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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Many such conversations being had these days

Two panels from the autobiographical manga "At 30, I Realized I Had No Gender."

Panel 1
Two characters looking thoughtful while chatting

Char A: "Yoshiyuki Tomino's anime..."
Char B: "The first Gundam series..."

Panel 2
Same characters looking at a list surrounded by sparkles, which reads-

Topics We Get Excited About
1. Video Games
2. Comics
3. Anime
4. Animals
5. Gundam

Char A: "Is this us?"
Char B: "The fifth one is also included in the third."

The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Okay fine, 9 anime time Every one of these is somehow formative to my anime fandom. And I would still recommend eight of them.

Nine anime that shaped who I am (as an anime fan): Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Kodocha, Mobile Suit Gundam (1979), Cowboy Bebop, Princess Mononoke, Love Hina, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ghost in the Shell Stand-Alone Complex, Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I should have scrolled down slightly before interacting with this post above yours.

A screenshot of my Bluesky timeline, where directly above mcc's "I wonder if something will happen in the next 40 minutes" skeet is an image meme of an exhausted anime girl with a Tumblr screenshot bottom text reading "Why is it always something? Like it's literally always fucking something..............I can't go a week without there being something"

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Your favorite disney princess (wrong answers only)

Shakti Kareen, with the dog Flanders, as depicted on the cover for Mobile Suit Victory Gundam laserdisc 5.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I learned about this the other day, though I am unsure what implications we should draw from it.

A screenshot from Wikipedia with photographs of two cat skulls, demonstrating the difference between how far a saber-toothed cat could open its jaw compared to a modern domestic cat. (A Smilodon fatalis could open its jaws to 128 degrees, whereas a domestic cat can open its jaws to a maximum of 80 degrees.)

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara has joined the fight!

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, a real-life historical figure, as he appeared in Call of Duty: Black Ops.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Why are these random guys in Dancouga are serving so goddamn hard? 🤣

A shitty phone picture of a shot from episode 20 of the 1985 mecha anime Super Beast Machine God Dancouga, where four kinda dadbod buff guys all dressed in short sleeve button-up safari shirts and shorts and sneakers and high white socks that go up to just below their knees.

They are being menanced by the looming shadow of an off-screen robot. All of them are looking up frightened, one of them has fallen to the ground, while another is on his hands and knees with his butt facing the camera, looking over his shoulder like "Oh nooooo~ what's going to happen~"

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

This map of the Gundams' movements during the first 17 episodes of the show should help clarify things.

A fan-translated map from an official Gundam Wing sourcebook that does its best to map how each of the five Gundams in Gundam Wing moved around from episodes 1-17 of Gundam Wing.

Actually mapping things out makes it feel even more nonsensical than just watching the show without any outside reference points.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

God I was so hyped up last night I forgot to post about it so I'll do it now: FRONT ROW FOR YOKO KANNO & THE SEATBELTS AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! (They prohibited photos during the actual concert, obvs.)

A stage with instruments set up on it and a large projection screen overhead
The photograph is taken from the front row of the venue.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.

An image of the Marvel Comics' dinosaur mad scientist, Sauron. This is very humorous because there is also a Lord of the Rings character with the same name.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

If you see this, we INDICATE THE POTENTIAL for you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

"The Time of the Dark," a painting by David Mattingly of a wizard at a suburban kitchen table looking all fucking serious wizard-y, clad in his robes with mystic medallions around his neck, and with his staff in one hand and an open can of beer in the other. He is seated - magically! - on the empty air in n front of the table. An empty beer and an open bag of chips lie at his feet; he has been waiting for some time to give you a quest, and has made himself at home.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Quordle victory to tide me over losing my earbuds.

Daily Quordle 1421 completed in (clockwise from upper-left) 6, 8, 4, and 5 turns.

Weekly Quordle Challenge 130, completed in (clockwise from upper-left) 8, 9, 5, and 4 turns.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Post something random or you'll have an awful November

A photograph of a chameleon with a slightly grumpy and contemptuous look holding a (toy) battle-axe

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

This falsified smear campaign masquerading as "scoop" alone should be enough to disqualify Bari Weiss from any journalistic outlet with actual dignity and standards. She doesn't care about facts or the truth, all she cares about is advancing a myriad of odious ideologies.

"Moral panics don’t require accuracy. They require momentum. And The Free Press provided that momentum by publishing a first-person account that hit all the right emotional notes — troubled kids, worried whistleblower, doctors playing God — without doing the basic journalism of verifying whether any of it was true."

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Went to the zoo and lucked into seeing the baby giraffe the very first day he was out of the paddock.

A photograph of two giraffes in an outdoor enclosure. The one to the left is very obviously a juvenile, being much smaller than its mother.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Y'know, credit where it's due - the algorithm ALMOST got there.

A search for "Orientalism" on Wikipedia with no results found, but an algorithmic suggestion for the entry "Naboo Queen (restaurant)"

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

I didn't select any of the series where I only watched a couple of episodes before dropping. I dunno if that's going with or going against the intended spirit of the thing, but that's how I'm rolling.

Anime Sedai bingo sheet that's making the rounds. I've watched 38 of the 227 anime listed. There are a few more listed that I watched a couple episodes of and dropped, but I decided to only select series where I actually watched the whole thing.

The series on the list I have watched are: Death Note, Code Geass, Haruhi (both 06 & 09), Lucky Star, Gurren Lagan, Baccano, Gundam 00, Zetsubou-Sensei, Zoku Zetsubo-Sensei, Toradora, Spice & Wolf, K-ON, Bakemonogatari, Nisemonogatari, Owarimonogatari, Durarara, Oreimo (and Oreimo 2), Steins;Gate, Nichijou, Madoka, Daily Lives of High School Boys, Psycho-Pass, Attack on Titan, Kill la Kill, Shirobako, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Space Dandy, Shirobako, One Punch Man, Mob Psycho 100, Little Witch Academia, Violent Evergarden, Vinland Saga, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken, Bocchi the Rock, Frieren, and The Apothecary Diaries

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

It's like someone turned this into a truck

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

When your "new strategy" is to abandon vulnerable populations who are being intentionally targeted for harm, maybe don't describe fighting for them as a "distraction" like "chasing shiny objects." Maybe don't say "If you're not at the table, you're on the menu" when you're the one setting the table.

The strategy will test Democrats' ability to break through in a cluttered and rapidly evolving information environment. It will also clash with the wishes of some progressive members and activist groups, who want to make a firm stand against Trump’s aggressive migrant deportations and his rollback of transgender rights. But postelection surveys indicate that apart from dissatisfaction with inflation, those two issues fueled Trump’s win as he cast Democrats as out of touch with ordinary voters.

They point to a 50-page document circulated by the House Budget Committee, first reported by Punchbowl News, that outlines a bevy of spending cuts — including to Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and the SNAP program — to help finance its agenda for tax breaks, immigration funding and more.

“As the saying goes, ‘If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.’ So, it’s no surprise from looking at Donald Trump’s cabinet of millionaires and billionaires that America’s middle class is on the menu,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a statement responding to the document.

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, a member of the Democratic leadership team, begrudgingly admitted Trump is talented at distracting his critics by making them chase shiny objects. This time, he said, the resistance needs to focus on the GOP economic agenda.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I think those might be from the official G-Gaviour manga, which is just a re-telling of the film itself. The Gundam Wiki has images of the main G-Saviour cast in manga form, if you want to see their glow-ups.

A collection of Masahisa Suzuki illustrations from the official G-Saviour manga. See if you can recognize all the characters and scenes from the film!

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Tricky words, or just brain fog? Eh, maybe 50-50 on that.

Daily Quordle 1078, (clockwise from top-left) completed in 4, 9, 6, and 5 turns.

Weekly Quordle Challenge 81, (clockwise from top-left) completed in 5, 7, 3, and 6 turns.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Some mean combos here, with enough shared letters that figuring out what consonants to use was almost as much luck as skill.

Completed Daily Quordle 1067, done in (clockwise from upper-left) 9, 5, 4, & 6 turns.

Completed Weekly Quordle Challenge 79, done in (clockwise from upper-left) 8, 6, 7, & 9 turns.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Been tired with holiday crunch, but I managed to eke out a victory here.

Daily Quordle 1060, completed in (clockwise from top left) 9, 8, 5, and 7 turns.

Weekly Quordle 78, completed (clockwise from top left) in 3, 7, 4, and 8 turns.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I made this skeet and this happened IMMEDIATELY The bots are out and about

A screenshot of three accounts following me and one account liking my skeet mere seconds after I made it, which makes me suspect these are bots and not actual people's accounts.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

When the timeline lines up just right:

A screenshot of Coop's skeet with the picture of an intentionally mis-transformed Cyclonus figure, with a Birdperhour skeet directly below it featuring a picture of a burrowing owl tilting its head almost completely upside down in a quizzical fashion.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I wonder what made them change their mind on setting a limit on only covering anesthesia for a set amount of time during a surgery, a policy that was so cartoonishly monstrous you would be excused for thinking it was parody.

Screenshot of a Tweet from Axios from earlier today, reading:

"BREAKING: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield calls off decision to call anesthesia for surgical patients"

I wonder what motivated them to change their mind on that monstrous policy decision? 🤔

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

It's always an adventure, seeing what's left advertising on Twitter.

Screenshot of a paid advertisement on Twitter. The advertisement is from an account called UnBanned. "GET UNBANNED FROM COD and fully recover your account!" the ad proclaims, with a link to a "COD UNBAN TOOL," a product which appeals only to cheaters and bigots, because why else would you have your Call of Duty account banned?

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

STOP ✋ If you are reading this, you've reached a Pokémon check point. You're now obligated to share your favorite Pokémon. Bulbasaur is Pokemon #001 for a reason. My boy is perfection.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 15/09/2024

Another Sunday stuck with not enough to do, another Sunday knocking out a Quordle.

Daily Quordle 965, completed (clockwise from top-left) in 8, 3, 4, and 6 turns.

Weekly Quordle 64, completed (clockwise from top-left) in 3, 6, 8, and 7 turns.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 06/09/2024

Don't think THAT'LL be happening again any time soon. 😎

Weekly Quordle Challenge 63. Going clockwise from top-left, the worst have been solved in 1, 5, 3, and 7 turns.

That's right, the top-left word was gotten first try.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 20/08/2024

Okay, so I thought for a moment and... I may have found a solution. This means I'm good for a while longer... right? (Christ, I need to clean my bookshelves too. THAT'S not happening today.)

A media shelf, previously entirely filled with anime DVDs and BDs, now with significantly more space available in it after a number of boxsets have been removed from the shelves and put on top of the unit itself.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 20/08/2024

Me: Okay, maybe I need to move all my Gundam DVDs/BDs to another shelf so I can fit the anime I've acquired over the last couple of years on my anime shelf. My anime shelf, after shelving the new anime: No more, please 😭

A media shelf unit completely filled by anime DVDs and BDs (to be fair there are a couple boxsets of CDs on the bottom as well, but the bottom shelf can't fit a BD case upright anyway)

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 13/08/2024

I was on fire with this morning's Quordle, so I assume that's all my brain's got for the rest of the day.

Daily Quordle 932. Puzzle completed, going clockwise from top-left, in 3, 5, 4, and 6 turns.

Weekly Quordle Challenge 60. Puzzle completed, clockwise from top-left, in 5, 7, 4, and 9 turns.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 05/08/2024

The same image as above, with Alt Text describing the remaining items.

The obverse of the hand-crafted and hand-painted ceramic coffee mug I posted an image of earlier - this side features an image of Misato Kitsuragi in her casual house clothes, holding a large sake cup and surrounded by empty bottles of alcohol; an acrylic keychain charm of Phos from Land of the Lustrous sitting with her knees drawn up partway to her chest; an acrylic keychain charm of a cartoon frog who appears to be unperturbed yet also on fire, with the word "Arson" written in a fiery script; a button of a dumping with a smiling face on it; a pin of a Bulbasaur drinking from a soju bottle it is holding in a vine whip; a cutesy chibi Mumin stretching as if waking from a nap, on a blanket flanked by sunflowers; and a MAID RPG scenario zine "TABLE 23" that was given out at The Art of Table Talk workshop.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 04/08/2024

Surprise acquisition at the airport.

A photograph of a LEGO Star Wars Droideka set and a special promotional LEGO Store set.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 04/08/2024

Had to get a picture of this absolute gem of a find before packing!

An image of a man sitting posed with a handmade ceramic mug halfway to his face. On the mug is a handpainted illustration of Shinji Ikari holding a coffee mug in the same pose.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 03/08/2024

Otakon Day 1 haul. Happily managed to acquire all my most-wanted Discotek releases thanks to eagle-eyed assistance from @brainchild129.bsky.social and @hyakushiki0087.bsky.social

A photograph of a boxed SH Figuarts Kamen Rider Double: Cyclone Joker (Fuuto PI Animated Anniversary); copies of Dear Brother, IGPX, Dancouga, and Sex & Fury, all on Blu-Ray; and a copy of DALLOS on DVD.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 02/08/2024

I was not expecting to find @2mello.net blastin' on the Otakon dealer's floor! 🤟

A case in the Dealer's Hall at Otakon 2024 with a vinyl record player with a copy of 2 Mello's "Memories of Tokyo-to" playing on it.

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The Mad Wizard David @darkprimus.bsky.social · 30/06/2024

If you see this, you have to post a picture from your phone but not explain it.

An okaki illustration of a Rei Ayanami in her schoolgirl uniform, but depicted as a pig creature, licking its lips with a tongue in a grotesque manner.

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