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Alien: Earth (2025) "Observation" It gets better by the episode. Wendy's communication to the Xenomorph is extremely unique. weird things have been done in the past (Ripley 8/Newborn) so I'm curious to see what these organisms will communicate if they eventually do...

Despite the drastic change in art the visuals for "ALL YOU NEED IS KILL" anime looks absolutely kino. I hope it wont be as divisive as an adaptation as, say, The Flowers of Evil — which was also a fantastic show.

The most obscure entry on my MAL that I can actually vouch for would be 'Helpless Void' by Keigo Ito. The 3 minute short features an Incredibly disturbing ambiance of a man giving into his own depravity. I gave an anime a 9/10 for once!

The Japanese hardcover deluxe edition for 'Orb: On The Movements of The Earth' manga genuinely has some of the most beautiful abstract covers I've seen in the medium. The boxset also features a ribbon that pulls the books out as if they were stairs.

I wasn't aware Kasane's on'yomi reading "Rui" had real-life historical meaning:

A new manga published today with an interesting premise of a tower that had the ability to pause time by "recycling" everything, including people. "Maison and the Man-Eating Apartment" documents a society living within seconds of destruction. Very heavy influences of Made in Abyss and Tsutomu Nihei's artstyle!

A thread of referenced films I noticed in THE SUBSTANCE (2024)

I'm glad Flow (2024) won at The Oscars because look how beautiful these are! lacking dialogue and relying so heavily on environmental storytelling was something I don't see often and the 'mythology' of the story kept me engaged. Definitely a film I will continue to ponder about.

Since it's now officially 2025 everyone should read The Great Snake's Bride.