Scottaman Teo
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He/Him, 🎺, Dog Lover, Anime fan (Mecha, Sci Fi, Retro) who watches seasonals, Sci Fi Nerd, Newbie Toku Fan (Ultraman and some Kamen Rider), Seattle Sports fan, generally tired person.
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig – Trapped between a rock and a hard place
In this age of newer anime and especially the Science Saru “The Ghost in the Shell”, I still think it’s valuable to go back to the classics. Yes, I am saying that Stand Alone Complex is a classic n…
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You can tell how out of practice I am with posting when I schedule posts for the wrong date, so I have to manually post.
Anyway, some thoughts on 2nd gig. 😄
You can tell how out of practice I am with posting when I schedule posts for the wrong date, so I have to manually post.
Anyway, some thoughts on 2nd gig. 😄
The new Rayearth episode was good, but 90's clamp designs don't feel right with modern art techniques.
October 7, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The new Rayearth episode was good, but 90's clamp designs don't feel right with modern art techniques.
After 18 episodes, I really am starting to believe that Argento Soma is just literature. It just hits on all my personal check marks of story telling easily.
October 7, 2026 at 12:57 PM
After 18 episodes, I really am starting to believe that Argento Soma is just literature. It just hits on all my personal check marks of story telling easily.
After watching 14 episodes, I really do feel like I love Argento Soma. It's such a unique show that has so much to say.
The Mecha battles are awesome yes, but there is a softness of deft of hand with the writing that makes it all just so special.
The Mecha battles are awesome yes, but there is a softness of deft of hand with the writing that makes it all just so special.
October 1, 2026 at 3:09 AM
After watching 14 episodes, I really do feel like I love Argento Soma. It's such a unique show that has so much to say.
The Mecha battles are awesome yes, but there is a softness of deft of hand with the writing that makes it all just so special.
The Mecha battles are awesome yes, but there is a softness of deft of hand with the writing that makes it all just so special.
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New episode of The Anime Business!
Steve Alpert talks about Disney and Studio Ghibli!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElD3...
Steve Alpert talks about Disney and Studio Ghibli!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElD3...
September 29, 2026 at 6:17 PM
New episode of The Anime Business!
Steve Alpert talks about Disney and Studio Ghibli!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElD3...
Steve Alpert talks about Disney and Studio Ghibli!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElD3...
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Short Thoughts on Scattered Shows
This has been a heavy past couple weeks and the next couple weeks are about the same. A lot of performances, a lot of outside work projects, and just so many things just going on. So, I haven’t been watching as much media these days in general. I have cut down on…
This has been a heavy past couple weeks and the next couple weeks are about the same. A lot of performances, a lot of outside work projects, and just so many things just going on. So, I haven’t been watching as much media these days in general. I have cut down on…
Short Thoughts on Scattered Shows
This has been a heavy past couple weeks and the next couple weeks are about the same. A lot of performances, a lot of outside work projects, and just so many things just going on. So, I haven’t been watching as much media these days in general. I have cut down on how much media I’ve watched. Not nearly as much Tokusatsu, not nearly as many western shows, and I’ve really cut down on how much anime I’ve watched.
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September 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Short Thoughts on Scattered Shows
This has been a heavy past couple weeks and the next couple weeks are about the same. A lot of performances, a lot of outside work projects, and just so many things just going on. So, I haven’t been watching as much media these days in general. I have cut down on…
This has been a heavy past couple weeks and the next couple weeks are about the same. A lot of performances, a lot of outside work projects, and just so many things just going on. So, I haven’t been watching as much media these days in general. I have cut down on…
In this season of seasons, Jaadugar and Goodbye Lara were both special. The Ghost in the Shell was pretty great too.
I can say that I did like how Goodbye Lara ended, even if its a bit tragic, with Lara having her own identity and future after fighting for it throughout the whole show.
I can say that I did like how Goodbye Lara ended, even if its a bit tragic, with Lara having her own identity and future after fighting for it throughout the whole show.
September 21, 2026 at 1:15 AM
In this season of seasons, Jaadugar and Goodbye Lara were both special. The Ghost in the Shell was pretty great too.
I can say that I did like how Goodbye Lara ended, even if its a bit tragic, with Lara having her own identity and future after fighting for it throughout the whole show.
I can say that I did like how Goodbye Lara ended, even if its a bit tragic, with Lara having her own identity and future after fighting for it throughout the whole show.
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8 episodes into Argento Soma and I like that it's slow and taking it's time. I like the prevailing sort of mystery and getting to know these characters. The mecha action when it occurs is pretty great and worth waiting for.
September 18, 2026 at 12:58 PM
8 episodes into Argento Soma and I like that it's slow and taking it's time. I like the prevailing sort of mystery and getting to know these characters. The mecha action when it occurs is pretty great and worth waiting for.
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Finished the best show of this season by a country mile and it fills me with sadness that it isn't the show that everyone talked about every week.
I can only hope one day we'll get an actual second season, but for now, I'll have to read the manga.
Go watch Jaadugar.
I can only hope one day we'll get an actual second season, but for now, I'll have to read the manga.
Go watch Jaadugar.
September 12, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Finished the best show of this season by a country mile and it fills me with sadness that it isn't the show that everyone talked about every week.
I can only hope one day we'll get an actual second season, but for now, I'll have to read the manga.
Go watch Jaadugar.
I can only hope one day we'll get an actual second season, but for now, I'll have to read the manga.
Go watch Jaadugar.
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when ur group small but yall crazy
September 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
when ur group small but yall crazy
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It's a good thing Crunchyroll basically abandoned social media engagement beyond posting screencaps of popular shows, otherwise they'd see everyone dunking on them with righteous fury
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August 30, 2026 at 2:11 AM
It's a good thing Crunchyroll basically abandoned social media engagement beyond posting screencaps of popular shows, otherwise they'd see everyone dunking on them with righteous fury
In a day where giants like Jaadagur and Daemons of Shadow Realm (I really am enjoying this one now), Star Detective Precure isn't close behind.
This current Precure took the usual "I am watching this for fun" to "this is something truly special". It's just so well thought out and wonderful.
This current Precure took the usual "I am watching this for fun" to "this is something truly special". It's just so well thought out and wonderful.
August 30, 2026 at 5:01 AM
In a day where giants like Jaadagur and Daemons of Shadow Realm (I really am enjoying this one now), Star Detective Precure isn't close behind.
This current Precure took the usual "I am watching this for fun" to "this is something truly special". It's just so well thought out and wonderful.
This current Precure took the usual "I am watching this for fun" to "this is something truly special". It's just so well thought out and wonderful.
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Dolly Parton and Tim Curry passing away at the same age around the same time is one of the painful round of celebrity passings possible.
RIP to two icons.
RIP to two icons.
August 26, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Dolly Parton and Tim Curry passing away at the same age around the same time is one of the painful round of celebrity passings possible.
RIP to two icons.
RIP to two icons.
In this world of blog inactivity, I still get some interesting things from the contact page.
August 26, 2026 at 5:20 AM
In this world of blog inactivity, I still get some interesting things from the contact page.
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August 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Well, there is a literacy crisis going on. This kind of proves it.
August 21, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Well, there is a literacy crisis going on. This kind of proves it.
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Oh, for fuck's sake. If you had an "AI" generate the text, then you're not the author. "Oh, but the ideas are mine." Motherfucker, ideas aren't copyrightable, and neither is the text if "AI" barfed it out. In neither a logistical nor legal sense does the term "author" convey to you.
Dean of Science at Stellenbosch University writes that although AI generates almost all the words for his articles (including this one):
"AI did almost all of the writing. I remain the expert and the thought leader behind the piece."
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
"AI did almost all of the writing. I remain the expert and the thought leader behind the piece."
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
When AI writes the words, who is the author?
After an AI detector classified one of my opinion pieces as entirely AI-generated, I found myself questioning where authorship ends, where expertise begins and what readers deserve to know.
www.nature.com
August 18, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Oh, for fuck's sake. If you had an "AI" generate the text, then you're not the author. "Oh, but the ideas are mine." Motherfucker, ideas aren't copyrightable, and neither is the text if "AI" barfed it out. In neither a logistical nor legal sense does the term "author" convey to you.
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You can tell how out of practice I am with posting when I schedule posts for the wrong date, so I have to manually post.
Anyway, some thoughts on 2nd gig. 😄
You can tell how out of practice I am with posting when I schedule posts for the wrong date, so I have to manually post.
Anyway, some thoughts on 2nd gig. 😄
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig – Trapped between a rock and a hard place
In this age of newer anime and especially the Science Saru “The Ghost in the Shell”, I still think it’s valuable to go back to the classics. Yes, I am saying that Stand Alone Complex is a classic n…
mechanicalanimereviews.com
August 17, 2026 at 3:02 PM
mechanicalanimereviews.com/2026/08/17/g...
You can tell how out of practice I am with posting when I schedule posts for the wrong date, so I have to manually post.
Anyway, some thoughts on 2nd gig. 😄
You can tell how out of practice I am with posting when I schedule posts for the wrong date, so I have to manually post.
Anyway, some thoughts on 2nd gig. 😄