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  1. Gimmick Awards 2025 – Best Character Podcast

    2D AGO

    Gimmick Awards 2025 – Best Character Podcast

    Time concerns (that proved a bit unnecessary) forced us to compress Minor Character and Major character into one pod, so Minor Character gets a little "one winner no runners up" before the main event! The Best Minor Character Nominees Are: Emma Rockford (of the Devil) Serra (of the Devil) Shiho Kubota (Futari wa Pretty Cure) Darumi Amemiya (The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy) Kyoshika Magadori (The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy) Yugamu Omokage (The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy) Capricorn Undead/"Party Boy John Lennon" (Kamen Rider Blade) Ryoka "Mittens" Miketa (Medalist) Treble (Unbeatable) The Best Major Character Nominees Are: Yachiyo (Apocalypse Hotel) JC Denton (Deus Ex) Morgan (of the Devil) Peronel (Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake) Ringo Ishikawa (The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa) Takumi Sumino (The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy) Kazuma Kenzaki/Kamen Rider Blade (Kamen Rider Blade) Lin Yueru (The Legend of Sword & Fairy) Inori Yuitsuka (Medalist) Senichi "Sen" Enari (Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger) Jungle Pocket (Umamusume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era) Beat (Unbeatable) Quaver (Unbeatable) Nico Wakatsuki (Witch Watch) Our intro and outro music for the Gimmick Awards 2024 is Lay back by Kazuki Kaneko, and our art is a commission from GOMA on Bluesky.

  2. Gimmick Awards 2025 – Best Narrative Moment Podcast

    3D AGO

    Gimmick Awards 2025 – Best Narrative Moment Podcast

    In contrast to Emergent Moment, you don't have to do anything special to experience these. These scripted moments are part of the media below that everyone can see, but that doesn't make them any less special. These moments made us laugh, tear up, and reflect in 2025, and we want to share them with you. Note: Since some of our naming of the moments themselves could be considered a spoiler, listed below are all the works we discuss during the pod. The Nominees Are: Apocalypse Hotel CITY the Animation of the Devil The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa Heavy Metal L-GAIM The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Medalist Story of Seasons: The Grand Bazaar Super Robot Wars Y They Were Eleven Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era Unbeatable Witch Watch With You In The Rain Our intro and outro music for the Gimmick Awards 2025 is Lay back by Kazuki Kaneko, and our art is a commission from GOMA on Bluesky.

  3. Gimmick Awards 2025 – Best Emergent Moment Podcast

    4D AGO

    Gimmick Awards 2025 – Best Emergent Moment Podcast

    The phrasing on this category was tricky. What is an Emergent Moment? Basically, it's to distinguish from a Narrative Moment- our category tomorrow. Rather than scripted, hand-tailored moments, these are moments that occur, or occurred, naturally as a result of the way things have been set up- either in a game or in the world. The Nominees Are: Baby's First Death Trap (Android: Netrunner) Tile Hog (Aotenjo: Infinite Hands) Virtua Fighter 5 Grand Finals (Combo Breaker 2025) Your First Monorail-only Delivery (Death Stranding 2: On the Beach) Sit Back and Let the Points Roll In (Demonic Mahjong) Reading a book (The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa) Perfecting a Wave (The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy) "I Don't Play This Game." (Combo Breaker 2025) Switch Games Feeling Playable Again (Switch 2) Ten Heads In A Row (Unfair Flips) Picross Fever (Picross) Accidentally Eracing Yourself (Shadow of Memories) Infinite Chaos Control (Shadow the Hedgehog) Our intro and outro music for the Gimmick Awards 2024 is Lay back by Kazuki Kaneko, and our art is a commission from GOMA on Bluesky. That's last year's art, we'll have new art for this year soon, so please look forward to that!

  4. Gimmick Awards 2025 – Best Song Podcast

    FEB 13

    Gimmick Awards 2025 – Best Song Podcast

    We used to call this category "That's My Jam" which is a long forgotten in-joke from our personal Discord server, but unfortunately it was just a little out of step of the way we name these categories now. But rest assured, these songs are JAMS. We had lots of music to choose from this year and it was harder for some to narrow it down. The Nominees Are: "BIRDBRAIN" w/ OK Glass Feat Kasane Teto by Jaime Paige "Bow and Arrow" by Kenshi Yonezu (Medalist) "EMPTYLANDS" by Blood Cultures (Skate Story) "The Girl on a Space Colony" by Yoshimasa Terui (Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX) "KOERU" by Alexandros (Umamusume Cinderella Gray) "L-GAIM: Time for L-Gaim" by Kyohei Tsutsumi (Heavy Metal L-Gaim) "Loner" by peak divide (Unbeatable) "Waiting" by peak divide (Unbeatable) "Maximum Kizuna Kaizer Explodes" by Akira Kushida (The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World) "Scarlet Draw" by Lena Raine (of the Devil) "Zero Summary" by Lena Raine (of the Devil) "Skirt" by AIKO (Apocalypse Hotel) Theme of Lu Bu DW Origins Mix (Dynasty Warriors Origins) "Universe Mission Theme Song" by DRAGON SOUL (Super Dragon Ball Heroes) "Watch Me!" by Yoasobi (Witch Watch) Our intro and outro music for the Gimmick Awards 2025 is Lay back by Kazuki Kaneko, and our art is a commission from GOMA on Bluesky.

  5. Gimmick Awards 2025 – Best Surprise Podcast

    FEB 11

    Gimmick Awards 2025 – Best Surprise Podcast

    There are bad surprises in this world. A lot of them. We are not celebrating those! They don't get their own category, at least this year. Let's talk GOOD surprises. The Nominees Are: Apocalypse Hotel of the Devil Donkey Kong Bananza High School Musical 2 Hollow Knight Silksong Kasane to Subaru Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 2nd A's Mini Healer Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire The Red Ranger Becomes An Adventurer in Another World Sonic x Shadow Generations They Were Eleven Umamusume: Beginning of a New Era A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Our intro and outro music for the Gimmick Awards 2025 is Lay back by Kazuki Kaneko, and our art is a commission from GOMA on Bluesky.

  6. Gimmick Awards 2025 – Best Toolkit Podcast

    FEB 5

    Gimmick Awards 2025 – Best Toolkit Podcast

    We may have had to combine Best Action Toolkit and Best Fighting Toolkit this year out of time concerns, but that just means a staggering roster of characters that are fun and interesting to play. Behold! The Nominees Are: Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong Bananza) Largo (Dota 2) Yammy Yugi (Dragon Ball FighterZ) Ziluan (Dynasty Warriors: Origins) Revenant (Elden Ring Nightreign) Meg (Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising) Sandalphon (Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising) Wilnas (Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising) Sister Blades, Lim and Oros (Hades II) Hornet (Hollow Knight: Silksong) King Rauru (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment) Skyraider (Mecha Break) Priest (Mini Healer) Starting Pitcher (MLB The Show 25) Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden 2 Black) Pawmot (Pokémon Unite) Mai (Street Fighter 6) Clea (Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3: Community Edition) Juri (Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3: Community Edition) Nero (Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3: Community Edition) Robbie Reyes (Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3: Community Edition) Our intro and outro music for the Gimmick Awards 2025 is Lay back by Kazuki Kaneko, and our art is a commission from GOMA on Bluesky.

  7. Gimmick Awards 2025 – Best Mechanic Podcast

    FEB 4

    Gimmick Awards 2025 – Best Mechanic Podcast

    Systems are such a special part of games. Sets of rules and features that turn into engines to produce unique outcomes as they crash together. And the mechanics that make up these systems can stand out as truly remarkable. Here are our favorites from the last year. The Nominees Are: Weather (Death Stranding 2: On the Beach) Highroller (of the Devil) Media Literacy Quizzes (of the Devil) Smashing Everything (Donkey Kong Bananza) Duels (Dynasty Warriors: Origins) Voltage / Last Resort (The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy) Team Up Specials (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment) Live Combat (Pokémon Legends Z-A) Weapon Schools (Rise of the Ronin) Back-to-basics Skating (Skate Story) The Grand Bazaar (Story of Seasons: The Grand Bazaar) Reloading Rules (Suit for Hire) Our intro and outro music for the Gimmick Awards 2025 is Lay back by Kazuki Kaneko, and our art is a commission from GOMA on Bluesky.

  8. Novel Not New – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

    10/26/2025

    Novel Not New – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

    In honor of the 25th Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, we have a real treat. Originally for the $5 Patrons, we have unlocked one of our longest and most in depth episodes of Novel Not New, and it's available just in time for the spooky season. We hope you enjoy. Ahhh, Majora's Mask. A real odd duck in the Zelda series. There are weirder ones, sure: that Tingle DS game is pretty strange. In its own mundane way, Link's Crossbow Training is quite bizarre. But those are mere spinoffs. Majora's Mask adopts its own weird persona while managing to be a full Zelda game. The first Zelda led by Eiji Aonuma. The one that was gonna be for the 64DD. And for my money, one of the best. Let's see what lies behind the mask. Click here when indicated if you want to watch the 100% No Major Glitches World Record speedrun alongside this podcast for some reason! This Month's Games! The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask This Month's Guest! Kyrie Page (@kyrie.scanlinemedia.com) Next Month's Game! Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty  Next Month's Guest! Allen Ibrahim (@chatzpod.bsky.social) Opening Segment Void Stranger Mobile Suit Gundam U.C. Engage Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless Fate/Samurai Remnant

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