ZNote
@znotetaku.bsky.social
I'm not sure what I'm doing here...I think I took a wrong turn somewhere.
I review anime on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@znotetakureviews9138
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I review anime on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@znotetakureviews9138
And I'm on AniList: http://anilist.co/user/ZNote/
I am waiting for the day that I can spring this on someone's waifu art lol
October 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I am waiting for the day that I can spring this on someone's waifu art lol
The more older stuff I see, the more the whole "I don't like how older anime looks" take gets worse and worse.
From: Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger (1986)
Dir: Masaki Mori
Animation credit: Umetsu Yasuomi
From: Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger (1986)
Dir: Masaki Mori
Animation credit: Umetsu Yasuomi
September 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The more older stuff I see, the more the whole "I don't like how older anime looks" take gets worse and worse.
From: Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger (1986)
Dir: Masaki Mori
Animation credit: Umetsu Yasuomi
From: Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger (1986)
Dir: Masaki Mori
Animation credit: Umetsu Yasuomi
Easy come, easy go 😂
September 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Easy come, easy go 😂
When I started doing this years ago, I never would have thought I'd see 100 subs, let alone 1000!
Thank you to everyone who finds my content worth your time. Hopefully, I can keep up the good work moving forward :)
www.youtube.com/@znotetakure...
Thank you to everyone who finds my content worth your time. Hopefully, I can keep up the good work moving forward :)
www.youtube.com/@znotetakure...
September 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
When I started doing this years ago, I never would have thought I'd see 100 subs, let alone 1000!
Thank you to everyone who finds my content worth your time. Hopefully, I can keep up the good work moving forward :)
www.youtube.com/@znotetakure...
Thank you to everyone who finds my content worth your time. Hopefully, I can keep up the good work moving forward :)
www.youtube.com/@znotetakure...
Perhaps I'm overthinking it and my own sense of comedy just doesn't align with what is in vogue at the moment. Maybe people just want recognizable escapism, however it manifests.
Just don't ever show me a character saying "It's just like in a video game / in a manga / in some TV drama" shit again.
Just don't ever show me a character saying "It's just like in a video game / in a manga / in some TV drama" shit again.
August 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Perhaps I'm overthinking it and my own sense of comedy just doesn't align with what is in vogue at the moment. Maybe people just want recognizable escapism, however it manifests.
Just don't ever show me a character saying "It's just like in a video game / in a manga / in some TV drama" shit again.
Just don't ever show me a character saying "It's just like in a video game / in a manga / in some TV drama" shit again.
If media is a way of (un)consciously recognizing our feelings / apprehensions, then what to make of this? Are we so uncertain about the universe that we need to be told that even certain things within entertainment, even if innocuous, are true? Knowing a pattern alone is considered comic / clever?
August 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
If media is a way of (un)consciously recognizing our feelings / apprehensions, then what to make of this? Are we so uncertain about the universe that we need to be told that even certain things within entertainment, even if innocuous, are true? Knowing a pattern alone is considered comic / clever?
Perhaps it's because we live in a time of sheer post-irony that we need media to somehow acknowledge its inner mechanisms overtly - as though to remind us that, "Yes, this is how this works. You recognize it being such. There is no hidden ironic meaning here."
August 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Perhaps it's because we live in a time of sheer post-irony that we need media to somehow acknowledge its inner mechanisms overtly - as though to remind us that, "Yes, this is how this works. You recognize it being such. There is no hidden ironic meaning here."
Don't know where I'm going with this, but...
An otaku trend that I am sick of is characters making overt references to game / otaku convention, as though remarking on it is somehow an automatic comedy dispenser. "Meta" has become so beaten into the ground that it seemingly has no meaning anymore.
An otaku trend that I am sick of is characters making overt references to game / otaku convention, as though remarking on it is somehow an automatic comedy dispenser. "Meta" has become so beaten into the ground that it seemingly has no meaning anymore.
August 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Don't know where I'm going with this, but...
An otaku trend that I am sick of is characters making overt references to game / otaku convention, as though remarking on it is somehow an automatic comedy dispenser. "Meta" has become so beaten into the ground that it seemingly has no meaning anymore.
An otaku trend that I am sick of is characters making overt references to game / otaku convention, as though remarking on it is somehow an automatic comedy dispenser. "Meta" has become so beaten into the ground that it seemingly has no meaning anymore.
Anyway, let's close this thread the only way it should be - with Menchi being Menchi.
I'd let her slice me.
And yeah, comparatively speaking, give me 1999 Menchi any day.
I'd let her slice me.
And yeah, comparatively speaking, give me 1999 Menchi any day.
August 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Anyway, let's close this thread the only way it should be - with Menchi being Menchi.
I'd let her slice me.
And yeah, comparatively speaking, give me 1999 Menchi any day.
I'd let her slice me.
And yeah, comparatively speaking, give me 1999 Menchi any day.
I won't even get into the visual side of things because, simply put, there's no contest. The 1999's drawings, compositing, and color design are far and away superior, at least at this point.
Here's just one image to prove my point:
Here's just one image to prove my point:
August 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I won't even get into the visual side of things because, simply put, there's no contest. The 1999's drawings, compositing, and color design are far and away superior, at least at this point.
Here's just one image to prove my point:
Here's just one image to prove my point:
Absolute fidelity to source material is an ideology we must break. Smart directors are able to create or position the material in ways that simultaneously honor the author's creation while offering new ideas. Furuhashi Kazuhiro understands this story in ways that are funny AND compelling alike.
August 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Absolute fidelity to source material is an ideology we must break. Smart directors are able to create or position the material in ways that simultaneously honor the author's creation while offering new ideas. Furuhashi Kazuhiro understands this story in ways that are funny AND compelling alike.
Part of this involves an anime-original character, Anita, wanting to become a Blacklist Hunter and seeking revenge on the Zoldyck family. This mini-arc forces Killua to meaningfully confront his impulses and how it relates to Gon, rather than killing 2 guys because he's ticked after Netero's game.
August 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Part of this involves an anime-original character, Anita, wanting to become a Blacklist Hunter and seeking revenge on the Zoldyck family. This mini-arc forces Killua to meaningfully confront his impulses and how it relates to Gon, rather than killing 2 guys because he's ticked after Netero's game.
Killua's own concerns about being his own person rather than an assassin is also given more time, as the 1999 version includes using the blimp window as a means of personal reflection (BA DUM TSSH) and psychoanalysis, both in the attached images and in the prior episode when talking with Gon.
August 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Killua's own concerns about being his own person rather than an assassin is also given more time, as the 1999 version includes using the blimp window as a means of personal reflection (BA DUM TSSH) and psychoanalysis, both in the attached images and in the prior episode when talking with Gon.
Leorio in particular is given far greater characterization both in terms of his intellect and his eagerness to jump into the fray. He still retains some crassness, but it is offset by his good heart, more altruistic actions, and an entire sequence during the exam - guilt that drives him.
August 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Leorio in particular is given far greater characterization both in terms of his intellect and his eagerness to jump into the fray. He still retains some crassness, but it is offset by his good heart, more altruistic actions, and an entire sequence during the exam - guilt that drives him.
Most of the first episode fleshes out Gon's relationship with Aunt Mito, making clear why Gon wants to be a Hunter and why she opposes it. When she lets him go, it is a moment of sincere reconciliation rather than being 30 seconds.
Gon doesn't catch the fish until about 17:30 into the episode.
Gon doesn't catch the fish until about 17:30 into the episode.
August 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Most of the first episode fleshes out Gon's relationship with Aunt Mito, making clear why Gon wants to be a Hunter and why she opposes it. When she lets him go, it is a moment of sincere reconciliation rather than being 30 seconds.
Gon doesn't catch the fish until about 17:30 into the episode.
Gon doesn't catch the fish until about 17:30 into the episode.
12 episodes in, and all I can say is that, so far, the 1999 version of #HunterxHunter is vastly superior to the 2011 version, and it isn't even close. Aside from its aesthetics, it is a great case study in how filler / digressions can actively improve upon the material in nearly every way.
August 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
12 episodes in, and all I can say is that, so far, the 1999 version of #HunterxHunter is vastly superior to the 2011 version, and it isn't even close. Aside from its aesthetics, it is a great case study in how filler / digressions can actively improve upon the material in nearly every way.
The Curse of George Steinbrenner
(2010 - ?)
(2010 - ?)
July 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The Curse of George Steinbrenner
(2010 - ?)
(2010 - ?)
I'm sure we'll get another BS press conference where Boone zealously insists that we're a good team, or that Cashman will insist every move he's made was a good one. Nothing at this rate will change. Until fresh blood gets in there and actually addresses the problem, the Yankees will not win a WS.
July 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I'm sure we'll get another BS press conference where Boone zealously insists that we're a good team, or that Cashman will insist every move he's made was a good one. Nothing at this rate will change. Until fresh blood gets in there and actually addresses the problem, the Yankees will not win a WS.
The Yankees have become a "legacy" franchise, a franchise too in-love with its own illustrious history and reputation for success, so they assume that everything they're doing is right. Hence why they splurge on bad decisions and don't make meaningful course corrections.
But sure, 27 championships.
But sure, 27 championships.
July 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The Yankees have become a "legacy" franchise, a franchise too in-love with its own illustrious history and reputation for success, so they assume that everything they're doing is right. Hence why they splurge on bad decisions and don't make meaningful course corrections.
But sure, 27 championships.
But sure, 27 championships.
And when it's not that, we lose games to a manager who gets outmanaged either by the opposing manager, or because he tries doing something that every Yankee fan or commentator knows is either stupid or unnecessarily risky.
The team is ideologically broken. The league has moved beyond them.
The team is ideologically broken. The league has moved beyond them.
July 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
And when it's not that, we lose games to a manager who gets outmanaged either by the opposing manager, or because he tries doing something that every Yankee fan or commentator knows is either stupid or unnecessarily risky.
The team is ideologically broken. The league has moved beyond them.
The team is ideologically broken. The league has moved beyond them.
Every year (assuming the Yankees make the playoffs), we get beaten by teams that have offense, defense, and pitching all covered. The Yankees seemingly cannot have all three firing at any one time, which leads to humiliating losses. Injuries are not an excuse - EVERY team has to deal with them.
July 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Every year (assuming the Yankees make the playoffs), we get beaten by teams that have offense, defense, and pitching all covered. The Yankees seemingly cannot have all three firing at any one time, which leads to humiliating losses. Injuries are not an excuse - EVERY team has to deal with them.
The fact that Boone gets angrier at the umpire than he does at the players when they make a mistake speaks volumes about how they refuse to look inward to solve their problems. Even if Boone is "saying something to them behind closed doors," it's clearly not manifesting in anything discernible.
July 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The fact that Boone gets angrier at the umpire than he does at the players when they make a mistake speaks volumes about how they refuse to look inward to solve their problems. Even if Boone is "saying something to them behind closed doors," it's clearly not manifesting in anything discernible.
There is no consistency with this lineup. Every day is a crapshoot who is batting where / who is playing what. A team that has no consistent lineup breeds inconsistent play. Athletes like routine + STRUCTURE. Mix-and-match gives the sense that management doesn't know how to put the team together.
July 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
There is no consistency with this lineup. Every day is a crapshoot who is batting where / who is playing what. A team that has no consistent lineup breeds inconsistent play. Athletes like routine + STRUCTURE. Mix-and-match gives the sense that management doesn't know how to put the team together.
This happens just about every year. The Dodgers called out the team's inefficiencies as they understood them in the 2024 World Series. A baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint, and eventually, your shortcomings will be revealed. They've failed to address BOTH fundamentals + teaching positions.
July 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This happens just about every year. The Dodgers called out the team's inefficiencies as they understood them in the 2024 World Series. A baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint, and eventually, your shortcomings will be revealed. They've failed to address BOTH fundamentals + teaching positions.
Last night's loss against the #bluejays by the #yankees is the perfect example of the past several years. Lack of baseball fundamentals, lack of quality at-bats, overly reliant on the home run - it's a cobbling together of guys rather than an actual team.
A bit of an unsorted rant incoming.
A bit of an unsorted rant incoming.
July 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM