Liam Dempsey
@shymander.com
📰📊🧩Sr. EN Editorial Producer @crunchyroll.com
🇦🇺🏳️🌈 26M Down Under
🤝Anime, film, video games, puzzles, and just enough sport
🇦🇺🏳️🌈 26M Down Under
🤝Anime, film, video games, puzzles, and just enough sport
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Liam Dempsey
@shymander.com
· Oct 25
Time to start posting here again — I wrote (see: rambled) about the process of making an anime-themed crossword, including its challenges, the philosophies I follow, and just how much fun I'm having.
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My favourite clues from this week's crosswords:
➢ She is the one named Sailor Moon (5)
➢ Muppet who cosplayed Luffy for Halloween (4)
➢ Dungeon monster that Frieren often falls victim to (5)
➢ 11 and 18, in "Code Geass" (5)
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➢ She is the one named Sailor Moon (5)
➢ Muppet who cosplayed Luffy for Halloween (4)
➢ Dungeon monster that Frieren often falls victim to (5)
➢ 11 and 18, in "Code Geass" (5)
www.crunchyroll.com/news/quizzes...
December 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
My favourite clues from this week's crosswords:
➢ She is the one named Sailor Moon (5)
➢ Muppet who cosplayed Luffy for Halloween (4)
➢ Dungeon monster that Frieren often falls victim to (5)
➢ 11 and 18, in "Code Geass" (5)
www.crunchyroll.com/news/quizzes...
➢ She is the one named Sailor Moon (5)
➢ Muppet who cosplayed Luffy for Halloween (4)
➢ Dungeon monster that Frieren often falls victim to (5)
➢ 11 and 18, in "Code Geass" (5)
www.crunchyroll.com/news/quizzes...
Reposted by Liam Dempsey
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.
🧵⬇️
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.
🧵⬇️
Luffy is in NYT Connections No. 903 (Sunday, Nov 30)
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Luffy is in NYT Connections No. 903 (Sunday, Nov 30)
Seeing Zootopia 2 tomorrow and Knives Out 3 the day after 🤤
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Seeing Zootopia 2 tomorrow and Knives Out 3 the day after 🤤
Average Scrabble letter score for Anime Mini Crosswords to date: 1.67
Previous highest for a single crossword: 2.27
This week's Mini (#30): 2.86
Previous highest for a single crossword: 2.27
This week's Mini (#30): 2.86
My favourite clues from this week's crosswords:
➢ "Better a ___ than a Fascist" ("Porco Rosso" quote) (3)
➢ There's 5g of it in the average adult human body, according to 10-Down (4)
➢ 2022 Jordan Peele film that features an Akira Bike Slide (4)
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➢ "Better a ___ than a Fascist" ("Porco Rosso" quote) (3)
➢ There's 5g of it in the average adult human body, according to 10-Down (4)
➢ 2022 Jordan Peele film that features an Akira Bike Slide (4)
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November 27, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Average Scrabble letter score for Anime Mini Crosswords to date: 1.67
Previous highest for a single crossword: 2.27
This week's Mini (#30): 2.86
Previous highest for a single crossword: 2.27
This week's Mini (#30): 2.86
My favourite clues from this week's crosswords:
➢ "Better a ___ than a Fascist" ("Porco Rosso" quote) (3)
➢ There's 5g of it in the average adult human body, according to 10-Down (4)
➢ 2022 Jordan Peele film that features an Akira Bike Slide (4)
www.crunchyroll.com/news/quizzes...
➢ "Better a ___ than a Fascist" ("Porco Rosso" quote) (3)
➢ There's 5g of it in the average adult human body, according to 10-Down (4)
➢ 2022 Jordan Peele film that features an Akira Bike Slide (4)
www.crunchyroll.com/news/quizzes...
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
My favourite clues from this week's crosswords:
➢ "Better a ___ than a Fascist" ("Porco Rosso" quote) (3)
➢ There's 5g of it in the average adult human body, according to 10-Down (4)
➢ 2022 Jordan Peele film that features an Akira Bike Slide (4)
www.crunchyroll.com/news/quizzes...
➢ "Better a ___ than a Fascist" ("Porco Rosso" quote) (3)
➢ There's 5g of it in the average adult human body, according to 10-Down (4)
➢ 2022 Jordan Peele film that features an Akira Bike Slide (4)
www.crunchyroll.com/news/quizzes...
Hades II ✅
Insane improvement over most of Hades 1; felt consistently fresh and fun to play, at least until I had to mill 10+ runs for a single NPC interaction to complete a sub-story. I like many of the new mythological figures it introduces, but the narrative/character execution was a mixed bag.
Insane improvement over most of Hades 1; felt consistently fresh and fun to play, at least until I had to mill 10+ runs for a single NPC interaction to complete a sub-story. I like many of the new mythological figures it introduces, but the narrative/character execution was a mixed bag.
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Hades II ✅
Insane improvement over most of Hades 1; felt consistently fresh and fun to play, at least until I had to mill 10+ runs for a single NPC interaction to complete a sub-story. I like many of the new mythological figures it introduces, but the narrative/character execution was a mixed bag.
Insane improvement over most of Hades 1; felt consistently fresh and fun to play, at least until I had to mill 10+ runs for a single NPC interaction to complete a sub-story. I like many of the new mythological figures it introduces, but the narrative/character execution was a mixed bag.
OKAY BUT HOW DOES SHE EAT
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
OKAY BUT HOW DOES SHE EAT
Little makes me feel more patriotic than Ashes cricket and taking the piss, but damn I still would've liked at least one more match day to have on today
November 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Little makes me feel more patriotic than Ashes cricket and taking the piss, but damn I still would've liked at least one more match day to have on today
My second monitor for the next month and a half
November 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
My second monitor for the next month and a half
My favourite clues from this week's crosswords:
➢ Mecha that's like a bad dream? (10)
➢ "Initial D" : Stage :: "Food Wars!" : ___ (5)
➢ What Krillin and Chiaotzu lack, anatomically (5)
➢ 2009 remake of a 2003 anime: Abbr. (4)
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➢ Mecha that's like a bad dream? (10)
➢ "Initial D" : Stage :: "Food Wars!" : ___ (5)
➢ What Krillin and Chiaotzu lack, anatomically (5)
➢ 2009 remake of a 2003 anime: Abbr. (4)
www.crunchyroll.com/news/quizzes...
November 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
My favourite clues from this week's crosswords:
➢ Mecha that's like a bad dream? (10)
➢ "Initial D" : Stage :: "Food Wars!" : ___ (5)
➢ What Krillin and Chiaotzu lack, anatomically (5)
➢ 2009 remake of a 2003 anime: Abbr. (4)
www.crunchyroll.com/news/quizzes...
➢ Mecha that's like a bad dream? (10)
➢ "Initial D" : Stage :: "Food Wars!" : ___ (5)
➢ What Krillin and Chiaotzu lack, anatomically (5)
➢ 2009 remake of a 2003 anime: Abbr. (4)
www.crunchyroll.com/news/quizzes...
Just saw someone wearing a Zohran Mamdani shirt in the middle of Melbourne
November 15, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Just saw someone wearing a Zohran Mamdani shirt in the middle of Melbourne
TIL there's a Japanese band and anime theme song artist called OGRE YOU ASSHOLE
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
TIL there's a Japanese band and anime theme song artist called OGRE YOU ASSHOLE
It's messed up that Wagnaria!!/Working!! isn't properly streaming anywhere
November 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
It's messed up that Wagnaria!!/Working!! isn't properly streaming anywhere
Looked up the ending for the original The Running Man book after watching the 1987 film and LMAOOOOO yeah they absolutely cannot use it
November 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Looked up the ending for the original The Running Man book after watching the 1987 film and LMAOOOOO yeah they absolutely cannot use it
Recalled another childhood movie missing from my Letterboxd thanks to Frankenstein
November 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Recalled another childhood movie missing from my Letterboxd thanks to Frankenstein
Reposted by Liam Dempsey
Dispatch brings back the halcyon era of online water cooler talk: aftermath.site/dispatch-tellt...
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Dispatch brings back the halcyon era of online water cooler talk: aftermath.site/dispatch-tellt...
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill says trans fat rights
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill says trans fat rights
Hopefully you've been keeping up on the current season of anime for this week's crossword 🤫 www.crunchyroll.com/news/quizzes...
November 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Hopefully you've been keeping up on the current season of anime for this week's crossword 🤫 www.crunchyroll.com/news/quizzes...
My Hero Academia, or as I like to call it, All for One Battle After Another
November 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
My Hero Academia, or as I like to call it, All for One Battle After Another
Only my second time watching baseball and I don't have a horse in this race, but sheesh, even my heart is pounding. Can't imagine how ill actual supporters are feeling.
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Only my second time watching baseball and I don't have a horse in this race, but sheesh, even my heart is pounding. Can't imagine how ill actual supporters are feeling.
Senku if he liked chemistry a little too much
November 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Senku if he liked chemistry a little too much
ICYMI: This week's mini crossword is 100% anime and 80% horror 🤫 www.crunchyroll.com/news/quizzes...
November 1, 2025 at 3:41 AM
ICYMI: This week's mini crossword is 100% anime and 80% horror 🤫 www.crunchyroll.com/news/quizzes...
Spooky month is over but I kinda wanna keep watching horror movies anyway 😅
October 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Spooky month is over but I kinda wanna keep watching horror movies anyway 😅
It's funny how I don't watch any regular e-sports, nor do I play League of Legends, yet I'll watch almost every game of Worlds when it rolls around
October 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It's funny how I don't watch any regular e-sports, nor do I play League of Legends, yet I'll watch almost every game of Worlds when it rolls around