Michael Lee 🌿✨
@sab0tender.bsky.social
Writer. Anime & Video Game Enjoyer.
Words at AnimeNewsNetwork, Kotaku, Polygon, Paste, Salon, Unwinnable.
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🖼️: @/udeta_ on Twitter!
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🖼️: @/udeta_ on Twitter!
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Michael Lee 🌿✨
@sab0tender.bsky.social
· Jun 26
'Newtypes' are a big part of Gundam lore. But what are they? Why do they matter?
I'm telling you, Newtypes might be the most important thing IN ALL OF GUNDAM. It's not just 'kid who pilots robot good'. Tomino's vision for Newtypes is so much more! Read this!
www.kosatenmag.com/home/gundam-...
I'm telling you, Newtypes might be the most important thing IN ALL OF GUNDAM. It's not just 'kid who pilots robot good'. Tomino's vision for Newtypes is so much more! Read this!
www.kosatenmag.com/home/gundam-...
So much *discourse* going on about Frieren that is frankly, really annoying, because it’s not a GOATED anime (though it is great, I ❤️ it, don’t get me wrong), but the takeaway of the series is perfectly encapsulated here. Go on a silly adventure, make a memory, you won’t regret it! It’s that simple!
January 30, 2026 at 9:20 PM
So much *discourse* going on about Frieren that is frankly, really annoying, because it’s not a GOATED anime (though it is great, I ❤️ it, don’t get me wrong), but the takeaway of the series is perfectly encapsulated here. Go on a silly adventure, make a memory, you won’t regret it! It’s that simple!
It’s funny the last few Dunmeshi brand collabs I’ve seen over in Japan have featured Chilchuck looking max stressed. Hey Chilly, why u so stressed my guy?
lil dude needs a vacation like yesterday. 🥲
lil dude needs a vacation like yesterday. 🥲
January 24, 2026 at 2:28 AM
It’s funny the last few Dunmeshi brand collabs I’ve seen over in Japan have featured Chilchuck looking max stressed. Hey Chilly, why u so stressed my guy?
lil dude needs a vacation like yesterday. 🥲
lil dude needs a vacation like yesterday. 🥲
That’s our Himmel! 💙
January 23, 2026 at 10:16 PM
That’s our Himmel! 💙
Did they make him MORE handsome somehow?
Himmel looksmaxxing in these memories, god damn!
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Himmel looksmaxxing in these memories, god damn!
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January 16, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Did they make him MORE handsome somehow?
Himmel looksmaxxing in these memories, god damn!
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Himmel looksmaxxing in these memories, god damn!
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When Frieren is in 'Journey Mode' there's really nothing like it. It's when the show is at its most powerful. It truly feels like magic. Pastoral landscapes, Evan Call's phenomenal score, little character moments... I love it so much. 😭
January 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
When Frieren is in 'Journey Mode' there's really nothing like it. It's when the show is at its most powerful. It truly feels like magic. Pastoral landscapes, Evan Call's phenomenal score, little character moments... I love it so much. 😭
Kono bangumi wa... 🍻
![[in japanese] Teikyou.
Sapporo font large.
[subtitle] What... a refreshing... flavor.
image: Golden Kamuy's Sugimoto on hands and knees in pool of beer.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/bafkreidcar55isn56rliau7eeiywntfwvxtuw3u6tkwdm7nxl5euqgorru@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Kono bangumi wa... 🍻
Chainsaw Reze 2nd viewing, and sure the animation does go hard, good job everyone, but this is the scene right here. Angel Devil 💔 my poor baby.
December 20, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Chainsaw Reze 2nd viewing, and sure the animation does go hard, good job everyone, but this is the scene right here. Angel Devil 💔 my poor baby.
Frieren S2 has me excited. This trailer looks like a return to the wistful nostalgia and ruminations on time, memory and friendship that was the best part of S1.
A while back, I wrote about why this is Frieren’s best mode and how dang relatable it all is: www.kosatenmag.com/home/memory-...
A while back, I wrote about why this is Frieren’s best mode and how dang relatable it all is: www.kosatenmag.com/home/memory-...
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Frieren S2 has me excited. This trailer looks like a return to the wistful nostalgia and ruminations on time, memory and friendship that was the best part of S1.
A while back, I wrote about why this is Frieren’s best mode and how dang relatable it all is: www.kosatenmag.com/home/memory-...
A while back, I wrote about why this is Frieren’s best mode and how dang relatable it all is: www.kosatenmag.com/home/memory-...
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Reposted by Michael Lee 🌿✨
If you’re a fan of cursed, queer situationships; check out the Santa Claus anime!
Seriously, it’s an amazing exploration of adolescence.
Seriously, it’s an amazing exploration of adolescence.
[Review] Episode 6 of Sanda is not perfect, but it is deeply personal and I’d argue that makes it better than perfect.
SANDA ‒ Episode 6
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If you’re a fan of cursed, queer situationships; check out the Santa Claus anime!
Seriously, it’s an amazing exploration of adolescence.
Seriously, it’s an amazing exploration of adolescence.
Me watching Chainsaw Man: Reze.
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😇🪽💞
November 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Me watching Chainsaw Man: Reze.
😇🪽💞
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The Ryoko Kui/Delicious in Dungeon exhibition in NYC is super cool and if you’re in the city, and you’re a fan of the series, what are you waiting for?! Check it out ASAP yo!
October 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The Ryoko Kui/Delicious in Dungeon exhibition in NYC is super cool and if you’re in the city, and you’re a fan of the series, what are you waiting for?! Check it out ASAP yo!
Got a real nice comment on this piece about Gundam and Newtypes and why they’re important, and it got me all fired up about Gundam again.
I want YOU to be fired up about Gundam too, so read this thing I wrote! It’s good even if you’re not a Gundam head! I swear!
I want YOU to be fired up about Gundam too, so read this thing I wrote! It’s good even if you’re not a Gundam head! I swear!
'Newtypes' are a big part of Gundam lore. But what are they? Why do they matter?
I'm telling you, Newtypes might be the most important thing IN ALL OF GUNDAM. It's not just 'kid who pilots robot good'. Tomino's vision for Newtypes is so much more! Read this!
www.kosatenmag.com/home/gundam-...
I'm telling you, Newtypes might be the most important thing IN ALL OF GUNDAM. It's not just 'kid who pilots robot good'. Tomino's vision for Newtypes is so much more! Read this!
www.kosatenmag.com/home/gundam-...
October 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Got a real nice comment on this piece about Gundam and Newtypes and why they’re important, and it got me all fired up about Gundam again.
I want YOU to be fired up about Gundam too, so read this thing I wrote! It’s good even if you’re not a Gundam head! I swear!
I want YOU to be fired up about Gundam too, so read this thing I wrote! It’s good even if you’re not a Gundam head! I swear!
This is so insane that we’re really just gonna let Silicon Valley shitheads cook our planet like this… where’s AVALANCHE when you need them?
September 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is so insane that we’re really just gonna let Silicon Valley shitheads cook our planet like this… where’s AVALANCHE when you need them?
Can I go shopping at 'Boutique'?
It... looks pretty cool.
High degree of difficulty fashion,
but it all looks really fun to wear!
✨👕👖🥾✨ #CITYAnime #ブティック
It... looks pretty cool.
High degree of difficulty fashion,
but it all looks really fun to wear!
✨👕👖🥾✨ #CITYAnime #ブティック
September 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Can I go shopping at 'Boutique'?
It... looks pretty cool.
High degree of difficulty fashion,
but it all looks really fun to wear!
✨👕👖🥾✨ #CITYAnime #ブティック
It... looks pretty cool.
High degree of difficulty fashion,
but it all looks really fun to wear!
✨👕👖🥾✨ #CITYAnime #ブティック
Seeing that 'it' didn't happen... (yet.)
August 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Seeing that 'it' didn't happen... (yet.)
No offence at all to Midori, but when we're dealing with Maid Hatsuka, get the hell outta the way!
#CalloftheNight #YofukashiNoUta
#CalloftheNight #YofukashiNoUta
August 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
No offence at all to Midori, but when we're dealing with Maid Hatsuka, get the hell outta the way!
#CalloftheNight #YofukashiNoUta
#CalloftheNight #YofukashiNoUta
Maid Hatsuka.
I repeat.
MAID HATSUKA‼️
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I repeat.
MAID HATSUKA‼️
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August 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Maid Hatsuka.
I repeat.
MAID HATSUKA‼️
💫
✨😍✨
I repeat.
MAID HATSUKA‼️
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✨😍✨
I don’t often recommend video essays, there’s such a glut of mediocrity in the style, but holy shit, Elephant Graveyard’s piece on comedy’s place in the hyperreal simulacra is mesmerizing stuff.
This might be my gold standard for video essays. I love it so much.
youtu.be/ewvRS3NwIlQ?...
This might be my gold standard for video essays. I love it so much.
youtu.be/ewvRS3NwIlQ?...
How Comedy Was Destroyed by an Anti-Reality Doomsday Cult
YouTube video by The Elephant Graveyard
youtu.be
August 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I don’t often recommend video essays, there’s such a glut of mediocrity in the style, but holy shit, Elephant Graveyard’s piece on comedy’s place in the hyperreal simulacra is mesmerizing stuff.
This might be my gold standard for video essays. I love it so much.
youtu.be/ewvRS3NwIlQ?...
This might be my gold standard for video essays. I love it so much.
youtu.be/ewvRS3NwIlQ?...
Something about Hikaru's version of the choral club's piece "Hibi no Kage" just hits different. The choir really nailed it, but... this... it's like he's singing it just for Yoshiki. This weird lil monster trying to connect with his one and only friend. 🥲
#TheSummerHikaruDied #HikaNatsu #ひかなつアニメ
#TheSummerHikaruDied #HikaNatsu #ひかなつアニメ
August 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Something about Hikaru's version of the choral club's piece "Hibi no Kage" just hits different. The choir really nailed it, but... this... it's like he's singing it just for Yoshiki. This weird lil monster trying to connect with his one and only friend. 🥲
#TheSummerHikaruDied #HikaNatsu #ひかなつアニメ
#TheSummerHikaruDied #HikaNatsu #ひかなつアニメ
Call of the Night S2 has been SO GOOD. SO. GOOD.
But I gotta be real, every week I see Hatsuka in the opening, and then he doesn't show up... has me in despair. I think he's done for the season too... 😭
Starting a petition for a Hatsuka spinoff. 😍
But I gotta be real, every week I see Hatsuka in the opening, and then he doesn't show up... has me in despair. I think he's done for the season too... 😭
Starting a petition for a Hatsuka spinoff. 😍
August 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Call of the Night S2 has been SO GOOD. SO. GOOD.
But I gotta be real, every week I see Hatsuka in the opening, and then he doesn't show up... has me in despair. I think he's done for the season too... 😭
Starting a petition for a Hatsuka spinoff. 😍
But I gotta be real, every week I see Hatsuka in the opening, and then he doesn't show up... has me in despair. I think he's done for the season too... 😭
Starting a petition for a Hatsuka spinoff. 😍
ONIGIRI CATCH THEORY!
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August 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
ONIGIRI CATCH THEORY!
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I know I'm just a little guy on here, posting/writing about anime into the void, but when you look at your pitiful analytics and see that 88 ppl hung out on your website and read your piece on Gundam for like 10 minutes at a time... that's pretty cool. 😄
Thx for hanging out, random internet ppl.
Thx for hanging out, random internet ppl.
August 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I know I'm just a little guy on here, posting/writing about anime into the void, but when you look at your pitiful analytics and see that 88 ppl hung out on your website and read your piece on Gundam for like 10 minutes at a time... that's pretty cool. 😄
Thx for hanging out, random internet ppl.
Thx for hanging out, random internet ppl.
Streets of CITY go hard! Do NOT mess with Wako, Nagumo & Niikura. They run the shotengai. ⛩️🏡🏫🏥
August 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Streets of CITY go hard! Do NOT mess with Wako, Nagumo & Niikura. They run the shotengai. ⛩️🏡🏫🏥