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Originally from the Bronx, now residing Richmond. I'm an independent cartoonist and occasional animator/filmmaker.

Richmond, VA
Joined November 2011
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At last, the first official teaser for my original kaiju project, REKIRA THE SUPER-MONSTER! Animated in Blender. And yes, that's Rekira's new original roar (which was completed last year, after 15 years in the making)! #RekiraTheSuperMonster #indieanimation
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敷島明子役・永谷咲笑さんが入場者特典を開封! #ゴジラマイナスゼロ
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It staggers the imagination. #GodzillaMinusZero
How Minus Zero's opening day compares to the last decade+ of Godzilla films in Japan.
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Damn!!! Yeah, I’d say it’s much deserved! #GodzillaMinusZero
GODZILLA MINUS ZERO is tracking to be the #1 movie in America this coming weekend, making $23M-$29M. It’s the first foreign-language film to be #1 in the US since CHAINSAW MAN MOVIE.
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Takashi Yamazaki breaks down his favorite #Godzilla character designs 👀 Godzilla Minus Zero is in theaters now.
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This was the most precious way to top off Godzilla Fest. ❤️🥰
Godzilla receives a birthday cake during #GodzillaDay.
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So according to this, GODZILLA MINUS ZERO is not only #1 at the Japanese box-office, but is now the all-time highest-grossing opening for a live-action film in Japan, earning ¥910 million on opening day! This movie just made history!
『ゴジラ-0.0』 初日興行収入、実写映画日本歴代1位を記録! 昨日11月3日(火・祝)の公開初日単日で 興行収入9.1億円、観客動員59万人を突破。 公開初日単日の興行収入において、邦画、洋画問わず、全ての実写映画の中で日本歴代1位を記録! (※興行通信社調べ) 「#ゴジラ」シリーズ史上初となる興行収入100億円突破を狙える、超大ヒットスタートを切りました。 大変多くの皆様にご鑑賞いただき、ありがとうございます。 ぜひ何度でも映画館でお会いしましょう! #ゴジラマイナスゼロ
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I just came out of GODZILLA MINUS ZERO (with this sweet collectible ticket)! It was *great!* While MINUS ONE is objectively the better film, I had a blast with this one! I urge you to see it this Friday (and see it in IMAX)! #GodzillaMinusZero
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Without spoiling anything, I’ll still entice everyone out there. The cast is top-notch, the stakes are higher, the violence more intense, and the story follows its predecessor very well.
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Godzilla is as great as ever, and this film has given us, IMHO, the *best* King Ghidorah after the Showa era, used to its fullest potential! Plenty of callbacks to past Godzilla and Toho tokusatsu classics as well!
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At the advance screening right now, waiting for the movie to start! #GodzillaMinusZero
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So Xenolhu is the winner of the Monster General Election! Gilx would’ve been my pick of the finalist four, but this works…
◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢   新怪獣総選挙   最終結果発表 ◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢ 1位に輝いた怪獣は「ゼノルフ」となりました! 今後2027年以降の『フェス・ゴジラ』への登場を含め、様々な方面で活躍を予定しています。 たくさんの投票、どうもありがとうございました✨ 最終結果発表YouTube生配信アーカイブはこちら📺 🔗youtube.com/watch?v=-MxyBCdz… #ゴジラ #新怪獣総選挙 #NEWMONSTER #推し怪獣
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Happy birthday to the legendary Osamu Tezuka, who would’ve turned 98 years old today. The manga artist created notable works such as ‘Astro Boy’, ‘Kimba The White Lion’, ‘Princess Knight’, and more.
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Godzilla drawn by, in order: -Shotaro Ishinomori -Shigeru Mizuki -Leiji Matsumoto -Osamu Tezuka
本日11月3日は 「まんがの日」で 「ゴジラの日」! マンガの巨匠が描いたゴジラ。 #まんがの日 #ゴジラの日 #今日は何の日
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Stephen Silver gifted ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ star Arden Cho a portrait of herself in the ‘Kim Possible’ art style. “She is a huge fan of Kim Possible.”
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映画『ゴジラ-0.0』、いよいよ明日公開🌟 ちびゴジラも楽しみすぎて、TOHOシネマズで大暴れ! #ちびゴジラ #ちびゴジラの逆襲 #ゴジラ #Godzilla #ゴジラマイナスゼロ
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Yeah, but the West *only* uses the 1970s as the “ironic” apotheosis of the Showa Godzilla Series (even though I love it myself). In Japan, it’s usually the two movies from 1964 that get put on that pedestal (especially because the 1964 Godzilla is the biggest fan favorite there).
I hate this mentality that Showa is bad. Or if it’s good, it’s only good “ironically”. Showa was made on a budget but told genuine stories. Some hits. Some misses. The ending of Terror of Mechagodzilla made me tear up
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Yes, I love the 1970s movies, but just know that, when it comes to the absolute best of the Showa Godzilla film series, the otaku in Japan see the 1960s as the peak of those films (especially the mid-1960s).
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And they have a generally low opinion on the 1970s films (which they refer to as the “Toho Champion” years, referring to the Toho Champion Festival that featured them), but of course, those films still have fans in Japan who remember them quite fondly.
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A heartwarming 1993 Suntory Royal commercial with Peter Falk and Junko Tokomaru!
『サントリーローヤル / ピーターズ・バー「電話」 』1993年 ピーター・フォークが出演した一連のCMの一本。 電話口で彼氏と喧嘩した女性に、マスター役のピーター・フォークが優しく慰める。 サントリーのCMの出来の良さは定評があったが、これもハートウォーミングな一本だ。 女性は徳丸純子さん。 #懐かしいCM #サントリー
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