Mike Toole
@miketoole.com
He/him. Semi-pro anime dork, longtime AV professional, enjoyer of soccer, beer, cycling, movies, and some other stuff.
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New Piece: An Overview the Early Years of the "Modern Day Late-Night Anime Infomercial": 1996 & 1997
2026 marks the 30th Anniversary of what now defines our current anime production hellscape! So... how did we get here?
I go over the early days of late-night, as well as all of 1996 & 1997!
2026 marks the 30th Anniversary of what now defines our current anime production hellscape! So... how did we get here?
I go over the early days of late-night, as well as all of 1996 & 1997!
An Overview the Early Years of the "Modern Day Late-Night Anime Infomercial": 1996 & 1997
While not technically the first anime to be made for TV broadcast, 1963's Tetsuwan Atom / Astro Boy (based on Osamu Tezuka's most iconic ma...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM
New Piece: An Overview the Early Years of the "Modern Day Late-Night Anime Infomercial": 1996 & 1997
2026 marks the 30th Anniversary of what now defines our current anime production hellscape! So... how did we get here?
I go over the early days of late-night, as well as all of 1996 & 1997!
2026 marks the 30th Anniversary of what now defines our current anime production hellscape! So... how did we get here?
I go over the early days of late-night, as well as all of 1996 & 1997!
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on netflix at least, they leave the Detective Conan post-OP sponsorship pauses in, which inevitably leads my brain to fill in the blanks, which leads my body to do this kind of dumb shit 😀
January 12, 2026 at 3:36 AM
on netflix at least, they leave the Detective Conan post-OP sponsorship pauses in, which inevitably leads my brain to fill in the blanks, which leads my body to do this kind of dumb shit 😀
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I am delighted to inform everyone that the best screenshot in the history of Lupin the Third made it onto the first disc of this collection.
January 10, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I am delighted to inform everyone that the best screenshot in the history of Lupin the Third made it onto the first disc of this collection.
looks like they still know how to do it
January 12, 2026 at 3:38 PM
looks like they still know how to do it
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NY is the best👮🚓
ちょいとしたトラブル発生しましたっ48時間程度で戻ってきますねっ☆
ちょいとしたトラブル発生しましたっ48時間程度で戻ってきますねっ☆
January 12, 2026 at 10:40 AM
NY is the best👮🚓
ちょいとしたトラブル発生しましたっ48時間程度で戻ってきますねっ☆
ちょいとしたトラブル発生しましたっ48時間程度で戻ってきますねっ☆
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This is a tough one for them with the midterms coming up. Swing voters love being shot in the face
Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
WARNER: It used to take 5 to 6 months to get trained. They've now lowered the training period to 47 days. Why 47 days? Because Donald Trump's the 47th president. Tell me that's a rational approach
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM
This is a tough one for them with the midterms coming up. Swing voters love being shot in the face
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The FIVE STAR STORIES hits shelves on July 7, 2026!
With stunning artwork and intricate world-building, it is a must-read for fans of mecha, sci-fi, and epic fantasy. Don’t miss your chance to experience the legend in English!
Pre-order it now: titan-comics.com/c/2418-the-f...
With stunning artwork and intricate world-building, it is a must-read for fans of mecha, sci-fi, and epic fantasy. Don’t miss your chance to experience the legend in English!
Pre-order it now: titan-comics.com/c/2418-the-f...
January 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The FIVE STAR STORIES hits shelves on July 7, 2026!
With stunning artwork and intricate world-building, it is a must-read for fans of mecha, sci-fi, and epic fantasy. Don’t miss your chance to experience the legend in English!
Pre-order it now: titan-comics.com/c/2418-the-f...
With stunning artwork and intricate world-building, it is a must-read for fans of mecha, sci-fi, and epic fantasy. Don’t miss your chance to experience the legend in English!
Pre-order it now: titan-comics.com/c/2418-the-f...
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But we're going to touch the stove and we'll be touching it more than probably ever before. And we're not going to get burned. We're not going to get burned
March 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
But we're going to touch the stove and we'll be touching it more than probably ever before. And we're not going to get burned. We're not going to get burned
on netflix at least, they leave the Detective Conan post-OP sponsorship pauses in, which inevitably leads my brain to fill in the blanks, which leads my body to do this kind of dumb shit 😀
January 12, 2026 at 3:36 AM
on netflix at least, they leave the Detective Conan post-OP sponsorship pauses in, which inevitably leads my brain to fill in the blanks, which leads my body to do this kind of dumb shit 😀
If you see this, post an archer
January 12, 2026 at 3:14 AM
If you see this, post an archer
man I love good descriptive captions
![Detective Conan on Netflix. The captions read:
- [romantic music]
[hooters honk]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pwlbex6tvna2mhy3wr2rlbai/bafkreibg5gsduqpaslyxkc4psebt4c5424kiuvsi7ofguvr5qcjn4nqwgi@jpeg)
January 12, 2026 at 2:48 AM
man I love good descriptive captions
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Every major institution has been so useless for the last year that I'm ready to paint my face like william wallace for anybody who just plainly states exactly what we all know to be true
In extraordinary message, Fed chair announces that he’s being extorted/coerced by the US government under color of law.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
January 12, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Every major institution has been so useless for the last year that I'm ready to paint my face like william wallace for anybody who just plainly states exactly what we all know to be true
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Onions.
Onions.
Onions.
🧅 🧅🧅
Onions.
Onions.
🧅 🧅🧅
January 11, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Onions.
Onions.
Onions.
🧅 🧅🧅
Onions.
Onions.
🧅 🧅🧅
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Bears fans preparing to riot but the stadium puts Serengeti's "Dennehy" on the PA and they all calm down instantly and begin milling about harmlessly. "Keep the juice in your chops," they mutter to each other, absently if still somewhat warmly. "Keep the juice in your brats."
January 11, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Bears fans preparing to riot but the stadium puts Serengeti's "Dennehy" on the PA and they all calm down instantly and begin milling about harmlessly. "Keep the juice in your chops," they mutter to each other, absently if still somewhat warmly. "Keep the juice in your brats."
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But… that doesn’t tell us about the woman?
January 11, 2026 at 11:40 PM
But… that doesn’t tell us about the woman?
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Tfw your childhood pediatricians reunite to tell you that you have osteoporosis
January 11, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Tfw your childhood pediatricians reunite to tell you that you have osteoporosis
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you are at home. you have food poisoning and are locked in the bathroom. you are alternating between pooping and hurling. lead singer of the verve pipe is knocking on door, he wont stop. he is saying we are all set up in the living room, waiting on you to come out and listen to us do "the freshman"
January 10, 2026 at 8:57 PM
you are at home. you have food poisoning and are locked in the bathroom. you are alternating between pooping and hurling. lead singer of the verve pipe is knocking on door, he wont stop. he is saying we are all set up in the living room, waiting on you to come out and listen to us do "the freshman"
me, after hours spent assembling the 1/144 g-quuuuuuux model kit and only getting through the heads and the torso:
January 11, 2026 at 11:22 PM
me, after hours spent assembling the 1/144 g-quuuuuuux model kit and only getting through the heads and the torso:
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buying a thing of 20 clementines is a great way to get 15 or so non-moldy clementines and 5 or so Surprises
January 11, 2026 at 10:29 PM
buying a thing of 20 clementines is a great way to get 15 or so non-moldy clementines and 5 or so Surprises
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I drew this remix of the old meme because I find myself constantly annoyed
January 11, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I drew this remix of the old meme because I find myself constantly annoyed
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when your bowl is completely empty
January 11, 2026 at 7:08 PM
when your bowl is completely empty
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The Beano Book 1969
January 11, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The Beano Book 1969