Otafest Podcast

The Otafest Podcast wishes all of our listeners a happy new year! In this episode, we talk a bit about the goodies we received over the holidays, new and upcoming tech from CES, and a spoilercast of Rogue One! Christmas Presents - 5:40 What Does Google Think About Siri? - 21:19 CES - 22:00 Rogue One Spoilers! - 34:25 2017 Blockbuster Preview - 46:50 Q1 Games - 54:25 Sponsors for this episode: Memory Express Music used: nerd table at the high school cafeteria of life by an0va nerd table at the high school cafeteria is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License Background image: Peace Bridge by naserke Peace Bridge Calgary.jpg is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License. Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to this YouTube channel for any updates. Find our hosts on social media! Jei: @jeilosophy Video and Audio Producti

The Otafest Podcast wishes all of our listeners a happy holidays! We recorded this off the cuff at our annual Otafest staff Christmas party and we pulled in whoever happened to be in the hall or in the room. This was basically a big fun conversation between friends, so enjoy! Sponsors for this episode: Memory Express Music used: Last Christmas (feat. Gumi) by jiffypop23 Last Christmas (feat. Gumi) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Background image: Peace Bridge by naserke Peace Bridge Calgary.jpg is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License. Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to this YouTube channel for any updates. Video and Audio Production by Parabellum Productions (@parabellumpro)

We're joined by Otafest webmaster and longtime Jei and Alfred bestie Behfar. This is a bit of a freeform episode with our conversation wandering through multiple topics, but I've tried my best to include all the pertinent points below in the timestamps. Holiday plans: 5:15 Tangent about TV shows (Walking Dead spoilers!): 11:22 Asian movie stars and martial arts movies: 23:49 Playstation announcements: 28:57 General gaming talk: 54:10 Talking about money and tech bubbles: 57:43 Sponsors for this episode: Memory Express Music used: nerd table at the high school cafeteria of life by an0va nerd table at the high school cafeteria is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License Background image: Peace Bridge by naserke Peace Bridge Calgary.jpg is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License. Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to t

We talk a bit about the wave of game releases for the end of 2016, and the biggest anime of the season, Yuri on Ice! Final Fantasy XV: 05:43 Pokemon Sun and Moon: 19:23 Zelda got delayed/Nintendo WTF?: 23:12 Titanfall 2 and sales: 28:15 Dishonored 2: 31:15 Yuri on Ice discussion begins: 38:00 Sponsors for this episode: Memory Express Music used: nerd table at the high school cafeteria of life by an0va nerd table at the high school cafeteria is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License Background image: Peace Bridge by naserke Peace Bridge Calgary.jpg is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License. Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to this YouTube channel for any updates. Find our hosts on social media! Jei: @jeilosophy Deo: @nyantron Video and Audio Production by Parabellum Productions (@parabellumpro)

Episode 2 has been delayed and will be out after this episode, as it is a video podcast and requires additional time for post work. Sorry! We're recovered from Otafest Aurora (and some other events...) and we're here to recap the con, and talk a bit about one of our biggest passions: Fanfiction. Linda is back on the show, and she's brought two important guests with her: Otafest Chairperson Jenny Chan and her partner Suu Lien. Timestamps Introductions to Chair-chan and Suu: 06:37 Otafest Aurora Recap: 14:25 Fanfiction: 32:44 Fanfiction through the ages: 44:21 Brief gaming discussion: 1:01:42 Thanks to our sponsors Level 1 Escape Room: Calgary's Premiere Escape Room, and Memory Express: Canada's Premiere Destination for Computer Products and Services Music used: nerd table at the high school cafeteria of life by an0va nerd table at the high school cafeteria is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License Background image: Peace Bridge by naserke Peace Bridge C

We interview Eric Stuart, prolific musician, voice actor, and special guest at Otafest Aurora! This episode was recorded live at the convention. We love doing live recordings at Otafest events so look forward to future recording sessions! Please consider supporting Eric's friend and bandmate Phil Nix who is battling cancer. There is a GoFundMe here https://www.gofundme.com/2cnauxwj and a new album from ESB coming out soon that will help support Phil. Timestamps Introductions: 2:44 Eric's home of Nashville: 5:39 Getting into voice acting: 10:13 Will Eric try mocap?: 15:37 Funny outtakes and stories: 18:04 Aside about multitools and pocket knives: 22:39 The art of anime dubbing: 27:17 Meta Knight's voice and cultural sensitivity: 32:27 Eric's funnest roles: 36:11 Eric's a huge gamer!: 44:23 Eric's music career: 51:06 Sponsors for this episode: FunimationNOW, Level 1 Escape Room, and Memory Express Background image: Peace Bridge by naserke Peace Bridge Calgary.jpg is licensed under a Creative Commons Attri

Season 2 Episode 1: We're Back! After a short hiatus, the gang's back to talk Halloween, the Nintendo Switch, movies, and of course, Otafest Aurora 2016 Timestamps Hot Pepper Anime Reviews and Aurora Preview: 6:00 Halloween Discussion: 13:35 Escape Rooms: 31:41 VR and Nintendo Switch: 35:18 "Logan" Trailer and other movies: 51:58 Thanks to our sponsor Level 1 Escape Room, Calgary's Premiere Escape Room Music used: Thriller Cover by virt Background image: Peace Bridge by naserke Peace Bridge Calgary.jpg.jpg is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License. Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to this YouTube channel for any updates. Find our hosts on social media! Jei: @jeilosophy Deo: @nyantron Video and Audio Production by Parabellum Productions (@parabellumpro)

Recorded in front of an audience at Otafest Pocket. Jei, Alfred, Deo, and G talk the iPhone 7, anime movies and live action adaptations, and review some delicious (and not-so-delicious) sweets. Timestamps iPhone 7 and other tech talk: 4:00 Upcoming anime movies: 13:43 More Suicide Squad hating: 29:22 New Phoenix Wright game: 31:39 Reviewing Oguraya Bakery's food: 35:40 Jei explains the culture of mochi while Alfred and Deo chow down and not give a crap: 40:53 Jei throws prizes at audience members and nearly kills a few: 44:50 Beanboozled!: 48:35 Jei somehow fails to give away prizes: 57:35 Thanks to our sponsors for both the podcast and Otafest Pocket: Chinook Crafts has been a longtime sponsor, providing the Pokemon League with custom badge designs and has partnered with us here to create a unique Gold O-Wing pin for cosplayers at Otafest Pocket! You can visit their online store at etsy.com/chinookcrafts Foster’s Oguraya Bakery is a local bakery specializing in authentic Japanese-style baked goods. Fam

A very varied episode. Jei, Alfred, and Deo take a quick look (make fun of) upcoming anime, talk about favorite cartoons, and have a discussion about the etiquette of commissions. Timestamps Labour Day con weekend: 04:34 Fall Anime Preview: 10:27 zOMG! FLCL revival!: 29:40 Western Cartoons: 36:32 Kubo and the Two Strings: 43:17 Upcoming Cosplay Plans: 47:43 Ethics of Commissioning Artists: 51:45 Our sponsor for this episode is Voicedubz Studios, a trilingual voiceover studio that provides professional voiceover services to partner companies worldwide. Please visit their website at voicedubz.com Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to this YouTube channel for any updates. Find our hosts on social media! Jei: @jeilosophy Deo: @nyantron Video and Audio Production by Parabellum Productions (@parabellumpro)

As summer winds down, Jei, Alfred, Deo, and Linda discuss fun summer activities, bad anime, and getting emotional about movies (for the record, Linda did cry at The Last Bastion) Timestamps Alfred's trip to Vancouver/Anime Evolution 2016: 04:20 Vancouver vs. Calgary food: 12:40 Jei, Deo, and Linda's rafting trip of doom: 16:31 Calgary festivals and summer events: 25:31 Overwatch (again) and "The Last Bastion": 31:40 Summer anime: 40:21 Aside about getting emotional about movies: 46:04 Back to summer anime: 51:22 No Man's Sky: 56:01 Our sponsor for this episode: Thank you to Voicedubz Studios, a trilingual voiceover studio that provides professional voiceover services to partner companies worldwide. Please visit their website at voicedubz.com Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to this YouTube channel for any updates. Find our hosts on social media! Jei: @jeilosophy Deo: @nyantron Video and Audio Pr

The episode where stuff happens. Jei, Alfred, and Andrew (...and other people) recorded this off the cuff at Animethon and things got awesome. Timestamp Animethon 23: 08:37 Suicide Squad: 14:32 Athon Traditions: 19:40 Behfar Interrupts with a Story: 20:59 Ladybeard: 26:31 Vegemite: 29:00 Live Vegemite Sampling!: 30:31 Staying at the Athon Dorms: 37:16 Otaku High: 40:03 Athon Continued: 48:12 We had two sponsors for this episode! The first is Voicedubz Studios, a trilingual voiceover studio that provides professional voiceover services to partner companies worldwide. Please visit their website at voicedubz.com The second is Otaku High, a web series centred around Tim, a confused, slacker high school student who attends a school full of anime trope characters. Check out the pilot episode at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOSOmwLPtOs Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to this YouTube channel for any

We're well rested and back to our normal podcasting routine! Jei, Alfred, G, and Nancy recap the phenomenal event that was Otafest 2016 and talk Pokemon Go! Timestamps New Vendor Room: 08:49 Maid Matsuri: 11:25 Guests and Guests Handling: 17:50 Feedback From You!: 25:50 Staff Perspective and Community: 27:33 Pokemon Go: 37:46 This episode is sponsored by Voicedubz Studios, a trilingual voiceover studio that provides professional voiceover services to partner companies worldwide. Please visit their website at voicedubz.com Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to this YouTube channel for any updates. Find our hosts on social media! Jei: @jeilosophy Video and Audio Production by Parabellum Productions (@parabellumpro)

In our first ever live recording (and video podcast!), we talk to Otafest 2016 special guests Alli and Justin Speed of Drunk Gaming! PS: Please forgive any technical issues that crop up, this is our first ever attempt at doing a podcast live! Timestamps What do Alli and Justin do?: 4:38 Breaking into Twitch: 7:27 Talking about booze: 11:24 Favourite games: 17:48 Happy Canada Day and Canada vs. US Stereotypes: 30:10 Travel and other cons: 38:12 Vidcon/Other YouTubers: 43:00 Bucket list travel locations and worst travel stories: 51:21 This episode is sponsored by Voicedubz Studios, a trilingual voiceover studio that provides professional voiceover services to partner companies worldwide. Please visit their website at voicedubz.com Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to this YouTube channel for any updates. Find our hosts on social media! Jei: @jeilosophy Alli: @allispeed Justin: @justinspeed, twitch.

This is it. The final episode before Otafest 2016. Our hosts Jei, Alfred, and Jessica (the Otafest vendor hall coordinator!) give us a bit of a preview regarding upcoming events. Congratulations to Damen Mino who has won our weekend pass draw! Timestamps Winner of our draw: 2:30 Readiness?: 5:04 The Move and Vendor Hall: 9:12 Special Events: 18:31 Maid Omatsuri: 22:29 Auction: 24:18 Boy and the Beast Screening: 29:27 Gaming: 34:39 Cosplay Contests: 38:55 Panels: 42:53 Merch and Pin Trading: 50:51 Downtown: 53:25 This episode is sponsored by Voicedubz Studios, a trilingual voiceover studio that provides professional voiceover services to partner companies worldwide. Please visit their website at voicedubz.com Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to this YouTube channel for any updates. Find our hosts on social media! Jei: @jeilosophy Video and Audio Production by Parabellum Productions (@parabellump

(Note that this episode was recorded prior to the E3 conferences) Jei, Alfred, Deo, and G are HYPE for E3! Also, there's some Lord of the Rings ripoff movie, some other movie with Michael Fassbender in a hood, and a game about watching stuff from above. We are giving away one free pass to Otafest 2016! Like AND Share the podcast link on Facebook! Timestamps E3 discussion begins: 04:00 Most anticipated games: 05:35 Favorite rumour: 10:30 Craziest thing you think might happen but probably won't: 17:49 E3 mishmash: 23:57 Assassin's Creed and other video game movies: 42:07 Overwatch: 52:37 This episode is sponsored by Voicedubz Studios, a trilingual voiceover studio that provides professional voiceover services to partner companies worldwide. Please visit their website at voicedubz.com Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to this YouTube channel for any updates. Find our hosts on social media! Jei: @

Jei and Alfred are joined by Nathan and Nancy, local voice actors as they discuss the FMA Live Action movie, gaming news prior to E3, and the local voice acting scene

Episode 08: 2016 Summer Anime Preview and New Game Releases Jei, Alfred, and Deo recap the Spring anime season, discuss upcoming shows in the summer, and talk the Overwatch beta and new releases. Timestamps Spring anime recap: 06:14 Summer anime preview: 13:21 Uncharted 4: 37:54 Overwatch Beta: 42:42 Doom Reboot: 52:30 This episode is sponsored by Mythril Wigs, a fashion and costume wig brand based in Burnaby B.C., Canada. Visit their website at www.mythrilwigs.com and see them at their booth during Otafest 2016! Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to this YouTube channel for any updates. Find our hosts on social media! Jei: @jeilosophy Deo: @Nyantron Video and Audio Production by Parabellum Productions (@parabellumpro) Music used: Rushbubble by Aaron Spencer https://machinimasound.com/music/rushbubble/ Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecomm

Jei, Alfred, G, and David talk fighting games at Otafest, the FGC (Fighting Game Community), and gaming jargon. Timestamps Street Fighter V: 04:44 Pokken Tournament: 15:21 Guilty Gear Xrd: 23:00 Fighting Game Community: 35:44 Otafest Assault: 43:26 "Wombo Combo!" and other lingo: 47:00 Local FGC: 51:44 This episode is sponsored by Mythril Wigs, a fashion and costume wig brand based in Burnaby B.C., Canada. Visit their website at www.mythrilwigs.com and see them at their booth during Otafest 2016! Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to this YouTube channel for any updates. Find our hosts on social media! Jei: @jeilosophy David: @AozoraSenpai Video and Audio Production by Parabellum Productions (@parabellumpro) Music used: Rushbubble by Aaron Spencer https://machinimasound.com/music/rushbubble/ Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/lice

Jei, Alfred, and Deo discuss the rumors surrounding the Nintendo NX and PS4.5, speculate on the future of Final Fantasy, and talk about the big movie trailers of Spring 2016. Timestamps Next-gen? Nintendo's New Approach: 06:26 Nintendo NX Speculation: 12:46 PS4.5 Discussion: 18:02 FFXV: 22:17 FFVII Remake: 31:30 Doctor Strange Trailer: 41:21 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: 46:00 Star Wars Rogue One: 52:30 Godzilla Resurgence: 59:40 This episode is sponsored by Mythril Wigs, a fashion and costume wig brand based in Burnaby B.C., Canada. Visit their website at www.mythrilwigs.com and see them at their booth during Otafest 2016! Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to this YouTube channel for any updates. Find our hosts on social media! Jei: @jeilosophy Deo: @nyantron Video and Audio Production by Parabellum Productions (@parabellumpro) Music used: Rushbubble by Aaron Spencer https://machinim

Jei, Alfred, and G are joined by special guest and YouTube/Twitch personality, Proton Jon. Jon shares his expertise, stories, and talks about what he does best: Let's Plays. Timestamps Intro to Proton Jon and Newfies: 00:50 Let's Plays: 06:26 The Infamous Kaizo Mario: 11:07 ProtonJon vs. JonTron and the culture of Let's Plays: 16:50 Jon's connection with Otafest: 36:48 What goes into making a Let's Play: 48:40 Cliche Question: 1:01:56 This episode is sponsored by Calgary's premier anime convention, Otafest. Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to this YouTube channel for any updates. Find our hosts on social media! Jei: @jeilosophy Proton Jon: YT: ProtonJonSA, The Runaway Guys. Twitch: ProtonJon. Twitter: @Proton_Jon Video and Audio Production by Parabellum Productions (@parabellumpro) Music used: Rushbubble by Aaron Spencer https://machinimasound.com/music/rushbubble/ Licensed under Attribution-N