From our TBR pile: Pride Month June 2026 – some LGBTQIA+ recommendations Looking for manga to read for Pride Month? Here are some suggestions you won’t want to miss!

happy pride month to him

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R.I.P to this legend. I grew up with him in Buffy, Merlin and Doctor Who 😭

Here’s the media I watched/read/etc in May!

June is my favourite month because: 1) it’s my birthday month 2) it’s Sonic’s birthday month AND 3) it’s Pride month!!! Happy Pride to you all 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🩷💜💙

I played Signalis earlier in the year, spent months watching all the video essays I could find, and decided to get the platinum (so play on hard made and die a bunch). Today I got it, and safe to say, I love this game.

Hubby and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary at the Beetlejuice musical! We hoped for years it would come to the UK and it did not disappoint! Great humour, fun music and the cast were brilliant. Go and see if you love the original film 💜💚

PSA for YouTube Creators! Just wanna share this in case you don't want Google to have access to remix your YouTube shorts with GenAI using Gemini! YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED. Here is what it's doing and how to opt out of said option if you don't want your shorts to be remixed with AI.

I had so much fun making this, and found an excuse for my husband (who did the VO) to scream YAOI down the mic ❤️🔥

Quote posting cos I just discovered this delightful account and wanted to share 💀

I haven't thought about this old hedgehog ad in YEARS but something about the recent Star Fox head turning reminded me of it.

My last @animeuknews.net review for a little while, and it's an anime blu-ray review! Reincarnated as a Sword is out now on blu-ray, and with season 2 due out later this year, is it worth checking out? Find out in my review, link in next post.

✦ Pre-orders close in ONE WEEK‼️ ✦ We're on the very last days of pre-orders! If you've saved the zine in your cart waiting for the perfect moment, the time is now! ✦ Psst, stay tuned for some more info on the stretch goals soon! #stobotnik

✦ Pre-orders close in 9 DAYS! ✦ We're on the single digits already!! Don't miss your chance to get this gorgeous metal bookmark by @zhampip.bsky.social so you don't lose the zine page you're on! #stobotnik

📢 CALLING ALL NONBINARY GAME DEVS! 📢 i'm helping run a steam sale event to showcase games made by nonbinary devs during the week of international nonbinary day! if you fit this description, fill out the form by may 18 👉 forms.gle/cx9AqFfPqzF9... please share & send to all your nb dev friends!!

Hey all. I am still on the hunt for freelance work in Japanese to English translation, translation review, English editing and proofreading, or almost any localization-parallel role that can be done remote from Germany. I specialize in creative writing localization. Please share with your circle!

Here is what media I watched/read/etc in April!

Oh, screw it. Do two things for me: Drop the name of the anime / manga blogs, websites, podcasts, news, etc that you visit and/or have heard of. Bonus points labeling that you know they pay ALL their people. Then repost this.

New @animeuknews.net review! I check out the latest volume of the popular manga series, [Oshi No Ko], out now via Yen Press. Volume 13 covers the tail end of the anime season 3, and just beyond! Link in next post.

Finally saw the Super Mario Galaxy movie over the weekend, so my Sonic 3 cup now has a friend ❤️💙

Brand new review up on Anime UK News! I reviewed the first volume of a new light novel series, from the author of 'My Happy Marriage'. The Bubble Love of the Mermaid volume 1 is out now via Yen Press. Link in next post

✦ Pre-orders open until May 11th! 💥 ✦ Give your collection an explosion of feelings with this stunning standee by @whormungandr.bsky.social! #stobotnik

The show is about to start, Skaters—Permafrost: A Yuri!!! On Ice Zine is accepting apps for Artists, Writers, and Alternative Contributors for 2 more days! Apply by April 13th ⛸️❄️ bsky.app/profile/perm... #yurionice #fanzine

✦ Pre-orders close on May 11th! Plenty of time still! ✦ And of course, we're still doing merch spotlights! Today featuring a pocket-sized crabnik charm by @shinzeroichi.bsky.social so you can shake stobotnik to your heart's content! How very evil! #stobotnik

✦ Pre-orders open until May 11th! 🗺️ ✦ Now onto some more of the flat merch! Take a look at this stunningly colorful print by @mostlyskin.bsky.social and postcard-worthy print by helix-22! #stobotnik

My dear friend @cassieclearly.bsky.social is fund raising for gender affirming surgery. If you can chip in, please do so and if you can't, please share this post. Thank you! www.gofundme.com/f/cassies-jo...

I’m co-writing mod for this, it’s been an amazing project to work on, so much fantastic talent on it, and proceeds go to charity too! Pre order now ❤️ #stobotnik

✦ Questions? Check our FAQ or info doc for anything else you may need to know! ✦ Can't find an answer there? Send the questions our way! You may find all ways to contact us in our carrd too! glovedtouchzine.carrd.co

✦ COMPANION UNITS [Plushie Add-Ons] $20.00 each $35.00 both ✦ 5 inch adorable stobotnik plushies ✦ Can be purchased individually or as a pair The plushies are ADD-ON items and must be purchased with any ZINE BUNDLE. All orders that are placed without a bundle will be cancelled and refunded

✦ WORLD DOMINATION [Full Bundle] 70,00 $ ✦ All items in "DEPLOYMENT" tier ✦ 1 x Connected Charm ✦ 1 x Shaker Charm (4 parts) ✦ 1 x Multi-Piece Standee (5 parts) ✦ 1 x Enamel Pin ✦ 1 x Metal Bookmark ✦ 1 x Carabiner ✦ 1 x Tote Bag with Keychain Ring

✦ DEPLOYMENT [Flat Bundle] 35,00 $ ✦ Physical Zine (180+ Pages) ✦ Digital Zine PDF ✦ Digital Merch (Printable Bookmark, Emotes, Stickers, PFPs) ✦ 6 x Art Prints ✦ 3 x Sticker Sheets ✦ 7 x Die-Cut Stickers

✦ INITIATION [Physical Zine] 25,00 $ ✦ Physical Zine (180+ Pages) ✦ Digital Zine PDF ✦ Digital Merch (Printable Bookmark, Emotes, Stickers, PFPs)

✦ RESTRICTED ACCESS [Spicy Zine] 10,00 $ ✦ Digital NSFW Zine PDF (200+ Pages) This zine contains adult content, including sexual themes, suggestive material and explicit depictions of intimacy. Intended for readers 18+ only! Digital Bundle NOT elegible for Stretch Goals

SURVEILLANCE [Digital Bundle] 10,00 $ ✦ Digital Zine PDF (180+ Pages) ✦ Digital Merch (Printable Bookmark, Emotes, Stickers, PFPs) Digital Bundle NOT elegible for Stretch Goals

✦ PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN‼️ ✦ Until May 11th, pre-orders for the #stobotnik fanzine Gloved Touch are open!! ✦ There's bundles available! See what we got in store in the thread below! glovedtouchzine.bigcartel.com

Busy week: it’s the Easter holidays, the @glovedtouchzine.bsky.social preorders start tomorrow, it’s my son’s 7th birthday on Wednesday, with his party on Saturday, it’s my 3rd week of new temp part time job, and I catch a flipping cold!!! 🤧

✦ PRE-ORDERS OPEN TOMORROW‼️📅 ✦ LESS THAN 24 HOURS TO GO!! Pre-orders for the Gloved Touch zine open on April 6th! ✦ One last treat before it's go-time: a should-have-been-canon beautiful sticker by @zhampip.bsky.social ! #stobotnik

✦ FULL COVER REVEALED!! ✦ The yearning! The tension! The physical closeness! This cover truly captures the very essence of stobotnik and of the zine itself!! ✦ Designed by the one and only @hansoeii.bsky.social ! #stobotnik

✦ Pre-orders open in THREE DAYS!! 📅 ✦ The wait is ALMOST over!! Pre-orders for the Gloved Touch zine open on April 6th! ✦ Have a treat to prepare for easter; the silliest, eggiest, most fashionable sticker sheet by sockfinch! #stobotnik

✦ Turning up the heat! NSFW cover REVEALED!! 🔥 ✦ You know things are about to get serious when the glove comes off! Feel the anticipation and hunger in this stunningly hot digital cover!! ✦ Steamy cover designed by @alisa-aydin.bsky.social ! #stobotnik

It’s the end of March so what media did I enjoy this month? Let’s see!

Tfw half your content now comes from your kids watching the same thing 500 times: youtu.be/44chgavSaKA?...

New @animeuknews.net review! I check out the brand new yuri, fantasy series; Marrying the Dark Knight (For Her Money). Out now via Kodansha. Link in next tweet

There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

✦ Two out of three revealed! ✦ I can almost see them... One final push!! ✦ Cover designed by @hansoeii.bsky.social #stobotnik

Marrying the Dark Knight (For Her Money) Volume 1 Review Clarice must marry the Dark Knight to save her family, but the Dark Knight is actually a woman?! This new yuri series is a fun and light-hearted read.

You can donate to @saoirsestone.bsky.social 's GoFundMe here to help her relocate her family to a state that is safer for trans folks: www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-tra...

✦ Here's the first taste of the cover! ✦ It seems to have a coffee flavor with steamed Austrian goat's milk notes... and is that a touch of longing I spot? ✦ Cover designed by @hansoeii.bsky.social ! #stobotnik

✦ Curious about what the zine cover looks like? 👀 ✦ Let's unlock all the pieces of the puzzle! As we meet the goals we'll be sharing more parts until you get the full cover reveal! We got this!! ✦ To add to the hype, know that the cover is designed by @hansoeii.bsky.social ! #stobotnik