You might be wondering why Miku notices loud noises at Serufu’s house. It becomes apparent when she invites the DIY club and Miku over.
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Do It Yourself – Episode 9 – Serufu Proves Her Worth
Shinmai Renkinjutsushi no Tenpo Keiei – Episode 9 – Honey Hunting and the Bad Case of Diarrhea
After dealing with those bandits, it seems that Sarasa faces a new problem. She couldn’t break even with a market filled with ice fangs and fall finally here. Finally, she finds something that can solve Iris’s and Kate’s debt problem, but it’s risky.
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Bocchi the Rock – Episode 8 – A Rainy First Debut
Hitori’s luck seems to have gone south as a typhoon strikes the region. Will there be enough people that will make it to see Kessoku Band’s performance? Things are sure looking tough.
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Akiba Maid Sensou – Episode 8 – A Baseball Game Maid in Heaven
It seems that the former leader of Maidalien, Ukaki has a score to settle with Oinky Doink Café. What way to do it is through a baseball game. But, of course, things eventually get violent, which Nagomi detests.
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Do It Yourself – Episode 8 – Blueprinting the Secret Hideout
How did things turn out with the DIY club finally finishing making the items they intended to sell? Is it enough for them to start building their secret hideout? These questions are finally answered in this episode.
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Shinmai Renkinjutsushi no Tenpo Keiei – Episode 8 – Sarasa Outsmarting the Bandits
Now that Sarasa’s pendent and transport circle is fixed, she has to deal with bandits. However, she knows a way to deal with them.
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Bocchi the Rock – Episode 7 – Hitori’s Strange House Party and T-Shirt Designs
After Hitori manages to sell all her tickets, thanks to the help of a particular drunk rocker lady, what is left are final preparations. Of course, Nijika and Ikuyo decide to visit Hitori’s house.
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PSA: If You are on Twitter, Share your Alternative Social Accounts Now
Last week, I made a PSA to the AniBlogosphere to start looking for alternatives to Twitter. After all, Twitter has a significant possibility of going bankrupt with the FTC fining Twitter and possibly shutting it down for the decree they currently have. In other words, things are not looking great.
Now, there is news that 90% of the remaining employees have resigned. It’s because they don’t want to work 84 hours a week and be forced to work to their limit with no overtime pay. This will mean that Twitter can go down for long periods or indefinitely as there aren’t many people manning the ship.
With the recent news that Twitter closed all the buildings with badge access suspended, we are possibly seeing the endgame of Twitter or the speed run to kill a company/platform off. While some don’t believe that Twitter will end, the end of Twitter is now here, or close to it. So it’s time to prepare your alternate social accounts.
I know Mastodon, similar to Twitter but decentralized, is getting slammed. Still, it’s probably best to join a smaller server for most anime fans and content creators. I thought this would happen and set up a server called Sakurajima. Many bloggers and anime fans have already joined with a good amount of activity. If you need help getting around Mastodon or setting up Auto Post with WordPress, all is in this guide. If you are looking for other alternatives, see my previous post on why to think about alternatives. After all, I don’t want you to lose contact with your friends and followers.
Breaking: Twitter could go down at any time now.
With that, here are my alternative profiles you can follow:
- Blog – https://chikorita157.com
- Mastodon – https://sakurajima.moe/@chikorita157
- Tumblr – https://tumblr.chikorita157.com
- WordPress Reader – https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/50814868
- Discord – chikorita157#2077
Be sure to have a backup of your Twitter account and remove all connections with Twitter before leaving.
If you need assistance joining the Sakurajima Mastodon server or help using it, use the comment section on this post.
Akiba Maid Sensou – Episode 7 – Nagomi Goes Soul Searching, the Ninja Way
After Nagomi became traumatized by Nerula’s death, she disappeared. So, of course, Ranko becomes concerned about Nagomi’s whereabouts.
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Do It Yourself – Episode 7 – Hanging out and Doing DIY at the Club Leader’s House
While it’s raining outside, the girls seem to have trouble getting stuff done until Rei invites them to her place.
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Shinmai Renkinjutsushi no Tenpo Keiei – Episode 7 – Broken Pendent Dilemma
After Sarasa and her friends went to Lake, the chains from Sarasa’s pendent to limit her powers came off. So now, she needs to find a way to fix it until an unfortunate event happens.
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PSA: Start Thinking about Alternatives to Twitter and Migrate Now, Here’s Why
With Twitter doing a speed run for killing its platform for good, I’m surprised that nobody mentioned Twitter alternatives besides the Anime Feminist back when a certain billionaire decided to buy the platform in April.
From what I am experiencing, very few posted alternate profiles. From this, I fear that most will get caught flatfooted when Twitter goes bankrupt or suddenly shutdown by regulators, probably sooner than we expect.
Given that most anime fans and bloggers use Twitter to socialize, there is a huge possibility that many will lose contact with friends or connections made on the platform. I want to bring attention to this in the anime blogosphere to start thinking about your escape plan. Then, I will explain one alternative most people are switching to.
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Bocchi the Rock – Episode 6 – Hitori Meets a Drunk Rocker Girl
Hitori is under pressure to sell 3 tickets to meet her quota and insists on doing it herself. However, she runs into a rocker lady who drinks a bit too much.
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Akiba Maid Sensou – Episode 6 – The Pairing that is Not Meant to Be
After Oinky Doink Café wiped Maid Sheep after Kaoruko, the lead maid there, almost tried to kill Ranko and Nagomi, things turned dark. Apparently, it has to do with the maid café Ranko wiped clean and a former coworker she worked with 15 years ago.
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Do It Yourself – Episode 6 – Miku Defrosts and Fun Times At the Beach
If you can tell from the last week’s episode preview, we are seeing signs that Miku might loosen up. So will Miku finally join the DIY club? Only we can find out as the club goes to the beach.
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Shinmai Renkinjutsushi no Tenpo Keiei – Episode 6 – Girls’ Outing at a Lake
Sarasa took the risk of creating those hats, but the bet is paying off. But, of course, from the episode preview, it looks like the episode we are waiting for.
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Midseason Impressions – Uchi no Shishou wa Shippo ga Nai and Kantai Collection, and Twitter Alternatives
Now we are at the halfway point of the fall season. So with that, I will share my mid-season thoughts on Uchi no Shishou wa Shippo ga Nai and first impressions for Kantai Collection Second Season.
Also, I will share what I am working on for the Twitter alternative, as things have been going downhill since Musk took over. Given the rising amount of hate speech and chaos with advertisers pulling out and layoffs over the past week, some are concerned that the downfall of Twitter is near. I thought of that and started to create an alternative to it.
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Bocchi the Rock – Episode 5 – The First Auditions
Now that Hitori finally finished the lyrics along with Ryou for the composition, it’s time for them to perform the song, or rather an audition. Can Hitori make it through the audition and pass it?
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Akiba Maid Sensou – Episode 5 – A Sheep Filled and Red Birthday
After the manager took back control of Oinky Dink with Shiipon’s help, they are still in the red. However, Nagomi has an idea that can help bring in the dough.
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Do It Yourself – Episode 5 – The Enthusiastic DIY-Interested Cat Smile Girl
Last time, a girl from the high-tech school with a cat smile entered from the roof. You might be wondering what she wants with the DIY club. It becomes obvious.
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Shinmai Renkinjutsushi no Tenpo Keiei – Episode 5 – Smelly Frost Bat Hunting
Now that Sarasa managed to have her atelier repaired while making a lot of money selling some stuff. However, she is not done as she wants to make more money. Also, she wants a refrigerator and freezer, which require some materials.
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Bocchi the Rock – Episode 4 – Photoshoots and Lyric Writing Struggles
Now that Ikuyo had rejoined the band, the only thing left was to create a song. However, with Hitori tasked to make the lyrics, she starts to struggle. It becomes obvious why.
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The AI Anime Generated Art Controversy – My Take
Earlier this year, AI advancements were made as DALLE was revealed to the public, making compelling images. It allows users to generate images from a text prompt. However, the latest version is not open to the public.That all changed this month.
Earlier this month, NovelAI released their image generator that uses similar methods as DALLE to generate anime-themed images. While it’s impressive how decent the images are, they caused much controversy in the anime fanart and V-Tuber community. So, you might wonder what my opinion is on this whole thing. I decided to try the image generator on NovelAI, and no, it will not replace fan art and anime art commissions for various reasons, which I will go into.
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Akiba Maid Sensou – Episode 4 – Maid Bootcamp from Hell
With Zoya joining the group, the Manager needs to contend with her maids not living up to the standards of the maid conglomerate group they work for, Creatureland.
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