Mostly on here to talk about cartoon robots, so be advised. Archivist in Maryland. Also on Mastodon as DinosaurRobo@retro.pizza
IIRC, Katsushi Murakami was the one who pushed for Machine Robo to have the same level of engineering and quality as larger deluxe toys but in a small, affordable package that kids could buy with pocket money. He basically created a whole new paradigm for toys.
RIP Katsushi Murakami (1942-2026). A legendary designer for many tokusatsu & anime series (Gavan, Bioman, Giraya Ninja, Ulysse 31, Space Adventure Cobra, Gatchaman...), and toys. x.com/Alien_anvil/...
"As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free" and it ain't close
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Transformers fans screaming to everyone in the Mega Man Fandom not to be excited about the alleged "return" of the Archie Mega Man series because this guy is behind it.
Melojust the head of Udon comics telling folks there's no DEI in Street Fighter lol
Tech billionaires like to claim their work is inspired by science fiction, but in truth, they are using its ‘chrome-plated aesthetic’ as a fig leaf to further what the social theorist Ali Rıza Taşkale labels ‘reactionary futurism’
Silicon Valley has a science fiction problem | Aeon EssaysTech titans claim the genre inspired them. But all they’ve done is graft their politics onto stories of a better futurebuff.ly
LISTENS TO PLANET MONEY: NPR sucks so much ass TINY DESK PUTS ON A PUNK OR METAL BAND: this is an important service to the American people that can never be undermined by the perfidious elites who want it destroyed
Napalm Death: Tiny Desk ConcertYouTube video by NPR Musicyoutu.be
>spotted a paper on my windshield as i walked back to my car. >”motherfucker-“ >read it HELLO????? SOMEONE DREW MY CRINGEMOBILE AS A TFSONA???? THIS IS SO SWEET WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!
WHY IN THE FUCK IS THERE A CHARACTER IN ONE OF THE LATER YUGIOH ANIME WHO IS LITERALLY JUST A FUCKING GIRL IN A ROBOT BODY THAT IS LITERALLY JUST OPTIMUS PRIME AND HER FUCKING NAME IS LITERALLY CONVOY SAGAWA
White people had and have been trained to read Black proximity as depreciation, and an entire industry learned to profit from the lesson.
In Service, Never in PossessionIn Service, Never in Possession There is a stair in my house the builders refused to leave plain. The risers are set with tile — Aztec-inspired, geometric, the glaze gone soft and oceanic with …medium.com
Stunned myself with the realization that RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) is a recapitulation of the Biblical Binding of Isaac where Abraham decides to kill God instead of his son
View of Earth from Saturn - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/ffkErQ
The toy doesn't really communicate how the show is about a group of wandering mercenaries trying to stick it to a gangster named "Bloody God" who will literally sign their name with a graveyard of the men they've killed. Yay yay!
RikNananananananana - Batrain! Despite decidedly knock-offish colours this Matsushiro Space Loco/Robot is an official port of the Takotoku Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger Batrain. Great toy who in a parallel universe might have made a great Deluxe Autobot alongside Roadbuster & Whirl #vintagetoytuesday
My grandfather made it home, but his kidneys failed soon after from the sulfa drugs given on Guadalcanal. A wife and 3 daughters left behind. The government never acknowledged it or made it right. But nice to know people who broke into the Capitol and wiped their shit on the walls will get millions.