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ColdfireSerge

@coldfireserge.bsky.social
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He/him US Midwest nerd. Anime and speculative fiction fan. Likely to be playing tabletop games in the corner

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George J. Horvath @landofobscusion.bsky.social · 5h
The OG Dororo anime is 1969 is an excellent series, one that takes full advantage of being in B&W (the last TV anime to ever be fully produced in monochrome, in fact) to help give the series a great mood. It's staff list also now reads like a literal Anime Hall of Fame. Definitely watch it on Tubi.
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Dororo (& Hyakkimaru): A Litany of Anime History
Anime with great historical value isn't something that tends to get released here in North America on any sort of basis, at least in the sen...
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Mike Toole @miketoole.com · 7h
Damn. I didn’t know this was a finished retail sample with an SKU and everything. oh god they probably had to landfill a few thousand of these
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 9h
IMO, Uber is working the Walmart-vs-small-town-mom-n-pop-stores model: undercharge to bring in the crowds, facetank the losses long enough that you put your rivals out of business, and then, when you're the last one standing, you're free to jack all the prices into the stratosphere.
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Regulus @sirknightbot.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
QRP with your most popular bsky piece! Mine is Motoko from last month. I was surprised it surpassed PC-98 Tifa. Well timed, I guess?
A bust illustration of Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell. Based on the volume 1 cover of the original Masamune Shirow manga.
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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
There is absolutely no viable path forward for this country that doesn’t hinge on extreme accountability for everyone involved in this administration. They’re going to whine about politicization and credulous media types will echo them, but the thing is, they’ve committed tons of obvious crimes!
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
We honor Indigenous peoples past and present, and stand with Native nations working to protect their lands, waters, and communities. Today and every day.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. 💚 The places we love and fight to protect are Indigenous homelands long before they became national parks. Those connections are still very much alive.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 12/10/2026
A very happy I Forget It's a National Holiday Until I Go to Check My Mail and There's Nothing There Day to you and yours, may you remember before you walk all the way down to the mailbox
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 12/10/2026
Columbus Day has become one of Trump’s obsessions on his anti-woke warpath. Should we be surprised that the U.S. president has a soft spot for a racist leader who engaged in war crimes and sexual abuse? Read 7 things about Columbus’ horrible record: zeteo.com/p/7-reasons-...
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Dart Adams @dartadams.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Brown elders getting scammed by opportunities per usual. He’s been getting it for WEEKS from everyone denouncing him online
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GeraldAWO @geraldawo.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I uploaded the 2003 JACON Convention Guide to the @otakuarchive.bsky.social and it's very weird looking at some of these prices. archive.org/details/jaco...
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Cullen 💖💜💙 @cullensart.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Legendary Magic Knights, please save my inking skills! (Emeraude from Rayearth)
An inked two-page sketchbook illustration of Princess Emeraude from Magic Knight Rayearth
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/10/2026
Just a reminder that when Dems turn against trans people for power, it's also a reminder that they'll do other things for power that you might not like too, such as supporting billionaires.
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PHIX COMIX @sailorfuncomics.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
If you're a fellow fan of magical girls, classic sitcoms, and vintage comics, you may enjoy checking out my scanlations of Masako Watanabe's long unavailable manga adaptation of Bewitched!!! Links below ⤵️
Bewitched (Weekly Margaret, August 27, 1967)Bewitched (Weekly Margaret, September 3, 1967)
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Russian bot traffic has dropped to nearly 0 after Ukraine struck a Yandex data center in Vladimir, Russia
• Source Network: AS13238 YANDEX – Yandex LLC (Russian Federation)
• Traffic Breakdown: Prior to the drop, bot traffic accounted for roughly 99.6% of requests compared to 0.4% human traffic.
• Event Cause: The sudden plunge to zero on October 11, 2026, corresponds to a reported military/drone attack on Yandex's data center facility in Vladimir, Russia—marking the third reported attack on Yandex data infrastructure since October 8.
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George J. Horvath @landofobscusion.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
OK, so now it makes ALL of the sense why Studio Pierrot started streaming the Ninku anime on YouTube yesterday! For those who don't get the relevance, Masashi Kishimoto admitted that he created Naruto, in part, because he wished there was more Ninku anime. He's a big fan.
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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...
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Yes, no AI is now a feature - TDF Community Blog
One of the comments on the announcement of LibreOffice 26.8 was a simple question: “So, no AI is now a feature?” LibreOffice does not reject artificial intelligence out of hand, but an office suite us...
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Samantha Ferreira Is Back On Her Book Bullshit @sam-animeherald.northsky.social · 09/10/2026
If you're looking for a fun October watch, you could do much worse than Ghost Sweeper Mikami.
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Ghost Sweeper Mikami (1993) Full Series | English Sub - YouTube
Overdevelopment and crowding in Japan has forced many of its indigenous spirits and ghosts to lose their homes. Due to problems caused by the homeless spirit...
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Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Congratulations to the yaoi community on the occasion of Heracles/Geryon slash fiction winning the Nobel Prize. Let this be an inspiration to us all.
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Kai @kaitou-al.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
TIFF Cinematheque: Drawn Universes: Visions of Animation, Nov 19-Dec 29 with guest curator Masaaki Yuasa tiff.net/cinematheque...
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The Town That Dreaded @sundownmcmoon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
While "audiovisual content" is a bit vague, presumably this refers to the film itself, via home video, streaming, etc. International merchandising rights (toys, comics, video games, etc.) for Macross: Do You Remember Love? are likely still held by Tatsunoko who license those rights to Harmony Gold.
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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
given Annie Andrews' recent anti-trans ad, gonna re-up this recent essay/🧵:
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oh, what the fuck.
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Umar Ali @speedfreak01.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
watched a really important episode of television today
An Animorphs cover of Nanami from Utena turning into a cow
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🎃 Zack o' Lantern 🎃 @zackdavisson.com · 08/10/2026
The world is dark and uncertain. Yet you--yes YOU--can increase the overall average of joy in the world by preordering my book KAIBYO THE SUPERNATURAL CATS OF JAPAN! Joy for me, because more book sales means I get to write more books! Joy for you, because... cool book about Japanese magic cats!
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Laurel Krahn @windowseat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hey pals, it's after 2:15 p.m. already somehow here in Minnesota and plenty of other places. Have you had lunch yet? Have you taken any meds you might need? Are you drinking enough water? Take care of yourselves. (I need to figure out lunch. Ope.)
It is after 2p .m. in Minnesota (in white on orange on a background that's orange to gold with an icon of a leaf)
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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 08/10/2026
There's one man I've wanted to give a copy of Banned Book Club to since 2020. Moon Jae-In. But I couldn't because he was busy being president. It was the last panel of our book! Today, we got the chance. But that wasn't the best part.
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AnimEigo @animeigo.com · 07/10/2026
Aniplex of America arrives at the MediaOCD store with four box sets! Gurren Lagann: TV Series Complete Blu-ray Box and Gurren Lagann the Movies 4K! Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 1 and The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam! More to come! mediaocd.com/shop/?post_t...
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Will BOO!-rows 🖖🥖🥀 @reforest-kelley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Knock, knock" "Who's there?" "Deez" *rolling eyes, sighing* "Deez who?" "Deez are the voyages of the starship Enterprise"
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👻 maddscream's ghost 👻 @hyakushiki0087.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I need conventions to be mostly fan panels and things to do rather than things to buy or I'll explode. I need more than an exercise in consumerism!
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tracey 🌱 🔜 gateway fate 203 @sheepskin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
gaia online making anti-genAI posts i knew we could always trust u
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
a little louder for the cheap seats in the back
One of the biggest myths is that men rape by mistake. Like, "Oh, they need consent training." But research is very clear: Sexual violence is not a mistake. It is an intentionally made decision by people who know they don't have consent. They just don't prioritize consent over things like status, power, domination, and sexual gratification.
For my research, I got a certificate of confidentiality from the National Institutes of Health, so my notes couldn't be subpoenaed. One of the reasons I call them perpetrators in my work is because every single person I interviewed confessed in that context. The first question I would ask them was, "When you received that email from Title IX that you were under investigation, did you know what it was about?" Every perpetrator I interviewed said "yes." If sexual assault were a miscommunication, you would be wondering, What have I possibly done wrong? That is not the way that any of them reacted because they knew.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Something unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war.
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Samantha Ferreira Is Back On Her Book Bullshit @sam-animeherald.northsky.social · 07/10/2026
Welp.. ANYC had a good run.
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D180223 #SRW @d180223.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
On the 7th of October 1988, the 1st episode of Gunbuster was released. The 6 Episode OVA was directed by Hideaki Anno & produced by Studio Gainax and would receive a sequel (Diebuster) in 2004. It debuted in SRW F Final (Sega Saturn) in 1998. Happy 38th Anniversary 🎉
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Henry Gilbert (Beloved Podcast Personality) @talkinghenry.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Skydance now owns Nick, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Comedy Central, and MTV, effectively ending US TV animation as we know it. Countless jobs will be lost, and fewer new shows will be created. An apocalyptic scenario for cartoons, yet it's maybe the 5th-worst thing about the Paramount-WB merger!
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Coop @riderstrike.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
New on the MediaOCD blog... While revisiting an old favorite of mine, I stumbled upon the legacy of an animator who left an indelible impact on the entire anime industry. In today's edition of Beside Myshelf, I pay tribute to the great Yasuo Ohtsuka. mediaocd.com/beside-myshe...
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Beside Myshelf: The Castle's Greatest Legend - MediaOCD.com
Without Yasuo Ohtsuka, there'd be no Castle of Cagliostro... or a Studio Ghibli.
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NateMing on Elm Street @nateming.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
yes it was, we need to know what 18 knew when she laid eyes on him
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Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
Left: A cartoon generated by ChatGPT and signed with Emily Flake’s signature that was posted to a Reddit forum in June. Right: A real Emily Flake cartoon published in The New Yorker on August 20, 2026 and licensed via The Cartoon Bank.
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VERTICAL📼BLANKING📺INTERVAL @vertiblank.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A Hark! A Vagrant classic
Watson: Oooh, what’s that you’ve got?
Franklin: My final report
Watson: Little Rosie Franklin’s research! I bet it’s something!
Franklin: ROSALIND.
Crick: Oh, that’s a big name
W: You’re getting fancy on us! Tell me—
F: Ah. I love this game.
W: Is it a scientific breakthrough in feelings?
F: Well, I suppose I have to go into hysterics or have a baby somewhere, good day gentlemen
W: GO, GO
[W and C slip a look at F’s notes]
C: Nice
W: Quit hogging
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
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Crow Dalov-AAH 😱 🏳️‍🌈 GATEway FATE Crafting @crowdalova.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh I have to really commit to this bit don’t I Stickers for Gateway Fate got here today and they turned out totally tubular 👀
A blurry photo I took in a hurry of the “Brotherly Love” and “Watersnaking” buff/debuff stickers I made against a red and blue bubble wrap package they were sent in.
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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 04/10/2026
The cetaceans are unionizing
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Daiz @daiz.moe · 03/10/2026
Remember when Crunchyroll tried to make their subtitles significantly worse a year ago? They backtracked on it at the time, but I suspected they were just delaying their plans to shift from Aegisub to OOONA, and sadly, it seems I was right: Crunchyroll is actively pushing OOONA subs to users now.
Screenshot of Crunchyroll English subtitle metadata for #I'm Looking For a Zombie episode 1, showing "Exported from Ooona Tools" and "Internal Delivery"Screenshot of Crunchyroll English subtitle metadata for Vertex Force episode 1, showing "Exported from Ooona Tools" and "Internal Delivery"
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George J. Horvath @landofobscusion.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Nice of Hidive to feature shows that are leaving the service this month in their own category, "Last Chance to Watch". The only ones missing are Gugure! Kokkuri-san (which just left today), Celestial Method (gone tomorrow), Wolf Girl & Black Prince (10/5), Z/X: Code Reunion (10/7), & Aura (10/30).
Banner of anime under "Last Chance to Watch", featuring Lunar Legend Tsukihime, And Yet the Town Moves, Dream Eater Merry, Love, Election, & Chocolate, and Kase-san & Morning Glories.Second half of the category, showing Chidori RSC, Chaika, Shirobako, Glasslip, & Ghost Hound.
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maybe still jurijuri @hellonerds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When the moon hits your eye With a big mecha guy Escaflowne
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But Andrew Hickey Died Ten Years Ago This Very Night @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 24/09/2026
DVDs aren't low-tech. They're just things you can actually own, that won't disappear overnight, that don't require a monthly subscription, that won't suddenly get reedited, that won't start putting adverts in the middle and that won't sell your data to the worst people in the world.
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Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On the plus side, if he actually dies on camera these sociopaths will just keep grinning and babbling through it
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MangaAlerts @mangaalerts.com · 27/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE 🚨 Viz Media is increasing their manga prices again • Titles priced at a $14.99 MSRP will now be $16.99 • If its like last time, this will be a gradual roll out until its implemented As of reporting, Choujin X & REAL have their MSRP increased to the new price
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John Hollingsworth @fiatjusticia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Updated CDC guidelines just came out. 👀 EVERYONE 18+can get the COVID booster and your insurance has to pay for it. More info about kids in the video below, which is excellent. #covid #covidcautious #yallmaskingDC
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