Mike Toole
@miketoole.com
He/him. Semi-pro anime dork, longtime AV professional, enjoyer of soccer, beer, cycling, movies, and some other stuff.
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NARROW FOCUS JOKES
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
NARROW FOCUS JOKES
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Me, having my faith in the Anime Community restored by how quickly they rallied against Amazon's AI dubs... then realizing those same dubs are going to be coveted by the Lost Media Community:
December 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Me, having my faith in the Anime Community restored by how quickly they rallied against Amazon's AI dubs... then realizing those same dubs are going to be coveted by the Lost Media Community:
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Good job, guys. See if you can't make similar results happen for No Game, No Life and Vinland Saga.
Getting close to time to start asking for the same kind of fervor for AI generated closed captions as well. You can fight this, it CAN work.
Getting close to time to start asking for the same kind of fervor for AI generated closed captions as well. You can fight this, it CAN work.
BANANA FISH no longer has an English dub on Amazon
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Good job, guys. See if you can't make similar results happen for No Game, No Life and Vinland Saga.
Getting close to time to start asking for the same kind of fervor for AI generated closed captions as well. You can fight this, it CAN work.
Getting close to time to start asking for the same kind of fervor for AI generated closed captions as well. You can fight this, it CAN work.
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BANANA FISH no longer has an English dub on Amazon
December 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
BANANA FISH no longer has an English dub on Amazon
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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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One more day of the MediaOCD Black Friday sale. My mind is blown. I cannot believe how much stuff we've sold this weekend.
Newly out: Eat Man DVD, Bubblegum Crisis w/ slip, Uzumaki
Danger: Cutie Honey TV DVD
Also, our warehouse, Fulfyld, has been INCREDIBLE, they're somehow not behind at all
Newly out: Eat Man DVD, Bubblegum Crisis w/ slip, Uzumaki
Danger: Cutie Honey TV DVD
Also, our warehouse, Fulfyld, has been INCREDIBLE, they're somehow not behind at all
December 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
One more day of the MediaOCD Black Friday sale. My mind is blown. I cannot believe how much stuff we've sold this weekend.
Newly out: Eat Man DVD, Bubblegum Crisis w/ slip, Uzumaki
Danger: Cutie Honey TV DVD
Also, our warehouse, Fulfyld, has been INCREDIBLE, they're somehow not behind at all
Newly out: Eat Man DVD, Bubblegum Crisis w/ slip, Uzumaki
Danger: Cutie Honey TV DVD
Also, our warehouse, Fulfyld, has been INCREDIBLE, they're somehow not behind at all
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Yelling “The Future Rules! The Future Rules!” Like the Future Demon from Chainsaw Man as I read the latest horrifying esoteric political drama
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Yelling “The Future Rules! The Future Rules!” Like the Future Demon from Chainsaw Man as I read the latest horrifying esoteric political drama
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Red Letter Media if it were a Japanese variety show
November 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Red Letter Media if it were a Japanese variety show
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THIS WAS SO FUN TO BE A PART OF!!!
Super thanks again to everyone at Anime World Order for having me on; I love talking lol
Super thanks again to everyone at Anime World Order for having me on; I love talking lol
For Anime World Order Show # 247 – Red Bard Carves Thanksgiving Turkey Using a RUBBER KNIFE we are joined by @redbardiscool.bsky.social for our annual Thanksgiving trivia! HOW MUCH DO THEY KNOW ABOUT ODIN & BLACK LION?! (NOTE: we all mixed up Nobunaga with Ginnai.) www.awopodcast.com/2025/11/anim...
Anime World Order Show # 247 – Red Bard Carves Thanksgiving Turkey Using a RUBBER KNIFE
It’s that time of year again: our annual trivia episode We’re joined by YouTuber Red Bard this time around, who we met at Anime Boston earlier this year. Like Daryl, they are a contribu…
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November 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
THIS WAS SO FUN TO BE A PART OF!!!
Super thanks again to everyone at Anime World Order for having me on; I love talking lol
Super thanks again to everyone at Anime World Order for having me on; I love talking lol
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Our special premiere title?? KEN THE WOLF BOY episode 3, "Tamatan the Witch"! This is a new scan from 16mm, and I'll be uploading a 720p version to the Internet Archive and Youtube. I hope you enjoy it!!
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Our special premiere title?? KEN THE WOLF BOY episode 3, "Tamatan the Witch"! This is a new scan from 16mm, and I'll be uploading a 720p version to the Internet Archive and Youtube. I hope you enjoy it!!
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In case you were wondering where to send your thoughts on the AI "dub" of Banana Fish, you can do so here.
Be polite--and I *mean* that--but so long as you're polite, feel free to let them know exactly how you feel about the AI "dub."
Be polite--and I *mean* that--but so long as you're polite, feel free to let them know exactly how you feel about the AI "dub."
That I can do.
Search Prime Video for the title (I went with Banana Fish), then click on Details, and scroll past the Cast page to "Send Us Feedback."
Search Prime Video for the title (I went with Banana Fish), then click on Details, and scroll past the Cast page to "Send Us Feedback."
November 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In case you were wondering where to send your thoughts on the AI "dub" of Banana Fish, you can do so here.
Be polite--and I *mean* that--but so long as you're polite, feel free to let them know exactly how you feel about the AI "dub."
Be polite--and I *mean* that--but so long as you're polite, feel free to let them know exactly how you feel about the AI "dub."
I love it when my team goes up a man… and then plays for an hour like they’re down a man
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November 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I love it when my team goes up a man… and then plays for an hour like they’re down a man
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Common arsenal fan experience
I hated every single second of that
November 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Common arsenal fan experience
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this puts me in like the top 20% of twitch streamers, right? i should try it more often...
November 30, 2025 at 6:22 AM
this puts me in like the top 20% of twitch streamers, right? i should try it more often...
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i’m being radicalized by peacock charging $10.99 per month and having A MILLION COMMERCIALS
November 30, 2025 at 4:14 AM
i’m being radicalized by peacock charging $10.99 per month and having A MILLION COMMERCIALS
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The thing about AI anime dubs and AI Actor Tilly Norwood and AI music is just the fucking disrespect, this is what your industry thinks can replace you and it’s not even good. It’s not even a thing you look at with dread at how the computer has replaced Man, it just sucks ass lol it just blows
November 30, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The thing about AI anime dubs and AI Actor Tilly Norwood and AI music is just the fucking disrespect, this is what your industry thinks can replace you and it’s not even good. It’s not even a thing you look at with dread at how the computer has replaced Man, it just sucks ass lol it just blows
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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.
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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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