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Burkely Hermann
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Former indexer of U.S. govt. docs for @nsarchive.bsky.social, sorta family historian. I also review of TV shows, mainly animation/anime, & am a vegetarian, lover of cats, & scholar of history. He/him/his. https://histhermann.wordpress.com
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
My newest post is out on Wading Through the Cultural Stacks--> Video games, memory erasure, and archivy implications in #glitchtechs archivyrep.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/v... #animation #memory #memoryerasure #videogames #archivy #bullying #wordpress #television #robots #prisons #films #emp #reviews
Video games, memory erasure, and archivy implications in “Glitch Techs”
When I first watched Glitch Techs on Netflix, I only thought of it as a rad animated series about two teens who join those secretly taking care of glitches which result in video game characters com…
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
That's all for this thread! Until next time. (45/45)
A family's memories about to be reset about 3 minutes and 30 seconds into the first episode, thanks to a blast from Mitch Williams' gauntlet, so they don't remember the video game glitch which jumped out of their TV
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
#glitchtechs will be mentioned again in my blog, this December, in a post entitled "Gamemakers, so-called librarians, and horror within Mr. Lemoncello's library monstrosity." (44/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
I then mentioned #glitchtechs briefly in a March 2021 post  and at the beginning of a June 2021 post. popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2021/03/02/m..., popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2021/06/15/l... (43/?) #libraries #librarians #representation #liveaction
Messy libraries and more fights in the library
Above are screenshots inside the “Exchange” in the film Soylent Green, showing a very messy library. I’ve written about fights in libraries before, whether between Green Lantern a…
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
I talked about #glitchtechs in more detail in a post in which I described it as "a bit of an acquired taste" & noted the ep "Castle Crawl," when High-Five (Five) and Miko, the show's protagonists, are thrown into a disorganized #library. popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2020/12/22/f... (42/?)
From glitches to plain terror: the library as a battlefield…in animation
There are a number of series where libraries become a battleground. This post will cover animated series, specifically Glitch Techs, The Owl House, Mysticons, Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths, a…
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
In the article's notes, I noted that prior to this post, I briefly mentioned #glitchtechs in a post in November 2020. popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2020/11/17/l... (41/?) #gargantia #libraries #popculture #representation #librarians
Lacking “proper, consistent representation”: Librarians in popular culture
As I continue to chronicle mentions of libraries and librarians in popular culture, mainly in animation, I came across an article in Book Riot by Rachel Rosenberg, who says she enjoys “storyt…
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
Similarly, in the eighth episode of The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess, Sakuna Memoir shows Terakomari "Komari" Gandesblood the #memories she has of her past, calling it a dark place, which is understandable. histhermann.wordpress.com/2024/02/14/t... #yuri #anime #reviews (40/?)
The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess Spoiler-Filled Review
The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess, also known as Hikikomari Kyūketsu Hime no Monmon, is an adventure fantasy anime. It’s based on a Japanese light novel series written by Kotei Koba…
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
Secondly, #memory is as much an important part of #glitchtechs as it is in the aforementioned series, #16BitSensation, and others, like #Kaiba. (39/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
There is more to #glitchtechs then technology which can wipe "people's #memories so that they forget the glitches they've seen come to life" as described by the puritanical Common Sense Media. www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/g... (38/?)
Glitch Techs TV Review
Likable gaming-inspired show promotes diversity, teamwork. Read Common Sense Media's Glitch Techs review, age rating, and parents guide.
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
There's also the interlinking of the past-and-present by the god-like characters in #16Bit Sensation: Another Layer, which I wrote about back in August. archivyrep.wordpress.com/2024/08/07/1... #anime #floppydiscs #information #animation #reviews #wordpress (37/?)
16bit Sensation, technology of “the ancients,” and real-life video game preservation
On October 5, 2023, the anime adaptation of 16bit Sensation: Watashi to Minna ga Tsukutta Bishōjo Game, a manga written by Misato Mitsumi, Tatsuki Amazuyu, and Tamiki Wakaki, aired its first episod…
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
Otherwise, I recall the role of memory by Tzveta Kooriskaya (and other characters like Pesha) in the #Shy anime adaptation, the fractured memory by characters throughout Kanon anime adaptation. histhermann.wordpress.com/2023/12/23/b... (36/?) #anime #reviews #2020s #skipandloafer #kumakumakumabear
Burkely’s Top Twenty Anime TV Shows of 2023
In my last post, I chose ten (Western) animated series which I felt were the best of 2023. However, of the over 40 reviews I wrote in the past year, 14 of them were anime. Originally I was planning…
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
In a post-credits scene, one of the #villains, Milo (voiced by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka) part of the House of M (M stands for Moriarty) says they cannot let Ron become a detective no matter what as he has #SherlockHolmes blood. (35/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
Totomaru "Toto" Isshiki (voiced by Junya Enoki) wants to go ahead, but is cautioned that any of the BLUE alumni who have investigated cases related to the House of M crime syndicate have mysteriously died (i.e. they have been killed). (34/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
She even says that once Ron's innocence is proven, she would be happy to reinstate his detective's license (which was voided due to the incident). (33/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
The #instructor tells him she is moving cautiously because there is mole from the aforementioned organization inside of BLUE, which is monitoring what is going on. (32/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
The BLUE Principal, Emme Emmerich (voiced by Kikuko Inoue), tells him that those who treated him and perpetrated the incident were none other than the notorious House of M, in which all crime apparently go through. (31/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
It is revealed that someone deleted the files of the "Bloody Training Incident" in which Ron Kamonohashi (voiced by Yōhei Azakami) was accused. (30/?) #deletion
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
With the series finale, I am reminded of the #datadeletion in the season one finale of Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions (also known as #RonKamonohashi: Deranged Detective), entitled "The Case of the Yadagami-sama Murders (Part 2)". (29/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
I would venture that at least one #fanfiction writer has explored this topic, if I have to guess. archiveofourown.org/works?commit... (28/?)
Glitch Techs (Cartoon) - Works | Archive of Our Own
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
This leads to one question: what is Hinobi corporate hiding? We will never know because the series was NEVER continued, sadly. (27/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
He adds that if all else fails, from Hinobi's development lab on this cartridge and says ominously, that they "may come in handy" when "things get glitchy." (26/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
It's a video of Phil when he was younger, saying someone at Hinobi corporate wiped his memory, but adding that the bot can protect the files they recovered from Hinobi's development lab. (25/?) #glitchtechs
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
In a scene in the #glitchtechs finale that is an ultimate cliffhanger, raising as many questions as The Triumverate appearing in the finale episode of #HighGuardianSpice, the video cartridge begins playing. histhermann.wordpress.com/2022/09/15/s... (24/?)
Spicing It Up: “High Guardian Spice” is A Cute and Magical Coming-of-Age Story
On October 26, the first twelve episodes of High Guardian Spice aired on Crunchyroll and VRV. The show tells the story of four girls, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme who meet at a magical academ…
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
In the #glitchtechs series finale, Miko and High Five go after the bot, resetting people along the way, even using an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), and cause the boy to revert to his form, with his warning to not interfere again. www.mitre.org/news-insight... (23/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
I then shared an image of Ridley with a glitch and talking with Miko (across from her). Notably, Ridley is voiced by @ashlyburch.bsky.social, who voiced Enid Mettle in #okko, Rutile Twins in #stevenuniverse, Ash Graven in #finalspace, Hailey Banks in #haileysonit pilot, and many others. (22/?)
Ridley with a glitch (to her left) and talking with Miko (across from her)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 6d
And finally in the Nimona graphic novel, originally a #webcomic, by @gingerhaze.bsky.social, but not in the film adaptation. archivyrep.wordpress.com/2023/12/13/v... (21/?) #secrets #documents #mayhem
Villainous Plans, Secret Documents, and Mayhem in “Nimona”
Back in 2022, I realized that only focusing on archivists and archives on this blog was far too limiting, so I expanded the focus to records management and records themes, allowing me to cover many…
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