Rob
@bluestarrob.bsky.social
I'm a big fan of animation, comics, video games and other things.
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October 19, 2024 at 8:33 PM
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No game No Life and Vinland Saga both had their English AI dubs removed, but Pet still has its English AI dub.
The Spanish AI dubs are unchanged.
The Spanish AI dubs are unchanged.
December 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
No game No Life and Vinland Saga both had their English AI dubs removed, but Pet still has its English AI dub.
The Spanish AI dubs are unchanged.
The Spanish AI dubs are unchanged.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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The truth about generic Nintendo Switch 2 microSD Express cards? They're all made by Lexar.
onn, NEXT, and GameStop-branded microSD Express cards are all manufactured by Lexar in Taiwan.
Read my full report here: www.dekudeals.com/articles/the...
onn, NEXT, and GameStop-branded microSD Express cards are all manufactured by Lexar in Taiwan.
Read my full report here: www.dekudeals.com/articles/the...
December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The truth about generic Nintendo Switch 2 microSD Express cards? They're all made by Lexar.
onn, NEXT, and GameStop-branded microSD Express cards are all manufactured by Lexar in Taiwan.
Read my full report here: www.dekudeals.com/articles/the...
onn, NEXT, and GameStop-branded microSD Express cards are all manufactured by Lexar in Taiwan.
Read my full report here: www.dekudeals.com/articles/the...
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It is always ethical to bully Amazon.
BANANA FISH no longer has an English dub on Amazon
December 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
It is always ethical to bully Amazon.
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I ordered one copy of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond but they messed up and sent me well beyond one copy...
December 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I ordered one copy of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond but they messed up and sent me well beyond one copy...
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Debunking myths about Mother Rosa Parks, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and (as we knew her growing up) a great Detroiter. 💐
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Debunking myths about Mother Rosa Parks, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and (as we knew her growing up) a great Detroiter. 💐
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Did you know I have a Tales of Symphonia artbook that’s only £15 + shipping on Lulu?
www.lulu.com/shop/michell...
Could be a good present for your local JRPG fan! 🪭 features 47 pages of brightly coloured illustrations
www.lulu.com/shop/michell...
Could be a good present for your local JRPG fan! 🪭 features 47 pages of brightly coloured illustrations
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Did you know I have a Tales of Symphonia artbook that’s only £15 + shipping on Lulu?
www.lulu.com/shop/michell...
Could be a good present for your local JRPG fan! 🪭 features 47 pages of brightly coloured illustrations
www.lulu.com/shop/michell...
Could be a good present for your local JRPG fan! 🪭 features 47 pages of brightly coloured illustrations
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Tales of Graces f Remastered (PS4/PS5) $19.99 via PSN. https://ow.ly/u9US50XzZju
Xbox. https://ow.ly/6ci150XzZjt
Disc $18.99 (PS5) via Woot (Amazon Prime Eligible). https://ow.ly/rxxa50XzZjv
(PS5/S) $19.93 Amazon. https://ow.ly/EcVw50XzZjx
End of Year Sale via PSN. https://ow.ly/wbVV50XzXNN
Xbox. https://ow.ly/6ci150XzZjt
Disc $18.99 (PS5) via Woot (Amazon Prime Eligible). https://ow.ly/rxxa50XzZjv
(PS5/S) $19.93 Amazon. https://ow.ly/EcVw50XzZjx
End of Year Sale via PSN. https://ow.ly/wbVV50XzXNN
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Tales of Graces f Remastered (PS4/PS5) $19.99 via PSN. https://ow.ly/u9US50XzZju
Xbox. https://ow.ly/6ci150XzZjt
Disc $18.99 (PS5) via Woot (Amazon Prime Eligible). https://ow.ly/rxxa50XzZjv
(PS5/S) $19.93 Amazon. https://ow.ly/EcVw50XzZjx
End of Year Sale via PSN. https://ow.ly/wbVV50XzXNN
Xbox. https://ow.ly/6ci150XzZjt
Disc $18.99 (PS5) via Woot (Amazon Prime Eligible). https://ow.ly/rxxa50XzZjv
(PS5/S) $19.93 Amazon. https://ow.ly/EcVw50XzZjx
End of Year Sale via PSN. https://ow.ly/wbVV50XzXNN
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Yeah, I was aware of this and am not surprised. Since the acquisition was announced I was expecting that things would get worse for Japanese customers that stuck with Fontworks as it was subsumed into Monotype.
Good opportunity for their Japanese competitors to step in.
Good opportunity for their Japanese competitors to step in.
@kaihat.su Hey! I don't know if you've seen this news. It's about Fontworks (LETS) and Monotype, you might be interested: automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
Japanese game developers face ridiculously high font license fees following US acquisition of major domestic provider. Live-service games to take the biggest blow - AUTOMATON WEST
A change in license plans has made it up to 50 times more expensive for Japanese game developers to use commercial fonts in their games and apps.
automaton-media.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Yeah, I was aware of this and am not surprised. Since the acquisition was announced I was expecting that things would get worse for Japanese customers that stuck with Fontworks as it was subsumed into Monotype.
Good opportunity for their Japanese competitors to step in.
Good opportunity for their Japanese competitors to step in.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
Wild story, a font service was bought out by a US company and now they are absolutely dogshit and it'll particularly heavily affect JP games, especially service titles.
Wild story, a font service was bought out by a US company and now they are absolutely dogshit and it'll particularly heavily affect JP games, especially service titles.
December 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
Wild story, a font service was bought out by a US company and now they are absolutely dogshit and it'll particularly heavily affect JP games, especially service titles.
Wild story, a font service was bought out by a US company and now they are absolutely dogshit and it'll particularly heavily affect JP games, especially service titles.
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One of the things about trust is that it is efficient. It saves you having to invest a lot of time and effort in verification, and if placed in the right places, saves you a lot of pain.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
One of the things about trust is that it is efficient. It saves you having to invest a lot of time and effort in verification, and if placed in the right places, saves you a lot of pain.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
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and if you're wondering - no, the Marty McFly spray isn't AI. it's drawn by Sean Dove who has drawn sprays for FN before
exactly why epic needs to start crediting artists, and this is also the reason i want to be thorough and dive into these reports more.
exactly why epic needs to start crediting artists, and this is also the reason i want to be thorough and dive into these reports more.
December 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
and if you're wondering - no, the Marty McFly spray isn't AI. it's drawn by Sean Dove who has drawn sprays for FN before
exactly why epic needs to start crediting artists, and this is also the reason i want to be thorough and dive into these reports more.
exactly why epic needs to start crediting artists, and this is also the reason i want to be thorough and dive into these reports more.
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This French person named Xingothx/Xinarcade makes these custom plexiglass toppers for arcade cabinets and they rip.
December 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
This French person named Xingothx/Xinarcade makes these custom plexiglass toppers for arcade cabinets and they rip.
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Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
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The reason why this hurts so much is because every dubbing studio in the Los Angeles area has been hit with at least one wave of layoffs or a significant reduction in the amount of contractors that have been hired.
All that devastation to our economy, for this?
All that devastation to our economy, for this?
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The reason why this hurts so much is because every dubbing studio in the Los Angeles area has been hit with at least one wave of layoffs or a significant reduction in the amount of contractors that have been hired.
All that devastation to our economy, for this?
All that devastation to our economy, for this?
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Had an absolutely incredible time at Tales of Museum today!! The entire exhibit was filled with so much love and history about Tales, it really reminded me of how I love this series with all my heart 🥹❤️
Thank you to everyone who said hi at the museum! 🥰
Thank you to everyone who said hi at the museum! 🥰
November 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Had an absolutely incredible time at Tales of Museum today!! The entire exhibit was filled with so much love and history about Tales, it really reminded me of how I love this series with all my heart 🥹❤️
Thank you to everyone who said hi at the museum! 🥰
Thank you to everyone who said hi at the museum! 🥰
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Yeah, this lines with some stuff I've heard over the years - big-corpo execs have been looking for something, anything that'll let them fatten the margins because most anime fans are accustomed to having publishers that give a fuck about them and cater to them... which makes line go up slower.
I wouldn’t say they hate their customers. They just like money more.
To quote an industry exec I met at an event this year, “Why spend extra money for 100% quality when you can make the same profit with 60% quality?”
It’s about the minimum viable product. Of course it is; they’re businesspeople.
To quote an industry exec I met at an event this year, “Why spend extra money for 100% quality when you can make the same profit with 60% quality?”
It’s about the minimum viable product. Of course it is; they’re businesspeople.
The people in charge of these companies hate their customers.
November 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Yeah, this lines with some stuff I've heard over the years - big-corpo execs have been looking for something, anything that'll let them fatten the margins because most anime fans are accustomed to having publishers that give a fuck about them and cater to them... which makes line go up slower.
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If ANYTHING good comes of these sinful AI dubs & shit, it's greater public awareness how much thought & effort is put into the processes being plagued by tech. We shouldn't have needed this to prove it ofc, but weebs now have no right to argue anime dubs are just translating and reading the script.
November 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If ANYTHING good comes of these sinful AI dubs & shit, it's greater public awareness how much thought & effort is put into the processes being plagued by tech. We shouldn't have needed this to prove it ofc, but weebs now have no right to argue anime dubs are just translating and reading the script.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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November 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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リマスター化おめでとうございます！！/テイルズオブエクシリア
August 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
リマスター化おめでとうございます！！/テイルズオブエクシリア