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a girl wearing a shirt that says stw club

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · 1d

The reference to the original opening of Ranma in the current opening of Ranma is wild. #anime #mappa #netflix #ranma

ALT: a girl wearing a shirt that says stw club

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Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · 7d

I know I’m High and all but dose anyone else just want a practice tattoo machine?! #wtf #weird

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · 10d

So I feel like we should all be concerned that the tide is turning on if Tougen Anki is good or not because I keep seeing sizzle reals and TikToks of this show that is deeply sexist unoriginal Shonen trash. Help? I don’t know how to feel. #anime

Dan Da Dan season 02: 2 Found 2 Family

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · 12d

as promised a brand spankin' new episode this time all about Dan Da Dan season 02 but if you liked my interview last week don't touch that dial just yet because I'm workin on something I think you'll like!

It’s hard to do something that feels truly fresh on the Shonen action space. This is for a bunch of different reasons one primary on is that the Shonen Jump formula topically dictates how the flow of ...

A conversation with Jessica Luna AKA @_eatslugs

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · 13d

New episode out tonight but check out My interview with @eatslugs.bsky.social if you haven't Yet! An you can subscribe! It's free! #anime #illustrator #shojo

Being a fan of anime can take many forms, and while it’s not a requirement of fandom, many people choose to contribute to the culture of anime fandom meaningfully. For decades, young artists have floc...

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Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · 14d

The fact that they out here doing shrinkfation with digital Pokemon card packs is UNHINGED what’s this 4 cards shit?! #pokemonTCGpocket

A conversation with Jessica Luna AKA @_eatslugs

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · 18d

If you haven’t checked out my interview with @eatslugs.bsky.social yet and you’re planing to go to NYCCC be sure to since she’ll have a table there this year! #anime #shojo #illustraitor #NYCCC2025

Being a fan of anime can take many forms, and while it’s not a requirement of fandom, many people choose to contribute to the culture of anime fandom meaningfully. For decades, young artists have floc...

A conversation with Jessica Luna AKA @_eatslugs

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Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you for joining me and putting up with the fact that I regularly message people at like 2 AM apparently

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · 19d

sat down with @eatslugs.bsky.social for a conversation about art and her whole deal check it out! #anime #shojo #illustration #art #digitalart

Being a fan of anime can take many forms, and while it’s not a requirement of fandom, many people choose to contribute to the culture of anime fandom meaningfully. For decades, young artists have floc...

Anime NYC’s New 4-Day Format Ends with a Classic Con Farewell

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Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · 21d

They just made a Naruto opening it’s wild

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · 25d

A record of the last day of Anime NYC 2025. check it out along all the other stuff on my site. #animenyc #anime #conventions

Lot’s of people lament the end of a con and often wish there was more to do, but if you’re willing to to go to something you’ve never heard of you can find panels that become yearly traditions.

Panty & Stocking Returns After 15 Years: Studio Trigger’s Imaishi & Wakabayashi on Reviving the Cult Classic

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · 26d

Just got my first subscriber to my ghost! From this interview. Is it worth it? Well the membership is free so, Yhea I’d say it is! #anime #ghost #TRIGGER

I sat down with Studio TRIGGER's Hiroyuki Imaishi and Hiromi Wakabayashi, two of the three Co-Directors of the new season of Panty and Stocking.

The CREEPIEST Ad For the WORST Product Ever Made

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · 26d

@davidpierce.xyz I really feel like this is a strong contender for installer since it’s a YouTuber who usually talks about cartoons and anime stumbling into AI companion gadgets

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YouTube video by Danny Motta

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Why Tougen Anki Feels Like Every Other Shonen Anime You’ve Ever Seen

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · 26d

Tougen Anjou is so unoriginal that there’s nothing to distract you from the wild over sexed choices it makes with its female characters. #anime #badanime #podcast

There's a saying in art, "good artists borrow, great artists steal," but what happens when artists copy those that came before with little regard for why what came before worked?

¥£$: Anime That Count Every Yen

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · 28d

I just wrote a deep dive on anime that count every yen—literally. 💸
From Spice and Wolf’s medieval economics to Eden of the East’s billion-yen gamble, I explore how money drives the plot in ways we don’t always notice.
#AnimeEconomy #OtakuLife

As I write this, Amarican anime fandom is currently facing a genuine hurdle, with the dual challenges of the elimination of the de minimis exemption, a rule that exempts all goods under $800 from impo...

¥£$: Anime That Count Every Yen

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · 28d

I did the thing where I get real analytical about anime again. Give it a read if you’re interested in that kinda thing! #anime #economics #money

As I write this, Amarican anime fandom is currently facing a genuine hurdle, with the dual challenges of the elimination of the de minimis exemption, a rule that exempts all goods under $800 from impo...

@otaku_alex on Ditto: Spooky season anime

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · Sep 14

It’s about to be spooky season so hers a little something for all who celebrate. #anime #spooky #horror

Stuff to watch for a dreadfully good time

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Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · Sep 13

You know I want ENDEX merch more than I’m proud of admitting

@otaku_alex on Ditto: Situationship anime

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · Sep 13

Out here making sure kids these days are properly emotionally manipulated by the classics. #anime #Romance #situationship

Anime that will make you say “well at least I’m not in that mess”

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FLCL: The Cult Classic That Defined a Generation of Anime Fans

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · Sep 12

New podcast covering FLCL give it a listen or a look when you get a chance! #flcl #studiogainax #grindpunk #anime

It’s hard to explain the hold FLCL has on a generation of American anime fans. It’s the cult classic that everyone has seen, everyone has some real thoughts about, and basically nobody’s happy to see ...

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · Sep 10

Just did the math on my retuning audience ad am thrilled to say that 44% of people who check my stuff out comeback again. So why not check it out?

#anime #podcast #blog

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Anime Considered.

Remlin's Graffiti Magic | Gachiakuta

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · Sep 8

Artist creating artists in there work is never a bad time. It always rules #anime #graffiti #gachiakuda

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YouTube video by Crunchyroll

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Before Evangelion: The Wild, Weird Origins of Gainax in Otaku no Video

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · Sep 4

If you liked my Studio TRIGGER interview then check out the latest episode of my podcast all about Otaku no Video #retroanime #90sanime #Gainax #TRIGGER

Outaku No Video was created during a time when anime was not yet widely popular. It is part mockumentary, part traditional story, recounting the birth of the now infamous Studio Gainax, which is respo...

When Anime Came in the Mail: The Forgotten Era of Promo DVDs

Alex Holt-Cohan @alexholtcohan.bsky.social · Sep 4

Before streaming, promo DVDs from mags like NewType USA were the gateway for discovering new shows. A whole era of anime fandom—forgotten but iconic. #AnimeHistory #RetroAnime #DVDera #AnimeFandom #OtakuCulture #AnimeNostalgia #CollectibleMedia #Early2000sAnime #PhysicalMedia #AnimeMagazines

Back in the early 2000s, before the advent of streaming and fully Digital media, watching anime was very different. If you wanted to watch something on TV, you had to sit down at a set time every week...