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All this talk of Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein has me reminiscing on an episode of the PBS Kids series Arthur that had Fern tell the tale of how Mary Shelley came up with the story.
It was the first time ever I learned the origins as a kid, and fully realized it was written by a woman.
It was the first time ever I learned the origins as a kid, and fully realized it was written by a woman.
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
All this talk of Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein has me reminiscing on an episode of the PBS Kids series Arthur that had Fern tell the tale of how Mary Shelley came up with the story.
It was the first time ever I learned the origins as a kid, and fully realized it was written by a woman.
It was the first time ever I learned the origins as a kid, and fully realized it was written by a woman.
Imagine if every time some anime or manga referenced Star Trek, sci-fi nerds in Japan got online to do some version of “wow seeking attention, much?🙄”
In conclusion, sometimes people enjoy the same things as you, and they'll still make something you don't care for. It ain't that deep. (4/4)
In conclusion, sometimes people enjoy the same things as you, and they'll still make something you don't care for. It ain't that deep. (4/4)
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Imagine if every time some anime or manga referenced Star Trek, sci-fi nerds in Japan got online to do some version of “wow seeking attention, much?🙄”
In conclusion, sometimes people enjoy the same things as you, and they'll still make something you don't care for. It ain't that deep. (4/4)
In conclusion, sometimes people enjoy the same things as you, and they'll still make something you don't care for. It ain't that deep. (4/4)
Whenever an animated cartoon goes semi-viral for making a reference to anime or some other piece of Japanese media, without fail, weebs come in to claim that the people making it are "tourists doing it for attention".
This annoys me to no end, for a number of reasons: (1/4)
#weebwednesday
This annoys me to no end, for a number of reasons: (1/4)
#weebwednesday
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Whenever an animated cartoon goes semi-viral for making a reference to anime or some other piece of Japanese media, without fail, weebs come in to claim that the people making it are "tourists doing it for attention".
This annoys me to no end, for a number of reasons: (1/4)
#weebwednesday
This annoys me to no end, for a number of reasons: (1/4)
#weebwednesday
Repost with an iconic fictional band
Try ALL of them. If you want to see a comprehensive list of every band ever put to fiction, check out the website Rocklopedia Fakebandica, run by @fakebands.bsky.social.
They also have a podcast. Most recent episode was on the Banana Splits.
www.fakebands.com
Try ALL of them. If you want to see a comprehensive list of every band ever put to fiction, check out the website Rocklopedia Fakebandica, run by @fakebands.bsky.social.
They also have a podcast. Most recent episode was on the Banana Splits.
www.fakebands.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Repost with an iconic fictional band
Try ALL of them. If you want to see a comprehensive list of every band ever put to fiction, check out the website Rocklopedia Fakebandica, run by @fakebands.bsky.social.
They also have a podcast. Most recent episode was on the Banana Splits.
www.fakebands.com
Try ALL of them. If you want to see a comprehensive list of every band ever put to fiction, check out the website Rocklopedia Fakebandica, run by @fakebands.bsky.social.
They also have a podcast. Most recent episode was on the Banana Splits.
www.fakebands.com
Binging through @nikhilclayton.bsky.social's reaction series to X-Men Evolution, the show that made him a fan of the X-Men as a kid.
It appears how much enjoyment you get from the show depends on 1] how much X-Men lore you know and 2] how privy you are to high school level antics and drama. (1/3)
It appears how much enjoyment you get from the show depends on 1] how much X-Men lore you know and 2] how privy you are to high school level antics and drama. (1/3)
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Binging through @nikhilclayton.bsky.social's reaction series to X-Men Evolution, the show that made him a fan of the X-Men as a kid.
It appears how much enjoyment you get from the show depends on 1] how much X-Men lore you know and 2] how privy you are to high school level antics and drama. (1/3)
It appears how much enjoyment you get from the show depends on 1] how much X-Men lore you know and 2] how privy you are to high school level antics and drama. (1/3)
Because apparently the topic of politics or even western influence is keeping people from enjoying anime, apparently more people are just super-ceding into their own hobbies.
I think it’s worth looking at this quote from Gainax co-founder Toshio Okada a lot. (1/3)
web.archive.org/web/20250911...
I think it’s worth looking at this quote from Gainax co-founder Toshio Okada a lot. (1/3)
web.archive.org/web/20250911...
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Because apparently the topic of politics or even western influence is keeping people from enjoying anime, apparently more people are just super-ceding into their own hobbies.
I think it’s worth looking at this quote from Gainax co-founder Toshio Okada a lot. (1/3)
web.archive.org/web/20250911...
I think it’s worth looking at this quote from Gainax co-founder Toshio Okada a lot. (1/3)
web.archive.org/web/20250911...
Had a feeling this was the case, but I couldn’t find scans of it at the time (didn’t know an Italian FANDOM wiki for these comics existed.
Don’t feel too bad; at least they did it with the one Disney legacy character most Americans headcanon as black.
Even his own CREATOR agrees lol.
Don’t feel too bad; at least they did it with the one Disney legacy character most Americans headcanon as black.
Even his own CREATOR agrees lol.
November 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Had a feeling this was the case, but I couldn’t find scans of it at the time (didn’t know an Italian FANDOM wiki for these comics existed.
Don’t feel too bad; at least they did it with the one Disney legacy character most Americans headcanon as black.
Even his own CREATOR agrees lol.
Don’t feel too bad; at least they did it with the one Disney legacy character most Americans headcanon as black.
Even his own CREATOR agrees lol.
Just to illustrate how popular this was, the volumes themselves got separate print ads in magazines, which was not typical for a webcomic, probably not ever lol.
The creator even wrote for "Anime Insider" (which got canned by WIZARD for being more popular) www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2013...
The creator even wrote for "Anime Insider" (which got canned by WIZARD for being more popular) www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2013...
November 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Just to illustrate how popular this was, the volumes themselves got separate print ads in magazines, which was not typical for a webcomic, probably not ever lol.
The creator even wrote for "Anime Insider" (which got canned by WIZARD for being more popular) www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2013...
The creator even wrote for "Anime Insider" (which got canned by WIZARD for being more popular) www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2013...
The USA wasn’t the only country that was fearful of anime & other Japanese media getting popular with the youth. This was pretty much the case for every Western country, though sometimes of a different flavor.
THIS is an actual painting accompanying a 1979 article on UFO Robot Grendizer in France.
THIS is an actual painting accompanying a 1979 article on UFO Robot Grendizer in France.
October 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The USA wasn’t the only country that was fearful of anime & other Japanese media getting popular with the youth. This was pretty much the case for every Western country, though sometimes of a different flavor.
THIS is an actual painting accompanying a 1979 article on UFO Robot Grendizer in France.
THIS is an actual painting accompanying a 1979 article on UFO Robot Grendizer in France.
is meant to be a tongue-in-cheek-parody of all those charity songs like “Do They Know It’s Christmas” by Band Aid, but it’s also a legit charity song in its own right.
Aligning up with their Trick-Or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, they got a BUNCH of artists to join in. Has 3 remix tracks. (2/2)
Aligning up with their Trick-Or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, they got a BUNCH of artists to join in. Has 3 remix tracks. (2/2)
October 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
is meant to be a tongue-in-cheek-parody of all those charity songs like “Do They Know It’s Christmas” by Band Aid, but it’s also a legit charity song in its own right.
Aligning up with their Trick-Or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, they got a BUNCH of artists to join in. Has 3 remix tracks. (2/2)
Aligning up with their Trick-Or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, they got a BUNCH of artists to join in. Has 3 remix tracks. (2/2)
Late to this, but your point about Malik Ali elsewhere made me realize this moment in Superman (2025) is the equivalent of a murder mystery having a serial killer take the lives of 10 individual women, which is used to make the detective realize he should hug his daughter more.
October 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Late to this, but your point about Malik Ali elsewhere made me realize this moment in Superman (2025) is the equivalent of a murder mystery having a serial killer take the lives of 10 individual women, which is used to make the detective realize he should hug his daughter more.
4Kids was a non-union company w/ dubious localization, etc.
However, I think people take for granted how often they sold their footage to other countries who, let’s be honest, wouldn’t consider dubbing some of those series on their own.
This description changed my perspective: youtu.be/_9pCkUY0zTo
However, I think people take for granted how often they sold their footage to other countries who, let’s be honest, wouldn’t consider dubbing some of those series on their own.
This description changed my perspective: youtu.be/_9pCkUY0zTo
October 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
4Kids was a non-union company w/ dubious localization, etc.
However, I think people take for granted how often they sold their footage to other countries who, let’s be honest, wouldn’t consider dubbing some of those series on their own.
This description changed my perspective: youtu.be/_9pCkUY0zTo
However, I think people take for granted how often they sold their footage to other countries who, let’s be honest, wouldn’t consider dubbing some of those series on their own.
This description changed my perspective: youtu.be/_9pCkUY0zTo
And now those same people that held onto their love of anime are now making shows for the next generation (actual dialogue said in the Disney Channel animated series "Big City Greens"):
October 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
And now those same people that held onto their love of anime are now making shows for the next generation (actual dialogue said in the Disney Channel animated series "Big City Greens"):
Agreed. Not an entirely fair comparison but I’m reminded of this tweet that went viral.
(One can argue the very idea of men sucking has existed since the 1970s and has only waxed and waned since, but still)
(One can argue the very idea of men sucking has existed since the 1970s and has only waxed and waned since, but still)
October 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Agreed. Not an entirely fair comparison but I’m reminded of this tweet that went viral.
(One can argue the very idea of men sucking has existed since the 1970s and has only waxed and waned since, but still)
(One can argue the very idea of men sucking has existed since the 1970s and has only waxed and waned since, but still)
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
October 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
I actually have some receipts on that.
The mangaka on the left had to delete the tweets thanks to the amount of “WTF MY GOAT IS WASHED” tweets.
The mangaka on the left had to delete the tweets thanks to the amount of “WTF MY GOAT IS WASHED” tweets.
October 18, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I actually have some receipts on that.
The mangaka on the left had to delete the tweets thanks to the amount of “WTF MY GOAT IS WASHED” tweets.
The mangaka on the left had to delete the tweets thanks to the amount of “WTF MY GOAT IS WASHED” tweets.
Folks on the other site are talking about anime with western elements again and
I HATE the conflation between “artists in Japan being influenced by works outside Japan” and “ Anime is PANDERING to the Western market!”
I appreciated this thread @cloudynyxx.bsky.social made on the topic.
I HATE the conflation between “artists in Japan being influenced by works outside Japan” and “ Anime is PANDERING to the Western market!”
I appreciated this thread @cloudynyxx.bsky.social made on the topic.
October 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Folks on the other site are talking about anime with western elements again and
I HATE the conflation between “artists in Japan being influenced by works outside Japan” and “ Anime is PANDERING to the Western market!”
I appreciated this thread @cloudynyxx.bsky.social made on the topic.
I HATE the conflation between “artists in Japan being influenced by works outside Japan” and “ Anime is PANDERING to the Western market!”
I appreciated this thread @cloudynyxx.bsky.social made on the topic.
Doesn’t almost every mecha anime of this period have a character like this?
I’m reminded of these two from Mazinger Z and Daltanious.
(Ignore the crucifixions, These were the only images I had on stand by)
I’m reminded of these two from Mazinger Z and Daltanious.
(Ignore the crucifixions, These were the only images I had on stand by)
October 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Doesn’t almost every mecha anime of this period have a character like this?
I’m reminded of these two from Mazinger Z and Daltanious.
(Ignore the crucifixions, These were the only images I had on stand by)
I’m reminded of these two from Mazinger Z and Daltanious.
(Ignore the crucifixions, These were the only images I had on stand by)
Dad made me some new business cards. One of the websites is misspelled. He made them with AI
I’m looking over a friend’s written TV pilot and it’s taking a while. He suggests using AI to look it over to save time
"AI in Filmmaking" was a virtual event in the film festival I'm attending.
I’m looking over a friend’s written TV pilot and it’s taking a while. He suggests using AI to look it over to save time
"AI in Filmmaking" was a virtual event in the film festival I'm attending.
October 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Dad made me some new business cards. One of the websites is misspelled. He made them with AI
I’m looking over a friend’s written TV pilot and it’s taking a while. He suggests using AI to look it over to save time
"AI in Filmmaking" was a virtual event in the film festival I'm attending.
I’m looking over a friend’s written TV pilot and it’s taking a while. He suggests using AI to look it over to save time
"AI in Filmmaking" was a virtual event in the film festival I'm attending.
Is this the long-awaited sequel to "The Hunt"?
October 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Is this the long-awaited sequel to "The Hunt"?
From where I’m standing, it appears the only reason she is being used is because Liam Gallagher once mentioned in an interview he had a crush on her as a kid.
Honestly a fun use of your wealth if that is the case.
Honestly a fun use of your wealth if that is the case.
October 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
From where I’m standing, it appears the only reason she is being used is because Liam Gallagher once mentioned in an interview he had a crush on her as a kid.
Honestly a fun use of your wealth if that is the case.
Honestly a fun use of your wealth if that is the case.
Also worth noting: it may not seem like much unless you’re a nerd like me, but making one of your characters‘ favorite Pokémon Infernape, a Generation 4 Pokémon no less, is such an inspired choice that it makes irrationally annoyed at other media’s Pokémon name drops. 2/2
October 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Also worth noting: it may not seem like much unless you’re a nerd like me, but making one of your characters‘ favorite Pokémon Infernape, a Generation 4 Pokémon no less, is such an inspired choice that it makes irrationally annoyed at other media’s Pokémon name drops. 2/2
Season 2 finale (as well as James Gunn’s final time with these characters) of #Peacemaker drops today.
Don’t have much to say that @darrenmooney.bsky.social hasn’t already said, but I was shocked to see a childhood toy pop up in the show. Now I know his official name is Stretch and not Ostrichy 1/2
Don’t have much to say that @darrenmooney.bsky.social hasn’t already said, but I was shocked to see a childhood toy pop up in the show. Now I know his official name is Stretch and not Ostrichy 1/2
October 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Season 2 finale (as well as James Gunn’s final time with these characters) of #Peacemaker drops today.
Don’t have much to say that @darrenmooney.bsky.social hasn’t already said, but I was shocked to see a childhood toy pop up in the show. Now I know his official name is Stretch and not Ostrichy 1/2
Don’t have much to say that @darrenmooney.bsky.social hasn’t already said, but I was shocked to see a childhood toy pop up in the show. Now I know his official name is Stretch and not Ostrichy 1/2
Oh yeah, Lance became the Blue Lion later on. Why did that happen? Well…
October 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Oh yeah, Lance became the Blue Lion later on. Why did that happen? Well…
If you’re someone who loves one or a series of toy commercial series and believes they deserve more attention and/or analysis, I feel you should be able to extend that same grace on the other aisle, cartoons.
I recently made a list based on years of being in cartoon-focused spaces as a brainstorm.
I recently made a list based on years of being in cartoon-focused spaces as a brainstorm.
October 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If you’re someone who loves one or a series of toy commercial series and believes they deserve more attention and/or analysis, I feel you should be able to extend that same grace on the other aisle, cartoons.
I recently made a list based on years of being in cartoon-focused spaces as a brainstorm.
I recently made a list based on years of being in cartoon-focused spaces as a brainstorm.