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If you're on this website, I'm assuming you're an otaku. Okay, maybe you aren't strictly from Japan and don't have encyclopedic knowledge on anything, but we're using this term loosely, people. This weeks OCast is about us, otaku! We mingle three personal stories from yours truly Ben and David with in-depth analysis of how our very culture works (or, at times, doesn't).

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We are BACK! Or, rather, rescheduled. Due to the overbearing pressures of school life, job life, life in general, we will not be strictly adhering to a weekly schedule for each Ocast, but rest assured this means we'll be upping the quality for each release.

This week: stories in games! The elite commenting crew of yours truly, Davis Fan, and David Chang all debate the existence of stories in video games and how they should be treated. Do we need stories at all? Should the bad ones just get cut? Would you love Street Fighter characters nearly as much if they didn't have backstories? All this and more await you!

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You've heard about the drama on certain anonymous image boards, you've seen the expertly crafted costumes and well toned bodies, so the question remains: is cosplaying an inaccessible hobby? To help us answer this question we've brought on board a grand total of FOUR special guests. Making returns are boss man Theo and assistant editor Kevin. First timer Roger throws down with his cosplay photography expertise, and our super special guest not of T-ono.net is Kris Ling, known to some of you as Blizzard Terrak. Kris has made his way through the cosplay community as a photographer for about two years now and he's got plenty to talk about.

For anyone interested in checking out Kris' cosplay photos (there are many and they are good) check out his Deviantart account or Facebook group.

Indie games! Listen to me, Davis, and David weigh in on independent games and how they're affecting the industry. How do these small budget projects explode onto the gaming scene? What do developers do to make them so popular? What are their advantages and disadvantages?

After you listen to the podcast, make sure you check out the Meatboy video Davis was laughing at right here. Also, to get a look at the indy game Amnesia: The Dark Descent which we proudly plug, check out the video David mentioned on youtube. (It is beyond hilarious.)

Download and enjoy!

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Winter anime season! Listen to an hour long Ocast where we hype up what's good and tear down what's lame. There are a ton of new titles out there this season, so you're going to need a few educated opinions on what to watch. Also, the longest news segment in the history of the podcast! Complete with everything you need to know about the PSP2.

We also have a new guest this week! Our very own Ben Chu throws down with his very broad and very detailed knowledge of this season. Hopefully we'll hear a lot more from him in the coming weeks and months. Unfortunately, this comes at the temporary leave of Davis, so his silky man-growl shall not make an appearance on the podcast.

There's a lot of great stuff to check out so download and enjoy! And comment to your hearts content. To make this podcast better for you we need to hear what you want and what you hate.

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This is a special podcast! So special, we don't even have a number for it. Tune in to hear us chat about good buys and good deals this holiday season.

Please, as always, feel free to comment or email with tips and suggestions! Seriously, any news is good news.