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@madman-w-a-pen.bsky.social
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Amateur writer, Nerd, history major, and posting and following whatever I feel like. https://www.deviantart.com/mad-man-with-a-pen
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Team killing bastard, so not much respect for this guy.
January 21, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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A worthy foe for Mugen and Jin at last
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Samurai Champloo Part 5 Episodes 18-21
Mugen, Jin and Fuu might’ve finally caught a break in their search for the Sunflower Samurai in a town held hostage by religion and lies.  T...
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January 19, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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Some underrated gems turning 30 this year
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T5W#544-Top 5 Anime Turning 30 in 2026
While maybe not the same kind of landmark year 1995 was, 1996 was still a stellar year for Anime, especially when it came to Mecha.   We’ve ...
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January 14, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
Text: “A friend said those of us who live in Minneapolis should write about what's going on here for folks who live elsewhere. You need to know that whether you're a Republican, Independent or Democrat, the Constitution is being violated by our federal government. This is not about catching criminals, or even deporting people. It is about punishing an entire state, including citizens, for not supporting the president. Everyone in my part of Minneapolis is affected. On our streets, ICE is stopping people of color and demanding their papers. In America. US citizens do not have to prove citizenship to ICE. Yet people are being intimidated, some cases beaten up and detained, for requiring ICE to follow the law. ICE needs a judicial warrant to enter homes. Yet there are documented cases of them ignoring the law - violating a bedrock constitutional principle. Americans of color are staying home, afraid to go to work, school, to grocery shop, or fill their cars with gas. This isn't just "illegals" or immigrants with valid work permits, it is citizens who have had their cars rammed by ICE for merely looking Hispanic. Businesses are closing. Schools are 50 percent full. When they are open, fascists are calling in bomb threats because the president decided to make us a meme. After a daycare teacher with a valid work permit (through 2030) was snatched from her workplace, parents (and grandparents) have had to organize to watch their SCHOOLS, to make sure conditional rights are observed. This is being repeated throughout Minnesota. Imagine trying to do your job or live you life while also taking volunteer shifts to make sure the federal government doesn't act extrajudicially. Because of ICE's documented abuses, neighbors have organized to monitor federal actions. This observation is legal, as long as it doesn't interfere with a valid action. Yet since ICE killed Renee Good, they are increasingly stopping this observation, breaking car windows and …”
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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*Cue The Million Way Drum* (IYKYK)
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Samurai Champloo Part 4 Episodes 13-17
The search for the Sunflower Samurai comes to a halt when an unexpected reunion leads Mugen to some unfinished business he thought he’d left...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:18 AM
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Here are your rights if ICE knocks on your door
IF ICE AGENTS SHOW UP AT YOUR DOOR 1. You do not have to open the door. If you do, stay calm- you have rights. 2. Ask what they are there for (and ask for an interpreter if you need one). 3. If they ask to enter, ask if they have a warrant signed by a judge and if so, ask to see it (through a window or slipped under the door). 4. If they do not have a warrant signed by a judge, you may refuse to let them in. Ask them to leave any information at your door. 5. If they force their way in, do not resist. Tell everyone in the residence to remain silent. 6. If you are arrested, you have the right to remain silent. Do not sign anything until you speak with a lawyer.
January 8, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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Gihren is the one I find annoying because that's a clear case where they're relying on you solely being a fan of the franchise and original, to know who that guy is and why he's bad. If this was the first Gundam thing you watched, you'd be like, 'who the hell is this guy?'
January 7, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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Who needs to find a Sunflower Samurai when you can get blazed with Ninjas?
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Samurai Champloo Part 3 Episodes 9-12
The road to the Sunflower Samurai continues to yield detours for Mugen, Jin and Fuu.   From warriors with supernatural skill to a cult of wa...
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January 5, 2026 at 5:22 AM
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elmo from sesame street sitting at a table with a purple cup and straw
ALT: elmo from sesame street sitting at a table with a purple cup and straw
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January 3, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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Samurai Bebop
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Samurai Champloo Part 2 Episodes 5
Brought together by fate and misfortune, Mugen, Jin and Fuu continue their journey to find the “Samurai who smells of Sunflowers”.  But few ...
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January 2, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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Anime Corner 2026 has arrived
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Welcome to the Gundam Anime Corner 2026
Happy New Year Dear Readers and welcome one and all, old and new, to the Gundam Anime Corner.   This is my own little corner of the internet...
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January 1, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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Hip Hop Samurai
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Samurai Champloo Part 1 Episodes 1-4
Mugen and Jin are a wandering vagabond and ronin, both highly skilled in the art of killing.  When these two cross paths, blades are set to ...
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January 1, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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A nice little end of the year stay at the best hotel in Hell
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Hazbin Hotel (Season 2)
After saving Hell from another Angelic extermination, the Hazbin Hotel’s popularity has skyrocketed…for all the wrong reasons.  As new guest...
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December 31, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Gundams become Jason Vorhees. Sexy Kpop Girls top the charts and I might need to go back and watch the rest of Chainsaw Man now
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T5W#542-Top 5 Best Titles I’ve Reviewed in 2025
Today we bid farewell to 2025 and this year has seen the Gundam Anime Corner take on some interesting challenges and titles eh?  This summer...
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December 31, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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December 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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I think this sums up my thoughts.
December 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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December 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Writer's Room

"Do you think we should get into the power struggle and intrigue of Zeon following the war?"

"What? Hell no, just do more of the teenage girl whining about not getting the stoner boy, and the other girl becoming a party to war crimes, obviously!"

"Of course, what was I thinking?"
December 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Tumblr user nocryptographer: I talked with someone who works in book publishing, and they mentioned they get a lot of AI slop these days. I asked how they know what's human-written, and they said that there's one thing that will reveal AI slop without error, and that's the author not knowing their own creation. A real author can talk about their story for hours. They love to elaborate every character, every twist, every detail. Because those existed in their head long before they ever made it to the paper. They were loved before they were written. AI slop wasn't. It was just vomited into existence. Someone who generates their story with AI will never bond with their story the way real writers do. That's why they may not know what to say when they're asked why did the character do this, or even remember the scene in the first place. It's something they read, not something they wrote. And to a writer, those are not the same. There's a unique bond between the creator and the creation. If your writing doesn't come of you, you'll always lack that. I keep hearing soon we won't be able to tell. And perhaps, in a superficial sense, that's true. But there is a difference. It's not em dashes or repeated words. It's whether the story was made by someone who loves it and cares about it. If the writer's eyes light up when asked why did the character do that? and they start their very own Ted Talk about that specific scene... then it's real.
December 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Merry Christmas 🎄
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New comic. Merry Christmas! 💚🌟❤️
Nine panel comic of Batgirl and Supergirl wishing upon the Christmas star; Kara reflecting its light as best as she knows how.
December 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Ugh such a wasted premise
December 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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The last Slayers movie goes out on a low note
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Slayers Premium
Lina Inverse and her partner, Gourry Gabriev have come to the town of Acassi to sample it’s famous Octopus dishes.  Sadly, much like with an...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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I wanna see actual Hadouken's
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T5W#541-Top 5 Thoughts on the Street Fighter (2026) Reveal Trailer
2026 is shaping up to be a big year for Video Game Adaptations on the big screen.  April sees Mario and friends take to the stars in The Sup...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Every Saga has a beginning...too bad for Slayers it's this one
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Slayers Excellent
There has never been a menace, monster or force of Evil Lina Inverse hasn’t been able to handle…until now.  When a busty and scantily dresse...
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December 23, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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RIP Gainax :(
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T5W#540-Top 5 Studio Gainax Titles
Last week, the world officially bid farewell to one of the most important and influential Anime studios of all time: Gainax.  Personally, I ...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:24 AM