Lucas DeRuyter
@lucasderuyter.bsky.social
Writing about Anime, Manga, Moves, TV, and Games for myself and anyone who'll pay! Bylines in ANN, Anime Feminist, ButWhyTho, Yatta Tachi, and IGN.
He/Him/His; Discord: Lder#9923
https://lucasderuyter.journoportfolio.com/
He/Him/His; Discord: Lder#9923
https://lucasderuyter.journoportfolio.com/
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Lucas DeRuyter
@lucasderuyter.bsky.social
· Nov 17
If you're reading this, thanks for checking out my Bluesky account! Here's a quick rundown of some of the cool stuff I've written.
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This seems like a good time to recommend people check out our merch store... It's stable and working and we've got good stuff 🥹 We would appreciate the support 🙏
merch.fakku.net
merch.fakku.net
December 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This seems like a good time to recommend people check out our merch store... It's stable and working and we've got good stuff 🥹 We would appreciate the support 🙏
merch.fakku.net
merch.fakku.net
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I have one more: The fact that anime fandom history is still largely oral, still something that largely gets shared in convention panels or at barcon among the oldheads, is fucking dire.
Friends, #weebwednesday is upon us once again! You know the drill - quote-post with your weebiest hot takes, nothing racist, nothing intentionally inflammatory, have fun with it ♥
December 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I have one more: The fact that anime fandom history is still largely oral, still something that largely gets shared in convention panels or at barcon among the oldheads, is fucking dire.
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Over at Kotaku, we are trying to cover at least one cool indie game every week. It's called Indie of the Week!
kotaku.com/opinion/impr...
If you are an indie dev with something cool, feel free to send it to [email protected]!
kotaku.com/opinion/impr...
If you are an indie dev with something cool, feel free to send it to [email protected]!
December 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Over at Kotaku, we are trying to cover at least one cool indie game every week. It's called Indie of the Week!
kotaku.com/opinion/impr...
If you are an indie dev with something cool, feel free to send it to [email protected]!
kotaku.com/opinion/impr...
If you are an indie dev with something cool, feel free to send it to [email protected]!
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I wrote about the chair company, the wider Tim Robinson project and how the men are just going through it, especially in comedy
defector.com/tim-robinson...
defector.com/tim-robinson...
Tim Robinson Understands What The Boys Are Going Through | Defector
The male comedians are going through something. I know, I know, but this time I’m not referring to the obvious ones who have lost their minds through some excess of steroid abuse and podcast appearanc...
defector.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I wrote about the chair company, the wider Tim Robinson project and how the men are just going through it, especially in comedy
defector.com/tim-robinson...
defector.com/tim-robinson...
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OK! SO! I have made the ultimate illustration of this.
Ariana Grande November 2024 (interview) vs Cynthia Erivo November 2025 (audiobook recording by the author)
Ariana Grande November 2024 (interview) vs Cynthia Erivo November 2025 (audiobook recording by the author)
December 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
OK! SO! I have made the ultimate illustration of this.
Ariana Grande November 2024 (interview) vs Cynthia Erivo November 2025 (audiobook recording by the author)
Ariana Grande November 2024 (interview) vs Cynthia Erivo November 2025 (audiobook recording by the author)
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Just cancelled Spotify 🎉🎉🎉 And got a Tidal trial membership
December 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Just cancelled Spotify 🎉🎉🎉 And got a Tidal trial membership
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Humble has relisted Horses.
Humble's now banned it too, post-launch:
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
Horses, the Upsetting Horror Game Previously Banned on Steam, Gets Last Minute Ban From Epic Games Store Too - IGN
Last week, we reported that disturbing horror game Horses had been banned from Steam. Now, at the last possible minute before the game was set to release widely across other PC store fronts, Epic Game...
www.ign.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Humble has relisted Horses.
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Idk if this is the quintessential Onion headline but I've thought of this at least once a week for almost a decade
December 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Idk if this is the quintessential Onion headline but I've thought of this at least once a week for almost a decade
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Very much on a par with their treatment of Anime Strike back then.
December 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Very much on a par with their treatment of Anime Strike back then.
It's both hilarious and fucked up that Amazon might have just killed Prime's chances of becoming a "prestige" anime platform by rushing AI dubs out the door.
They let the pursuit of more money jeopardize the money they were making, which is applicable to all of AI/the modern tech sector.
They let the pursuit of more money jeopardize the money they were making, which is applicable to all of AI/the modern tech sector.
Friends, #weebwednesday is upon us once again! You know the drill - quote-post with your weebiest hot takes, nothing racist, nothing intentionally inflammatory, have fun with it ♥
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It's both hilarious and fucked up that Amazon might have just killed Prime's chances of becoming a "prestige" anime platform by rushing AI dubs out the door.
They let the pursuit of more money jeopardize the money they were making, which is applicable to all of AI/the modern tech sector.
They let the pursuit of more money jeopardize the money they were making, which is applicable to all of AI/the modern tech sector.
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Supernatural is Dragonball Z for goths and fanshippers.
Friends, #weebwednesday is upon us once again! You know the drill - quote-post with your weebiest hot takes, nothing racist, nothing intentionally inflammatory, have fun with it ♥
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Supernatural is Dragonball Z for goths and fanshippers.
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We're doing arch. They didn't, they said it wasn't possible, and [quickly, stumbling] it wasn't possible with sleepy joe and the autopen but [awful wet breath] we're doing arch, and quite frankly we are doing plaza as well.
‘We’re doing arch’ Trump says in update on latest construction project
‘We’re doing arch’ Trump says in update on latest construction project
‘We’re doing arch’ Trump says in update on latest construction project
www.independent.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We're doing arch. They didn't, they said it wasn't possible, and [quickly, stumbling] it wasn't possible with sleepy joe and the autopen but [awful wet breath] we're doing arch, and quite frankly we are doing plaza as well.
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I swear to god none of the people involved here have actually played this game because if they did they’d be embarrassed that this is what they’re afraid of.
Humble's now banned it too, post-launch:
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
Horses, the Upsetting Horror Game Previously Banned on Steam, Gets Last Minute Ban From Epic Games Store Too - IGN
Last week, we reported that disturbing horror game Horses had been banned from Steam. Now, at the last possible minute before the game was set to release widely across other PC store fronts, Epic Game...
www.ign.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I swear to god none of the people involved here have actually played this game because if they did they’d be embarrassed that this is what they’re afraid of.
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Come help us write articles for the internet made by humans https://kotaku.com/kotaku-is-looking-for-freelance-contributors-2000650081
Kotaku Is Looking for Freelance Contributors - Kotaku
We're looking for thoughtful writers to help with covering news, reporting, and more
kotaku.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Come help us write articles for the internet made by humans https://kotaku.com/kotaku-is-looking-for-freelance-contributors-2000650081
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Friendly reminder: If you want to support Fakku during this situation, merch is the best option
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Friendly reminder: If you want to support Fakku during this situation, merch is the best option
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i like dunkelman’s book as well but this argument really ought to grapple with the fact that trump’s agenda is mired in lawsuits and even the signature parts of it, the deportations, fall far short of the president’s ambitions
There is such a thirst in some progressive centrist circles that they will look at the Trump administration as a model to get things done. I think its worth addressing the argument. This is from Mark Dunkelman, author of the widely praised "Why Nothing Works."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/o...
Opinion | What the Left Could Learn From Trump’s Brutal Efficiency
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
i like dunkelman’s book as well but this argument really ought to grapple with the fact that trump’s agenda is mired in lawsuits and even the signature parts of it, the deportations, fall far short of the president’s ambitions
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So, fun fact: licensors are notoriously protective of their brands, and will take literal months at times to ensure that every single aspect of a title is being presented properly. You can't even SNEEZE without telling the licensor.
To have Kadokawa come out and say this directly is amazing
To have Kadokawa come out and say this directly is amazing
Kadokawa stated that it did not approve of an AI dub, and Sentai stated that it wasn't aware of the dub beforehand.
Amazon Streamed AI English Dubs on Banana Fish, 'No Game, No Life Zero,' Vinland Saga, Pet Anime
Voice actors speak out against AI dubs, Kadokawa & Sentai Filmworks respond
www.animenewsnetwork.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
So, fun fact: licensors are notoriously protective of their brands, and will take literal months at times to ensure that every single aspect of a title is being presented properly. You can't even SNEEZE without telling the licensor.
To have Kadokawa come out and say this directly is amazing
To have Kadokawa come out and say this directly is amazing
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
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just like me fr
December 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
just like me fr
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Nobody told me there was a new chapter of Boys Run The Riot, an amazing manga with a trans protagonist. You can read it on @omoi.com:
Read Young Magazine Special Issue Chapter 2 on Omoi
Join Young Magazine in celebrating their 45th anniversary by reading the very first English edition of the magazine! This 1000+ page tome is chock-full of new manga written by emerging artists and fam...
www.omoi.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Nobody told me there was a new chapter of Boys Run The Riot, an amazing manga with a trans protagonist. You can read it on @omoi.com:
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Trump has been trying to go full dictator this entire time, if he could just do it he already would have. His public support plummeting isn’t going to make the task easier
Reality Time:
If Trump truly intends to go full dictator, it'll happen in the next 11 months. The way he's destroying the country, there is a full on GOP bloodbath coming next Nov, and when that happens and Dems take ALL of Congress, he knows he's going to be impeached, removed, and jailed.
If Trump truly intends to go full dictator, it'll happen in the next 11 months. The way he's destroying the country, there is a full on GOP bloodbath coming next Nov, and when that happens and Dems take ALL of Congress, he knows he's going to be impeached, removed, and jailed.
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Trump has been trying to go full dictator this entire time, if he could just do it he already would have. His public support plummeting isn’t going to make the task easier
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