Birdie
@midnightbirdie.bsky.social
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Anime video essayist, panelist, & cosplayer
I believe in the future of Solarpunk
Next Con: TBD
https://linktr.ee/midnightbirdie
Anime video essayist, panelist, & cosplayer
I believe in the future of Solarpunk
Next Con: TBD
https://linktr.ee/midnightbirdie
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Once again after removing the demographic categories, only 3 of the 11 nominees are shoujo...
This will be the third year Shogakukan has removed the demographic label from the awards and only one shoujo has won in the last 2 years out of 8 total winners
This will be the third year Shogakukan has removed the demographic label from the awards and only one shoujo has won in the last 2 years out of 8 total winners
第71回小学館漫画賞、ノミネート作品を発表
https://natalie.mu/comic/news/650731?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
https://natalie.mu/comic/news/650731?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Once again after removing the demographic categories, only 3 of the 11 nominees are shoujo...
This will be the third year Shogakukan has removed the demographic label from the awards and only one shoujo has won in the last 2 years out of 8 total winners
This will be the third year Shogakukan has removed the demographic label from the awards and only one shoujo has won in the last 2 years out of 8 total winners
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Kadokawa stated that it did not approve of an AI dub, and Sentai stated that it wasn't aware of the dub beforehand.
Amazon Streamed AI English Dubs on Banana Fish, 'No Game, No Life Zero,' Vinland Saga, Pet Anime
Voice actors speak out against AI dubs, Kadokawa & Sentai Filmworks respond
www.animenewsnetwork.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Kadokawa stated that it did not approve of an AI dub, and Sentai stated that it wasn't aware of the dub beforehand.
The anime film, No Game No Life 0, has also been given an AI dub by Amazon. THIS MOVIE ALREADY HAS A DUB.
A reminder: Don't hate watch these. That gives views to this disgrace, and on paper, will make it look like the AI dub is performing well.
A reminder: Don't hate watch these. That gives views to this disgrace, and on paper, will make it look like the AI dub is performing well.
November 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The anime film, No Game No Life 0, has also been given an AI dub by Amazon. THIS MOVIE ALREADY HAS A DUB.
A reminder: Don't hate watch these. That gives views to this disgrace, and on paper, will make it look like the AI dub is performing well.
A reminder: Don't hate watch these. That gives views to this disgrace, and on paper, will make it look like the AI dub is performing well.
Generative AI has no fucking place in art. This is a disgrace to voice actors, and every human creative who worked to make Banana Fish. It's disturbing that Amazon would take a story of queerness, especially in this current climate, and use AI to take its voice.
Amazon’s AI ‘Banana Fish’ Dubs Are Hilariously, Inexcusably Bad
Amazon is experimenting with AI dubs on anime and other projects, and what it has done with Banana Fish is downright disgraceful.
www.forbes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Generative AI has no fucking place in art. This is a disgrace to voice actors, and every human creative who worked to make Banana Fish. It's disturbing that Amazon would take a story of queerness, especially in this current climate, and use AI to take its voice.
The Fortnite season finale event went hard
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Fortnite season finale event went hard
I've been cooking on this with @fionapollo.bsky.social for awhile. I hope everyone enjoys!
NEW VIDEO TOMORROW 9PM GMT where I am joined by @midnightbirdie.bsky.social discussing the impact of Osamu Tezuka's works on eastern & western cultural sharing in animation!
November 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I've been cooking on this with @fionapollo.bsky.social for awhile. I hope everyone enjoys!
Quick update on my C Control video: It has been delayed a bit due to the corruption of a video file. Apologies! I have to redo one of the sections in its entirety.
November 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Quick update on my C Control video: It has been delayed a bit due to the corruption of a video file. Apologies! I have to redo one of the sections in its entirety.
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Oh, my God, Crunchyroll, if you don't have closed captions sitting around for Magic Knight Rayearth (even though I'm betting you ACTUALLY DO and you aren't using them), PLEASE just let me caption Magic Knight Rayearth for you.
These are their autogenerated subs on magic knight rayearth and they’re absolutely horrible. Cant get the name of the country/world right
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Oh, my God, Crunchyroll, if you don't have closed captions sitting around for Magic Knight Rayearth (even though I'm betting you ACTUALLY DO and you aren't using them), PLEASE just let me caption Magic Knight Rayearth for you.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is the funniest thread I have ever read about Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Enjoy this time capsule of Japanese fans discussing the third episode. Spoilers for the show!
detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_...
detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_...
魔法少女まどか★マギカ第3話の戦闘シーンでマミさんは死んだのですか？ - 頭を食われて亡くなりました。でも４話で生き返ります、きっと。 - Yahoo!知恵袋
魔法少女まどか★マギカ第3話の戦闘シーンでマミさんは死んだのですか？ 頭を食われて亡くなりました。でも４話で生き返ります、きっと。
detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
This is the funniest thread I have ever read about Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Enjoy this time capsule of Japanese fans discussing the third episode. Spoilers for the show!
detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_...
detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_...
I'll be posting all of them on my Instagram later, but here is a photo from my Kingsley shoot. 🥹 The Meadowlark series means so much to me, and it was a joy to capture its whimsy, if only for a moment.
@rkarchphotography.bsky.social did an incredible job helping me bring Kingsley to life!
@rkarchphotography.bsky.social did an incredible job helping me bring Kingsley to life!
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I'll be posting all of them on my Instagram later, but here is a photo from my Kingsley shoot. 🥹 The Meadowlark series means so much to me, and it was a joy to capture its whimsy, if only for a moment.
@rkarchphotography.bsky.social did an incredible job helping me bring Kingsley to life!
@rkarchphotography.bsky.social did an incredible job helping me bring Kingsley to life!
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Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou is still one of the prettiest anime I've ever seen. The color palette has rich earthy tones that make the world feel real.
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou is still one of the prettiest anime I've ever seen. The color palette has rich earthy tones that make the world feel real.
Ya'll, I completed a bucket list item of getting a professional photoshoot done in a cosplay I made 🥹
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Ya'll, I completed a bucket list item of getting a professional photoshoot done in a cosplay I made 🥹
Okay, #locodol seems absolutely adorable. Has anyone seen this? I can't get over their designs and the colors. Never been huge into idol anime, but I dunno, this might make me start.
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Okay, #locodol seems absolutely adorable. Has anyone seen this? I can't get over their designs and the colors. Never been huge into idol anime, but I dunno, this might make me start.
The anime & cosplay community has a deep problem with racism. SquidKid was a cosplayer who committed suicide, in part due to racist harassment on their cosplay posts
Gatekeep racists from fandom, make it loud that they're not welcome here. And white creators, we need to step up & call this shit out
Gatekeep racists from fandom, make it loud that they're not welcome here. And white creators, we need to step up & call this shit out
A Black cosplayer named ash squidkid passed recently due to anti Black harassment.
They were constantly bullied and it became too much.
This is why the anime community sucks.
Its why its very hard to support any of it when creators and participants practice racism towards consumers that are Black
They were constantly bullied and it became too much.
This is why the anime community sucks.
Its why its very hard to support any of it when creators and participants practice racism towards consumers that are Black
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The anime & cosplay community has a deep problem with racism. SquidKid was a cosplayer who committed suicide, in part due to racist harassment on their cosplay posts
Gatekeep racists from fandom, make it loud that they're not welcome here. And white creators, we need to step up & call this shit out
Gatekeep racists from fandom, make it loud that they're not welcome here. And white creators, we need to step up & call this shit out
Disclaimer- this question's answers might be used in a future video essay.
When it comes to animated shows you watched growing up, what titles had a big impact? And if you don't mind sharing a bit of detail, I'd be interested to know what that was.
When it comes to animated shows you watched growing up, what titles had a big impact? And if you don't mind sharing a bit of detail, I'd be interested to know what that was.
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Disclaimer- this question's answers might be used in a future video essay.
When it comes to animated shows you watched growing up, what titles had a big impact? And if you don't mind sharing a bit of detail, I'd be interested to know what that was.
When it comes to animated shows you watched growing up, what titles had a big impact? And if you don't mind sharing a bit of detail, I'd be interested to know what that was.
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In another timeline, this could be The End of Evangelion:
Khara Posts Part of The End of Evangelion Film's Early Script Draft
Director Hideaki Anno: “I had an idea for the ending, but I couldn't bring it together, so it remains extreme & chaotic”
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 AM
In another timeline, this could be The End of Evangelion:
Me, months ago: Oh, this video will be nice and simple.
Me, now: This thing will be the fucking death of me
Me, now: This thing will be the fucking death of me
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Me, months ago: Oh, this video will be nice and simple.
Me, now: This thing will be the fucking death of me
Me, now: This thing will be the fucking death of me
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very glad that they're spending all of their time during a government shutdown very close to thanksgiving ensuring poor people can't eat, dangling cancelling flights altogether over people's heads, and repeatedly hammering down on transgender people for the unforgivable crime of existing
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 AM
very glad that they're spending all of their time during a government shutdown very close to thanksgiving ensuring poor people can't eat, dangling cancelling flights altogether over people's heads, and repeatedly hammering down on transgender people for the unforgivable crime of existing
After crunching the final parts of my cosplay, I finally finished #Kingsley from the Meadowlark series for a Halloween convention. I'm absolutely over the moon that I won an MC award at Anime Oklahoma!
This cosplay meant so much to me. Thank you, @yaelokre.bsky.social for such a wonderful world.
This cosplay meant so much to me. Thank you, @yaelokre.bsky.social for such a wonderful world.
November 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
After crunching the final parts of my cosplay, I finally finished #Kingsley from the Meadowlark series for a Halloween convention. I'm absolutely over the moon that I won an MC award at Anime Oklahoma!
This cosplay meant so much to me. Thank you, @yaelokre.bsky.social for such a wonderful world.
This cosplay meant so much to me. Thank you, @yaelokre.bsky.social for such a wonderful world.
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Holy shit! Hope is possible! Hope is not futile! HOPE!
Happy Wednesday and congratulations New York! ❤️
Happy Wednesday and congratulations New York! ❤️
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Holy shit! Hope is possible! Hope is not futile! HOPE!
Happy Wednesday and congratulations New York! ❤️
Happy Wednesday and congratulations New York! ❤️
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Mad as hell that they got free art out of me. 😡 😡
Sharing for my OK friends, OkiCon has been cancelled. I guess they got free art from my buddy. 😖
You can see on their Instagram post.
You can see on their Instagram post.
October 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Mad as hell that they got free art out of me. 😡 😡
I'm nearing completion of my next essay! I was hoping for October 31st, but it's been delayed slightly. Sometime in November for sure 🙂↕
October 26, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I'm nearing completion of my next essay! I was hoping for October 31st, but it's been delayed slightly. Sometime in November for sure 🙂↕
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So anyway I restored Daicon IV from scratch. This was a joint project with Chris Person (papapishu), who sourced the incredibly Rare Laserdisc release. The raw files can be found on the internet archive for those interested in processing it yourself. Enjoy! archive.org/details/DAIC...
DAICON III & IV Opening Animation -Domesday Duplicator Remaster] : hideaki anno : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Deinterlaced & remastered version of the original Laserdisc for Daicon IV & III.
archive.org
October 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
So anyway I restored Daicon IV from scratch. This was a joint project with Chris Person (papapishu), who sourced the incredibly Rare Laserdisc release. The raw files can be found on the internet archive for those interested in processing it yourself. Enjoy! archive.org/details/DAIC...