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

Hello Adventurers! It’s the most hype-able time of the year! In just a matter of weeks, the NA FanFest will be here and we’ll have the first details of Final Fantasy XIV’s next expansion! And the immediate Tuesday afterwards Patch 7.5 “Trail to the Heavens” drops! That’s a lot. So we’re here to break it all down and guess as to what our future holds. We start off with a look back at the previous Live Letter talking about the patch, then head straight into our hopes and predictions that are going to happen at FanFest! It’s a wild ride.  Spoiler Levels: Pineapple Orange Jelly! “Made from Turali pineapples and navel oranges, the refreshing flavor of this jelly will remind you of Tural no matter where you are.” Before we get into all the new stuff that could be happening, we wanted to make sure to remember where we’ve been. Spoilers abound in this episode. OSMnotes Lots of things are happening! Why as we post this on a Thursday, tomorrow morning is the next Live Letter! And then next weekend? FanFest! But until

We’re bringing back yet another MTAC Another World OSMinterview! Today, we’ve got our interview we did for Ed Chavez! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about him: Ed Chavez is the President and Publisher of DENPA Books. A twenty year veteran of the manga industry, Ed started his manga career as a journalist, writing for publications such as Comic Book Resources, Animate and Publishers Weekly. He would eventually do editorial work for Seven Seas and DC Comic’s manga line CMX. In 2007 he began working with Japanese manga publisher Kodansha. He split time doing marketing and translation for their new manga and light novel imprints (Morning 2 and Kodansha BOX respectively). Prior to his move to Oregon, Ed was the Sales & Marketing Director and Licensing Manager for Vertical Comics (2009-17), where he released numerous New York Times Best Sellers and Eisner Award winners/nominees. Ed is unique in the North American manga industry as someone with experience on both sides of the Pacific as well as someone

We’re bringing back yet another MTAC Another World OSMinterview! Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for Ricco Fajardo! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about him: Ricco Fajardo is an actor whose performances have been seen in many ways: on stage, film, commercials, industrials, voice-over, animation, motion-capture- if it involves the body and voice, he’s done it! Known locally for his indie film work, abroad folks best know him for his roles in anime and video games. Most recent credits include the egoist striker Isagi in “Blue Lock,” the loveable Mirio in “My Hero Academia,” Tomo’s best bud Jun in “Tomo-Chan is a Girl!,” the enigmatic Kotaro in “Zombieland Saga,” the fearsome Benimaru in “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime,” and the party loving priest Pandreo in “Fire Emblem: Engage.” An avid gamer and watcher of anime and movies, Ricco loves being physically active and his cats! He is originally from San Jose, California and resides in Dallas, Texas   ht

We’re bringing back yet another MTAC Another World OSMinterview! Today, we’ve got our interview we did for MC Frontalot! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about him: MC Frontalot (née Damian Hess) is the original mastermind of Nerdcore Hip-Hop and still its Final Boss. Front was born in San Francisco and grew up in Berkeley. He was tall and scrawny, had trouble breathing, and could not see well. A special teacher was called in to help him attain basic competence on the monkey bars, another to give him standardized tests meant for older children. Thusly, he was the most popular kid in his elementary school. Just kidding! He got pushed down a lot and called “nerd.” Did he maybe even deserve it? I mean, really – who strikes out at kickball? He spent the next twenty years or so trying to get over it. And kind of succeeded! Flash forward to 1999: the dotcom bubble is maximally inflated; nerds everywhere imagine themselves to be popular and/or hip. Damian is getting overpaid to code web pages, which leaves

We’re bringing back yet another MTAC Another World OSMinterview! Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for Lauren Landa! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about her: Lauren Landa is a voice actress born and raised in Los Angeles. In the last 15 years her voice has been in over a hundred different anime and video game titles, playing the voice of many beloved characters. Lauren is most known for roles such as the ninja beauty, Kasumi in Dead or Alive 5; the sexy Litchi Faye Ling in the popular fighting games BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, as well as the sequels BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, and Continuum Shift Extend; Chrono Phantasma; the badass Kyoko Sakura in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, the enthusiastic Yan Leixia in Soul Calibur V, the deadly Little Queen in Tales of Graces; the valley girl racer in pink, Boiboi, in REDLINE, the adorable zombie Squigly in Skullgirls, kind hearted Leia in Tales of Xillia, the innocent Chubo Sonken in Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians, the quiet A

In our third foray into the OSMtable!, Dylan, Basil, Tobias, and Niko talk about how to find inspiration. Where and why do we struggle with it? What techniques break us out of writer’s block? What options exist to draw players into that process–and when might you not want to do so? OSMnotes Resources Coffee & Carbuncles Episode 28: Crafting a Roleplay Character with Nobutaka Fairclough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXjDPk3eMUc Dyson Logos: https://www.dysonlogos.com/ Hosts: Basil on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/itsbasiltime.com Tobias on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/rtobias.bsky.social Niko’s Linktree: https://nicholasqualls.com/ CultureSmash: https://www.youtube.com/@CulturesmashTv/streams Dylan’s links: https://links.dylanwolf.com/ We also have YouTube Channels! Both for OSMcast proper and The Carbuncle Chronicle! Please subscribe, hit the bell, and share amongst your friends. And as always, feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Oh, and if you still use Spotify, go a

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.OSMnotesSo 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 Streamon Huluon Disney+And of course, Time Cues:We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00OSMPlugs (Discord, Patreon) – 1:01Moments of OSM –Dylan: Bohnanza – 2:11John: The Edit of Evangelion – 4:41Jess: Fibermaxxing – 5:34King of the Hill (Season 14)King of the Hill (Season 14), Sans Spoilers – 11:07King of the Hill (Season 14), Full of Spoilers – 41:27OSMs out of OSM and Final Thoughts – 1:18:07We also have YouTube Channels! Both for OSMcast proper and The Carbuncle Chronicle! Please subscribe, hit the bel

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.  OSMnotesWhoo boy! This was a real pain to edit! But Basil also got real extra with the audio and musi

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

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

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!)OSMnotesGATEway FATE 2.0 was a lot of fun, and we are very much looking forward to GATEway FATE 3.0 on October17

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 Heart

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)!OSMnotesOnce again we want to think Garrett and Kyle for joining us! Ha

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.OSMnotesThat’s right folks! Time Cues:00:00:00 – We Start The Carbuncle Chronicling00:00:52

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?OSMnotesResources:X-Card: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SB0jsx34bWHZWbnNIVVuMjhDkrdFGo1_hSC2BWPlI3A/mobilebasicLines & Veils: https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/30906/what-do-the-terms-lines-and-veils-meanTTRPG 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.comTobias on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/rtobias.bsky.socialCarbuncle Chronicle will be paneling at GATEway FATE: https://gatewayfate.carrd.co/Niko’s Linktree: https://nicholas

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. OSMnotesIf 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 hav

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.OSMnotesIt'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.socialBasil on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/itsbasiltime.comNiko's Linktree: https://nicholasqualls.com/Middle Tennessee Anime Convention: https://mtac.net/Dylan's TTRPG blog: https://travelcheck.dylanwolf.com/We also have YouTube Channels now! Both for OSMcast proper and The Carbuncle Chronicle! Please subscribe, hit the bell, and share amongst your friends.And as always, feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Oh, and if you still use Spotify,

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 E

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.OSMnotesWe want to thank Jason 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: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/329235392On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7pOKRPPfbtv5c7Kdv40LVoOn Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jasoncharlesmiller/On Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncharlesmiller.comOn YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JasonCharlesMillerOn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasoncharlesmillerOn Twitter: https://x.com/jasoncmillerPlus, a big

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!OSMnotesSadly 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 Streamon Amazon Video (Buy or Rent)on Apple TV (Buy or Rent)on Fandango At Home (Buy or Rent)Buy on Blu-Rayon Amazonon Shout! FactoryPlus, Time Cues:We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00General Gabbing (Talking about the Switch 2 Announcements) – 00:45OSMplugs (Discord, Patreon, T