Never said Japan didn't. Just wanted to highlight that it is now an antiquated term that is no longer being used except in Western anime fandom circles, and places like ANN using it incorrectly www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia... Tenchi was never released by Pioneer as an "OAV".

Correct, Dallos, the very first one literally used "Original Video Animation" as its subtitle for multiple releases. Pioneer never used the term OAV either, in Japan or America. OAV's continued use is purely a nostalgic thing from old Western fandom, even when it's incorrect.

I thought this was for a horror film at first 😂

To be that guy is a painfully thankless job. To the point people will wonder why you're so gruff, yet also wonder why your bar is the only safe space in town. Next time you run into a "bartender" like this, thank him, let him know he's appreciated, and support that place as much as you can.

It can be especially disheartening when you see all these giant content farming accounts reshare AI next to real artists and don't even credit the artist, and they get infinitely more likes.

All I can say is, your art is phenomenal Phil. Make what you want, and go down fighting.

The whole POINT of personal sites is to have a stable location on the internet where you can park your stuff, so people can still see it when everything else goes up in flames

It’s not a replacement for social media, it’s more like your permanent base, and social media is used to point people to it

Anyway, good luck out there on Red Note, Lemon8, or wherever you go future creators, it was a fun time. God, I fucking hate what the internet has become.

I've found so many cool artists, creators, musicians, and just generally interesting people I would _never_ even know exist. Now, I can only hope that my youtube shorts won't send me the same goddamn Joe Rogan clip AGAIN that I've already told to fuck off and not recommend.

The ripple effects of the death of tiktok are going to be especially hard for music. So many artists had their moment because of that app, now left to fight in the hellish thunderdome that is reels and fucking youtube again, hoping that maybe they'll have a Panchiko moment by a random influencer.

You remember when Youtube randomly started showing city pop like Mariya Takeuchi's Plastic Love to everyone and she became a sensation? Or how it will occasionally randomly make someone viral? Imagine that every day, every single time you got on the app, in a unique genre. Organically.

I was skeptical of it at first like so many, critical even, but then I started using it, and realized immediately, oh no, _this_ is the future of social media. Meta, Google, Twitter, they weren't just behind, there was no way they could ever catch up, even if they spent billions trying to copy it.

Also, because I mentioned it, Dinner in America (2020) - Probably my favorite music related movie ever. It is simultaneously unabashedly abrasive and beautifully sweet at the same time. It shows you that people are simple but immensely complex all in one. Music is also fantastic. All around stellar.