Anime, manga, and light novel titles said: what if the entire plot was the title? An inquisition into stories with names longer than my attention span + other title conventions 👀 Written by @verak.bsky.bsky.social, illustration by @trbclldstressed.bsky.social: coldtakegeeks.co.ke/whats-up-wit...

Lecture en anglais pour mes fujoshi !

Are straight women who indulge in the boys' love genre sexualising gay men, or is there more than meets the eye? 👀 A Kenyan perspective on this evergreen debate by Clare K. Brilliant illustration by @trbclldstressed.bsky.social #boyslove #danmei #yaoi #ThaiBL coldtakegeeks.co.ke/bl-and-the-s...

This BL manga is a missed opportunity to discuss men’s bad eating habits worldwide. By @verak.bsky.social In Japan, sweets and other sugary foods are relegated to women and children — something I have seen in Burundian society too. #blmanga #comics #manga coldtakegeeks.co.ke/gourmet-make...

"This led me to thinking about just how much power a language can hold: It can be a path to access a whole other world while, simultaneously, it could be a gatekeeper locking you out from fully comprehending it." 👇🏾 Julie Ambani

What worlds would we open if we overcame language barriers in our entertainment media? By Julie Ambani coldtakegeeks.co.ke/how-watching...

Today is Arthur Conan Doyle's birthday. To honor his legacy, May 22 has been dubbed the Sherlock Holmes Day. We're celebrating by focusing on his spiritual successors, wrapped in the rainbow flag. Enjoy our list of 21 Queer Detective Reads: duckprintspress.com/2025/05/22/c...

How do we continue after devastation? The newest season of Black Mirror explores this topic in an existential quest across an ever changing world. Read more thoughts on Black Mirror Season 7 from Grey Oletsa. coldtakegeeks.co.ke/black-mirror...

At the age of 40 and after a rough divorce, he poured his heart out on a soulful collection of beats centred on what kept his head above the surface: Anime. By Eric Kariuki. coldtakegeeks.co.ke/anime-as-the...

This week, we focus on the #KenyanComic Wana wa Magere by our faves Avandu Vosi Studio. Follow this thread to learn more about this decolonial Kenya they have created filled with rich history, culture and magic ✨️ First up, a review of Ch.1 by @soila.bsky.social coldtakegeeks.co.ke/wana-wa-mage...

Disney, bastion of Western animation, now does anime?!!!! 😏 youtu.be/gIU-5V_z07Q?...

With the recent coup-induced French-exit from West Africa, this Naruto character’s hard-line stance on creating change is starting to make more sense. By Natalie Gumo. Illustration by @trbclldstressed.bsky.social #animesky #naruto #uchihamadara coldtakegeeks.co.ke/uchiha-madar...

New from CTG! With brilliant illustrations from @trbclldstressed.bsky.social. Give it a read and share 🤟🏾✨️

I'm an illustrator, y'all 🤭

The Joker (2019) accurately mimics the mental health crisis in Kenya. By @andrewrubia.bsky.social #mentalhealth #thejoker coldtakegeeks.co.ke/the-joker-is...

Here’s to the women who lift each other up and join forces in the fight! Happy #InternationalWomensDay ❤️‍🔥

Happy international women's day!💚 Embrace chaos and avenge yourself!

In honour of #InternationalWomensDay2025, an analysis of the female characters in Jiwe, an African fantasy short story by @kikoenjani.bsky.social #IWD2025 #IWD https://coldtakegeeks.co.ke/jiwe-what-it-means-when-god-is-a-woman-8ca4a45f9ccb

Let me give you some recommendations. Blood At The Root: @itsladarrion.bsky.social Apple Black: @whytmanga.bsky.social Children of Blood and Bone: Tomi Adeyemi Clock Striker: Fredrick L. Jones

BLACK EXCELLENCE -- ALWAYS! APPLE BLACK VOL 5 -- AVAILABLE IN STORES WORLDWIDE! The hit African shonen #manga by @whytmanga.bsky.social exclusively from Saturday AM x @quartokids.bsky.social For more info: www.saturday-am.com/series/apple... And don't forget to support our Saturday WARS CCG!!

Transformative Works & Cultures Spotlight #3: In volume #43 of #TWC, Victoria L. Godwin dives into the difference between costume fandom and cosplaying: how one focuses on craft and the other explores identity, all while remaining innovative. Read: journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...

Check out @soila.bsky.social's review of the MORAAN webtoon/comic by Avandu Vosi Studios. The story begins with a chase in Maasai Mara... 💙📚🪐 #comics #africansff coldtakegeeks.co.ke/discover-a-t...

So the way you're supposed to do this is to privately text your friend "what the fuck why is there suddenly pissplay and a witch and now someone's jumping a dirtbike thru a flaming hoop??" Fic is freely given and that's beautiful, but also sometimes wtf is the author doing @firsttimetrek.bsky.social

Read this & am unsure how I feel about it. On one hand, if you don't care enough about your writing to spend time on editing, I don't feel obliged to read/fb it. OTOH, as a Fandom Old, I know enough to keep my mouth shut & walk on by. Unsolicited critique is rarely welcome. #IFD #fandom #fanworks

Saturday AM STARTS 2025 the same way we finished 2024 with some AMAZING #MANGA REVIEWS! 1st HAMMER VOL 5 by @jeyodin.bsky.social released in January & has applause for the crazy FUN TWISTS. 2nd ORISHA VOL 1 by Zayf Umar is getting early buzz for AFRICAN FANTASY! BUY BOTH NOW! www.saturday-am.com

this is such an important conversation to have that has a lot of different answers. i just wish people understood that it’s nuanced instead of going at each other’s throats immediately

For International Fanworks Day, @verak.bsky.social dives into the intricacies of fanfiction etiquette. #IFD @transformativeworks.org coldtakegeeks.co.ke/the-impossib...

Happy Valentine's Day! 💝 coldtakegeeks.co.ke/a-guide-to-t...

#InternationalFanworksDay is only a week away, and we have lots of fun activities lined up that you can participate in to celebrate! Look for more details here: otw-news.org/2p8zz38p

I'll be honest... I think I cooked here.

Sometimes you find that one thing that knocks you down, but keeps making you get back up again, and again, and again. An introspective on Awaria by @trbclldstressed.bsky.social coldtakegeeks.co.ke/getting-over...

What can the 2022 movie The Menu teach us about what we owe one another in the work of political resistance? By Grey Oletsa. coldtakegeeks.co.ke/community-re...

“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” OK, deal. But you would agree that the point of a book cover is to draw the potential reader in with its visuals? coldtakegeeks.co.ke/sports-anime...

Send in your drafts and pitches; submissions have reopened! 🧊 coldtakegeeks.co.ke/ctg-submissi...

Ushered in the New Year reading this thriller/horror Webtoon. It's so good I had to start it all over again 😩

Following the 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 roundups, writers deconstruct the year with short stories. This was 2024, told by 102 people. intothespine.com/2024/12/30/s...

Looking ahead, many resources are entering the Public Domain in 2025, like our sailor friend Popeye, The Sound and the Fury and more. The Internet Archive is ready to provide access to these items for free use and enjoyment. Help us maintain access: https://archive.org/donate/?origin=blsky-eoy2024

Pls repost my review of See You In My 19th Life! I really love the premise of this series and the steadfast but always comically off-putting actions of Jieum.

What does the @netflixanime.bsky.social Delicious in Dungeon have to do with the 2024 Kenyan protest movement? Find out in our last installment for this year written by Grey Oletsa 💫 coldtakegeeks.co.ke/how-deliciou...

More Black girls in high fantasy doing fun things, coming right up dear! 💖 ✨ we have 4 day to fund our animation on Kickstarter! Check us out and pledge if you can! Thank you!

DAN DA DAN: Season 2 premieres worldwide on Netflix July 2025! Okarun and Jiji have made a strange discovery, while Momo finds herself under attack! What mysterious encounters await them next?!

"A scholarly must read for audiences interested in the history of manga, but also American comics, comics as a global medium, scholars working on media history, and historians of sound and the senses."—PACIFIC AFFAIRS on Eike Exner's COMICS AND THE ORIGINS OF MANGA. Full review here: bit.ly/3AFS4zd

What does the @netflixanime.bsky.social Delicious in Dungeon have to do with the 2024 Kenyan protest movement? Find out in our last installment for this year written by Grey Oletsa 💫 coldtakegeeks.co.ke/how-deliciou...

On July 11, It Begins. Superman - Only in Theaters 2025 #Superman #FilmedForIMAX youtu.be/uhUht6vAsMY

Here are our recommendation lists for media to consume over the upcoming holiday season! 🎄🧵 coldtakegeeks.co.ke/best-netflix...

Looking for stories can transport you anywhere in a matter of seconds? Let's take you all around the world in our fantastic selection of 8 anime and manga! coldtakegeeks.co.ke/around-the-w...

This may have been first published 2 years ago but it's still one of my faves. The writer has such a hilarious voice lol.

We all love a good trip back in time, but for those of us looking for a new fave, where would we even begin? Let’s give you a little push with these ten recommendations! coldtakegeeks.co.ke/top-10-perio...

From literary fiction to the speculative and fantastical, here are spots to find free tantalizing fiction on the internet by @verak.bsky.social coldtakegeeks.co.ke/12-places-wh...

Songs sung from top to bottom, choreography down to the nines, and a general feeling of excitement and camaraderie at this past weekend's #KPopFestKE c/o Movie Jabber. Coverage by @trbclldstressed.bsky.social coldtakegeeks.co.ke/k-pop-fest-k...