Chris Guanche
@cguanche.bsky.social
Writer. Co-founder, MAHQ (www.mahq.net). Check out @mahqdotnet.bsky.social. Co-host of the Gundamn! podcast (@gundamn.bsky.social). He/him.
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I love this, so it cost more, took more time, looked worse and everyone STILL hated it. I can see why so many people think it’s the future 😂😂
The company behind the mcdonalds ad:
Imagine taking more time than it would take to do something traditionally. I bet it would take a builder longer to build a house out of jelly instead of brick, because jelly isn't brick.
Imagine taking more time than it would take to do something traditionally. I bet it would take a builder longer to build a house out of jelly instead of brick, because jelly isn't brick.
December 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I love this, so it cost more, took more time, looked worse and everyone STILL hated it. I can see why so many people think it’s the future 😂😂
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Every available method of age verification systematically excludes or harms marginalized people. The real question isn’t whether these systems discriminate, but how extensively. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification
It’s nearly the end of 2025, and half of the US and the UK now require you to upload your ID or scan your face to watch “sexual content.” A handful of states and Australia now have various
www.eff.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Every available method of age verification systematically excludes or harms marginalized people. The real question isn’t whether these systems discriminate, but how extensively. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Name an anime you're sure barely anyone has ever heard of that you discovered on your own (no prior recommendations) & wound up really enjoying & wish more people would check out.
Requiem from the Darkness (aka 100 Stories). Fun horror series and I don't think I've ever met anyone who has seen it.
Requiem from the Darkness (aka 100 Stories). Fun horror series and I don't think I've ever met anyone who has seen it.
December 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Name an anime you're sure barely anyone has ever heard of that you discovered on your own (no prior recommendations) & wound up really enjoying & wish more people would check out.
Requiem from the Darkness (aka 100 Stories). Fun horror series and I don't think I've ever met anyone who has seen it.
Requiem from the Darkness (aka 100 Stories). Fun horror series and I don't think I've ever met anyone who has seen it.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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Game developers were here first. Not executives.
Game developers make games. Not executives.
Game developers have skills & knowledge important to the business. Not executives.
Game developers deserve to keep their jobs. Not executives.
Executives are replaceable. Not game developers.
Game developers make games. Not executives.
Game developers have skills & knowledge important to the business. Not executives.
Game developers deserve to keep their jobs. Not executives.
Executives are replaceable. Not game developers.
December 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Game developers were here first. Not executives.
Game developers make games. Not executives.
Game developers have skills & knowledge important to the business. Not executives.
Game developers deserve to keep their jobs. Not executives.
Executives are replaceable. Not game developers.
Game developers make games. Not executives.
Game developers have skills & knowledge important to the business. Not executives.
Game developers deserve to keep their jobs. Not executives.
Executives are replaceable. Not game developers.
Having to hold down a button while a circular progress meter fills in just to do simple things like interact with an object or select something in a menu.
Video game consoles costing nearly $500
December 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Having to hold down a button while a circular progress meter fills in just to do simple things like interact with an object or select something in a menu.
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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.
🧵⬇️
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Free Turkey via Wall.
November 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Free Turkey via Wall.
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Happy thanksgiving, gang
November 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Happy thanksgiving, gang
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#Gundamn325 New Ep! A double-fisted review of the latest projects set in the #AlienVerse - the 2024 film #AlienRomulus and the 2025 FX series, #AlienEarth"! Join us live on Thurs 11/20 @ 10:15 pm! #MAHQ #Mecha #Anime #Podcast
Live Stream: youtube.com/live/jpTYiVq...
Live Stream: youtube.com/live/jpTYiVq...
November 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
#Gundamn325 New Ep! A double-fisted review of the latest projects set in the #AlienVerse - the 2024 film #AlienRomulus and the 2025 FX series, #AlienEarth"! Join us live on Thurs 11/20 @ 10:15 pm! #MAHQ #Mecha #Anime #Podcast
Live Stream: youtube.com/live/jpTYiVq...
Live Stream: youtube.com/live/jpTYiVq...
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I am so excited to share this feature I worked really hard on. Thanks to @arkada.bsky.social for his input:
Does the Light Novel Translation Process Need AI?
As machine translation tools under the banner of AI become increasingly accessible and easy to use, the light novel landscape is at a crossroads. Do light novel publishers compromise their product for...
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I am so excited to share this feature I worked really hard on. Thanks to @arkada.bsky.social for his input:
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"Crows roost on large background ornaments before swooping in for the kill, candles flicker on huge chandeliers hung from high ceilings, and enormous skeletal figures dramatically kneel in reverence on their plinths"
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Dracula Densetsu II: Atmospheric improvisation
The Game Boy’s Castlevania adventures have always been just that little bit apart from the rest of the series, offering a slower pace, a greatly reduced enemy count, and a relentless demand f…
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November 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"Crows roost on large background ornaments before swooping in for the kill, candles flicker on huge chandeliers hung from high ceilings, and enormous skeletal figures dramatically kneel in reverence on their plinths"
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kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/03/14/d...
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MyAnimeList scores are as irrelevant and useless as IMDB scores. Don't let arbitrary numbers influence and dissuade you from enjoying or checking out what looks interesting to you.
Friends, #weebwednesday is upon us once again! You know the drill - quote-post with your weebiest hot takes, nothing racist, nothing intentionally inflammatory, have fun with it ♥
November 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
MyAnimeList scores are as irrelevant and useless as IMDB scores. Don't let arbitrary numbers influence and dissuade you from enjoying or checking out what looks interesting to you.
Every time someone asks for a suggested watch order for a big franchise like Gundam or Macross on social media, it turns into a shitshow of people who have no chill getting way too serious about it and being unhelpful. You're better off just picking something random and seeing if you like it.
Friends, #weebwednesday is upon us once again! You know the drill - quote-post with your weebiest hot takes, nothing racist, nothing intentionally inflammatory, have fun with it ♥
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Every time someone asks for a suggested watch order for a big franchise like Gundam or Macross on social media, it turns into a shitshow of people who have no chill getting way too serious about it and being unhelpful. You're better off just picking something random and seeing if you like it.
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Holy shit. @shmuplations.bsky.social translated a massive thread of old tweets from Hideo Yoshizawa that goes deep into the NES Ninja Gaiden's development, including finally confirming the Castlevania influence shmuplations.com/ninjagaiden/
Ninja Gaiden – Developer Commentary (2023) - shmuplations.com
Taken from a string of social media posts shared in 2023, these comments from director Hideo Yoshizawa recount the making of Tecmo's classic side-scrolling action game, Ninja Gaiden.
shmuplations.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Holy shit. @shmuplations.bsky.social translated a massive thread of old tweets from Hideo Yoshizawa that goes deep into the NES Ninja Gaiden's development, including finally confirming the Castlevania influence shmuplations.com/ninjagaiden/
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As I keep saying, IP owners need to learn to start behaving more like farmers who plan for the long term and who know when to rotate crops & let the soil fall fallow, rather than greedy robber barons who relentlessly stripmine until there’s nothing left and the whole thing collapses.
October 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
As I keep saying, IP owners need to learn to start behaving more like farmers who plan for the long term and who know when to rotate crops & let the soil fall fallow, rather than greedy robber barons who relentlessly stripmine until there’s nothing left and the whole thing collapses.
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FINAL FANTASY IV
SQUARE 1991
SUPER FAMICOM
SQUARE 1991
SUPER FAMICOM
October 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
FINAL FANTASY IV
SQUARE 1991
SUPER FAMICOM
SQUARE 1991
SUPER FAMICOM
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NINJA GAIDEN TRILOGY
TECMO 1995
SNES
TECMO 1995
SNES
October 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
NINJA GAIDEN TRILOGY
TECMO 1995
SNES
TECMO 1995
SNES
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Every anime fan should have at least one Blu-ray player. 4K UHD Blu-ray if you can swing it, consoles and PC’s with disc drives count, just get something that will playback discs. If you’re younger and grew up on streaming, please just listen to old people on this one thing: Get a Blu-ray player.
Friends, #weebwednesday is upon us once again! You know the drill - quote-post with your weebiest hot takes, nothing racist, nothing intentionally inflammatory, have fun with it ♥
October 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Every anime fan should have at least one Blu-ray player. 4K UHD Blu-ray if you can swing it, consoles and PC’s with disc drives count, just get something that will playback discs. If you’re younger and grew up on streaming, please just listen to old people on this one thing: Get a Blu-ray player.
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RIP the legendary Drew Struzan (1947-2025) 😩
Even though we were expecting the news any day now, it makes me very sad. What an artist.
Even though we were expecting the news any day now, it makes me very sad. What an artist.
October 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
RIP the legendary Drew Struzan (1947-2025) 😩
Even though we were expecting the news any day now, it makes me very sad. What an artist.
Even though we were expecting the news any day now, it makes me very sad. What an artist.
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so Google just added a bunch (more) AI bullshit to Chrome
Go through these steps to disable it:
opus.ing/posts/how-to...
#chrome #aibullshit
Go through these steps to disable it:
opus.ing/posts/how-to...
#chrome #aibullshit
How to Remove AI From Your Google Chrome Experience - Opus
Follow these steps to resist the AI-pocalypse in your everyday web browsing.
opus.ing
October 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
so Google just added a bunch (more) AI bullshit to Chrome
Go through these steps to disable it:
opus.ing/posts/how-to...
#chrome #aibullshit
Go through these steps to disable it:
opus.ing/posts/how-to...
#chrome #aibullshit