Verena
@rena31.bsky.social
Anime, Manga (mostly Shoujo) and Novels.
Casual Gamer.
Movies/TV shows (and occasional fangirling)
29.
She/Her.
Casual Gamer.
Movies/TV shows (and occasional fangirling)
29.
She/Her.
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New blog! SECRETS OF THE SILENT WITCH is an exercise in executing familiar fantasy tropes in very engaging and refreshing ways, and no one exemplifies that better than its supposedly "overpowered" heroine Monica. Read my analysis here!
Secrets of the Silent Witch: An “Overpowered” Fantasy Protagonist Done Right
In my years of reviewing anime, I find I come back to a few recurring trends: I often catch myself critiquing shows where “everything is easy for the protagonist”, whether that means they’re alread…
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November 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
New blog! SECRETS OF THE SILENT WITCH is an exercise in executing familiar fantasy tropes in very engaging and refreshing ways, and no one exemplifies that better than its supposedly "overpowered" heroine Monica. Read my analysis here!
oooooh this one looks adorable 😍
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 AM
oooooh this one looks adorable 😍
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Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Vine is being rebooted under the name diVine, with funding from Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey.
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Champagne Problems on Netflix..
Great romance, awful comedy. The two leads had good chemistry and I really enjoyed their scenes. The father/son conflict was handled well too, but everything else was meh.
The comedy in new(-ish) rom-coms is always a miss for me and I don't like that 😭
Great romance, awful comedy. The two leads had good chemistry and I really enjoyed their scenes. The father/son conflict was handled well too, but everything else was meh.
The comedy in new(-ish) rom-coms is always a miss for me and I don't like that 😭
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Champagne Problems on Netflix..
Great romance, awful comedy. The two leads had good chemistry and I really enjoyed their scenes. The father/son conflict was handled well too, but everything else was meh.
The comedy in new(-ish) rom-coms is always a miss for me and I don't like that 😭
Great romance, awful comedy. The two leads had good chemistry and I really enjoyed their scenes. The father/son conflict was handled well too, but everything else was meh.
The comedy in new(-ish) rom-coms is always a miss for me and I don't like that 😭
A few days ago I found the DVD of "Quest of Camelot", a childhood favorite of mine, on a flea market for 50ct.
I still like Kayley & Gareth individually and as a couple, and the villain was seriously unhinged with his eye twitch but very entertaining. The dragons were annoying tho.
I still like Kayley & Gareth individually and as a couple, and the villain was seriously unhinged with his eye twitch but very entertaining. The dragons were annoying tho.
a cartoon of a man and a woman with red hair
Alt: a cartoon of a man and a woman with red hair
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A few days ago I found the DVD of "Quest of Camelot", a childhood favorite of mine, on a flea market for 50ct.
I still like Kayley & Gareth individually and as a couple, and the villain was seriously unhinged with his eye twitch but very entertaining. The dragons were annoying tho.
I still like Kayley & Gareth individually and as a couple, and the villain was seriously unhinged with his eye twitch but very entertaining. The dragons were annoying tho.
The new trailer of Atelier of Witch Hat looks so good!
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The new trailer of Atelier of Witch Hat looks so good!
Live autotune and pitch correction needs to stop!
It should come with a big fat disclaimer how the live performance was altered or "enhanced", as people in the industry like to say, especially on TV but also at concerts.
It should come with a big fat disclaimer how the live performance was altered or "enhanced", as people in the industry like to say, especially on TV but also at concerts.
November 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Live autotune and pitch correction needs to stop!
It should come with a big fat disclaimer how the live performance was altered or "enhanced", as people in the industry like to say, especially on TV but also at concerts.
It should come with a big fat disclaimer how the live performance was altered or "enhanced", as people in the industry like to say, especially on TV but also at concerts.
fuck AI
Bob Iger says Disney+ will soon have AI-generated short form content from users
(via THR)
(via THR)
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
fuck AI
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that’s what I’ve been saaaayying maaan
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
that’s what I’ve been saaaayying maaan
I got Viva Piñata DS for 6€ (pre-owned) 😍
I was obsessed with the game when I was a kid and I played it all the time. I wish the IP wouldn't have disappeared because it's such a great cozy game imo..
I was obsessed with the game when I was a kid and I played it all the time. I wish the IP wouldn't have disappeared because it's such a great cozy game imo..
November 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I got Viva Piñata DS for 6€ (pre-owned) 😍
I was obsessed with the game when I was a kid and I played it all the time. I wish the IP wouldn't have disappeared because it's such a great cozy game imo..
I was obsessed with the game when I was a kid and I played it all the time. I wish the IP wouldn't have disappeared because it's such a great cozy game imo..
Champignon no Majo Vol. 1 ❤️
Cozy Fantasy just how I like it <:
Cozy Fantasy just how I like it <:
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Champignon no Majo Vol. 1 ❤️
Cozy Fantasy just how I like it <:
Cozy Fantasy just how I like it <:
I will never understand people who hatewatch something. Why waste your time with something you dislike? 🙄
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I will never understand people who hatewatch something. Why waste your time with something you dislike? 🙄
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"caring about the characters, knowing what they want…why they can't get it and you giving a damn about that…ultimately that's what carries the weight. it's not all the clever mystery bullshit, it's whether you connect emotionally with that character" that’s a proper storyteller, man
the interview was good and friendly of course but the out of body experience i had hearing rian say this to his face
November 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"caring about the characters, knowing what they want…why they can't get it and you giving a damn about that…ultimately that's what carries the weight. it's not all the clever mystery bullshit, it's whether you connect emotionally with that character" that’s a proper storyteller, man
I just finished my rewatch of Mona Lisa Smile and I forgot how much I adore this movie
November 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I just finished my rewatch of Mona Lisa Smile and I forgot how much I adore this movie
The 13th (OVA) episode of Natsume’s Book of Friends S7 is finally available and it's focused on young Natori and Matoba shows up as well!
November 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The 13th (OVA) episode of Natsume’s Book of Friends S7 is finally available and it's focused on young Natori and Matoba shows up as well!
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Reposting since Wikipedia removed demo listings on their site
October 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Reposting since Wikipedia removed demo listings on their site
Imo Miss Potter is the perfect definition of a wholesome movie. There is some sadness but so much more happiness, and a happy ending as well.
Also, the cinematography is top-notch and the landscape of the english countryside is really beautifully captured 😍
Also, the cinematography is top-notch and the landscape of the english countryside is really beautifully captured 😍
a drawing of a duck wearing a hat and scarf
Alt: a drawing of a duck (Jemima) wearing a hat and scarf.
Drawn by Beatrix Potter.
media.tenor.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Imo Miss Potter is the perfect definition of a wholesome movie. There is some sadness but so much more happiness, and a happy ending as well.
Also, the cinematography is top-notch and the landscape of the english countryside is really beautifully captured 😍
Also, the cinematography is top-notch and the landscape of the english countryside is really beautifully captured 😍
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This is so inspiring and proof of the transformative power of books:
#kidlit #picturebooks #libraries #books #read #booksky #fiction #litfic #FreedomReads
#kidlit #picturebooks #libraries #books #read #booksky #fiction #litfic #FreedomReads
A smuggled book changed his life. Now he’s built 500 prison libraries.
Reginald Dwayne Betts was locked up as a teenager for carjacking. Books were his escape, and he went on to be a poet, lawyer and founder of Freedom Reads.
wapo.st
October 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is so inspiring and proof of the transformative power of books:
#kidlit #picturebooks #libraries #books #read #booksky #fiction #litfic #FreedomReads
#kidlit #picturebooks #libraries #books #read #booksky #fiction #litfic #FreedomReads
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
I'm in the mood for another Tsurune rewatch.
It's such an underrated anime and deserves so much more attention 😭❤️
It's such an underrated anime and deserves so much more attention 😭❤️
a group of anime characters wearing green headbands
Alt: a group of anime characters wearing green headbands
media.tenor.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I'm in the mood for another Tsurune rewatch.
It's such an underrated anime and deserves so much more attention 😭❤️
It's such an underrated anime and deserves so much more attention 😭❤️
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I don’t know how many times I have to say this but if you didn’t know any geek girls in high school or you don’t know any now it’s because they didn’t trust you and you’re *NOT A SAFE PERSON* for women to be themselves around.
October 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I don’t know how many times I have to say this but if you didn’t know any geek girls in high school or you don’t know any now it’s because they didn’t trust you and you’re *NOT A SAFE PERSON* for women to be themselves around.
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KyoAni's Sparks of Tomorrow anime, announced in 2018 based on the 20 Seiki Denki Mokuroku novel, will air next year starring Yūma Uchida and Sora Amamiya!
Kyoto Animation's Sparks of Tomorrow TV Anime to Debut in 2026
Yūma Uchida, Sora Amamiya star in series about youths traveling to find book about electricity
www.animenewsnetwork.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:47 AM
KyoAni's Sparks of Tomorrow anime, announced in 2018 based on the 20 Seiki Denki Mokuroku novel, will air next year starring Yūma Uchida and Sora Amamiya!
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Y’all, Spotify’s stock price sunk by 5% in 1 day. YOU did this by spreading the word to boycott them for running ICE ads.
These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.
These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.
October 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Y’all, Spotify’s stock price sunk by 5% in 1 day. YOU did this by spreading the word to boycott them for running ICE ads.
These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.
These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.
I would have bought so many tickets for that movie.. 😭
Steven Soderbergh reveals that ‘THE HUNT FOR BEN SOLO’ was the first time Lucasfilm had a finished script that got rejected by Disney.
“I asked Kathy Kennedy if LFL had ever turned in a finished script for greenlight to Disney & had it rejected. She said no, this was a first.”
“I asked Kathy Kennedy if LFL had ever turned in a finished script for greenlight to Disney & had it rejected. She said no, this was a first.”
October 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I would have bought so many tickets for that movie.. 😭
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I want genAI to die. I want this AI trend to die. I want features like photo filters to go back to being called what they are and not AI. I want real art to feel valuable and real artists to be valued. I want photography and filmmaking and art and design and I want voice acting and editing. Not bots
October 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I want genAI to die. I want this AI trend to die. I want features like photo filters to go back to being called what they are and not AI. I want real art to feel valuable and real artists to be valued. I want photography and filmmaking and art and design and I want voice acting and editing. Not bots