Alex Holt-Cohan
@alexholtcohan.bsky.social
Designer, anime and manga oldtaku, podcaster,YouTuber, Writer, industrial strengths media consumption device.
See everything I Do: https://bento-box.ghost.io/
See everything I Do: https://bento-box.ghost.io/
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If you’re an anime fan then here’s a great starting place for getting some of the best voices of the fandom in your feed right now!
#anime #manga #otaku #weeb
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#anime #manga #otaku #weeb
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The fact that 0ver 9,000 people on William H. Macy’s earth have watched me talk about anime on @hankgreen.bsky.social s YouTube is just insane to me. #anime #podcast #youtube
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The fact that 0ver 9,000 people on William H. Macy’s earth have watched me talk about anime on @hankgreen.bsky.social s YouTube is just insane to me. #anime #podcast #youtube
I talked to andrewcockroch about his art process and bunch of other stuff. Check it out! #artist #illustraitor #podcast #interview
A conversation with Andrewcockroach
Developing an art style is one of the easiest and hardest things in the process of creating. But if you've ever been to an artist ally a a Convention then you know how similar "anime inspired" art can...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I talked to andrewcockroch about his art process and bunch of other stuff. Check it out! #artist #illustraitor #podcast #interview
So I’m in my dumb thumbnail era now and I hate it pretty much hard but it’s what algo daddy wants so here I am #anime #shojo #Podcast
Paradise Kiss: High Fashion Toxic Romance
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Paradise Kiss: High Fashion Toxic Romance
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Paradise Kiss: High Fashion Toxic Romance
YouTube video by Bento Radio
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October 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
So I’m in my dumb thumbnail era now and I hate it pretty much hard but it’s what algo daddy wants so here I am #anime #shojo #Podcast
Paradise Kiss: High Fashion Toxic Romance
youtu.be/Erfz33D23pc
Paradise Kiss: High Fashion Toxic Romance
youtu.be/Erfz33D23pc
Okay fine I’ll play YouTubes game and put my whole ass real face in the Video if that means more viewers especially if it means more subscribers speaking of witch subscribe to my stuff in places if you like anime
#anime #whattowatch
#anime #whattowatch
Anime I'm Keeping my eye on this winter
With a New season comes both new and returning anime. Here are the shows that piqued my interest this round.
Ranma 1/2
Watch on Netflix
Sabake
Watch on Crunchyroll
Digimon Beatbreak
Watch on ...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Okay fine I’ll play YouTubes game and put my whole ass real face in the Video if that means more viewers especially if it means more subscribers speaking of witch subscribe to my stuff in places if you like anime
#anime #whattowatch
#anime #whattowatch
Check out my latest artist interview with someone who I consider to b an absolute king of cartoon nostalgia @philtomato.bsky.social
#cartoonnetwork #anime #nostalgia
#cartoonnetwork #anime #nostalgia
Inside Philtomato’s Cartoon Nostalgia: Turning ’90s Childhood Into Art
YouTube video by Bento Radio
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October 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Check out my latest artist interview with someone who I consider to b an absolute king of cartoon nostalgia @philtomato.bsky.social
#cartoonnetwork #anime #nostalgia
#cartoonnetwork #anime #nostalgia
It can be difficult to play with nostalgia and not make your audience feel like you’re just in it for the money. @philtomato.bsky.social is great at using nostalgia as the Umani that makes you smile every time you see his work.
A conversation with Philltomato
If you’ve ever watched early 2000’s Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon then Philtomato’s work will hit you like a truck. He takes just about every cartoon and anime character you can think of and uses the...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
It can be difficult to play with nostalgia and not make your audience feel like you’re just in it for the money. @philtomato.bsky.social is great at using nostalgia as the Umani that makes you smile every time you see his work.
If you liked my interview with @eatslugs.bsky.social then check out out my new artist interview with @philtomato.bsky.social .especially if you’ve never heard of him and grew up with 2000’s Cartoon Network!
#cartoonnetwork #illustration #nostalgia
#cartoonnetwork #illustration #nostalgia
A conversation with Philltomato
If you’ve ever watched early 2000’s Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon then Philtomato’s work will hit you like a truck. He takes just about every cartoon and anime character you can think of and uses the...
bento-box.ghost.io
October 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
If you liked my interview with @eatslugs.bsky.social then check out out my new artist interview with @philtomato.bsky.social .especially if you’ve never heard of him and grew up with 2000’s Cartoon Network!
#cartoonnetwork #illustration #nostalgia
#cartoonnetwork #illustration #nostalgia
I've got another conversation with an artist I really like coming out tomorrow night, but in the meantime, you can check out his latest episode. And don't forget to subscribe everywhere! #podcast #anime
New Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt is back, to internet punch you in the Eyeholes
In My Interview with two of the three directors, Hiroyuki Imaishi discussed Panty and stalking as a Kind of creative playground where his team and he could freely experiment with creative ideas and co...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The reference to the original opening of Ranma in the current opening of Ranma is wild. #anime #mappa #netflix #ranma
a girl wearing a shirt that says stw club
ALT: a girl wearing a shirt that says stw club
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October 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
October 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
So I feel like we should all be concerned that the tide is turning on if Tougen Anki is good or not because I keep seeing sizzle reals and TikToks of this show that is deeply sexist unoriginal Shonen trash. Help? I don’t know how to feel. #anime
October 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
So I feel like we should all be concerned that the tide is turning on if Tougen Anki is good or not because I keep seeing sizzle reals and TikToks of this show that is deeply sexist unoriginal Shonen trash. Help? I don’t know how to feel. #anime
as promised a brand spankin' new episode this time all about Dan Da Dan season 02 but if you liked my interview last week don't touch that dial just yet because I'm workin on something I think you'll like!
Dan Da Dan season 02: 2 Found 2 Family
It’s hard to do something that feels truly fresh on the Shonen action space. This is for a bunch of different reasons one primary on is that the Shonen Jump formula topically dictates how the flow of ...
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October 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
as promised a brand spankin' new episode this time all about Dan Da Dan season 02 but if you liked my interview last week don't touch that dial just yet because I'm workin on something I think you'll like!
New episode out tonight but check out My interview with @eatslugs.bsky.social if you haven't Yet! An you can subscribe! It's free! #anime #illustrator #shojo
A conversation with Jessica Luna AKA @_eatslugs
Being a fan of anime can take many forms, and while it’s not a requirement of fandom, many people choose to contribute to the culture of anime fandom meaningfully. For decades, young artists have floc...
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October 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
New episode out tonight but check out My interview with @eatslugs.bsky.social if you haven't Yet! An you can subscribe! It's free! #anime #illustrator #shojo
The fact that they out here doing shrinkfation with digital Pokemon card packs is UNHINGED what’s this 4 cards shit?! #pokemonTCGpocket
September 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The fact that they out here doing shrinkfation with digital Pokemon card packs is UNHINGED what’s this 4 cards shit?! #pokemonTCGpocket
If you haven’t checked out my interview with @eatslugs.bsky.social yet and you’re planing to go to NYCCC be sure to since she’ll have a table there this year! #anime #shojo #illustraitor #NYCCC2025
A conversation with Jessica Luna AKA @_eatslugs
Being a fan of anime can take many forms, and while it’s not a requirement of fandom, many people choose to contribute to the culture of anime fandom meaningfully. For decades, young artists have floc...
bento-box.ghost.io
September 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
If you haven’t checked out my interview with @eatslugs.bsky.social yet and you’re planing to go to NYCCC be sure to since she’ll have a table there this year! #anime #shojo #illustraitor #NYCCC2025
sat down with @eatslugs.bsky.social for a conversation about art and her whole deal check it out! #anime #shojo #illustration #art #digitalart
A conversation with Jessica Luna AKA @_eatslugs
Being a fan of anime can take many forms, and while it’s not a requirement of fandom, many people choose to contribute to the culture of anime fandom meaningfully. For decades, young artists have floc...
bento-box.ghost.io
September 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
sat down with @eatslugs.bsky.social for a conversation about art and her whole deal check it out! #anime #shojo #illustration #art #digitalart
A record of the last day of Anime NYC 2025. check it out along all the other stuff on my site. #animenyc #anime #conventions
Anime NYC’s New 4-Day Format Ends with a Classic Con Farewell
Lot’s of people lament the end of a con and often wish there was more to do, but if you’re willing to to go to something you’ve never heard of you can find panels that become yearly traditions.
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September 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A record of the last day of Anime NYC 2025. check it out along all the other stuff on my site. #animenyc #anime #conventions
Just got my first subscriber to my ghost! From this interview. Is it worth it? Well the membership is free so, Yhea I’d say it is! #anime #ghost #TRIGGER
Panty & Stocking Returns After 15 Years: Studio Trigger’s Imaishi & Wakabayashi on Reviving the Cult Classic
I sat down with Studio TRIGGER's Hiroyuki Imaishi and Hiromi Wakabayashi, two of the three Co-Directors of the new season of Panty and Stocking.
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September 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
@davidpierce.xyz I really feel like this is a strong contender for installer since it’s a YouTuber who usually talks about cartoons and anime stumbling into AI companion gadgets
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The CREEPIEST Ad For the WORST Product Ever Made
YouTube video by Danny Motta
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September 19, 2025 at 7:24 AM
@davidpierce.xyz I really feel like this is a strong contender for installer since it’s a YouTuber who usually talks about cartoons and anime stumbling into AI companion gadgets
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youtu.be/rScFMVAc6sw?...
Tougen Anjou is so unoriginal that there’s nothing to distract you from the wild over sexed choices it makes with its female characters. #anime #badanime #podcast
Why Tougen Anki Feels Like Every Other Shonen Anime You’ve Ever Seen
There's a saying in art, "good artists borrow, great artists steal," but what happens when artists copy those that came before with little regard for why what came before worked?
bento-box.ghost.io
September 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
I just wrote a deep dive on anime that count every yen—literally. 💸
From Spice and Wolf’s medieval economics to Eden of the East’s billion-yen gamble, I explore how money drives the plot in ways we don’t always notice.
#AnimeEconomy #OtakuLife
From Spice and Wolf’s medieval economics to Eden of the East’s billion-yen gamble, I explore how money drives the plot in ways we don’t always notice.
#AnimeEconomy #OtakuLife
¥£$: Anime That Count Every Yen
As I write this, Amarican anime fandom is currently facing a genuine hurdle, with the dual challenges of the elimination of the de minimis exemption, a rule that exempts all goods under $800 from impo...
bento-box.ghost.io
September 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I just wrote a deep dive on anime that count every yen—literally. 💸
From Spice and Wolf’s medieval economics to Eden of the East’s billion-yen gamble, I explore how money drives the plot in ways we don’t always notice.
#AnimeEconomy #OtakuLife
From Spice and Wolf’s medieval economics to Eden of the East’s billion-yen gamble, I explore how money drives the plot in ways we don’t always notice.
#AnimeEconomy #OtakuLife
I did the thing where I get real analytical about anime again. Give it a read if you’re interested in that kinda thing! #anime #economics #money
¥£$: Anime That Count Every Yen
As I write this, Amarican anime fandom is currently facing a genuine hurdle, with the dual challenges of the elimination of the de minimis exemption, a rule that exempts all goods under $800 from impo...
bento-box.ghost.io
September 17, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I did the thing where I get real analytical about anime again. Give it a read if you’re interested in that kinda thing! #anime #economics #money
It’s about to be spooky season so hers a little something for all who celebrate. #anime #spooky #horror
@otaku_alex on Ditto: Spooky season anime
Stuff to watch for a dreadfully good time
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September 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM