Rando Ken

Elle Del Marta from Tales of Xillia 2. Voiced by Brina Palencia. If not knowing at the time of meeting her that the first voice actress I ever met was this character not an ironic enough fact, the second voice actress I ever met - Cherami Leigh - was one of the English voice actors that got me into anime through Persona 5.

Who knows how much sooner I would have gotten into anime if I learned the voice actors in Tales of Xillia. I’ve never played the sequel - and it was only after I met Brina that I learned she’s a major character in that one, along with Erwin and Armin from the AoT dub.

Me watching this cutscene: “What is this, the Poseidon Adventure!?” Otherworld proves you don’t need eyes to enjoy it

4 Impromptus, D. 899 (Op. 90): No. 3 in G-Flat Major. Andante

Not even my first time and practicing this piece again does on my hands like picking up a guitar without practice.

YouTube video by El Duderino Trainspotting - Going for a walk (Corrour Station)

“What’re you waiting for! …It’s the great outdoors!”

Outstanding animation in every second, fantastic voice acting, great story, and… how can I describe it… the audience and I erupted in laughter many times, especially when we got a… revealing moment with Denji

The voice acting across the board was fantastic down to each character. But if I had two favorites, it would be Beam and Angel Devil. That and the music made it a great sounding movie.

Finished rewatching the season earlier today in time to see the Chainsaw Man movie in IMAX!

YouTube video by Anime! on TMS Official Channel Go Nagai's "The Devil Lady" - EP05 Shark | English Dub | Full Episode

TBH Devilman Lady is one of the closest to nailing horror in anime. Still find much to delight in the climax of this episode.

Projected screen showing Magnetic Magic logo

It might be Sunday evening but I couldn’t miss this after the blast last year, Analog Sunday double feature!

A foam tombstone with a lamp and some fake candles in a movie theater.

Time for the annual #AnalogSunday Double-Creature with @elijahlafollette.bsky.social!

No Kings March in Kansas City

Everything’s up to date in Kansas City

Kite, not the first anime I ever watched but the one that got me hooked on the whole thing when I saw it

Can’t forget the year that brought the anime that got me hooked on the whole thing

Familiar, if not ugly, looking alien from a childhood favorite Star Wars film

TIL this alien’s named is Tey How and she is voiced by George Lucas’s adopted daughter Amanda!

12 Études d'exécution transcendante, S. 139: No. 5 Feux follets (Allegretto)

After five years, I think I’m starting to get the technique of this piece - and just before I do, my hand is about to break

a girl with long green hair wearing a pink hat with horns Alt: Lucoa, Marchi’s character from Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid

Happy late birthday Jamie!

Or not! Goddamn Hulu! Removing so many shows and adding just a handful in return…

Rikako Oryo from Psycho Pass, the single character that introduced me to my favorite voice actress and the first actress I met at my first convention. I’ll also be seeing the second actress I met in the same episodes… as Shimotsuki.

I knew it was about this time, searched it and I can say TODAY is RIKAKO ORYO DAY! I might not see her born in 2094 but I should be able to watch my three favorite Psycho Pass episodes (and three of my favorite anime episodes) later!

20 Regards sur l'enfant-Jésus, I/27: No. 1, Regard du Père

To contemplate something so dissonant, so abstract as so religious

I've got these videos building up on my computer, but today's the only day I can post this one

Last Saturday, I watched One Battle After Another in IMAX. Not even twenty four hours later, my number one thought was I MUST SEE IT AGAIN!!

I just bought my ticket to see it, also in IMAX, tomorrow night.

The Robots - 2009 Remaster

Before the day ends - ten years ago, I walked into my stepfather’s office and he played this to me. I found a new favorite band and in a week they would play in KC for the first time in forty years.
My stepdad saw them, I didn’t get to. I forgave him fully this year.

A coke bottle tied to a window blind, rigged on top of a telegraph

I got a message in Instagram and checking it was like finding this

Symphony No. 5 in F Minor, Op. 42 No. 1: V. Toccata

Reminder that when Charles Marie Widor was born, Frédéric Chopin had years to live, and when Widor died, he had outlived Scriabin, Debussy AND Berg

YouTube video by ShawLegends The Supreme Swordsman - Fight Scene - Shaw Brothers

The Supreme Swordsman - this time the whole fight scene in its full ratio

YouTube video by AlteReklame Haribo Goldbären Werbung 1988

Just rediscovered this, the treasure chest is my favorite part

Lyrics I wrote down:
You dreamed of a big star
And played a mean guitar
And lonely angels stared above
And loved to cry how dead you are

What I read they were:
You dreamed of a big star
He played a mean guitar
He always ate in the steak bar
He loved to drive in his jaguar

I made a donation and hope for your family and people. I also hope you like Pink Floyd.

When I heard the line “scouting for boys,” I thought it meant looking for other band members or male partners. I didn’t think it meant Pink Floyd were Boy Scouts

Welcome to the Machine

Of all Pink Floyd songs, Welcome To The Machine is the one I was most familiar with the longest. I would dance around the pool to this in 2007 - not to think it’s a very danceable song though.

When I saw the film, I wasn’t expecting the audience and me would be laughing!