Burkely Hermann
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Former indexer of U.S. govt. docs for @nsarchive.bsky.social, sorta family historian. I also review of TV shows, mainly animation/anime, & am a vegetarian, lover of cats, & scholar of history. He/him/his. https://histhermann.wordpress.com
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Rocking out and taking out monsters: The power of music in anime [Part 1] - Pop Culture Maniacs
Music has always mattered in anime. This year at least seven music series aired, including Maebashi Witches and Rock Is a Lady's Modesty.
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My latest posting for @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social is out--> Rocking out and taking out monsters: The power of #music in #anime [Part 1] popculturemaniacs.com/rocking-out-... #rocklady #kon #guitars #youandidolprettycure #girlbands #lgbtq #reviews #postings #reviews #animation #rockmusic #lovelive
This was probably when they started talking to Angel Studios...
There was a statement on their website they are "currently in talks to bring the show to streaming services" mechwestshow.com/learn-more/ (36/?) #indieanimation #mechwest
Learn More – MechWest Show
mechwestshow.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This was probably when they started talking to Angel Studios...
Apparently this will all be on Angel Studios streaming platform, and not on YouTube. I can understand, but this isn't great for fans. I feel like they were deceptive about this early on, and should have prepared people for it, making it seem they would stay on YouTube and not take down episodes.
There's plans for an eight-episode first season, with three of those eight episodes aired already, and up six seasons of six to eight episodes each. I look forward to what #MechWest has to offer. comicbook.com/tv-shows/new... (38/?)
Wild West Meets Adorable Robots in Father Son Duo's Charming MechWest Animated Series
Have you ever wondered what the Wild West would look like if it were also home to a whole population of mechs? Well, you don’t actually have to wonder, because it actually exists in the delightful ani...
comicbook.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Apparently this will all be on Angel Studios streaming platform, and not on YouTube. I can understand, but this isn't great for fans. I feel like they were deceptive about this early on, and should have prepared people for it, making it seem they would stay on YouTube and not take down episodes.
Since this came out over a month ago, those who are producing MechWest decided to take down free episodes of this series (except for episode 1) and put them on Angel Studios, a streaming platform with Christian content, which isn't something I want to support, honestly.
My newest review, of the first three episodes of the #indieanimation, #mechwest is out on @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social! popculturemaniacs.com/mechwest-epi... #action #adventure #steampunk #animation #wildwest #mechs #robots #youtube #streaming #pirates #cowgirls #cowboys #cattle #skypirates
MechWest Episodes 1-3 Review - Pop Culture Maniacs
A robot/mech witnessing the death of its two compatriots. Pearl West, a spunky teenage girl from a nearby town, soon finds this mech.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Since this came out over a month ago, those who are producing MechWest decided to take down free episodes of this series (except for episode 1) and put them on Angel Studios, a streaming platform with Christian content, which isn't something I want to support, honestly.
Does anyone know why the release of the Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Blu-ray was delayed to March 24, 2026? It was originally going to come out on December 2nd of this year...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Does anyone know why the release of the Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Blu-ray was delayed to March 24, 2026? It was originally going to come out on December 2nd of this year...
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I wonder if @gingerhaze.bsky.social and @boom-studios.com can take it to @glitchprod.com to finally make it into a cartoon show? I have no idea if Glitch Presents is accepting any new partnerships ATM, just throwing the idea out there. Thought it would be a good idea.
My latest review/posting is out on @popculturemaniacs.bsky.social --> "The #Lumberjanes #AnimatedSeries That Never Was" popculturemaniacs.com/the-lumberja... #lgbtq #animation #ndstevenson #hbomax #warnerdiscovery #boomstudios #transgender #cancellations #trans #bisexuals #lesbians #femalefriendship
The "Lumberjanes" Animated Series That Never Was - Pop Culture Maniacs
In this post I'll talk about the Lumberjanes animated series that never happened, the implications of this news, and what's next.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I wonder if @gingerhaze.bsky.social and @boom-studios.com can take it to @glitchprod.com to finally make it into a cartoon show? I have no idea if Glitch Presents is accepting any new partnerships ATM, just throwing the idea out there. Thought it would be a good idea.
Glad to hear this. Having Raye like your skeets is always a good thing.
October 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Glad to hear this. Having Raye like your skeets is always a good thing.
I'm okay with a sequel of The Mitchells vs. the Machines as long as Katie is super-gay. I say that because in the original film they kinda shoe-horned her girlfriend into the end. I know some people praised it and all, like Rebecca Sugar, but I have to disagree with them variety.com/2025/film/ne...
‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines 2’ in the Works, From Netflix and Sony Animation (EXCLUSIVE)
Sony Pictures Animation is developing a sequel to its 2021 Oscar-nominated feature "The Mitchells vs. the Machines," with Netflix set to distribute.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I'm okay with a sequel of The Mitchells vs. the Machines as long as Katie is super-gay. I say that because in the original film they kinda shoe-horned her girlfriend into the end. I know some people praised it and all, like Rebecca Sugar, but I have to disagree with them variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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October 18, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Onto the next job application I suppose. This was an archivist/librarian position.
October 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Onto the next job application I suppose. This was an archivist/librarian position.
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I cannot express to you how urgent it is that we all loudly and constantly support queer media right now. It is my number one goal for this year, to support and promote as many queer artists as possible.
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I cannot express to you how urgent it is that we all loudly and constantly support queer media right now. It is my number one goal for this year, to support and promote as many queer artists as possible.
So angry. My @wordpress.com blog got taken down *without warning*. This isn't the first time this has happened to one of my #WordPress blogs. I was in the middle of sending an email and this occurred. I sent the following message to them. They really need to fix their damn filters.
October 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
So angry. My @wordpress.com blog got taken down *without warning*. This isn't the first time this has happened to one of my #WordPress blogs. I was in the middle of sending an email and this occurred. I sent the following message to them. They really need to fix their damn filters.
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It took just three days to get Sinclair to back down, and what it got in exchange for agreeing to put Kimmel back on the air was...nothing. This is not what happens every time you stand up to a bully, but if you don't fight back, you'll never know if you would have won.
NEWS: Sinclair says its ending its pre-emption of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
September 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It took just three days to get Sinclair to back down, and what it got in exchange for agreeing to put Kimmel back on the air was...nothing. This is not what happens every time you stand up to a bully, but if you don't fight back, you'll never know if you would have won.
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[Review] Is this going to be the first ever Yuri only poly anime I think I've ever seen?
There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... ‒ SEASON FINALE
www.animenewsnetwork.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
[Review] Is this going to be the first ever Yuri only poly anime I think I've ever seen?
I don't know if you saw this, @okazu.yuricon.com, but a good addition to the next Yuri News Network update would be that #girlsbandcry is getting a new anime film, with #girlsbandcry having *some* yuri themes at the very least www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-09...
Girls Band Cry Anime Also Gets Brand-New Film
Announced before 2-film compilation opens on October 3
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September 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I don't know if you saw this, @okazu.yuricon.com, but a good addition to the next Yuri News Network update would be that #girlsbandcry is getting a new anime film, with #girlsbandcry having *some* yuri themes at the very least www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-09...
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10 MILLION views in 5 DAYS!! Thank you all SO much for enjoying Knights of Guinevere 💙
September 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
10 MILLION views in 5 DAYS!! Thank you all SO much for enjoying Knights of Guinevere 💙
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CMS is shutting down the National Training Program, whose mission is "to communicate Medicare and other CMS-program information that...can be used to effectively train the public." The site will be discontinued Oct 15, the first day of Medicare 2026 open enrollment cmsnationaltrainingprogram.cms.gov
September 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
CMS is shutting down the National Training Program, whose mission is "to communicate Medicare and other CMS-program information that...can be used to effectively train the public." The site will be discontinued Oct 15, the first day of Medicare 2026 open enrollment cmsnationaltrainingprogram.cms.gov
Maybe writing about #indieanimation was a mistake. A recent interaction showed me the follies of such writing. It can be difficult sometimes to write about, especially if a series hasn't released yet. Perhaps I'll review more #anime or older Western #animation instead. I haven't really decided yet.
September 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Maybe writing about #indieanimation was a mistake. A recent interaction showed me the follies of such writing. It can be difficult sometimes to write about, especially if a series hasn't released yet. Perhaps I'll review more #anime or older Western #animation instead. I haven't really decided yet.
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oh yeah forgot I can post this as well. Print I got to do for Andi's wonderful VA Zelda Khan Black! #knightsofguinevere #fanart
September 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
oh yeah forgot I can post this as well. Print I got to do for Andi's wonderful VA Zelda Khan Black! #knightsofguinevere #fanart
Glad I cancelled #hulu and #disney before the price increase. Such bad timing for this price increase. It makes them look like money-grubbing jerks. Ugh. #boycottdisney #boycotthulu
September 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Glad I cancelled #hulu and #disney before the price increase. Such bad timing for this price increase. It makes them look like money-grubbing jerks. Ugh. #boycottdisney #boycotthulu
Bye bye Disney! I managed my #disneyplus account through #hulu. Have no intention of ever renewing anytime soon. #boycottdisney #boycotthulu #boycottespn
September 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Bye bye Disney! I managed my #disneyplus account through #hulu. Have no intention of ever renewing anytime soon. #boycottdisney #boycotthulu #boycottespn
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A message from Dana Terrace
September 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
A message from Dana Terrace
So in "Addams Family Values" literally try to make Wednesday, Pugsley, and Joel "cheerful" (i.e. a form of torture) by watching hours of... Disney films youtu.be/8-YZUIksniY?... which is only so relevant with all the #disneyboycott going on right now.
Wednesday Addams' Disney princess training
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September 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
So in "Addams Family Values" literally try to make Wednesday, Pugsley, and Joel "cheerful" (i.e. a form of torture) by watching hours of... Disney films youtu.be/8-YZUIksniY?... which is only so relevant with all the #disneyboycott going on right now.
@okazu.yuricon.com, it may be of interest that Sentai Filmworks added new December 2025 preorders, incl. Flower and Asura (centered on female friendship, based on a novel series by Ayano Takeda, who wrote Sound! Euphonium) and Azumanga Daioh www.sentaifilmworks.com/collections/...
September 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
@okazu.yuricon.com, it may be of interest that Sentai Filmworks added new December 2025 preorders, incl. Flower and Asura (centered on female friendship, based on a novel series by Ayano Takeda, who wrote Sound! Euphonium) and Azumanga Daioh www.sentaifilmworks.com/collections/...
Not good. "Disney’s decision to take Kimmel off the air also puts a spotlight on how frightened traditional media companies have become in an era when the White House and the Federal Communications Commission pounce on individual reports with comments and legal pushback" variety.com/2025/tv/news...
ABC Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Indefinitely After Host’s Charlie Kirk Comments
Nexstar, one of the biggest owners o US f TV stations in, said will pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel's late night show due to the host's Charlie Kirk remarks
variety.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Not good. "Disney’s decision to take Kimmel off the air also puts a spotlight on how frightened traditional media companies have become in an era when the White House and the Federal Communications Commission pounce on individual reports with comments and legal pushback" variety.com/2025/tv/news...
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Female friendship and queerness across girl-centered anime
#anime #LGBT #Them #WitchyPrettyCure #SoaringSkyPrettyCure #BirdieWing #SorairoUtility #FlowerandAsura #LycorisRecoil #tv
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#anime #LGBT #Them #WitchyPrettyCure #SoaringSkyPrettyCure #BirdieWing #SorairoUtility #FlowerandAsura #LycorisRecoil #tv
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Female friendship and queerness across girl-centered anime - Pop Culture Maniacs
This article examines recent examples of female friendship across anime, like in Anne Shirley, which sometimes also feature queer characters.
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September 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Female friendship and queerness across girl-centered anime
#anime #LGBT #Them #WitchyPrettyCure #SoaringSkyPrettyCure #BirdieWing #SorairoUtility #FlowerandAsura #LycorisRecoil #tv
popculturemaniacs.com/female-frien...
#anime #LGBT #Them #WitchyPrettyCure #SoaringSkyPrettyCure #BirdieWing #SorairoUtility #FlowerandAsura #LycorisRecoil #tv
popculturemaniacs.com/female-frien...