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QA on the subs for recent Macross Plus blu-ray box set. My anime blogs: https://j9hardserenade.wordpress.com/ https://gubabablog.wordpress.com/ Here's my book recommendation thread: https://bsky.app/profile/gubaba.bsky.social/post/3lvztvibvkc2l

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Gubaba @gubaba.bsky.social · 8h

One of those "localization" issues that never gets brought up. Can you read the kanji?

And early scene from "Urotsukudoji: Legend of the Overfiend" with an English subtilte that says "Myojin University."

Gubaba @gubaba.bsky.social · 9h

Moreover, imagine watching Halloween: Resurrection and STILL thinking that SotW is the bad one.

Gubaba @gubaba.bsky.social · 13h

I think I have to go to this...

www.eventbrite.com/e/tommy-febr...

Tommy february6: The Screening 2025 (LA)

An exclusive screening of live films from Tomoko Kawase's 3 iconic projects: Tommy february6, Tommy heavenly6, and the brilliant green!

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Gubaba @gubaba.bsky.social · 15h

There was a guy who had taken a semester of Japanese and announced that he would translate it.

That was six or seven years ago.

Gubaba @gubaba.bsky.social · 15h

Unfortunately, no. Since Macross got officially licensed (and I've been thanked in at least one blu-ray box so far), I've had leave Macross alone.

Which is why I switched over to J9!!!

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J9 Hard Serenade

A Celebration of the Works of Yuu Yamamoto - A Gubaba Blog

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Gubaba @gubaba.bsky.social · 15h

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Evangelion: ReDeath Redux (2004)

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Gubaba @gubaba.bsky.social · 16h

And I'm just quoting Evangelion Re:Death.

Gubaba @gubaba.bsky.social · 16h

I felt like I did an okay job with Aisha, but I never finished the second Delta novel, because it has the characters from the Macross the Ride in it, and I hadn't done that.

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Gubaba @gubaba.bsky.social · 16h

"SEZ YOU, WOMAN!"

Gubaba @gubaba.bsky.social · 16h

"YOU TAKE THAT BACK!"

Gubaba @gubaba.bsky.social · 17h

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Gubaba @gubaba.bsky.social · 17h

OCTOBER TENTH!! THE BIRTHDAY OF LYNN MINMAY!!

A good day, I think, to read "My Fair Minmay!" (or reread it, if you've read it already!)

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a girl in a red and yellow shirt is sitting in a green seat

ALT: a girl in a red and yellow shirt is sitting in a green seat

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 18h

Looks like the Qatari Emir has obtained His Own Private Idaho.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Amanda Winn Lee @amandawinnlee.bsky.social · 18h

This is one of my most favorite works of fan art yet! Something about the simplicity just makes it so beautiful. Thank you, Julio Torres!!!

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Gubaba @gubaba.bsky.social · 18h

I don't want to kink-shame, but if someone tells me their favorite anime is Urotsukidoji, I DO silently judge them, and then avoid them.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 19h

Oh I’m sure MAGA would have been fine with Joe Biden letting another country build an air base in Idaho. Calm down everyone.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 1d

we told you, vivek.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 21h

By contrast, JB Pritzker told me that people should flood the No Kings protests precisely in order to let the American people know that something is deeply amiss.

More Dems should be doing this, to send the message widely that we are in real trouble right now.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 20h

Techbrahs are not normal.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20h

Exclusive: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and critics of AI are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures that connected government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future.

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20h

We live in a country where the government honors insurrectionists who sacked the Capitol, and defines peaceful protest, even before it occurs, to be terrorism.
They know their position is weak, they know they are unpopular, which is why they are seeking to stamp out dissent.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 21h

A master class from MIT in responding to authoritarian overreach:

Your “premise … is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
… America’s leadership in science & innovation depends on independent thinking & open competition for excellence.

Dear Madam Secretary,
I write in response to your letter of October 1, inviting MIT to review a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." I acknowledge the vital importance of these matters.
I appreciated the chance to meet with you earlier this year to discuss the priorities we share for American higher education.
As we discussed, the Institute's mission of service to the nation directs us to advance knowledge, educate students and bring knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges.
We do that in line with a clear set of values, with excellence above all. Some practical examples:
• MIT prides itself on rewarding merit. Students, faculty and staff succeed here based on the strength of their talent, ideas and hard work. For instance, the Institute was the first to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement after the pandemic. And MIT has never had legacy preferences in admissions.
• MIT opens its doors to the most talented students regardless of their family's finances. Admissions are need-blind. Incoming undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000 a year pay no tuition. Nearly 88% of our last graduating class left MIT with no debt for their education. We make a wealth of free courses and low-cost certificates available to any American with an internet connection. Of the undergraduate degrees we award, 94% are in STEM fields. And in service to the nation, we cap enrollment of international undergraduates at roughly 10%.

source:
https://orgchart.mit.edu/letters/regarding-compact

• We value free expression, as clearly described in the MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. We must hear facts and opinions we don't like - and engage respectfully with those with whom we disagree.
These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they're right, and we live by them because they support our mission - work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law.
The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
In our view, America's leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.
As you know, MIT's record of service to the nation is long and enduring. Eight decades ago, MIT leaders helped invent a scientific partnership between America's research universities and the U.S. government that has delivered extraordinary benefits for the American people. We continue to believe in the power of this partnership to serve the nation.
Sincerely,
Sally Kornbluth

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 20h

But that’s no excuse for not showing up.

Show up to a protest on the 18th. It’s a way to stand up and be counted for the proposition that what these people are doing to your country is not right, not acceptable.

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Anime Herald @animeherald.com · 20h

The Amazing Overlooked Women in the Anime Industry - Kumojackedup explores the careers of several outstanding women in the anime industry who go overlooked in most discussions. Specifically, he discusses the work of Reiko Nagasawa, Hitoi Kariya, Eri Kinoshita, and Touko Yatabe.

#anime #manga

The Amazing Overlooked Women in the Anime Industry

We’ve made massive strides compared to where we started, but there are still plenty of names that go overlooked—especially women, even on high-profile shows.

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Kasumin @kasumin.shelter.moe.ap.brid.gy · 1d

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM - THE WITCH FROM MERCURY

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Gubaba @gubaba.bsky.social · 1d

I don't remember much about Legacy except that it looked really good, Michael Sheen was GREAT as Aladdin Sane, and Olivia Wilde had EXCELLENT eye make-up.