Sign in

ZNote

@znotetaku.bsky.social
138 followers 170 following 546 posts

I'm not sure what I'm doing here...I think I took a wrong turn somewhere. I review anime on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@znotetakureviews91… And I'm on AniList: anilist.co/user/ZNote

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by ZNote
kViN @yuyucow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
On the left, Yuta Tanaka talking about the changes in Toei's output causing his departure in 2024. On the right, a Nijiiro Hotaru piece from 2022 where I talked about the loss of projects that act as creative escape valves, pushing brilliant people away from the studio
211648
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
All of a sudden, I want to take waltz lessons. #avemujica #bangdream #bandori #ournotes
050
Reposted by ZNote
Ryan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING NEWS: Tensions between Thor and the Care Bears have escalated rapidly overnight.
5761831682
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
REVIEW of "Sparks of Tomorrow." Click the link below! Tagline: Invention is not just a dream created, but a creative state of dreaming. Kyoto Animation gets it. anilist.co/review/33166
071
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It has arrived!!! (after getting delayed an additional 3 days lol)
150
Reposted by ZNote
Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It's Zeal map from Chrono Trigger and it's waterfalls going down onto the top of the Super Mario World world map

It lines up nice






I like Chrono Cross better than Trigger
543159622
Reposted by ZNote
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 11/09/2026
Scenes such as this where the light is reflecting on the water are accomplished through a process called "backlighting", "underlighting" or "bipack glow". To create the effect a matte is cut and light is shone through the holes.
141659626
Reposted by ZNote
Man or Muppet @alyourpal27.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
3465201249
Reposted by ZNote
kViN @yuyucow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Jaadugar returns with another stunning rendition of Mongol mythology. These otherworldly scenes also serve as an outlet for more radical idiosyncrasy (like the stylizations of director/boarder/layout artist Kenji Zenba) and to reinforce the adaptation's motifs, like Tolui feeling like dazzling light
18630
Reposted by ZNote
Arkilide @arkilide.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Asuka
31499356
Reposted by ZNote
Rev @therev28.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Minor piece of visual language I haven't seen anyone mention from "Goodbye, Lara" ep8: the colors in the boxing tournament mirror the hair colors of Lara and Lisa, and Mari is in Lara's red. Mari's victory is a physical representation of Lara's worldview "winning" over Lisa's #SayoLara
212541
Reposted by ZNote
kViN @yuyucow.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
(Baffling that a show so obsessed with imbuing shots with meaning, but also so transparent about the intent, somehow ended up being discourse fodder because of a single episode btw)
515943
Reposted by ZNote
kViN @yuyucow.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Jaadugar's commitment to depicting cultures with care means not only animating their material aspects, but also attempting to capture their beliefs. Kotaro Matsunaga, who'd already overseen the stunning ceremony in episode #06, was a perfect choice to direct/board the highly spiritual ninth episode
29539
Reposted by ZNote
Ashleigh Taylor-Martínez 🇵🇷 🇺🇸 @ashleigh-taylor.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The only Data center I respect is:
static.klipy.com
Star Trek TNG Data Shrugs
ALT: Star Trek TNG Data Shrugs
252503337
Reposted by ZNote
kViN @yuyucow.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
KyoAni reached out to two key figures from their past like Reiko Yoshida and Yukiko Horiguchi, and now their work is animated by their most promising present & future. Gorgeous Sougen no Kagayaki CM led by rookie director/boarder Uno Nakata, supervisor Tomomi Sato, and art director Mayu Harashima
310332
Reposted by ZNote
かも仮面・画集販売中 @kamori.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
oc_km_260820 むずい~
1520139
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Shout-out especially to “Sword of Paros” in the original post. Year 24 / Year 24 adjacent manga always had rocking covers, sick art, and THE most melodramatic stuff ever.
030
Reposted by ZNote
kViN @yuyucow.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Only in Sparks of Tomorrow do you get a pivotal point in a character arc about freedom beyond gender roles, while at the same time they're inventing heavy metal by accident. Such a visual rollercoaster too, with deranged concepts meeting Tomomi Sato's traditionally excellent, emotive animation
114147
Reposted by ZNote
EU03 @eu03.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Face holding back tears emoji
122077367
Reposted by ZNote
Spooky Nights @spiritusnox.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
#Denmoku was Denmoku this week, I don't anticipate it entering my AOTS race but I continue to appreciate how pulpy and cheeseball it is compared to what a lot of Shiny KyoAni Stuff has been over the last decade or so.
142
Reposted by ZNote
kViN @yuyucow.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Sayonara Lara #05 links her struggles to reflections, photography, and subjective perception, in a way the script can't fully articulate but that rookie director Hirota elevates. Lara's focus on fairy tale-ish True Love blinds her to angles (like Mari maybe being her partner) revealed by reflections
224677
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Listening to the Dodgers-Yankees game is intolerable. The announcers (Sabathia, Clemens, et al) don’t shut up and are filling air with such irrelevant stories and self-congratulating. Not gonna watch this. I’ll catch the highlights tomorrow.
120
Reposted by ZNote
Spooky Nights @spiritusnox.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
#Denmoku continues to be fun. Increasingly unlikely it contends for my personal AOTS but it feels like the most deliberately pulpy KyoAni I've maybe ever watched, and I'm finding myself quite enjoying that aspect of it.
031
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
What is that annoying low hum that occasionally sounds on the #allstargame #mlb broadcast???
050
Reposted by ZNote
juusepx @juusepx.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧
5230136
Reposted by ZNote
kViN @yuyucow.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Sparks of Tomorrow is the result of a unique director reframing a romcom pitch to incorporate the unusual stylistic & thematic links that only a brilliant weirdo would make. That *could* risk being too self-serious, but the show's simple romanticism is so wrapped up in his madness that it's a blast
39033
Reposted by ZNote
Mina Cream @minacream.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Pyra
Pyra bikini
82104412
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The response to #DenMoku / Sparks of Tomorrow is something I find unsurprising, but still upsetting. "Poor / lazy writing." It being an adventure comedy means it's not truly attempting to be the kind of Violet Evergarden-adjacent melodrama that some may have expected given the historical framing.
Sparks of Tomorrow, episode 2
2114
Reposted by ZNote
Spooky Nights @spiritusnox.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
more anime should have their villains canonically be high as a kite at all times #Denmoku
0102
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
By design, "Black Lagoon" takes great pains to show that, for all her extraordinary marksmanship, tongue lashing, and boisterousness, Revy is at her core a nihilistic, miserable soul. The ED's solemnity is haunting, a quiet, sharp contrast to the explosiveness of a job or the noise of the world.
120
Reposted by ZNote
みやそ @miyaso040105.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
023994
Reposted by ZNote
シャチ埃 @pineapple6huza.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
さよならララ
0567275
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
"Sayonara Lara" is the World Masterpiece Theatre for a 2026 audience, a gorgeous, colorful array of an old story that has the immediacy of the Hans Christian Andersen "The Little Mermaid" faerie tale while giving it room to become more than itself with new aesthetic, direction, and energy.
"Sayonara Lara," episode 1
1145
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Part of what makes "Sparks of Tomorrow's" first episode compelling is that it's about chasing and believing in an idea that seems almost too fanciful to be real. It’s easy to sit here in 2026 and take electricity for granted, something that has revolutionized the world in incalculable ways.
"Sparks of Tomorrow," episode 1
1126
Reposted by ZNote
thg98 @thg98.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
x.com/touhou398kt/... Wow
x.com
m on X: "Cigar Kiss #上伊那ぼたん https://t.co/r4mQUfo15d" / X
Cigar Kiss #上伊那ぼたん https://t.co/r4mQUfo15d
02710
Reposted by ZNote
Solaris Dreamweaver🎭 @solarisdreamweaver.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Soviet animation is criminally underrated
231858
Reposted by ZNote
Masuko Mii 💜✏️ magicalstage.moe @magicalstage.moe · 24/06/2026
Wow another article already!? @znotetaku.bsky.social looks back at the first 12 episodes of Magical Sisters Luluttolilly by doing a big review of the series so far! magicalstage.moe/2026/06/24/halfway…
magicalstage.moe
Halfway Home: Checking in with Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly - Magical Stage
The first season / cour of "LuluttoLilly" is done! What did it do well, where did it struggle, and what lies ahead?
075
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
My newest article for @magicalstage.moe - let's take a look at the recent season of #luluttolilly and see what it did well, where it struggled, and what to expect going forward! Special thanks to @buildknuckle.bsky.social for the opportunity! :)
magicalstage.moe
Halfway Home: Checking in with Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly - Magical Stage
The first season / cour of "LuluttoLilly" is done! What did it do well, where did it struggle, and what lies ahead?
011
Reposted by ZNote
Masuko Mii 💜✏️ magicalstage.moe @magicalstage.moe · 24/06/2026
A new interview! @oddishhime.bsky.social interviews Michelle Flores, producer of the English dub of Smile Precure, Glitter Force! magicalstage.moe/2026/06/24/glitter…
magicalstage.moe
Glitter Force production secrets: a behind the scenes Q&A with series producer Michelle Flores - Magical Stage
An exclusive interview with producer of Glitter Force, Michelle Flores!
12013
Reposted by ZNote
Dave Capdevielle @cadaverdave.com · 22/06/2026
It's pretty simple... If you use AI to create art, then you're not an artist. If you use AI to write, then you're not a writer. If you use AI to make music, then you're not a musician. If you use AI to animate, then you're not an animator. If you use AI to make films, then you're not a filmmaker.
940621459
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I still don't know what a "BUBEE" is, but this show was so much fun :) From: Magical Sisters LuluttoLily, episode 12
youtu.be
【Live Clip Ep12】ルルットリリィ「マジカルランデブー」ライブシーン/TVアニメ『魔法の姉妹ルルットリリィ』 #ルルットリリィ #るるりり
YouTube video by バンダイナムコフィルムワークス チャンネル
010
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Someone out-pizza’s the hut…
020
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Talking about this manga again reminded me that this is my most popular post. People really do love their yuri lol
000
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Finally made my way through all of Walt Whitman's poetry. Genuinely stirring in a cynical 2026, I believe it when he wrote, "For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you." ~Song of Myself #poetry
hardcover.app
ZNote's Review of The Complete Poems by Walt Whitman - Hardcover
Read ZNote's review of The Complete Poems by Walt Whitman on Hardcover
030
Reposted by ZNote
❄️if you get lost theres a song here🍑 @dualaurorawave.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
luluttolilly~
110862
Reposted by ZNote
Zel @zelkinne.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
drew Nadia somewhat
71869267
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Still one of the funniest examples of bad comp in anime. From: A Couple of Cuckoos, S2 E4
160
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Aaron Judge's injury demonstrates that, once again, the Yankees medical staff are inept at discovering or diagnosing problems quickly. Rizzo had a concussion that basically wrecked him. Judge's rib stress fracture should've been caught sooner. No one has a drop-off that crazy "just because."
000
ZNote @znotetaku.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
New "Finding Kyoto Animation" video! The more I watch clips from "Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu," the more convinced I am that it's one of the best things the studio ever made. This was their FIRST full TV anime, and the level of excellence on display in every respect is out of this world.
youtu.be
Full Petal Panic? Fumoffu - Finding Kyoto Animation
YouTube video by ZNoteTaku
1106
Reposted by ZNote
buildknuckle @buildknuckle.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I wrote over 2,000 words about how sometimes anime staff can appear in the credits with silly names. I'm very very proud of what I've achieved, please read it!
1116