SDShamshel
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Anime and manga blogger who got a PhD writing about manga. Opinions are my own.
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· Oct 5
[Anime Central 2025] An Interview with Pili, the Puppet Studio Behind Thunderbolt Fantasy
At Anime Central 2025, I received an opportunity to interview Pili, the Taiwanese studio that co-produced Thunderbolt Fantasy. I hope that fans of Thunderbolt Fantasy, fans of Pili, and anyone curious about unique media and entertainment can learn from the in-depth answers they gave. 1) Taiwan has a celebrated tradition of puppet theater, something that is likely unfamiliar to much of the English-speaking audience.
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[Anime Central 2025] An Interview with Pili, the Puppet Studio Behind Thunderbolt Fantasy
At Anime Central 2025, I received an opportunity to interview Pili, the Taiwanese studio that co-produced Thunderbolt Fantasy. I hope that fans of Thunderbolt Fantasy, fans of Pili, and anyone curious about…
At Anime Central 2025, I received an opportunity to interview Pili, the Taiwanese studio that co-produced Thunderbolt Fantasy. I hope that fans of Thunderbolt Fantasy, fans of Pili, and anyone curious about…
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Advent singing DARK BREATH?! No way! La+ songs almost never get covered by others. #RissaHatchDay25
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Advent singing DARK BREATH?! No way! La+ songs almost never get covered by others. #RissaHatchDay25
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In a normal world, this should be an immense scandal in Europe.
Le Monde has a long article describing the hellish life of Nicolas Guillou, a French judge at the ICC in The Hague, due to U.S. sanctions punishing him for authorizing arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant for war crimes in Gaza.
Guillou's daily existence has been transformed into a Kafkaesque nightmare. He cannot: open or maintain accounts with Google, Amazon, Apple, or any US company; make hotel reservations (Expedia canceled his booking in France hours after he made it); conduct online commerce, since he can't know if the packaging is American; use any major credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex are all American); access normal banking services, even with non-American banks, as banks worldwide close sanctioned accounts; conduct virtually any financial transaction.
He describes it as being "economically banned across most of the planet," including in his own country, France, and where he works, the Netherlands.
That's the real shocking aspect of this: the Americans are:
- punishing a European citizen
- for doing his job in Europe
- applying laws Europe officially supports
- at an institution based in Europe
- that Europe helped create and fund
and Europe is not only doing essentially nothing to protect him, they're actively enforcing America's sanctions against their own citizen - European banks closing his accounts, European companies refusing him service, European institutions standing by while Washington destroys a European judge's life on European soil.
Again, in a normal world, European leaders and citizens should be absolutely outraged about this. But we've so normalized the hollowing out of European sovereignty that the sight of a European citizen being economically executed on European soil for upholding European law is treated, at best, as an unfortunate technical complication in transatlantic
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Dizzy Dokuro basically has a Godannar outfit
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Dizzy Dokuro basically has a Godannar outfit
The potential Gavan news made me remember that "Gaban" is used as an adjective in Malaysia and Indonesia to mean "brave."
Learned this from @sasuraiger.bsky.social
Learned this from @sasuraiger.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The potential Gavan news made me remember that "Gaban" is used as an adjective in Malaysia and Indonesia to mean "brave."
Learned this from @sasuraiger.bsky.social
Learned this from @sasuraiger.bsky.social
Fandroid 18: Ogiue Maniax Eighteenth Anniversary
Tomorrow is the 18th annivesary of Ogiue Maniax. My little blog is all grown up now. I believe 18 years is supposed to be the point where you look at your child and realize that they’re not the same person—or rather, website—anymore. If Ogiue Manaix…
Tomorrow is the 18th annivesary of Ogiue Maniax. My little blog is all grown up now. I believe 18 years is supposed to be the point where you look at your child and realize that they’re not the same person—or rather, website—anymore. If Ogiue Manaix…
Fandroid 18: Ogiue Maniax Eighteenth Anniversary
Tomorrow is the 18th annivesary of Ogiue Maniax. My little blog is all grown up now. I believe 18 years is supposed to be the point where you look at your child and realize that they’re not the same person—or rather, website—anymore. If Ogiue Manaix could vote, what would it decide? Sure, it’s entirely a product of my own output, but I wonder if it would hold certain ideals or approaches to the world that are stronger because they are housed within this structure of written posts that continue to vividly reflect where I was, where I am now, and where I might end up in the future.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Fandroid 18: Ogiue Maniax Eighteenth Anniversary
Tomorrow is the 18th annivesary of Ogiue Maniax. My little blog is all grown up now. I believe 18 years is supposed to be the point where you look at your child and realize that they’re not the same person—or rather, website—anymore. If Ogiue Manaix…
Tomorrow is the 18th annivesary of Ogiue Maniax. My little blog is all grown up now. I believe 18 years is supposed to be the point where you look at your child and realize that they’re not the same person—or rather, website—anymore. If Ogiue Manaix…
If you didn't know, there's a Precure musical called Dancing Star Precure, where all the Cures are guys www.youtube.com/watch?v=a91E...
キミプリ×ぼくプリ10人でコラボダンス！「Do the Dancing☆Starプリキュア」【『キミとアイドルプリキュア♪』 /『Dancing☆Starプリキュア』The Stage】
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November 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
If you didn't know, there's a Precure musical called Dancing Star Precure, where all the Cures are guys www.youtube.com/watch?v=a91E...
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
For a second, I thought someone remade Reboot
November 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
For a second, I thought someone remade Reboot
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The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
Is that Jotaro
Hello! Do any of my followers happen to have a copy of Sega Force #15 (March 1993) that they could sell or provide some high res scans of a couple pages? Please let me know!
November 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Is that Jotaro
Practically Perfect Play—Chrono Gear: Warden of Time
Chrono Gear: Warden of Time combines two of my favorite things: action platformers and hololive. As implied by its title, the game centers around the sardonic and leggy Ouro Kronii from the English 2nd generation, Promise. Her official backstory…
Chrono Gear: Warden of Time combines two of my favorite things: action platformers and hololive. As implied by its title, the game centers around the sardonic and leggy Ouro Kronii from the English 2nd generation, Promise. Her official backstory…
Practically Perfect Play—Chrono Gear: Warden of Time
Chrono Gear: Warden of Time combines two of my favorite things: action platformers and hololive. As implied by its title, the game centers around the sardonic and leggy Ouro Kronii from the English 2nd generation, Promise. Her official backstory positions her as an overseer of time itself, and her role in Chrono Gear sees her recovering the stolen pieces of a temporal device of her own making through sword slashes, time manipulation, and other techniques.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Practically Perfect Play—Chrono Gear: Warden of Time
Chrono Gear: Warden of Time combines two of my favorite things: action platformers and hololive. As implied by its title, the game centers around the sardonic and leggy Ouro Kronii from the English 2nd generation, Promise. Her official backstory…
Chrono Gear: Warden of Time combines two of my favorite things: action platformers and hololive. As implied by its title, the game centers around the sardonic and leggy Ouro Kronii from the English 2nd generation, Promise. Her official backstory…
I did the difficult work so no one else had to:
"Anime" only shows up once in the Epstein emails, and it's only in a description of Edward Snowden.
"Anime" only shows up once in the Epstein emails, and it's only in a description of Edward Snowden.
November 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I did the difficult work so no one else had to:
"Anime" only shows up once in the Epstein emails, and it's only in a description of Edward Snowden.
"Anime" only shows up once in the Epstein emails, and it's only in a description of Edward Snowden.
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Bill Oakley shared this sad news on Twitter, hadn’t seen it here yet: Dan McGrath has passed away.
A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work
A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Bill Oakley shared this sad news on Twitter, hadn’t seen it here yet: Dan McGrath has passed away.
A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work
A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work
Simon Belmont having to explain for the 100th time that the whip is a tool of his profession and that he's not into that
November 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Simon Belmont having to explain for the 100th time that the whip is a tool of his profession and that he's not into that
November 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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By far our funniest Metroid revelation was learning that Nintendo always meant something completely different when they called Samus a bounty hunter
November 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
By far our funniest Metroid revelation was learning that Nintendo always meant something completely different when they called Samus a bounty hunter
Setting up nets over the seats at the Labubu movie so when everyone tossed their Labubus up at the big scene, I can capture them and hold them ransom
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Setting up nets over the seats at the Labubu movie so when everyone tossed their Labubus up at the big scene, I can capture them and hold them ransom
Why are there so many Soul of Chogokins out
Why are you doing this to me
Why are you doing this to me
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Why are there so many Soul of Chogokins out
Why are you doing this to me
Why are you doing this to me
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Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"