Erroll Maas
@azumerroll.bsky.social
Big Monster Design Fan. Formerly: List Writer @thegamerwebsite Yu-Gi-Oh! Features Writer @cbr Editor @ParallaxMedia Correspondent @GameSkinny
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Erroll Maas
@azumerroll.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Probably stuff like this 😅 (article link here since the website it was originally posted on no longer exists: errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com/2021/04/09/p...)
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Keep the pressure on. No ai dubs for any language
No game No Life and Vinland Saga both had their English AI dubs removed, but Pet still has its English AI dub.
The Spanish AI dubs are unchanged.
The Spanish AI dubs are unchanged.
December 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Keep the pressure on. No ai dubs for any language
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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Also based on screenshots, the Spanish AI dub is still on the platform.
So yeah.
Nothing is fixed. The problem is still inherent.
So yeah.
Nothing is fixed. The problem is still inherent.
December 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Also based on screenshots, the Spanish AI dub is still on the platform.
So yeah.
Nothing is fixed. The problem is still inherent.
So yeah.
Nothing is fixed. The problem is still inherent.
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Amazon has seemingly removed the Banana Fish AI dub, likely in response to the vocal outcry
It should be noted that they can remove this AI dub, or all of their AI dubs
But they can’t remove the fact that they chose to try to do it in the first place.
It should be noted that they can remove this AI dub, or all of their AI dubs
But they can’t remove the fact that they chose to try to do it in the first place.
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Amazon has seemingly removed the Banana Fish AI dub, likely in response to the vocal outcry
It should be noted that they can remove this AI dub, or all of their AI dubs
But they can’t remove the fact that they chose to try to do it in the first place.
It should be noted that they can remove this AI dub, or all of their AI dubs
But they can’t remove the fact that they chose to try to do it in the first place.
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Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
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Anyway, I literally am short rent, due in six days, because the anime workflow I once had in spades has run dry thanks to nonsense like this.
If you're a content creator who could use captions for a video, please consider commissioning me. 113 minutes of video by next Thursday could make it happen.
If you're a content creator who could use captions for a video, please consider commissioning me. 113 minutes of video by next Thursday could make it happen.
With just a little more work, I can cross the finish line for the month and pay all necessary bills and rent! Can I help you make closed captions for an upcoming or pre-existing video? I have a page on the process here, including a form to fill out so I can help you with your project!
Closed captions commissions now open!
If you need some quality closed captions done for your YouTube videos, I am a professional working caption editor who can help, now taking commissions! Please read the info on the graphics and fill...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Anyway, I literally am short rent, due in six days, because the anime workflow I once had in spades has run dry thanks to nonsense like this.
If you're a content creator who could use captions for a video, please consider commissioning me. 113 minutes of video by next Thursday could make it happen.
If you're a content creator who could use captions for a video, please consider commissioning me. 113 minutes of video by next Thursday could make it happen.
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A lot of people, especially ~us critics~, don’t like to acknowledge how much personal life context factors into whether you like a game or not. We’re not objective machines! Sometimes you’re having a shitty time all around and might hate something you’d otherwise enjoy.
I wish more people were open to doing this. Sometimes ur just not in the right head space afor a game. I’ve revisited games id earlier gave up on and added all time favorites to my list. I mean sometimes ur right the first time, but it’s worth the risk. 😂
November 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A lot of people, especially ~us critics~, don’t like to acknowledge how much personal life context factors into whether you like a game or not. We’re not objective machines! Sometimes you’re having a shitty time all around and might hate something you’d otherwise enjoy.
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FIRST TRAILER FOR THE SUPER SENTAI+METAL HEROES SUCCESSOR, PROJECT R.E.D.!
November 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
FIRST TRAILER FOR THE SUPER SENTAI+METAL HEROES SUCCESSOR, PROJECT R.E.D.!
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AI dubs aren't just an attempt to replace voice actors. Engineering, mixing, writing, directing, and QC are also cut, narrowed down to a single prompter.
When I write dub scripts, it is an exercise in musicality, translation, and personal life experience. A prompter understands none of that.
When I write dub scripts, it is an exercise in musicality, translation, and personal life experience. A prompter understands none of that.
November 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
AI dubs aren't just an attempt to replace voice actors. Engineering, mixing, writing, directing, and QC are also cut, narrowed down to a single prompter.
When I write dub scripts, it is an exercise in musicality, translation, and personal life experience. A prompter understands none of that.
When I write dub scripts, it is an exercise in musicality, translation, and personal life experience. A prompter understands none of that.
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My first anime, which I thought I'd lost forever, still hits
aftermath.site/android-kikaid...
aftermath.site/android-kikaid...
November 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My first anime, which I thought I'd lost forever, still hits
aftermath.site/android-kikaid...
aftermath.site/android-kikaid...
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Its my birthday today! More importantly I finally got the new pins I teased up on my shop, my birthday gift to you all!!
rjpalmerstore.com/collections/...
rjpalmerstore.com/collections/...
November 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Its my birthday today! More importantly I finally got the new pins I teased up on my shop, my birthday gift to you all!!
rjpalmerstore.com/collections/...
rjpalmerstore.com/collections/...
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@gatsu083.bsky.social did a great job capturing how people tend to ignore or stigmatize mobile and gacha games instead of appreciating how their episodic storytelling helps them evolve.
Read it! 👇🏾
Read it! 👇🏾
‘Dispatch’ Didn’t Bring Back Episodic Gaming, It Was Just Ignored Until Now
‘Dispatch’ Didn’t Bring Back Episodic Gaming, It Was Just Ignored Until Now
Dispatch's release has seen some herald the return of episodic gaming; however, episodic gaming never left, people just didn't notice it.
The post ‘Dispatch’ Didn’t Bring Back Episodic Gaming, It Was Just Ignored Until Now appeared first on But Why Tho?.
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
@gatsu083.bsky.social did a great job capturing how people tend to ignore or stigmatize mobile and gacha games instead of appreciating how their episodic storytelling helps them evolve.
Read it! 👇🏾
Read it! 👇🏾
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If you wanted a big collection of Dan Mora's glorious #PowerRangers artwork - your wishes have been granted!
"The Power Rangers Art of Dan Mora" features 176 pages and releases on August 25th, 2026 from @boom-studios.com!
"The Power Rangers Art of Dan Mora" features 176 pages and releases on August 25th, 2026 from @boom-studios.com!
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
If you wanted a big collection of Dan Mora's glorious #PowerRangers artwork - your wishes have been granted!
"The Power Rangers Art of Dan Mora" features 176 pages and releases on August 25th, 2026 from @boom-studios.com!
"The Power Rangers Art of Dan Mora" features 176 pages and releases on August 25th, 2026 from @boom-studios.com!
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IGN is paying attention to censorship again. Use their momentum, call visa and mastercard, tell them you read the article, ask them why they're censoring legal stuff
reminder that you don't need to know specifics of what's at play. It's often better to sound like a normie
reminder that you don't need to know specifics of what's at play. It's often better to sound like a normie
Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
Unsettling Horror Game Horses Banned From Steam, Leaving Studio With 'High Risk' of Closure - IGN
Indie horror game Horses is preparing to launch on December 2, on the Epic Games Store, GOG, Itch.io, and the Humble Store. But one place it won't be is on Steam, because Steam has banned the game for...
www.ign.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
IGN is paying attention to censorship again. Use their momentum, call visa and mastercard, tell them you read the article, ask them why they're censoring legal stuff
reminder that you don't need to know specifics of what's at play. It's often better to sound like a normie
reminder that you don't need to know specifics of what's at play. It's often better to sound like a normie
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Android Kikaider 01!
When multiple Hakaiders appear, a new android emerges to battle them... Kikaider 01!
The classic beloved Shotaro Ishinomori sequel arrives on Blu-ray!
store.crunchyroll.com/products/and...
When multiple Hakaiders appear, a new android emerges to battle them... Kikaider 01!
The classic beloved Shotaro Ishinomori sequel arrives on Blu-ray!
store.crunchyroll.com/products/and...
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Android Kikaider 01!
When multiple Hakaiders appear, a new android emerges to battle them... Kikaider 01!
The classic beloved Shotaro Ishinomori sequel arrives on Blu-ray!
store.crunchyroll.com/products/and...
When multiple Hakaiders appear, a new android emerges to battle them... Kikaider 01!
The classic beloved Shotaro Ishinomori sequel arrives on Blu-ray!
store.crunchyroll.com/products/and...
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Exclusive: Though Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy are now sister franchises under the Square Enix umbrella, that wasn't always the case. We spoke to Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii on the differences between these two franchises – here's what he told us: gameinformer.com/exclusive-in...
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Exclusive: Though Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy are now sister franchises under the Square Enix umbrella, that wasn't always the case. We spoke to Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii on the differences between these two franchises – here's what he told us: gameinformer.com/exclusive-in...
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For @aftermath.site, I spoke to @imodrew.bsky.social, the Sucker Punch dev fired after making a Charlie Kirk joke.
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
Two Months After Firing Over Charlie Kirk Comments, Ghost Of Yotei Dev Blames Harassment Campaign, Not ‘Bad Joke’
"I really don’t want this to happen to anyone else, because I feel like with the state of everything, it will absolutely happen to other people," says Drew Harrison
aftermath.site
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
For @aftermath.site, I spoke to @imodrew.bsky.social, the Sucker Punch dev fired after making a Charlie Kirk joke.
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
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I can't wait to see all of my mutuals that play Fortnite regularly to not touch the game for the entirety of the season in solidarity of all of their trans homies! It's so nice knowing so many people that aren't just allies when it's convenient for them! 🙂💖
Hint. Fucking. Hint.
Hint. Fucking. Hint.
Harry Potter x Fortnite coming in Chapter 7
(In other words, Fortnite is adding a transphobic authors work into Fortnite)
#Fortnite #FortniteNews
(In other words, Fortnite is adding a transphobic authors work into Fortnite)
#Fortnite #FortniteNews
November 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I can't wait to see all of my mutuals that play Fortnite regularly to not touch the game for the entirety of the season in solidarity of all of their trans homies! It's so nice knowing so many people that aren't just allies when it's convenient for them! 🙂💖
Hint. Fucking. Hint.
Hint. Fucking. Hint.
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When faced with a life-changing accident, Jean-Karlo turned to Hiroshi Fujioka's performance as Kamen Rider and the series' enduring story of hope.
How Kamen Rider Helped Me Recover from Trauma
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
When faced with a life-changing accident, Jean-Karlo turned to Hiroshi Fujioka's performance as Kamen Rider and the series' enduring story of hope.
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$170 BILLION in lost US earnings a YEAR.
But sure, keep on telling yourself "cOViD's OvER".
But sure, keep on telling yourself "cOViD's OvER".
Economic burden of long COVID: macroeconomic, cost-of-illness and microeconomic impacts
Published: 21 November 2025
Long COVID affects an estimated 36% globally, creating a huge economic burden: about $1 trillion a year worldwide, roughly $9,000 per US patient and $170 billion in lost US earnings.
Published: 21 November 2025
Long COVID affects an estimated 36% globally, creating a huge economic burden: about $1 trillion a year worldwide, roughly $9,000 per US patient and $170 billion in lost US earnings.
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
$170 BILLION in lost US earnings a YEAR.
But sure, keep on telling yourself "cOViD's OvER".
But sure, keep on telling yourself "cOViD's OvER".
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Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is not Dragon Quest I or Dragon Quest II, but it is a a classic song of hope for our modern, hopeless times. In one of my deepest dives yet, I unpack how these games have changed, and how the meaning of Dragon Quest has evolved for me through these remakes. #blutoid
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Has Forever Changed How I Look At The Legendary RPG Series:
Dragon Quest I&II HD-2D Remake Changed How I Look At The Series
This remake is a new RPG purposefully masquerading as a pair of 40-year-old games
kotaku.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is not Dragon Quest I or Dragon Quest II, but it is a a classic song of hope for our modern, hopeless times. In one of my deepest dives yet, I unpack how these games have changed, and how the meaning of Dragon Quest has evolved for me through these remakes. #blutoid
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The greatest innovation billionaires have come up with is they found a way to have billions of dollars and still be miserable and angry all the time
September 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The greatest innovation billionaires have come up with is they found a way to have billions of dollars and still be miserable and angry all the time
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RFK Jr’s CDC posting lies about vaccines and autism on their website isn’t just misinformation, it’s intentionally weaponized eugenicist rhetoric that will kill people.
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
RFK Jr’s CDC posting lies about vaccines and autism on their website isn’t just misinformation, it’s intentionally weaponized eugenicist rhetoric that will kill people.