Liam Dempsey
@shymander.com
📰📊🧩Sr. EN Editorial Producer @crunchyroll.com
🇦🇺🏳️🌈 26M Down Under
🤝Anime, film, video games, puzzles, and just enough sport
🇦🇺🏳️🌈 26M Down Under
🤝Anime, film, video games, puzzles, and just enough sport
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Liam Dempsey
@shymander.com
· Oct 25
Time to start posting here again — I wrote (see: rambled) about the process of making an anime-themed crossword, including its challenges, the philosophies I follow, and just how much fun I'm having.
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when you run "whitewashing" through google translate a few times
December 21, 2025 at 7:07 AM
when you run "whitewashing" through google translate a few times
I didn't realise this was a Hunter x Hunter spin-off anime 😮
December 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I didn't realise this was a Hunter x Hunter spin-off anime 😮
Holy shit I love Mega Man now
December 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Holy shit I love Mega Man now
Kemetsu Yaibai son or Umamasoomay daughter #thegameawards
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Kemetsu Yaibai son or Umamasoomay daughter #thegameawards
As is tradition, this selection is widely interpreted in bad faith — it's for the person/people that most *influenced* the year, and how could it be anything but AI?
Invoking "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper" for these ghouls is the real foul work.
Invoking "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper" for these ghouls is the real foul work.
Time Magazine puts the "architects of AI" on its Person of the Year cover time.com/7339685/pers...
December 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
As is tradition, this selection is widely interpreted in bad faith — it's for the person/people that most *influenced* the year, and how could it be anything but AI?
Invoking "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper" for these ghouls is the real foul work.
Invoking "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper" for these ghouls is the real foul work.
Me saying "It wasn't the best time to go, but it could be the best to have gone" is becoming more validated by the day
December 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Me saying "It wasn't the best time to go, but it could be the best to have gone" is becoming more validated by the day
Reposted by Liam Dempsey
Everyone needs to listen to Gustav Holst's "The Planets", not for hoity-toity nerd reasons, but because every epic sci-fi movie OST for the past century has been directly lifting shit from this one specific collection of pieces, and you deserve to hear your favourite motif in its native environment.
December 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Everyone needs to listen to Gustav Holst's "The Planets", not for hoity-toity nerd reasons, but because every epic sci-fi movie OST for the past century has been directly lifting shit from this one specific collection of pieces, and you deserve to hear your favourite motif in its native environment.
I'm very happy this exists, and I understand that they're matching standard new-release rates, but it's also hard to swallow paying significantly more than the cost of a cinema ticket for a 48-hour rental.
A shame since a number of their initial picks caught my interest.
A shame since a number of their initial picks caught my interest.
December 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I'm very happy this exists, and I understand that they're matching standard new-release rates, but it's also hard to swallow paying significantly more than the cost of a cinema ticket for a 48-hour rental.
A shame since a number of their initial picks caught my interest.
A shame since a number of their initial picks caught my interest.
Tokyo Ghoul Remake Derangement Syndrome is about to get a whole lot worse
December 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Tokyo Ghoul Remake Derangement Syndrome is about to get a whole lot worse
I like it when he becomes a Moomin. A Bloomin, if you will.
December 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I like it when he becomes a Moomin. A Bloomin, if you will.
finally watched Sinners
December 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
finally watched Sinners
It's only a matter of time before people start saying "wrappedslop"
December 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
It's only a matter of time before people start saying "wrappedslop"
My favourite clues from this week's crosswords:
➢ She is the one named Sailor Moon (5)
➢ Muppet who cosplayed Luffy for Halloween (4)
➢ Dungeon monster that Frieren often falls victim to (5)
➢ 11 and 18, in "Code Geass" (5)
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➢ She is the one named Sailor Moon (5)
➢ Muppet who cosplayed Luffy for Halloween (4)
➢ Dungeon monster that Frieren often falls victim to (5)
➢ 11 and 18, in "Code Geass" (5)
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December 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
My favourite clues from this week's crosswords:
➢ She is the one named Sailor Moon (5)
➢ Muppet who cosplayed Luffy for Halloween (4)
➢ Dungeon monster that Frieren often falls victim to (5)
➢ 11 and 18, in "Code Geass" (5)
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➢ She is the one named Sailor Moon (5)
➢ Muppet who cosplayed Luffy for Halloween (4)
➢ Dungeon monster that Frieren often falls victim to (5)
➢ 11 and 18, in "Code Geass" (5)
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Reposted by Liam Dempsey
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
Luffy is in NYT Connections No. 903 (Sunday, Nov 30)
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Luffy is in NYT Connections No. 903 (Sunday, Nov 30)
Seeing Zootopia 2 tomorrow and Knives Out 3 the day after 🤤
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Seeing Zootopia 2 tomorrow and Knives Out 3 the day after 🤤
Average Scrabble letter score for Anime Mini Crosswords to date: 1.67
Previous highest for a single crossword: 2.27
This week's Mini (#30): 2.86
Previous highest for a single crossword: 2.27
This week's Mini (#30): 2.86
My favourite clues from this week's crosswords:
➢ "Better a ___ than a Fascist" ("Porco Rosso" quote) (3)
➢ There's 5g of it in the average adult human body, according to 10-Down (4)
➢ 2022 Jordan Peele film that features an Akira Bike Slide (4)
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➢ "Better a ___ than a Fascist" ("Porco Rosso" quote) (3)
➢ There's 5g of it in the average adult human body, according to 10-Down (4)
➢ 2022 Jordan Peele film that features an Akira Bike Slide (4)
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November 27, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Average Scrabble letter score for Anime Mini Crosswords to date: 1.67
Previous highest for a single crossword: 2.27
This week's Mini (#30): 2.86
Previous highest for a single crossword: 2.27
This week's Mini (#30): 2.86
My favourite clues from this week's crosswords:
➢ "Better a ___ than a Fascist" ("Porco Rosso" quote) (3)
➢ There's 5g of it in the average adult human body, according to 10-Down (4)
➢ 2022 Jordan Peele film that features an Akira Bike Slide (4)
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➢ "Better a ___ than a Fascist" ("Porco Rosso" quote) (3)
➢ There's 5g of it in the average adult human body, according to 10-Down (4)
➢ 2022 Jordan Peele film that features an Akira Bike Slide (4)
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November 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
My favourite clues from this week's crosswords:
➢ "Better a ___ than a Fascist" ("Porco Rosso" quote) (3)
➢ There's 5g of it in the average adult human body, according to 10-Down (4)
➢ 2022 Jordan Peele film that features an Akira Bike Slide (4)
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➢ "Better a ___ than a Fascist" ("Porco Rosso" quote) (3)
➢ There's 5g of it in the average adult human body, according to 10-Down (4)
➢ 2022 Jordan Peele film that features an Akira Bike Slide (4)
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Hades II ✅
Insane improvement over most of Hades 1; felt consistently fresh and fun to play, at least until I had to mill 10+ runs for a single NPC interaction to complete a sub-story. I like many of the new mythological figures it introduces, but the narrative/character execution was a mixed bag.
Insane improvement over most of Hades 1; felt consistently fresh and fun to play, at least until I had to mill 10+ runs for a single NPC interaction to complete a sub-story. I like many of the new mythological figures it introduces, but the narrative/character execution was a mixed bag.
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Hades II ✅
Insane improvement over most of Hades 1; felt consistently fresh and fun to play, at least until I had to mill 10+ runs for a single NPC interaction to complete a sub-story. I like many of the new mythological figures it introduces, but the narrative/character execution was a mixed bag.
Insane improvement over most of Hades 1; felt consistently fresh and fun to play, at least until I had to mill 10+ runs for a single NPC interaction to complete a sub-story. I like many of the new mythological figures it introduces, but the narrative/character execution was a mixed bag.
OKAY BUT HOW DOES SHE EAT
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
OKAY BUT HOW DOES SHE EAT
Little makes me feel more patriotic than Ashes cricket and taking the piss, but damn I still would've liked at least one more match day to have on today
November 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Little makes me feel more patriotic than Ashes cricket and taking the piss, but damn I still would've liked at least one more match day to have on today
My second monitor for the next month and a half
November 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
My second monitor for the next month and a half
My favourite clues from this week's crosswords:
➢ Mecha that's like a bad dream? (10)
➢ "Initial D" : Stage :: "Food Wars!" : ___ (5)
➢ What Krillin and Chiaotzu lack, anatomically (5)
➢ 2009 remake of a 2003 anime: Abbr. (4)
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➢ Mecha that's like a bad dream? (10)
➢ "Initial D" : Stage :: "Food Wars!" : ___ (5)
➢ What Krillin and Chiaotzu lack, anatomically (5)
➢ 2009 remake of a 2003 anime: Abbr. (4)
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November 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
My favourite clues from this week's crosswords:
➢ Mecha that's like a bad dream? (10)
➢ "Initial D" : Stage :: "Food Wars!" : ___ (5)
➢ What Krillin and Chiaotzu lack, anatomically (5)
➢ 2009 remake of a 2003 anime: Abbr. (4)
www.crunchyroll.com/news/quizzes...
➢ Mecha that's like a bad dream? (10)
➢ "Initial D" : Stage :: "Food Wars!" : ___ (5)
➢ What Krillin and Chiaotzu lack, anatomically (5)
➢ 2009 remake of a 2003 anime: Abbr. (4)
www.crunchyroll.com/news/quizzes...
Just saw someone wearing a Zohran Mamdani shirt in the middle of Melbourne
November 15, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Just saw someone wearing a Zohran Mamdani shirt in the middle of Melbourne
TIL there's a Japanese band and anime theme song artist called OGRE YOU ASSHOLE
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
TIL there's a Japanese band and anime theme song artist called OGRE YOU ASSHOLE