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Freelance fiction writing chameleon taken human form. Some indie gigs to announce soon.
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Extremely interesting interview with Crunchyroll’s CEO over the company’s future with anime and manga. www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Badflower's new single is emotional and cathartic as hell. Beautiful song about a unique subject matter that doesn't frequently get sung about. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL1n...

Flow is easily one of the best movies from 2024 if not THE best, bar none. It relies heavily on symbolism and abstract storytelling because its animal protagonists have no dialogue, but there's an extremely human and relatable story within its 90 minute runtime nevertheless. A+

I discovered that Japan turned Agatha Christie into an anime girl today and I don’t know what to do with this information.

I saw something that was put into movie theaters. It was not a movie. It was something clearly cobbled together from pieces of cutting room floor containing scraps of ideas. Fragments of potential glued together by slabs of porridge. Ergh. D

If you see this, consider posting a gif from one of your comfort shows

Yeah, that about sums it up.

Creature Commandos ended on a solid if violent note. I feel like this series is meant to show us the underlying hopelessness and cynicism of this DC Universe before Superman shows up, and if so, it did a pretty good job. Gunn's dark humor and tragedy are superb here. B+ overall.

Flower and Asura is my first time being exposed to the writing of famed mangaka Ayano Takeda (Sound! Euphorium). After watching the first episode, it's quite clear why her previous work is so beloved because I found myself attaching to the characters immediately. A-

The success of the Sonic films is truly remarkable. The badly received original design. The franchise's creative malaise in the 2010's. A pandemic. SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. They succeeded anyway. deadline.com/2025/01/soni...

As the new year is getting underway, I'm sharing my top 50 songs of 2024. I may never be one of the cool tastemakers, but I do promise that all of these songs are worth your time. Enjoy!

The first anime I've enjoyed so far in 2025 is Akemu M.D.: Doctor Detective. It's basically "what if Gregory House was an anime girl & teamed up with Japanese Columbo" but it's great fun. Good character moments but a lot of medical jargon to parse. First 2 episodes are a B+.

Sonic 3 is very, very good, watch it ASAP, and sit through the whole credits. And I mean the WHOLE credits. A-

Spy×Family returns in its third season in October 2025!

Here you go: the #Superman trailer. Krypto, take us home. youtu.be/uhUht6vAsMY?...

For any creatives interested in hiring voice actors, and want the whole studio experience for your show/game~🎙️ Texas has several recording studios that are remote-friendly and open to working on Union projects. Check out the following: Sound Cadence LazuArts Okratron5000 Studio Nano

"Lord of the Rings" War of the Rohirrim" is a solid film with beautiful direction by Kenji Kamiyama & excellent character design. The story isn't anything we've never seen before & there's some wonky dialogue, but it's a decent adventure film overall with memorable characters. B

Doom was released 31 years ago. "Embark on a harrowing mission to rid a Martian Moon Base of hordes of demonic creatures."

Also started Creature Commandos yesterday. While it's James Gunn pulling from his Guardians formula again, it's executed really well so far! It takes full advantage of the animation medium to execute some wild visuals, gags and cuts that would be expensive or impossible to pull off in live action.

Shadow Generations is the most fun I've had with a Sonic game in a long time. It's simultaneously a Frontiers-style "open zone" game, the 3D boost game we've always dreamed of, and finally, an update of Sonic Rush. With a killer story and Kirk Thornton's best Shadow performance ever. Loving it.

The Bears’ general performance against the Lions so far.

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate the holiday!

Got the second draft of a manuscript completed yesterday. I absolutely feel relieved right now. Next will come the third draft, but it’s getting there.