Bambu Tupaki
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Anime watcher, words writer, science day-jobber, friend to all dogs. @anime old-timer.
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I JUST ORDERED SUSHI IN FLORIDA AND THIS IS HOW THEY PLATED IT. 5 STARS. NO NOTES.
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Everyone at Crunchyroll is criminally underpaid, incl their hardworking marketing/production folks. It takes a LOT of bravery for the freelance actors to speak out because they're highly visible but unfortunately also disposable. $1.2B acquisition and none of that trickled down.
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I *love* sushi! 🍣
I love Japan, period. 🗾
The tea ceremonies! 🍵
J-Rock! 🎸
GIRUGAMESH! 👨🏻🎤
I love ANIME! 🍜
And Manga! 🍥
And GAMING! 🎮
I love DDR! 🕺🏻
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The people next to me got this boat. Am I in weab heaven??
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I’m at Koume Japanese Restaurant in Plantation, FL. Give them all the business and stars forever. A+++. Can’t be topped. Losing my shit over here.
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I will note that they are not playing anime music. It’s a steady stream of 70s rock, and the decor is a mix of anime toys, sports memorabilia, and signed notes from children. I’m in love.
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Overheard at LAX:
1: I know SO many people who are going to be on the Bachelor this year.
2: That’s exciting, who?
1: This girl who used to work in our office.
2: Who else?
1: No, that’s it.
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So. There are a lot of people in the actual anime and manga industry who are creeps. Publishers, distributors, retailers, marketing people, voice actors. It’s a lot harder to call them out because no one wants to get blacklisted.
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Guys, Japanese natives not caring about GitS casting doesn't invalidate the opinions of Asian-Americans who do care. That's not how it works
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It bums me out beyond obvious "you should be paid your worth" reasons because the people who work on anime are SO passionate about it. They pour their lives and hearts into this, and some of them barely get by. Hustlin 24/7/365 to get work, commuting 2 hrs. It's wrong.
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I knew translator pay was low, but some of the numbers I'm seeing from voice actors are just staggering and upsetting. No wonder they have to be on the road every weekend doing cons. My god, meet them at the table, pay them a decent wage, and let them be home with their families.
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Let’s be clear here… the Anime NYC case was NOT the “second case” in the US. Only the second case reported.
That dude caught it from someone, somewhere, and most likely, the Om is already everywhere. Half this country doesn’t even test, much less sequence.
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The year is 2020. Tokyo has been destroyed by Steve Bannon, Kellyanne Conway, and Paul Ryan.
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Y’all are goofy. No, you don’t get to keep the figure. You could probably steal it, but the owner seems super nice and cool (and cheerfully waves off all his guests with a cheeky “See you tomorrow!”) so it would probably give you bad karma for life. Don’t do it.
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If Zac saw all the outpouring of love, he’d just laugh and say, “Yeah, yeah, yeah. Alright, alright. Just wanted to write about cartoons, man.”
He was incredibly humble, and had a huge heart. He felt everything very deeply, and loved his friends tremendously.
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I lost a really good friend today, someone I’ve known for half my life. I haven’t quite processed it yet, and it still feels really surreal. Anyway, in honor of him, I implore everyone to be kind to each other and try to be the best human you can be.
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Zac worked so hard to change his lifestyle. He was so happy and proud of himself. The dude climbed Mt. Wilson and Mt. Baldy like they were walks in the park. And every mile or so, he’d stop and exclaim, “Man, this is so fucking nice.”
All while wearing an ET backpack.
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“I’m at
#AnimeExpo2023
watching Shaquille O’Neal spin” is a sentence I never thought I’d utter, but here we are.
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This is from USC film school’s Alien exhibit. Check out the cast that could’ve been.
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Just a reminder that cashews are actually super weird, and don’t look like anything you’re probably imagining. Each one grows inside a shell, beneath an edible fruit.
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@bogle_animu
@prototype27
Yeah, poor guy. I don’t blame him for going on the ship, but the outcome is predictable. It’s possible that there was a false positive. But it’s also likely someone picked up the Rona on the way to the cruise terminal where the viral load wasn’t high enough to be detected yet.
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Where’s the category for us olds who watched their anime off scratchy 10th gen VHS tapes in the back of comic shops
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People who demand “proof” for abuse victims’ allegations, who also wonder why victims don’t “speak up earlier,” who also send death/rape/harm threats to victims... y’all aren’t connecting your own dots? Really?
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From a FB group about vax appts at a pharmacy in a heavily Asian area. White woman is scared a stray bullet meant for Asians will hit her. Another white woman suggests bringing a white chaperon, so the bad guys know not to shoot her.
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People talk amongst themselves. We all know who they are. We warn each other. But I don’t know what the answer is. Maybe I can be better at telling them to stop.
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There’s a lot of conspiracy theories floating around why we/ANN started down this path. The truth is, I didn’t want our community to just pat ourselves on the backs about dropping people like Hazukari and going back to business as usual, pretending we’d Fixed the Problem. 1/x
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Funny how those who tell others to grow a thicker skin seem to have the thinnest skins of all.
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Y’all, I was looking through the CDs I had in high school and I found a bunch of my old anime mix CDs.
Yes, I named them AniMemories.
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Relocating to another country.
Nothing raises my hackles faster than rich people calling themselves “expats” instead of immigrants.
What’s considered trashy if you're poor, but classy if you're rich?
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Ditching Facebook was easy because my algo was saturated with high school classmates pushing their MLMs.
Ditching Twitter feels like trying to convince everyone to leave their houses for a commune in the desert you have to build with old boxes and some guy’s generator.
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Zac and I used to go to a lot of East Coast anime cons, back when we both lived there. Went to masquerade one night, maybe Anime Boston? There was a Chi cosplayer, who at one point during the skit, through her “panties” into the crowd. Zac started laughing uncontrollably. 1/2
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I never thought I’d live in a world where
#Evangelion
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Thank you to all of the artists who spoke with me for this article. I hope AX takes the feedback into consideration, and there are changes moving forward!
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The issue isn't what the virus is called, you dinguses. It's that the CONSEQUENCES of your actions are normalizing racism and stoking hate crimes towards Asian-Americans.
People are being intentionally obtuse about the latter. Stop it.
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2/2 Absolutely couldn’t stop. He had tears streaming down his face from laughter. Finally gasped out, “I just suddenly had this mental image of all my friends back home thinking, ‘What is Zac Bertschy doing right now? Smash cut to this.’”
That guy was so damned funny.
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Zac and I were supposed to see Taylor Swift this weekend, and now she has a new album out and it’s magnificent, and I miss my friend so much.
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What if.... what if the new generation doesn’t like Eva at all? Are we prepared for that? 😟
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I should specify that this isn’t even related to today’s Anitwitter stuff. I mean like, people literally in the industry. Renowned American voice actors. Several of them. Manga publishers. Anime distributors. The industry is rife with creeps.
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Calling out a fellow fan takes enough courage. How do you call out people who own entire companies? Popular voice actors?
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My favorite thing about Zac is that he would always, ALWAYS reach out whenever a friend had a milestone in their life, or did something good. Whether it was graduation, a good article, or a good meal, he’d always reach out and tell you. 1/x
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My dad seeing Katy Perry on TV: (in Chinese) “It’s Fruit Sister”
Me: “What?”
Dad: “Fruit Sister.”
Me: “Katy Perry?”
Dad: “Yes. Everyone in China calls her Fruit Sister because she wears a lot of fruit.”
#TheMoreYouKnow
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Brady handing out swag in the Discotek panel, and people excitedly whispering to each other their title rescue wishlists, just confirms that Discotek is indeed Anime Santa Claus.
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To all the haters, Zac would’ve just laughed and said, “Hey, fuck you too, buddy.”
This recent convo encapsulates so much of the dry humor I will miss forever.
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Note, the rest of the thread was, "Is this a real pharmacy? It seems sketchy." But sure, yeah, you're the victim here, and definitely not racist at all.
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Free idea. Anime cons should hand out masks with :3 or owo mouths on them so people will be excited to wear them.
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SO YUU’S MOM DECIDES TO MARRY MIKI’S DAD AND HIS DAD ENDS UP WITH MIKI’S MOM AND THEY END UP ALL LIVING IN A HOUSE TOGETHER, BUT EVEN THOUGH THEY’RE TECHNICALLY STEP SIBLINGS THEY END UP FALLING IN LOVE AND THE REASON SHE CALLS HIM MARMALADE BOY IS BECAUSE HE’S BOTH SWEET AND BIT
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What I’m getting from the Will “discourse” is that a lot of people have clearly never experienced the trauma of medical issues that changes how you perceive yourself.
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The stuff with Vic isn’t just “haters”, and it’s disingenuous to dismiss it as such. Hundreds of women have spoken out over the years regarding how uncomfortable they felt during their interactions. People’s positive interactions don’t erase the negative ones.
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I’m vague-Tweeting because I’m too chicken to out anyone. So I don’t know what the solution is, sorry.
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@mollyann_e
I’ve been talking with
@ANN_Lynzee
and we’re realizing we need to try to do something. So we’re gonna start collecting what we know. If you have any names or stories, please let me know!
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Edge of Tomorrow is the best live-action adaptation of a manga, prove me wrong.
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Everyone keeps arguing what ages count as “Millennial,��� but I posit that the only Millennial test you need is to say out loud, “Hokay, so—“ and wait for them to automatically finish.
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On the upside, the Funi/Crunchy streaming merger means that instead of two janky streaming platforms, we now only have one bloated janky streaming platform, with even less incentive to make more functional.
/s
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Hiroshi Nagahama initially said, after reading the Flowers of Evil manga, “I don’t think this can be turned into an anime.” He turned down the job multiple times.
They finally asked, “What’ll it take?”
He says, “It’ll be expensive.”
“What do you need?”
“Rotoscope.”
“Done.”
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Third time this week I’ve wanted to text
@ActionZacku
about something stupid that happened. We’re coming up on a year soon. I really miss my shit-shootin’ buddy.
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Zac also spoke frequently of his CYS crew, and how fiercely he wanted to protect everyone. He considered you all his friends, and credit the CYS community for keeping his spirits up, many nights. I really hope I get the chance to meet more of you soon.
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Hi here’s me with animals, which is the only life goal I have
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Legitimately maybe the highlight of my entire convention, because WOW what a wild ride?!!?! Condensed version is his host is an evangelical mime who left behind taped sermons for distribution, and oh yeah he’s a murderer.
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It’s Lunar New Year! Wishing everyone Gong Xi Fa Cai, which is Mandarin for “Don’t be racist this year, assholes.” 🎊🧧🏮🐂
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@tedlieu
@schezar
Respectfully, the virus doesn’t care about alliances or borders. It’s just as likely to spread, mutate, and come back to us via Iran or India. Our efforts are instead better used to ensure oversight to mitigate corruption, or combatting misinformation in the US re: vaccination.
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"Secretary Clinton, can you give us an analysis of the geopolitical climate surrounding Syria? And Mr. Trump, do you prefer cake or pie?"
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To everyone wailing about peace, please keep your eyes open. Peaceful protests are being ESCALATED by law enforcement, and stoked by chaos agents.
Keep your eyes open and witness the truth. Don’t let them rewrite history as it’s being written.
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One of the Hello Kitty themed lounges at the Taipei airport has an Aggretsuko area with two karaoke booths
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I’ve truly never known someone like Zac who spent so much time saying GOOD THINGS about people when they weren’t around. I’ll miss him forever.
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Thanks to Love Live Sunshine... This is what Amazon thinks of me now.
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I can’t believe no one ever told me before this year that Vietnam uses the cat in their zodiac instead of the rabbit. Which completely changes Fruits Basket.
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I accidentally helped a predator. Never again. Never, ever fucking again. Fuck every one of these industry predator who used their power to hurt others. The whisper network isn’t going to whisper anymore.
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Wow, I’m appalled to see what the antifas at Google have done to our essential workers. Just search for night shift nurses to see the disrespect. 😩
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But yeah, I’m extremely excited at the prospect of Biden saying, “Japanimation.”
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New phone! Which means my social media will be flooded with cute portrait mode pics of my dog. You’re welcome.
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This is actually kind of interesting. The narrative the Right is spinning is that pilot shortages are because of vaccine mandates. They're not. Pilots are just going over to other airlines like United (who does have a vax mandate, btw) because they... simply... pay better.
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