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 Welcome to my blog. I'll be posting about things I like such as movies, video games, and other nerd hobbies. This is my first ever blog, so I'll still figure things out.

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Absent-minded Giovanni

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  Hello, it's been over a year since I last posted. Going through school, having a job, and overall losing a bit of interest made me put the blog in a bit of a hiatus. Since I'm currently done with summer classes, I decided that now would be a good time to get back to blogging. I'd like to discuss the animated Soviet short "Absent-minded Giovanni" . A few years ago, I first learned about this short from a Twitter account that posted Soviet animations and was drawn to its unique art style. The backgrounds resembling abstract paintings and the characters having two colors on their faces reminded me of the ENA web series by Joel Guerra  , which makes me wonder if it was an inspiration. Maybe I'll make a post on the ENA series one day.                                                               ...
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Parappa the Rapper Cover Arts

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Yakuza 2 (and Kiwami 2) Cover Arts

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