Daryl Surat
@darylsurat.bsky.social
I'm an engineer, podcaster, and Otaku USA Magazine contributor driven insane from pop culture overload and isolation. It makes me scream a lot with my fingers. http://www.animeworldorder.com
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Anime World Order Show # 249 – Alpakata Combines the Skill of Capoeira With the Kill of Alpaca
It’s a brand new year, but not quite a brand new animal as Daryl reviews the somehow already half decade old TV series Odd Taxi. Since it’s something of a mystery series, we’ll no…
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With Anime World Order Show # 249 – Alpakata Combines the Skill of Capoeira With the Kill of Alpaca, it's a brand new year (but not quite a brand new animal) as I review the somehow already five year old TV series Odd Taxi (or ODDTAXI if you prefer). Minor spoilers www.awopodcast.com/2026/01/anim...
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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COOL SHIT I FORGOT I HAD: a thread
1. Anime Expo '93 Progress Report 1: a black-and-white 'zine sent to people interested in attending AX'93 in Oakland, CA! I was VERY interested in attending- moreso than my folks were to allow their teenage son to fly across the country by himself.
1. Anime Expo '93 Progress Report 1: a black-and-white 'zine sent to people interested in attending AX'93 in Oakland, CA! I was VERY interested in attending- moreso than my folks were to allow their teenage son to fly across the country by himself.
February 5, 2026 at 11:29 PM
COOL SHIT I FORGOT I HAD: a thread
1. Anime Expo '93 Progress Report 1: a black-and-white 'zine sent to people interested in attending AX'93 in Oakland, CA! I was VERY interested in attending- moreso than my folks were to allow their teenage son to fly across the country by himself.
1. Anime Expo '93 Progress Report 1: a black-and-white 'zine sent to people interested in attending AX'93 in Oakland, CA! I was VERY interested in attending- moreso than my folks were to allow their teenage son to fly across the country by himself.
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Nioh 3 is out, and luckily I played the demo for 15+ hours otherwise I'd be staying up late. Note that the full game includes FISTS~! which are now called Cestuses & are for Samurai; ninja claws don't replace fists! The preorder armor set isn't as heavy as 1+2, but they're still too heavy. THEREFORE
February 6, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Nioh 3 is out, and luckily I played the demo for 15+ hours otherwise I'd be staying up late. Note that the full game includes FISTS~! which are now called Cestuses & are for Samurai; ninja claws don't replace fists! The preorder armor set isn't as heavy as 1+2, but they're still too heavy. THEREFORE
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Watching more Mahoromatic while I make some cookies and GODDAMN it, I can never get away from Takehito Koyasu!
February 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Watching more Mahoromatic while I make some cookies and GODDAMN it, I can never get away from Takehito Koyasu!
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Barbarella (1968)
Art by Kazuhiko "Monkey Punch" Kato
Art by Kazuhiko "Monkey Punch" Kato
February 5, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Barbarella (1968)
Art by Kazuhiko "Monkey Punch" Kato
Art by Kazuhiko "Monkey Punch" Kato
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When he's dead Evangelicals will go back to pretending they cared about the morality of politicians and I'm telling you it will be the most shameless shit you've ever seen
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast on himself: "He may not have ever read the Bible, but he will be a much stronger messenger for us"
February 5, 2026 at 4:27 PM
When he's dead Evangelicals will go back to pretending they cared about the morality of politicians and I'm telling you it will be the most shameless shit you've ever seen
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Incredible stuff happening at Spencer’s Gifts
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Incredible stuff happening at Spencer’s Gifts
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Kind of amazing to see the "Fuck ICE" chants on Dynamite getting noticed a bit outside of the wrestling bubble. Some people going "There are wrestling fans that don't like Trump?!" with real "A dog that can TALK?!" energy.
February 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Kind of amazing to see the "Fuck ICE" chants on Dynamite getting noticed a bit outside of the wrestling bubble. Some people going "There are wrestling fans that don't like Trump?!" with real "A dog that can TALK?!" energy.
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GKIDS is proud to announce the acquisition of North American rights to LABYRINTH. 💫
The first original feature film from Shoji Kawamori starring Suzuka from ATARASHII GAKKO! hits theatres May 10 & 11.
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The first original feature film from Shoji Kawamori starring Suzuka from ATARASHII GAKKO! hits theatres May 10 & 11.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
GKIDS is proud to announce the acquisition of North American rights to LABYRINTH. 💫
The first original feature film from Shoji Kawamori starring Suzuka from ATARASHII GAKKO! hits theatres May 10 & 11.
brnw.ch/21wZCQK
The first original feature film from Shoji Kawamori starring Suzuka from ATARASHII GAKKO! hits theatres May 10 & 11.
brnw.ch/21wZCQK
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The wild thing is that this has been the standard practice of literally every facet of the online anime media. Outside of one or two large outlets like ANN and Crunchyroll, literally every anime/manga publication in North America is either journalist-run or worker-owned, and has been since 2006.
“You have this vision of your perfect job: Finally, you’re out of the thumb of the traffic-obsessed boss, and you can do your big investigations. But the reality is that now you have all these other jobs that [other] people used to do, and now you have to do them too."
Journalism coops seem utopian. What’s it like working in one?
"If I was less self-directed, I'd probably be freaking out."
www.niemanlab.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:37 PM
The wild thing is that this has been the standard practice of literally every facet of the online anime media. Outside of one or two large outlets like ANN and Crunchyroll, literally every anime/manga publication in North America is either journalist-run or worker-owned, and has been since 2006.
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They completely unpersoned a dude in Judgment because of a drug scandal, but assault is A-OK for them. Jog on.
RGG Studio not only cast Kagawa despite his actions, they are specifically taking advantage of his image as a creep to sell the role.
Guess that’s that. #REMOVEKAGAWA
Guess that’s that. #REMOVEKAGAWA
![A shot of Teruyuki Kagawa as Goh Hamazaki in Yakuza Kiwami 3 with his face mosaic blurred out, accompanied by an excerpt from a GAME Watch interview with Ryosuke Horii on 2026-02-05:
Horii: “Rikiya and Hamazaki are both key characters to the story, so it would certainly be safer not to recast them and avoid online criticism (laughs). But we felt there was no use being afraid. We based our decision on what excited us and made us think, ‘This is who we want to perform,’ or ‘What if we cast this person?’ […] Hamazaki is a sleazy, persistent, and militant yakuza, right? Since he isn’t an explosive character like Kanda, when we tried to think of someone who makes you go, ‘This guy’s a creep,’ naturally it was Kagawa-san. The biggest thing was just had to see that. Kagawa-san’s acting is fun to watch. Even when he’s chopping a pig’s feet off with a chef’s knife, it has a slimy feel.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:miwrulrgrudgnchcqgcpxgth/bafkreianho4oe2hx4rmjbrd65x22prtp53ol6fm5ljlqdnjmxkjx2bnpme@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
They completely unpersoned a dude in Judgment because of a drug scandal, but assault is A-OK for them. Jog on.
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The Muppet Show special was basically everything I hoped it would be. Completely captured the spirit and humor of the original, with just the right amount of modern flair. I had a massive smile on my face the entire time.
Please, let this become a full series!
Please, let this become a full series!
February 5, 2026 at 2:59 AM
The Muppet Show special was basically everything I hoped it would be. Completely captured the spirit and humor of the original, with just the right amount of modern flair. I had a massive smile on my face the entire time.
Please, let this become a full series!
Please, let this become a full series!
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![A tweet from anno domini 2016 by randygdub reading "trump [waving bible in front of them]: you morons love this shit huh
[audience going berserk]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:spz7xtxwn7tareapqzouydsh/bafkreiglcy4nei7u5hjhdvuytnepuae2nn5ivdwf6egewmwmjpleptgtue@jpeg)
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Once again: I will not vote for Newsom. He's anti-trans, anti-homeless, anti-Black, pro-prison, pro-ICE, anti-healthcare, and is friends with fascists. He'll lose CALIFORNIA in the general, you dickless dildoes. We are saying so now to give literal years to find a non fascist-lite candidate. Jfc.
Answer me this:
You have to choose between Gavin Newsom and Trump or some MAGA chump. No other options. If you're really saying that you wouldn't vote for Newsom in that situation, you're not smart enough do what's best for all Americans. Especially trans people.
You need to think strategically.
You have to choose between Gavin Newsom and Trump or some MAGA chump. No other options. If you're really saying that you wouldn't vote for Newsom in that situation, you're not smart enough do what's best for all Americans. Especially trans people.
You need to think strategically.
January 17, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Once again: I will not vote for Newsom. He's anti-trans, anti-homeless, anti-Black, pro-prison, pro-ICE, anti-healthcare, and is friends with fascists. He'll lose CALIFORNIA in the general, you dickless dildoes. We are saying so now to give literal years to find a non fascist-lite candidate. Jfc.
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everyone outside of California will hate him because he's from California and everybody from California will hate him because he's Gavin Newsom
the Democratic Establishment is so completely out of touch with what is currently happening they are going to LET the fascist win again
the Democratic Establishment is so completely out of touch with what is currently happening they are going to LET the fascist win again
January 17, 2026 at 9:19 PM
everyone outside of California will hate him because he's from California and everybody from California will hate him because he's Gavin Newsom
the Democratic Establishment is so completely out of touch with what is currently happening they are going to LET the fascist win again
the Democratic Establishment is so completely out of touch with what is currently happening they are going to LET the fascist win again
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Leftists in 2025: We will not vote for Gavin Newsom
Leftists in 2026: We will not vote for Gavin Newsom
Leftists in 2027: I'm telling you if you put that Patrick Bateman mothefucker up we will not vote for him
Centrtists in 2028: I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T SPEAK UP AND THEN JUST DIDN'T VOTE FOR HIM
Leftists in 2026: We will not vote for Gavin Newsom
Leftists in 2027: I'm telling you if you put that Patrick Bateman mothefucker up we will not vote for him
Centrtists in 2028: I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T SPEAK UP AND THEN JUST DIDN'T VOTE FOR HIM
lol we're so incredibly lost if Gavin is the nominee
July 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Leftists in 2025: We will not vote for Gavin Newsom
Leftists in 2026: We will not vote for Gavin Newsom
Leftists in 2027: I'm telling you if you put that Patrick Bateman mothefucker up we will not vote for him
Centrtists in 2028: I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T SPEAK UP AND THEN JUST DIDN'T VOTE FOR HIM
Leftists in 2026: We will not vote for Gavin Newsom
Leftists in 2027: I'm telling you if you put that Patrick Bateman mothefucker up we will not vote for him
Centrtists in 2028: I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T SPEAK UP AND THEN JUST DIDN'T VOTE FOR HIM
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People gotta fuckin stop doin this. I won't vote for Gavin Newsom. Gavin Newsom will lose. I'm saying it now so y'all have time to listen, tho you never do. But nah I ain't voting for diet fascism just because he has a D. Candidates have to do what we want to get elected, there's no fealty here.
One should not vote for the demographics one wishes but the one they have.
If the CA Gov is popular, he is better than the alternative. This is a two-party system barring a Perot laying out millions/billions to be noticed. Which could skew everything anyways.
If the CA Gov is popular, he is better than the alternative. This is a two-party system barring a Perot laying out millions/billions to be noticed. Which could skew everything anyways.
February 5, 2026 at 6:06 AM
People gotta fuckin stop doin this. I won't vote for Gavin Newsom. Gavin Newsom will lose. I'm saying it now so y'all have time to listen, tho you never do. But nah I ain't voting for diet fascism just because he has a D. Candidates have to do what we want to get elected, there's no fealty here.
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strangely enormous numbers of people think that criticizing the democratic party on this website somehow resulted in or will result in destroying the party's electoral chances. bizarre!!!
February 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
strangely enormous numbers of people think that criticizing the democratic party on this website somehow resulted in or will result in destroying the party's electoral chances. bizarre!!!
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Overwatch is pretty cool when you don't got engagement farmers in your ear tryna convince you it's gaming's biggest failure
February 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Overwatch is pretty cool when you don't got engagement farmers in your ear tryna convince you it's gaming's biggest failure
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JUSTIFIED “FUCK ICE” CHANTS #AEWDynamite
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 AM
JUSTIFIED “FUCK ICE” CHANTS #AEWDynamite
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“FUCK ICE” CHANT FUCK YEAH
February 5, 2026 at 3:03 AM
“FUCK ICE” CHANT FUCK YEAH