I was definitely not expecting to write an essay for Japanese class about the terrible state of my mental health last year, and that my new year's resolution is going to therapy and taking things easier. Life will get better, I hope.

Went to the opening of the Ghost in The Shell exhibit in Tokyo, on now until April.

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What the actual heck is the fight with Rufus in Rebirth lmao Cloud: *breathes* Rufus: *counters* I'm switching to easy mode. No regrets. Let me continue the game pls.

AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone - tech is now more expensive - you cannot trust most media of reality anymore - programs barely function - energy prices - literal psychosis - your voice can be literally stolen for evil - more spyware but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.

The Hades II Original Soundtrack, featuring nearly four hours of blood-pumping music by @darrenkorb.bsky.social and various special guests, is now also available for streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, and more.🎶🌖 Thank you for listening!

Via @automaton-media.com, composer Uematsu: “I’ve never used AI & probably never will. I think it still feels more rewarding to go through the hardships of creating something myself. When you listen to music, the fun is also in discovering the background of the person who created it, right?" More:

Final Fantasy Tactics The Ivalice Chronicles illustration by Ryoko Kui (Delicious in Dungeon) for Weekly Famitsu No. 1915:

Saw a cool spider today in the garden (Thomisus onustus)

"Hades II" trailer by The Line Studio for Supergiant Games. Director: Louve Sarfati Karnas Character design & lead animation: Amanda Jespersen Holm Storyboard : Neil Dieu, Zhihuang Dong Art director: Meryl Franck Full 4K video & credits >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8lJ...

GQuuuuuuX finale celebration illustration by 阿部慎吾 / Shingo Abe, mechanical animation director for the 0079 portion of the show. Abe has contributed to numerous other Gundam shows including SD Gundam World Heroes, Build Fighters, Twilight Axis & Iron-Blooded Orphans. ✨

Figured I'd share my GQuuuuuuX finale thoughts (Spoilers!) I understand the ending in a different manner now and it all comes down to trauma and anguish from Lalah's end and what the scope of hurt can do to one's mind and experiences. To me, GquuuuuuX is about the Wheel of Samsara and Lalah's love.

Much has already been said about some of the shot-for-shot recreations GQuuuuuuX does from Mobile Suit Gundam, especially the very first episode of course. One thing I'm seeing less about is the quoted/repurposed lines, so I edited something together last night that includes those too. Sound on!

Thread on some of the really effective uses of lighting and stylization in episode 19 of Mobile Suit Gundam (1979).

New poster for "The Ghost In The Shell" anime series by Science Saru studio (2026). Directed by Mokochan. Story by EnJoe Toh. Character design & animation direction by Shuhei Handa. Teaser Trailer 2 >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk27...

I found these bulbs on the 24th of March 2024, so I can accurately say that I have been waiting for this moment for exactly a year 🥹

Blind Alley No. 357

Finished Chi / Orb! Brilliant writing, unashamed of tackling ideas as grand as the indomitable human spirit, the communal nature of knowledge, faith & dogma, or the systemic erasure of women, while functioning as an exciting thriller. Plotting so good you can only appreciate it in full retroactively

Slow but steady progress. I hope I can finish it this month and not next year.

Specular / Echo #頭割り6 開催おめでとうございます🎉

My 2025 resolution is to learn linocut, and I'm using this fire hydrant manhole I saw in Himeji for practice. So far, I can only say that I have not yet unlocked the knowledge to transfer images with acetone.

It’s so cool that Dr. Stone’s latest episode talks about how calcite was used as an optical compass to aid navigation and mentions the discovery of Icelandic spar in a sunken ship in 2013.

Me going to Mercadona on Saturday afternoon.

I thought the Loewe Orange Blossom bottle was perfume. It's a home fragrance. It's been hours, and I still smell like a beautifully blossomed orange tree. I do not regret it.

Mankind's first hero #FF14 #Elidibus #エリディブス

2025年初日の出🌅 あけましておめでとうございます！