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2025 Hugo Award Winners Our heartfelt congratulations to this year's Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding award winners! The winners are listed here, along with links to this year's administrator's report and voting statistics.

Along with celebrating eleven years online, this year: we are really just happy to still be connecting with you all on all things and being a safe place in fandom--Thank you again! Read along and see the rest of this year's winners here: seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-aw... 2/2

This is so amazing and I'm pinching myself because I'm part of this! What a great feeling! Congrants to the whole @blacknerdproblems.bsky.social

'Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse' Episode 1 Review: Wake, Fight, Die, Repeat Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse is full of cool fights, flashy transformations, emotional growth, relationship depth, and a layered story.

Summer Anime Season is here!!!☀️✊🏮💫

‘Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse’ Episode 1 Review: Wake, Fight, Die, Repeat via @naliaah.bsky.social

'Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse' Episode 2 Review: Time Loops, Spirit Power, and a Little Gyoza on the Side Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse' Episode 2 is the first few steps of a marathon, laying the groundwork for character growth and bigger conflicts

Summer Anime Season is here!!!☀️✊🏮💫

‘Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse’ Episode 2 Review: Time Loops, Spirit Power, and a Little Gyoza on the Side
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They Tossed Him Like Trash: 'Gachiakuta' has a Brutal First Episode Gachiakuta's episode 1 is all grit, heartbreak, and injustice, throwing us straight into a world that has no mercy depending on your birthplace.

Summer Anime Season is here!!!

"Gachiakuta does not open gently. Episode 1 is all grit, heartbreak, and injustice, throwing us straight into a world that has no mercy for anyone born into the wrong place."

They Tossed Him Like Trash: ‘Gachiakuta’ has a Brutal First Episode via @naliaah.bsky.social

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Summer Anime Season is here!!!

"Ep 2 expands the world of Gachiakuta with thrilling action, dangerous new characters, and hints at deeper lore"

Into the Mouth of the Pit, Where Monsters and Men Collide: ‘Gachiakuta’ Episode 2 Review via @naliaah.bsky.social

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'Gachiakuta' Kicks Off With Raw Emotion and Trash-Fueled Chaos (Spoiler Free) "Quit sorting people with the labels you choose” says everything about the story's heart, and Gachiakuta looks to bring the heartbreak and battles.

Summer Anime Season is here!!!

'There is no sugarcoating it. Gachiakuta bursts out of the gate swinging." (Here is also a spoiler-free review of the first two episodes!)

‘Gachiakuta’ Kicks Off With Raw Emotion and Trash-Fueled Chaos (Spoiler Free) via @naliaah.bsky.social

Finding Comfort in the Storm: 'With You and the Rain' is the Comfy-Core Anime You Didn't Know You Needed With You and the Rain brings the energy of a cozy, rainy day blending wholesome charm with delightfully absurd moments in its premiere episode

Summer Anime Season is here!!!

#ICYMI Finding Comfort in the Storm: ‘With You and the Rain’ is the Comfy-Core Anime You Didn’t Know You Needed via @naliaah.bsky.social

You know what feels like a scam? The fact that you gotta clean the things that you use to clean things.

The Jedi Code is Just Gaslighting in Fancy Robes: Revenge of the Receipts The fall of the Jedi wasn’t a tragedy of betrayal; it was a failure of self-awareness. This isn’t about hating the Jedi. It’s about holding them accountable.

"They wear robes like space monks, talk about peace like HR reps during layoffs, and constantly remind us that emotion is the path to the dark side—unless you’re a Skywalker..."

The Jedi Code is Just Gaslighting in Fancy Robes: Revenge of the Receipts via @naliaah.bsky.social

Gears of War has always been one of my top 3 favorite game franchises, and it ain't number 3! I recently replayed to get a lil bit of joy in this treacherous timeline we're in. Check out my latest piece!

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Happy Birthday to this amazing piece of the internet that I'm so honored to be part of! Here's to many more years of @blacknerdproblems.bsky.social

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The Fire Beneath Ferrix: 'Andor' Shows Us What 'Star Wars' Always Could Be Andor did not just raise the bar for Star Wars shows. It quietly redefined what a rebellion story could be.

"Some corners of the SW universe lean heavily on nostalgia, familiar beats, or hero’s journey tropes, Andor took a different path. It gave us something grounded. Something intimate. Something human"

The Fire Beneath Ferrix: ‘Andor’ Shows Us What ‘Star Wars’ Always Could Be via @naliaah.bsky.social

'South of Midnight:' Southern Gothic, Black Storytelling, and a Game That Feels Like Coming Home South of Midnight is not perfect, but it is something far rarer: it is honest. It is textured and aching and filled with love for a culture.

"In every frame, South of Midnight remembers what so many forget: Black stories are rich, complex, and worth telling with care." - @naliaah.bsky.social

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South of Midnight: Southern Gothic, Black Storytelling, and a Game That Feels Like Coming Home

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Looking Back to Move Forward: A Review of 'Meanwhile' A poignant multimedia docu-poem that touches on so many sociopolitical aspects of American life, it hits and fades before you realize it hurt.

"You are experiencing a particular discomfort & know the difference between writing ‘a love letter to those of us inside the country & not the country itself’. In that case, this documentary-as-poem will hit hard"

Looking Back to Move Forward: A Review of ‘Meanwhile’ via @truevillainy.bsky.social

Unicorn: Vampire Hunter #1-8: Fantasy Adventure Comic Book The unicorn who hunts vampires with his horn (duh) battles the forces of hell!

Unicorn: Vampire Hunter is a fantasy adventure comic about a curious young woman, a wise wizard, and a unicorn with a penchant for killing vampires. It is a heartfelt story about friendship, love, and finding purpose in an unpredictable world.

Crunchyroll Announces 'DEMON SLAYER MUGEN TRAIN' Returns to Theaters in 4K on May 14 The critical and box office success, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train will return to theaters in 4K this May.

Crunchyroll Announces ‘DEMON SLAYER MUGEN TRAIN’ Returns to Theaters in 4K on May 14

Review: 'Sinners' Takes Us to Church Ryan Coogler gets as close to perfect as he can with 'Sinners'. Every moving piece of this film sits in the precise place it was meant to.

"Film buff stuff aside, Ryan Coogler wanted grit in the movie. He wanted an all-encompassing element, an immersive experience..."

Review: ‘Sinners’ Takes Us to Church

'Split Fiction' is What Happens When Puzzle Night Meets Fandom Deep Cuts Even through the stress and second-guessing, Split Fiction delivers the kind of co-op experience that makes you feel something.

Split Fiction isn’t just about solving puzzles. It’s about navigating the messy, sometimes stressful, always rewarding dance of communication—

‘Split Fiction’ is What Happens When Puzzle Night Meets Fandom Deep Cuts via @naliaah.bsky.social

A World on Fire, A City Beneath the Sea: Revisiting 'Bioshock' and Its Enduring Storytelling Bioshock ain't just a game. It was ahead of its time—it’s a philosophy class wrapped in horror and gunfire.

"In these trying times, I decided to revisit Bioshock... Outside feels like Rapture post-Andrew Ryan, and I needed to go back to where the madness at least made sense"

A World on Fire, A City Beneath the Sea: Revisiting ‘Bioshock’ and Its Enduring Storytelling via @naliaah.bsky.social

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A Refreshing Adventure in the ‘Star Wars’ Universe: ‘Skeleton Crew’ 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Since Disney acquired Lucasfilm, the Star Wars franchise has seen its fair share of ...

"I went in with low expectations—like coffin already lowered into the ground low. And yet, Skeleton Crew surprised me in the best way possible."

A Refreshing Adventure in the ‘Star Wars’ Universe: ‘Skeleton Crew’ REVIEW by @naliaah.bsky.social

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SillySuspects will make it's grand reveal during the Steam Next Fest (Feb 24 - Mar 3)

As the detective catch crafty criminals by exploring vibrant cities, analysing bizarre crime scenes and investigate quirky characters to unravel a wild and wacky mystery.

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If gaming has done anything for me, it's helped me find myself, my safe space and my chosen family

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I love reading about the safe spaces and places where we find and define community via gaming! 🥹

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Cosplay is about fun and creativity, not perfection. Many of us struggle with perfectionism, but learning to accept small imperfections is freeing. Remember that each piece is part of your learning journey, and mistakes only make us better.

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