kalloway @kalloway@fedibird.com

The Wild World of Anime CD-ROMs in North America - Mark McDonald explores the anime CD-ROM micro-boom of the 1990s, looking at the history format and their rise and fall, while highlighting exemplars of the format like the Anime Hyperguide and The World of U.S. Manga Corps.

Link: http://hera.fyi/cdroms

#anime #history #technology

ramifications

#accessibility #humor #meme #wheelchair #barrierefreiheit

The first book of the Bible is called Mega Drive in Europe, it's only Genesis in the US.

Stop blaming yourself and others.
Learn Feng Shui and blame the furniture.

#AI #generativeAI

Wild boar.
Ludwig Beckmann, from "Brehms Tierleben," vol. 3 by Alfred Edmund Brehm, Leipzig, Vienna: 1900 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/wild-boar/

reminder:
you should block/mute/unfollow people who make you feel uncomfortable, make you feel horrible about yourself, feel weird to see on your timeline, etc. there is no shame in it.

Looking Back on Protoculture Addicts 15 Years Later: Red Bard covers the history of Protoculture Addicts, which currently stands as the longest running anime magazine in North America. They examine the publication's founding, its partnership with ANN, and its settling into dormancy.

Link: https://www.animeherald.com/2023/10/14/looking-back-on-protoculture-addicts-15-years-later/

#anime #manga #magazines

The Book Wheel was an invention from the 16th century for people that needed multiple tabs open before browsers were invented.

6月になったので鎧から衣替えした僕の​​の色気ダダ漏れなの見て​​

Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat is Collins Booksellers Kids' Book of the Month, woohoo! 🔎

#Japan #Film Festival Online 2024 will be Weds 5th-19th June (starts & ends noon JST so effectively the 18th for UK).
It's a great opportunity to see Japanese films which can be hard to find.
I'm going to watch as many as I can and post brief thoughts under #JFF2024 with the aim of helping those with busy lives choose one or two. Happy to have conversations as well.
Please follow the hashtag if you're interested.
Available here:
https://watch.jff.jpf.go.jp/page/jffonline2024/
#JDrama #JFilm

Hey, fellow Mastodon dice-rollers! The "TTRPGs for Palestine" bundle just launched. There are 640+ ttrpgs, modules, adventures and resources for little over 10$, which go directly to Medical Aid for Palestine.

Free them dice and free Palestine!

#ttrpg #dice #dnd #palestine #roleplayinggames

https://itch.io/b/2295/ttrpgs-for-palestine

Welp, it took a bit longer than we hoped, but Samantha just published the details on our funding drive for the month.

The tl;dr: To break even, we need just 30 backers at the $5 level. Also, we'll be matching our subs (up to $800) with a donation to The Trevor Project.

We can do this. 💪

Link: https://www.animeherald.com/2024/06/01/introducing-anime-heralds-2024-funding-drive/

#anime #journalism #patreon

WE MADE IT TO A YEAR!!!

Every Friday for the last 52 weeks I have added a new dancer to the canvas. I now claim my crown as Queen of Pointless Projects & hope that you all have a splendid weekend, if you possibly can 👑

#FridaySparklyDancers #sillyScribbles #animation

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association is pleased to announce that the 2024 Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award will be presented posthumously to Jennell Jaquays at the 59th Annual SFWA Nebula Awards® ceremony on June 8, 2024.

https://www.sfwa.org/2024/05/29/announcing-the-2024-kate-wilhelm-solstice-award-recipient/