Andrew Bluett
@drubie.bsky.social
He/Him. I make video essays and media retrospectives on YouTube. No follow-for-follow.
Kingdom Hearts | Final Fantasy | Doctor Who | Jak and Daxter | Pokémon | Dragon Ball | Fallout | Halo
https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewBluett/
Kingdom Hearts | Final Fantasy | Doctor Who | Jak and Daxter | Pokémon | Dragon Ball | Fallout | Halo
https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewBluett/
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Andrew Bluett
@drubie.bsky.social
· Jan 3
Saw a bunch of people doing 2024 Media Threads last year, so I think I'll do a 2025 Media Thread. I'll do my best to log everything that I started and finished this year.
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The thing about fansubs is regardless of anything else that may be going on, ultimately fansubs are made by someone who *really cares about what they're making*. That actually was true at one time at Crunchyroll. It is not true now.
November 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The thing about fansubs is regardless of anything else that may be going on, ultimately fansubs are made by someone who *really cares about what they're making*. That actually was true at one time at Crunchyroll. It is not true now.
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/noclip's YouTube discovery has dropped off a cliff in 2025 so just gonna keep posting this as it's one of our most anticipated projects in years. Also we're really proud of it. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
YouTube video by /noclip
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
/noclip's YouTube discovery has dropped off a cliff in 2025 so just gonna keep posting this as it's one of our most anticipated projects in years. Also we're really proud of it. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
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If you work a studio that’s been nominated for a Game Award this year (or even years’ past), I would love to speak to you about your experience getting tickets! How many did your studio get? How many did you buy?
This can be anonymous. DMs are open and email is alyssamerc[at]gmail[dot]com.
This can be anonymous. DMs are open and email is alyssamerc[at]gmail[dot]com.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If you work a studio that’s been nominated for a Game Award this year (or even years’ past), I would love to speak to you about your experience getting tickets! How many did your studio get? How many did you buy?
This can be anonymous. DMs are open and email is alyssamerc[at]gmail[dot]com.
This can be anonymous. DMs are open and email is alyssamerc[at]gmail[dot]com.
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the underlying idea-- and we're seeing it in every creative-driven field that AI tools are ruining the absolute shit out of-- is that art can be automated or replaced, but somehow the commerce that results at the end of the chain is sacrosact and must continue. i dont think thats gonna work...
November 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
the underlying idea-- and we're seeing it in every creative-driven field that AI tools are ruining the absolute shit out of-- is that art can be automated or replaced, but somehow the commerce that results at the end of the chain is sacrosact and must continue. i dont think thats gonna work...
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surprised it took this long for a publisher to try this with a 'real' series. next we'll see a series with an AI-created original Japanese dub.
you folks would not BELIEVE how much the production companies want to do this. they want to never hire actors SO bad!!
ok maybe you WOULD believe it ☹️
you folks would not BELIEVE how much the production companies want to do this. they want to never hire actors SO bad!!
ok maybe you WOULD believe it ☹️
Hey just so you know Amazon decided to give us an AI ENGLISH DUB of Banana Fish instead of actually hiring real voice actors
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
November 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
surprised it took this long for a publisher to try this with a 'real' series. next we'll see a series with an AI-created original Japanese dub.
you folks would not BELIEVE how much the production companies want to do this. they want to never hire actors SO bad!!
ok maybe you WOULD believe it ☹️
you folks would not BELIEVE how much the production companies want to do this. they want to never hire actors SO bad!!
ok maybe you WOULD believe it ☹️
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Anyway, I literally am short rent, due in six days, because the anime workflow I once had in spades has run dry thanks to nonsense like this.
If you're a content creator who could use captions for a video, please consider commissioning me. 113 minutes of video by next Thursday could make it happen.
If you're a content creator who could use captions for a video, please consider commissioning me. 113 minutes of video by next Thursday could make it happen.
With just a little more work, I can cross the finish line for the month and pay all necessary bills and rent! Can I help you make closed captions for an upcoming or pre-existing video? I have a page on the process here, including a form to fill out so I can help you with your project!
Closed captions commissions now open!
If you need some quality closed captions done for your YouTube videos, I am a professional working caption editor who can help, now taking commissions! Please read the info on the graphics and fill...
marzgurl.tumblr.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Anyway, I literally am short rent, due in six days, because the anime workflow I once had in spades has run dry thanks to nonsense like this.
If you're a content creator who could use captions for a video, please consider commissioning me. 113 minutes of video by next Thursday could make it happen.
If you're a content creator who could use captions for a video, please consider commissioning me. 113 minutes of video by next Thursday could make it happen.
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This shit is why I'm getting less and less work on anime and having to scramble to ask around with YouTubers for help letting me do their CCs just to pay my damn rent. There's enough anime to caption out there that I should not be fucking struggling.
After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
This shit is why I'm getting less and less work on anime and having to scramble to ask around with YouTubers for help letting me do their CCs just to pay my damn rent. There's enough anime to caption out there that I should not be fucking struggling.
If you aren't watching Outside the Lens with @sixandtwothirds.bsky.social, you're missing gold like this
November 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
If you aren't watching Outside the Lens with @sixandtwothirds.bsky.social, you're missing gold like this
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We got gen-AI dubs from Amazon and gen-AI subs from Crunchyroll, but if you torrent a fansub that real people worked to translate, code, and stylize, you're the piece of shit.
November 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
We got gen-AI dubs from Amazon and gen-AI subs from Crunchyroll, but if you torrent a fansub that real people worked to translate, code, and stylize, you're the piece of shit.
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In case Crunchyroll paying its VAs peanuts for theatrical releases didn't make it obvious, the amount that companies would like to be paying people is zero dollars.
Hey just so you know Amazon decided to give us an AI ENGLISH DUB of Banana Fish instead of actually hiring real voice actors
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
In case Crunchyroll paying its VAs peanuts for theatrical releases didn't make it obvious, the amount that companies would like to be paying people is zero dollars.
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This Black Friday, instead of buying some nonsense product from a billionaire or trillionaire, you should grab a @funfactorpod.com ULTRA membership!
It’s not on sale, but we need your money because podcasting ain’t easy or cheap and we’re cute.
🎧 FunFactorPod.com
It’s not on sale, but we need your money because podcasting ain’t easy or cheap and we’re cute.
🎧 FunFactorPod.com
FunFactor Podcast — Subscribe Today!
Two Old Gamers Review Old Video Game Magazine Reviews with Ty Schalter and Aidan Moher
FunFactorPod.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This Black Friday, instead of buying some nonsense product from a billionaire or trillionaire, you should grab a @funfactorpod.com ULTRA membership!
It’s not on sale, but we need your money because podcasting ain’t easy or cheap and we’re cute.
🎧 FunFactorPod.com
It’s not on sale, but we need your money because podcasting ain’t easy or cheap and we’re cute.
🎧 FunFactorPod.com
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I've gotten more political as I've gotten older, and I think about it a lot ...
But I also have video games, and shows, and books, and making electronics, and many other things to occupy my time.
Linehan doesn't talk about anything but transphobia. That's his entire brain. It's fucking weird.
But I also have video games, and shows, and books, and making electronics, and many other things to occupy my time.
Linehan doesn't talk about anything but transphobia. That's his entire brain. It's fucking weird.
November 28, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I've gotten more political as I've gotten older, and I think about it a lot ...
But I also have video games, and shows, and books, and making electronics, and many other things to occupy my time.
Linehan doesn't talk about anything but transphobia. That's his entire brain. It's fucking weird.
But I also have video games, and shows, and books, and making electronics, and many other things to occupy my time.
Linehan doesn't talk about anything but transphobia. That's his entire brain. It's fucking weird.
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Anytime someone brings up A I to you, it's perfectly valid to respond with "oh yeah, that thing that convinces kids to kill themselves"
In case you needed one more reason not to use AI …
The CEO of ChatGPT is blaming a teen’s suicide on his failure to follow the terms of service:
Adam Raine, 16, told ChatGPT he was suicidal and the AI bot told him his feelings were valid and even provided suggestions and detailed instructions.
The CEO of ChatGPT is blaming a teen’s suicide on his failure to follow the terms of service:
Adam Raine, 16, told ChatGPT he was suicidal and the AI bot told him his feelings were valid and even provided suggestions and detailed instructions.
OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-har...
The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.
www.pcgamer.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Anytime someone brings up A I to you, it's perfectly valid to respond with "oh yeah, that thing that convinces kids to kill themselves"
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This line from Video Games (Apr 83) was too prescient. One of the more frustrating things to me about the state of video game preservation is what feels like a general lack of interest in pre-'80s games; I will never stop banging the drum about the importance of '70s games (especially Death Race).
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This line from Video Games (Apr 83) was too prescient. One of the more frustrating things to me about the state of video game preservation is what feels like a general lack of interest in pre-'80s games; I will never stop banging the drum about the importance of '70s games (especially Death Race).
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If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
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Real talk y'all, thanks for giving us your time to be a part of our little show.
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Real talk y'all, thanks for giving us your time to be a part of our little show.
Can this week stop being crazy busy yet? Please?
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Can this week stop being crazy busy yet? Please?
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If nearly everyone had an STD, I’d still want people to disclose that shit.
Epic CEO says AI disclosures like Steam's make "no sense" because AI will be involved in "nearly all" future game development
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1p7eh60/epic_ceo_says_ai_disclosures_like_steams_make_no/
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1p7eh60/epic_ceo_says_ai_disclosures_like_steams_make_no/
Epic CEO says AI disclosures like Steam's make "no sense" because AI will be involved in "nearly all" future game development
r/pcgaming
www.reddit.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If nearly everyone had an STD, I’d still want people to disclose that shit.
"Louisiana House Fire, mid 1950s" by Doosu
"6'1" by Liz Phair
"Tropical" by Plumtree
"Boys Lie Girls Steal" by Slow Roosevelt
"Turnin' on the Screw" by Queens of the Stone Age
"6'1" by Liz Phair
"Tropical" by Plumtree
"Boys Lie Girls Steal" by Slow Roosevelt
"Turnin' on the Screw" by Queens of the Stone Age
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"Louisiana House Fire, mid 1950s" by Doosu
"6'1" by Liz Phair
"Tropical" by Plumtree
"Boys Lie Girls Steal" by Slow Roosevelt
"Turnin' on the Screw" by Queens of the Stone Age
"6'1" by Liz Phair
"Tropical" by Plumtree
"Boys Lie Girls Steal" by Slow Roosevelt
"Turnin' on the Screw" by Queens of the Stone Age
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Remember, he is still *The Pope*. He can get away with *a lot* but like, he's still catholic under all that extra chicago woke
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.
Pope Leo and the Vatican reject polygamy in sweeping doctrinal praise of monogamy
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.
www.sltrib.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Remember, he is still *The Pope*. He can get away with *a lot* but like, he's still catholic under all that extra chicago woke
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This week Special Guest @bobvids.com chats with us about modern horror game subgenres, liminal spaces, and scariest of all, Lasagna Cat.
open.spotify.com/episode/5w7B...
open.spotify.com/episode/5w7B...
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This week Special Guest @bobvids.com chats with us about modern horror game subgenres, liminal spaces, and scariest of all, Lasagna Cat.
open.spotify.com/episode/5w7B...
open.spotify.com/episode/5w7B...
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On Brainlords, if there is a bit we must commit. Your hosts and guest @superbunnyhop.bsky.social compete to see who can say the most P.T. phrases in our retrospective.
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
On Brainlords, if there is a bit we must commit. Your hosts and guest @superbunnyhop.bsky.social compete to see who can say the most P.T. phrases in our retrospective.
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Someone defending their ability to love Harry Potter without supporting JK Rowling saying “if Toriyama was on the Epstein list, people could still love Dragon Ball”
1) that’s a hell of a hypothetical to suggest
2) based on how people reacted to Neil Gaiman this last year, I don’t know if I agree.
1) that’s a hell of a hypothetical to suggest
2) based on how people reacted to Neil Gaiman this last year, I don’t know if I agree.
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Someone defending their ability to love Harry Potter without supporting JK Rowling saying “if Toriyama was on the Epstein list, people could still love Dragon Ball”
1) that’s a hell of a hypothetical to suggest
2) based on how people reacted to Neil Gaiman this last year, I don’t know if I agree.
1) that’s a hell of a hypothetical to suggest
2) based on how people reacted to Neil Gaiman this last year, I don’t know if I agree.