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Gubaba
@gubaba.bsky.social
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QA on the subs for recent Macross Plus blu-ray box set.

My anime blogs:
https://j9hardserenade.wordpress.com/
https://gubabablog.wordpress.com/

Here's my book recommendation thread:
https://bsky.app/profile/gubaba.bsky.social/post/3lvztvibvkc2l
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Nope, you asshole. BLOCKED.
I said, in response to someone talking about how Predator 2, released in 1990, was set in 1997: "Far enough in the future that you can make up some tech (or drugs) that didn't currently exist, but close enough to "now" that you don't have to change the cars, clothes, or buildings." And then some asshole replies, "Imagining a future where tech seamlessly integrates with daily life, we could see Al-powered personal assistants anticipating needs. Daily life would be more efficient and tailored. #futurism"
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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My second favorite band of all time!!
The Beatles, performing "I Should Have Known Better" at the end of their 1964 film, A Hard Day's Night.
November 16, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Fifty years of people pushing this door open.
The door to the stairwell, with a blackened mark where people have pushed the door.
November 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Still one of my favorite '80s mecha shows!
In front of the Akihabara WXP Building, which at the time (2015) was hosting an exhibit for the 1980 anime series, Space Exodus Idepon. A big sign inside says "IDEPON展" ("Idepon Ten," where "ten" means "Exhibit"). The ticket to get in to the Idepon Exhibit. Some people gawking at a human-sized statue of the Idepon robot itself, holding the Idepon Cannon. A vertical pan, stitched together of the Idepon robot plus on of the bad guy robots, with a space background which is colored purple and orange.
November 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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OH YEAH... I'm, uh, SURE that that's on the table...
Magician and Sexy from the 1983 series, "Mission Outer Space Srungle."
November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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I feel like even @nytpitchbot.bsky.social couldn't have come up with this.
A Facebook entitled, "A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up 'Trump'", featuring the lead text "The Treasury Department recently announced plans to celebrate the U.S.'s 250th anniversary with a one-dollar coin depicting President Trump on both sides. The very idea of such a coin, Dan Berry writes, reflects the national divide over the Trump presidency."
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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(Just now: better shot of the Observatory.)
The Mt. Wilson Observatory, in the San Gabriel Mountains, near Sunset.
November 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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I often forget what a gorgeous view I have.

(I’m talking about the mountains.)
The San Gabriel Mountains, viewed from Pasadena near Sunset.
November 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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A portrait of failure.
A “NO ON 50” flyer, stuck on the base of a dumpster.
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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EASILY my favorite character in "Ashita e Free Kick."

And voiced by the always-excellent Mika Doi!
Anna Godai, popping out of a horse-drawn carriage filled with hay. Anna Godai, looking elegant in rustic surroundings.
November 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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You get more flies with honey...
Minmay (from Macross) saluting, with the English caption, "I WANT YOU! For the SPACY"
November 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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She could’ve been a mother to me…
A Lalah cosplayer, taking a selfie.
November 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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November 2, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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A picture of Freyja from Macross Delta, with the line (spoken by Makina, offscreen), "November 3rd, the day after tomorrow, is Fre-Fre's birthday."
November 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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I am 100% convinced that she was an homage to Dorothy from Srungle.
Dorothy from "Mission Outer Space Srungle" (1983)
October 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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post something random or you'll have an awful november
A woman stands in front of a tacky '70s wall hanging, looking back at her daughter in frustration, while a caption says "(funky brass music)."
October 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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First time at the Roxy in about twenty years, seeing the Miki Berenyi Trio!
The Miki Berenyi Trio performing live The Miki Berenyi Trio performing live The Miki Berenyi Trio performing live
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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CURRENTLY WATCHING
John De Hart, backed by a country band, singing, "Come on, pretty baby/Let's do the shimmy slide."
October 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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A sudden message from an obvious scam. The scammer says, “I'm Kelly from AngelList. We have a job that might be a perfect fit for you Would you like more details?” And I replied, “FUCK YES, I would!”
October 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Hey, if any of you are in Tokyo soon, could you pick this up for me? I can't pay you back, but I'll buy you a cup of coffee. Hell, I'll even through in a donut. As long as it's not a fancy one.
#Bioman #超電子バイオマン
A Choudenshi Bioman toy set from 1984 that looks STUNNINGLY full, styrofoam packaging and everything. It is the COMPLETE DEAL. And Mandarake is selling it for the (truly fair) price of ¥1,200,000.
October 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Huh. You're right. No one here seems to be from a native English-speaking country...
A screenshot of the Japanese Wikipedia home page, with a list based on what I searched for. I typed in ロベルト, expecting to find people named "Robert," but no, it's all guys named "Roberto."
October 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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My next Ashita e Free Kick post is turning out to have more layers than I was expecting... This is taking a while to compose. I thought it would take, like, an hour at most. But it keeps growing...
#AshitaEFreeKick #あしたへフリーキック
A photo of a publication showing Ashita e Free Kick main character, Shun Godai, with a staple through his face.
October 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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As close as I got in Pasadena.
The Pasadena City Hall, with joyful protesters in front.
October 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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A New Yorker cartoon by Ellis Rosen, featuring a techbro on a talk show with a background screen that seems to suggest plugging computers and phones directly into the human brain. The techbro is saying, "Philip K. Dick. Ray Bradbury. Like so many others in tech, I drew inspiration from completely misunderstanding those authors."
October 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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One of those "localization" issues that never gets brought up. Can you read the kanji?
And early scene from "Urotsukudoji: Legend of the Overfiend" with an English subtilte that says "Myojin University."
October 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM