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Anime nerd, petter of all animals (ALL OF THEM- don’t question me), coffee snob.
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Our new podcast, The Anime Business, explores the history of anime in the West with the people that fought for it. First ep is up now! youtu.be/xmw3SlXL_mI

My mom’s friend broke her wrist here in Iceland (long story) so we drove her to a regional hospital. Doctor visit + x-ray + cast only cost her $180.

Imagine gleefully slashing healthcare for millions when your own all-inclusive, taxpayer-subsidized health plan only costs $650/yr. prospect.org/health/2025-...

If you don’t tear up a little bit during Voices of a Distant Star, you’re going to fail your Captcha, sorry.

Happy birthday to Makoto Shinkai, one of the great masters of anime romance. ☀️🌸 Movies: WEATHERING WITH YOU 5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND CHILDREN WHO CHASE LOST VOICES THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS

Very excited for this release of Hideaki Anno’s Love & Pop! Very unexpected. This film was ahead of its time with storytelling via cinematography and its depiction of young people’s obsession with experiencing the world through a lens. www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02...

Man, Gesaffelstein has a feature and producer credits for the new Lady Gaga album and I AM SO FREAKING STOKED. PUT IT IN MY VEINS ALREADY. My 2025 sanity is hanging on only by Gaga and weekly episodes of Severance.

If I was a billionaire, I’d spend the rest of my life trying to bring high-speed rail to America.

I looked up baby egrets and felt the need to share this image.

I think to myself, “Oh everyone knows Peach-Pit” but then I realize that fans who read their current stuff were maybe just being born when their first hits were published…

The wildest thing about DearS— a show about beautiful aliens whose raison d’être is being literal personal slaves — is that it was created by two women (Peach-Pit) who named themselves after the hangout in Beverly Hills 90210. It’s the cutest possible character designs with the cringiest concept.

Self promo time, I guess. I love taking photos and writing about my travels. My personal blog isn’t as updated as I’d like, but I’m going to start again. www.bambooeatsleaves.com

The rapid and ongoing death of social media is honestly so bleak. So much creativity, gone. So many people who now have to make the decision whether to sever their livelihoods. Where are people going now for photo sharing?

Kids these days don’t realize this aesthetic was the dominant vibe of the 90s. All those goofy “Learn to Draw Anime” books were forged from these fires.

Occasional reminder that whenever you say "sparks joy" you are not quoting Marie Kondo. You are quoting her translator, Cathy Hirano. She invented "sparks joy" out of whole cloth. What Marie Kondo says is "This makes my heart go pitter pat."

The premiere is over. You can now watch it at your own leisure at any time on-demand. Aside once again from my one pre-arranged interview, this is the end for me. Be safe, everybody.

Idk how long it's gonna take me to get through this (I refuse to watch an 11-hour documentary in one sitting 😂) but I'm about an hour in – @marzgurl.com has done very thorough and entertaining work! Also, she's encouraging ppl to donate to RAINN – over $1500 raised so far ❤️ Worth checking out:

This is a neat thread! But I also legitimately thought that was an 8-bit sprite of Chappell Roan.

There will be many GoFundMe’s posted in the next few days. But this one is for my dear friends, who lost everything last night. Give if you can. They’re great people.

For SoCal friends, Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can. For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla

Everyone laughing about the rich losing their homes in CA should open a map. 1: There are multiple fires. 2: A few are in/near middle class neighborhoods 3: Fires spread. That’s what they do. Everyone else, I recommend the Watch Duty app. With love, from one fire zone to another. ❤️

Just realized that not only is the author/creator of Interior Chinatown (book + Hulu; Charles Yu) the brother of the showrunner of American Born Chinese (Disney+), but he’s writing the live-action Akira too. Which is great because he’s brilliant, and both he and Taika Waititi made magic with IC.

When people ask me what music I listen to

Saw this on Reddit. People are clearly missing the masterpiece that is Chihayafuru. Thoughts? www.reddit.com/r/animequest...

I desperately want these Evangelion McDonald’s toys. gamerant.com/evangelion-c...