hedgehog video games, and is also known for his script adaptions of Kurokami: The Animation and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.

This was Dan’s first appearance at an American anime convention to date.

OSMnotes

We want to give a gigantic thanks to both Dan Green and MTAC for the chance for the interview. And since it was more press conference style, we were’t the only ones there asking the questions! You also heard questions from John and Charlie from the Chainsaw Buffet, as well as Andrew from A Man and His Pod, among others. So big shout outs to them as well.

Next week will be our traditional recorded late at night with Chainsaws MTAC podcast that I’m sure everyone is excited for!

OSMcast! Kill la Kill 4-14-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:38:00 +0000

Don’t lose your- Man does that joke get old? So far… no!

No time for filler introductions, this OSMcast is about studio Trigger’s first time to really shine and put on it’s Sunday Best for their latest show: Kill la Kill. It reunites director Hiroyuki Imaishi and writer Kazuki Nakashima of Gurren Lagann fame, and we talk all about it.

We also talk about the merits of owning a Nintendo 3DS versus a Playstation Vita, star kiddies, dwarf planets, braving and defaulting some more, shadows, gears, solids, and more!

BUT THEN A WHOLE LOT of kills, las, and some more kills.

OSMnotes

Watch it! There are a whole bunch of ways.

Also, we’ll be heading to MTAC this weekend! Much like Kami-con, no panels… Until Basil shows up at some anyway. Hopefully we’ll see Dylan’s latest game! He has at least 2-3 days to make it! If you see him, make sure to ask about it.

Have some Time Cues :

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:48
3DS la Vita – 2:24
MOMENTS OF OSM
- Conception 2 – 09:48
- Discovery of a dwarf planet past Pluto?! – 11:59
- Bravely Default, yet again – 14:17
- Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened – 15:24
- This waiter at Chili’s Grill & Bar he was really great guys – 16:22
- inFAMOUS Second Son – 18:19
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes – 20:38
And now, a question about Loveless? – 26:20
KILL LA KILL
- We start the Kill la Killing – 28:25
- The Kill la Kill Soundtrack – 65:35
  - goriLLA jaL – 68:01
  - InuKa3L – 70:31
- Spoilers for Kill la Kill – 77:15
- Questions from Listeners Like You about Kill la Kill – 102:17
- OSMs Out of OSM – 127:33

OSMcast!!! TEAPOTS 4-1-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 1 Apr 2014 05:18:20 +0000

We may be launching this episode on April Fool's Day but this is podcast is no joke! By and large, anyway. This is more an excuse to show off Doug's extensive (and still growing teapot!) collection.

If you have ever wanted to know about teapots, what to look for in teapots, or just general teapot knowledge, this the podcast for you.

For teapots.

TEAPOTSnotes

SURE we talked about some teapots but if you want to SEE the teapots well guess what we got some pictures of Doug's teapots right here!

Link to the main OSMcast website post to see the pictures!

And did you need some Time Cues? We can do that. Basil even went out and found as many relevant links to buying your own as he could. SUCH A GENTLEMAN, THAT BASIL.

We start the TEAcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:45
Tea Questions - 02:10
Actual Questions - 19:40
MOMENTS OF TEA - 28:16
- Earl Grey - 28:36
- Oolong - 29:55
- Harney and Sons - 31:48
Teapots – 35:30
- The White Ceramic "Chinese" Teapot - 35:51
- The Blue Koi Fish Teapot - 37:20
- The Doctor Who Tardis Teapot - 38:45
- The Tetsubin Cast Iron Black Hobnail Teapot - 42:20
- The Sun's Tea Borosilicate Glass Teapot - 46:40
- The Zazen Stoneware Teapot - 49:45
- The Pier One's Tomoko Teapot - 51:45
- The Royal Patrician Bone China Teapot - 52:35
- The Clay Teapot - 54:00
- Where to Find Teapots Online - 55:30
- Teapots Out of Teapot – 60:58

UNTIL NEXT TIME

OSMcast! Wolf Children 3-17-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 05:13:00 +0000

Look, it may come as a surprise to discover that the children might also be wolves. But don’t worry, it’s cool.

So when we last OSMcast!ed we ended up trying a Japanese animated film from an acclaimed filmmaker, we ended up not liking the film nearly as much as we hoped. This time, we decided to go back to our standard method of talking about something we knew we already really liked. Which, so it goes, ended up being yet another Japanese animated film from yet another acclaimed filmmaker: Mamoru Hosoda’s and Studio Madhouse’s film, Wolf Children.

Of course we talk about many other things beforehand, like how magical farts can be, why dragons need to be kicked, and er, iPhone games?

Also, something or other about Norway? Geez what were we thinking…

OSMnotes

Buy Wolf Children!

Right now, it’s looking like our next update is happening right before April 1st. How… auspicious. But worry you not, OSMfriends. We take every update and podcast incredibly seriously. No joking around here!

Have some Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:36
MOMENTS OF OSM
- π Day – 05:41
- iPhone Games– 07:55
- South Park: The Stick of Truth– 11:41
- Dragon Kicker XV – 16:13
Wolf Children – 26:02
Spoilers for Wolf Children – 56:11
OSMs Out of OSM – 79:21

OSMcast? Show #115: The Wind Rises

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 4 Mar 2014 04:53:45 +0000

This past weekend the OSMcast decided to hit up our local cinema and see the latest (and perhaps last) film by Hayao Miyazaki, and Studio Ghibli. And as it turns out, it’s kind of a conflicted movie. So here is our own conflicted take on this dual adaption of both the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, as well as Tatsuo Hori’s short story, The Wind Has Risen. It’s probably not the most glowing review of the movie you’ll find around, and might a touch spoiler-y here and there.

But before you think we are all a bunch of sourpusses, we make sure to gush about some Japanese RPGs and some other things!

OSMnotes

Theoretically, the movie should still be in theaters! Here’s a link to the movie’s website. If you can go, you should. To at very least, make up your own minds about the film. And then let us know what you think!

Unless you hated what we thought. In which case, you know what to do.

But until then, have some Time Cues:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
General Gabbing – 00:48
MOMENTS OF OSM
- Bravely Default – 05:30
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – 12:05
- American Horror Story – 17:45
- Dog Backpacks- 22:40
The Wind Rises- 27:31
OSMs Out of OSM – 60:35

OSMcast! Kami-Con Season 6 2-17-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 01:00:12 +0000

Kami-Con Season 6: Heartless in Wonderland, where the hearts roam free and wild and uh, less?

In our first con report of 2014, we decided to head down to Birmingham, AL to check out Kami-Con‘s sixth year. As it turns out, we had a great time at the con! Sadly, not such a great time in the city. However, you’ll be able to hear all about the good, the bad, and the awesome contained in audio form therein!

We also brought back our “REALLY real real” segments for this conquestable podcast. What are those, you may ask? The “REALLY real real” segments are when we go forth and talk to the con goers themselves on how they enjoyed the con and their own person highlights. Sometimes they get their own episode, but this time we decided to included them during the breaks.

OSMnotes

And we mentioned it during the podcast, but once again we want to congratulate Ray and Chelsea on their getting married and wish them nothing but the best. We also wish Kami-Con the best but the con itself did not get married. That would have been weird.

But you know what aren’t weird? Time Cues!

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing – 00:39
MOMENTS OF OSM – 01:41
- The Lego Movie
- The Puppy Bowl
- The Olympics
An Apology – 08:12
Kami-Con Season 6
- Friday – 10:23
- The REALLY real real Kami-Con Season 6 Experience Part 1 – 27:45
- Saturday – 31:57
- The REALLY real real Kami-Con Season 6 Experience Part 2 – 67:45
- Sunday – 72:10

OSMcast! Chihayafuru 2-3-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 3 Feb 2014 20:56:39 +0000

Even in the age of ancient gods,
I have never heard
that the Tatsuta River
dyed its water in autumn red.

Like the salt sea-podcast,
Recording in the evening calm.
On OSM’s shore,
All my being is acast,
_Awaiting the episode _
who does not come.

Only the episode is here! Here we are with OSMcast Show #113, all about Madhouse’s anime adaption of Yuki Suetsugu’s poetic card conqueror manga, Chihayafuru. Basil is joined by Ink from Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA Magazine, and Jess, Champion of Proper Pooping oh and I guess also Momocon.

We slam on poetry, cards, boxing, kickstarters, how to kick off a new year right, and more!

OSMnotes

So, first things first:

You can stream all the Chihayafuru you want on Crunchyroll!
You can also check out Momocon’s awesome idea for a Kickstarter, a College and Game Career Fair!
Flute Drop it like it’s hot with D.J. Detweiler.

Secondly, twitters. People have them.

Basil on Twitter: @itsbasiltime
Jess on Twitter: @jesspanda
Ink on Twitter: @AnimatedInk
OSMcast! on Twitter: @OSMcast

And of course, here’s your Time Cues :

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing – 00:35
MOMENTS OF OSM –
- Hajime no Ippo: Rising – 06:35
- Chicago Hope – 11:08
- Duck, Again (Seriously folks! Duck is delicious!) – 13:00
- Korean BBQ is Also Delicious – 13:28
- Ink’s Book Party & Haiku Deathmatch – 14:40
Chihayafuru – 18:39
Spoilers for Chihayafuru – 67:56
OSMs Out of OSM – 99:45

OSMcast! The 2013 OSMawards Part II: Anime and Manga (But not in that order) 1-20-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 06:00:57 +0000

The 2013 OSMawards for most Awesome Anime, Manga, and geez wow more anime again good lord are we ever going to shut up?

OK FOLKS! Strap in because we are in it for the long haul as the OSMcast! tackles all of anime and manga we could for our second half of the 2013 OSMawards. Over two hours of podcast insanity, all for you.

We talk about titans, part timers, tanuki, crowds, giant ro-bros, pants (or rather lack of pants), baseball, hunters, xs, more hunters, economics, bicycles, farming, infernos, vikings, flowers, gears, crocodiles with glasses on tier heads, just all SORTS of stuff!

We ALSO answer Gerald of Anime World Order’s question to Hisui of Ninja Cons- Reverse Thieves just because we CAN. Well, Kevin can. Only Kevin had the fortitude to withstand the might of such a question.

OSMnotes

Basil on Twitter: @itsbasiltime
Kevin on Twitter: @Twitless_Kevin
OSMcast! on Twitter: @OSMcast

Also, the OSMcast! is now on tumblr! Go watch us tumbl about there.
Also Also, we are currently in this Aniblog Poll Thing We Guess?

And if you thought last episode’s Time Cues were insane, check these out:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing – 00:42
MOMENTS OF OSM – 05:14
- Fire Emblem Awakening – 05:22
- Duck (As in, how delicious it is to eat) – 07:17
- Nintendo Doom n’ Gloom – 07:50
- The Banner Saga – 10:00
- More Nintendo Gabbing – 12:42
The 2013 OSMawards!
- Manga
  - Viz Manga – 27:29
  - Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M – 30:10
  - Sickness Unto Death – 34:16
  - Pink – 35:23
  - Wolfsmund – 38:03
  - Moon & Blood – 41:08
  - Paradise Kiss – 42:33
  - Attack on Titan – 44:45
  - GeGeGe no Kitaro – 50:16
  - Vinland Saga – 52:33
  - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin – 54:36
- Anime That Finished in 2013
  - AKB0048 – 61:28
  - Chihayafuru – 62:32
  - Attack on Titan – 63:51
  - The Devil Is a Part-Timer! – 68:11
  - Maoyu – 69:30
  - Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet – 71:19
  - Vividred Operation – 74:36
  - The Type-Moon Question – 76:47
  - Gatchaman Crowds – 79:00
  - The Flowers of Evil – 81:41
  - Silver Spoon – 84:29
  - Sunday Without God- 88:23
  - Symphogear – 90:05
  - JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – 91:11
  - From the New World – 93:27
  - Free! – 96:27
  - Touch – 99:49
  - Disappointments of 2013 (Valvrave the Liberator & Robotics;Notes) – 100:33
  - The Eccentric Family – 103:35
  - Inferno Cop – 108:56
- Anime That Started in 2013, But Continues On
  - Golden Time – 113:00
  - Hunter x Hunter Brotherhood – 114:00
  - Season of Spoooorts – 117:26
  - Log Horizon – 126:36
  - Samurai Flamenco – 129:00
  - Kyousougiga – 132:25
  - Kamen Rider Gaim – 134:35
  - Kill la Kill – 136:40
  - Space Dandy (Because we can’t not mention it~) – 143:30
- The Final 2013 OSMawards Choices on Anime – 144:00

OSMcast! The 2013 OSMawards Part I: Video Games, TV Shows, Movies 1-6-2014

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 7 Jan 2014 05:52:23 +0000

The 2013 OSMawards for most Awesome Video Games, TV Shows That Are Not Anime, and Movies, That Are Also Not Anime

Lo and Behold we have returned. It is now the year of 2014. But 2013 had a lot of cool stuff in it, so we have brought back the OSMawards!

In the first part of our two episode saga of days past, we tackle the staple that is Video Gaming. From 3DS, to PS3, to 3DS, to 360, to Wii U, to 3DS, to PS4, to 3DS, we cover all the game that tickled our 2013 fancies. We then venture into the realm of not-so Japanese TV Shows, then wrap up with Movies.

We also talk about Space Dandy, fancy watches that tell you things, magical boards of water and ink, and more!

So much more, including possibly the end of Doug’s never working freezer?! STAY TUNED.

OSMnotes

Basil on Twitter: @itsbasiltime
Kevin on Twitter: @Twitless_Kevin
OSMcast! on Twitter: @OSMcast

And now the most epic TIME CUES we have ever done!

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing – 00:37
MOMENTS OF OSM – 05:04
- Pebble Watch – 05:06
- Buddha Board – 09:24
- Sears replaced the freezer!! – 11:57
- Space Dandy – 13:00
The 2013 OSMawards!
- Video Games
  - The Year of the 3DS – 16:56
  - 3DS Street Pass – 18:00
  - Fire Emblem Awakening – 19:37
  - Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 20:30
  - Pokemon X and Also Y – 21:35
  - The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Two Worlds – 22:07
  - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies – 24:07
  - Tomb Raider – 24:40
  - Robot Unicorn Attack 2 – 26:30
  - Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 27:41
  - The Last of Us – 31:26
  - Minecraft – 36:00
  - Tales of Vesperia – 36:14
  - Phantasy Star IV – 36:24
  - OK Back to Minecraft – 36:40
  - Metal Gear Rising – 39:46
  - Super Mario 3D World – 42:30
  - DualShock 4 Controller – 45:00
  - The Wonderful 101 – 47:14
  - OSMawards Video Game Wrap-up – 56:15
- TV Shows (Not So Anime)
  - General TV Show Gabbing – 57:47
  - Almost Human – 60-:10
  - Doctor Who – 62:08
  - Grimm – 66:33
  - The Legend of Korra: Book 2, Spirits – 72:15
  - Futurama – 75:15
- Movies (Still Not Anime)
  - Pacific Rim – 77:00
  - Thor: The Dark World – 77:50
  - Frozen – 82:15
  - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – 85:35
  - Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters – 85:51
  - Iron Man 3 – 86:45
  - Star Trek: Into Darkness – 88:35
  - The World’s End – 90:25
  - Fast & Furious 6 – 92:36

OSMsupplemental! Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies DLC: Turnabout Reclaimed 12-30-2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 23:55:05 +0000

OK no I get it this just an OH LOOK THE OSMCAST JUST JUMPED THE SHARK joke just waiting to happen but I DON’T CARE so THERE.

It’s only a couple of days, perhaps even less of 2013, so we decided to send of the year with an extra supplemental episode of the OSMcast, covering the extra DLC case for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies, the case Turnabout Reclaimed. Our uh, I guess glorious leader Basil is joined once again by Alain aka Hisui from The Reverse Thieves blog as well as The Speakeasy podcast as well as Mark aka Passion Tentacle from The Oriental Cartoon Show podcast.

So come listen on as we talk about killer whales lawyers, and most importantly, penguins.

Because penguins are the best.

OSMnotes

SCREW YOUR SHOW NOTES!

HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR, INSTEAD!

This, we COMMAND.

OSMcast! Tokyo Godfathers 12-23-2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 20:36:38 +0000

It’s beginning to to look a lot like awesome. Everywhere you go~

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and so we decided to podcast about a most wonderful movie. Since it is the season of holidays, we brought out one of our favorites: Satoshi Kon’s and studio Madhouse’s film, Tokyo Godfathers. You know, that lovable scamp of a movie all about three homeless people and a baby? Yeah, that movie. It’s great!

So grab some eggnog, curl up against the fire, and listen to an audio podcast all about a movie you should totally go and watch immediately.

OSMnotes

Buy Tokyo Godfathers!

Merry Christmas, Happy Late Hanukkah, Groovy Solstice (Does groovy work? We have no idea ANYWAY), Happy New Year and a Merry Whateverelse Holiday You’d Like Us to Mention from us here at the OSMcast! Now have some yuletide TIME CUES~

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing – 0:40
Basil’s Dragon Quest Minute! – 4:00
MOMENTS OF OSM – 07:38
- The Hobbit II: This Time It’s Uh… That new Hobbit movie – 7:38
- Even more talking about the PS4 – 12:30
- Hanukkah – 15:58
- Season of Spoooorts: Touch – 16:56
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion – 23:13
Moment of F. U. – 27:33
Tokyo Godfathers – 33:13
Spoilers for Tokyo Godfathers – 60:50
HOW TO FIND KEVIN ON TWITTER – 79:09
OSMs Out of OSM – 81:10

OSMcast! Pokémon X (and also Y) 12-9-2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 05:56:51 +0000

If only France was actually this cool!

Podcasting to be the very best, like no one ever was, the latest OSMcast! is all Nintendo’s and Game Freak’s latest duo of RPGs, Pokémon X. Oh, and also Y. For you see, as it turns out, Basil, Doug, and Kevin all ended up getting Pokémon X. So we brought in our buddy Barry to represent the Y.

But not the Ys. That would be different game entirely. Still a pretty awesome one, though.

HOWEVER, this episode is all about the awesomeness that is Pokémon X (and also Y). And whatever else we talked about!

OSMnotes

You can buy Pokémon X and Y pretty much anywhere video games are sold! 3DSes, too. You can also listen to only the most premium Pokémon raps via Shofu on YouTube.

And the return of Time Cues , as provided by WinampRIP:

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing – 0:39
MOMENTS OF OSM –3:00
- PlayStation 4- 3:17
- Season of _Spoooorts: _Ace of Diamond – 7:35
- Gundam Build Fighters – 10:50
- How I Met Your Mother – 14:05
- Kill La Kill – 19:30
- The fact that there is more One Piece than the Simpsons – 23:30
- Log Horizon – 24:33
Moment of F.U. – 28:40
Pokemon Pokémon X (and also Y) Part the First – 33:02
Pokémon X (and also Y) Part the Second – 68:09
OSMs Out of OSM – 86:09

OSMcast! Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies 11-25-2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 01:13:09 +0000

Object- Oh you know what they are doing already!

Tonight, on the OSMcast we plumb the depths and crack open the case of one Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies. A lawyer-esque video game for your 3DS Nintendo Portable Entertainment System.

And by we, I mean Basil aka uh… Basil aka Ed Chavez fan #1 from said OSMcast as well as one Alain aka Hisui aka Saber fan #1 from the The Reverse Thieves blog as well as The Speakeasy podcast.

But you should listen on as we share the dual destinies as guys who likes video games about being lawyers that can tackle even the greatest of yokai crazes!

OSMnotes

Later folks, later. Right now I (Basil) am about to be drug into some Dr. Who THING and who knows how this will turn out! I assume lots of flashy lights on sticks that people will SWEAR to me that they are screwdrivers. Even though they don’t have neither orange juice OR vodka so what use are they?!

Bonus! Geek Media Expo Volume 5 Recap with Chainsaw Buffet

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:01:54 +0000

So with Hamacon’s Minicon going on this past Saturday (Which went very well thank you for asking!), we did not have a chance to record an OSMcast proper. However, we didn’t want to leave you hanging and as it just so happens… Basil was on the latest episode of the Chainsaw Buffet talking about GMX, Tennessee’s Geek Media Expo.

Listen in on talks of Peggle! Awesome shojo-esque Kickstarters! How Basil reads books! AND SO MUCH MORE!

OSMcast! When Planning is Few, Impromptu Will Do 10-28-2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 03:56:02 +0000

Yeah, I got nuthin. But chainsaws.

Why hello there! Would you like a podcast? Because we have one! The story of this podcast is thus: Basil was super busy and did not have to plan or assemble a normal OSMcast, and so enlisted the mightiest warriors from throughout the land.

And ended up with John and Dylan from the Chainsaw Buffet. And as we had more Buffet than OSM this time, the podcast runs the gambit of wild and crazy things such as TV shows, anime, table top gaming, and more. It’s a cornucopia of a scattershot of topics that will be sure to please one and all.

Or at least Hisui.

OSMnotes

LOOK YOU ARE LUCKY TO GET A PODCAST, ALRIGHT?! We’ll try to get some time cues in here, but no promises.

OSMcast! Anime Weekend Atlanta 2013 10-14-2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 07:51:04 +0000

AWA 2013

So here we are. A podcast about Anime Weekend Atlanta 2013. A podcast about Anime Weekend Atlanta 2013 with Basil and Kevin as well as Charlie and Dylan from the Chainsaw Buffet. A podcast about Anime Weekend Atlanta 2013 with Basil and Kevin as well as Charlie and Dylan from the Chainsaw Buffet where they talk about many things, from the sudden conventions growth, to food trucks, to what they did, panels that we were, lines that were long, fun that was had, some food trucks again, and just how big of a Carl Horn fanboy really is Basil, anyway?

So in other words, it was a podcast about Anime Weekend Atlanta 2013.

OSMnotes

This was recorded on Sunday, edited all night on Monday, and released before we went to sleep. Therefore, no matter when you see this, or what the website may or may not say: We are calling this episode Up On Time. Throwing it up on the board. Claiming victory over defeat. Editing a photoshop file in our favor. This was the time it was ordained to be.

Speaking of time, here have some Time Cues ,

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
General Gabbing – 02:04
MOMENTS OF OSM – 07:49
- Pokémon X and Y – 07:16
- Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game – 13:03
- Betrayal at House on the Hill – 18:03
Anime Weekend Atlanta 2013
- Setting the Stage of Discourse – 23:56
- Thursday/Friday – 51:12
- Saturday – 79:14
- Sunday – 113:11
- Final Thoughts – 123:57

OSMcast! Star Driver 09-30-2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 17:13:44 +0000

Truly, a dashing entrance.

“When what you want to do and ought to do are one and the same, you can hear the OSMcast_!_ speaking to you,” as they say.

Well, they do when you when what you want- nay- OUGHT to do is listen to this latest podcast! This time we cover the show Star Driver, the anime created by the studio Bones, directed by Takuya Igarashi and written by Yōji Enokido.

You know, as they say. And by they, I mean we. As in the OSMcast! We say that. We also say a whole lot more!

OSMnotes

Stream Star Driver: Crunchyroll | Hulu
Buy Star Driver on Amazon: Blu-ray Part 1 | Blu-ray Part 2 | DVD Part 1 | DVD Part 2

Time Cues, Because we do that now!

We Start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00
Basil’s Dragon Quest Minute! – 3:22
Moments of Chainsaws – 3:51
Moments of OSM – 11:18
- Transformers Prime – 11:28
- Dremel tools – 14:55
- YEP MORE TEA – 17:10
- Tropic of the Sea – 17:39
Moment of F.U. – 21:10
Star Driver – 32:37
Spoilers for Star Driver – 77:31
OSMs Out of OSM – 104:37

OSMcast! The Legend of Korra: Book One, Air 9-16-2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 20:17:32 +0000

Mmmm, cartoons! They are the best.

So, you may have heard about this Korra cartoon THING that just had it’s second season opener and you may wonder if you should go back and catch the first season. But hey, if you ARE wondering that, well we have the answer for you!

Short answer: Yes, of course you should. We even did an OSMcast all about it.

Long answer: You listen to our latest episode that tells you all about it. That’s right here. You can just click about or download it or maybe you have done one of those things. In that case you should have already begun watching the first season. If you haven’t, I guess just listen to the podcast again.

TL;DR: This episode of the OSMcast is about The Legend of Korra: Book One, Air. It’s a pretty cool cartoon made by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino and a sequel to Avatar: the Last Aibender. You can go listen to us yap on about how cool we think it is.

OSMnotes

Firstly, here’s a link to the Blu-ray of the first season. Here’s a link to the DVD version.

Secondly, ACTUAL SHOW NOTES?!

Time Cues, as told to Basil by way of Winamp

We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00
AWA Talk – 6:26
MOMENTS OF OSM – 13:00
- Hobonichi Planner – 13:11
- Saints Row IV – 21:29
- Star Trek: the Next Generation – 25:20
- Milk Tea – 30:15
- Gatchaman Crowds – 34:00
- Star Driver: The Movie – 36:18
The Legend of Korra: Book One, Air – 37:00
Spoilers for The Legend of Korra: Book One, Air – 81:45
OSMs Out of OSM – 111:00

Yeah buddy! Those sure are some TIME CUES. Now how about some PANEL CUES?!

Panel Cues for Anime Weekend Atlanta, as told to Basil by way of AWA unless things change which they totally can!

Manga You Need to Buy Right Now! (9/27/13 3:30 PM-4:30 PM | CGC – 104): Manga, the world of Japanese comics. There used to be an absolute ton of these things on the market, but times are changing… and not for the better. However, there are still a great many series and one shots that are being published today. And we’re going to tell you all about them!
Petals and Penguins: The Work of Kunihiko Ikuhara (9/28/13 5:00 PM-6:00 PM | CGC – 106): The creator and director of Revolutionary Girl Utena, Kunihiko Ikuhara is a man who loves imagery. And metaphor. And messing with your mind. His works make you think, make you feel, and usually not in the ways you’re probably meant to when you started your day. But yet, we always keep coming back for more. From his start in the anime adaption of Sailor Moon, to Penguindrum and beyond, we look into the twisted body of work that has defined Kunihiko Ikuhara.
Getting Your Anime Groove Back (9/29/13 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | CGC – 104): Anime burn out happens all the time. Sometimes life gets in the way and people lose interest in keeping up with the latest shows and news. This panel looks at a few shows that may rekindle that anime fan deep inside that just wants to be free again.
The Weird Side of Go Nagai (9/29/13 2:30 PM-3:30 PM | CGC – 106): While Go Nagai is easily one of the most prolific and influential anime and manga creators of our time, not everyone knows his stranger side. Sure, some anime fans may know the popular stuff like Cutie Honey or Mazinger Z, but what about Aztechkaiser; a tokusatsu pro-wrestling live action show where the hero beats his enemies by turning into animation? Now that’s weird!

Boy that sure was a whole lot of cues!

OSMcast! Otakon 2013 9-2-2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 5 Sep 2013 03:00:49 +0000

OTAKON 2013 AUGUST 9-10-11, 2013

Con season* is upon us again folks and this time the OSMcast went to one of the biggest anime cons of them all: Otakon! The anime con SO big the city it is in can barely contain it. And so big, the OSMcast alone could not handle it. Well, we probably could but we thought it would be fun to chat about the con with some friends.

And what better friends could we have asked than Daryl and Gerald of the Anime World Order podcast!? True friends, you know the kind that make sure to get their burger orders right, so that nothing terrible can happen.

… As you listen, you may discover that we may not be the best judge of character, at least with THAT criteria! But all that, and more, so much more on this episode of the OSMcast!

OSMnotes

Here is the Otakon 2013 mug. The Chi’s Sweet Home is used for scale.

Sorry for the couple of days hiccup, folks! But things are back on track!

We would once again like to thank Otakon for their kindness and generosity for letting us cover their convention, and to thank Gerald and Daryl for taking the time to chat with us! Also we’d like to thank Ink for letting us use his picture of Basil before the Yoko Kanno concert! By the way, he did a great write up about the concert for Ani-Gamers that you should check out!

*No not the webcomic GEEZ although it’s pretty cool you should check it out.

OSMcast! OSM100: The 100th Episode and 5 Years of Podcasting of the OSMcast! 8-19-2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:56:15 +0000

Yikes, time moves forward what’s the deal with that.

5 years and change ago, three idiots with a microphone sat down and started talking into it. Then, they turned that microphone on. And plugged it into a computer. And conned a friend to edit the audio. And created a podcast.

Today, those same idiots release their 100th full-featured episode. This the OSM100, where the OSMcast looks back to the eerie past of the five years ago, to today, and to the future. We thank you all for this most amazing and well, awesome ride, and thank you for sticking with us for so long.

Here’s to 100 more.

OSMcast! Pacific Rim 8-5-2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 6 Aug 2013 07:23:37 +0000

Sorry folks there are no more blockbusters now, this one took all the blocks.

Well, when when we decided to podcast about monsters we created a monster podcast. Clocking in with 2 hours and change, the OSMcast returns with a rousing episode dedicated to Guillermo del Toro’s love letter all things giant, monster, and robot, the movie Pacific Rim.

We also talk about comments and emails and things! BUT NOT ONLY THAT, we also dig into Shin Megami Tensei IV, Shadowrun Returns, Free!!, The Eccentric Family, and more.

And by more we mean Overdrift, which will make more sense at the end than at the beginning.

So strap in and get ready to drift into some OSMcast~

OSMnotes

SO GO SEE THIS MOVIE ALREADY OKAY thanks a bunch folks.

As we said, Basil and Kevin will be at Otakon maybe we shall see you there! But at any rate, please feel free to send us comments, and emails, Facebook us, or whatever correspondence you like to send our way. We always appreciate it.

OSMcast! Level E 7-22-2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 03:24:07 +0000

And when you see Micah at conventions, make sure you ask him for that Fresh Tokyo Smile. He’ll appreciate it!

In a world where ALIENS live on EARTH and listen to podcasts that no HUMANS know about… That’s right in our latest episode of the OSMcast we are chatting about Studio Pierrot’s and David Production’s anime adaption of Yoshihiro Togashi’s Level E. We are joined by our fellows the Chainsaw Buffet as well as the man, the myth, the LEGEND (in our own minds) Micah Solusod.

Who also happens to be the voice actor for the up and coming baseball player Yukitaka Tsutsui, and much like character is known for his Fresh Tokyo Smile.

OSMnotes

BUY IT. STREAM IT. STREAM IT SOME MORE. It’s Good Stuff™. One might even say… OSMstuff. I mean, OSMstuff™.

And once again, much thanks for Micah for coming on and chatting with us this year. You should immediately go read his webcomic Ties That Bind_ right now_. It’s also OSMstuff®©£¥¶™.

Two updates on the correct updating schedule MY word what have we gotten ourselves into?! Now people will start to expect things from us oh man what have we done…

Thankfully, Otakon is coming up and we going again this year! This should provide plenty of chances for recording goodness, if the last time is any indication. So if you see, well hear, us, say hi!

OSMcast! Penguindrum 7-8-2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 8 Jul 2013 04:54:29 +0000

Thanks a bunch for coming back to anime, Kunihiko Ikuhara. We appreciate it.

In the latest, greatest, and most Fabulous Max episode of the OSMcast_!_ to date, we talk about all sorts of things. But by far the most important thing we talk about in this episode is all about Kunihiko Ikuhara’s (with studio Brain’s Base) latest project, Penguindrum. Or as the cool kids liked to call it, Mawaru Penguindrum. And we talk about it. A lot! You might even say we liked the show, or something. But probably not. It’s not like this show is over two hours long. Why would we ever do that?!

Spoilers: You can totally say we like the show.

OSMnotes

As we mentioned during the podcast, Sentai Filmworks has released the show on Blu-ray and DVD and Amazon has it for $45-$35 a set at the moment. Which is a pretty awesome deal, befitting of an awesome show.

Set 1 on Blu-ray | Set 2 on Blu-ray | Set 1 on DVD | Set 2 on DVD

Unleash your walle- I’m sorry I can’t go through with that pun. but please check out Shaintar: Legends Unleashed. It’s a good time.

In other news, if you like tabletop role-playing games, fantasy, and portraying awesome characters in a fantasy setting tabletop role-playing experiences, boy do we have a link for you! Sean Patrick Fannon’s magnum opus, Shaintar: Legends Unleashed, is being kickstarted right this very second and you still have time to give him your cash by way of Amazon Payments. Basil has called Shaintar “It’s like Lord of the Rings meets Die Hard,” and it’s about as awesome as it sounds. It uses Savage Worlds as the tabletop system, which is a pretty great one. The system was born from Deadlands, which was this awesome horror-western game. As it turns out, it’s just as good for epic high fantasy. You should check it out!

Speaking of awesome tabletop games, Shadowrun 5th Edition is hitting soon and we are so hyped you have no idea. Also the Shadowrun Returns PC game is imminent and that could destroy us.

BUT WORRY NOT.

Because, we already have the next episode recorded! So be back in a week after next as we talk about space aliens and baseball.

OSMtable: A Very, VERY Late Roundtable about Toonami

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 30 May 2013 22:39:08 +0000

Hey folks this was a podcast re recorded last year at Hamacon 3 about Toonami with the Chainsaw guys and voice-over artist Micah Solusod. We had a lot of fun please listen also come to Hamacon 4 it’s in Huntsville this week it’s gonna be great and oh god our panels aren’t done what are we gonna do oh gooooodddd

OSMinterview! Nao Yazawa @ MTAC Devil’s Dozen

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:49:55 +0000

Nao Yazawa

This episode of the OSMcast! is one of those chances that when presented to you, you just have to take. It’s a truly rare thing to get to interview a creator of something that you love, and even rarer for it to be someone from another country. In this case, it was manga and and a manga creator from Japan.

Specifically, we had the most wondrous opportunity to talk with Nao Yazawa, who has created such things as Wedding Peach, Nozomi, and most recently a series called Moon and Blood. We got to chat about her experience at cons, creating manga, and more. It was conducted at this year’s MTAC. Some may even know it as MTAC Devil’s Dozen.

OSMnotes

Once again, gigantic thanks for MTAC and Nao Yazawa for this opportunity to chat with her.

While Wedding Peach is out of print, it’s currently not the hardest thing to track down. That said, Moon and Blood is very much in print, very shojo-riffic, and is a pretty enjoyable read. This is coming from Basil, who normally can tolerate vampire stuff only as Castlevania and Hellsing.

The manga page in question that Kevin asked about.

And as a favor we would like to ask the world: Like we mentioned in our previous MTAC podcast, when you have a chance to see a panel or talk to the creator of something? Take it. When it comes down to it, it’s that craziness that rests beneath their cranium that gives all the awesome in the world. The shows, games, comics that we get to experience and talk about in tweets, blogs, audio recordings set loose upon the internet. In many ways they are unsung heroes and heroines, and they are some of the most important people around in geekdom.

In other OSMnews, we already have the next episode mostly ready, so you should see an actual update next Monday! It is the last long lost episode we had left in the Pile of Shame that was last year, a roundtable about Toonami with the Chainsaw Buffet and Voice-Over Actor Supreme Micah Solusod. It’s only almost a year out of date! That’s still fresh, right? RIGHT?

So anyway look forward to it!

OSMcast! MTAC Devil’s Dozen 4-11-2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:56:19 +0000

MTAC Devil’s Dozen March 29-31, 2013

It’s currently raining like mad out here in Alabama so what better time to curl up, grab a beverage of your choosing, and listen to us as we spin the yarn of MTAC 2013, aka MTAC Devil’s Dozen.

The hopes, the dreams, the tribulations, the successes, and all the rest that this con brought to us, nay, the world. Including, not to the fault of the con, the worst panel we have ever, EVER been to! Listen in as Basil gets angrier than he ever does in life. And he works retail! As per Official OSMcast Guidelines, we are joined at the hip by the Chainsaw Buffet podcast.

OSMnotes

MTAC’s next year is going to full of LOVE so that should prove interesting! Speaking of love, we are planning to release our interview with Nao Yazawa this upcoming Monday. As I think we mentioned during the podcast it was kinda split into two small segments and Basil is currently figuring how to best handle that. And after that, we’ll have a LONG LOST EPISODE brought forth from the year previous year. It’s about the relaunch of Toonami!

Topical. That’s the OSMcast Guarantee!™

OSMinterview! Mark Meer @ Momocon 2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sat, 6 Apr 2013 03:00:41 +0000

It’s like he’s pointing at himself!

In tonight’s ACTION PACKED episode of the OSMcast!. we team up with the Chainsaw Buffet to interview one Mark Meer at Momocon 2013. You probably have heard him giving voice to the male half of everyone’s favorite Commander on the Citadel, Commander Shepard of Mass Effect*. As it turns out, he’s worked with BioWare for much longer than one might be aware!

*Not that the OSMcast has liked the Mass Effect series of games or anything.

OSMnotes

We’d just like to thank Momocon and Mark Meer for letting him chat it up with us, even if all it did was make us wish we could have talked with him more!

Also, hey did you see the new website? We have one! It’s looks all NEW. Unless this is your first time, in which case it probably looks all old. Or at least normal, I guess.

Either way, welcome! If you haven’t checked us out lately, please peruse our Index of OSM, the archive of all our audio to date. As it turns out we have been running on and on for five years and you tend to accumulate a bunch of stuff in that time! In fact, we are dangerously close to hitting episode 100! If you have any ideas for that, let us know! We’re plumb out.

OSMcast! Momocon 2013 3-35-2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:17:57 +0000

Momocon 2013

What the- A podcast posted by the OSMcast! about a con that is more recent than a year ago, perhaps even posted within the month it actually OCCURRED in?! Could… we be actually getting our act together!? Maybe! Although really it’s with the help of the wonderful, gallant, and lovely gents from the Chainsaw Buffet, our ever awesome OSM compadres from the land of the North (of Alabama, in Tennessee). Once more, we have teamed up our forces to bring you the tales of derring-do! This time, we have dared Momocon: Atlanta’s Anime, Animation, and Gaming Convention. And we have returned to audio spin those yarns!

OSMnotes

Speaking of cons, we will be heading out this weekend to the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention, or you know, MTAC. As is his want, Basil will be hosting some panels at the con! They are:

Even More Manga You Need to BUY RIGHT NOW (Friday 10 AM, Fan Panel 2) Manga, the world of Japanese comics. There used to be an absolute ton of these things on the market, but times are changing and not for the better. However, there are still a great many series and one shots that are being published today! And we are going to tell you all about them!

Engrish Jamboree (Friday, 3PM, Panel 2) Rs may not be Ls but when you are speaking English in Japanese the lures go light out the window! The Engrish Jamboree is what happens when you take one language and churn it through another language with hilarious results. Anime and Live-Action clips, music videos, if people are fumbling through English, we got it.

Getting Your Anime Groove Back (Saturday, 9PM, Panel 2) Anime burn out happens all the time. Sometimes life gets in the way and people lose interest in keeping up with the latest shows and news. This panel looks at a few shows that may rekindle that anime fan deep inside that just wants to be free again.

Of course, times for these things can always change.

We’ll see you… next week! Or perhaps… EVEN SOONER?! We have some smaller, more bite sized episodes we can upload. So you will be hearing more from us much sooner than one would normally think.

OSMcast! MTAC Omega 2-28-2013

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 1 Mar 2013 06:02:08 +0000

MTAC Omega. Another world, another time.

And our first actual episode of 2013! Recorded in 2012! It is the interview we had with some of the wonderful people that run MTAC we recorded on site last year. Sadly the file is the most tsun tsun file we have ever had and as such is mostly unedited.

But the staff we got to talk to are anything but dere as they tell us all sorts of things about last MTAC and this upcoming MTAC.

Which you should totally go to.

To MTAC.

Go to MTAC.

Also Momocon.

BONUS: Geek Media Expo Volume 4: Doug Walker by way of Chainsaw Buffet

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:34:11 +0000

Welcome to 2013! The usher in this bold new year, we decided to run content that we were in as an update so you know that we are not quite yet out of the game. And by we, I mean Kevin. He joined up with the Chainsaw Buffet guys at this past GMX to talk to “That Guy With The Glasses” himself, Doug Walker, to talk about his past, present, and upcoming projects. Or so UNDERSCORE JOHNNY GO claims.

Next week, something no one HAS EVER HEARD OF BEFORE!!!!!!!!!

OSMcast! GMX Vol. 4 11-14-2012

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sun, 9 Dec 2012 21:46:27 +0000

Geek Media Expo Volume Number Four

It’s Catch Up Week* here at the OSMcast where we realize that the Chainsaw Buffet guys posted audio we were in and so we should PROBABLY post that up as well.

So for today’s** Catch Up we have got for you the greatest GMX Vol. 4 topic-ed podcats a podcast could podcast about in a podcast. Basil and Kevin from the OSMcast throw down with John, Charlie, and Dylan-chan* from the Chainsaw Buffet to rap about all things GMX Volumed The Fourth. The guests, the events, the DENZELS, and all the rest, here on OSMbuffet Isle!

*Actually it’s just today.

**We posted both Catch Ups today.
***

OSMnotes

I thought we should point out that the Chainsaw guys are celebrating their FIFTH BIRTHDAY this year and and now that they enter their Fabulous Fives we hope that they continue on in epic fashion. While at GMX, they filmed several of us recording some of our most loved memories from their fives years of existence, in a documentary that is all 100 percent true and factual. It’s in three parts, and you can find all three here, here, and also here.

Coincidentally. in March the OSMcast will ALSO turn 5! Also, as this is episode 93, next year (hopefully) we will be reaching OSMcast 100! 100 episodes! One hundred!

ONE
HUNDR
THEHELL
THATSALOTOF
EPISODES

So please let us know how you think we should celebrate this! Because we have no clue!

The Rob Paulsen Press Conference at GMX Vol. 4

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sun, 9 Dec 2012 21:06:47 +0000

Hellooooooo, Rob!

It’s Catch Up Week* here at the OSMcast where we realize that the Chainsaw Buffet guys posted audio we were in and so we should PROBABLY post that up as well.

So for today’s** Catch Up we have got for you the audio from the press conference the wonderful people at GMX set up for Rob Paulsen. Chances are, Rob has voiced everyone from cartoons you cared out that wasn’t done by Steve Blum*** or John DiMaggio***. He’s the the voice behind Raphael from the 1987 cartoon of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yakko Warner and Dr. Otto Scratchansniff from Animaniacs, Pinky from Pinky and the Brain and Animaniacs, and ALSO voice of Donatello from the NEW Ninja Turtles cartoon. And he’s also pretty amazing. But chances are you know that already****!

*Actually it’s just today.

**We posted both Catch Ups today.
***HINT HINT, GMX!
****You know that already because you already listened to this thanks to the Chainsaw Buffet podcast. Right? RIGHT??

OSMinterview: Jessica Straus @ HAMACON 3

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:09:04 +0000

Jessica Straus

This is ACTION PACKED episode full of DRAMA AND PATHOS Basil interviews voice over artist Jessica Straus! She has done many a voice from many a thing, like Juri from Super Street Fighter IV, the Amazon in Diablo 2, Gidget from Eureka 7, Sasha from Infamous 2, and a whole bunch more. And we should point out, while we are known far and wide throughout the land as the podcast that asks HARD HITTING questions, we don’t think you have heard questions asked quite like some of these.

This could be both our greatest and worst interview ever done to date.

OSMnotes

An update?! On a Monday! What is this…?

I dunno but maybe it will continue…???

This interview is dedicated to Dylan of the Chainsaw Buffet podcast and website au gratin, the Habe of My Heart and Soul

Dylan is the moe-est!

OSMcast! Anime Weekend Atlanta 2012 9-29-2012

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:39:53 +0000

AWA 2012

OK so you would THINK we would release the MTAC podcast before the AWA but that would make sense now wouldn’t it? WELL TOO BAD DEARIES. The Habe of My Heart, Dylan edited this up so it goes up now! He even posted a description I’m gonna totally steal but then edit so why did I bother who knows:

Basil, Kevin, and Mike from the OSMcast and Hamacon join Charlie, Dylan, and John from the Chainsaw Buffet at Anime Weekend Atlanta in the wee hours of the morning to talk about the con, the experience of the frequent con-goer, running panels, and… a lot of other things. We forget. It was really late, OK?

OSMnotes

New episode on Monday! Now I have to commit!

EDIT: Unrelated but VERY IMPORTANT:

Unrelated but important:

OSMcast! Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3-12-2012

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:40:52 +0000

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

And here it is, the long lost episode that is now waaaaaay out of date, but still contains messages and meanings most dire. And the message is all about Neveldine/Taylor’s Nicolas Cage-starring blockbuster of a Marvel film, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. We also discuss other things, like Mass Effect 3, Street Fighter X Tekken, Tales of the Abyss, Knights if the Old Republic, and Doritos tacos. Joining us on this epic take is Daryl Surat from AWO, Niko from CineGeek, and Basil’s buddy Caleb. Oh and I guess I was there, too.

OSMnotes

BUY BUY BUY BUY.

Also, we are back! And we will have another episode… SOONER THAN YOU THINK!

Which considering how long it’s been since the last update, we have some leeway there.

But sooner!

The Jason David Frank Press Conference at MTAC Omega

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:49:57 +0000

Jason David Frank at MTAC Omega

So we have not updated in forever… Sorry about that! Meanwhile, while you wait for the more traditional OSMcast podcastion (we even have a few episodes recorded already!), here’s something that may interest you.

This is the entire press conference that Jason David Frank, power ranger, master of the red white and green, and mixed martial arts extraordinaire, answered questions for us at MTAC Omega. The OSMcast was not alone in asking questions, we were in fact merely one of many. Wondrous other media shindigs that were asking questions alike where groups such as 2ShotsofGeek, One Pixel Jump, HJU Radio, Space Gypsies, CX2 Media, NickiDtv, and more! Probably much more. If we missed anyone please let us know so we can fix that.

And extra props goes out the Chainsaw Buffet guys for recording and editing the audio for us!

OSMnotes

OK! So we have some episodes recorded that are in dire need of editing before they get exposed out into the world wide web. But here is the inteneded order of release.

Ghost Rider 2: Best Superhero Movie of 2012
A Podcast Roundtable about Toonami
MTAC Omega
OSMinterview with Jessica Straus

After that who knows what craziness will ensue. Probably podcasts.

UNTIL THEN.

OSMcast! Mass Effect 3 4-16-2012

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:54:38 +0000

This is the most desu podcast on the Citadel

We did a podcast for the beginning. We did a podcast for middle. It is now time to release our podcast for the end.

Of Mass Effect 3, anyway!

Basil and Twitterless Kevin is joined up with Hisui from the Reverse Thieves to cover the highs, the lows, and everything in between on defeating the Reapers once and for all. And yes, we even cover the ending.

OSMnotes

Protip: And despite recording before the DLC was announced, we even called it!

Special super duper awesome thanks goes to Hisui for not only chatting with us, but also editing it as well! The man deserves a medal.

So hit up their website and check out all their SWAT reviews for all the new anime of the season!

Next time we will FINALLY release the long lost episode on a certain Ghost Rider film that was in theaters for like, a week.

It will be the most timely thing ever!

OSMinterview: Richard Epcar @ MTAC Omega

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:52:20 +0000

The Man Who Voices It All: Richard Epcar

So there we were at MTAC Omega, and I (Basil) looked at Kevin and said, “OK, we GOTTA interview Richard Epcar. This is a thing that must occur.”

Kevin responded, “Uh, ok! But I have no clue what to say I mean I don’t really follow US voice actors and-”

“Kevin,” I then expertly cut him off, ” Trust me. You’ll understand once we do.”

I then proceeded to drop kick like 15 ninjas then got a sweet hair cut. Man my hair so light and fluffy now!

But the important part of the story was the Sunday of MTAC Omega. I sadly I had to educate the masses via pane form while Kevin got to interview people. We met up afterwards and I asked, “So how did it go?”

“Basil.” Kevin gallantly stated, “We GOTTA interview Richard Epcar again. This is a thing that must occur. That man is amazing.”

This is that interview.

OSMcast! Redline 2-27-2012

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:50:36 +0000

Redline

When you have a podcast dedicated to everything awesome, you gotta put your best foot forward. To the peddle. So far forward you break the peddle, but you keep the foot down anyway because by god that makes you go even faster. Yeah that’s right, we’re talking about Redline by Takeshi Koike and animated by studio MADHOUSE. We also talk about the merits of Blue Exorcist, why you check out some streaming anime sites, and just a hint of Star Driver discourse.

All this and more, on the latest greatest most currently updated episode of the OSMcast!

OSMnotes

BUY THIS NOW. On Blu-ray! On DVD! It doesn’t really matter! Buy two, give one to a friend! Hell, you can even stream it as a rental if you so choose.

It really is that good.

OSMcast: Much Apodcast About Nuthin’ 2-13-2012

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:32:29 +0000

BEHOLD! The logo Basil was making for the Chainsaw guys that they didn't know about and never finished.

AT LONG LAST.

THE LONG LOST EPISODE

THE WAYWARD PODCAST.

IT HAS RETURNED!

WITH A CAST OF THOUSANDS.

WELL OK.

A CAST OF FIVE.

THOUSANDS!

DIVIDED BY A THOUSAND.

SO FIVE.

OSMnotes

Yes we are back and in 2 weeks we may even have another new episode! Exciting times my friends.

ANYWAYS special shout-outs to the OSMfriends that made this episode possible. John, Dylan, Pat, Niko. They are all amazing and wonderful people.

And not out to get me like Charlie is.

I’m on to you and your double spaces after periods!

OSMcast: GMX Volume 3 10-31-2011

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:54:37 +0000

GMX Volume 3, October 21-23. 2011

Happy Halloween! But for the OSMcast, it’s just Monday. Another day, another convention. The last con the OSMcast_!_ decided to cover this year was the Geek Media Expo in glorious Nashville, Tennessee. It’s a cornucopia of all things geek, media, and exponential and so we realized we couldn’t do this sort of thing alone. So we drug in the wonderful Chainsaw Buffet dudes and dames to chat with us about the con. We talk about panels, parties, parking, and the most annoying fangirl around. It’s a fun time!

OSMnotes

That said, while this the last con the OSMcast_!_ is covering, it’s not the last con the OSMcast_!_ will be at! We’ll be at the HAMACON Holiday Minicon in Huntsville, Alabama on November 12, 2001! Basil is one of the directors of the con, so we can’t very well objectively cover it. That said, you know it will be awesome. Basil guarantees it! (He kinda has to, as he is the Director of Awesome of the con.)

OSMcast: Anime Weekend Atlanta 2011 10-17-2011

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:41:24 +0000

Anime Weekend Atlanta, September 28th - 30th, 2012

It’s that time again! The OSMcast continues it’s tradition of being a podcast where we cover conventions lately and occasionally some other stuff by going over the latest and greatest Anime Weekend Atlanta. The panels we ran, the panels we went to. The thrills, the parties, the giant robots, it’s all here!

Warning: Our wonder and amazing producer, DJ Inubito, is currently studying for a pretty major certification test, so Basil ended up hacking this episode into shape. Don’t worry though, it will never happen again! For all our sakes.

OSMnotes

You’ll have noticed that the very same Ninja Consultants podcast we mentioned has already released and you can find it at the very post below this one! Also not mentioned, but totally should have, is the fact we got to meet Guy from DEEP Hurting and Jeff from Colony Drop. They are both awesome dudes and if you haven’t checked out DEEP Hurting or Colony Drop yet, you really should! The latest DEEP Hurting is Guy talking with Dave Merrill and Steve Harrison about Lensman and was probably the greatest audio thing to actually have come out of AWA.

Next time on the OSMcast, we finish out our con coverage for the year by talking about GMX in Nashville! Whoo, cons!

BONUS: Ninja Consultants Show #99 – Anime Weekend Atlanta 2011 Part 2 with AWO and the OSMcast

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:59:24 +0000

They can be kinda sneaky. Expertly.

So. Funny story. Possibly even a cool story, bro kind of story. It’s really up to you to decide. ANYWAY. While we were recording our AWA podcast tonight, mentioning how we somehow ended up (I blame Daryl) on a future episode of the Ninja Consultants that was also about AWA (in theory), they went ahead and posted it!

… Maybe they are ninjas.

Also wow they are already at 99! Good job guys! And congrats st AWO for finally breaking 100 “real” episodes!

That said, we’re at 85 “official” episodes so far. Which means we are dangerously close to hitting 100 next year. That’s kinda scary…

BONUS: Podlabor Episode 8 – We Are Hell

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 3 Oct 2011 21:10:42 +0000

Mazinkaiser SKL

The OSMcast is back from another great time at AWA! However, we were SO busy this year we didn’t have time to record anything about it yet. So in the meantime, you should instead listen in on the latest episode of Podlabor! In this episode Basil got to chat with Pat Sutton of Insert-Disc and David Cabrera of Colony Drop, Astro Toy, and Subatomic Brainfreeze to talk about Mazinkaiser SKL. Mazinkaiser SKL is the latest work by Go Nagai’s studio Dynamic Pro and is one of the best things out on DVD today.

You should go out and buy it right now! Or just order it online and listen to us blab on about it while you wait.

OSMcast: Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below 9-19-2011

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:31:46 +0000

Dunno if it wins the award for Longest Anime Title Ever, but it at least deserves an honorable mention.

During our wondrous Otakon escapades we got the chance to see a couple of their premiers, and since Otakon was nice enough to have them so we decided to review them. The second premier we wanted to talk about is Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below by Makoto Shinkai. You probably know it better as “That New Makoto Shinkai Movie” as the title is just so gosh darn long! Joining us through the magic of the internet is Gerald from Anime World Order, who also gives us his run down on Anime Festival Orlando 2011.

OSMnotes

Now, no one knows when this film will reach American shores. We hope it’s soon, as we’d love to see this movie again! But you never know. Knowing how the Japanese anime industry seems to roll, it’s much more likely that they’ll instead take the time to farm out the movie to movie festivals for a couple of years, then release the DVD and Blu-Ray in Japan at inflated prices and refuse to allow it to be sold in America for another year to reduce the chance of reverse importation, which only causes everyone to pirate it then forget about it, sabotaging US sales. Not that this is has ever happened before or anything.

AWA Fun Times are a comin’! What kind of OSMcast panels are we throwing out for AWA this year?! Well here they are:

Engrish Jambore II – Engrish Haldel: Basil and Drew started this panel at AWA last year, and we are returning once again to deliver tlue rove for all that rove engrish.
Anime’s Creepy Uncle – Go Nagai At A Glance: Basil and Kevin gush how awesome Go Nagai is and why you should think he is awesome too.
Getting Your Anime Groove Back: Think you might be getting out of anime? Well Basil just might have some shows to get you back in the game, as it were. And is an excuse to show off the first 13 minutes of Redline.

OSMcast: Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos 9-5-2011

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 6 Sep 2011 03:45:17 +0000

The gang's all... here?

Just when you thought we were going to post our review of the new Makoto Shinkai movie first, we double back and release our FMA movie one instead! That’s right, this time the OSMcast tackles the movie Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, animated by Bones and directed by Kazuya Murata. We’re joined by Daryl Surat of Anime World Order, Otaku USA, Crunchyroll News, and wherever there is justice to be found. We also delve into the nature of the reoccuring shonen film staple, and Trigun: Badlands Rumble. It’s a fun time!

OSMnotes

When will Funimation out Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos? Chances are, as soon as they can. They know how to strike while the iron is hot, unlike some other studios (Anchor Bay!). However, Trigun: Badlands Rumble is hitting September 27th! You can tell Basil’s opinion of Trigun: Badlands Rumble as he keeps referring to it as Trigun: Badass Rumble. And Basil didn’t even like the original Trigun that much! So it should be a pretty safe buy. If you know, you like awesome stuff. Which we assume you do since well, you’re on our site.

AWA Fun Times are a comin’! What kind of OSMcast panels are we throwing out for AWA this year?! Well here they are:

Engrish Jambore II – Engrish Haldel: Basil and Drew started this panel at AWA last year, and we are returning once again to deliver tlue rove for all that rove engrish.
Anime’s Creepy Uncle – Go Nagai At A Glance: Basil and Kevin gush how awesome Go Nagai is and why you should think he is awesome too.
Getting Your Anime Groove Back: Think you might be getting out of anime? Well Basil just might have some shows to get you back in the game, as it were. And is an excuse to show off the first 13 minutes of Redline.

We’ll probably have actual times and places for these panels closer to the con itself. Next time, we’ll actually post our review of the latest Makoto Shinkai film Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below, along with AWO‘s Gerald.

OSMcast: Otakon 2011 8-22-2011

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:25:54 +0000

Continuing our Otakon podcast extravaganza, on the OSMcast proper we are joined by Hisui of Reserve Thieves fame as we talk about Otakon on a Saturday. The sights, the sounds, the movie premiers. The on-air crushing of a hearts as news of Satoshi Kon’s last work remains in limbo. We even get to talk to a few con goers to see how con was shaping up for them, at the con itself. All these and more await you in this episode of drama and pathos and being recorded waaaaay too late at night!

Otakon: July 29 - July 31, 2011 Baltimore, Maryland

OSMnotes

Just a glimpse from the Art of Akira exhibit

In case you have forgotten or somehow missed it (How you could have we have no clue, UNLESS YOU ARE IGNORING US. You jerks.), you can check out our guest appearance on The Speakeasy talking about Friday at Otakon here. You may have noticed we also got to talk to the guy that has brought the Art of Akira to the world. Let me tell you folks, seeing that stuff up close and hands on was quite amazing. Honestly, while Basil did take some shots of the Otakon exhibit on his phone, the stuff on the website is 10x more amazing and you should look at all of them. You can check out his website here, but if you can make it out to DragonCon and AWA this year please so check out the actual exhibit. You’ll be glad you did.

On the next OSMcast, we’ll be talking about one of the premiers we were able to partake of at Otakon. We’ll be reviewing Makoto Shinkai’s Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below along with Gerald from the AWO. It’ll be fun!

BONUS: The Speakeasy – Crime Scene Investigations #002: Otakon 2011

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:38:41 +0000

Otakon: July 29 - July 31, 2011 Baltimore, Maryland

Kicking off our Otakon podcast extravaganza is this episode of the Reverse Thieves‘ The Speakeasy Podcast, where Basil and Kevin got join hop on along with Patz from Insert-Disc and Podlabor, and Carl from Ogiue Maniax to discuss Otakon on Friday. Revel in the sounds and more sounds as we detail Hisui’s glorious battles in the Otakon Game Show! GASP as Basil learns all about the place where memes are born! All this and more, in this action-packed episode!

OSMnotes

And next week, we’l be back with the OSMcast episode of Otakon, where we talk about Saturday with Hisui! You could think of this bonus episode as part 1, and the actual OSMcast episode as a part 2.

But if you need even more hot, steamy Basil action, you can always check out the latest episode of the Sestren Dreamcast!

OSMinterview: Chris Cason @ HAMACON 2

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:09:30 +0000

It's like Chris Cason is going, "Here. have a podcast. On me."

Back in the ye olden days of June 2011, we got to talk to one Chris Cason at HAMACON 2. Who is this mysterious Chris Cason, you ask? Why he’s a voice actor and ADR Director for Funimation Entertainment. He’s done several roles for Funimation, such as Gluttony in Full Metal Alchemist, Mr. Popo in Dragon Ball Kai, and Holy Roman Empire in Hetalia: Axis Powers, among others. He’s also done ADR work on such series as School Rumble, Birdy the Mighty: Decode, and YuYu Hakusho. It’s good times. But don’t take our word for it! Have a listen.

OSMnotes

Hope you all enjoy the interview, and once again thanks to Chris Cason for talking to us. But that’s not all! Next Monday we’ll be linking to the Reverse Thieves‘ Crime Scene Investigations podcast segment all about the Friday at Otakon, as sort of the precursor to when we’ll be talking about Otakon on Saturday night on the OSMcast proper with guest podcast buddy and No. 1 Saber fan, Hisui. But wait you say? You want to hear that NOW?! Well you can! For you see, the Reverse Thieves have already posted it! We’ll just be re-posting on Monday as a crazy double dip scheme.

OSMcast: House of Five Leaves 7-25-2011

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:44:49 +0000

Because a house certainly cannot have four, or six leaves. That just wouldn't do.

What’s this?! A podcast releasing on schedule?! Why yes… yes it is! The OSMcast_!_ once again returns faithfully to your audio-listening side as we discuss Natsume Ono’s House of Five Leaves, with the manga being released by Viz Media and the anime being streamed online by FUNimation. Joining us for this not so action packed episode is the voice actor extraordinaire that is Micah Solusod, and Charlie from PodcastSuperFriends™ the Chainsaw Buffet podcast. It’s 41+ minutes of podcast fun!

OSMnotes

House of Five Leaves is a thing that should be read! Or watched! So we expect that you all will be getting to that immediately. If you are already a smart, lovely, and amazing person that already knew about the wonders of House of Five Leaves, then would you like to try an awesome visual novel-styled game that isn’t porn? Perhaps a murder mystery? Might we suggest you take a look over at sakevisual? While you folks are working on that, we’ll be heading out to super hot and also steamy Baltimore, Maryland this weekend for an exciting adventure at Otakon. It will be exciting! And adventrous!

And at some point I’m sure we’ll be telling you all about it. In podcast form.

OSMcast: MTAC Goes To 11! 5-2-2011

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:25:54 +0000

It's a con that knows how to rock out with it's uh, anime out!

THE OSMCAST IS BACK! And we have brought back with us the motherload of Middle Tennessee Anime Convention con report in audio form goodness. You can even tell it was even recorded at the con4! (Some parts, more than others. Also we originally planned on releasing this much, much earlier.) Since MTAC decided this year to Go to 11, so did we. We start off being all self absorbed and talked about our panels with the wonderful gentlemen of Akihabra Renditions (and SeishunCon). Then we drug in the guys from Tennesse’s own Chainsaw Buffet podcast to talk about the convention istelf. Finally, we get to have a chat with Nicholas Qualls (Senior Director of Public Relations), Christi Binkley (Director of Media Relation), and the big man himself Lucas Leverett (Convention Chairman, Senior Director of Venue & VIP Affairs). And in-between all these bits are on the spot and off the cuff interviews we had with the con goers themselves.

FUN FACT: We would have called this the MTAC Omegacast, but their name for next year is MTAC Omega! So I guess we’ll have to wait until next year as well. Darn! Also, this is probably now officially our longest podcast ever.

OSMnotes

Sorry that we have been away so long! But rest assured, we are back and ready for action!

And by action, we mean Otakon. It’s going to be _exciting! _

If you would like to read even more words about things like anime and what not, Basil even updated his blog somewhat recently-ish.

BONUS: The Speakeasy #018: Ghostbuster, A Kekkaishi Introduction

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:32:37 +0000

This is the stuff!

It’s BONUSPALOOZA! This time, Basil goes to digitally chill with the intrepid, dashing, and always classy Reverse Thieves on their Speakeasy podcast as we talk about Kekkaishi. You know, the greatest and most awesome shonen series you people still aren’t paying attention to! See, we know this, because we talked about this show on the OSMcast waaaaaay back in show #11. That was back in June of 2008 (holy crap we’ve been doing the OSMcast longer than I thought!), before the anime was licensed and only the manga was coming out under people’s noses.

Three years later, it’s been on Hulu, Cartoon Network, and soon to DVD.

NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO HOP ON THE KEKKAISHI TRAIN GUYS.

JUST SAYIN’.

The Reverse Thieves: Fightin' crime and bloggin' about anime and manga.

OSMnotes

JUST SAYIN’.

I meant to get this bonus up sooner, but work intervened. And Infamous 2. And the new Zelda 3DS game. And three volumes of Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service. And a volume of 20th Century Boys.

… Maybe I was lazy. (Nah!)

BONUS: OPJ Podcasts! E3 2011: “This is the Second Coming of Hats!”

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:09:01 +0000

For those keeping track from the previous BONUS, the PSN won. :(

The MTAC podcast is on it’s way, but in the meantime here’s a podcast where Basil joins the fine fellows of One Pixel Jump and talk about this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, aka E3. Listen on as they discuss the conferences, the Cheetos, the Reggies, the Vitas, the Kinects, the dramas, the _pathos _of video games.

And by pathos I mean ModNation Racers, and also Dragon Quest.

Because that’s what you get when you let me (and by me I mean Basil) talk about video games.

OK look. ModNation Racers is awesome, and so is Dragon Quest, alright? Really, it’s s shame we never got around to doing a Dragon Quest IX podcast. Maybe one day I’ll hound down Greggo and force him to talk about it for an hour with us. Ah, dreams~

OSMcrap: Well, er, how about…Late and Uncut?

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 9 Jun 2011 00:17:17 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Basil releases a podcast a week and a half late! Not only is it late, but it’s fractured, depressed husk of a glorious experimental OSMcast that failed to be realized.

In other words, pretty much you get Basil, Rail, and Kevin talking about some cool stuff then we tell you all about this awesome local anime con that has now already happened. That said, most of that time was spent getting ready for the con, working said con, the recuperating after previously stated con.

So anyway, roughly 20 minutes of it is worth listening to, more or less.

Next time, MTAC OMNI SUPER DUPER OSMCAST!

BONUS: Sestren Dreamcast Episode 3 – PSN Gets 6.9′d

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 9 May 2011 18:04:40 +0000

Now let's see who gets back online first, the OSMcast! or PSN!

So, unfortunately due to the nature of our producer’s job constantly sending him out of state as bookends to the natural disaster that hit Alabama, we haven’t had a chance to get our MTAC podcast mastered yet. However, Basil has also been pulling regular duty on another podcast, a video game podcast by the name of the Sestren Dreamcast. So here’s the latest of the said podcast! We talk about concept and usefulness of video games reviews, the new Nintendo Console, and the PSN being down.

If you’d like to check out the Sestren forums, here’s a link to that place too!

OSMcast: Summer Wars 4-18-2011

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:29:19 +0000

Hey when you get to watch animation looking this good, your jaw is going to drop it like it's hot as well.

Since last time we talked about a movie that was awesome and incredibly hard to find at a decent price, we decided to instead talk about a movie that is awesome and quite readily available! So here’a s a podcast all about Mamoru Hosoda’s and studio MADHOUSE’s Summer Wars.

OSMnotes

The internet is down and I’m having to update this from my phone, sooooo here’s some copy and paste about our plans for MTAC:

And as you no doubt may have heard on said recording, we are doing a variety of panels at MTAC! From teas to engrish to Go Nagai, we’ve pretty much going to have you covered about what’s important in life.

(Note: The times are of course tentative and subject to change at MTAC’s needs and/or whims!)

Engrish Jambore (Panel 3, Friday 2PM) : Basil and Drew shop off a bunch of Engrishy-clips.
Tea: Green and More! (Panel 4, Friday 6PM): the elusive Doug throws down on the haps in tea.
Anime’s Creepy Uncle: Go Nagai At A Glance (Panel 4, Friday 9PM) : Basil and Kevin look through the works and craziness of anime and manga creator Go Nagai.
Getting Your Anime Groove Back (Panel 3, Saturday 5:30PM): Think you might be getting out of anime? Well Basil just might have some shows to get you back in the game, as it were.

OSMcast: Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer 4-4-2011

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 4 Apr 2011 17:46:04 +0000

Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer

So what happens when Mamoru Oshii decides to stretch his directing chops with a Rumiko Takahashi property? You get the excellent film Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer. What happens when you get two anime geeks in a room with a microphone to talk about said film? You get this podcast.

OSMnotes

You know, back when I bought this film last year, I paid around $20 for it. Now it’s $80-150. That’s pretty crazy! It makes Crusher Joe seem kinda reasonable online in comparison.

(Note: The times are of course tentative and subject to change at MTAC’s needs and/or whims!)

Engrish Jambore (Panel 3, Friday 2PM) : Basil and Drew shop off a bunch of Engrishy-clips.
Tea: Green and More! (Panel 4, Friday 6PM): the elusive Doug throws down on the haps in tea.
Anime’s Creepy Uncle: Go Nagai At A Glance (Panel 4, Friday 9PM) : Basil and Kevin look through the works and craziness of anime and manga creator Go Nagai.
Getting Your Anime Groove Back (Panel 3, Saturday 5:30PM): Think you might be getting out of anime? Well Basil just might have some shows to get you back in the game, as it were.

OSMcast: Drive Angry 03-07-2011

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:19:05 +0000

The best movie of 2011 you probably never saw!

This podcast was in fact so angry, we had to let it cool down for an extra two weeks just so we could get it out here. It’s all about Nicolas Cage’s latest vehicle of awesomeness, Drive Angry. Always angry special guest Daryl Surat joins us for this drive-filled action packed people talking exciting episode of excitement. We talk about all sorts of things that seemed really important at the time! And quite possibly still do!

OSMnotes

Sadly, as it turned out that even two eeks ago, Drive Angry was already out of our local theaters. It’s a real shame. But these things do tend to come out in home media form, so when it does, you should watch this film, 3D or no!

Also, Momocon has already happened, but it was fun! A good time was had by all. Next up on the OSMcast Road Show? MTAC! We’ll be present two lovely panels for your education and also possibly amusement! We’ll be rocking out with the Getting Your Anime Groove Back panel that was discussed IN THIS VERY EPISODE. And also, Anime’s Creepy Uncle, a Glance at Go Nagai, which may or may not have been mentioned, I can’t remember. Still, it’s gonna be fun. It’s gonna be crazy.

It’s gonna be awesome.

OSMcrap: “The REALLY real real Kami-Con 2011 Experience”

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:08:54 +0000

Kami-Con's mascot, Kosho. Apparently the con has sister mascots, and she's the dark one. I think.

The con season has already kicked into full swing and lo, we bring you once more the REAL SHIT about a recent convention, specifically Kami-Con, in the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa that happened this past weekend.

So here it is, a whole lot of on the spot audio interviews.

At Kami-Con.

OSMnotes

I swear we will have a regular podcast at some point! Really! Also, several people asked me (Basil) what clips I showed at the Pain Train at Kami-Con. I’ll probably bang out a new post with that stuff later.

OSMcrap: “The REALLY real real PixelCon 2011 Experience”

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 7 Feb 2011 21:51:01 +0000

PixelCon 2011

On a whim of a flight of fancy, basil decided to take a quick road trip over to Tuscaloosa to check out PixelCon: A Convention for Gamers, and see what the haps were. Is haps even used nowadays? Hmm. Well, here’s the haps anyway, straight from the con goers mouths, into a microphone, then regurgitated into mp3 format. Share and enjoy!

OSMnotes

Okay, so actually Rail drove Basil there, but he was too busy _actually playing video game_s instead of harassing people with a microphone. But we all know what was important here!

So where will the OSMcast journey to next? Why, to Kami-Con! It’s an anime con, also in Tuscaloosa. And rumor has it, that Basil will even have panels there! It will be exciting! Adventurous! Panelriffic! It will be the haps.

OSMcast: 2010 OSMawards! (AGGRESSIVE Edition) 01-24-2011

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 06:06:08 +0000

OSMrobo got into the whole video game thing a little bit TOO much...

It’s time to kick ass, take names, and chew some gum as the OSMcast wraps up the 2010 OSMawards with 2 hours of video game talk.

Which is a lot.

OSMnotes

The OSMcast have been pretty busy lately! Basil guest-started on the one of the latest episodes of the Chainsaw Buffet podcast, where they did even more year in review hijinks! Although, after a total of almost 4 hours of OSMcast yearing in reviewing you’d think we would cover it all, but no. The Chainsaw guys have proven that the Basil Rock of OSM can be squeezed yet for more blood. Of awesome. And perhaps Basil will actually make use of his blog now? Well, Basil certainly has no clue, but he did churn out a post about liking Ghost Trick a lot. And as always, Lee churns out his webcomic Hazard’s Wake like a MADMAN. A hazardous madman.

OSMcast: 2010 OSMawards! (Passive Edition) 01-10-2011

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:59:21 +0000

According to Lee: "The blue lines aren't because I drew it on notebook paper. They are in fact the enemy robot's barrier shield that the OSMrobo is ripping through."

As we all know, the first thing you do in a new year is to look back at the previous year, unless you have a decade to deal with. So to ring in 2011 we have got the first half of the 2010 OSMawards! In this just-shy-of-two-hours BEHEMOTH of a podcast we tackle the “passive” media of 2010. TV shows, movies, anime, novels, stuff you consume but don’t interact with… pretty much everything expect video games. So strap in, get some nice hot cocoa a warmin’, and listen to us yammer for a while!

Bonus: And gaze up the MAJESTY that is OSMrobo that Lee drew while recording. His fists are fists of JUSTICE. And awesomeness.

OSMnotes

Bonus props to Narutaki of Reverse Thieves for rising to the challenge letting us know her picks via Twitter to help us fill in the gaps! If you’s also like to your thoughts in on a particular subject before we record, just keep an eye out for Basil’s twitter feed. Usually the day of recording or so, he’ll be asking for input.

Speaking of asking for input, Basil was invited onto the Chainsaw Buffet podcast to further talk about the year 2010, which he did with gusto. Keep an eye for it!

OSMcast: Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier 12-20-2010

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:29:57 +0000

Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier

To finish off the year, we here at the OSMcast decided to give the gift that keeps on giving: chest puppies a podcast! In this case, we talk about Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier, from Atlus by way of Banpresto and Monolith Soft. And in the spirit of fan service, for the second half of the podcast where we actually TALK about the boobalicious video game that gives us our episode title, we’re joined by Gerald from the always awesome AWO, who got roughly five minutes warning to be on the show. Because Gerald is a man of ACTION.

And just in case you need a visual aid about the subject matter at hand (hurr hurr), here you go:

Just look at'em go!

OSMnotes

It’s not impossible to find this game, you just have to look online. Being that we have to be a form of online media, we can help point you in the right direction! And just in case you were curious, here’s David Cabrera’s post all about the crazily awesome localization of the game.

_ ALSO IMPORTANT NOTICE DRAGON QUEST 6 IS HEADING FOR THE US IN FEBRUARY WHOOOOOO!!!!! _

OSMtable: A Roundtable About Christmas Specials

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 6 Dec 2010 00:58:06 +0000

You kids still like that Soul Eater, right?

The OSMcast returns somewhat triumphant from our holiday hiatus with an episode all about holiday Christmas Specials! So warm up some eggnog, curl up at the fire, and do whatever holiday things that you do while we spin you a yarn of holiday cheer and bullets.

OSMnotes

We tried something off the cuff with Basil asking for comments from his Twitter. It seemed to go well, so expect for such tom foolery in the future. Thanks to every one that responded!

OSMcast! Show 75: Cross Game 11-8-2010

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 9 Nov 2010 06:44:29 +0000

It’s time to hit another OSMcast out of the park as we talk about Mitsuru Adachi’s Cross Game! That said, the only actual OSMcast player on this one is Basil, as everyone else was brought in from other podcasts. We’re joined by the Reverse Thieves: Hisui and Narutaki, as well as by Drew of Akihabra Renditions. So one could say it’s an All-Star team this episode. Also, it’s two hours long, probably because there was no one to keep Basil in check.

Musical Interlude: Girl Talk! Drew’s Moment of OSM becomes the soundtrack to which this episode rocks to. Considering the mash-up nature of this episode, it is somewhat appropriate!

OSMnotes

You can stream Cross Game in anime form via Hulu, and you can purchase Cross Game in manga form from Amazon, among other retailers. And you should! It is amazing stuff, that will harm your heart and crush you soul, if you’d just let it!

Also watch Sym-Bionic Titan. And Star Driver. Both are quality mecha-fied experiences that deliver top-notch giant robot but also kids in high school action.

And if you happen to be in Huntsville, AL this weekend we’re helping throw a pretty awesome minicon on Saturday, where Basil will be running panels and DJ Inubito will be spinning beats.

OSMinterview: Micah Solusod @ HamaCon

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:36:27 +0000

Micah Solusod

Back in June at HamaCon here in Huntsville, AL we got the chance to talk to one of Funimation’s freshest talents, Micah Solusod! He’s probably best known for his work as Soul Eater Evans in Soul Eater. However he has already been in several roles, including stuff from Birdy the Mighty Decode, Big Windup!, and Corpse Princess. He recently has reopened his website which you should totally check out.

Protip: When conducting podcast interviews, do not record them right beside air conditioning units. This is very important!

OSMcast: RIN-NE 10-11-2010

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:48:44 +0000

dollar dollar bill y'all

Some people say that today is Columbus Day, where some _dude _in 1492 took an unexpected vacation to the Bahamas. Some others will tell you that today is National Coming Out Day, a day of civil awareness and discourse about LGBT, in which I have discovered is NOT the acronym for Legend of the Galactic Heroes, I just always get those confused! BUT NO. Today is actually the OSMcast Releases a Podcast about RIN-NE Day! This Awesomely Recognized holiday (recognized by all human beings that like awesome things, and also puppies) is so called because today was the day we released an episode about Rumiko Takahashi’s latest manga work, RIN-NE.

How exciting!

OSMcast: Anime Weekend Atlanta 16 09-27-2010

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:30:09 +0000

Anime Weekend Atlanta - September 17th-19th, 2010

Another year, another AWA. Another AWA, another podcast about AWA! So here is our con-report on Anime Weekend Atlanta 16, recorded late late Saturday night in our secret lair within the confines of the Renaissance Waverly Hotel. It covers Friday and Saturday since at the time of recording, Sunday hadn’t even officially happened yet! We are joined by the most dapper of gentlemen that are the Chainsaw Buffet podcast. So come listen in on te THRILL that is us talking about panels! The EXCITEMENT as Basil talks about locking his keys in his car! The WONDER of anime fans in Atlanta!

OSMnotes

As always, AWA was a grand ol’ time. We could type out all the awesome things we went to, but chances are you just listened to all of it! So instead I’m going to tell you all to go check out Dave Merrill’s webcomic ZERO FIGHTER. It’s pretty good stuff!

Also we know that the Scott Pilgrim podcast file is ending early. It apparently finished rendering too early and we didn’t catch it. We are in the process of fixing it and once we do we’ll edit this post to let you know the fixed version is in place so you all can re-download it. Sorry for the inconvenience!

OSMcast: Scott Pilgrim 9-13-2010

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:08:40 +0000

When in doubt, video games.

Running with a full four man crew the OSMcast_!_ is BACK and talking about SCOTT PILGRIM. Vs, uh, I dunno, a bunch of stuff! We talk about the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley, the movie adaption of said graphic novels directed by Edgar Wright, as well as the video game that adapts from _both _those things made by Ubisoft Montreal. That’s a lot of stuff!

GET YOUR LINKS ON: Anime3000! Empire Building Architect Sean Russell is the man with the plan, and that plan is to have all sorts of podcasts and other sorts of crazy stuff for your perusal. From his A3K Panel and Bonus Round, Reverse Thieves’ The Speakeasy, and Josh Dunham’s Animēshon Podcast, there is a TON of stuff to listen to. A TON. (Also, a ton of links.)

OSMnotes

I GUESS you could go see the movies, but really the best thing you can do is get you some of those BOOKS. Most of the bi ol’ booksellers of the land should have them thanks to to movie, or you could just order then from Amazon.

And sure, we have absolutely nothing to do with Anime Hell, but it's always, always a highlight of the show.

And hell, the Scott Pilgrim website even has the first few pages up from each book to check out if you are so interested. Or you could not, I guess! THE CHOICE IS YOURS.

And THIS WEEK. AWA. Anime Weekend Atlanta. MAN OH MAN. They even have a PDF OF THE SCHEDULE. It is filled to the BRIM with bombastic anime con panel goodness. And this year we actually are getting to help add to that gumbo of greatness, goulash of grandiose, guacamole of gloriousness. That anime con schedule of anime con_isity_.

The gameplay is as good as the plot is generic. That's Ys!

The OSMrenditions Panels of Power both happen on Friday. At 1 in the Special Events room in Kennesaw we’ll be having an Engrish Jamboree! Come celebrate politically incorrect racism as we laugh at Japanese people failing at the English language. Then at 4 in one of Panel Rooms (Galleria 104) we’ll be hosting the AWA Wild World of Sports (Anime). I bet you’ll never be able to tell what we are talking about!

Of course, we _could _be making surprise appearances at other panels. Say for example at 3:30 on Saturday in Kennesaw there is a Podcaster roundtable, and we just happen to be a podcast! That podcasts a lot about anime! Hmmm! And also on Saturday earlier at 1:00 in Galleria 104 there is a Con DJing 101 panel, and we happen to have a DJ on deck, who tends to spin at anime cons… HMMMM. And, as always, one can never tell when Basil is going to assault random con goers with microphones. Good times!

OSMcast: Black Jack 8-30-2010

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:57:35 +0000

Black Jack. He's a REAL DOCTOR.

For this episode of the OSMcast_!_ we decided to tangle with Osamu Tezuka’s Black Jack, being released by Vertical. But frankly the dark doctor was more than we could handle alone, so we had to call in some back up. Who in the world could save us? None other than Clarissa from the Anime World Order podcast! So come listen in as we talk about the surgical sweetness that is Black Jack.

OSMnotes

While I know locally it’s not terribly hard to track down volumes of this manga, I also know you can always pick up a copy on Amazon. So buy it. You’ll thank us later.

You hear that, you're ALL going DOWN. ... With Laughter. At AWA.

And yes, that’s right in a mere matter of weeks the OSMcast_!_ shall be taking our annual sojourn to greatest anime con of the southeast, Anime Weekend Atlanta. There will be thrills, chills, excitement, PODCASTING. Worlds will be rocked. Minds, BLOWN. Also, we have panels. Basil will be teaming up with Drew from Akihabara Renditions for two action-packed riveting panels of amazement. Now, if you listened to the podcast, and why wouldn’t you, you already know what’s going down. But for those of you that for some reason are reading this instead of immediately clicking on that arrow for audio epiphany, he’s some spoilers.

Okay I'll admit it. I just wanted an excuse to post this amazing poster.

For one, we’ll be hosting an Engrish Jamboree. Yeah, a whole panel of Japanese people trying to speaking English and failing spectacularly. It’s incredibly politically correct! And THEN, or perhaps before (I have no clue which panel comes first), we’ll he hosting AWA’s Wide World of Sports (Anime). In case you haven’t figured it out yet, it’s a panel on sports anime, and why it’s awesome. And if you disagree, why you’re WRONG.

And speaking of being wrong, the Expendables was awesome and you like stuff being blown up, shot at, or stabbed and hearing wonderfully horrendous dialog you should have already seen it. Oh wait, I guess everyone already did. So uh, go see Scott Pilgrim! Apparently no one has gotten around to doing that yet.

OSMcast: ModNation Racers 8-16-2010

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:26:54 +0000

Truly, only on the master system that is the PS3 can one truly enjoy the Spirit of the Drift™.

In this fast and FURIOUS episode of the OSMcast_!_ we decided to take the best kart racer around for a spin. And in case you haven’t read the title yet, that game is United Front Games’ ModNation Racers.

OSMnotes

You can buy ModNation Racers everywhere video games are sold! And also PS3s, in case you need one of those. And you would like some free entertainment, our pal Victor has started updating his website with his brand new novella Chairshot: A Love Story. It’s an exciting tale of triumph, anguish, and wrestling. You can start reading it here.

OSMinterview: Travis Willingham and Laura Bailey @ MTAC Odyssey

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 2 Aug 2010 08:27:58 +0000

It’s a veritable two for one interview bonanza here on the OSMcast as we interview not one, but _two _awesome voice actors at once while we were hanging out at this year’s MTAC. Travis is probbaly best known for his work as Roy Mustang from Fullmetal Alchemist: (Nazi-verse as well as the superior Brotherhood persuasion) and Guile from Street Fighter IV. Not be out done, Laura played the role of Lust in the Fullmetal Moneymakers as well as Chun-li fom Street Fighter IV.

OSMcast: A Drifting Life 7-18-2010

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:21:29 +0000

Gekiga: The Other White Meat, if Meat was Manga, and not Meat

After going two months, almost to the day, of not having a podcast with an actual date in the title, we bring it back old school with a podcast about something really old school. We speak of a most super-hyper-mega-awesome manga A Drifting Life, by Yoshihiro Tatsumi: A Drifting Life. It’s his auto-biography, but done in manga form.

Since you know, he creates manga and all.

It’s awesome.

This is Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies of Awesome You Should Play This The Video Game

OSMnotes

A Drifting Life is just under $20 at Amazon at the time of this post. You should go buy it! You can also buy Dragon Quest IX from Amazon, but I’m pretty sure you can buy that wherever video game are being sold. It’s a pretty good one!

But seriously, make sure you get A Drifting Life. The manga is an inspiring work, and anyone with a love for manga is sure to come away a better person for having read it. A work like this is honestly an incredibly rare treat for us, and something that everyone should indulge themselves in.

Because sometimes even webcomics needs a shot of espresso.

And if you are interested in reading things like online comics, Eric and Lee have kicked off a brand new webcomic called Affogato Style. And if you are not, then uh… Go anyway. It’s got coffee, and explosions, and sometimes, it’s even funny.

*Since manga doesn’t exactly have a soundtrack, our stupendous soundman picked out some tracks for the breaks. They are: Gabriel & Dresden Ft. Molly – Tracking Treasure and DownPaul van Dyk – We are alive (DJ Iceys Arctic Bass Mix).

OSMtable: A Roundtable About Internet Television

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 5 Jul 2010 17:10:11 +0000

Hulu has lots of things on it, that you can watch. Like House of Five Leaves. You should watch that. It's pretty great.

What’s this?! A new podcast? INDEED IT IS! And lo and behold, it’s another roundtable episode! We had some really good feedback the last time we did it, so we’ve decided to keep doing them whenever we think up a topic we can round about at a table. This time, we talk about Online or Internet TV, specifically online streaming for the most part.

OSMnotes

Okay so sometimes it’s every other _other _week. It happens! Maybe next time we won’t try and cram two cons in a month… No we probably will! Especially when they are as fun as HamaCon and SeishunCon.

OSMinterview: Carl Gustav Horn @ Ohayocon 10

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:26:42 +0000

Carl Gustav Horn in all his glory, representing the Big D. H.

When we started the OSM cast_!_, there were a few people we knew we just _had _to interview. This is one of them! So we decided to finally dust off our interview from Ohayocon 10 and present to you The Life and Times of Carl Gustav Horn, Dark Horse’s most baddass manga editor. the man has worked on such titles as the manga version of Neon Genesis Evangelion, The Shinji Ikari Raising Project, Clover, and others. He talks to us on how he got started in the industry, he thoughts on the importance of buying anime and manga in the US, and more.

OSMnotes

I don’t know why you are reading this and not listening to Carl Horn talk. I mean all we had to REALLY do is just say “Start!” and the man whisked us away on a tale of adventure and manga editing.

OSMcast: The Worst 10 Anime of the 2000s OSM(crap)awards!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 31 May 2010 07:01:02 +0000

I have nothing witty to say here.

Normally on the OSMcast!, we tend to try and talk about the things that we like. Things that are awesome. Sometimes awesomely good, sometimes awesomely bad. Occasionally however, we do decided to get our hate on. This is that kind of show. HOWEVER, what we DO bring along with this (2 HOUR) cornucopia of bile and anger is an awesome guest: Gerald of Anime World Order!

Haters Gonna Hate WARNING: This is a podcast about griping. Sometimes on things we have gone on the record of saying that are awesome! It happens! Nothing is perfect, not even Giant Ro- Okay ASIDE FROM GIANT ROBO, everything has it’s issues. And we will be talking a lot about those things. Please realize that we also do like many, many things, that you can find in other the OSMcast’s Index of OSMs Past, and AWO’s Review Index.

OSMnotes

THERE. DONE. OVER. Now nothing more can be said that hasn’t about the 2000s! We just finished it off! Boo-yah! Well, OK. Perhaps that is not the case. But nevertheless, we should look our eyes upon to THE FUTURE! And the future is the OSMcast will be in TWO count ‘em TWO anime cons in June. INSANITY. Those two cons? Why had you read the entry for the previous podcast, you’d know! They are HamaCon (June 4-6, Huntsville, AL) and Seishun-Con (June 25-27, Atlanta, GA). We will be doing a bazillion panels and things there. You should check them out if at all possible!

OSMcast: Kick-Ass 5-17-2010

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 17 May 2010 01:32:51 +0000

The name says it all, really.

With summer comes summer movies. Comic book movies. We tend to like both these things so we have a podcast for people who like comic book movies. In particular this go-around, Kick -Ass!

PROMO: Anime82! Host, mad-man, genius Regan Strongblood had a dream. He would talk about anime, and then get a bunch of other podcasters to talk about anime on his same show. The results, they are substantial.

OSMnotes

Speaking of the Anime82 podcast, the last third of the OMEGA-MECHA-THON-2000 should be posted soon, and will have Basil, Kevin, and Lee blabbing on about Mazinkaiser. Pretty good stuff!

And in OSMcast news, June is filled with ACTION-PACKED PANEL EXCITEMENT. DJ EXCITEMENT. We are going to two cons. Same month. MADNESS. HamaCon, and Seishun-Con.

OSMinterview: Spike Spencer @ MTAC Odyssey

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:12:33 +0000

Spike Spencer

What’s this?! A bonus episode out of nowhere?! Say it ain’t so! You see, at MTAC Odyssey we teamed yup with the wonderful gentlemen of the Chainsaw Buffet podcast to interview Spike Spencer. Spike, has done many a role in anime and video games, but is most likely best known for doing the voice of Shinji from Neon Genesis Evangelion. And since the Chainsaw Buffet guys have already released their version of interview, we decided to use the magic of RSS feeds to let you in on the action! So if you notice the completely different opening song, that’s why.

OSMcast: MTAC Odyssey 5-3-2010

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 4 May 2010 06:49:24 +0000

“It is said that as many days as there are in the whole journey, so many are the otaku and podcasters that stand along the road, each microphone and netbook at the interval of a day’s journey; and these are stayed neither by snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness nor asstons of even more rain from accomplishing their appointed course with all speed.” – Podcaster’s Creed of the Persian Empire (trans. B.A. Berchekas 2010)

MTAC Odyssey

That’s right folks, despite the crazy, crazy rains that have plagued Nashville and it’s metropolitan area ss well as the rest of Tennessee, the OSMcast has soldiered on through crappy hotel dives and Dunkin Donuts to bring you you our super-omega-omni-cast MTAC Odyssey con review. It’s a whopping knee-slappin’ one hour, twenty fours minutes, and thirty nine seconds of Middle Tennessee Anime Convention Goodness. It has our con reviews spanning all three days, interviews with you the con-goers yourselves, as well as a chat we had with Media Relations and Advertising Director Christi Binkley and Community Relations Director Nicholas Qualls.

OSMcrap: “The REALLY real real Ohayocon 10 Experience”

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:19:35 +0000

The realliest!

Since we are about to go to a whole other new con in a matter of weeks, it’s high-time we finish what we started with Ohayocon and bring to you The REALLY real real Ohayocon 10 Experience! That’s right, REAL podcasters talking to REAL con-goers. It’s so real, you’ll probably not want to listen to it the car, for fear of wrecking due to the high amounts of Real involved.

And not because since it was stuff recorded on the show floor its kinda hard to make it out sometimes NOPE.

OSMnotes

OH GOD MTAC IS SO SOON ALSO SO NOT READY

20th Century King : A look at Naoki Urasawa: the OSMcast! will be looking at one of the most awesome manga and anime creators of our time, Naoki Urasawa. Perhaps you may have heard of him! We’ll be looking stuff from as early as Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (Maybe even Beta!!!), through Master Keaton and Monster, and even his latest stuff like 20th Century Boys, PLUTO, and Billy Bat. We’ll also be coving the various forms his works have taken, like the Monster anime (that has been running on SciF- I mean, SyFy, and the 20th Century Boys live action films.

Tsundere: Why do we love the ones that hate us most?: The panel we ran at Ohayocon returns, bigger, badder, slightly less out of our asses! Ah, tsunderes. You know the “I hate you! But I love you! But I hate you! But I-” types best exemplified by say, Akane from Ranma 1/2. This is a panel dedicated to those wonderful ladies (and guys in some cases) that can go from raging demon to moe moe in under six seconds. We, the intrepid risk takers and go getters here at the OSMcast! will be talking about this most classic of anime tropes. The history, the whys, the hows, and we’ll probably even get pissed off at you, before secretly showing that we actually like you.

The Works of Rumiko Takahashi: This is a panel borne from the hot fiery shounen brolliance that is the OSMrenditions (OSMcast! + Akihabara Renditions) this is a panel where we talk about Rumiko Takahashi. And probably argue about her stuff a lot. It should be pretty entertaining!

OSMcast: Mass Effect 2 4-5-2010

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 5 Apr 2010 06:03:18 +0000

Mordin: This is the new why you play Mass Effect.

It’s a new month! To celebrate the OSMcast_!_ decided to talk about a game from the even more not-too distant past than the last time. So here’s a podcast where we talk about BioWare’s scifi RPG/shooter hybrid sequel Mass Effect 2!

OSMnotes

The OSMcast_!_ is once again going to MTAC! And, craziness of craziness, we are running panels. Several, in fact!

20th Century King: A look at Naoki Urasawa : the OSMcast! will be looking at one of the most awesome manga and anime creators of our time, Naoki Urasawa. Perhaps you may have heard of him! We’ll be looking stuff from as early as Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (Maybe even Beta!!!), through Master Keaton and Monster, and even his latest stuff like 20th Century Boys, PLUTO, and Billy Bat. We’ll also be coving the various forms his works have taken, like the Monster anime (that has been running on SciF- I mean, SyFy, and the 20th Century Boys live action films.
Tsundere: Why do we love the ones that hate us most? : The panel we ran at Ohayocon returns, bigger, badder, slightly less out of our asses! Ah, tsunderes. You know the “I hate you! But I love you! But I hate you! But I-” types best exemplified by say, Akane from Ranma 1/2. This is a panel dedicated to those wonderful ladies (and guys in some cases) that can go from raging demon to moe moe in under six seconds. We, the intrepid risk takers and go getters here at the OSMcast_!_ will be talking about this most classic of anime tropes. The history, the whys, the hows, and we’ll probably even get pissed off at you, before secretly showing that we actually like you.
The Works of Rumiko Takahashi: This is a panel borne from the hot fiery shounen brolliance that is the OSMrenditions (OSMcast_!_ + Akihabara Renditions) this is a panel where we talk about Rumiko Takahashi. And probably argue about her stuff a lot. It should be pretty entertaining!

OSMcast: Ohayocon 10 3-22-2010

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:05:38 +0000

Ohayocon 10: January 29-31, 2010

Another two weeks another podcast! They time we deliver our only two-month late con report of Ohayocon 10!

PARTY ON.

OSMnotes

Just fucking go!

Just like how Basil’s now going to get his car worked on that will take a bazillion hours so you get no actual notes this time, Lee please don’t beat me again.

OSMcast: The Top 10 Anime of the 2000s OSMawards!

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 8 Mar 2010 04:30:18 +0000

The gold color scheme means it's special.

That’s right! AWO isn’t the only podcast doing a “decade in review” podcast months after everyone else did one! We’ve got one too! Although ours is a little different. Basil, Eric, Kevin, and Rail worked up our each individual Top 10s and then we talk about them in a monolithic almost two hours ironcaged deathmatch of DEATH.

While wearing audio-tuxedos.

Because we’re classy.

OSMnotes

Hopefully you have found something you liked! If not, that only means you are _already _us relistening to ourselves talk. So cut it out, will ya?!

As always, comment, email, voice mail! If anyone wants a full listing, I know that I (Basil) have my list that I can post, and I’m pretty sure so does Kevin, and probably Eric and Rail, too. Or I guess we could listen and jot everything down manually…_ Nah…_

Next time, something from the wacky fun-filled world of OHAYOCON!

OSMtable: A Roundtable About Webcomics

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:43:11 +0000

See it's from a webcomic and it has a round table! That's COMEDY!

In this episode we try something new and exciting! In this episode Eric, Sooz, Lee, and Mysterious Racer X talk about webcomics. The Whats, Hows, Whys, all that jazz!

AND MORE!

Or perhaps not. The only way to find out, however, is to listen!

I stole Lee’s image Promo Link: HAZARD’S WAKE! It is a comic. That Lee does. It makes RPG jokes. Usually they are pretty good ones. You should read it. And laugh.

I stole Sooz’s image last time Promo Link: Reliquary! This is also a comic. That Sooz does. It tends to not make RPG jokes. You should read this too.

OSMnotes

So in lieu of these exciting experimental times, you should also break tradition and tell us what you think! Comment! Email! Call!

Although as we said in the opening bit, the first 14 minutes will be somewhat choppy, but totally listen-able. SO LISTEN.

OSMinterview: Jerry Jewell @ Ohayocon 10

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 05:41:59 +0000

This photo of Jerry Jewell is evidence that all photos taken in Texas must look like they come from old Westerns. It's true!

Trudging back forth from the cold, cold North to the slightly less cold, cold South, the OSMcast brings you this interview from the always awesome voice actor Jerry Jewell! He has done some greats roles such as Barry The Chopper from Fullmetal Alchemist, Claire Stanfield from Baccano!, and all sorts of stuff.

Super Cool Music Link: The Peach Truck Republic! This is the fact the jamband that Jerry speaks of! The one that he plays bass in and also vocals! Turns out, Jerry plays a pretty mean bass. And the songs, they are rockin’. We played some of their music in the breaks to give you all a taste, but clicking that link can lead you on to even more amazing things like CDs filled to the brim of music, that you can actually buy.

OSMnotes

Okay so it’s been a month between updates… again. We’d try and say we promise to not be more like AWO in this instance… But now that they’ve started splitting up their episodes to have a different chuck each week instead of one huge update a month, we can’t even say that! But this really should not be a problem in the foreseeable future. We hope.

The Peach Truck Republic, serving out pipin' hot tunes since 1993

Also, welcome everyone from Ohayocon that might be visiting us right now! We are glad you came! You should check out the Index of OSM and see what other podcast goodies we may have lying in wait for you. Or hell, just subscribe to the RSS feed with you podcatcher of choice! You know you want to. We recorded a few different segments at the con, which we’ll be rolling out to you all as time marches forward. In the meantime, you can also email us, comment, or even call the OSMline (which may or may not also be Aaron Dismuke’s phone number)!

But here’s a fun fact! I don’t know if we mentioned it or not in this version of the interview, but Jerry has gotten the most google search hits out of anything ever for this podcast. The only term that’s asked for more is “OSMcast” itself. So we know you like Jerry, folks. We know!

OSMcast: Mass Effect 1-04-2010

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:31:59 +0000

Wrex: This is why you play Mass Effect. (He also has way more porn drawn of him than any other character. Think about that.)

It’s a new year! To celebrate the OSMcast_!_ decided to talk about a game from the not-too distant past. So here’s a podcast where we talk about BioWare’s scifi RPG/shooter hybrid Mass Effect!

Protip: Also the sequel is coming out super-soon so you have to get prepared! Therefore, if you have already played Mass Effect consider this podcast a primer as for why the series is awesome. (Like you _need _reminding, right?)

OSMnotes

Gentlemen, this game is _everywhere _you want to buy it. You can even just download the game straight to your Xbox 360. Or straight to your PC via Steam. NO EXCUSES PEOPLE.

I guess since Zero is actively USING his geass, we don't HAVE to watch. Yeah.

So it’s a new year and you may have noticed we are now officially Bi-weekly! In the “New podcast every two weeks” sort of way, and not “Two new podcasts every week” sort of way. While we would love to blab at you that much, between school, work, and everything else under the sun, it’s just not feasible. BUT things are also on track where we will should be hitting that wondrous and wooshy-sounding deadline for the vast foreseeable future. That’s good, right?

Right?

Ahem.

As always! You can email us, call us, comment at us, what have you!

The next OSMcast_!_ will be a strange new kind of episode! So different, so strange, so _ bizarre _, even I, Basil, Lord Prophet of OSM and also, sometimes commas , do not know it’s contents.

But in a couple of weeks, we ALL will know.

ALL. That listen, anyway.

OSMcast: Akira (the movie) 12-28-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:09:51 +0000

Yes only the latest and greatest anime here on the OSMcast!

Now you may ask yourself: “I just possibly celebrated the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and/or got some awesome swag from Santa! What could be even better?!”

The answer: A podcast from the OSMcast_!_ all about the anime movie Akira! Listen now in the comfort of your own home! Take it for on the car ride back home from those obnoxious aliens relatives! Or use it to ring in the new year.

The manga is pretty good stuff, too!

This podcast about the movie adaptation of the manga both written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo is _both _multi-faceted _and _enjoyable no matter what the circumstances might be!

It’s not like this movie hasn’t been talked to death or anything!

OSMnotes

So after recording this podcast and looking where one might want to pick this movie up, we discovered that while the Blu-ray edition is plentiful and can be bought most anywhere, Bandai (via their Honneamise label) never bothered to release an equivalent DVD version. That means the last DVD version of Akira made on DVD was the Geneon Signature Series one released in 2004.

Hey remember these guys?

Yeah, that’s right. Geneon. On the plus side Right Stuf has it for cheap!

Or you could also start buying the manga, as Kodansha has resumed publishing rights the manga series and has put out the first volume, with the rest being released in 2010.

Till next week (hopefully)!

OSMcast: Skip Beat! 12-7-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:06:56 +0000

Love This

Direct from the Echo Chamber, deep as Heino’s voice, the OSMcast returns! In this thrill-packed episode of thrills, chills, and _excitement _we talk about butts, ninjas, and movies. And also a manga and anime series called _Skip Beat! _by Yoshiki Nakamura.

OSMnotes

Skip Beat can be obtained in one of two ways! You could A.) Buy the manga being released by Viz or B.) Watch the anime based on the manga via Crunchyroll. Of course there is only so much anime and so much more of the manga, one’s mileage may vary. That is, as long as you are man enough for it! And as long as you made it to the end of the podcast, you should be! Go you!

Edit: Oh hey! I guess I should edit this further, huh?

OKAY HERE WE GO.

CHECK THIS OUT IT’S GOING TO BE AWESOME.

…

Live the Creed

It appears to be that I have completely forgotten what I was going to type about. These things happen when you work retail during the holidays. So instead you should go see two movies: Ninja Assassin, which I talked about on the podcast you should totally go see. But also Disney’s Princess and the Frog. It’s very good, easily one of my favorites.

And now… a Lee’s List!

Lee’s List: How cool it is when the OSMcast updates on time. BURN DAMN RIGHT IT’S COOL JUST LIKE THIS ONE WHICH COMPLETELY UPDATED ON A MONDAY OH WAIT WE KINDA UPDATED A WEEK LATE AND THEN THIS UPDATE WASN’T FINISHED TILL LATE ON TUESDAY CRAP.

Hm.

Aren't they so WACKY?!

Let’s ignore that one.

Lee’s List: The Best Gift to Give to an Immortal who’s marrying your Best Friend’s evil twin? The entire series of Seinfeld. It’s something they’ll either appreciate, or hate you forever for. Either way, the evil twin will think you’re cool.

And as always, email us! Send us some love on the OSMline! Comment!

Next week we’ll be amazed that a film that is hailed as one of anime’s greatest works in movie form wasn’t half bad!

OSMcast: Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen 11-16-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:42:25 +0000

This is the REAL Mazinger, MAN.

For this TWO HOUR BEHEMOTH of an OSMcast_!_, we are once again joined by Daryl Surat of Anime World Order and Otaku USA to talk about STUFF. We talk about anime, video games, the State of The Mecha Genre, but really we mostly talk about S** hin Mazinger Z**, the awesome new re-imagining of the classic Go Nagai series, as the director Yasuhiro Imagawa only knows how: By making it really, really awesome.

Protip: Due to magical and mystical nature of audio processing Daryl sounds a touch softer than Kevin and Basil. It makes us feel more important than we actually are. Also we trip over each over a little bit, as while Daryl is used to talking via the Internets, Basil and Kevin are not. You have been warned!

Promo: THIS IS NOT AN ANIME PODCAST! Those liars! They talk about anime ALL THE TIME. We met these guys at AWA and thought they are pretty cool. These dues talk about anime and video games and other neat nerd stuff that means they tend to cover similar stuff as us. Which again, means they are pretty cool. They will be even cooler when they get an RSS feed! (Just sayin’.)

Durarara!!, It's like BACCANO! only in modern day and less caps lock, but extra punctuation.

OSMnotes

First off, technically we are releasing late on Monday but it’s still Monday so it counts! The file initially exported to mp3 wrong so we had to reprocess it. after DJ Inubito got home from work. Crazy, I know.

Sadly right now the only way to get this show is via fansubs. This would probably be a good place to start. And if we ever get a retail release you can be sure that we will be preaching it from the mountain tops.

Before this episode went up I (Basil) asked for suggestions to fill the text space up. After a few posts of nothing (well Cleavland has an idea) Lee then bombarded me with 15 bazillion ones. I suppose he must have been really bored at work today. I was going to delete post once I had a good topic but since he gave me SO MANY topics the post will stay up so I’ll have a list of options whenever I need to fill up space. I’ll call it Lee’s List. Like so~

Dragon Age: Orgins AKA Baldur's Gate III. This is a Good Thing. Also Ogres turn out to be wusses in this game. FYI.

Lee’s List: Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People – I don’t know I only play good games. I kid, I kid! I haven’t played it. Too many other games I want to play before I get to before I lose myself into the land ofTelltale Games.

Well. That was too short. Okay how about…

Lee’s List: How Annoying it is when one of your coworkers CLIPS THEIR TOENAILS in the cubical next to yours. Geez, guy. NO MAN FUCK YOU. I GOT TO CLIP THIS SHIT BEFORE IT GETS OUT OF HAND! THESE TOENAILS. OH GOD. THESE TOENAILS. THEY ARE GROWING LIKE A CANCER THAT GROWS LIKE A TOENAIL OU** T OF TOE FUCK!**

PS: While Pad is still the worst name ever in the history of ever, you can’t actually change names in Nostalgia so just accept it and find better things to complain about. Like Gonzo! But that’s pretty much beating a dead horse. Hmm…

OSMcast: Fist of the North Star (1986 Movie) 11-02-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:56:23 +0000

Chances are, if you are looking up from the ground at this man... You're already toast.

After talking about Black Lion and Brutal Legend we felt, “Why stop here?” So we decided to watched what on it’s DVD box cover proclaims as “The most violent, action packed animated film of all time!”

And that is the 1986 anime film adaptation of Fist of the North Star by Tetsuo Hara and Buronson.

OSMnotes

Savvy shoppers can find this DVD pretty easily for around $20-25. If you want to watch the TV show, you can stream it. All 152 episodes. And from what we hear, it is very entertaining.

As long as people exploding in amazing fashion along with equally amazing 80’s fashion is your thing (How can that NOT?!}.

You may also consider on picking up Nostalgia, if the idea of a classic turn-based J-RPG on the go sounds appealing to you. Which you _should _find compelling, because it’s awesome.

How did this happen?

And awesome is kind of what we do around here.

(We also talk into a microphone.)

However you do not need a microphone to talk to us! Just a phone that’s capable of dialing 1-209-OSM-LINE. Or perhaps (209) 676-5463. If you would rather type to us, you can always just comment down below, or send us an email at osmcast@gmail.com. I suppose there is also our forum link on the sidebar, too! While you do have to sign up for it, there is a world of message boarding goodness inside!

It's as fun as it looks. (We mean that in a good way!)

BUT BEFORE I FORGET! The illustrious renegade remixers at Dou(gai)jin Recordings have finally released their latest album, Renegade Remix Force, up for download! They guys over at This is Not an Anime Podcast! seemed to dig it in their review, so perhaps you shall as well. You can go straight to their Releases page and download the album, or you can be EXTRA lazy and download from our mirror. (The one plus from our mirror is that Basil went through and re-tagged everything to work properly with his Zune. So if something like that matters, go ahead and suck our bandwidth dry! At the moment we have plenty.)

Until next week! … Or maybe the week after! We aren’t what’s getting recorded yet or not.

OSMcast: Brutal Legend… And Friends! 10-19-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:10:46 +0000

You want to talk Brutal? I had to edit this in Paint. Makes it all jaggy and shit.

While a day late and a dollar short, the OSMcast_!_ returns with some _slightly _less than hot off the presses podcasting action! Since the latest season of anime hitting Japan pretty much blows, we’ve discovered that we’ve ended up playing a lot more video games than usual! So we took the whole Moment of OSM/Whatcha Been Playing segment into the entire podcast. ISN’T THIS EXCITING!?!

In the end we talk the most about Brutal Legend, but we cover the bases from Uncharted 2 to Phantasy Star IV and a whole bunch inbetween. Old, new, we don’t care!

OSMnotes

This was supposed to have shown up on the 19th, sure. But Basil’s flash drive died. So we had to find another way to transfer the files (Which ended up being a new flash drive). Then Basil installed Windows 7! Which means all his programs went bye bye and he didn’t realize quite what all that meant until he had to upload and format the podcast for publiscation and stuff.

So you can forward all complaints to osmcast@gmail.com. Or any other comments you may have! It’s all good.

OSMcast: Black Lion 15 10-05-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:12:37 +0000

Black Lion

A podcast that primarily deals with anime (and video games) talks about a anime? Shocking! This time, we take on Go Nagai’s _BLACK LION! _

OSMnotes

Black Lion is cheap as hell online. Just check the Amazon listing. Really, unless you hate violence and gore, why aren’t you buying this right now?

Next week’s episode is up in the air, as schedules are being worked out and what not. However! We have some good stuff hopefully down the pipe in the near-ish future so keep a look out!

Until then: Comment. Email. OSMline. You know the drill.

OSMcrap: “The REALLY real real AWA 15 Experience (abridged)”

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:50:41 +0000

The Ozone Commandos also keep things real

Once again we bring the real scoop on what really goes down at anime cons. This time we went to the fifteenth Anime Weekend Atlanta. We talked to lots of people! And yet, only 24 minutes came out of it. So next time I guess we need to talk to _more _people.

OSMnotes

Due to technical-ish things occurring to make this post late, this post was made late. These things, they happen. Basil’s Internet could have been attacked by notorious waves of grizzsquirrles sent by the nefarious Other Kevin.Or perhaps the initial mp3 files did not mater correctly. I dunno!

Maybe it was the Ozone Commandos. Or a secret cabal of moe fanboys.

Who can say?

Dou(gai)jin Recordings CD 001: Renegade Remix Force

If the music in this podcast pleased you, perhaps you should make your way to Dou(gai)jin Recordings, where the music came from. We talk about them here from time to time, because they are awesome and people do not talk about them enough. They passed out CDs to the con goers at AWA, and should be uploading their latest said CD online sometime soon.

So by chance you got of these CDs, you should tell them all about it in this thread they made on the AWA forums.

Next week: Bloody. Gory. Ninjas.

It’s Black Lion!

OSMcast: Anime Weekend Atlanta 15 09-21-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:44:01 +0000

Hell, I dunno either!

This latest podcast is all about the anime con that just happened. It’s called Anime Weekend Atlanta. It was pretty awesome. And so here are two nightcap sessions we recorded on Friday and Saturday night. Aside from the usual crew of OSM Central, we also have our ever-present buddies over at Akihabra Renditions. And add that extra something with just adding Basil won’t cut it, Chad Bonin of GaijINside on Friday’s section and Niko of MTAC and GMX fame on Saturday’s section. Oh! And some guy named Dusty who happened to be on the room Friday night. We get the BIG NAMES here folks!

MAJOR SCREW UP: And once again, we apologize for mixing up names on the first half. When we say Rikki Simons, we actually meant Jonathan Tarbox. These two gentlemen are both awesome guys and we feel bad for mixing up names. We blame the fact that it was really late at night. Because honestlt, Tarbox is a freakishly amazing name and I have no idea how we could forget such name. I mean, Tarbox. Man.

OSMnotes

Do you?

AWA was amazingly awesome! Most excellent panel shout outs go out to Drew, Richard, and Dave Merrill for the great Classic Mecha panel. Clarissa’s Blackjack panel was also kickass, and major thanks for joining us for the Podcaster’s Roundtable. Gerald’s History of Hentai and AIC ( Darius was awesome too!) panels were wondrous. And, of course, I do in fact Believe in Daryl Surat. Helen McCarthy’s Unknown Tezuka Panel was illuminating. Carl Horn’s and Jonathan “Completely not Rikki Simons” Tarbox’s State of the Manga Industry was excitingly candid.

And any other panels I’m not thinking of, were also probably amazing.

I'd like to say Rail took the picture at this angle. So I will.

… Like Vertical’s which has helped me start working on my Xmas list. See, there was just too much stuff to remember it all.

Speaking of the Podcaster’s Round table, I know one or two new podcast start-ups were there talking to us after the panel was over. EMAIL US. Basil commands this! It is osmcast@gmail.com. Anyone else, they can do this too! But especially the ones I’m talking about you know who you are.

Also, everyone can always call us on the OSMline: (209)-OSM-LINE aka (209) 676-5463.

And before I forget! Basil was a guest on the Channel Z podcast from Dragon*Con, and this one is _ video_. Where we read Naruto fanfiction. Terrible Naruto fanfiction. You have BEEN WARNED.

Next week we’ll get real about AWA.

_Really _real.

OSMcrap: “The REALLY real real Dragon*Con 2009 Experience (abridged)”

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:19:03 +0000

Somewhere underneath all that text? There's a dragon.

From our long and toilsome journey into the VERY HEART OF GEEK MEDIA MAYHEM we bring you, dear listeners, the SEEDY UNDERBELLY of the BEAST known as DRAGON*CON.

But only 20 minutes of it.

OSMnotes

AWA IS THIS WEEK HOLY SHIT. SO NOT READY.

So anyway, the OSMcast is going BACK to Atlanta this weekend for Anime Weekend Atlanta! I’m sure we’ll running amok wherever we go, but we’ll definitely be crashing the podcast panel again, and possibly a Gundam panel (since it will be hosted by some guys we know). And I’m pretty sure we’ll be going to these panels.

Because by god SOMEONE HAS TO

We’ll probably will be submitting some panels ourselves for next year, but this year there just wasn’t time. BUT! In theory we’ll be wearing our brand new OSMcast T-Shirts, but that’s only if the printer found our shirts. Also our pals at Dou(gai)jin Recordings are releasing their newest CD! For free! And while we say pals, the truth is that two of the members are in fact DJ Inubito and Basil.* Our intrepid beatsmith provided a wonderfully oonst-a-riffic rendition of a Blaster Master theme while Basil banged his head at a computer until a cover design came out. So keep an eye out for that!

And although AWA will most likely be our last convention stop this year, that doesn’t mean there aren’t cons that YOU should miss out on!

The question should be not What is GMX? It should be, Why not GMX?

For those that like Nashville and the whole Tennessee shebang, there’s GMX. It should be exciting, new, shiny, and all around fun! We want to go, they want us to go, but previously planned things like college and weddings and whatnot get in the way. So instead, YOY SHOULD GO. And for the Georgia side, there’s Nerdacon! We had a chance to meet them at Dragon*Con, and they seem like they know how to have a good time. So if you can swing that, it’d be swell.

Giant robots and signs with the letter N just go well together.

And speaking of people we met at Dragon*Con, Basil had the chance to be on a future video podcast episode by Channel Z. They read Naruto fanfiction until they could read no more. (As it turns out, it’s about an hour’s worth.) As soon as they get that out, we’ll let you know.

And of course, email us! Call us! Comment!

Or see us AWA! That would be cool, too!

(Now I’m just adding in lines so the formatting is correct.)

*And Dou(gai)jin’s fearless leader, DJ Cynispin, was the secret live audience for our Gundam 00 podcast. So this CD is really just crammed with delicious OSM.

OSMcast: Webcomics de la Pimp Edition 08-31-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:42:23 +0000

Alcolla: Worst alarm clock? Or BEST ANNOUNCER? I think we all know the answer!

In a stunning return of returningness, Lee has returned! Returning with him are Sooz and Basil as we talk about a bunch of webcomics we read!

_EXCITEMENT! SHOCK -AND- AWE! _

PS: Did we say a bunch? We meant millions.

OSMnotes

The orginal plan was that we had this great written list that we were going to use make a virtual one here, one that you could click on things.

And then Basil, in his infinite majesty, lost the list. Oops!

However we can tell you that the image to your right is from Reliquary, Sooz’s awesome webcomic. You should check that out! Along with Lee’s webcomic, Hazard’s Wake. It is also, most awesome.

Some of us at the OSMcast have twitter accounts! Like, Basil and also Brad. If you are into the whole twitter thing, you should check that out.

And finally, the OSMcast is at Dragon*Con! … Right now! (It was the first chance Basil has had to edit this post. Crazy times!)

OSMcast: inFAMOUS 08-17-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:30:01 +0000

Boom.

This week we decided to change things up a bit and talk about a video game! You kids like video games, right? The game in question is Sucker Punch’s inFAMOUS on PS3.

And with all the goofy capitalization that it implies! Not that the OSMcast_!_ knows anything about that… Well, about as much as we know about being punctual lately.

OSMnotes

You know I was going to be responsible and get some sleep so I can start classes tomorrow on time… But screw that!

So, inFAMOUS. You can buy it, in stores! Right now! And now that PS3s are affordable-ish it’s a great game to pick up with that shiny new system. Or if you wait I guess you could get a matte and slightly slimmer system. Either way, it still looks like a George Foreman Grill.

This is a totally legit mock up I spent HOURS making! ... Or minutes.

But really all I ever dream about now is of Next Gen aka Current Gen But We Call It Next Gen Anyway Wing Commander. I mean just look at that image to the right, and imagine that in HIGH DEF. In fact, you don’t have to! Just click on it and I’ll show you my vision. Of the future.

It’s bright.

You know what else is bright?

Emailing us: osmcast@gmail.com.
Calling us: 209-OSM-LINE/(209) 676-5463
Hitting up our forum: Click the link.
Comment down below!

So very bright.

You’ll need sunglasses. For your computer monitor.

OSMcast: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 08-12-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:32:43 +0000

Mobile Suit Gundam 00

Okay so it’s slightly late but here’s our podcast all about Mobile Suit Gundam 00. It’s got giant robots and stuff! And space elevators. Joining us is Richard from Akihabara Renditions.

OSMnotes

You can watch the show on the Sci Fi Channel! Or I’m sure DVDs exist. Chances are you know what this show is if you want to see or not and probably already have. Oh well!

We have a new voicemail! It’s 209-OSM-LINE. Or for those that like actual numbers, it’s (209) 676-5463. I know we said this last time, but it bears repeating! And it also bears YOU CALLING IT.

You can also send us emails at osmcast@gmail.com. That would also be pretty swell.

PS: I just realized that the last two shows we covered are Bandai mecha shows that aired backed back with one-another. Crazy.

OSMcrap: “Seven podcasters enter, none leave. Film at Eleven.”

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 3 Aug 2009 20:15:55 +0000

Let's News Crappy!

Never has the saying “The road to hell is paved with good intentions” as this episode. Four from the crew of the OSMcast combines with three of the members of Akihabara Renditions to deliver a massive recap of the news from past couple of weeks in Anime Land. What actually happens, however, is something else.

Hopefully it still ends up entertaining on some level.

OSMnotes

We have a new voicemail! It’s 209-OSM-LINE. Or for those that like actual numbers, it’s (209) 676-5463.

The contest is still going!

Post in the comments! Email us!

Okay I think that’s it.

OSMcast: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion 07-20-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:04:13 +0000

This is a mecha show. No, really!

We thought we’d do something special for our 50th episode*. But I doubt anyone has ever heard of the Sunrise show we decided to talk about. It’s an extremely unknown show called Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. I mean it’s not like it wasn’t the new cock of the walk or anything as anime goes. But we talked about it anyway!

Special Bonus Guest Star Buy Her Book: K. E. Ireland totally showed up for this episode. She has this book thing called Playing The Hero that you can buy and read about the universe it’s set in and more at her website known only as the Natan Fleet Show. Totally NOT the Nathan Fleet Show, nope.

Spoiler Warning! Spoilers happen. We tried to keep them away in the first half, but some still slipped out anyway. You have been warned!

OSMnotes

We may never know what lies underneath his mask... Unless you see him besides during Halloween.

*(Actually, we had no clue that this is the 50th episode until a few days after we recorded it.)

So there are all sorts of ways you can buy this show! Therefore I’m not going to be posting any links this time! I’m sure you people will know how to find it.

And you may have noticed that Anime Expo totally happened more than a week ago. In fact, by now both Otakon and Comic Con has happened! Hopefully we can get to that stuff next week. But for this week we talked about Otakon and we stole many a news story from our buddy Niko. You should also check out his blog, Nikoscream. It is a blog that, unlike mine, is actually updated. On a regular basis. It’s a crazy idea, that.

Crazy.

Playing the Hero, by K.E.Ireland. Check it out at The Natan Fleet Show. Do it.

You should also check out our current contest, now running until the end of August!

Just send us an email at osmcast@gmail.com and tell us what books you think are pretty awesome. We’ll try our best to get a hold of them and check them out. If deemed awesome, nay, OSM enough… We’ll probably get to a podcast about it! However, no Twilight ladies. That stuff gets enough traction as it is. Also no Anita Blake stuff after book 4. The prize for two lucky email senders will be signed copies of Playing the Hero, by K.E.Ireland! You can check out more at The Natan Fleet Show.

OSMcast: Soul Eater 07-13-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:31:16 +0000

Soul Eater

This time on the OSMcast! we decided things were getting little too old in the mix, so we thought we’d review something a bit newer. So here’s a podcast all about the anime adaptation of Soul Eater by BONES, from the original work by Atsushi Okubo.

OSMnotes

Rail kept complaining that the opening wasn’t HARDCORE enough. So hopefully it sufficed. While Funimation has the rights to the Soul Eater anime and will surely be releasing the DVDs at some point, Yen Press has the manga rights and will start releasing the manga in stand alone volumes starting in October. In the meantime the Soul Eater manga is being printing in their monthly Yen Plus magazine.

So, we asked in this episode about the use of our forum. Would you like for us to have our own set of forums, or would you just like us to use the forums we actually have? Let us know!

There is also contest stuff but Basil is lazy and has work in the morning so you can just scroll down and see what’s up in a previous OSMnotes.

OSMcast: My Dear Marie 06-29-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 6 Jul 2009 07:09:49 +0000

No seriously, plug her in. You'll like it.

We’re back in the groove! We decided to kick things back into second gear with our take on the ADV release of My Dear Marie , the 3-part anime OAV adaptation of the manga by Sakura Takeuchi.

Musical Interlude: The Phenomenauts. If you could somehow define the word awesome as a band, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better one. I mean, there are the guys that have founded the genre of ROCKET ROLL. They know nothing but cold steel and laser beams and space ships. And they can rock out with honor. _Science _and honor.

OSMnotes

You can still find this DVD hanging around, both packaged by itself and also as a bundle with Cosplay Complex. The bundle is oddly enough cheaper. Probably because it was released later. Whether or not it’s worth getting Cosplay Complex in addition to My Dear Marie for cheaper… Sure, I guess!

One could say they are phenomenal.

I have no clue is Cosplay Complex is good or not, but My Dear Marie is worth it. You can use the other for frisbee golf or perhaps a target for left over firecrackers. You know, if Cosplay Complex sucks. In any case I highly doubt it’s as fun, quirky, or as much fun to watch as My Dear Marie. She’s got spunk!

And circuits.

You should also make a circuit with our latest contest! It’s our escapade into the wide world of books, and we want your help to get us diving in. We’ll even throw in a brand new novel in the mix, one that’s so new and hip it’s self-published.

Playing the Hero, by K.E.Ireland. Check it out at The Natan Fleet Show.

Check back with us next week as the talk about something a tad bit more recent, the anime and manga series Soul Eater!

OSMcrap “A mediocre podcast for a mediocre movie: Dragonball Evolution”

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:12:02 +0000

Blah.

Well, the original plan was to have this last week and a full lenngth podcast this week, but at least this gets us back on track. And this tracks starts off with Basil and Kevin half-heartily discuss that live action film Dragonball Evolution while all the cool kids talk about the new Transformers movie. Whatever!

OSMnotes

If you were hoping for something more scathing, you can go read this. You’ll find waaaaaay more hate and vitriol in it than we could ever muster about this movie.

In other news hey, new contest! IT’s deisgne dto help us kick off our foray into the exciting thrill-packing world of um… books!

Playing the Hero, by K.E.Ireland. Check it out at The Natan Fleet Show.

We so crazy.

Just send us an email at osmcast@gmail.com and tell us what books you think are pretty awesome. We’ll try our best to get a hold of them and check them out. If deemed awesome, nay, OSM enough… We’ll probably get to a podcast about it! However, no Twilight ladies. That stuff gets enough traction as it is. Also no Anita Blake stuff after book 4. The prize for two lucky email senders wiull be signed copies of Playing the Hero, by K.E.Ireland! You can check out more at The Natan Fleet Show.

OSMcrap: “The REALLY real real MTAC Ninja Experience”

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 2 Jun 2009 06:14:52 +0000

No other self-respecting podcast would even attempt something THIS real!

Man, just when you thought it was safe to listen to podcasts, we had go and post this. It’s our long lost MTAC episode! Okay, so it was never really lost, but I guess it is kind of long! It’s also REALLY keeping it real. How real? Well it’s a collection of interviews we took as ran around like idiots as we talked to any attendee we could talk to. And also possibly some that didn’t really want to, either. So I guess that’s pretty real. Doesn’t get much realer than that, really.

Yeah, I have no real idea what I’m talking about either. But I guess I _should _mention that the audio quality is kind of crap, really.

Mad Props : Akihabra Renditions! Mark from said Renditions ran around with me as we did this and ended up doing a lot of talking in the end. So check them out when you get the chance. They do some pretty cool stuff.

OSMnotes

Sadly the poster does not look nearly as awesome as the DVD cover. But the poster could STILL be yours!

Boy I kinda sound dumb in that there intro! That’s what I get for doing something alone. But don’t forget THE DRAGONBALL BASIL WANTS TO DUMP OFF THESE STUPID POSTERS CONTEST!

Send us an email at osmcast@gmail.com and tell us what you thought about the new Dragonball Evolution live action film. Perhaps you liked it! Or mayhap you hated it with a passion of a thousand suns. It could even be you are somewhere in between. Hell it can even be about the PSP game. No matter what the opinion is, we want to hear about it. To sweeten the pot, we are giving away two Dragonball Evolution posters. One is for our favorite email, and the second will be an email picked at random. Once you get said poster, do with it whatever you desire. Put it on your ball, or burn it in effigy! We don’t care!

Also, talk to us via the OSMline aka 206-202-0071 , and you may obtain the freakiest homemade Sackboy head EVER. No really one day, I’ll post a picture.

OSMcast: Fanboys 05-25-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 25 May 2009 07:17:13 +0000

No really. They're terrible at math.

Here on the OSMcast, we thought what better way to celebrate Memorial Day than to remember all those wonderful, brilliant thoughts and dreams that were snuffed out so many years ago when we all thought Episode One was going to be good. That’s right, we are talking about the movie Fanboys.

It’s a (totally not true) story about some dudes that were so hyped to see a rough cut of The Phantom Menace that they road tripped to the Skywalker Ranch to steal it. This story ends up being way better than the movie they wanted to steal.

Promo: The Greatest Movie EVER!We’ve reviewed two live action movies and not pimped the good Mr. Chapman’s podcast. Well this has now been fixed. He talks a lot about movies. In a podcast format. It’s pretty great. You should probably listen to it.

OSMnotes

So you may ask yourself, “Where can I find this Fanboys movie? I’m curious to watch it now. lol!” You can most likely find it online for either DVD or even Blu-ray, if you really want to!

A glimpse of the chaos that is when you pit Plants against Zombies.

But truly, do you want to order something like this online?What you _should _do, is make an event of it! Gather your friends! Take a trip to go get it. In fact, don’t go to your local Wal-mart or Target, head over to the town next over! Have some madcap adventures while you’re at it. Trust me, it will be more fun that way.

If nothing else, this movie truly shows one that the trip is worth more than the destination.

And this is when I pimp the contest:

Send us an email at osmcast@gmail.com and tell us what you thought about the new Dragonball Evolution live action film.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon GAAAAH WHY IS THIS GAME'S TITLE SO LOOOONGGG

Perhaps you liked it! Or mayhap you hated it with a passion of a thousand suns. It could even be you are somewhere in between. Hell it can even be about the PSP game. No matter what the opinion is, we want to hear about it. To sweeten the pot, we are giving away two Dragonball Evolution posters. One is for our favorite email, and the second will be an email picked at random. Once you get said poster, do with it whatever you desire. Put it on your ball, or burn it in effigy! We don’t care!

Also, talk to us via the OSMline aka 206-202-0071 , and you may obtain the freakiest homemade Sackboy head EVER. Just sayin’.

OSMcast: Star Trek (2009 Movie) 05-18-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:31:26 +0000

Star Trekkin' across the universe...

It’s taken a few movies this year to get to it, but we finally got it. A _really _good geek film. Perhaps you’ve heard of it? It’s called Star Trek , and it’s the topic of this week’s episode of the OSMcast!

Promo: Black Flower Music! We met this wonderful individual at the podcast panel at MTAC this year, as he was the guy running the panel. It turns out his podcast also went to the OSM School of Fine Podcasting, in that his subject matter (like rock and roll) is not held back by gender or nationalities. Or you know, once specific genre of media. Check them out!

OSMnotes

It’s out in theaters so if somehow you haven’t seen it yet go do so! The podcast will still be here when you get back.

But speaking of geek films, we have a contest about something that wasn’t so hot:

Send us an email at osmcast@gmail.com and tell us what you thought about the new Dragonball Evolution live action film. Perhaps you liked it! Or mayhap you hated it with a passion of a thousand suns. It could even be you are somewhere in between. Hell it can even be about the PSP game. No matter what the opnion is, we want to hear about it. To sweeten the pot, we are giving away two Dragonball Evolutionn posters. One is for our faveorite email, and the second will be an email picked at random. Once you get said poster, do with it whatever you desire. Put it on your ball, or burn it in effegy! We don’t care!

OSMcast: They Were Eleven 05-11-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 12 May 2009 05:26:28 +0000

Hell yes it's "engaging!"Oh Animerica, the world is a sadder place without you.

Since out last podcast was on stuff that was really new, we decided to check out something that’s a little bit older. So in honor of Cinco de Eleven we talked about They Were Eleven*, an anime adaption of the manga by Moto Hagio.

*Hey it was this or Ocean’s Eleven. Which begs the question, if they ever did a sequel using the same premise, would it have been called “They Were Twelve… No Wait, Still Eleven” followed by perhaps “They Could Have Almost Been Thirteen, But Nah! Still Eleven.” And the answer is actually no, it’s “Horizon of the East, Eternity of the West.” Color _me _disappointed.

Musical Interlude: Koda Kumi – Taboo (Cynispin Remix)! Perhaps you have hear of Dou(gai)jin Recordings? That group of rag-tag brash musical reimagineers? Well their leader, their Red Ranger if you will, is man known as DJ Cynispin. You can hear the full version of his track, and other awesome tunes in the Dou(gai)jin Recordings 2009 Promo EP.

OSMnotes

This is Makinami Mari Illustrious. Yeeeep.

Like we said in the podcast, now that Central Park Media is gone this DVD is out of print. But you can still find it pretty cheap, if you act on it soon. So here are a few places to buy it. Honestly between the six days ago when we recorded this and today’s release, prices on They Were Eleven and other CPM stuff have already started to go up. And this is a show that every one of you should have in your collection. Did we mention just how awesome Frol is? Frol is one of the most fun characters to watch do their “thing.” And by “thing” I mean “run around being onrey for onrey’s sake.” For a movie like this, good levity is key and Frol is some of the best at it.

Keeping our promise, our pact, to you dear listeners you will note that we have to the side the images were talking about of Mari Illustrious Great Gatsby the III. See the wonders of her frog-like nature! Will she actually roll out with some form of awesome motorized wheel chair? Will said wheel chair also have it’s own AT Field? If so, will be represented in it’s eventual inclusion into some Super Robot Wars game? The world may never know.

But what we want to know is your opnions! Hence our latest contest:

Four wheels of THUNDER! Or something, I dunno.

The contest is easy! Simply send us an email at osmcast@gmail.com and tell us what you thought about the new Dragonball Evolution live action film. Perhaps you liked it! Or mayhap you hated it with a passion of a thousand suns. It could even be you are somewhere in between. Hell it can even be about the PSP game. No matter what the opnion is, we want to hear about it. To sweeten the pot, we are giving away two Dragonball Evolutionn posters. One is for our faveorite email, and the second will be an email picked at random. Once you get said poster, do with it whatever you desire. Put it on your ball, or burn it in effegy! We don’t care!

OSMcast: The Spring Anime 2009 Preview 05-04-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 4 May 2009 06:50:54 +0000

Sanada Yukimura and Date Masamune are about to each other's ass in Sengoku BASARA. Hint: It's great.

So we heard that a whole bunch of new shows just started airing in Japan last month, so we thought we’d talk about the shows we’ve started keeping up with. Hence, the Spring Anime 2009 Preview. Or as Inubito called it,_ “Desu in Springtime.”_

Promo: Akihabra Renditions! We first met these guys at AWA in 2008 and then again at MTAC this year, and pretty quickly became podcast BFFs. They actually focus more on the classics of anime, or at least older anime. You know, stuff that’s pre-2000. Which is the exact opposite of the topic of this episode! Oddly enough, Basil and Kevin are featured in their latest episode!

OSMnotes

So we talked about a bunch of anime! Like for example:

Asura Cryin’
Basquash!
Cross Game
Dragon Ball Kai
Eden of the East
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Guin Saga
K-ON!
Natsu No Arashi
Pandora Hearts
Ristorante Paradiso
Sengoku BASARA
Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen

We are positive that you are all enterprising individuals and you can find these shows on your own. Many of them can actually be seen streaming, like FMA! That said, I Basil have now heard that Asura Cryin’ is in fact the worst show out right now? Is it? I have no clue! I’ve made my picks and I’m sticking with them. But if you want to tell us your picks, or what will never be your picks, feel free to let us know! You can send us an email at osmcast@gmail.com, leave us a comment, or call up the OSMline at 206-202-0071. And while you are sending us tons of emails, tell us what you thought of the Dragonball: Evolutions movie! You may just win a poster of said movie, that you can do with whatever you like.

(But if you decide to destroy in some spectacular fashion, we want pictures.)

OSMcast: Fallout 3 04-27-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:59:06 +0000

Fallout 3

In this week’s episode of the OSMcast, we’re joined by the Anime World Order‘s Daryl Surat to talk about Fallout 3. It’s Bethesda Game Studios’ take on the classic video games series Fallout by Black Isle Studios. So of course we talk about those too. All in all it’s a very Fallout-y podcast. Except when it’s not.

Spoiler Alert: After the podcast Inubito and I did leave to try and see Crank: High Voltage. However, the fools that we were decided to get food first and missed the last showing. So instead we saw Fast & Furious, which was neither fast nor furious.

OSMnotes

You can pretty much find this game everywhere that you can find remotely new games. Hell, I think some places still have Collector’s Editions floating around at discounted prices. And who _wouldn’t _want a Pip-Boy bobble head and a Fallout 3 lunchbox. I mean really. As far as I can tell, this game is pretty awesome, and you all should totally buy it. Speaking of things you can buy…

You know it's good when the cover art in some regions features a guy punching through another guy's head.

Rumor has it that Toys ‘R’ Us has the PS2 game God Hand around for $20. This one of the best action games around. In fact some may say it’s even the best action game, EVER. (It also has the best ending credits song, too!) We’ve mentioned the game in the show before, as it’s one of those weird games that’s really good but got some really bad scores. Why? I have no clue, maybe some people just don’t like fun. Oh, and if you too lazy to leave your house, that’s fine! It looks like their website has it, too.

We’ve mentioned it before butjust in case: Our glorious DJ Inubito, has teamed up with some fellow DJs and have formed Dou(gai)jin Recordings and have already released their first promo EP. And best of all? You can download it right now.

Beyond Nerdcore, BEYOND REMIX. ... NERDMIX. OK, so I need to work on better taglines.

In the next thrill-packed episode of the OSMcast, it’s all anime all the time as we tackle several shows that just hit for the Spring 2009 Anime Season. Not exactly full reviews since at most we’ve seen maybe three episodes, but our takes on what the show looks to be about and if it should be on your radar or not. We’ll also be announcing a brand new contest! It’s EXITING.

If you’d like to contact us, you can send us an email at osmcast@gmail.com, check out our forum, leave a comment in the comments section, or even give us a call on the OSMline (206-202-0071).

And finally we hear at OSM Central wish Daryl all the best of luck on his surgery today. But frankly, we aren’t worried.

We're positive that he can take it like a champ.

OSMinterview: Sonny Strait @ MTAC Ninja

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:31:30 +0000

Sonny Strait, being awesome

This week we bring you our_ super-short_ interview with voice actor and artist Sonny Strait that we got at MTAC. He’s done many roles, like Krillin from Dragon Ball Z, Maes Hughes from Fullmetal Alchemist, Lupin the 3rd from… Lupin the 3rd, as well as the current voice of Usopp from One Piece. On top of that he’s also done directing work for FUNimation. Oh by the way, he _also _has his own webcomic called Car Bombs, and worked as a penciler for Elfquest for a couple of stories.

TL,DR: Sonny Strait is a man of many talents and he gifted us some of his time to throw some questions at him, so here they are for you to enjoy.

Protip: This was done on the spot in the Artist Alley at MTAC as the man ignored his lunch to talk to us. But due to the hustle and bustle of the con this may be an episode for the home rather than for the car.

OSMinterview: Robert and Emily DeJesus @ MTAC Ninja

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:54:36 +0000

The DeJesuses... Or is that DeJesusi? Either way I'm pretty sure this image is made by Robert DeJesus.

This week we decided to kick it off with our epic-ly long interview with two of the hardest working folks in anime fandom today: Robert and Emily DeJesus of Studio Capsule. They talked about all sorts of things with us, like what it takes to make it out there as an artist and the Best Con Slogan Ever. Did we mention Emily also is the con chair for Ohayocon? Also joining us was (I believe) Richard from Akihabara Renditions.

OSMnotes

There are a myriad of ways you can find Robert DeJesus on the Internet. There is his main site, Studio Capsule. But if you want to go where the action is, you want his YouTube page. You can also check out his DeviantArt page as well, if are feeling a little… You know… Devious.

Whenever I hear our Skippy Promo I think of this. Robert DeJesus is an inspiration to us all.

You know, with all of these various Internet sites (and there are actually more if you know where to look), I find it really weird someone had to write a “ What ever happened to Robert DeJesus?” page. Did the idea of using Google just never come up?

Of course I’m sure that you can find out about Emily using those same sites, but I’ve heard talk that she runs an mean anime con. Hopefully when 2010 rolls around we’ll get to find out!

Special props goes out to MTAC who arranged for the space and Akihabara Renditions for the tools to make this happen. SUPER special props goes out however to our buddy Elvis, whose quick cell phone action ensured that this interview took place, and for introducing us to the DeJesus duo in the first place.

And of course, thank you once more to Robert and Emily for spending their time with us.

It's good stuff!

In other news our sound guy, the illustrious DJ Inubito, has teamed up with some fellow DJs and have formed Dou(gai)jin Recordings. Further more, they have already released their first promo EP. It contains four awesome tracks and you should totally check it out.

As always, if you’d like to contact us, you can send us an email at osmcast@gmail.com, check out our forum, leave a comment in the comments section, or even give us a call on the OSMline (206-202-0071).

OSMcast: MTAC Ninja 4-6-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 06:31:07 +0000

Middle Tennessee Anime Convention

It’s the Monday after MTAC Ninja but the OSMcast must go on! Speaking of the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention, here’s a chat we had about the con with Christi Binkley, MTAC’s Director of Media Relations and Advertising. In other words, “Press Wrangler.” We talk a bit about the con and what it takes to make one of these con things happen.

Also joining us was the wonderful Marc Smazik of Akihabara Renditions.

Protip: Speaking of Akihabara Renditions, we _totally _stole their set up for this. Sadly, we also had no clue how to actually _use _any of it. As a result there is a lot of noise where we held the microphones like retards and the audio reflects this. Our apologizes. This probably isn’t a very good episode to listen to in the car.

OSMnotes

These made us feel all important and crap. We could post the full picture, but really we have faces perfect for radio. Photo courtesy of Tarrence Grigsby.

This is actually merely one of many episodes that we recorded during MTAC. We’ll be doling them as they get edited, so stay tuned for more! It was an incredibly fun convention, and mad props go out to both Christi as well as Niko, the Director of Community Relations of Community Relations, for making it all possible. It was my biggest regret that we couldn’t nail down Niko down long enough to get him on a mic. There’s always next year, though!

If any of you fine readers and/or listeners have recently come to the site from MTAC, hello! Please feel free to check out our Index of OSMs Past, or just go on ahead and plug our RSS Feed into the podcatching program of your choice. If you’d like to contact us, you can send us an email at osmcast@gmail.com, check out our forum, leave a comment in the comments section, or even give us a call on the OSMline (206-202-0071).

OSMcast: Retro Game Challenge 03-31-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:06:57 +0000

It's like the Eighties... but BETTER.

The OSMcast goes forth once more as Basil, Kevin, and special guest commentator JP grapple the numerous and awesome 8-bit modern games that comprise one of the best DS titles to come out in years: known only as Retro Game Challenge!

Protip: So okay I said that it’s the 31st when it _actually _released on the 30th. Whoops.

OSMnotes

WHY HAVEN’T YOU BOUGHT THIS GAME YET. There are people at XSEED who _could _be bringing us the sequel but instead are DYING because they cannot feed themselves and their families due to the rest of you NOT BUYING THIS GAME. /hyperbole

(Here is a link to amazon.com so you can buy this game. Or go to a Best Buy or Gamestop or whatever you have to do!)

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Incidentally guys and gals, MadWorld is also mad fun. There is nothing more visceral on the Wii than yanking on the Wii Remote and Nunchuck and watching my enemies be ripped in twain. I literally have not had so much fun on this system since Mario Galaxy. They need to take this engine and gameplay and give me a Fist of the North Star varient. Good stuff. Very fun.

Sadly what wasn’t fun was that as I was talking during this recording I could feel my throat dying. Lo and behold this past week it turned for the worse as I’ve had a monsterously bad throat infection. So what do I do when I get sick? I watch seasons of anime! And for this purpose I downloaded obtained two series: Library War and all of the Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Well the main 110 episodes). Of course I haven’t watched ALL of the show yet, but I’ll get through them eventually. It is now only a matter of time.

Yeah, it's kinda like that...

Speaking of only and matter of time and anime, this weekend is MTAC! I (Basil, aka the guy who writes all these crazy posts and “show notes” ) will be on at least two panels at MTAC. I’ll be a part of the Podcast Roundtable Panel which is being held Friday night at 7:00 PM in the Fan Panel room. Then on Sunday at 1 in Panel Room 2 I’ll be the “token male” in the Shojo Mojo Panel: Feminism in Anime. I could be in some risky waters here!

Thankfully, I’m pretty sure they never listened to Weeadicks…

(I hope.)

OSMcrap: “That Stupid Chun Li Movie”

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:27:20 +0000

More like Street Fighter: The Legend of CRAP-Li HUR HUR HUR

A coworker asked me over this past week: “So what happened to the Survivor Horror in Resident Evil 5?”

I told him: “It’s now called sitting through Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.”

I know this, because I have sat through this movie.

This episode is pretty much just a PSA to the world that no one ever should go see Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.EVER. But you all probably knew that. We went to go make sure, because sometimes you have to stand, even when it’s hard to stand.

And now our horrors have been shared and brought to you.

Please do not go see this film. Do not rent this film. This isn’t a bad-good. This is just poor. Do not say that we did not warn you.

Also, we have a forum now. Please go post in it!

OSMcast: Watchmen 03-16-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:43:44 +0000

I wonder if this is a spoiler?

Deep within the underground (and also echo-y) OSMbunker, keeping the awesome alive, we decided to talk _not _about the movie adaption of Watchmen , the amazing graphic novel by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins, but the graphic novel itself.

Promo: Dead Workers Party Network! We are actually a part of this network, but we have never really talked about it. They are a collective of a bunch of awesome guys with a ton of various podcasts for your listening enjoyment. WoW, Warhammer, Team Fortress 2, other video games, and even more are topics these podcasts may cover. So check them out, or else.

OSMnotes

The Watchmen graphic novel is _incredibly _easy to find. Just go walk into a book store or comic book store, they’ll have a copy.

Or you could just use Amazon… I guess.

This is the good stuff.

Cave Story is also easy to find… On the Internet, anyway. Here’s a fansite that has links to download the game and the patch to make it readable via the English Language. And here’s the official WiiWare version’s site, if you are like me and want to play it on a TV easily and give Pixel (the creator) money. You could also play Peggle, which is way too addictive, seriously. I’m now wondering if I shouldn’t have talked about it. Maybe you all should not download and play this game. This is the kind of game that ruins lives. Do you want your life ruined by happiness? I mean, really.

Have we mentioned MTAC? MTAC MTAC MTAC.

…

This is the addictive stuff.

( MTAC.)

Nah, we probably haven’t .

Okay what we haven’t mentioned before is that the Dead Worker guys have set us up our own forum! There is actually a whole slew of forums covering all sorts of subjects as well. This is nothing really in our forum… yet. You could help change that!

But if super easy way of joining the totally awesome forum isn’t your speed, here are some other equally easy-peasy options!

SUPER OBAMA! … Really? > - Leave us a comment in this very post! Or another post, if you _really _want. > - Call us at the OSMline (206) 202-0071, and if you ask us a question, we’ll answer it for you in the following OSMcast! > - Or just send us an email at osmcast@gmail.com! (You can also ask questions here, too.)

OSMcast: Full Metal Panic! 03-09-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 9 Mar 2009 04:39:07 +0000

Full Metal Panic!

We had made plans. Awesome plans. But then those plans were dashed! So we made new ones. BETTER ONES. Then those were dashed and we said NAY SIR and to prove it we did a podcast on the anime adaptation of Shoji Gatoh’s Full Metal Panic! by GONZO.

Protip: This may be one of the few times we actually say something good about a show that GONZO has touched. I was amazed too.

Promo: Robotronic Dynamite! These gamer guys are pretty great (and also elegant). For example, they have us listed as one of their Super Friends. Secondly, they just nabbed the voice actor for Fei Long to talk about Street Fighter IV with them. Did I mention they were elegant? Also mighty. So please check them out.

OSMnotes

Pluto is freaking sweet

Okay so it turns out this show is more expensive than I thought. I thought it would be closer to $30, but it turns out it’s closer to $50-60. Then again this is 26 episodes we are talking about here, so I guess it’s not such a bad deal.

I noticed when I was working up the update today (the 8th), the OSMcast is_ one year old!_ WOW. I was never sure if we’d last a year, yet now I can’t see how I couldn’t. The OSMcast is one of the most fun and rewarding things to do ever, and it’s because of Listeners Like You that we are still around.

Star Ocean 4 is very pretty

So thank you, and here’s to another year of awesome!

And to follow up my thank you, I must now apologize. You see, our CONTEST is over and we have a WINNER.

… We just forgot to talk about it. Sorry dear listeners! You will discover the winner next week. However if you’d like to talk to us, we are ALL ABOUT THAT. IN CAPS. You can leave a comment in the comments section. Or send us an email at osmcast@gmail.com. Oooooor, as always, the OSMline is open to be called up and what not. The number for that is (206) 202-0071.

OSMcast: Slayers Revolution 03-02-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 2 Mar 2009 17:02:12 +0000

Slayers Revolution

In this episode of the OSM cast_!_ we decided to throw down with the latest adventures of Lina and the gang by talking about Slayers Revolution!

OSMnotes

Right now Slayers Revolution is kind of hard to get to at the moment. When the series started up a small while back, you could find fansubs of it. But with a _quickness _Funimation grabbed up the rights to both it _and _Slayers Evolution-R. Fansubs dried up really quick (because if anyone knows where to look for places to throw some cease and desist orders, it’s Funimation.).

Not that this is a bad thing! Especially since they’ve promised us streaming versions of Slayers officially subtitled soon. How soon, I have no clue.

I’m sure that we’ll talk about in a future World of OSM when it happens.

Baccano! It's pretty darn awesome.

Speaking of streaming and Funimation, they also have Baccano! You can actually watched the first episode on their site, although it is dubbed. We talked about Baccano! in Show #10, although it is spoileriffic and me might have missed a fact there or two. If you would rather have a less spoiler-filled podcast, Daryl Surat of the AWO recently covered it. Or you could just buy it. Trust me, this was the best show of 2007 this side of Gurren Lagann. You will not be disappointed.

Just to remind everyone who might be going to MTAC, so are we! Infact we’ll be on the podcasting panel, where there will be special secret prizes. What will these be? I don’t know I’m not handling it! But I hear that there will be some. And I’ll be there to run my mouth off in person. I see no reason why this is a bad thing, really. Maybe we can try that whole taking photos thing again, the cosplay kids seemed to like that.

MTAC: It's where it's AT, come April 3rd-5th anyway!

We mentioned that the nerdcore anime hip hop group The Band of Seven will be there to run MTAC’s dance off. I asked them for a link so that you all could check them out and what do they do? They sent us three. These guys have their stuff together way more than we do, with our measly one URL. To wit: They are planning to release their second album at MTAC, that is said to be produced while on a spaceship. If this is true, I want to know where one can _find _one of these things. I’m in the Rocket City and so far, no dice.

Spaceships are the best.

How do these guys do it? I know not, but if you do, let us know! Or how this podcast was, a question you’d like answered, or maybe you were trying to conatct someone else but found is instead! So if you would like to contact us, fret not! There are many, many ways one can acconplish this. And by many, I mean three. Way Number One: Leave a comment in this very post! Way Number Two: Email us at osmcast@gmail.com! Way Number Three: Send us a voice mail at 206-202-0071! It is fact, _that _easy.

OSMcast: Street Fighter IV 02-23-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:42:37 +0000

Street Fighter IV

Hey kids! It’s the OSMcast_! _And tonight/today/whenever you are listening to this, we’re talking about Capcom’s latest fighting game, STREET FIGHTER IV!

And other stuff, too. Like God Hand, Lost Odyssey, Shiren the Wanderer, Senko no Ronde… and Superman 64. (Sorry about that.)

OSMnotes

Street Fighter IV is out on Xbox 360 and PS3, and in fact is _so _brand new it hasn’t even been out a week when this podcast gets posted. Therefore you should go out into the world, walk into a store, and go buy it. Because that may just be the last time you see the sun for some time.

However finding a decent stick or one of those fancy fightpads… Not so easy.

Thumbnails tell you nothing, so I made a larger version clickable.

So I suggest that spend your money on Senko no Ronde instead (Please ignore the stupid cover art. Yeah, Ubisoft didn’t have a clue what to do with this thing.). That is, if the idea of Street Fighter in the context of a shoot ‘em up appeals to you. On the other hand, the good man Inubito would suggest that perhaps Slide America – A Nationwide Documentary on Drifting in North America might be something you hip drifting cats would be interested in. It will certainly be a more accurate portrayal of the sport than other movies releasing this year.

If you ain't outta control, you ain't IN control!

And in a stunning change of events, we got an email! Shock! Awe! Baseless pandering finally paid off! Yes, YOU TOO (!!!) can be mocked by us for the Internet to preserve for all of eternity! All it takes is sending us an email! There are other ways you can contact us, but I’ll leave to you to read on down to the contest copy-pasta or to the lovely information in the side bar. But yes, it is now proven by one of our intrepid listeners : if you send us an email, we _will _answer it.

The rules for this contest are very simple! You just have to talk to us! No matter what, we’ll need an email. You can send us one at osmcast@gmail.com. Also, you could leave us a comment in the comments section below this post. Or call us up on the OSMline at (206) 202-0071. However you do it though, we’ll need an email to contact you. The PRIZE AS WE HAVE NOW ANNOUNCED, is an OSMcast T-shirt! Possibly a one of a kind! Or at least a very few of a kind…

OSMcast: Gunsmith Cats 02-16-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:53:34 +0000

Gunsmith Cats

Look out because the OSMcast_!_ is updating on time!

For this episode we decided to tackle the manga and anime series by Kenichi Sonoda,_ Gunsmith Cats._

Protip : Ignore the fact that I think the music that we ended up playing was from Riding Bean. We can’t help the fact that we’re hustlers.

Promo: Anime World Order! These guys certainly don’t need any of our help finding listeners, but they were the first podcast to play our promos. So we thought we’d return the favor. I have yet to get a bad recommendation from them, even if it’s for all the wrong reasons. Usually however, they’re good ones.

OSMnotes

Sadly, the Gunsmith Cats DVD is severely out of print and plan on paying $30+ if you want the DVD. However the manga is easily found and at some pretty decent prices too.

MTAC Ninja: April 3rd-5th

And it looks like we’ll be returning to MTAC this year! It should be quite fun! I’ve heard there might be a podcasting panel or two, so we are going to try to crash get invited to them. Last year was good times and I see no reason why this year should be any different. It’s April 3rd through the 5th, in Nashville at the Sheraton Music City hotel.

And don’t forget, the contest still exists!

The rules for this contest are very simple! You just have to talk to us! No matter what, we’ll need an email. You can send us one at osmcast@gmail.com. Also, you could leave us a comment in the comments section below this post. Or call us up on the OSMline at (206) 202-0071. However you do it though, we’ll need an email to contact you. As for the prize, well we are having this conest till the end of February so before then we’ll let you know!

OSMcrap: “Weeadicks”

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 9 Feb 2009 02:36:50 +0000

Raven is probably going, "You guys are idiots, and coming from me that's saying something."

So since schedules did not align to their proper alignments this past week, we decided to show you a different side of the OSMcast.

The side that shows that not all recordings are good ones.

Some… can be very bad.

This is one of those recordings.

I apologize now, and promise a real episode next week.

OSMcast: Tales of Vesperia 01-26-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 3 Feb 2009 19:22:15 +0000

Tales of Vesperia

After way too long, we are now able to post our take on Namco Bandai Games’ latest game in the “Tales of” series, Tales of Vesperia!

It’s our actual original recording too! We (aka DJ Inubito) were able to salvage it after all. (Which is good because our attempt to rerecord was _not _so good…)

Protip: We’re still using the travel mcrophone, so the audio isn’t at it’s best yet. One day Samson will get my orginal mics back to me!

OSMnotes

Tales of Vesperia is possibly the best Xbox 360 JRPG out there, depending on who you ask. But chances are you’ll like it, if not love. And it’s still crazy-easy to find. So you should go buy it.

However Namco Bandai’s Dragonball: Evolution for PSP? Not looking so hot. But hey I guess it’s still better than Street Fighter: The Movie: The Video Game. Both of them. No wait… I think I’d _still _rather play those. Sorry Dragonball!

And if you haven’t lamented the fate of Winter, please do so. Giest was an alright game, and the Wii gets precious few enough actually interesting games as of late.

The rules for this contest are very simple! You just have to talk to us! No matter what, we’ll need an email. You can send us one at osmcast@gmail.com. Also, you could leave us a comment in the comments section below this post. Or call us up on the OSMline at (206) 202-0071. However you do it though, we’ll need an email to contact you. As for the prize, well we are having this conest till the end of February so before then we’ll let you know!

OSMcast: 2008 OSMawards! (Anime & MORE!) 01-19-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:35:11 +0000

Yep, still gold-colored!

It’s a better late than never podcast as the crew at OSM Central takes a crack at our favorite Japanese animated things for the year 2008! The EPIC CONCLUSION of the 2008 OSMawards! Yay!

OSMnotes

I’m kinda tapped out of things to say, so we’ll just repeat the contest again and call it a week. Next week’s OSMnotes will be more awesome, I promise!

The rules for this contest are very simple! You just have to talk to us! No matter what, we’ll need an email. You can send us one at osmcast@gmail.com. Also, you could leave us a comment in the comments section below this post. Or call us up on the OSMline at (206) 202-0071. However you do it though, we’ll need an email to contact you. As for the prize, well we are having this conest till the end of February so befor ethen we’ll let you know!

OSMcast: 2008 OSMawards! (Video Games) 01-12-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:39:39 +0000

Because awards have to be gold-colored!

What’s an easy way to kill time on the mic when a new year arrives? You talk about the previous year! So here’s our OSMawards! for the video games of 2008.

Protip: We had to rasie the gain in order to get this podcast listenable. So it might get static-y at times.

OSMnotes

So I guess Bob’s Game isn’t. Oh well! We talk about it and then what happens? It’s GONE. It’s enough to make a man weep! … or not! Now he just sounds like (more of an) idiot. NO MATTER. But now we are going to talk CONTEST TIME.

The rules for this contest are very simple! You just have to talk to us! No matter what, we’ll need an email. You can send us one at osmcast@gmail.com. Also, you could leave us a comment in the comments section below this post. Or call us up on the OSMline at (206) 202-0071. However you do it though, we’ll need an email to contact you. As for the prize, well we are having this conest till the end of February so befor ethen we’ll let you know!

PS: The tune we used was Pendulum‘s “Sounds of Life.”

OSMcast: Ghost in the Shell 01-05-2009

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 6 Jan 2009 05:45:55 +0000

Everyone is CAH-RAZY over those zany robots!

Because we just weren’t done talking about hot chicks blowing up robots, we decided to continue forth with our opinions on Mamoru Oshii’s movie adaptaion of the Masamune Shirow classic, Ghost in the Shell!

Spoiler: We lied! The movie is _actually _about basset hounds.

OSMnotes

One of the pluses on reviewing a hallmark of Japanese animation, especially as one so uh, _digital _as Ghost in the Shell, is that you can find the DVD for it pretty cheap. I mean, like $12.04 and $12.14 with free shipping cheap. Or if you have a really banging 6.1, 7.1, or Whatever is the Lastest Greater than 5.1 Surround Sound System then I suppose you could pony up the extra 10-20 bucks to grab the special edition that’s floating around. Of course, chances are that if you an afford such a sound system, you can afford the extra money for the DVD.

Apperently "tensai" means "genius." ... Yeah.

Ol’ Robert Pelloni (aka Bob) is still hard at work living locked up in his room as protest to Nintendo for not getting to him the tools he needs to move his project (the eventually DS game “Bob’s Game”) into the realm of retailability. Good luck Bob! After I’ve started playing Chrono Trigger on the DS, I’ve realized I need more RPGs that look and play like they should on the SNES in my life. And yours looks like an SNES-era Enix knockoff, so I have hope!

Robotrek is awesome and Bob should be inspiried to even greater... greatness by these pixels. I know I am.

I’m serious here, unheard of Enix games like Soul Blazer and Robotrek are the best. Okay, so most all the Quintet-developed games pre-Grandstream Saga are_ the best_, but still! I loved those games and your (Bob’s) game reminds me off them. I only worry that much like many other projects that started with much fanfare and the devleoper shooting his mouth off on how the great his game is only for the games to crash and burn, yours will not stand the test of time. I hope you can prove my worries are for naught!

As long as, you know…

Nintendo calls you back and stuff.

OSMcast: Bubblegum Crisis 12-29-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:01:14 +0000

Bubblegum Crisis

Tonight we dethrone the AWO’s “Last podcast to podcast about Bubblegum Crisis” crown with our our podcast about Bubblegum Crisis! … Mostly.

Okay _sometimes _we talked about Mega Man 9.

But it’s usually about Bubblegum Crisis, really!

OSMnotes

Looking at the various places one can buy the boxed set of Bubblegum Crisis, I discovered that the best place was actually AnimEigo themselves. And if you like anime form the 1980s and/or hot chicks blowing up robots and/or cool mecha designs and/or awesome synth and rock music, you now have the links.

Get on it.

8-Bit Jesus: Classic Christmas Songs ala chiptunes

And as we said, we all here at OSM Central hope you all out there had an awesome Christmas and a future Happy New Year! Like we said you still need some holiday music, 8-Bit Jesus is still there, just waiting for you. To you know… Download it.

Of course, what _better _way to give the gift of commenting than to give us some comments! We have that whole comments section just for that, too! Or send us an email at osmcast@gmail.com. Or, as always, the OSMline is open to be called up and what not. The number for that is (206) 202-0071.

OSMcast: Macross Frontier 12-22-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:48:30 +0000

Macross Frontier

It’s all about high flying, mecha, idol sings, and guns, lots of guns in this episode of the OSM cast_!_ Of course, the topic is the latest Shōji Kawamori epic, Macross Frontier.

OSMnotes

Okay I think we are back on track and ready to rock. Inubito’s actual main computer should be arriving this week, which means he won’t have to try and hack at editing this podcast on his laptop.

This is good news for the world.

(What’s not good news for the world is that as I’ve been editing the post for this podcast my power has gone out twice. So let’s rush though this and gte this suck up before it’s too late.)

Macross Frontier is, like we said, in no way licensed for the US and may never be. So our only recourse is the wide wonderful world of torrents and downloading. I’m pretty sure that the right Google search can point in you the right direction.

This is how Singapore sees Bubblegum Crisis. In very small preview images.

Next week we plan on talking about Bubblegun Crisis, that classic 80’s anime about hot chicks in powered armor blowing up robots. It really doesn’t get more awesome than that. Of course, I now realize that I think that Daryl Surat of AWO is also revivewing BBC in their next episode… So let’s see who updates with thier BBC podcast first! It’ll be exciting! … Or possibly not.

As always we are starved for attention so please give us some by either posting in the comments below, sending us an email at osmcast@gmail.com, or giving us a call on the OSMline at (206) 202-0071.

OSMcast: Adolescence of Utena 12-01-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:22:38 +0000

Adolescence of Utena

The OSMcast rises from it’s grave of computer woe’d-ashes to deliver unto you our take on one of the most awesome, trippy, postmodernist, animated movies ever : Adolescence of Utena AKA The Utena Movie.

Protip: And while I know that this is _technically _the 15th of December, this was recorded with the intent of getting up on the 1st, so it’s still dated for that time.

OSMnotes

There are still a few options for you to go buy this movie, and you most definitely should.

Sadly, while we have been able to finagle an actual podcast for your listening enjoyment, Inubito’s computer is still down for the count. On the plus side, Lee no longer has mono! But yes, we are back in business so there shouldn’t be any interruptions again for the near or distant future.

We hope.

So in the meantime we give you a glimpse into a world where bulletproof tigers run rampant and polar bears need not fear the arctic wastes:

The consequences of this action could be... deadly!

OSMcast: Nekocon 11 11-24-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:45:49 +0000

This is the con we are talking about!

Over two weeks past due, we bring you our Nekocon 11 con report! Short version: Totally fun. Long version: Listen to our podcast! /Basara

(We also complain about Gonzo and how much Rosario + Vampire sucks.)

Protip: We had to use the travel mic and it so happened the room we were in was really echo-y. You have been warned.

OSMnotes

So yeah, we had fun! We totally want to go again next year if we can! If you live in the area and somehow have not gone, make plans for next year. For real.

You have now seen the entire show in this one screen cap.Congratulations!

But we all now know that Nekocon is awesome. Now I’d like to point something we forgot to mention in in the World of OSM. You see that screen cap on the left there? See the next one below that? The place I stole the screens from is a site complaining on now two of the three main networks that air the recent season of this crap are censoring the fanservice.

This is the travesty that others have now bemoaned and wailed and the gnashing of teeth and crap. Bats are not fanboys' best friends!

Apparently the one factor that people are drawn to the show (more panty shots per capita than a season run of Ramna episodes starring Happosai) has gotten _so _outrageous the networks that agreed to let this show get advertising money that they are throwing cute bats everywhere to cover up the said 50+ panty shots per episode. Go figure.

Legend of Galactic Heroes 2 or Irresponsible Captain Kamina? Only the Future knows!

Now, I will make no judgments upon the person for instead of using the phrase “panty shot” instead they use the phrase, “pantsu.” Whatever. The point is that even they are confused as to why the networks are even bothering. And to that sentiment I agree with them. However I have a different solution for you Osaka TV and Aichi TV. It’s really easy: Stop showing the show and show Nodame or Tytania or something I dunno… Good. Sure, it’s a wild idea that has no place in things like contacts or anything resembling logic and how these things actually work. I’d just rather see good shows being shown more than bad shows.

Well that was an unexpected rant! As always, you can contact us in an innumerable amount of ways. Commenting in our Comments Section always works. Email (osmcast@gmail.com) also works! Voice mails (206-202-0071) do too!

… Okay so there’s three ways! But they are all excellent ways of doing it. Ergo, so you should be doing it

OSMinterview: Troy Baker, Aaron Dismuke, & Jerry Jewell @ Nekocon 11

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:22:43 +0000

Troy Baker, Aaron Dismuke, and Jerry Jewell

In a strange twist of fate, our shortest episode actually has the longest title. Go figure! At this recently past Nekocon we got the chance to chat with three awesome voice actors: Troy Baker, Aaron Dismuke, & Jerry Jewell.

Protip: Since it was the portable microphone, you’ll need to turn up the volume to hear us. But there’s not a whole lot of background noise so it’s all good.

OSMnotes:

Thanks to the awesome staff at Nekokon for making this happen, as well as our guests for sitting down with us to talk, even though it was only a little while.

OSMcast: Azumanga Daioh 11-10-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:01:59 +0000

Azumanga Daioh

In tonight’s episode of the OSM cast_!_ we talk about J.C. Staff’s adaptaion of Kiyohiko Azuma’s awesome series: Azumanga Daioh!

With special guest star DJ Inubito as “The guy playing Fable II while we talking about stuff.”

OSMnotes

Thanks to ADV’s awesome habit of making collections of stuff they make, you can not only now own the entire anime in a Thinkpack box set, you can also buy the entire manga run in one giant omnibus edition.

This is coming out soonish!

Normally we have this stuff uploaded by Sunday night so it’ll be ready for your listening enjoyment bright and early Monday morning. But we just got back from Nekocon _late _last night and could not stay conscious enough to make it happen. Hopefully Monday evening will be just as nice! And if you _must _have it in the morning, I hear Tuesday is also a good day for it!

Speaking of Nekocon, it was a blast.

This comes out soonish after!

I’m sure we’ll be doing a con report on it at some point in the near future! Possibly even next week.

If you have any questions about the con, or about Azumanga Daioh, or you know, anything… Just leave us some feedback in one of our many myriad ways. Like for exmaple, the comments section! Or an email! You could also (dare I say it…!) even leave us a voice mail!

OSMcast: The World Ends With You 11-03-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 04:52:35 +0000

The World Ends With You

Expand your horizons, your world, as it were, with our latest podcast all about Square-Enix/Jupiter’s awesome game for the Nintendo DS: The World Ends With You!

And also where we try not to talk about the World of Warcarft! … Too much.

OSMnotes

This game is in steady supply, but sadly no matter where we checked, the “Square-Enix tax” is in full effect and you are looking to be spending $40 for this game. It’s totally worth it though!

We just got back from CrisisCon, and it was pretty fun! Definitely an enjoyable con, and we’ll be sure to come back next year. I’m sure we’ll talk more about it on our next podcast, but by then Inubito and Basil will have already been to Nekocon! Such is the way our recording and update shcedule works…

There's a joke in this, I just know it...

Street Fighter IV is looking like it’s shaping up to be pretty awesome. They’re even having a contest where if you art is rad enough, it’ll be on the inner cover of the game! But right now all we care about is the awesome magazine ads we were talking about. Until then, we’ll just play more Third Strike and I’ll weep that Makoto isn’t in SFIV yet.

Oddly enough the most repeated question at the Crisis Con panel was “Do you get enough feedback?” And the answer is a resounding “NO, WE DO NOT AND IT MAKES OUR SOULS UNHAPPY. D:” So, if you would please be so kind as to comment down below, shot us email, or even voice mail, you’ll be our favorites. Unlike those _other _listeners…

Oh and for the record the Burning Crusade expansion of World of Warcraft came out January 16, 2007… so almost two years between expansions… almost. Just _sayin’. _

OSMcast: Hellsing Ultimate (1 thru 3) 10-27-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:49:31 +0000

The Bird of Hermes is my name, eating my wings to make me blah blah blah

To conclude our October extravaganza of Octoberness, we’re finishing out with another set of three with a podcast all about the latest take on Kouta Hirano’s epic tale of vampires, Nazis, and blood, lots of blood.

So yeah, Hellsing Ultimate.

OSMnotes

As it turns out this time Buy.com has the best deal on Hellsing Ultimate, with all the discs running you around $16.63 a disc.

Astroboy so did love the world so much that he... er... saved it. With machine gun butt attacks.

We only covered Hellsing Ultimate Volumes 1 thru 3, but you should go on ahead and buy all four. the fourth volume actually has our favorite villain yet, Rip van Winkle!

Protip: If the image to your left does not melt your heart, then there is no hope for you, as your heart is now cold, bitter stone. And you should feel bad. I mean just look at him.

And don’t forget to check out Chris Kohler’s write-up on “The Famous Takahashi.” It’s a really interesting look at a marketing guy you can’t help but to love. That’s really, really hard to do.

The Man, the Myth, the Pictures courtesy of Chris Kohler/Wired.com

Though I guess it helps when you can mash on a video game controller sixteen times in one second.

Also, we know when our podcasting panel will be at CrisisCon! It’s on Sunday November 2nd, from 11:30-12:30 in the Main Events room. It’s called Podcasting 101. We will be joined by our fellow Huntsvegas-ian podcasters Dead Workers Party Network! I suppose we will be talking ahout the basics of getting into podcasting and whatnot, which should be enjoyable. If nothing us you’ll get to listen to us ramble on for an hour of your day. Only this time it’s live and in person! I believe the DWPN guys are playing to pull off either a stream or a live recording of the panel, so I’d imagine we’ll be linking to that when we can.

And then we’ll be heading up north for Nekocon the weekend after! Not that we have any panels or anything planned, but we’ll be there all the same.

As always, please fell free to comment in the comments section, or send us an email at osmcast@gmail.com! Or even call us up on the OSMline! The number is 206-202-0071.

We’ll see you next week!

OSMcast: The Evil Dead Movies 10-20-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:55:14 +0000

Shop smart... shop S-Mart!

Kicking reason to the curb once more we take on a terribly terrific trilogy of movie-ocity with Sam Raimi’s and Bruce Campbell’s epic cults classics, The Evil Dead, The Evil Dead II, and Army of Darkness.

Oh, _and _the musical. You can blame Eric for that one though!

OSMnotes

Right now Best Buy has all three movies on sale for $6.99 a pop!

So you shouldn’t keep yourself away from these films any longer. Unless you’re scared. Of awesome. Best Buy also has the musical for $14.99, but you can also get it at the same price from Amazon.

You know you want one.

Speaking of good ol’ Amazon.com, you could also pre-order the KORG DS-10 Synthesizer! If you ever wanted to make beats on the go, I don’t think you can go very wrong here guys. I mean if it’s good enough for Yasunori Mitsuda, it’s good enough for all of us.

I wish I could also tell you all the reserve the Ghostbusters game but who knows when the game will even be out. Though man, Bill Murray is looking kinda old. But that still doesn’t stop him from asking the _relevant _questions.

Though sadly he may have received his relevant answer…

Who you gonna call?

Also, don’t forget that in a few weeks (Halloween weekend in fact) we’ll be at CrisisCon in Huntsville, Alabama! When the panel will be… I’m not sure. Hopefully they’ll get back to us soon enough so we can post about it and talk about in our next episode.

Also we’ll be kicking back the very next weekend (November 7th – 9th) at Nekocon, in glorious Hampton, Virginia! We don’t have any panels or anything planned there, but we’ll be sure to crash something.

And as always, you are more than welcome to let us know you, dear listeners, exist!

I uh, guess that works!

There are many ways you can let us know this! You could…

Leave us a comment in this very post!

Call us at the OSMline (206) 202-0071, and if you ask us a question, we’ll answer it for you in the following OSMcast!

Or just send us an email at osmcast@gmail.com!

It really is _that _easy!

OSMcast: Silent Hill (1 thru 4) 10-13-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:31:12 +0000

Silent Hill 2

To further our Halloween tendencies, we decided to rock out with a crazy-long podcast all about Konami’s uber-creepy video games series Silent Hill. Lee takes us on a course of wonder and horror as he details the first four games, while we chime in like the silly fools we are!

This is also the podcast that Refused to Upload, but that’s a story for another time.

OSMnotes

October 31st - November 2nd

Okay so we lied last time.

Well not a lie really, we just temporarily forgot one.

You know how we said we had one more con to hit this year? Well, we are actually going to two!

November 7th - 9th

Not only shall we be attending CrisisCon Halloween weekend in Huntsville, Alabama… But we’ll also be going out to Hampton, Virginia for Nekocon the week after!

Which means a 13 hour+ drive for us. But that means a whole new world of people that will get to exprenice the power, majesty, glory that is us, the OSM cast! … Right?

OSMinterview: Gina Biggs @ AWA 14

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Wed, 8 Oct 2008 14:44:07 +0000

Here’s our first ever OSMinterview with one of the most awesome women in webcomics, Gina Biggs! She’s the creator of the romantic drama Red String (now being published by Dark Horse Comics) as well as the Grand High Poobah of Strawberry Comics.

Protip: We ended up recording right outside the dealer’s room, so the audio quality isn’t that great. You’ll probably have to turn up the volume a good bit so I wouldn’t recommend listening to in the car or anything.

OSMnotes

Once again thank you Gina for taking the time to talk to us! And if you still have no idea who Dr. Horrible and Cpatain Hammer is, please go educate yourself . You’ll be glad you did.

OSMcast: Persona 3 10-6-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 6 Oct 2008 06:36:14 +0000

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3

We’re kicking off October in _style _with a three man tag team take on Atlus’ Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3. Start updating your podcasting Social Links now!

OSMnotes

You should own this game.

See here even GameStop has it new online RIGHT NOW. And Wal-Mart. And Target. Best Buy. Amazon.

Let's see Zenigata try to catch this!

They all have it and they are waiting for you.

Unless you already own it. Then you’re fine. You’re cool.

The rest will have to see me after class.

In other news of awesome we have the Gina Biggs interview ready and will be releasing it on Wednesday, so if romantic webcomics are your thing then be sure to check it out!

Future of Anime, or our special Pipe Dream? We’ll just have to see.

Also we will be attending Huntsville’s latest Sci-fi/Anime/Comics/Games/Whathaveyou convnetion CrisisCon (Oct 31-Nov 2), and should be hosting a podcast roundtable there. If you have a podcast and would be interested in attending, please let us know! I mean we can’t be the _only _local podcast in the Huntsville area, right?

We are already hoping these guys will show up!

OSMcast: Kimagure Orange Road 9-29-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:00:24 +0000

In our first true post-AWA podcast Basil and Lee weigh in on the 1980’s anime classic, Kimagure Orange Road (KOR)!

OSMnotes:

Fun Fact #1: Basil’s first ever anime soundtrack on CD was bought during AWA 5. It was a KOR soundtrack and costed him around $30 for a second-hand copy. Later on he ended up buying another several soundtracks from another dealer but it only costed him like $12 a disc. He was amazed at his good fortune and wondered why the Kimagure Orange Road one costed him so much. Basil soon discovered out after the con that all the cheap ones were in fact bootlegs and his KOR one was actually legit. D’oh!

Fan Fact #2: The director for the TV series of KOR, Osamu Kobayashi, also directed another romance drama show called Paradise Kiss as well as the rockin’ show BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad. Even more recently however he guest-directed the fourth episode of Gurren Lagann. By the way this is also the worst episode of the show and caused such an uproar on 2chan that one of the founders of Gainax made fun of the forum-goers, then stepped down from the studio days later. D’oh x2!

In other news something amazing has occured! Street Figher IV is one of the few video games ever to sport the most awesome cover art for the US region as opposed to Japan or Europe! This like, NEVER HAPPENS. But I guess someone in Capcom decided to throw us a bone. So props to that!

Also we do have our new OSMline number! It’s 206-202-0071! You should totally call it! Or email us! Comment! DO IT.

… And ignore that we accidently used the old number at the very end there. Use the new number we said previoulsy instead!

OSMcast: AWA 14 9-22-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:36:00 +0000

It’s only the first day back from the Anime Weekend Atlanta 14 and we’ve already got our podcast up and running about it! Listen to us talk about standing in line for things and panels we attended! And eating Stir-fry!

The alternate title for this episode is “Should Have Spanked Me With an Asteroid.”

OSMnotes

I... Don't even know.

But no, really, AWA was a ton of fun. We got to meet the folks behind AWO (Daryl, Gerald, and Clarissa), Greatest Movie Ever (Paul Chapman), and fellow new kids on the block podcast Akihabra Renditions (Drew Sutton). Not only that, but they actually let some of us (Basil and DJ Inubito) on the podcasting roundtable panel. THOSE FOOLS! But no really it was great and hopefully we didn’t sound too stupid.

I also (along with Lee) had the chance to interview Gina Biggs of the webcomic Red String (and the Strawberry Comics collective) for a little bit on Sunday, which will get it’s own segment later on in the week. And Inubito also took some photos at the con, and once I edit them I’ll post’em up on the site. Sadly while we knew there was some awesome FF12 cosplayers there that we had met at MTAC earlier this year, we somehow missed our chance and nabbing their photos. Sorry about that awesome FF12 cosplayers.

And if you are just tuning into us from AWA, welcome! Check out our Index of OSMs Past for previous episodes! Leave us comments! Send us emails! I’d say call us, but I think the OSMline is borked, and we may have to look into a new one.

But again, welcome new folks, hello again to our current listeners, thank you to podcasts that are greater than us, and until next time, stay frosty. And also stay tunned later on for our first ever OSMinterview!

OSMcast: XBLA Trifecta! 9-15-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:02:44 +0000

Because one game just wasn’t enough, we decided to tackle three Xbox Live Arcade games for this episode of the OSM ast_!_: Castle Crashers, Bionic Commando, and Braid. Check it out!

OSMnotes

That’s right, we’ll be at Anime Weekend Atlanta this weekend, so you should track us down and say hello!

Also, if you happened to head this direction by way of the AWO, hello and welcome! Hope you enjoy your stay. And I apologize about Indy IV. Really, I do. However I will defend the honor of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates to the uh, death. I guess.

See you folks at the con! Or not! ( Then throw us an email!)

OSMcast: Gurren Lagann 9-8-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 9 Sep 2008 07:56:44 +0000

Finally our current tagline will now make sense as the OSM cast_!_ tackles Gainax’s Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann!

OSMnotes

Now this podcast really isn’t a day late or anything. I mean, it’s not like _a bird hit a plane _causing Inubito’s friend’s flight to be delayed so he was busy entertaining his guest to mix down the podcast until late Monday night. And it _surely _wasn’t Basil being too busy playing Spore to actually update the site once he had the file.

I mean… obviously.

By the by, hasn’t anyone noticed how the theme of Spore is kinda how creatures must use the power of evolution to grow, expand, and survive as well as you (not I of course) the player also evolve by varying games of complexity?

And how it expresses it’s theme by the use of a galaxy as imagery. And how galaxies kinda like like spirals? You know, like Gurren Lagann?

Not that I’ve been playing Spore or anything, and that my race of creatures are called the Gurrens.

Nope.

Not at all!

OSMcast: Cromartie High School 9-01-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 1 Sep 2008 06:17:04 +0000

WARNING: We talk about Eiji Nonaka’s Cromartie High School in this episode of the OSMcast_!_ There… YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

OSMnotes

We talk about a lot of stuff that’s actually kinda out of date! But that’s OK, because it’s all still awesome. And so is Cromartie and you should buy a version of it right now.

Also:

Best. Trailer. Ever.

Check back with us next week when we take on Gainax’s Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann!

OSMcast: Wild Zero 8-25-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:48:32 +0000

We aren’t dead yet! In this triumphant return to the OSMcast Basil, Eric, and newcomer Lee tackle Tetsuro Takeuchi and Guitar Wolf’s wild and crazy “Jet rock ‘n’ roll”/zombie horror/comedy/cult classic/movie thing, Wild Zero! And succeed with marginal success! WARNING: Guitar Wolf’s music can be _really loud. _

OSMnotes

We actually recorded this a week or two ago, so the Wold of OSM news is kinda old, but it’s all still vitally important, at least as far you should go buy Bangai-O Spirits RIGHT NOW.

What’s actually important is that we’re back and we’ll be now updating on Mondays , not Fridays. And we should have it set for next Monday as well, where Lee and I talk about Cromartie High School.

Be prepared!

OSMcast: The Dark Knight 8-01-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 1 Aug 2008 05:17:34 +0000

We’re rollin’ into the month of August with Christopher Nolan’s latest take on the Batman, The Dark Knight. And more!

OSMnotes

First off, you can now see Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog once more without buying it off iTunes! You just have to deal the occasional commercial. You know, like _regular _TV.

And you should go buy some Freakazoid RIGHT NOW.

Really this is the best week for super heroes and super villains ever.

OSMcast: Mushishi 7-25-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:50:18 +0000

Mushishi, by Yuki Urushibara is the topic of tonight’s OSMcast_!_ And it’s definitely awesome. But don’t take our word for it! … Well, actually _do _take our word for it, but listen to us talk abut why first!

OSMnotes

Really you should go buy a copy of Mushishi in one form or another right now. Though you’ll probably have to special order it. But that’s okay because this manga and anime _is _pretty special.

In that good way, not that short bus special or anything.

So go git it.

Like, now.

Go!

OSMcast: Catchin’ up on the World of OSM 7-18-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:55:23 +0000

Okay so for the past two weeks we’ve skipped out on the World of OSM… And it kind of built to a great big pile of stuff that needed to be caught up to. So here it is!

OSMnotes

So we talked about this stuff (more or less):

Chrono Trigger DS!
Slayers Revolution!
Rock Band 2
DCvsMK fatality correction
FF13 on Xbox 360!!
OMG SQEENIX YOU COMMIT SUDOKU!!!11!
Xbox Live + Netflix = Win! (However it was later clarified that everyone has to have a Netflix account to watch the movies. Still awesome though!)
Mii Avatars! And other Xbox 360 stuff. Microsoft made a pretty good press conference. However…
Nobody is interested in Animal Crossing: City Folk. And by that I mean the person we know as Nobody.
Wii Sports Resort is pretty cool we guess.
Wii Music makes my soul sad.
So much. My heart: broken.
So sad.
Sony’s conference was pretty meh for us as well. But uh… 256!!! I guess.
That game was called MAG (Massive Action Game). But we really don’t care.
Really Penny Arcade got it right.
Song Summoner for iPod
Anime Expo! Maybe they did well attendee-wise? Who knows!
Persona 4! In the US! December 9th! This year! YAY!
Hayate the Combat Bulter via Bandai Entertainment
The Girl Who Leapt through Time manga based on the film, actually via Bandai and not CMX like I said! (CMX released a different adaptation of The Girl Who Leapt through Time.)
Funimation now RULES THE WORLD! Ouran High School Host Club and 30 titles that was once held by ADV.
Kodansha is setting up a U.S. subsidiary to publish their own manga starting in September. Good, bad, or awesome? Guess we’ll find out!

Yeah, it was a lot of stuff.

OSMcast: Metal Gear Solid 4 7-11-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:48:12 +0000

And we’re back! This week DJ Inubito and Basil talk about Nerdapalooza 2008 and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

OSMnotes

So it sounds like Nerdapalooza 2008 was pretty bad ass! If you want to check out CSHC with our man DJ Inubito on the plates, check out their YouTube page.

And like we said, MGS4 is gosh darn awesome. And you do end up feeling pretty bad for Old Snake sometimes, when they make fun of him for being old and his Psych meter goes down in the saddest noise possible.

OSMcast: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Ep. #1 6-27-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:29:29 +0000

So how about that “On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness” stuff eh guys and gals?

Pretty good stuff! You should totally buy it. Or at least try the demo. You could also go buy Commando 3 on the XBLA while you’re at it so you can try the new SFII: HD Remix beta going on. Or Space Invaders Extreme!
I _still _cannot beat Level 4, but one day… ONE DAY!!!

I will _triumph! _

OSMcast: Kekkaishi 6-20-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:26:57 +0000

In this episode we decided that box anime is cool. And by “box anime” we mean, “Kekkaishi.” Also, ice cream.

OSMnotes

Okay so admittedly I _just _beat MGS4, so at the moment I’m busy going “OMG MGS4 MGS4!!!! ” therefore _actual _show notes aren’t exactly on my mind. Though I am sad to find out the Wal-Mart sale is apparently already over so… oops. Hopefully those of you out there will have _already _realized this deal and have bought one!

The rest of you should follow my lead and steal I mean _borrow _them from all your friends that just obtained those PS3s and play Metal Gear Solid 4 on them. I want to say that this new Metal Gear is good enough that you’ll want to buy a PS3 anyway, but I know that’s just the MGS fanboy in me and that overall the 360 is still
the better gaming system.

… Maybe.

Kekkaishi is also an awesome show and an even more awesome manga. You should go buy all of the manga now. They have 14 volumes so far out so you have plenty to catch up on!

Oh and email us (osmcast@gmail DOT com), comment, voice mail, let us know you exist, the usual.

Metal Gear!!!

OSMcast: GTA IV 6-13-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:34:05 +0000

Are you read for some unbridled passion as two souls burn brightly about Grand Theft Auto the Fourth? Well too bad we’ve already recorded it!

OSMnotes

Though to be fair, we ended up playing Street Fighter III: Third Strike afterwards instead. Will there be another Inubito/Basil podcast about the upcoming Street Fighter TV once it releases? Oh yes. And who knows… since we only scratched the surface that is GTA IV, there may be another about GTA IV in the far flung future. For example if you wanted an in depth discussion on how Niko’s journey into America as an immigrant was portrayed in the game compared to how it is seen and actually is in America, well… We could do that.

Or we could talk about playing darts and going to strip clubs in the game. Whatever floats your boat.

And as always tell us about these things and your opinions in the comments section, send us an email (osmcast@gmail DOT com), or throw down a voice mail our way!

inubito on aim: holy shit 52:07. lolBasil on aim: NICE!inubito on aim: wrdBasil on aim: that’s just how we roll. lolinubito on aim: True that.

OSMcast: Baccano! 6-07-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sun, 8 Jun 2008 00:09:56 +0000

Tonight on the slightly delayed OSMcast_!_ we talk about Baccano! And it’s many, _many _crazy characters.

OSMnotes

We also talk about Tokyopop’s current reshuffling as well as Rock Band’s attempt at taking over Japan.

But it’s mostly about Baccano(!).

And also beer.

But really Baccano(!).

In other news, we now have Promos! Check the sidebar to your right and check’em out!

Trivia: This is now our longest podcast! ZOMG.

OSMcast: Indy IV 5-30-2008

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:10:05 +0000

In this episode of the OSMcast_!_ we plunge into the depths of the Cosmic Tribe Tarot set and explore the ruins of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

OSMnotes

Seriously guys, that tarot deck is pretty terrible. But don’t take my word for it! Check it out for yourself with this handy-dandy so very Not Work Safe link that shows the entire deck. And where you can order it from, if you know, naked dirty hippies are your thing. They say they’ve sold over 15,000 of them, so I’m guessing they can’t all be horrible accidents like our experience was. So yeah Stevee we bought your deck, and we came away unimpressed.

Oh, and that Indiana Jones flick. It was so totally a movie. Yeah.

And as always please comment, email us, let us know you exist. I know someone out there is downloading this stuff… somewhere!

OSMcast! Show #8: Metalocalypse

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:38:20 +0000

THIS IS THE MOST METAL OMSCAST EVER THIS IS METAL EVERYTHING WE DO WILL NOW BE METAL

OSMnotes

The World of OSM games we talked about were Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes, Lost Winds, On the Rain-slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One, and Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. The anime is Soul Eater, based on a manga by Atsushi Ohkubo and animated by BONES.

Sorry about the lack of Narnia once again, but we’ll make it up to you! But really guys, it is like “ Spinal Tap meets Scooby-Doo meets Norway.” Until next time awesome believers!

OSMcast! Show #7: Speed Racer

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Sat, 17 May 2008 04:26:15 +0000

Tonight on the OSMcast! we go go go after the latest movie adaptation by The Wachowski Siblings, the Tatsunoko Production's classic anime hit Speed Racer.

OSMnotes

Also in case you hadn’t notice, Inubito thought the remix of the Speed Racer theme was so awesome, he included all of it. Be forewarned! Or not! However this does end creating our longest podcast ever _ . But anyway, seriously guys, there were parts of this movie that were _more awesome than Iron Man. Really. Not kidding! Though I _guess overall Iron Man is the better movie, it’s already made tons of money so go spend it on Speed Racer instead!

Next week we’ll hopefully if schedules allow be covering the new Narnia film, and possibly something else a little more… metal. Till then! Email us at osmcast@REMOVECAPSgmail.com, or just throw us some comments at the bottom of this post.

If you want more info on Mach Go Go Go / _ Speed Racer, check out these articles from scifijapan.com. It’s got some really cool stuff inside!

OSMcast! Show #6: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 15 May 2008 04:47:39 +0000

We've gone back in time to olden days of April for this OSMcast! where Basil and Nobody have a conversation about one of the longest named games on the DS: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates.

OSMnotes

We also talk about games like FF7: Crisis Core and Lost Odyssey, though not for long. Friday we’ll be continuing our “Nerds Go Out to the Movies” escapades this month with our take on the new Speed Racer movie! Though here’s a hint: Basil liked it a _whole _lot, though Eric and Nobody liked it as well. Though not as much as me. I mean Basil.

Check back with us Friday! (Also email us, comment us, let us know you exist! Please?)

OSMcast! Show #5: Re: Cutie Honey

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 9 May 2008 16:49:56 +0000

In this episode of the OSMcast! The gang’s all here as we talk about the 2004 OAV Re: Cutie Honey! And also, a little bit of Rock Band.

OSMnotes

If you’d like more info on Re:Cutie Honey, there’s always the ANN Page, as well as the Gainax Page’s, um, page. More importantly, you should also check out the live action movie it was paired with.

As always, please let us know what you think! We have the comments section below, our email is osmcast@KILLCAPSgmail.com, and we even have a voice mail now at 206-426-5063.

Next week the plan is to take a blast into the pretty recent past as we release our previously recorded podcast about Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates! Then we’ll probably see about tackling Speed Racer.

OSMcast! Show #4: Iron Man

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Thu, 8 May 2008 05:54:29 +0000

Tonight on the OSMcast! nerds go out to movies as we talk about the new Marvel Studios movie, Iron Man.

OSMnotes

It’s Nerd Movie Box Office Domination Month here at the OSM Central! What this means is that during the month of May, we’ll be doing our best to bring you two podcasts a week this month: The normal one on Friday, and these special ones based on the “nerd” movies we’ll be seeing this month. In case you haven’t noticed, tonight’s was Iron Man. Next week is Speed Racer, then the latest Narnia flick Prince Caspian, and we’ll bring it home with Indy IV.

So hope you guys enjoy and we’ll be back tomorrow with 2004 OAV Re: Cutie Honey!

OSMcast! Show #3: MTAC Infinity

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 2 May 2008 23:37:16 +0000

Tonight on the OSMcast!, Basil and buds reminisce about their previous Saturday, at the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention. It was the eighth one, so they called it MTAC Infinity.

OSM notes

Yeah, it was a pretty swell con. The Cosplay Picture Gallery Thing we promised can be found by clicking these words! Definite shout outs go to froggyfluf who we thought was cosplaying Simca, but as it turns out it was another Air Gear character named Kururu. Whoops! The pink hair totally threw us off. As it turns out she’s also a pretty great artist so you should check out her stuff. Another deviant-artist we met was a photographer who took a lot of really sweet pictures.

Of course we can’t forget CSHC and Random, who put on hella osm shows that night!

The two martial artist performances were done by Shaolin Concepts and Capoeira Angola Palmares-Nashville.

And as always, we want to hear from you folks! Send us an email (osmcast@KILLCAPSgmail.com) or post in the comments! Also we have a Live Journal Community you can join if you feel so inclined.

OSMcast! Show #2: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:40:56 +0000

In this episode of the OSMcast! Basil and Eric discuss the wonders of Nintendo’s latest entry in their flighting/platforming/party game series, Super Smash Bros Brawl!

OSMnotes

Again, we’d love to hear your comments, suggestions, and other feedback! Juts post down in the comments, or throw us an email at osmcast@gmail.com. This Saturday the good DJ Inubito and Basil will be kicking it up over at MTAC. And while we doubt anyone from there has heard of us yet, we’re hoping that they check us out afterwards. If so, hello MTAC peoples! Hope y’all enjoy the podcast, and we should have another episode up soon! The goal is every Friday, but we’ll see what develops.

OSMcast! Show #1: Rock Band

osmcast@gmail.com (OSMcast!) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:08:30 +0000

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, our first podcast. Recorded on 3-08-2008, this is a podcast about music games, particularly Rock Band.

OSMnotes

Other games we talked about in this podcast are:

Some of these games are actually good. Some… probably not so much. If you want to know, listen to us talk like utter dorks! Now as this our first ever release, we know that we’ve still got our work cut out for us. But even so, let us know what you think! If you have any ideas or suggestions, let us know! We want this podcast to be as awesome as the name. Just throw us an email at osmcastDELETE@THISgmail.com!

As you can tell by the date of when we said this was recorded and when it was posted, there’s been a bit of a time skip. We’ve been experiencing some various technical difficulties (illness, computers dying, WoW, Persona 3, among others) so we actually have several podcasts recorded. Hopefully though now that our wonderful and most favorite beatsmith and premo-producer DJ Inubito now has his amazing new computer, we’ll be able to push more of these out the door.

And perhaps even I dunno, eventually start getting some podcasts out in a timely matter. Crazy, I know!