Finally got my ZetroCard! Over 70 canvassers in the Upper East Side alone!

Well written, Evan. I'm with you, it's hard to believe he's gone. Matt was such a kind soul, I'm going to miss talking with him & seeing his posts.

Took me a while to be ready to write this, but here's my post about Matt. I still can't fully believe he's gone.

ahahahah

Played Many Nights a Whisper, a game I picked up on a whim after reading a review. Really cool. You play as a kind of priestess training to fire a slingshot into a distant chalice. The whole game hinges on the ceremony where you have one shot, and you have to practice so you get it perfectly.

Realistically I don't think political violence is good, but this stuff is an output of an already violent political culture. It's the unintended blowback from the politics Kirk himself promoted, and he deserves not one ounce of sympathy for finally experiencing the consequences of it.

These people are on another planet.

Jesus christ what is wrong with Democrats

I've got thoughts and prayers but what I'm thinking about and what I'm praying for would violate the BlueSky community guidelines

The voice on the Seattle light rail says "doors to my left" when it gets to a station, implying that it's the train itself talking to you

Ani-Gamers (a long-standing platform dedicated to anime, manga, and video game content. Established in 2008, it offers a blend of in-depth reviews, podcasts, creator interviews, and commentary, often infused with humor and insightful analysis) has left X (3.199 followers) Bluesky: @anigamers.com

Manga friends: I'm going to try to make some kind of memorial for Matt Haasch. If you have stories, photos, or any words of appreciation you want to share, please let me know. DMs are open. If there's anyone doing something similar already please also let me know and we can pool our efforts.

Last text from Matt. Fuck, man

Matt (left) and Azuki CEO Abbas at Anime NYC 2022

I was texting Matt just a few days ago about his treatment, and he assured me everything was OK and he would live. I can't believe this. FUCK

I'm visiting Portland and stopped by Lloyd Center, as recommended by a few friends. Wild spot. It's a dead mall that's in the process of being taken over by a bunch of quirky shops and nerdy stuff. An ice skating rink, a few comics and games stores. A Beyblade tourney in an unused food court???

INTERVIEW: GQuuuuuuX Designer and Animation Director Hidenori Matsubara on Recreating Iconic Gundam Characters We confirmed a list of the shots he animated in GQuuuuuuX too! 👀 READ: buff.ly/kgEice6

100% agree except for the fact that it's good actually

Word is out, Gunbuster is leaving the Discotek catalog and likely bound for licensing hell. Still some copies at the MediaOCD Store, so get it while you can! www.mediaocd.com/product-page...

Teared up a little watching Adam Friedland talk about the being a Jew and witnessing Israel's genocide. The disgust at seeing the very crime we're taught to fight against committed under a flag with our own star on it. Ritchie Torres should be ashamed. youtu.be/q0Eeht171HQ?...

A company I used to work for had several managers accused of sexual harassment, reported to HR with screenshots of the offending messages, and took no action against the perpetrators.

Anime NYC Trigger Live Drawing and Q&A panel live posting thread! I'll post any interesting answers.

🎧 NEW PODCAST: Quicksave: You’ve Lost Reputation with Spiders Don’t ask us how long ago we recorded this episode, just enjoy @evanminto.com and David talking about Frieren, Balatro, Cowboy Bebop, Caves of Qud, D&D, and more! buff.ly/LD3EAkS

If you're not watching New Panty & Stocking right now you're seriously missing out. Trigger is consistently one-upping themselves episode to episode, with more and more ambitious jokes and visuals. Feels like a real culmination of the 15 years they've spent building their own studio and culture.

I'm running for SAG-AFTRA national/local board positions to continue fighting for a community that has been disempowered for too long. Since 2018, I have served as a founding member of the dubbing steering committee, thru which union dubbing coverage has increased by over ONE THOUSAND PERCENT.

#Otakon2025 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 💙 @mangamavericks.bsky.social has arrived! The brand new indie publisher is making three new manga series and one-shots available digitally on Azuki starting today. Plus a new manga from Star Fruit Books! Details here : www.azuki.co/news/2025/08...

It's time for the Otakon Studio Trigger live drawing panel! This time questions are pulled from an online form, uncharacteristic for the studio. I'll live post any interesting bits. Guests: Animator Hiroki Arai Designer/Animator Sushio Co-Director Hiromi Wakabayashi YouTube Department KawaD

I’ve got two panels at @otakon.bsky.social this weekend! 🎥 BEYOND MIYAZAKI: THE DIRECTORS OF STUDIO GHIBLI - An overview of the *other* directors: Takahata, Kondo, and more. Fri @ 11:30am 📚 AZUKI MANGA INDUSTRY PANEL - Exciting new announcements and books to give away. Sat @ 4:30pm

I figured this was coming, surprised it took this long

I'm watching Ghibli movies to research for my panel at Otakon. My partner has never seen any of them, so we watched Earwig and the Witch together. Dreadful movie. The worst introduction to Ghibli I could imagine.

Pleased to announce the launch of my new scent

You can tell the Trigger guys are real America Otaku because New Panty & Stocking has a joke about there being a weed dispensary on every corner

🎉 @bunnycartoon.bsky.social is back for Part 2 of our Dragon Ball manga discussion! This half of the show covers what’s commonly known in English as “Dragon Ball Z,” starting from Raditz’s arrival and ending with the post-Buu Saga epilogue. 🎧 LISTEN: buff.ly/F98MTMQ

Casually watching my husband playing the Horse Game in my phone when suddenly: “Another race?! That’s…” I am begging translators to translate this correctly. Please.

Spotted in the TSA line at LAX

Today! Come hang out with @evanminto.com at our AX industry panel at 5:45pm

At the New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt premiere-slash-Studio Trigger panel at Anime Expo. I'll be live-posting interesting stuff from it. In attendance: - Director Hiroyuki Imaishi - Co-Director Hiromi Wakabayashi - Character Designer Shigeto Koyama - PR Tatsuru Tatemoto

At the Leviathan panel, producer Justin Leach mentioned that the whole season will be released at once in Netflix, to cheers from the crowd. He seemed surprised, said that some people prefer weekly episode releases, but some audience members yelled out that they like them all at once.

Rare glimpse into the inside of my head

Really fun idea for a panel. @annlynzee.bsky.social and two more folks from Anime News Network give personalized recommendations based on the audience members' favorite anime. A time-honored otaku tradition!

Hangin' with the girls

Saw a bunch of right-wing posts about Zohran "supporting antifa," which is confusing because no prominent critics of his have even mentioned that. But no, it's not antifa, it's "intifada." They heard the "globalize the intifada" bullshit and thought the phrase was about antifa.

Watched the live-action How to Train Your Dragon. What an uncanny movie. It's a nearly shot-for-shot remake of the original, which is made weirder by the fact that about 20-30% of the live-action movie is animated. And it's directed by... the guy who directed the animated movie!

Relitigating old feuds is cringe and all, but boy is it fun to hear centrists and conservative Democrats wring their hands over Zohran being the nominee. "I don't know if I can hold my nose and vote for a socialist :(" Say it with me, your favorite catchphrase: Vote Blue No Matter Who 😘

Zohran consolidating establishment Dem support makes me hopeful he'll be able to fend off or even entirely prevent Cuomo's challenge in the general

GQuuuuuuX from Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (機動戦士ガンダム ジークアクス) by Hyde (tabakko)

The usual centrist hacks are hard at work analyzing Zohran's win to find ways to separate his style and tactics from his substance, to concoct a theoretical campaign that can inspire people without being socialist or pro-Palestine. But the substance is the whole reason the campaign worked.

The team-up these two embarked on in the final days of the race is something really special. A politics of solidarity and coalition-building. I think it's going to inspire a lot of movements going forward.

Filled with an unending stream of love and solidarity for everyone who gave their time to show the people of New York and the world that a better world is possible. Join DSA, we've got a world to win: www.dsausa.org/get-involved/

I joined DSA in 2016, right after Trump won, when it had barely any influence in electoral politics. I watched as my comrades built a thriving organization piece by piece. We lost, and we lost, and we lost, and we kept on trying. And little by little we started to win.