So, as a moderator for !manga@ani.social, I have been trying to keep tabs on how this has been developing over on reddit (especially /r/manga).
I believe that if a publisher were to request content or posts to be removed, it would most likely be directed to the instance admin. In my community's case, that would be @hitagi@ani.social. It would then be up to them whether to or how to remove the content. If it isn't a formal DMCA or if they are in a jurisdiction not bound by the DMCA, then they could always choose not to take action. If they did decide to remove the content, then the next decision facing them would be how to remove it.
One option would be to "remove" it (no different than a community moderator removing things like spam). This action would federate out to other lemmy servers and remove it there as well. The other option that is available to instance admins is to "purge" it. This removes the content from the local server, but does not federate that removal out to other instances. So, the offending content would still be available to the rest of the fediverse since it was federated out and the publisher would have to go play whack-a-mole with every instance out there. The purge option would definitely be the malicious compliance route.
AniList has replaced a lot of pictures on its site as part of April Fools Day. Additionally, here is the first season listing and here is the second season.
cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/9668172
Lead image for comparison:
From the article:
A deepwater fish new to science has been named after San, the warrior princess from Studio Ghibli's landmark animated film Princess Mononoke, due to its striking facial markings.
The new species, Branchiostegus sanae, was identified by Chinese researchers after they noticed its unique cheek stripes.
Inspired by its resemblance to San, they chose "sanae" for the specific name as a tribute.
Lead author of the study Haochen Huang said: "In Princess Mononoke, San is a young woman raised by wolves after being abandoned by her human parents. She sees herself as a part of the forest and fights to protect it.
"The film delves into the complex relationship between humans and nature, promoting a message of harmonious coexistence between the two: something we hope to echo through this naming."
cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/9668172
Lead image for comparison:
From the article:
A deepwater fish new to science has been named after San, the warrior princess from Studio Ghibli's landmark animated film Princess Mononoke, due to its striking facial markings.
The new species, Branchiostegus sanae, was identified by Chinese researchers after they noticed its unique cheek stripes.
Inspired by its resemblance to San, they chose "sanae" for the specific name as a tribute.
Lead author of the study Haochen Huang said: "In Princess Mononoke, San is a young woman raised by wolves after being abandoned by her human parents. She sees herself as a part of the forest and fights to protect it.
"The film delves into the complex relationship between humans and nature, promoting a message of harmonious coexistence between the two: something we hope to echo through this naming."
Lead image for comparison:
From the article:
A deepwater fish new to science has been named after San, the warrior princess from Studio Ghibli's landmark animated film Princess Mononoke, due to its striking facial markings.
The new species, Branchiostegus sanae, was identified by Chinese researchers after they noticed its unique cheek stripes.
Inspired by its resemblance to San, they chose "sanae" for the specific name as a tribute.
Lead author of the study Haochen Huang said: "In Princess Mononoke, San is a young woman raised by wolves after being abandoned by her human parents. She sees herself as a part of the forest and fights to protect it.
"The film delves into the complex relationship between humans and nature, promoting a message of harmonious coexistence between the two: something we hope to echo through this naming."
if that person has one
I only got ~300 chapters in, but I am positive that the series never revealed Najimi's gender. It was too good of a running joke to give it up.
A lot of the anime-related communities have consolidated over time to the ani.social instance. There are historical reasons for this (largely due to hostility from the ml admins), and if you want a brief history for just the general anime community, I previously wrote a post here.
That being said, the ani.social instance has been growing with new communities being added. Here are the more active ones:
Premieres October 2024. The first PV is here, the second PV is here. Check out the Anime Trending article for more information. Synopsis of the first part of TYBW from AniList:
Was it all just a coincidence, or was it inevitable?
Ichigo Kurosaki gained the powers of a Soul Reaper through a chance encounter. As a Substitute Soul Reaper, Ichigo became caught in the turmoil of the Soul Society, a place where deceased souls gather. But with help from his friends, Ichigo overcame every challenge to become even stronger.
When new Soul Reapers and a new enemy appear in his hometown of Karakura, Ichigo jumps back into the battlefield with his Zanpakuto to help those in need. Meanwhile, the Soul Society is observing a sudden surge in the number of Hollows being destroyed in the World of the Living. They also receive separate reports of residents in the Rukon District having gone missing. Finally, the Seireitei, home of the Soul Reapers, comes under attack by a group calling themselves the Wandenreich.
Led by Yhwach, the father of all Quincies, the Wandenreich declare war against the Soul Reapers with the following message: "Five days from now, the Soul Society will be annihilated by the Wandenreich."
The history and truth kept hidden by the Soul Reapers for a thousand long years is finally brought to light.
All things must come to an end as Ichigo Kurosaki's final battle begins!
Premieres sometime in 2025. The new PV is here. Check out the ANN article for additional information. Synopsis for the first season from AniList:
Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!
Premieres October 2024. The new PV is here (only posted to Twitter as far as I can tell). Check out the ANN article for additional information. Synopsis from AniList:
Do these sports-crossed lovers have a chance?
Taiki Inomata loves badminton, but he has a long way to go before he can reach nationals. When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he falls for her hard. After an unexpected turn of events brings the two closer together, sports might not be the first thing on their minds anymore!
Premieres Fall 2024. Check out the ANN article for additional information. Synopsis for the fifth season from AniList:
Goddess Festival—A fruit festival that brings the labyrinth city of Orario to life. Goddesses symbolizing fertility are enshrined on the altar, and among them is the Goddess of Beauty. Bell Cranel, who has survived and returned to his daily life from the dead depths of the dungeon, is here and ready to enjoy the bustle of the Goddess Festival until he receives a letter from a girl at a small bar in a corner of Orario—"To Mr. Bell, please go on a date with just the two of us at the upcoming Goddess Festival. From Syr." Syr's single-minded determination will drive both Bell and the labyrinth city crazy. Meanwhile, the Einherjar, the warriors who claim to be the "strongest," are now suddenly on the move...
No date announced yet. Check out more in the Crunchyroll article as they are co-producing along with Aniplex. Series synopsis from AniList:
Back then, Dok-Ja had no idea. He had no idea his favorite web novel 'Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse' was going to come to life, and that he would become the only person to know how the world was going to end. He also had no idea he would end up becoming the protagonist of this novel-turned-reality. Now, Dok-Ja will go on a journey to change the course of the story and save humankind once and for all.
These are homophones in Japanese. Same thing as words like their/there/they're or seas/sees/seize, etc. Words that sound the same but are written differently. The Japanese language has tons of them. Often, the ambiguity around homophones is used as a source of humor, causing misunderstandings between characters in anime/manga or puns that add a layer of humor to an otherwise normal thing to say.
Not that I remember. This is from "Farming Life in Another World" which is an exceedingly ordinary show. I have watched the show and read the manga, but I don't remember this as a plot point (and I am pretty sure this would have stuck in my brain). If I remember correctly, this scene is the group of elves introducing themselves to the MC as they are moving into his village.
Pretty funny joke subs though. Something as crazy as this might have made the show more interesting tbh.
Here is a guide to a third party extensions repo that was linked in a discussion thread the other day.
I haven't personally done this with my Tachiyomi yet, but have heard from others it has worked well.
How have I never seen this before? I have been reading manga and daily driving linux for years. Instant must-read! Thanks!
Here is a post on the anime community about it. Basically, there is a bit of a backlash against Mappa by others in the industry right now for setting timelines way too aggressively, forcing tons of overtime on the animators.
If you haven't read this series before, it's fantastic. The author crams in so many visual gags it is really impressive. Also, they are able to keep surprising with the humor. One of the risks with these silly premise manga is that they get old. However, this one has only gotten better as its gone on.
I only wish it published more frequently.
Nope. If Cid ever found out, that would basically be the end of the series. TEIS only works so long as Cid is remarkably stupid about this one thing.