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.
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 Stitcher. They’re good folks, that Stitcher.
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
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 HonÅ – 102:03
Kill la Kill – 103:08
Anime That Started in 2014, But Still Kickin’ It in 2015
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.
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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.
