Daryl Surat
@darylsurat.bsky.social
I'm an engineer, podcaster, and Otaku USA Magazine contributor driven insane from pop culture overload and isolation. It makes me scream a lot with my fingers. http://www.animeworldorder.com
I forgot to post these last week, but it is truly the end of an era as the FYE that occupied a massive corner of the once-prosperous Coral Square Mall is finally closing down after so many decades. Not that I can remember ever actually purchasing anything there. Sure enough, the prices are UNCHANGED
December 21, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I forgot to post these last week, but it is truly the end of an era as the FYE that occupied a massive corner of the once-prosperous Coral Square Mall is finally closing down after so many decades. Not that I can remember ever actually purchasing anything there. Sure enough, the prices are UNCHANGED
Name your fave martial arts film
December 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Name your fave martial arts film
"I don't care what anyone says, I like that movie."
December 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"I don't care what anyone says, I like that movie."
I’ve been thinking this for the last five years, especially the more Chainsaw Man continued of what we now know to be “Part 1” of it. But the swerve was that it somehow DIDN’T end that way. Of course, as Part 2 seemingly nears its conclusion, I’m once again thinking “this can only end like Devilman”
December 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I’ve been thinking this for the last five years, especially the more Chainsaw Man continued of what we now know to be “Part 1” of it. But the swerve was that it somehow DIDN’T end that way. Of course, as Part 2 seemingly nears its conclusion, I’m once again thinking “this can only end like Devilman”
In the 7 days since I previously posted about it, episode 10 of Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider is now the most disliked episode of the entire series, with roughly double the downvotes of the first episode. This despite it being the best episode. Anyway, the title alone of episode 11 gots hoes mad:
December 14, 2025 at 5:45 AM
In the 7 days since I previously posted about it, episode 10 of Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider is now the most disliked episode of the entire series, with roughly double the downvotes of the first episode. This despite it being the best episode. Anyway, the title alone of episode 11 gots hoes mad:
Because Frank Djeng did the legwork when producing the Enter the Clones of Bruce documentary, he was able to score an interview with Bruce Le, 24 minutes of which is included with Super Infra-Man since he's in it. It's a recent interview, but he still has to set this Bruce Lee/Ip Man thing straight:
December 13, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Because Frank Djeng did the legwork when producing the Enter the Clones of Bruce documentary, he was able to score an interview with Bruce Le, 24 minutes of which is included with Super Infra-Man since he's in it. It's a recent interview, but he still has to set this Bruce Lee/Ip Man thing straight:
For success, it’s essential that I have Thunderball Fists in high definition. Thunderball Fists? I can have such a thing? Yes. Thunderball Fists!
December 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
For success, it’s essential that I have Thunderball Fists in high definition. Thunderball Fists? I can have such a thing? Yes. Thunderball Fists!
I have never watched this since it was the Spike TV Video Game Awards, and I will never for the life of me understand why people pay hundreds of thousands if not literal millions of dollars to have their commercial shown to an audience of gamers that is easily among the most hostile and toxic of all
December 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I have never watched this since it was the Spike TV Video Game Awards, and I will never for the life of me understand why people pay hundreds of thousands if not literal millions of dollars to have their commercial shown to an audience of gamers that is easily among the most hostile and toxic of all
My Dagger of Kamui Blu-Ray arrived, along with the fancy artbook and all that! That's another AnimEigo Kickstarter successfully completed!
Yep.
There it is, all right.
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... no. I'm not tossing it into the corner this time. That's me on the menu! Backer number two, but first at this tier.
Yep.
There it is, all right.
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... no. I'm not tossing it into the corner this time. That's me on the menu! Backer number two, but first at this tier.
December 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
My Dagger of Kamui Blu-Ray arrived, along with the fancy artbook and all that! That's another AnimEigo Kickstarter successfully completed!
Yep.
There it is, all right.
...
...
... no. I'm not tossing it into the corner this time. That's me on the menu! Backer number two, but first at this tier.
Yep.
There it is, all right.
...
...
... no. I'm not tossing it into the corner this time. That's me on the menu! Backer number two, but first at this tier.
They all think they're so smart. That they've got low elo Marvel Rivals all figured out. That they're going to flank around and pick off our supports to climb. What they're not counting on is the spider landmine. I'm in Gold now but I guess once they add Rogue I'll have to play another 10 Comp games
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
They all think they're so smart. That they've got low elo Marvel Rivals all figured out. That they're going to flank around and pick off our supports to climb. What they're not counting on is the spider landmine. I'm in Gold now but I guess once they add Rogue I'll have to play another 10 Comp games
This is 100% true but I also don’t mind. When you do comics primarily about people hitting each other, having problems that cannot be solved by hitting something makes your heroes come off as inadequate. Plus, they're by people who hit it big in their early 20s with no time to live in the real world
December 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is 100% true but I also don’t mind. When you do comics primarily about people hitting each other, having problems that cannot be solved by hitting something makes your heroes come off as inadequate. Plus, they're by people who hit it big in their early 20s with no time to live in the real world
Suda51 has a Bsky account that he doesn’t remember to use much, but over on that other site he wishes to make it clear in light of some recent headlines that (unlike the publishers who now mess with his prior creations) his self-published Romeo Is a Dead Man contains no AI-generated stuff whatsoever
December 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Suda51 has a Bsky account that he doesn’t remember to use much, but over on that other site he wishes to make it clear in light of some recent headlines that (unlike the publishers who now mess with his prior creations) his self-published Romeo Is a Dead Man contains no AI-generated stuff whatsoever
It looks like Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider is being produced as a split cour/season, so we will be getting another 12 episodes in 2026! (I saw this on the other site where someone was irate about this, since they disliked its “low framerate” and would rather have more Fuuto P.I. after its movie)
December 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It looks like Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider is being produced as a split cour/season, so we will be getting another 12 episodes in 2026! (I saw this on the other site where someone was irate about this, since they disliked its “low framerate” and would rather have more Fuuto P.I. after its movie)
Crunchyroll lets you vote thumbs up or down on individual episodes. Initial episodes tend to have the most downvotes, since most who dislike something stop watching it. Later episodes have very few downvotes unless the show goes downhill. Or, in the case of Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider, hoes mad
December 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Crunchyroll lets you vote thumbs up or down on individual episodes. Initial episodes tend to have the most downvotes, since most who dislike something stop watching it. Later episodes have very few downvotes unless the show goes downhill. Or, in the case of Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider, hoes mad
Suda51/Grasshopper Manufacture isn't involved with the new Let It Die, and I don't see anything regarding generative AI being used in Romeo Is a Dead Man
December 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Suda51/Grasshopper Manufacture isn't involved with the new Let It Die, and I don't see anything regarding generative AI being used in Romeo Is a Dead Man
I almost bought this. It was even 20% off. But I didn’t do it, because I already bought a Kamen Rider Black kit as well as Dygenguard & Weissritter. Those are more manageable. This monstrosity by contrast is over 120 sprues. I will not make Gerald turn around so I can buy this (unless you demand it)
November 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I almost bought this. It was even 20% off. But I didn’t do it, because I already bought a Kamen Rider Black kit as well as Dygenguard & Weissritter. Those are more manageable. This monstrosity by contrast is over 120 sprues. I will not make Gerald turn around so I can buy this (unless you demand it)
Post something random or you will have an awful December.
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Post something random or you will have an awful December.
Based Story by Go Nagai
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Based Story by Go Nagai
Thanksgiving meal now complete. Both the one I had at lunch since my dad gets everything done in 45 minutes or so, and the 6:30 PM one that Gerald made. Now that the viewing of Murder By Death is over, it’s time for the real show, which is the latest CHS offering courtesy of @blacotaku1.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Thanksgiving meal now complete. Both the one I had at lunch since my dad gets everything done in 45 minutes or so, and the 6:30 PM one that Gerald made. Now that the viewing of Murder By Death is over, it’s time for the real show, which is the latest CHS offering courtesy of @blacotaku1.bsky.social
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
Godfrey Ho didn't start the trend. All he did was go to the store and buy some headbands which spoke to us in our language instead
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Godfrey Ho didn't start the trend. All he did was go to the store and buy some headbands which spoke to us in our language instead
Men like me have only one thing on their minds at all times, and it's disgusting
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Men like me have only one thing on their minds at all times, and it's disgusting
As the retirement looms for Hiroshi Tanahashi, the Ace, the Man of the Century, it's only fitting that he get the proper Kamen Rider collaboration rather than just being a villain in the Ex-Aid movie where he's 2nd banana to Pac-Man. Kamen Rider Kabuto was where he openly admits he got his pose from
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As the retirement looms for Hiroshi Tanahashi, the Ace, the Man of the Century, it's only fitting that he get the proper Kamen Rider collaboration rather than just being a villain in the Ex-Aid movie where he's 2nd banana to Pac-Man. Kamen Rider Kabuto was where he openly admits he got his pose from
“The spread of Japanese cartoons and comics is not always welcome.” On the Twitter people are posting the first image to suggest that Sailor Moon generated national mainstream media coverage, but the caption reveals it’s a local Raleigh paper. archive.ph/Pwp8b is the NYT; Patlabor was the image used
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“The spread of Japanese cartoons and comics is not always welcome.” On the Twitter people are posting the first image to suggest that Sailor Moon generated national mainstream media coverage, but the caption reveals it’s a local Raleigh paper. archive.ph/Pwp8b is the NYT; Patlabor was the image used
The SUN! Long a source of amusement. For years, mankind has yearned to blot out the sun www.politico.com/news/magazin... gee, I wonder if there is some massive unnecessary expenditure of greenhouse emissions we could eliminate rather than pursue “solar geoengineering”? Better ask that AI data center
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The SUN! Long a source of amusement. For years, mankind has yearned to blot out the sun www.politico.com/news/magazin... gee, I wonder if there is some massive unnecessary expenditure of greenhouse emissions we could eliminate rather than pursue “solar geoengineering”? Better ask that AI data center