Osmcast! Anime, Video Games, Interviews, And More!

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.)  

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. OSMnotesSo 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 – 00:00General Gabbing – 00:32Moments of OSM – 02:45Laid-Back Camp Season 2 - 02:57

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!OSMnotesSo 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 – 00:00General Gabbing – 00:37The World of OSM Returns!, aka OSMnews – 2:19Anime, Animation, and Fraiser News – 2:32Final Evangelion Film is Finally Coming Out... Again! – 2:53Megumi Ogata Is a Bad Ass – 5:32Streaming Old Stuff, or Discotek Still Loves Us – 1

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.OSMnotesSo 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.) Ho

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 | InstagramDenmo: Twitter | YouTubeAnd 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

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! OSMnotesAnd 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 – 00:00General Gabbing – 00:34The OSMawards! 2020 Edipyon – Video GamesAnimal Crossing: New Horizons – 07:09Cyberpunk 2077 – 10:27Final Fantasy VII Remake – 18:14Roundguard – 25:18Overwatch – 31:49Outward – 38:58Final Fanta

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!)OSMnotesSo 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 – 00:00General Gabbing – 00:41The OSMawards! 2020 Edipyon – Anime & Television ShowsTower of God – 04:11Akudama Drive – 09:01RetroCrush – 11:33Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai – 16:15Carole & Tuesday – 20:40Keep Your Hands Off

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!OSMnotesSo 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 – 00:00General Gabbing – 00:37The Extended OSMcast! Cinematic Universe – 03:39The OSMawards! 2020 Edipyon - Podcasts, YouTubes, & Internet ThingsOverly Sarcastic Productions – 08:42Hbomberguy – 11:03SkillCapped - 12:46The Dungeon Run – 17:39The Empty Bowl – 22:46Ask Science Mike/The Cozy Robot Show – 26:28True Facts – 31:23Philosophy Tube – 33:17FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast – 35:39Neil C

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

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! OSMnotesOK so in case you wondering, here's that teaser:https://youtu.be/8Mk4Uykq5I8Wow! 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 – 0:00General Gabbing - 0:36Moments of OSM – 02:07Ast

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. OSMnotesGo! 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 wa

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!OSMnotesSince 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 – 0:00General Gabbing - 0:39Moments of Awesome – 07:36The Girl with the Sanpaku Eyes - 07:45Diet Dr Pepper & Cream Soda (Even though it's a Coke? Weird...) - 09:

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 17Anna's House: It's in the Mist, Plot 11, Ward 17Dylan's Hous

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

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. 

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. 

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☆ (@KaiyokoSt

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!

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.

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.