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YouTuber, freelance writer, medievalist, yaoi paddle historian. Any pronouns are fine but they/them is preferred. https://www.youtube.com/c/redbardiscool

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An extraordinarily rare floppy disk — one of just 50 copies of Tsukihime Trial Edition ever produced — was allegedly destroyed coming through U.S. Customs. https://t.co/GbxXLfegVZ

08.03.2026 22:01 👍 72 🔁 23 💬 2 📌 4
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A Niche of Their Own – Diving into the Top Anime Titles by Streaming Platform

Kalai looks at Netflix's past and current reports to find what anime everyone is really watching.

06.03.2026 14:00 👍 19 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 0
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7—Steel Ball Run Volumes 1-5 Manga Review

[Review] Steel Ball Run is easily Jojo’s most bizarre adventure yet.

06.03.2026 17:00 👍 16 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

whoever was the translator at Kaizoku fansubs and decided to not translate nakama, just look at your legacy...

03.03.2026 05:20 👍 651 🔁 287 💬 7 📌 4

If you’re a fan, it’s a good time to let them know you won’t pay for AI translations

sevenseasentertainment.com/about/contac...

02.03.2026 13:34 👍 643 🔁 595 💬 1 📌 9

Happy Birthday!!

27.02.2026 17:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Happy Pokemon Day! Who's your favorite Pokemon?

27.02.2026 17:02 👍 24 🔁 4 💬 3 📌 5

Tomorrow is the last day to save 10% on a year's membership for tier 1!

Only pay $19 on the first year!

Discount Code: 5994A

27.02.2026 14:44 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

all the new starters are adorable, but at least on first impression, browt's my early fav lol

27.02.2026 14:44 👍 35 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
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In light of today's news, we've made a donation to the Pink Haven Coalition: a collective of trans organizers, mutual-aid groups, progressive faith organizations, queer associations, and individual justice-lovers.

No one is free until everyone is free.

Link: www.pinkhaven.org

26.02.2026 18:01 👍 44 🔁 26 💬 0 📌 2

Deeply evil, genocidal policy. Here are some orgs that may be able to help:

Across Bsky, many people have shared Trans Continental Pipeline. This is a grassroots mutual aid network turned based in Denver that helps LGBTQ+ individuals relocate from unsafe situations to Colorado. tcpipeline.org

26.02.2026 18:23 👍 1067 🔁 720 💬 4 📌 2
A screenshot of a mobile Google search results page in dark mode for the query "Kansas trans". Under the heading "News about Kansas," there is a list of four news articles:
​An article from the Kansas City Star, published 13 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday". The thumbnail shows a sample Kansas driver's license.
​An article from The Independent, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas sends letters to trans drivers demanding the immediate surrender of their licenses over birthright law". The thumbnail shows small pride flags on desks inside a legislative chamber.
​An article from The Topeka Capital-Journal, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas invalidates IDs and birth certificates of transgender people". The thumbnail features a close-up of colorful pride flag stickers.
​An article from Erin In The Morning, published 16 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses". The thumbnail is a nighttime photo of a state capitol building illuminated in pink and red lights.

A screenshot of a mobile Google search results page in dark mode for the query "Kansas trans". Under the heading "News about Kansas," there is a list of four news articles: ​An article from the Kansas City Star, published 13 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday". The thumbnail shows a sample Kansas driver's license. ​An article from The Independent, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas sends letters to trans drivers demanding the immediate surrender of their licenses over birthright law". The thumbnail shows small pride flags on desks inside a legislative chamber. ​An article from The Topeka Capital-Journal, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas invalidates IDs and birth certificates of transgender people". The thumbnail features a close-up of colorful pride flag stickers. ​An article from Erin In The Morning, published 16 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses". The thumbnail is a nighttime photo of a state capitol building illuminated in pink and red lights.

A day later and no major national news org has covered what they're doing in Kansas.

This is the flip side of the hyper focus on trans issues by the right. The national media ignores what's actually being done to trans people.

This erasure is what contributes to the persecution.

26.02.2026 17:23 👍 2877 🔁 1270 💬 35 📌 42

If you have the means, please donate to the Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate and they are overwhelmed with requests. Colorado borders Kansas, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out.

tcpipeline.org

26.02.2026 04:17 👍 7905 🔁 8584 💬 1 📌 107

y'all, I love metal so much—doing this interview is easily one of the all-time coolest things I've got to do on ANN

major thanks to the always excellent @annlynzee.bsky.social for letting me do this!

25.02.2026 20:08 👍 25 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0
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Anime Fits Metal Like a Powerglove

Since 2005, Powerglove has made the headbanging-est power metal covers of your favorite songs—from video games to anime. To learn more, ANN sat down with the band to talk all things metal, anime, and their upcoming album.

25.02.2026 14:00 👍 19 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 1

If you're old enough to have watched .hack//Sign you should probably be more worried about .back//Pain

24.02.2026 21:02 👍 1441 🔁 760 💬 28 📌 27
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Letting go of Evo I don’t know if there’s a whole lot to say about Evo that hasn’t already been said, but I figured I should write something about Evo’s…

"Letting go of Evo"

I wrote about why I'm breaking my Evo attendance streak (every year since 2011; first Evo was 2003). It's sad, but I think this a good opportunity to celebrate the Evo moments that got me here before moving on.

pattheflip.medium.com/letting-go-o...

24.02.2026 22:18 👍 903 🔁 331 💬 11 📌 4
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The EVO situation is dire.

24.02.2026 16:58 👍 4071 🔁 1889 💬 31 📌 106
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new Evangelion content means new Evangelion memes

23.02.2026 18:00 👍 3563 🔁 1083 💬 26 📌 32
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The ANN Aftershow - We're Still Here

Did you know that James, Lynzee, and Jacki have continued to host the ANN After Show weekly for the last eight months? If not, that's my fault.

24.02.2026 01:00 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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INTERVIEW: Erica Victoria Espejo - Author of The Fangirl Diaries | Yatta-Tachi Sailor Moon, Utena, and idols—oh my! Yatta-Tachi spoke with author Erica Victoria Espejo about conventions, cosplay and Y2K anime fandom.

INTERVIEW: Erica Victoria Espejo – Author of The Fangirl Diaries by @redbardiscool.bsky.social

Sailor Moon, Utena, and idols—oh my! Yatta-Tachi spoke with author @scarlet-rhapsody.com about conventions, cosplay and Y2K anime fandom.

yattatachi.com/interview-er...

23.02.2026 16:01 👍 14 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 0

Accurate

23.02.2026 19:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Via my ANN review of KamiErabi season 1: What we're left with is a show that's really meh in its best moments and in its worst moments suggests that getting bullied builds character and, therefore, isn't that bad.

Via my ANN review of KamiErabi season 1: What we're left with is a show that's really meh in its best moments and in its worst moments suggests that getting bullied builds character and, therefore, isn't that bad.

Still fucking boggles my brain how such a sloppily written show got the green light
www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/kamie...

23.02.2026 19:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Goob, in Meet the Robinson's, looking really defeated

Goob, in Meet the Robinson's, looking really defeated

I did lol

23.02.2026 19:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

dot hack

17.02.2026 02:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

dot hack

17.02.2026 02:28 👍 73 🔁 9 💬 7 📌 1

how am I supposed to go about my day, as though an extremely cool revival of one of my all time favorite pieces of fiction wasn't announced

how can I be expected to act normal in these circumstances

16.02.2026 20:31 👍 70 🔁 7 💬 5 📌 0

Oh boy, this one took a little while.

In my latest for ANN, I take look into the game of Ru-Ru-Ru-Russian roulette that was the Dirty Pair Kickstarter campaign. From pandemic-related delays to company buyouts, Kei and Yuri had more than a few hurdles to clear on the road to release.

16.02.2026 15:22 👍 174 🔁 101 💬 7 📌 2
"I want to get into .hack, but I don't know where to start!"
"I want to get into .hack, but I don't know where to start!" YouTube video by Red Bard

Personally, I tend to think the GU games are the best starting point since they're (by FAR) the more accessible starting point, but the IMOQ games and/or the .hack//Sign anime are pretty good starting points, too!
I got a video with more details if you want:
youtu.be/lxUErZM8M2E

16.02.2026 19:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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I don't care what they do in .hack//ZERO but they need to bring their best energy to emails/texts.

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