Saw on the train today, Fukushima prefecture is doing a tourism campaign in partnership with Square-Enix, promoting Final Fantasy-like landscapes & touristic spots.
Cute stuff, I only found the 1st one in good quality.
Most AI forecasts today assume two things:
AI will replace engineers.
AI will write all the code.
I think both questions miss the real story.
A short forecast for the next year:
medium.com/@rdvornov/ai...
Since the topic is RPGs & cultural lenses, I'll repeat that Xuan-Yuan Sword 3 is a must-play in this sense store.steampowered.com/app/1638230/...
Set in the 8th century, you flee religious fanatics in Europe to pursue knowledge along the Silk Road. A wild contrast to the usual Europe-centric views
People like to frame creatives as being anti-AI because of a Talent vs No Talent argument of superiority. My position is based on how humans treat scarcity.
PEOPLE DO NOT PAY FOR WHAT THEY CAN EFFORTLESSLY MAKE THEMSELVES
If I can make something for free with little effort, why pay you to make it?
The Sony Hit-Bit 101 is the most beautiful computer ever made.
cartoon drawing of someone trying to clean their glasses on their shirt. she holds it to the light. still dirty. frowning. “no” “may your enemies’ glasses be always smudged, and their shirts the wrong type of fabric ♥️”
a mundane curse #comic
This style of light doesn't really appear in animation anymore. You know it when you see it -- it's bright, hot and almost dangerous.
Our new issue explores the tricks behind it, and how one artist has revived the look for the digital age: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/dangerous-...
why we stop making computers look fresh
Make a habit of thanking your partner for all the small, mundane things they were going to do anyway. Changing a bin. Sharing a snack. "I notice and appreciate you" is a powerful, healing gesture.
It's our picks for the best Chinese movie of 2025! This year, we have two kick-ass animated films at the top of our list, and Ne Zha 2 is, surprisingly, not one of them.
We also have 6 honourable mentions to further boost your movie backlog. Come check it out!
youtu.be/phV7FnJpD58
Happy Holidays!
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
Ho Tu Lo Shu
I love Chinese & Taiwanese Wuxia RPGs, not only for the cool martial arts setting but also for playing differently from Western & Japanese RPGs.
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
This, but for other creative work, like writing and editing.
Sure, DM me then you better understand your schedule!
Cool! Ask me if you have any questions, I live nearby in Osaka. And if you will have time let’s go grab a beer sometime. :)
Every time I watch HxH I think of this tweet
A bullshit urban legend would have you believe that Golden Axe’s voice samples come from death row inmates. In reality, two come from Conan the Barbarian and two from Rambo: First Blood.
I want to find the rest!
www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/golden-...
People posting about how they’ve never seen em dashes used before the rise of ChatGPT are really great at telling folks they’ve never read a book before.
A fierce expression pixel face
Florina's amiable expression
Dorcas's stern expression
Sain's smug looking cheeky expression
Picked up our first playthrough of Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade for GBA, and once again charmed by the pixel art and how much character the little pixelized faces convey.💜
No matter what happens at work, so long as you've got Crash and Parappa (who were often presented together in Japan!), everything will be okay.
Merry '90s Christmas from PlayStation in Japan.
#VideoBytes
The growing North American anime fandom was getting mainstream media attention by the mid-90s, with the Sci-fi Channel heading to Anaheim to ask a question: why are y'all so fascinated with Japanese animation and comic books?
A neat peek at Anime Expo in 1994.
#VideoBytes
The Computer Chronicles is a rich resource for demonstrations of tech developments and showcases from the early 80s onward.
Here in 2001, in an episode devoted to wireless devices and tech, the ultimately unsuccessful but stylish IBM ThinkPad TransNote gets some time in the spotlight.
#VideoBytes
I’m glad so many people are enjoying Apothecary Diaries, and it’s generating more interest in dynastic China and stories about female physicians. There was a time when anime was the nearest thing to Chinese cultures getting any rep in popular entertainment. Now, we've got some amazing Cdrama. 1/
Soviet ZX Spectrum clone called Kvorum ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%...
MSX Magazine 12 Dec 1987, which has a pixel art rendition of an onion-headed guy with a goatee (think Parappa the Rapper!) chilling with a book by a TV, a tree, and a strange steampunk bulb light.
This cover for MSX 9 Sep 1987 with a cool duck sporting shaders driving a small call on a beach and holding up a red phone.
A watermelon whale beneath exploding fireworks graces MSX 9 Sep 1986.
On the cover of MSX Magazine for the 5th of May 1987 has an old flying boat named the Luna Clipper is docked at a bay where a beret-wearing snowman chills with a glass against the side of a building
The wonderfully surreal world of MSX Magazine covers.
This series of covers was taken from a movie made on MSX2 (it could be quite a capable video production machine) called The Flying Luna Clipper, which I'll link below.
Oh my god
Ubisoft Brasil's marketing team deserves an award, they evoked our passion for tokusatsus to make this fantastic ad for the game: youtu.be/89bztUO2JuE?...
Yes, that's official! And has Edu Falaschi lol
losing my mind over this
