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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 18h

Judging from the large metal, walk through, red and yellow christmas present that has appeared in town, I think we may be free from the tryanny of tasteful street decorations this Xmas.

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 22h

Except unfortunately in the Viz manga, where it's now a weird mix of the Case Closed names and the Detective Conan names.

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 1d

Wish I'd had a better night's sleep before getting my flu jab. Trying to play Diablo 4 felt like my spells were slowly rocking me off to sleep.

Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 1d

The greatest part of Sanda is how quickly "teenager who turns into Santa" becomes the sanest part of the story, as it drip feeds you what's wrong with this world without Father Christmas.

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 1d

Certain southern parts of the UK don't do mushy peas. And sometimes if they try to, they get it horrendously wrong (looking at you Guildford). A friend at university had never seen them until he moved to the university town.

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 1d

As our TV listings used say "Regional variations in your area". If you came to my part of the UK you'd be sorely disappointed if you wanted a "munchy box".

Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 1d

As good as his performance as Sanji is, Hiroaki Hirata is best in fading middle-aged man roles. And he's doing that in Sanda to great effect as Saburo Yagiuda.

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 1d

That's close to the plot of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Babel II, except because it was 1971, an alien built the Tower of Babel themselves as a distress signal to their race (with Nimrod's help), and it's their Japanese descendant getting the visions of the Tower.

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to a visible disability, I've had that all my life, now it's upgraded to random strangers offering me "a lift home"...

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Evan Dorkin @evandorkin.bsky.social · 1d

Block fascists. There's no reasoning or arguing with them, you might as well debate with spoiled leftovers. Don't let them bait you. Block fast, block often, block fascists. Let their accounts mummify.

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 1d

Realised that I've never enjoyed an anime adapting a manga that runs in Dragon Age.

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Joe Gagne @joegagne.bsky.social · 1d

Some real A-listers taking in Portland wrestling

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 1d

They did just put a special "First look" collection of selected chapters at a larger size and restoring colour this past summer...

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Out of Context Biffo the Bear @oocbiffo.bsky.social · 1d

Beano #1509, June 19, 1971

Biffo, having successfully won the First Prize, attempts to explain himself or tell a joke or... something. He maintains direct eye contact with you while doing this.
BIFFO: I had hot pants OK-- I sat down on that fat chap's jar of mustard!

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 1d

I know how I would do it (Space Dandy style with wildly different interpretations per episode), but as they can't even manage that with a Lupin series, I don't think that's achievable.

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Niall Flanagan @juvenialldlinquent.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Professor Shizuma from Giant Robo on their transition. Lookin' good babes ✨️

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 1d

I'm now eyeing that Kochikame stream with suspicion. It now feels like an obvious candidate for a revival given that the manga is technically complete (ignoring all the times it occasionally comes back).

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 1d

I'd barely told @digikerot.bsky.social about the original getting official EN translations on Youtube and then they drop a new one on us!

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 1d

Did not have this one on my Upcoming Anime Remake bingo card / Myth of Retro Anime power point. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO1X...

TVアニメ『ハイスクール！奇面組』イメージMV│全国フジテレビ系“ノイタミナ”にて26年1月より放送開始

YouTube video by 【フジテレビ】アニメ公式チャンネル

www.youtube.com

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 2d

I assume this is already on the agenda www.railwaymuseum.org.uk

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 2d

The LP sleeve for the 1963 Original Cast Recording of "Space is So Startling".

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder if the new anime will adapt this adventure? tasuki.tripod.com/rayt/rayeart...

Mr. T tells Fuu from MKR that he doesn't give lifts to strangers, mistaking Fuu's name for the word Fool, a type of person that Mr. T typically pities.

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 2d

New "Magic Knight Rayearth" anime series is coming in 2026 (based on the manga by CLAMP).
rayearth-anime.com

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 2d

The matt colouring on these really looks awful in this flash photography. They look a lot better in the warm light of the room.

Pastel shaded Panty & Stocking models in the ED designs stand in front of Marvel Legends figures of the West Coast Avengers.

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Brian Smith @brianditb.bsky.social · 2d

Loved her on Larry Sanders.