Virtually Lost

Kicking off Fall 2022 are a bunch of good hits, and the boys go over what is on their watch list. Robert also has some story time about the Final Fantasy Distant Worlds Orchestra and his figurine purchases. Listen on Apple/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/virtuallylost Follow us: Julian ► https://twitter.com/Jrsolo126 Robert ► https://twitter.com/rorca7677 Discord: https://discord.gg/TtrvuaE Timestamps: 0:00 Cyberpunk anime ~ Intro 2:14 Cheating scandals (Magnus, Fishing, Try Guys) 3:59 Twitch Ecosystem falling apart 10:36 Overwatch 2 release 13:28 Robert Final Fantasy Distant Worlds Coral 26:20 Kaguya-Sama Manga is Ending 27:10 Anime in Fall 2022 (Chainsaw Man, Spy x Family, Mob Psycho S3, Berserk, Blue Lock, To Your Eternity) 31:35 Figurines Show and Tell 36:00 Outro

Virtual farmers going crazy with the news from the Nintendo Direct. Also Tears of the Kingdom got a release date. (Episode was recorded September 13, 2022 but technical difficulties caused delays) Listen on Apple/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/virtuallylost Follow us: Julian ► https://twitter.com/Jrsolo126 Robert ► https://twitter.com/rorca7677 Discord: https://discord.gg/TtrvuaE Timestamps: 00:00 Intro ~ Nintendo Direct - Tears of the Kingdom 03:10 Fire Emblem Engage 05:17 Farmers rise up ~ Its farming SZN 08:08 Mario Party/GoldenEye on Switch 09:12 Streets 1:12 Speedrun 10:54 RE Cloud, Triangle Strategy, Octopath Traveler 14:00 Bayonetta 3 14:34 Pikmin fans rise up 17:14 Robert Berserk binge 24:08 State of Play 29:08 Appeal of Nintendo Directs 34:00 Good future game mix 35:37 Back in FFXIV

After beating Twilight Princess, this episode the boys cover Blue Period manga, gaming development YouTube channels, and the Legend of Zelda series. Listen on Apple/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/virtuallylost Follow us: Julian ► https://twitter.com/Jrsolo126 Robert ► https://twitter.com/rorca7677 Discord: https://discord.gg/TtrvuaE Timestamps: 00:00 Froste + 100 Thieves, Intro 06:58 Robert no-lifed Twilight Princess 11:07 Best Legend of Zelda? 14:45 Nintendo Direct rumors 17:16 Cult of the Lamb 21:49 picked up Blue Period 23:42 Robert got his ears pierced 24:40 Sakurai's game development YouTube Channel 25:45 Sonic R 28:28 2023, "the year of gaming"

This episode the boys get lost in old Disney Channel original movies, Robert recaps UFC San Diego, and cover the old battle royale meta of gaming. Listen on Apple/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/virtuallylost Follow us: Julian ► https://twitter.com/Jrsolo126 Robert ► https://twitter.com/rorca7677 Discord: https://discord.gg/TtrvuaE Timestamps: 00:00 Robert watching UFC San Diego ~ Intro 13:28 Smashcon 16:18 Dragon Ball in Fortnite 17:04 Looking back at the Battle Royale Meta 19:07 2017-2021 gaming drought 22:39 Virtually Lost milestone 24:02 Disney Channel original movies 41:33 Toonami ~ Outro

This episode we give our impressions of the most recent Chainsaw Man trailer, Julian recaps his trip to Outside Lands, and we explain why our wallets are hurting. Listen on Apple/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/virtuallylost Follow us: Julian ► https://twitter.com/Jrsolo126 Robert ► https://twitter.com/rorca7677 Discord: https://discord.gg/TtrvuaE Timestamps: 00:00 Chainsaw Man trailer ~ Intro 05:32 issues with Forspoken Trailer 08:27 Julian's Recap of Outside Lands 21:42 Robert going to UFC San Diego 23:30 ranking Popeyes, Raising Cane's , and Chick-fil-A 25:58 shopping addicts 31:56 worst Legend of Zelda? 36:18 Julian doesn't finish games 39:36 how did people in our generation get into Sonic? 41:16 first gaming memories 45:16 Outro

You would've missed these series if you didn't watch anime during this era. We go through Kytoshi's MyAnimeList. Timestamps: 00:00 best girl? 02:42 A fellow Fruit of Grisaia enjoyer 05:32 Katawa Shoujo 07:07 Back to the MAL 11:30 A dark time in anime taste 16:43 best girl? pt.2

Joining us this week is Valorant streamer, Kytoshi, as we cover the Valorant community, esports, and his list of favorite anime. Follow Kytoshi: https://twitter.com/Kytoshi_ https://www.twitch.tv/kytoshi Listen on Apple/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/virtuallylost Follow us: Julian ► https://twitter.com/Jrsolo126 Robert ► https://twitter.com/rorca7677 Discord: https://discord.gg/TtrvuaE Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:00 Scrimming against TSM, Team Liquid, NRG, and Sentinels in Apex Legends 00:05:04 Getting clipped by Shroud in CS:GO 00:07:17 Shroud joining Sentinels' Valorant roster 00:12:20 Kytoshi's anime list 00:14:08 Reincarnated as a Slime 00:16:36 Re:Zero 00:21:06 Prison School 00:23:02 Kaguya-sama: Love Is War 00:27:00 Orange 00:29:02 Mob Psycho 100 00:30:11 Was A Silent Voice overshadowed by Your Name? 00:33:19 Horimiya 00:34:34 Code Geass 00:36:14 Honorable Mentions 00:40:49 Was Anohana mid? 00:44:24 Soju Hour 00:45:45 Attending Trash Taste Live 00:47:25 Hunter x Hunter 00:49:01 First Anime 00:55:10 Robert's most embarrassing story as a Twitch mod 00:57:09 How is it being a streamer? 00:59:54 Quintessential Quintuplets Nino figurine 01:03:18 The brilliant Valorant community 01:06:13 Among Us 01:10:28 IRL streams and Anime Expo 2019 01:16:41 Outro

The NieR community went crazy with a newly discovered church. We followed the story daily, with this episode recapping the events of the NieR church saga. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:26 Introduction to the NieR Church 02:12 r/sadfutago account is created on Reddit ~ June 10, 2022 03:21 SadFutago posts a screenshot inside the church in the Copied City of NieR: Automata ~ June 14, 2022 03:49 Begins posting on main subreddit r/NieR ~ June 15,2022 04:07 Posts the first video ~ June 18, 2022 04:49 The Kickoff: NieR becomes trending on Twitter ~ July 25, 2022 05:42 Inside the Church as A2 ~ July 26, 2022 08:09 Inside the Church as 9S ~ July 27, 2022 09:17 Beating Bloby, community response, and Square Enix statements ~ July 27, 2022 12:27 The Possible Outcomes up to this point 16:00 The Bird Bath and the Japanese text 19:16 Posts 5 pictures involving Drakengard 3 24:08 The Finale Stream Reveal and the planning phase 27:13 Sadfutago inconsistencies and the clues we should have noticed 30:09 The memes 31:28 Marketing & ARGs 35:00 Thoughts on the incident as a whole 37:07 For the lore fans ~ Grimoire NieR english preorder announced 38:13 Misc. (AX bookmark, Nino Figurine) 39:14 Outro

The duo finds themselves talking about some adaptations of beloved IPs, reminisce on childhood games, and talk about some upcoming trips. Timestamps: 00:00 - Robert "2D > 3D Girls in the Group Chat" Orca 02:25 - Pray for Raf 04:26 - Worried About The Netflix Yu Yu Hakusho Live Adaptation 14:49 - Detroit Become Human: Tokyo Stories 18:23 - The Quarry is a great game for gorups 19:34 Stray dropping the best merch for pets 21:48 - Nintendogs teaching the youth about different dog breeds 23:24 - Kid MMOs Phase (Webkinz, Club Penguin, Runescape, Neopets) 26:40 - How did we buy anything as kids? 29:17 - Julian going to Outside Lands 31:28 - Favorite Weezer Album 33:13 - High School Reminiscence (sports, scholarships) 41:25 - Julian going to Bad Bunny 41:59 - Virtually Lost going to Trash Taste Live 43:20 - Robert going to Final Fantasy Distant Worlds 44:27 - Outro

Time for us to showcase our power levels by covering our favorite anime series. Julian and Robert are joined by their first guest, Raf (a good friend of Robert. But we lost the first few minutes of the recordings, so the episode doesn't have his introduction)Timestamps:00:00:00 Our most cursed episode yet 00:00:42 Hunter x Hunter, a staple of anime00:03:30 Domestic Girlfriend is about the experience00:05:32 What the hell is FLCL?00:08:37 Both Yu Yu Hakusho and HxH on a top 9?00:09:58 Is Kaguya-Sama the greatest rom-com anime of all time?00:11:55 Transported back to 2012 w/ A Certain Scientific Railgun00:12:56 To Love Ru in a best-of list... Maybe I really am a degenerate00:17:47 Raf relates on an emotional level to the anime girls in K-ON!00:19:27 Julian keeping it 2012 w/ The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya00:22:26 Katanagatari resonates with the marketer in Robert00:23:49 The best shounen, Full Metal Alchemist00:25:58 Re:Zero ~ We're all pretty basic I guess00:27:28 I really cried over Ping Pong The Animation00:29:29 Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer aka shounen Fruits Basket00:32:43 Bringing in the horror w/ Higurashi When They Cry00:35:32 In this house we love Panty & Stocking00:36:44 Raf's #4 ~ Spirit Circle00:38:59 A Silent Voice ~ A Modern Classic00:42:42 College is the best time to watch The Tatami Galaxy00:46:29 Who is the best girl in Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai?00:49:26 D-Frag! Hate It Or Love It00:51:57 Yotsuba&! the wholesome slice of life00:54:05 Nichijou ~ Julian's #100:56:35 The Irregular at Magic High School ~ Robert's #101:00:14 Nisekoi ~ Raf's #1 ?01:01:51 Your Name ~ Raf's actual #101:05:14 Julian's Honorable Mentions01:06:07 If I had a nickel for every time I had a Bakemonogatari story in the library, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. Right?01:12:23 Kiss x Sis Pop Quiz ~ Pop Culture01:14:28 Brief News Recap01:14:37 Who's the best girl in Persona 3,4,5?01:17:39 Closing

We had some big announcements from AX2022. Time to recap ~Timestamps0:00 Intro ~ Never mix Wienerschnitzel & Dutch Bros3:17 The return to Smite5:33 Panty & Stocking Anime Expo 2022 announcement9:45 VShojo creating Japan Branch, with KSON And Nazuna Amemiya15:37 E3 is back17:29 New Robocop game trailer19:22 God of War Ragnorak November release20:01 Time to upgrade the PC22:55 LilyPichu moves exclusively to Youtube Gaming

Anime Expo 2022 is this week! Julian & Robert cover the end of spring anime, Persona getting a Nintendo Switch port, and Robert recaps an odd story relating to last week's episode.Timestamps:0:00 Intro ~ The Reach of VTuber collabs (VShojo, Hololive)2:04 Twitch Metas (Subathon, AmongUs, Fall Guys, Chess, LSF, watch parties)7:02 Persona & NieR Automata are getting a Switch port9:04 Metroidvania games10:47 Anime Expo 202215:45 Anime news recap (Spring 2022 Seasonals, Kaguya-Sama #1 on MyAnimeList, Kaguya-Sama manga ending in 14 chapters)17:31 Robert's manga updates (The Irregular at Magic High School, Bless, MARRIAGETOXIN)23:12 Do we really need another season of Date a Live?26:12 Sega planning to make live-adaptations of Persona games29:22 Julian wants to get a racing game rig31:46 Collective Conscience: MXC33:02 Robert's Suffering from Success gacha35:05 100 Thieves Creator Colors Foundations line36:26 4th Plans37:04 Outro

throwback episode about a bunch of old shows, music, and gamesTimestamps0:00 Intro, Flyquest CEO Tricia Sugita steps down and joins Cloud9 as CMO3:55 esports updates5:53 Final Fantasy fans eating good recently (FF7 Rebirth, FF Crisis Core, FF7 Remake Steam port)9:05 Dragon's Dogma 2 Announcement14:07 Xbox updated two classic Gamerpics15:54 Games with surprisingly toxic communities20:00 Universal Studios Super Nintendo World & New Drake Album23:58 Music Goose Chase25:19 John Wick First Impression32:38 Squid's Game Reality TV Show, ‘Endurance', Old Spike Channel38:47 Youth Robert's Call of Duty experiences41:03 Anime/Manga Guilty Pleasures44:58 Chainsaw Man Coming Back Next Month48:18 Outro

This week we cover the multiple game showcases recently, the lovely wedding of everyone's favorite anime couple, and Robert showcases a lack of intelligence with some stories.Timestamps0:00 Pre-Show “Body Training” Story2:40 Intro3:13 Pokemon & Lechonk6:18 Julian's Super Mario Strikers Battle League experience8:27 Playstation State of Play (FFXVI, RE4 Remake, SF6)12:35 Robert goes Gacha-free13:16 ‘Eternights' Next-Gen Hand Holding14:44 Diablo Immortal Pay-to-Win Controversy & Blizzard Brand Image over the years17:32 Anime Expo18:26 Everyone's Favorite Anime Couple Got Married (Sydsnap x Gigguk)22:50 TheAnimeMan released his Streetwear Brand “Nonsense”25:44 Robert builds his D-Frag manga collection27:52 Xbox Conference (Silksong, Persona 3/4/5 ports, Starfield, The Plucky Squire, Kojima announced game, The Callisto Protocol34:32 Grammy's adding the Video Game Score36:31 The end of the figurine era37:18 Sailor Moon x Vans collab38:35 Berserk39:24 Robert is an idiot at times40:56 Ramona Park Broke My Heart42:57 Outro

We got Julian & Robert diving back into their trashy first exposures to anime, Robert crowning Anime's Best Dressed Award, and highlighting multiple instances of marketing in the gaming industry. Timestamps0:00 Intro , Warriors Game1:41 Soda Summit Discussion4:27 Products Associated with Gaming6:08 Clothing in Gaming and Anime8:26 Konosuba Season 3 & Megumin Spin-Off Announced10:49 This Season of Anime11:44 Subscription Services12:58 Anime Origin Stories14:29 Isekai Baseball15:39 Outlandish Comments/Reviews on MyAnimeList16:55 Atrioc Paper Mario18:47 Embracer Group game preservation archive20:42 Square Enix Shinji Hashimoto ~ Kingdom Hearts ~ Final Fantasy24:15 RNG beats T1 in Finals to win MSI26:28 Omori Art Exhibition28:48 DONDA sports33:09 Outro

It's a celebration, we're getting more HxH chapters after 4 years! is mahvel baybee!Timestamps00:00 Intro00:16 Hunter x Hunter is back 5:43 How Shonen Jump has changed since the last Hunter x Hunter chapter11:10 QA department of Raven Software is unionizing13:05 Battle Royale (Fortnite, Warzone, Apex Legends, PUBG)14:55 Babylon's Fall17:02 Super Mario Strikers17:49 NieR concert Blu-Ray purchase19:24 Movies that are so bad that they're good20:04 Dr. Strange & the Marvel Cinematic Universe28:12 Robert watching MSI29:03 Closing

I can't. Not Again. I'm not...strong enough. The boys cover the FIFA / EA split, the video game hall of fame, and Robert talks about his time out partying.Timestamps0:00 Intro2:18 Castle Party8:01 Mob Psycho S3 announced; Anime Classics That We've Missed11:52 Quintessential Quintuplets Epilogue13:30 FIFA & EA split19:43 Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees26:44 “Mobile Needs To Die”29:25 Square Enix Fiscal Reports35:09 Robert's Triangle Strategy Review36:42 Unreal Engine 538:57 Super Mario 6445:29 RIP Milwaukee Bucks48:10 Closing

In a business email, Twitch misspelled Sykkuno's name, attributing to him swapping to YouTube TV. The boys cover that swap, ALGS Playoffs, and the big moves in the gaming industry.Timestamp0:00 Intro3:48 Sykkuno swaps to exclusive YT Gaming contracts8:57 Apex Legends ALGS Sweden10:32 Square Enix sells off Tomb Raider, studios, and other IPs13:54 huge gaming business moves over the last year14:51 Triangle Strategy progress18:17 Everything Everywhere All at Once: Robert's review20:00 Julian Corpa20:35 Santa Monica trip reminiscence + future trip planning23:11 Closing

This episode we have the boys covering Twitch's Partner Policy change, Robert's decline in age, and reflect on the state of anime in 2022.Timestamp0:00 Everything Everywhere all At Once1:27 LCS Spring Playoffs4:58 Super Smash Bros Pound 20229:15 Age within esports10:08 Apex LAN Sweden12:22 Robert's Birthday13:45 Elden Ring + Triangle Strategy15:22 Twitch Changes to their Partner Program18:10 Naruto x Jordan Zion Shoes20:24 Overwatch 2 Beta22:52 Newly Announced Playstation Preservation Team25:23 Preference toward Physical Media26:31 Barnes & Noble Resurgence due to Manga28:14 Ranger Reject & Spring 2022 Anime34:03 Anime is Becoming Too Mainstream34:16 Closing

This week we have the boys covering Ninja's rebranding, the Fighting Game Community, and we see the beginning of Robert's further descent into degeneracy.Timestamp0:00 Start1:52 Genesis 86:30 Smash Bros training arc8:52 Fighting Game Community11:52 Starcraft 13:03 Battlefield 204214:14 Halo Infinite16:15 Ninja Rebranding19:01 Utada Hikaru at Coachella19:48 Robert's Birthday Gift22:05 Uniqlo x Final Fantasy clothes22:28 Xenoblade Chronices 3 release moved up23:44 Super Mario Strikers25:12 Recap of first 50 episodes of Virtually Lost27:49 Robert's Top 3 Anime Songs of Spring 202228:51 Robert's manga prediction

Spring 2022 anime has begun! Timestamps:00:00 Spring 2022 Anime8:09 Valorant Masters9:45 The Barstool Incident12:33 Julian Bought a Sega Saturn15:36 Button Layout Discussion16:52 Nintendo19:21 Time Crisis Valorant23:00 At&T Annihilator Cup Dead by Daylight25:03 Closing#virtuallylost #anime #spyxfamily

The boys recap the monumental week on r/Place. Timestamps:00:00 Mobile Game Ads03:48 Unreal Engine 5 & Unity05:47 r/Place 12:15 LCK Finals T1 vs Gen G16:26 Team Liquid Breaking Point Documentary18:33 My Dress Up Darling18:57 Attack on Titan Final Season Part 320:43 Slice of Life Trash Manga21:09 K-pop Le Sserafim23:24 Omocat x Bang Dream drop24:33 RIP E3 202225:15 In-person events, conventions, Anime Expo34:06 Casino35:28 Games We're Playing37:21 Elden Ring Gatekeeping 40:51 Favorite Music Releases in Q1 202242:24 Closing Remarks

Never a dull week with Julian. This week the boys recap Julian's birthday clubbing and bring light to one of the more "questionable" video game collaborations.

Team Stolen Motorcar is the esports soap opera that keeps on giving. The boys give their thoughts on Catherine: Full Body and also the only JRPG to exist, Persona 5 Royal.

How is this series gonna be publicly aired? The boys talk manga, Robert goes over his trip of the bay area, and recap the winners of the streamer awards. (Recorded 3/15)

No maidens? This week the boys chime in to the Elden Ring UI/UX talk, Robert has a life crisis with Spotify going down, and Julian recaps his snowboarding trip.

Pouring one out Rushia. This week the boys give their impressions on the Gen 9 starter pokemon, bring up some social media from the past, and learn the basics of real estate.

The bank balance may be low but the serotonin levels are high. This week the boys discuss Rental Girlfriend's sketchy crowdfunding project, initial Elden Ring reviews, and the new Street Fighter 6 logo.

This week the boys cover parasocial relationships with streamers, upcoming Capcom and Atlus announcements, and Robert rants about the Domestic Girlfriend ending.

This week we've been blessed with a Nintendo Direct, see how a good anime affects manga sales, and cover Lost Ark, the hot MMO RPG to release in the West.

The boys cover a generation-long debate on the correct pronunciation of the legendary Pokemon, give their impressions of the recent signings and acquisitions in the gaming industry, and catch up on some manga.

We had the biggest acquisition in videogame history last week. The boys receive a live question, cover the Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer anime announcement, and Robert caves and buys a Valorant skin.VirtuallyLost, Microsoft, Activision, Blizzard, FFXIV, Belle, HoshinoSamidare, Anime, Gaming, Videogames, Manga

After a week's hiatus, the boys are back in style, cover the recent Ninja Pokimane drama and Esports news, and do so while wearing their Hololive merch.

First episode of 2022 being released almost a week late, but the content is evergreen. The current Twitch meta, Gordon Ramsay, and anime tropes are the topics of this week's episode.

Our last week of podcasting in 2021 has us recapping our favorite moments and stories this year.

After recovering from last week's technical difficulties, the boys cover the FFXIV experience, a non-spoiler opinion of the Spider-Man movie, and some recent anime announcements,

A lot of issues getting this episode out, but still keeping the streak strong of never missing an episode

In the last month of the year, the boys start out by covering the Video Game Awards, games they recently played, and go over the Spotify Wrapped recap.

The boys cover the recent popular gaming releases, review a top anime recommendation list, and talk about Ludwig switching from Twitch to YouTube Gaming.

In Ep. 30 the boys cover their Halo Infinite experiences, recent games they've played and the eventual takeover of the entertainment industry by Riot Games.

This week the boys say their thoughts on Arcane, cover the phenomenal offseason of competitive League of Legends and give a little recap of the games they're currently playing.

How many skins does it take to redownload League of Legends? Riot's new show 'Arcane' is out now, and this week we had had some huge esports events along with some content creator venture news.

We got Robert breaking from his League addiction, Julian griefing people's Deathloop campaigns, and various gaming industry news in this week's episode.

What brand has the best naming conventions for their consoles? The boys find themselves talking about their current catalog of games, recent localization issues with Netflix, and strangely enough Macroeconomics in gaming and anime.

The memes are real, esports is wild this week, and the boys talk about possible Halloween costumes.

With Worlds going on, the boys find themselves discussing esports news, personal hobbies, and reflect on how good a time it is for game releases.

The duo is back and cover the anime Fall 2021 season, League Worlds 2021, and predict who the final fighter is for Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

Nintendo really said "Could we?" When they really should've asked "Should we?" There's also some talk on Demon Slayer, videogame vinyls, and the rest of the Nintendo Direct.

The boys get to talking about Chainsaw Man, new TikTok trends, and some upcoming games. Also Julian finishes his character development arc.

We hitting the second evolution of the Virtually Lost podcast. Playstation Showcase was this week, Titanfall servers had been hacked, and Valorant Masters Berlin are ongoing.

The boys cover a misunderstanding with gacha rates, spending on in-game skins, and review Jujutsu Kaisen, Donda, and Certified Lover Boy.