Starting today (2026-10-01), McDonald's announced that Ronald McDonald, who up to now was known as Donald McDonald in Japan, will restore his original namesake domestically. The decision seems to be tied to the charity organization "Ronald McDonald House," aiming to globalize the brand under 1 name.

Enough! I already have enough nightmares thanks to this damn frog

preternia@preternia.com · 2w ago

Bandai S.H.Figuarts Sergeant Frog & Pekoponian Suit Set. Preorders open October 1st, ¥7,700 MSRP.

Was OCR'ing subtitles for a project and this was an actual thing the software thought the subs said

Everybody's doing this so now I'm doing this

We are growing a lettuce plant and it's already begun to sprout after only a day. Wild how things just, like, live, you know

sigh. guys. you will never guess what got approved.

Tried making cinnamon rolls for the first time!

Over on the MediaOCD blog we have a new feature! Some title recommendations from the MediaOCD staff! mediaocd.com/staff-favori...

If anybody was wondering just how insane the Chiikawa craze is We were gonna eat at Kura Sushi, where there is currently a collaboration with Chiikawa, near our place and the wait time without a reservation was 7 hours 7 fucking hours

An excellent excerpt on translation from Andrew Briggs' translator notes for War and Peace. I feel this can be applied especially to anime and its translation styles, and we should aim for a similar balance as he describes here

Unironically higher effort than the ripoff Uniqlo UT style "drops" they're offering for way too much money lol

revolver ocelthot@rnaboursiii.bsky.social · 2mo ago

How sued would I get for this Premium Anime Merch

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This is rich coming from <i>them.</i>

Really puts things into perspective how I've literally never seen one of these things a single time all the years I lived in SoCal

Moved to a much bigger place. Although it was very stressful as moving tends to be, it was possibly the smoothest experience I've ever had. Sasuga.

Got to see one of the greatest films ever made on 35mm today 🙏

It is now officially summer in Japan, the worst time of year. I hope nobody is ever subjected to this insufferable humidity, but if you happen to be around, don't forget to keep every one of your cells hydrated, got that?!

So many people on Twitter complaining about the avant-title for the newest GiTS episode seem to not understand how the fuck animation works? I knew discourse surrounding this new show had a larper problem but I had no idea it was *this* bad.

So let me get this straight... 2K Digital Restoration -> Filmout Negative -> 4K Scan of Filmout -> 4K Digital """restoration""" -> Filmout Print based on crappy 4K "remaster" of a digital 2K restored filmout This may be the most worthless thing I've ever heard variety.com/2026/film/ne...

‘Akira’ Gets Its First New 35mm Print in Decades, Set to Tour U.K. and Ireland Cinemas

A new 35mm print of 'Akira,' struck from the 4K master, premieres at BFI Southbank in August before touring U.K. cinemas.

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And there it is folks. This is what CR bought Rightstuf for btw. To turn it into something no different from scammy onlyfans business models where you pay a monthly fee and get nothing but posts that are paywalled a second time. Rest in Peace RightStuf, Rest in Piss Crunchyroll Store

Domino's Pizza just got a major overhaul in Japan and now all the pizzas are more expensive than they used to be and the coupons are practically worthless for most selections. They even got rid of my favorite side I used to order. I am sad.

My wife started watching Yanineko and I'm not sure whether I should be proud or ashamed to be able to understand the dialogue as well as I do without any subtitles

Getting beat in penalties has to be the worst way to go out in a World Cup tournament, seriously orz

YES YES YES we're seeing Kiki in 4K on opening day!!!

Announcing... our next Whole Grain Pictures release. An incredible European animated feature from 2022.

Sketchbook ~full color’s~ is out on Blu-ray in August! The calm & fun series has gorgeous upgraded video & plenty of extras! Exclusive slipcover at the MediaOCD store! mediaocd.com/product/sket...

You couldn't pay me a million dollars to go to Tokyo Disney in the summer