Huh, didn’t know that. Grew up watching Barney with my older brother who is autistic. We never really connected on many interests, but I have very fond memories of us both running to the TV to watch that big purple dinosaur.

??? Boogiepop is a novel series, it’s not an anime original. The new anime is an extension of that.

Japan views religion very differently than we do in the west. It’s not a big deal there, most people wouldn’t call themselves “religious.”

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Yeesh, I remember that heatwave. Was pretty sure I was going to melt. Riding my bicycle to class in that was not fun.

Hell, if you want a high speed, high capacity, affordable rail system, Japan’s Shinkansen is a perfect illustration that it can be done (although its for longer distances and not inter-city travel).

Serious question, w hat is the fucking point of this thing? 16 people is tiny for a theme park ride, the track won’t be that long, it’s just not going to replace the convenience and capacity of a subway system. There already exists high-speed, high capacity, comfortable, affordable rail travel. It’s called the…

I don’t get it very often, but for some reason the HD remaster of Okami gave me the worst headache.

Went by there during golden week this year and it wasn’t particularly crowded, either.

Serious question, why? The two girls may have lasting  health effects that prevent them from ever having children or living full lives. They didn’t consent to being used as guinea pigs.

The problem is that publishers don’t give a shit. Literally. It’s all about squeezing as much money as possible out of the consumer.

Yeah, I’ve heard that too. However DVDs/blu-rays are MUCH more expensive in Japan than in the west. I think it’s just Gainax charging that much because they know people will buy it.

Finally. I’ve given up hope for a release of the blu-ray set here, but legal streaming is nice.

I did not like TLJ at all. TFA was a little safe, but I thought it was a good set-up. I was excited to see where Rey and Finn would go. Instead Finn got sidelined for most of the next movie and their friendship never got developed further. TLJ was a fucking mess.

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Sigh. Every year it gets worse and worse. I hope next year they do a better job of monitoring big gatherings like this, because some people always come out to make trouble.

The World Cup was quite subdued, tbh. There were a lot of flags and jerseys, but on the whole everyone was very courteous.

Yep. Seeing these Soros conspiracy theories embraced by the mainstream is just a giant dog whistle to antisemitism, much like hearing the word “globalists.”

These always seemed like a horrible idea. Seems like it’s caused a lot of trouble for drivers in Tokyo.

I don’t know, Solo was very fanservice-y, but it also did feel very messy. I saw it a while after it dropped. I didn’t really have any expectations for it, but it certainly wasn’t a /good/ film. I thought it was more cohesive than TLJ, but it still felt sloppy. I thought TFA was better at blending fanservice with…