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One of the biggest challenges with translating humor from Japanese to English is that phrasings that are short and snappy in Japanese often aren't when translated ultra-literally. You basically remove the sense of timing, which is just as important for getting a joke to land.

You Will Understand This Couple…in Bed

I’ve often wondered why, in the realm of shipping, one ship is particularly popular or even more popular than another. I understand that taste is subjective and we all have our reasons for liking some characters (or combinations of characters), but to my…

Chainsaw Man as Self-Reflective Edgelord Media Video essayist F.D Signifier has made various videos about what he calls edgelord movies—media featuring cool lone-wolf heroes—and the way they interact with the portion of their fanbase that consi…

As Chainsaw Man Part 2 stands on the verge of concluding, I think this blog post I wrote in 2024 applies more than ever:

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One thing keeps coming to mind when I think about this performance.

"I cannot play the koto!"

Tommy Robinson is writing for Jerusalem Post, and that makes some people uncomfortable - opinion When journalism abandons the debate over ideas and focuses instead on policing who is permitted to speak, the search for truth quietly gives way to the enforcement of acceptable opinion. Tommy Robinson wears a UTK logo ("Unite The Kingdom") on his clothes as he is seen at a rally in solidarity with protesters in Iran on January 11, 2026 in London, England.

ByTOMMY ROBINSON MARCH 8, 2026 18:30

Robinson had previously tried to address “the Jewish Question” in a 2022 article which he deleted shortly afterwards. He divided the Jews into two types – acceptable ones and disreputable ones. He particularly had it in for the Anti-Defamation League – in his eyes a cesspit of Jewish liberalism and subversion internationally.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

They're platforming an ACTUAL NAZI NOW

I'm laughing to keep from screaming

Whenever I made up my own Mario games as a kid, I'd have Wart as a sub-boss to Bowser. Wild to see him back in any form.

Is it merely coincidence that the two perpetrators of 67 at 7th fes were sentient objects, i.e. Biboo and Anya?

I'm not so sure.

My evidence:

-Roku Nana
-Rokku Naifu (Rock Knife)

#hololivefesEXPO26_DAY3

Playing Gacha by Eating a Haachama Burger: My Visit to the Vesta de Cooking Collab Cafe The manga Vesta de Cooking, an isekai cooking series based on the VTubers of hololive, is currently doing a collaborative cafe in Japan. I happened to be in the country recently (albeit not in time for 7th fes), and the chance to do something Haachama-related was too good to pass up. The event has been going on since January, but the location moves every few weeks.

Playing Gacha by Eating a Haachama Burger: My Visit to the Vesta de Cooking Collab Cafe

I haven't watched Gavan Infinity, but Gavant might just make me.

And even if I never watch it, I might actually buy a Gavant figure.

Hakos Baelz doing a cartwheel on stage (far shot, hard to see).

Hakos Baelz doing a cartwheel on stage. (Medium shot, much clearer and more direct.)

They've already changed some of the camera shots for the 7th fes VODs, e.g. Bae's cartwheel.

#hololivefesEXPO26_DAY2

【"ENigmatic Recollection" Chapter 3】

エリザベス・ローズ・ブラッドフレイムさん
Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame

#ENreco #hololiveEN

【"ENigmatic Recollection" Chapter 3】

ジジ・ムリンさん　Gigi Murin

#ENreco #hololiveEN

【"ENigmatic Recollection" Chapter 3】

セシリア・イマーグリーンさん
Cecilia Immergreen

#ENreco #hololiveEN

【"ENigmatic Recollection" Chapter 3】

ラオーラ・パンテーラさん　
Raora Panthera

#ENreco #hololiveEN

Moona and Nerissa pointing toward the camera POV while on stage.

Man, what a closing show for 7th fes. This was a real gathering of divas for 4th Stage.

Hajime's solo Countach choreo! Kronii with a new song! Hard to choose the best performance, but I think Moona and Nerissa's 100% was a real stand-out.

#hololivefesEXPO26_DAY3

Pussy: Love Story from Titanic (ZX Spectrum, 2000)

Are they making Gavan Infinity into an Alan Moore Green Lantern Corps?

Kiara and Laplus performing on stage together.

Hakos Baelz performing on stage.

One takeaway I have from 7th fes so far is that all the talents have really upped their games, even just compared to last year.

#hololivefesEXPO26_DAY2

Bill and Ted playing air guitar.

Laplus Darknesss throwing her guitar on the ground.

Air Guitar vs. Ground Guitar

#hololivefesEXPO26_DAY2

Gimme gimme gimme the economy
Because I'm gonna dunk it

Vestia Zeta, Nakiri Ayame, and Usada Pekora performing at hololive 7th fes. Zeta's thighs are larger than the others girls' thighs.

Great first day of 7th fes to kick things off!

I think they're gonna do all the MythMash songs.

Also, I feel like they've tried to get the idol outfit models closer to official design proportions (see Zeta).

#hololivefesEXPO26_DAY1

A group image from hololive cropped to show Laplus with a look of ecstasy between Kronii, Nerissa, and Towa.

La+ Darknesss Triangle of Joy

#hololivefesEXPO26_DAY1

#hololivefesEXPO26 Figure Update!

Good Smile Company
hololive production
Nendoroid IRyS/Hakos Baelz

Stay tuned for more information coming soon!

#hololive #nendoroid #goodsmile

I suspect Liz is gonna debut her first original song at 7th fes

Sing, My Vampire of the Night—Castlevania: Awakening in the Moonlight

Abolish ICE has a +11 approval — which means it is *32 points* more popular than Donald Trump

Ask yourself: does corporate media portray that accurately?

【"ENigmatic Recollection" Chapter 3】

森カリオペさん　Mori Calliope

#ENreco #hololiveEN

【"ENigmatic Recollection" Chapter 3】

小鳥遊キアラさん　Takanashi Kiara

#ENreco #hololiveEN

【"ENigmatic Recollection" Chapter 3】

一伊那尓栖さん　Ninomae Ina'nis

#ENreco #hololiveEN

One of my favourite sides of politics/media.