Birdie
@midnightbirdie.bsky.social
They/Them
Anime video essayist, panelist, & cosplayer
I believe in the future of Solarpunk
Next Con: TBD
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Anime video essayist, panelist, & cosplayer
I believe in the future of Solarpunk
Next Con: TBD
https://linktr.ee/midnightbirdie
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Birdie
@midnightbirdie.bsky.social
· Oct 26
I'm nearing completion of my next essay! I was hoping for October 31st, but it's been delayed slightly. Sometime in November for sure 🙂↕
Quick update on my C Control video: It has been delayed a bit due to the corruption of a video file. Apologies! I have to redo one of the sections in its entirety.
November 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Quick update on my C Control video: It has been delayed a bit due to the corruption of a video file. Apologies! I have to redo one of the sections in its entirety.
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Oh, my God, Crunchyroll, if you don't have closed captions sitting around for Magic Knight Rayearth (even though I'm betting you ACTUALLY DO and you aren't using them), PLEASE just let me caption Magic Knight Rayearth for you.
These are their autogenerated subs on magic knight rayearth and they’re absolutely horrible. Cant get the name of the country/world right
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Oh, my God, Crunchyroll, if you don't have closed captions sitting around for Magic Knight Rayearth (even though I'm betting you ACTUALLY DO and you aren't using them), PLEASE just let me caption Magic Knight Rayearth for you.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is the funniest thread I have ever read about Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Enjoy this time capsule of Japanese fans discussing the third episode. Spoilers for the show!
detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_...
detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_...
魔法少女まどか★マギカ第3話の戦闘シーンでマミさんは死んだのですか？ - 頭を食われて亡くなりました。でも４話で生き返ります、きっと。 - Yahoo!知恵袋
魔法少女まどか★マギカ第3話の戦闘シーンでマミさんは死んだのですか？ 頭を食われて亡くなりました。でも４話で生き返ります、きっと。
detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
This is the funniest thread I have ever read about Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Enjoy this time capsule of Japanese fans discussing the third episode. Spoilers for the show!
detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_...
detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_...
I'll be posting all of them on my Instagram later, but here is a photo from my Kingsley shoot. 🥹 The Meadowlark series means so much to me, and it was a joy to capture its whimsy, if only for a moment.
@rkarchphotography.bsky.social did an incredible job helping me bring Kingsley to life!
@rkarchphotography.bsky.social did an incredible job helping me bring Kingsley to life!
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I'll be posting all of them on my Instagram later, but here is a photo from my Kingsley shoot. 🥹 The Meadowlark series means so much to me, and it was a joy to capture its whimsy, if only for a moment.
@rkarchphotography.bsky.social did an incredible job helping me bring Kingsley to life!
@rkarchphotography.bsky.social did an incredible job helping me bring Kingsley to life!
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Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou is still one of the prettiest anime I've ever seen. The color palette has rich earthy tones that make the world feel real.
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou is still one of the prettiest anime I've ever seen. The color palette has rich earthy tones that make the world feel real.
Ya'll, I completed a bucket list item of getting a professional photoshoot done in a cosplay I made 🥹
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Ya'll, I completed a bucket list item of getting a professional photoshoot done in a cosplay I made 🥹
Okay, #locodol seems absolutely adorable. Has anyone seen this? I can't get over their designs and the colors. Never been huge into idol anime, but I dunno, this might make me start.
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Okay, #locodol seems absolutely adorable. Has anyone seen this? I can't get over their designs and the colors. Never been huge into idol anime, but I dunno, this might make me start.
The anime & cosplay community has a deep problem with racism. SquidKid was a cosplayer who committed suicide, in part due to racist harassment on their cosplay posts
Gatekeep racists from fandom, make it loud that they're not welcome here. And white creators, we need to step up & call this shit out
Gatekeep racists from fandom, make it loud that they're not welcome here. And white creators, we need to step up & call this shit out
A Black cosplayer named ash squidkid passed recently due to anti Black harassment.
They were constantly bullied and it became too much.
This is why the anime community sucks.
Its why its very hard to support any of it when creators and participants practice racism towards consumers that are Black
They were constantly bullied and it became too much.
This is why the anime community sucks.
Its why its very hard to support any of it when creators and participants practice racism towards consumers that are Black
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The anime & cosplay community has a deep problem with racism. SquidKid was a cosplayer who committed suicide, in part due to racist harassment on their cosplay posts
Gatekeep racists from fandom, make it loud that they're not welcome here. And white creators, we need to step up & call this shit out
Gatekeep racists from fandom, make it loud that they're not welcome here. And white creators, we need to step up & call this shit out
Disclaimer- this question's answers might be used in a future video essay.
When it comes to animated shows you watched growing up, what titles had a big impact? And if you don't mind sharing a bit of detail, I'd be interested to know what that was.
When it comes to animated shows you watched growing up, what titles had a big impact? And if you don't mind sharing a bit of detail, I'd be interested to know what that was.
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Disclaimer- this question's answers might be used in a future video essay.
When it comes to animated shows you watched growing up, what titles had a big impact? And if you don't mind sharing a bit of detail, I'd be interested to know what that was.
When it comes to animated shows you watched growing up, what titles had a big impact? And if you don't mind sharing a bit of detail, I'd be interested to know what that was.
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In another timeline, this could be The End of Evangelion:
Khara Posts Part of The End of Evangelion Film's Early Script Draft
Director Hideaki Anno: “I had an idea for the ending, but I couldn't bring it together, so it remains extreme & chaotic”
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 AM
In another timeline, this could be The End of Evangelion:
Me, months ago: Oh, this video will be nice and simple.
Me, now: This thing will be the fucking death of me
Me, now: This thing will be the fucking death of me
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Me, months ago: Oh, this video will be nice and simple.
Me, now: This thing will be the fucking death of me
Me, now: This thing will be the fucking death of me
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very glad that they're spending all of their time during a government shutdown very close to thanksgiving ensuring poor people can't eat, dangling cancelling flights altogether over people's heads, and repeatedly hammering down on transgender people for the unforgivable crime of existing
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 AM
very glad that they're spending all of their time during a government shutdown very close to thanksgiving ensuring poor people can't eat, dangling cancelling flights altogether over people's heads, and repeatedly hammering down on transgender people for the unforgivable crime of existing
After crunching the final parts of my cosplay, I finally finished #Kingsley from the Meadowlark series for a Halloween convention. I'm absolutely over the moon that I won an MC award at Anime Oklahoma!
This cosplay meant so much to me. Thank you, @yaelokre.bsky.social for such a wonderful world.
This cosplay meant so much to me. Thank you, @yaelokre.bsky.social for such a wonderful world.
November 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
After crunching the final parts of my cosplay, I finally finished #Kingsley from the Meadowlark series for a Halloween convention. I'm absolutely over the moon that I won an MC award at Anime Oklahoma!
This cosplay meant so much to me. Thank you, @yaelokre.bsky.social for such a wonderful world.
This cosplay meant so much to me. Thank you, @yaelokre.bsky.social for such a wonderful world.
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Holy shit! Hope is possible! Hope is not futile! HOPE!
Happy Wednesday and congratulations New York! ❤️
Happy Wednesday and congratulations New York! ❤️
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Holy shit! Hope is possible! Hope is not futile! HOPE!
Happy Wednesday and congratulations New York! ❤️
Happy Wednesday and congratulations New York! ❤️
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Mad as hell that they got free art out of me. 😡 😡
Sharing for my OK friends, OkiCon has been cancelled. I guess they got free art from my buddy. 😖
You can see on their Instagram post.
You can see on their Instagram post.
October 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Mad as hell that they got free art out of me. 😡 😡
I'm nearing completion of my next essay! I was hoping for October 31st, but it's been delayed slightly. Sometime in November for sure 🙂↕
October 26, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I'm nearing completion of my next essay! I was hoping for October 31st, but it's been delayed slightly. Sometime in November for sure 🙂↕
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So anyway I restored Daicon IV from scratch. This was a joint project with Chris Person (papapishu), who sourced the incredibly Rare Laserdisc release. The raw files can be found on the internet archive for those interested in processing it yourself. Enjoy! archive.org/details/DAIC...
DAICON III & IV Opening Animation -Domesday Duplicator Remaster] : hideaki anno : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Deinterlaced & remastered version of the original Laserdisc for Daicon IV & III.
archive.org
October 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
So anyway I restored Daicon IV from scratch. This was a joint project with Chris Person (papapishu), who sourced the incredibly Rare Laserdisc release. The raw files can be found on the internet archive for those interested in processing it yourself. Enjoy! archive.org/details/DAIC...
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You gotta be pretty willfully ignorant/media illiterate to miss the overt politics in One Piece. Geoff and @treylar.bsky.social smashed it out of the park with this one.
Unfortunately this seems like exactly the kinda video that the youtube algo won't like, so I extra encourage you to watch it
Unfortunately this seems like exactly the kinda video that the youtube algo won't like, so I extra encourage you to watch it
Let's talk about how One Piece became the official anime of The Revolution youtu.be/-VQ3e7YbFmw
One Piece - Official Anime of The Revolution
YouTube video by Mother's Basement
youtu.be
October 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
You gotta be pretty willfully ignorant/media illiterate to miss the overt politics in One Piece. Geoff and @treylar.bsky.social smashed it out of the park with this one.
Unfortunately this seems like exactly the kinda video that the youtube algo won't like, so I extra encourage you to watch it
Unfortunately this seems like exactly the kinda video that the youtube algo won't like, so I extra encourage you to watch it
The 16mm film scan of Sailor Moon Sailor Stars is gorgeous! Scan uploaded by @kinekovideo.bsky.social
Check out their work- they scan film and digitize it!
Check out their work- they scan film and digitize it!
Sailor Moon Sailor Stars - Creditless Opening [4K] [16mm Film Scan]
YouTube video by Kineko Video
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The 16mm film scan of Sailor Moon Sailor Stars is gorgeous! Scan uploaded by @kinekovideo.bsky.social
Check out their work- they scan film and digitize it!
Check out their work- they scan film and digitize it!
This is a travesty on so many levels. A real life Palace of Versailles coming to life. While people will lose their food assistance, social services are losing funding, and people are being snatched off the streets- this is what our tax dollars are going to.
The White House East Wing has been completely demolished. The demolition is basically at the main White House walls.
October 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
This is a travesty on so many levels. A real life Palace of Versailles coming to life. While people will lose their food assistance, social services are losing funding, and people are being snatched off the streets- this is what our tax dollars are going to.
KINGSLEY HAS A SONG OF ORIGIN. I REPEAT, KINGSLEY HAS A SONG OF ORIGIN.
I have a normal level of excitement about this.
(Cosplay incoming)
#yaelokre #kingsley #meadowlark
I have a normal level of excitement about this.
(Cosplay incoming)
#yaelokre #kingsley #meadowlark
9. Yaelokre - Kamahalan 𓆱 (Lyrics)
YouTube video by Yaelokre
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
KINGSLEY HAS A SONG OF ORIGIN. I REPEAT, KINGSLEY HAS A SONG OF ORIGIN.
I have a normal level of excitement about this.
(Cosplay incoming)
#yaelokre #kingsley #meadowlark
I have a normal level of excitement about this.
(Cosplay incoming)
#yaelokre #kingsley #meadowlark
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I’m busy cooking with gas on the design layout of the magazine so y’all do ya gurl a solid and pre-order your copy today!
Maybe… just maybe Sam will share a preview spread next week. 👀
Maybe… just maybe Sam will share a preview spread next week. 👀
Due to requests from a few folks, we're now offering a bundle with the both editions of Anime Herald Magazine, with a 10% discount over buying them separately 🥰
Digital copy ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical copy ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
Digital copy ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical copy ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
October 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I’m busy cooking with gas on the design layout of the magazine so y’all do ya gurl a solid and pre-order your copy today!
Maybe… just maybe Sam will share a preview spread next week. 👀
Maybe… just maybe Sam will share a preview spread next week. 👀
This is how the game ended. I will accept no objections.
October 22, 2025 at 5:46 AM
This is how the game ended. I will accept no objections.
Almost every state in the USA is ending SNAP benefits on November 1st. This is a disgusting travesty and failure of the government to care for its most vulnerable.
If you're going to be in need of assistance, the link below can help you get started.
If you're going to be in need of assistance, the link below can help you get started.
Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Almost every state in the USA is ending SNAP benefits on November 1st. This is a disgusting travesty and failure of the government to care for its most vulnerable.
If you're going to be in need of assistance, the link below can help you get started.
If you're going to be in need of assistance, the link below can help you get started.