Speaking of Anime in the Philippines at SFU Summer Fest: come see it this Saturday at 2 PM in SFSS SUB Room 4200~!

Mich Chan@togarashimayo.com · 46m ago

Anime in the Philippines is back on rotation, although with some cosmetic improvements (...and more bad jokes/anecdotes). For those attending SFU Summer Fest this Saturday, you'll see one of those improvements in the 70s anime section!

Considering that my 2026-2027 year started weeks ago, let's talk about what's cooking on the panel side of things for this year. (This year's vision is "Return to Otakon")

This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

Voltes V’s English (Telesuccess) dub. Discotek did get the license to the OG Japanese version, but not this dub specifically!

George J. Horvath@landofobscusion.bsky.social · 2d ago

Justin Sevakis, who currently runs AnimEigo, stated that "No company would ever spend money on this" when he wrote about Moshidora for ANN back in 2013 If YOU were Justin, what'd be YOUR Moshidora? What's the most out there, "No one would license this" concept anime that you'd license? Quote away!

LRS: As I’ve said before, beansouping is a helluva drug.

Dropped by Rain or Shine for some well-deserved ice cream as I’ve been on production calls over the past two days, and am currently on-call today. No Laufey related flavours despite the joint being part of A Very Laufey Day, but I’m always a madwoman (IYKYK) for some strawberry ice cream 🥰

it blew my mind when I realized just how often it never occurs to many, many people in the professional world to ask these questions. it still blows my mind. how is this possible.

GOLIKEHELLMACHINE@golikehellmachine.com · 6d ago

i swear to god, asking: “what is the problem you are trying to solve? followed by: “what information or data do you need to solve this problem?” are like, some of the single most important questions you need to ask a stakeholder on all kinds of projects, and so many people skip it

Krispy Kreme doesn’t have the commemorative cups, but I picked up these Pokémon donuts for my mom yesterday. They’re so adorable!

I know my mega threads are extremely long, but I did not want this to get lost in the shuffle. All Robot Romance fans, you must not miss LITTLE VOLTES 5 GOES PARTYING

Jer@whydoisay.bsky.social · last wk.

In the Quesnel Cariboo Observer in British Columbia December 23, 1980, we get Little Voltes 5 Goes Partying. "In December 25, Voltes 5 is going to party. He go to pray to Jesus and he gaves me many peoples a chocolates and candy. He gave Jesus a food and many peoples gaves Jesus too."

Unpaid promotion for Hershel backpacks: I was out in the downpour and the contents are still bone dry

LRS: Meanwhile at Aiyaohno, my go-to cafe… (Not my picture but the one Bev uploaded to the cafe IG)

How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right

Got stuck in a hole of watching this ex-chef react to terrible dump & bake Tiktok videos and dear god, there are so many grown-ass women who need to learn how to make a white sauce. It's not hard! It's so flexible! And way less sodium than the ol' can of Campbell's shortcut! youtu.be/n-ZX0VqJpQs

I know a pot luck hates to see her coming #chef #chefreactions #reactions #recipe #food

YouTube video by Chef Reactions

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Didn’t have turkey for dinner, but me, my partner, a childhood friend of mine, and @haylikethegrass.bsky.social did go for dosas this evening.

Mich Chan@togarashimayo.com · last wk.

Thanks; I’m now craving a turkey dinner because of that GIF 🤤

Quick PSA. Looking at you, local orgs and small businesses.

The Cineplex app was being a dumpster fire (…and that my family and I will be seeing it a week after its release), but I’ve secured tickets for Dune Part 3 in 70mm IMAX!

I have seen better anime merch (both in terms of quality and cost) from UNIQLO compared to Crunchyroll.

LRS: One of my friends is heavily involved in a cause (petitions, flyers, booths, where she sent me and another friend possible t-shirt designs that fundraise for that cause. It was all AI slop, so I didn’t reply back.

It's pretty simple... If you use AI to create art, then you're not an artist. If you use AI to write, then you're not a writer. If you use AI to make music, then you're not a musician. If you use AI to animate, then you're not an animator. If you use AI to make films, then you're not a filmmaker.

Your Letter: come because it’s an animated adaptation of a webtoon; stay for the groundskeeper’s cat who’s definitely a loaf.

“I know you’re alive but I think you’re better than that” - my insurance provider on how I tell people that I’m “alive” when I’m asked about how I am.

Oh my God it's literally one of those absolutely abysmal Brazilian knock-off Dreamworks mockbusters they make to try and trick harried grandparents.

BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · last wk.

the entire Chinese internet has embraced what's basically a work of outsider art; a terribly animated film about a cow's dream made by a mother-son team and distributed by a former interior decoration company. It's now made millions at the box office.

Some of the pictures from this evening’s trip to the night market.

One new sticker from Aiyaohno Cafe, one of my go-to cafes, for my Surface.

I’ve heard of parasocial relationships involving customers towards employees and business owners, but never did I imagine the inverse until yesterday.

Kids from two different schools had a knife fight in the parking lot during a school dance sometime in the 90s. It was why we didn’t have school dances for the lower grades until 2015.

jenny tightpants@jtp.bsky.social · 2y ago

what was "the incident" at your high school?

Showed this to three friends during the Otakuthon weekend over lunch (in the context of whether we still look like our ID photos), and they lost their minds over how it doesn’t look like me.

Mich Chan@togarashimayo.com · 2y ago

NEXUS card (ft. my long-haired teenage self) renewed and received. I’ll not only have it for Germany and Austria this fall, but also DC next month.

Forgot to post this sticker @togarashimayo.com gave me at their panel day 1.

The group shot of people I mostly hung out with throughout the weekend, @ianrw.bsky.social @jbetteridge.bsky.social @togarashimayo.com as we were heading out at the end of the convention.