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Manic Spreadsheeter (ist? izer?). Likes old anime dubs, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and that weird sticky goo that holds magazine inserts in place. Frequently wrong.
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huke’s artwork for the original Steins;Gate is truly unique, and is one of the defining characteristics of the game. MAGES’ continual, repeated efforts to simplify and genericize the artwork have always baffled me. It’s like the 4th time they’ve done this now.
November 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
huke’s artwork for the original Steins;Gate is truly unique, and is one of the defining characteristics of the game. MAGES’ continual, repeated efforts to simplify and genericize the artwork have always baffled me. It’s like the 4th time they’ve done this now.
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Over seven years and one console generation later, a magazine's Inazuma Eleven game giveaway finally hands out its prizes – if it can find the winners …
Contest Finally Hands Out Inazuma Eleven Game Prize 7 Years Later – If It Can Find the Winners
1 console generation later, some of potential winners have moved on from grade school to college
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Over seven years and one console generation later, a magazine's Inazuma Eleven game giveaway finally hands out its prizes – if it can find the winners …
The Netflix Detective Conan dub’s persistence in calling him “Phantom Thief One Thousand Four Hundred and Twelve” like some crappy text-to-speech software is almost impressive.
(…everyone calls him “Phantom Thief Fourteen Twelve” right? That’s not just me? Be real embarrassing if it was…)
(…everyone calls him “Phantom Thief Fourteen Twelve” right? That’s not just me? Be real embarrassing if it was…)
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The Netflix Detective Conan dub’s persistence in calling him “Phantom Thief One Thousand Four Hundred and Twelve” like some crappy text-to-speech software is almost impressive.
(…everyone calls him “Phantom Thief Fourteen Twelve” right? That’s not just me? Be real embarrassing if it was…)
(…everyone calls him “Phantom Thief Fourteen Twelve” right? That’s not just me? Be real embarrassing if it was…)
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Interlude (2003) (dub)
November 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Interlude (2003) (dub)
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No items containing lithium ion batteries? So you can trade in a taxidermied animal but not a 3DS???
GameStop - Trade Anything Day (Dec 6th) - Bring Whatever, Get Store Credit
"Exclusions include - Hazardous waste or material, chemicals, liquids. Lithium ion batteries or items containing lithium ion batteries. Weapons and ammo. Dead or alive animals..."
bit.ly/3OAPoav
"Exclusions include - Hazardous waste or material, chemicals, liquids. Lithium ion batteries or items containing lithium ion batteries. Weapons and ammo. Dead or alive animals..."
bit.ly/3OAPoav
November 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
No items containing lithium ion batteries? So you can trade in a taxidermied animal but not a 3DS???
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Imagining the alternate universe in which Angels Egg got a UK VHS release in the 90s, somehow resulting in one of those extremely British licensed microcomputer games in which you have to collect 800 bottles for some reason only tangentially related to the actual movie.
November 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Imagining the alternate universe in which Angels Egg got a UK VHS release in the 90s, somehow resulting in one of those extremely British licensed microcomputer games in which you have to collect 800 bottles for some reason only tangentially related to the actual movie.
Is anyone else still waiting on their Dirty Pair replacement discs with not even a tracking number? Really don’t want to have to deal with Crunchyroll support again…
November 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Is anyone else still waiting on their Dirty Pair replacement discs with not even a tracking number? Really don’t want to have to deal with Crunchyroll support again…
Random discovery of the day: Apparently back in 2006 Nielsen tracked anime dvd sales, and the top 10 list has a few surprises.
fast.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-01...
fast.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-01...
November 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Random discovery of the day: Apparently back in 2006 Nielsen tracked anime dvd sales, and the top 10 list has a few surprises.
fast.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-01...
fast.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-01...
Today I learned: Aisha’s VA, Lenore Zann, was an elected member of the Canadian Parlament from 2019-2021
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenore_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenore_...
November 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Today I learned: Aisha’s VA, Lenore Zann, was an elected member of the Canadian Parlament from 2019-2021
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenore_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenore_...
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Anyone have any more info on this Wizard World/ComicCon exclusive Battle of the Planets merch bag? Specifically the miniDVD.
www.battleoftheplanets.info/usvideo.html
www.battleoftheplanets.info/usvideo.html
September 28, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Anyone have any more info on this Wizard World/ComicCon exclusive Battle of the Planets merch bag? Specifically the miniDVD.
www.battleoftheplanets.info/usvideo.html
www.battleoftheplanets.info/usvideo.html
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(reposted) Fun fact: Tomoko Saitou (cartoonist and wife of Torren Smith) used the pseudonym "Asuka Rei" in the late 80s, according to Animag #4 (1988). Considering Smith's connection to Gainax, I wonder if that had any influence on Evangelion.
archive.org/details/anim...
archive.org/details/anim...
January 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
(reposted) Fun fact: Tomoko Saitou (cartoonist and wife of Torren Smith) used the pseudonym "Asuka Rei" in the late 80s, according to Animag #4 (1988). Considering Smith's connection to Gainax, I wonder if that had any influence on Evangelion.
archive.org/details/anim...
archive.org/details/anim...
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I still like Justin's old metric for Buried Garbage when describing so-called "lost media."
November 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I still like Justin's old metric for Buried Garbage when describing so-called "lost media."
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Behind every classified ad is a story.
And I *really* want to hear the story of a guy willing to sell everything he owns in order to buy a radio station.
[Broadcasting Magazine 10/12/1981, page 86]
And I *really* want to hear the story of a guy willing to sell everything he owns in order to buy a radio station.
[Broadcasting Magazine 10/12/1981, page 86]
April 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Behind every classified ad is a story.
And I *really* want to hear the story of a guy willing to sell everything he owns in order to buy a radio station.
[Broadcasting Magazine 10/12/1981, page 86]
And I *really* want to hear the story of a guy willing to sell everything he owns in order to buy a radio station.
[Broadcasting Magazine 10/12/1981, page 86]
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IMO, there needs to be a scale, as it’s often more complex than even that.
Made this in 5 minutes (and likely has serious issues), but i think i got the general point across
Made this in 5 minutes (and likely has serious issues), but i think i got the general point across
April 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
IMO, there needs to be a scale, as it’s often more complex than even that.
Made this in 5 minutes (and likely has serious issues), but i think i got the general point across
Made this in 5 minutes (and likely has serious issues), but i think i got the general point across
November 16, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Was recently made aware that there is one more Detective Conan film with an English-friendly release: Dimensional Sniper, and had to grab it.
Licensed by Odex and distributed by Poh Kim on Singaporean DVD in 2014, this set features the JP dub with English and Chinese subs
Weird backwards DVD case…
Licensed by Odex and distributed by Poh Kim on Singaporean DVD in 2014, this set features the JP dub with English and Chinese subs
Weird backwards DVD case…
May 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Was recently made aware that there is one more Detective Conan film with an English-friendly release: Dimensional Sniper, and had to grab it.
Licensed by Odex and distributed by Poh Kim on Singaporean DVD in 2014, this set features the JP dub with English and Chinese subs
Weird backwards DVD case…
Licensed by Odex and distributed by Poh Kim on Singaporean DVD in 2014, this set features the JP dub with English and Chinese subs
Weird backwards DVD case…
So how many times do I need to watch the new Netflix batch of Detective Conan episodes on loop to juice the streaming numbers so the impossible happens and TMS/Discotek give us another Blu-ray.
(The Tubi dubbed episodes are already gone. I don’t want the series to slip away again.)
(The Tubi dubbed episodes are already gone. I don’t want the series to slip away again.)
November 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
So how many times do I need to watch the new Netflix batch of Detective Conan episodes on loop to juice the streaming numbers so the impossible happens and TMS/Discotek give us another Blu-ray.
(The Tubi dubbed episodes are already gone. I don’t want the series to slip away again.)
(The Tubi dubbed episodes are already gone. I don’t want the series to slip away again.)
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Pope Leo wants you to go watch "Angel's Egg" (1985, dir. Mamoru Oshii).
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Pope Leo wants you to go watch "Angel's Egg" (1985, dir. Mamoru Oshii).
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ICYMI, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion is getting re-released on Blu-ray (February 3) www.crunchyroll.com/news/announc...
Season 1 store.crunchyroll.com/products/cod...
Season 2 store.crunchyroll.com/products/cod...
Season 1 store.crunchyroll.com/products/cod...
Season 2 store.crunchyroll.com/products/cod...
November 15, 2025 at 5:44 AM
ICYMI, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion is getting re-released on Blu-ray (February 3) www.crunchyroll.com/news/announc...
Season 1 store.crunchyroll.com/products/cod...
Season 2 store.crunchyroll.com/products/cod...
Season 1 store.crunchyroll.com/products/cod...
Season 2 store.crunchyroll.com/products/cod...
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Take their survey! They have some questions about the Nintendo Switch 2 in here that I know some of you have strong feelings about (key cards!)
Take their survey! They have some questions about the Nintendo Switch 2 in here that I know some of you have strong feelings about (key cards!)
Spike Chunsoft Annual Survey 2025
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November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Take their survey! They have some questions about the Nintendo Switch 2 in here that I know some of you have strong feelings about (key cards!)
Take their survey! They have some questions about the Nintendo Switch 2 in here that I know some of you have strong feelings about (key cards!)
Just got out of Angel’s Egg. Beautiful film, but I think it may have given me short term hearing loss.
Now, my favorite part of any artsy film, the “is it really that abstract, or am I just stupid?” google search.
Now, my favorite part of any artsy film, the “is it really that abstract, or am I just stupid?” google search.
November 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Just got out of Angel’s Egg. Beautiful film, but I think it may have given me short term hearing loss.
Now, my favorite part of any artsy film, the “is it really that abstract, or am I just stupid?” google search.
Now, my favorite part of any artsy film, the “is it really that abstract, or am I just stupid?” google search.
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Oooh you thought that Animag was the first published anime magazines in America, NOT SO, thanks to @clarissag.bsky.social, we now have a nicely canned copy of the first anime magazine, Anime-Zine, from 1986, another addition to the #OtakuArchive. archive.org/details/anim...
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Oooh you thought that Animag was the first published anime magazines in America, NOT SO, thanks to @clarissag.bsky.social, we now have a nicely canned copy of the first anime magazine, Anime-Zine, from 1986, another addition to the #OtakuArchive. archive.org/details/anim...
If this leads to any of the (many) Carnage Heart games getting another shot at life, that would be neat. English-wise, The very first one made it here on the PS1 courtesy of Sony, and I think NIS America did a digital-only release of the PSP one.
Artdink announces ARTDINK GAME LOG catalog title ports for Switch, PC
Artdink has announced ARTDINK GAME LOG, a project to port and re-release games previously developed by Artdink onto modern hardware. The first title, Tail of the Sun, will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on December 16 in…
Artdink has announced ARTDINK GAME LOG, a project to port and re-release games previously developed by Artdink onto modern hardware. The first title, Tail of the Sun, will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on December 16 in…
Artdink announces ARTDINK GAME LOG catalog title ports for Switch, PC
Artdink has announced ARTDINK GAME LOG, a project to port and re-release games previously developed by Artdink onto modern hardware. The first title, Tail of the Sun, will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on December 16 in Japan. The second title, Aquanaut's Holiday, will follow for the same platforms in 2026. A third title will be revealed at a later date.
www.gematsu.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If this leads to any of the (many) Carnage Heart games getting another shot at life, that would be neat. English-wise, The very first one made it here on the PS1 courtesy of Sony, and I think NIS America did a digital-only release of the PSP one.
Slowly going insane as I try and catalog the different variations of the 1998 Ghost in the Shell DVD (UPC 780063552929). I'm up to 6 variants, and I'm pretty sure there's at least one or two more...
Thankfully, they're all dirt cheap, so I've ordered a few to get good scans of.
Thankfully, they're all dirt cheap, so I've ordered a few to get good scans of.
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Slowly going insane as I try and catalog the different variations of the 1998 Ghost in the Shell DVD (UPC 780063552929). I'm up to 6 variants, and I'm pretty sure there's at least one or two more...
Thankfully, they're all dirt cheap, so I've ordered a few to get good scans of.
Thankfully, they're all dirt cheap, so I've ordered a few to get good scans of.