Tom Thankznable
@tomaznable.bsky.social
Motion designer, mecha enthusiast, media collector, Gundam マニアック.
Writing: http://medium.com/@TomAznable
Writing: http://medium.com/@TomAznable
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He played Ralphi in Johnny Mnemonic. Terrific actor and a pleasure to work with.
Oh, man. One of cinema's most reliable weirdos, and I mean that in a highly complimentary fashion. RIP.
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Udo Kier, German Actor Who Appeared in ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,’ Dies at 81
Udo Kier, a German actor who collaborated with everyone from Andy Warhol to Lars von Trier to Madonna, died on Sunday morning. He was 81.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
He played Ralphi in Johnny Mnemonic. Terrific actor and a pleasure to work with.
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ギャルゲ風ドット絵描こうと思って飽きたので、落描きをどうぞ。
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
ギャルゲ風ドット絵描こうと思って飽きたので、落描きをどうぞ。
Finally actually started Death Stranding 2 last week, still haven't finished Xenogears
Oh no, not me realizing I haven't finished Xenogears while I'm installing Death Stranding 2
At last!
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Finally actually started Death Stranding 2 last week, still haven't finished Xenogears
Annual pilgrimage to the Urusei Yatsura graffiti tag
November 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Annual pilgrimage to the Urusei Yatsura graffiti tag
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an illustration for STRAND TYPE ZINE: A Death Stranding Fanzine from @wrenmcdonald.bsky.social. Risograph-printed and assembled by Wren and @peow.bsky.social
grab it at NYCC this weekend or preorder here wrenmcdonald.com/Death-Strand...
grab it at NYCC this weekend or preorder here wrenmcdonald.com/Death-Strand...
October 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
an illustration for STRAND TYPE ZINE: A Death Stranding Fanzine from @wrenmcdonald.bsky.social. Risograph-printed and assembled by Wren and @peow.bsky.social
grab it at NYCC this weekend or preorder here wrenmcdonald.com/Death-Strand...
grab it at NYCC this weekend or preorder here wrenmcdonald.com/Death-Strand...
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From the C.P. Garlic (Captain Garlic) sale, here is a piece of the mangaka's personal letterhead paper, circa 1981 - 1982 at best. This is relatively thin and yet printed with a very vibrant cyan. 8 x 11 Inches (21.59 x 27.94 cm)
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
From the C.P. Garlic (Captain Garlic) sale, here is a piece of the mangaka's personal letterhead paper, circa 1981 - 1982 at best. This is relatively thin and yet printed with a very vibrant cyan. 8 x 11 Inches (21.59 x 27.94 cm)
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New scanner finally allows me to scan in the Newtype spreads in one go. Wheee~
November 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
New scanner finally allows me to scan in the Newtype spreads in one go. Wheee~
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And I'm finally done with my comprehensive update to the First Gundam production history! Took me seven months, but it's literally tripled in length, with lots more source translations and better-quality art. "The next is... in expectation of your heart."
www.gundamunofficial.com/production/f...
www.gundamunofficial.com/production/f...
November 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
And I'm finally done with my comprehensive update to the First Gundam production history! Took me seven months, but it's literally tripled in length, with lots more source translations and better-quality art. "The next is... in expectation of your heart."
www.gundamunofficial.com/production/f...
www.gundamunofficial.com/production/f...
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I completely missed that Xabungle Side R finally dropped last week! The music is a much better fit than Dunbine R, and the very Imaishi/Trigger animation is really fun and impressive. youtu.be/V4DKW58NEyk?...
実験動画『BLUE GALE XABUNGLE SIDE R』
YouTube video by サンライズ
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November 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I completely missed that Xabungle Side R finally dropped last week! The music is a much better fit than Dunbine R, and the very Imaishi/Trigger animation is really fun and impressive. youtu.be/V4DKW58NEyk?...
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To note, folks: This was an accurate and correct use of the term "lost media."
Home video recording tech did not exist until 1976. Broadcast masters were thought to be destroyed. No recording would have existed, period. *THAT* is lost media.
Home video recording tech did not exist until 1976. Broadcast masters were thought to be destroyed. No recording would have existed, period. *THAT* is lost media.
The "Golgo 13" anime (from 1971) will be released on Blu-ray in Japan.
This series was considered lost until the masters were found two years ago.
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This series was considered lost until the masters were found two years ago.
natalie.mu/comic/news/6...
November 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
To note, folks: This was an accurate and correct use of the term "lost media."
Home video recording tech did not exist until 1976. Broadcast masters were thought to be destroyed. No recording would have existed, period. *THAT* is lost media.
Home video recording tech did not exist until 1976. Broadcast masters were thought to be destroyed. No recording would have existed, period. *THAT* is lost media.
It's astonishing to think I've watched more Redman than Ultraman
November 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
It's astonishing to think I've watched more Redman than Ultraman
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no one:
sam porter bridges watching turn a gundam: hold my beer
sam porter bridges watching turn a gundam: hold my beer
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
no one:
sam porter bridges watching turn a gundam: hold my beer
sam porter bridges watching turn a gundam: hold my beer
The wildest thing in retrospect was how AnimeSuki actually pulled torrents for series when they got officially licensed in the US.
If you remember this website, you officially qualify for the oldtaku retirement home
November 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The wildest thing in retrospect was how AnimeSuki actually pulled torrents for series when they got officially licensed in the US.
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8 years ago I had a ridiculous cosplay group idea…then our picture got shared by the official Gundam Thunderbolt account and Ohtagaki himself.
8 years later, Anime NYC 2017 remains in my memory as one of the best anime convention weekends I’ve ever experienced in my 26 years of going to them.
8 years later, Anime NYC 2017 remains in my memory as one of the best anime convention weekends I’ve ever experienced in my 26 years of going to them.
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
8 years ago I had a ridiculous cosplay group idea…then our picture got shared by the official Gundam Thunderbolt account and Ohtagaki himself.
8 years later, Anime NYC 2017 remains in my memory as one of the best anime convention weekends I’ve ever experienced in my 26 years of going to them.
8 years later, Anime NYC 2017 remains in my memory as one of the best anime convention weekends I’ve ever experienced in my 26 years of going to them.
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You know the longer I look at this, the more it looks like what you might expect if Amemiya had done a guest design for Zone of the Enders
@patzprime.bsky.social was lucky enough to go home with one of the pieces he drew!
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 AM
You know the longer I look at this, the more it looks like what you might expect if Amemiya had done a guest design for Zone of the Enders
Me driving in the rain
"Wow, I'm just like Sam Porter Bridges"
Me sitting on the edge of my bed after waking up
"Wow, just like Sam"
Me taking a shower
"Me and Sam, same guy"
"Wow, I'm just like Sam Porter Bridges"
Me sitting on the edge of my bed after waking up
"Wow, just like Sam"
Me taking a shower
"Me and Sam, same guy"
I know I've spent too much time playing Death Stranding 2 this week when I'm walking to the post office and had a moment where I'm like "Wow I'm just like Sam"
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Me driving in the rain
"Wow, I'm just like Sam Porter Bridges"
Me sitting on the edge of my bed after waking up
"Wow, just like Sam"
Me taking a shower
"Me and Sam, same guy"
"Wow, I'm just like Sam Porter Bridges"
Me sitting on the edge of my bed after waking up
"Wow, just like Sam"
Me taking a shower
"Me and Sam, same guy"
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So my first Anime NJ++ is in the can and all in all I had a very positive experience. It's been a long while since I've spent any significant time at a smaller convention, but this one felt extremely comfy to me — like a throwback to cons from 15 years ago! I hope it does well enough to keep going.
Anime NJ++ is off to an auspicious start for me. This was Keita Amemiya's autograph: an entirely freehand ink pen drawing of Zeiram! It was incredibly impressive watching him just whip this up inside of two minutes.
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
So my first Anime NJ++ is in the can and all in all I had a very positive experience. It's been a long while since I've spent any significant time at a smaller convention, but this one felt extremely comfy to me — like a throwback to cons from 15 years ago! I hope it does well enough to keep going.
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YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
The boss is calling you into work! If you're at Anime NJ, be at Panel 3 in ten minutes for Giant Robots at Work!
Cap off AnimeNJ++ this Sunday at 3PM with Giant Robots at Work, a panel about workplace mecha anime!
Look, sometimes even a mecha pilot gets called in on a weekend. Join us to see what this microgenre has to offer!
Look, sometimes even a mecha pilot gets called in on a weekend. Join us to see what this microgenre has to offer!
November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The boss is calling you into work! If you're at Anime NJ, be at Panel 3 in ten minutes for Giant Robots at Work!