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marion: el trilingüe matatán
@microwavey.bsky.social
Manga x medicine x Dominican NYC. RPhT, culture journalist & publisher @mangamavericks. ES/EN/日本. he/they.
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It's sad that we started with almost everything being available on Crunchyroll with ads after a week, and by the end it was only enough shows to fill a paragraph.

I never used ad-free Crunchyroll but I know people relied on it.
December 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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This is one of those things where a layman could look at it and go "amazing, that's really cool" but as someone who makes their living drawing I'll go, "No actually it's magic, it's absolute wizardry, you don't know how impossible it is that this guy made it look so effortless."
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."

"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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birb😈
November 14, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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“You know what’s faster than mopping? Not spilling in the first place.” 👏
"Machine translation would handle the heavy lifting, and we’d add the expert polish. Except the machine made a mess. And we’re doing expert-level cognitive labour to clean it up for cleaning wages.

We’re not mops. We’re translators."

#translation #xl8

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An open letter to colleagues: we are not mops
After more than two decades working in legal translation across four languages and multiple jurisdictions, I’ve watched our profession reshaped by forces that claim efficiency as a path to our expenda...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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My first blog post in years comes courtesy of One Piece.
After 17 years of reading it weekly, the latest flashback has me rethinking how it treats freedom, fate, and resistance — especially as a Dominican-American reader.
(Spoilers through ch. 1168)
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12/8/25: Catching up to One Piece (Chapter 1168)
If you’ve ever felt uneasy about One Piece’s turn toward “destiny,” this is me trying to put that unease into words, as someone who’s lived with this series in weekly format for 17 years.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
My first blog post in years comes courtesy of One Piece.
After 17 years of reading it weekly, the latest flashback has me rethinking how it treats freedom, fate, and resistance — especially as a Dominican-American reader.
(Spoilers through ch. 1168)
heavensdoorknob.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/o...
12/8/25: Catching up to One Piece (Chapter 1168)
If you’ve ever felt uneasy about One Piece’s turn toward “destiny,” this is me trying to put that unease into words, as someone who’s lived with this series in weekly format for 17 years.
heavensdoorknob.wordpress.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I made a VERY impromptu video. I wanted to talk about the 2025 NYC General Election, specifically the 6 ballot proposals and what they say. It would mean a lot if anyone local could watch and share if you don't understand what the proposals are! Link in next post
November 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Manga Mavericks is back at it again for DAY 2 of #NYCC !

Come by the B!JuKu x Manga Mavericks booth (booth 2242) to get some exclusive goodies and buy some books!
October 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Our very own @microwavey.bsky.social spitting facts!
#NYCC
October 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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This is entirely true.

The way I tell peers about gaps in my gaming history and they are like frustrated with me and then I tell them "I was poor" and they have no idea how to respond is always wild.
September 9, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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September 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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in every friendship there is a gaibon and a slogra. if you arent immediately sure which is which between you then i am sorry: you are slogra
September 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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@starfruitbooks.bsky.social has an In Memoriam regarding the passing of Matt Haasch.

In it they state that while "all orders and projects will be placed on hold", "the core members of Star Fruit Books are committed to carrying on his dreams and ensuring that the projects he began reach fruition."
In Memoriam: Matt Haasch - Star Fruit Books | Independent Manga Publisher
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Matt Haasch, founder of Star Fruit Books.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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haven't stopped thinking about charmuro baseball. i need them to be a toxic codependent battery
September 8, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I heard about Matt Haasch today… my heart is gutted, I cried so deeply earlier. I will always remember you and the love you had for manga. There was so much more we had to do together… I learned so much from your example and will try to live life the same way. Thank you Matt, I love you my friend.
September 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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NEW NOVEL ANNOUNCEMENT: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End ~Prelude~

Loved the anime? Under the supervision of Kanehito Yamada, writer of the original manga, comes five original short stories! Join Frieren, Fern, Stark, Lawine, Kanne, and Aura in brand new adventures!
August 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
At the @yenpress.com Industry Panel today at #AnimeNYC2025 !! Starting off strong with the Ryoko Kui exhibition and editor Ivan Liang’s fan club showing up!!!
August 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Congratulations to Heidi Macdonald and The Beat for their well deserved Eisner award! Heidi is not only a great journalist but also a mentor to many other writers—including me.
July 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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"I never thought I would be on the big stage...I want to thank the staff of The Beat. They are tireless...20 years old...a lot of people think it's just me but it's a lot of people."

Heidi MacDonald gets a much deserved award. Somewhere, Chip Zdarsky is very happy.
July 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Today was my mom’s birthday. I got her some flowers, chicken, and a couple gifts like yarn for her crocheting among other things… she turned 70 and I got balloons too but they started leaking before I got home 🙂‍↕️ still happy I got to celebrate with her though. We argue a lot but I love her forever🙏
July 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
As of yesterday I finished moving out from my childhood apartment into my best friend’s childhood apt (lmao) been a huge deal but I can focus a lot more on my life now that my parents’ are more settled into their retirement & healthcare routines. Thank god it’s only 3 blocks away lol, moms was MAD
July 25, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Made it to Japan for the first time! I’m with my girlfriend and our hotel is Godzilla themed…
June 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Shelled reptiles🌿
June 4, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Had an amazing birthday yesterday, my gf & my besties from 1st, 5th, & 8th grades showed up to do a Jurassic themed escape room with me! We got pizza & chilled at a park afterward. Norman took an overnight bus from PA & Jorman was goin to the Switch 2 launch after!! I Love ‘em 🥹 Caught a sunset too!
June 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM