Writer. Anime & Video Game Enjoyer. Words at AnimeNewsNetwork, Kotaku, Polygon, Paste, Salon, Unwinnable. 🔗: https://linktr.ee/sab0tender 🖼️: @/udeta_ on Twitter!https://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3mh4mu2mdis2jI really miss the Shinbō x SHAFT years. They were really cooking. Great art direction. Maximum moé charm. French House producer Dimitri From Paris outta nowhere. It’s such a vibe.15 Mar 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4mu2mdis2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3mgrkz7jq5s2pWhen your fave character only gets like 5 mins of screen time, but makes the most of that time by being perfect every second they’re on screen. 🩷🖤 #CosmicPrincessKaguya (On Netflix… or 🏴‍☠️)11 Mar 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrkz7jq5s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3mglbq2hq3k2rI feel like Kamille would take care of business.08 Mar 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3mglbq2hq3k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3mghs3i7ro22yThat’s our little Grimoire Gremlin! 📗💚 #Frieren✨07 Mar 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghs3i7ro22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3meessj4ajk2she's perfect. 💞😙💞 #Noi #乃依 #CosmicPrincessKaguya08 Feb 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3meessj4ajk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3mdoa7cpjus2dSo much *discourse* going on about Frieren that is frankly, really annoying, because it’s not a GOATED anime (though it is great, I ❤️ it, don’t get me wrong), but the takeaway of the series is perfectly encapsulated here. Go on a silly adventure, make a memory, you won’t regret it! It’s that simple!30 Jan 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdoa7cpjus2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3md566kxu7k2jIt’s funny the last few Dunmeshi brand collabs I’ve seen over in Japan have featured Chilchuck looking max stressed. Hey Chilly, why u so stressed my guy? lil dude needs a vacation like yesterday. 🥲24 Jan 2026 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3md566kxu7k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3md4q2tbgjc24That’s our Himmel! 💙23 Jan 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4q2tbgjc24https://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3mckqkwruuk2pDid they make him MORE handsome somehow? Himmel looksmaxxing in these memories, god damn! 😉✨16 Jan 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckqkwruuk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3mckpka26ks2pWhen Frieren is in 'Journey Mode' there's really nothing like it. It's when the show is at its most powerful. It truly feels like magic. Pastoral landscapes, Evan Call's phenomenal score, little character moments... I love it so much. 😭16 Jan 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckpka26ks2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3mceucoczb22cKono bangumi wa... 🍻14 Jan 2026 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3mceucoczb22chttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3maffhst2z22rChainsaw Reze 2nd viewing, and sure the animation does go hard, good job everyone, but this is the scene right here. Angel Devil 💔 my poor baby.20 Dec 2025 04:45 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3maffhst2z22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3m66aaju5n22tFrieren S2 has me excited. This trailer looks like a return to the wistful nostalgia and ruminations on time, memory and friendship that was the best part of S1. A while back, I wrote about why this is Frieren’s best mode and how dang relatable it all is: https://www.kosatenmag.com/home/memory-loss-regret-frieren-himmel-nostalgia-anime [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2025 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3m66aaju5n22thttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3m64c73bvak2kGod damn. Tearing up watching the damn trailer? Boy I’m not ready for this. 😭😭😭 #Frieren #フリーレン21 Nov 2025 03:02 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3m64c73bvak2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3m52wtughps27Got my Amuro and Kamille cels framed! 🖼️😍 My little Gundam cel collection now has some 80s representation! #ガンダム #カミーユ #アムロ #セル画07 Nov 2025 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52wtughps27https://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3m4x5lqicrc2xMe watching Chainsaw Man: Reze. 😇🪽💞06 Nov 2025 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4x5lqicrc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3m2ukaalvw22tThe Ryoko Kui/Delicious in Dungeon exhibition in NYC is super cool and if you’re in the city, and you’re a fan of the series, what are you waiting for?! Check it out ASAP yo!10 Oct 2025 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ukaalvw22thttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3m2ty5xebns2yGot a real nice comment on this piece about Gundam and Newtypes and why they’re important, and it got me all fired up about Gundam again. I want YOU to be fired up about Gundam too, so read this thing I wrote! It’s good even if you’re not a Gundam head! I swear! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Oct 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ty5xebns2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3ly24n7s4r226This is so insane that we’re really just gonna let Silicon Valley shitheads cook our planet like this… where’s AVALANCHE when you need them? [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2025 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly24n7s4r226https://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3lxqpzfmfk22iCan I go shopping at 'Boutique'? It... looks pretty cool. High degree of difficulty fashion, but it all looks really fun to wear! ✨👕👖🥾✨ #CITYAnime #ブティック01 Sep 2025 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxqpzfmfk22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3lxnd2aclds2ySeeing that 'it' didn't happen... (yet.)30 Aug 2025 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxnd2aclds2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3lxl3fo3lac2hNo offence at all to Midori, but when we're dealing with Maid Hatsuka, get the hell outta the way! #CalloftheNight #YofukashiNoUta29 Aug 2025 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxl3fo3lac2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3lxl2veh42k2hMaid Hatsuka. I repeat. MAID HATSUKA‼️ 💫 ✨😍✨29 Aug 2025 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxl2veh42k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3lwumcz4wmc25I don’t often recommend video essays, there’s such a glut of mediocrity in the style, but holy shit, Elephant Graveyard’s piece on comedy’s place in the hyperreal simulacra is mesmerizing stuff. This might be my gold standard for video essays. I love it so much. https://youtu.be/ewvRS3NwIlQ?si=ENumii7x88RYoW_w20 Aug 2025 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwumcz4wmc25https://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3lwkuaw7wy22fSomething about Hikaru's version of the choral club's piece "Hibi no Kage" just hits different. The choir really nailed it, but... this... it's like he's singing it just for Yoshiki. This weird lil monster trying to connect with his one and only friend. 🥲 #TheSummerHikaruDied #HikaNatsu #ひかなつアニメ17 Aug 2025 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwkuaw7wy22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3lwhzz5jq2c2zCall of the Night S2 has been SO GOOD. SO. GOOD. But I gotta be real, every week I see Hatsuka in the opening, and then he doesn't show up... has me in despair. I think he's done for the season too... 😭 Starting a petition for a Hatsuka spinoff. 😍15 Aug 2025 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwhzz5jq2c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3lw3difr4nk2oONIGIRI CATCH THEORY! 🍙✨💨10 Aug 2025 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw3difr4nk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sab0tender.bsky.social/post/3lvrph2tjek2bI know I'm just a little guy on here, posting/writing about anime into the void, but when you look at your pitiful analytics and see that 88 ppl hung out on your website and read your piece on Gundam for like 10 minutes at a time... that's pretty cool. 😄 Thx for hanging out, random internet ppl.07 Aug 2025 02:38 +0000at://did:plc:m4hke3fcrpmsjpohyr4dugps/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvrph2tjek2b