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is discord asking if my friends were being dicks in the chat?

Quest 24 is here! This week the boys talk anime openings, go on a My Hero Academia kill quest, and for the main quest: Odd Taxi! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myp-...

Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith Beheading Holofernes 💜💜💜

YouTube video by Mother's Basement The Enshittification of Crunchyroll

It's time to talk about the enshittification of Crunchyroll
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the newsletter i produce with @milesofficial.bsky.social, @chloecatoya.bsky.social and @malupki.bsky.social has reached 1000 SUBSCRIBERS! thank you all so much for reading!

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1, man people are gross
2, "The Human Centipede of content" is the best descriptor of AI slop I've heard yet.

For transparency's sake, Bloodlust was recorded as an "episode 0" test episode to work out the production/quality standards and is not up to the same quality as the officially released episodes.

Another good example from the season premiere: you can’t change Gosunkugi being Akane’s creepy stalker without fundamentally changing the character

You can, however, change it from “he takes sexy photos of Akane doing gymnastics” to “he tries to get photos of Akane but Ranma keeps posing for them”

Today is probably the biggest day for the fall anime season/Preview Guide and things are...not looking great on rollout today for Crunchyroll.

Both MHA Final Season's first episode and the new season premiere for Spy Family are both up on Hulu. CR is 9 hrs late on MHA and it lacks EN subtitles

I get the cynicism but even when into anime more casually I noticed and was frustrated when on screen text was not translated or was just a top of top of screen sub instead of typeset with matching placements. It’s something noticeable… but I worry people will get used to the new (worse) standard.

Why did Crunchyroll’s subtitles just get worse? A small change to operations may undermine a key differentiator for the anime streamer.

New article: animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/worse-crun...

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Opening Weekend Comparison by Country

🇲🇽 Mexicans were 1.5x more likely to see Demon Slayer on opening weekend than their counterparts north of the border 🇲🇽

North America had the biggest ww opening in box office $$, but seven other territories had a bigger presence accounting for population, including Hong Kong, Korea, Chile, & Peru!

this is SO good

when speaking about them I always have to clarify "bad azuki" and "good azuki"

also with @malupki.bsky.social queen of anime social content

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Crazy that of the One Piece boys, Sanji is the most popular baby name in the US. (justice for Zoro)

They put Waguri in Netflix Jail 😭

A Lot of People Are Pirating One of Netflix’s Latest Anime This is the third anime Netflix has released this year with a puzzling strategy.

Anime NYC is here and so is the latest ANIME BY THE NUMBERS. This week @chloecatoya.bsky.social and @milesofficial.bsky.social dug into what happened with The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity on Netflix, a highly anticipated new romance anime.

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a youtube comment by "martin" that says "Only this podcast has the balls to consider a 5.46 on MAL as one of the "best" anime"

your weekly reminder to check out @questforthebestpod.bsky.social

Disney is going big on anime – but only in Asia Here's what Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation can tell us about Disney's anime strategy.

THIS WEEK ON "ANIME BY THE NUMBERS"

I teamed up with my colleague Leah to investigate Disney's notable lack of interest in anime — including co-produced and original titles — outside of Asian markets.

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Netflix Top Anime Franchises, January to June 2025 Naruto Studio Ghibli Detective Conan Pokemon One Piece The Seven Dadly Sins Demon Slayer Anpanman Attack on Titan Sources: White Box Entertainment / Netflix

Netflix's most-watched anime of 2025 tell quite the story 🧵

one must imagine Sisyphus happy

What Netflix Isn’t Telling You About Its Anime Viewership Netflix's latest numbers aren't what they seem.

It's our first Anime by the Numbers post Anime Expo!

@chloecatoya.bsky.social has an analysis of AX vs Anime NYC, and @milesofficial.bsky.social breaks down the latest reports about Netflix anime viewership.

READ NOW (no paywall!): animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/netflix-an...

Colorful giveaway announcement featuring two anime-style characters in pink-striped uniforms holding Fruits Basket manga volumes. The background is teal with sparkles and bubbles. Text reads: “Fruits Basket Giveaway. You all have a chance to win the Fruits Basket Complete Manga Set gifted by Yen Press!”

Instructions for entering a giveaway displayed on a maroon box with “How to enter” in playful script. Includes steps: follow @ShoujoSundae.com and @YenPress.com, repost the post, and like the post. Same anime-style characters from the first image are featured below, holding manga. Text at the bottom states it’s open to North America and ends July 18th, 2025.

A vertical photo of the complete Fruits Basket Collector’s Edition manga set stacked on a small marble table against a dark red wall. At the top of the stack is an artbook titled “Fruits Basket: Complete Guide with Illustrations” featuring the main character, Tohru Honda. A decorative round mirror is partially visible in the background.

🐉 Bluesky Giveaway 🐉

You all have a chance to win the #FruitsBasket Complete Manga Set gifted by Yen Press! 📖 🐱 🐀 🐕

To enter:
1️⃣ Follow @shoujosundae.com & @yenpress.com
2️⃣ Repost this post.
3️⃣ Like this post.

And that’s it!

🌍 Open to North America
📅 Ends July 18th, 2025

Episode 10 is here, and we're super excited to welcome the first guest to help on our quest to find the best 100 anime of all time - @prozdishere.bsky.social! This week he brings his favorite anime to the table, Chihayafuru.

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Tomorrow is the day!!

Join me for a behind-the-scenes look at one of the season's best anime and a world premiere of episode 3 🔥

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me when im VIP at the vtuber concert but the world is falling apart