If you're okay with AI art and think its actual art to make profit of you deserve to be ridiculed

  Nah I don't wanna be nice about this I really fucking don't 
Its time I be an asshole cunt for once in my damn life 
  FUCK AI ART AND I AM SO FUCKING SICK OF IT and the fact The Melbourne Royal Show of all places not only uses it BUT CONDONES OTHER PEOPLE SELLING IT honestly just makes me temped not want to go AT ALL anymore don't get me wrong I had a fun time with my partner there and my friend Sky heck the most fun I had in ages but this AI slop and people either not noticing or eating it up is making me so fucking angry 
For once look at these images themselves from the Royal Show 
             

           WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS HORSESHIT!! 
That is not a real child for let alone real animals FOR FUCK SAKES YOU HAVE THE MONEY TO AFFORD A REAL ARTIST AND I KNOW YOU DUMB CUNTS CAN TAKE ACTUAL FUN PHOTOS OF PEOPLE AT THE SHOW TOO WHY NOT USE THAT TO PROMOTE YOUR SHIT!!! 

You guys can EASILY use ACTUAL photos not this horeshit 
You guys can actually promote and spread and share craft and art from other people and even reward people for it 

examples below 

This is beautiful hard working artists making amazing lovely art 

AND YET AT THE SAME FUCKING TIME 
CONDONE AND PROMOTE SHIT LIKE THIS WITH YOUNG KIDS SHOWING THEIR CRINGE STUPID CARD GAME USING AI ART
WHICH MADE ME WANT TO SCREAM AT THEM 
WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOUR PARENTS AND WHY CAN'T YOU PICK UP A DAMN PENCIL TO MAKE THESE MONSTER DESIGNS!! 

Legit my reaction seeing this shit and the kids at the stall thinking their cool shit 

Like I'm sorry you can't promote actual art stuff but also AI stuff at the same time its centrist bullshit and just shows your trying to "please everyone" and not actually give a shit about people and their hardwork... 

Now I know I'm not innocent or probs a hypocrite but I messed around with ai before and character ai and stuff as a ha ha funne or memes but its not something I'm proud of its something I am aware is bad not only for actual artists but for the environment as well 
not to mention the fact that AI takes stuff from peoples real art and photos which is  stealing and people using it to make actual harm dangerous shit such as CSEM or using fake deeps to harass and hurt others FUCK THAT NOISE 
but I don't wanna EVER use it for profit and it doesn't mean I think its okay in the slightest... 

It just makes me feel like people use AI art have no respect for actual artists, musicians and those who create art of all shapes and forms 
art takes actual hard work and effort even I know this 
and my drawings are fucking awful 
the music I did and lyrics I did were most likely cringe 
BUT AT LEAST IT WAS MADE WITH REAL BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS 

I much rather AI to be done to help people make their lives easier with doing housework or groceries or stuff around the house 
help cure diseases or cancer or other things 
Not use it to take away jobs and work from artists 

It just makes me feel really depressed 
and sure you could make the agurements of people using AI art cause of them being mentally or psychically disabled but I'm sorry THATS NOT A FUCKING EXCUSE 
I seen disabled folk of all types make great art 
those without hands or legs
deaf and blind people

and even autistic people such as myself make great beautiful art 
those with mental health issues make some wonderful art too
those even in the old days and in history making beautiful art despite their issues 
SO NO DISABILTY IS NOT A FUCKING EXCUSE and if makes me sound "ableist" then I call bullshit and again disabled folk of all kinds can make great art without using AI 
Again to be clear I had a great time at the royal show I really did I could say so many good things to be honest such as the sensory room, the food and the cute puppies 
but this one thing really made my blood boil 
I much rather the cringe bootleg shit I see cause while that has its own issues and concerns at least its funny 
GOD I MUCH RATHER THE LABUBU DUBAI CHOCOLATE HA HA FUNEEE OVER AI ART
or the chaotic cringe shit on deviantart or other sites (although deviantart uses AI slop too which is part of the reason I left)

its just really frustrating and seeing it so normalized even more and people just not caring or not realizing just makes me feel really upset 

so yeah fuck AI art
fuck those who are okay with it
and fuck those who use it for profit 
PICK UP A PENCIL CLANKER
PICK UP A INSTRUSTMENT
WRITE AN ACTUAL THING THEN USING CHATGPT 

ACTUALLY MAKE SOMETHING PLEASE
I PROMISE ITS 10 TIMES BETTER THEN WHAT AI CAN DO'
EVEN IF ITS CRINGE OR SUCKS ASS

Anyway thats it for my rant for now 
later my dudes 
and clankers fuck off and find some actual proper art to do 

UPDATE

I have sent an email to the Melbourne Royal Show about my concerns with AI and stuff although less mean and shitty for obvious reasons so before people jump at me for just making a rant and just bitching 
I did make a proper complaint or at least tried too below and I suggest others to do the same if you can if your not okay with AI art 

Crunchyroll use to be good, not anymore (3 years since CRX Expo Melbourne + Thoughts on Crunchyroll as a whole)

 

Can you believe its now been 3 years since this fucking mess of a con lmao 
like honestly this was the cherry on top for me to really stop supporting Crunchyroll as a whole and a company and slowly move back to the pirate ship with the expectation of still psychical media when I really want something psychically or if I still want to support stuff through merch and getting stuff from local artists when I have the money 
and unfornatenly still subbing to the service mainly for my friends one especially who's only way to access anime is through my account and me needing to check their watch history (for very personal and private reasons I will not mention) 
Before I begin this blog 
I am aware its been a while since my last one and that was due to loss in motivation or energy being drained or tired from irl stuff or other things so I apologize for that but I do have plans for other blogs and other things when I have the time and energy to do so 


this one I will admit I've been wanting to do for a while talking about Crunchyroll as a whole as well as the expo 
Shout to Facebook memoires for reminding me that its been 3 years since the con lmao

Now lets start by talking about my history with Crunchyroll in general and why I subbed to it in the first place 

So back in my teen years I was convinced by an ex friend or I guess it was drilled into my head that if I really enjoy the media I love I shouldn't rely on torrenting or pirating unless it wasn't available to buy or easy to get and that I had to support what I enjoy or else I was "selfish" or being a "criminal"  and that's
what I did 
mainly buying dvds or blu-rays from madman entertainment which I guess at the time worked in my favor as I didn't always had the best internet back then and relied on someone else I use to be close with to torrent stuff for me at the time and it was due to buying dvds/blu-rays from madman entertainment, siren visual I discovered a few of my fave animes seeing them on the shelves at JB HI Fi 
back in the day where anime shelves were FILLED with anime dvds and blu-rays and not just little to fuck all now and merch 


 

(Pic I took in 2012)
Anime such as

Heavens Lost Property 

Squid Girl 

(pics from ebay)

and probs a few others I can't think of at the top of my head but man the days just browsing all the dvds and all the anime from the early 2000s 
2010s and 80s and 90s brings back so many memories 

although to be fair it wasn't just that ex friend and the way it was drilled in my head to support the anime industry back then it was also this old video by gigguk which really shows how different things were when it came to anime in the west compared to now 

as you can see this video didn't age well lmao 
but it really showed how concerning things were back then in 2011/2012


Fast forward to 2014 where I first went to Tafe and stuff and got curious about Crunchyroll and the website itself and what anime they got 
as well as seeing they had currently airing anime I was curious about at the time 

being drilled in my head of supporting stuff legally back then I felt this was the next step into "doing the right thing" and trying a trial of crunchyroll for a bit 

the animes I remember first watching on the site was 

Love Stage
Listen To Me Girls I am Your Father 
and of course at the time when it was first airing 
Sailor Moon Crystal!! 

Around the same time that I got into Crunchyroll another streaming service in Australia made its way into the scene which I felt was just as good if not BETTER then Crunchyroll 

Animelab by Madman Entertianment 

It had most of its library from Madman Entertainment and a simple yet coinvent interface with how the site looked honestly it was perfect and even better then Crunchyroll at times sadly the site didn't last long as it turned into Funimation by 2021 

Which okay fine... but the interface and website was fucking ASS 
but then the worse thing that made things a nightmare and worse for anime in Australia 
Madman Entertainment decided to become its anime side of things to Crunchyroll in 2022 

now apparently according to wikipedia 
they sold the company to aniplex as well as a few other things that I feel the site explains better then I could 

  But even then it felt like the end at that point where Crunchyroll just took over EVERYTHING 
and becoming the big monopoly it is now 
Now over the years I knew Crunchyroll had its flaws and controversies 
and special thanks to this video by Pirate Diaries that helped me refresh my memory on all the controversies which I will say my current thoughts on below 

>Sony wanting to acquire and buy them 
The first red flag apparently which at the time I didn't know would be a red flag until it was too late 
yet at the same time Sony was also owning Funimation too sooo... 
>Sony was then the reason Crunchyroll and Funimation merged into one 
At first I thought was a good idea getting everything all at once and it meant not paying for too many streaming services however knowing now this was a bad idea and would mean Crunchyroll becoming the greedy monopoly it is now 

>Price Hikes
Most streaming services are guilty of this tbh and its really frustrating and not to mention annoying and bullshit 
but crunchyroll especially was guilty of it 
it went from -insert price here once I get a statement from mum- a month  in 2016 to 13.99 aud a month as of the 18th of august 2025 which was the mega fan option
the joys of being in crunchyroll jail just so my friend can access it till their allowed back on the internet again and just so I can keep an eye on the watch history  (for very personal and private reasons) 

>Removing the digital copies people have purchased on Funimation
honestly what the actual fuck... that is such a stupid thing of them to do 

>Class action lawsuit/privacy breach 
so the anime watch histories were apparently/allegedly shared to 3rd parties without permission which yeah is really fucked up obviously although I doubt these 3rd parties will get a joy out of my watch history especially since its used by friends now and not much me anymore lol still fucked up regardless 


>Underpaying voice actors and translators and other workings 
you think with supporting a streaming service or when you buy a dvd or watch a movie you think its coming back to the creators 
well in the case of crunchyroll lmao what a load of bullshit 
underpaying people especially as a big company is really just dumb clown behaviour you have the fucking money FUCKING PAY THEM PROPERLY 
>in b4 that's just a capitalism problem in general dewie not just Crunchyroll 
yeah I know but still... 
the irony crunchyroll started as a piracy site and with fansubs too to now this... bruh 

>The Kyle Mcarly Controversy and screwing over voice actors in general
So due to union issues and this person being apart of Sag Aftra they fired the guy who was a well known voice actor in the popular anime Mob Psycho 100 
as someone who loves anime voice actors in the west and did some experience in voice acting myself this is seriously fucked beyond belief 
voice actors deserve so much better treatment and respect 


>David Wald Controversy 
HOLY FUCK THIS ONE 
STEALING PRIVATE MAIL DAMN WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE MAN LMAO WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK HAHAHAH 

>AI translations 
Stupid and bullshit but also I use a machine translator aka lunatranslator for visual novels in japanese sometimes soo I can't really talk tbh...  but I sitll hate ai slop 

>Removing comments and reviews
pussies lol thats all 



Now onto the Crunchyroll expo itself 
which I will only speak my experience of 
if you want the full issues and details of it
I suggest checking out this video below 

I went on Saturday with my friends 
Sky aka Fluttersky
Tim 
Mitchell aka AlphaSteelix96
and Josh all my friends irl 
2 who went all the way from Gippsland which is 3 hours away from Melbourne 

and the other 2 who went all the way from interstate one from Sydney and one from Brisbane 
This fact alone was one of the reasons I wanted to brave that line... 
the other reason being meeting Lisa Ortiz the voice actress for Amy Rose

While having breakfast at Hungry Jacks I saw on both their Facebook and Twitter about the lines and how huge the lines were already gonna be 
I shrugged it off at first as I know lines can be intense during conventions in general 

little did I know how bad it was actually gonna be which got me super anxious 

The line was HUGE and apparently Crunchyroll Expo was "over capticty" 
which I can already tell you was a load of crap as I was in the building and there wasn't that many people and even if there was it there would be enough that would fit but thats just me speaking from memory and looking at old pics 

Me and my friends braved the line 
and even chatted with others also braving the line and also feeling frustrated and annoyed 

it was even raining at one point which meant waiting out in the cold rain (typical moody Melbourne day to be honest) 

I even heard Crunchyroll was still selling tickets despite being "sold out" or over capticty like I'm sorry what the actual fuck 

at that point I was getting frustrated and hungry but I had no appetite due to anxiety 
however someone was handing out Woolworths cookies at one point which was one of the best cookies I ever had in my life 
and even a furry was handing out stickers which was super cute 


it took at least 2 to 3 hours but finally somehow LUCKILY I got in 

this was one of the pics I took at the con at the time as I didn't take much pics

that smug face this bitch has knowing she knew I was in a shitty con

I sped run doing some shopping for figurines
stickers before 4.30pm so I can meet the voice actress for Amy Rose from 2005 to 2010 
Lisa Ortiz which was a lot of money for the autograph and I think photo by the way??
I don't fully remember 

This pic alone shows how very lucky and grateful I am and even though I had trouble hearing due to the loud noise it was really nice meeting her and hearing her Amy voice in real time 
and she was really sweet 

I still have the autograph I bought up in my bedroom door which is still one of my fave things I have it laminated too 

I was feeling really hungry and was worried I was gonna faint by the end of the day and finally having food and finishing my shopping I decided to say fuck it with my friends and leave 

and these were the thoughts I had at the time after the con

I still agree with the statement that I feel sad for those who didn't make it in the con at all
and hope they still found ways to support local artists they love and other ways to spend money 

I remember saying I wanted to give the Crunchyroll Expo a second chance after the first one but honsently after their shitshow I am glad they didn't have another con after that
and theres so much better cons in Melbourne anyway 
such as 
PAX
Animaga and Oz Comic Con 

now one Crunchyroll controversy I forgot to mention was this one

Now hot take 
I actually didn't mind the idea of the show and thought it looked really cute and I even bought pins of it when they were on sale 

and while the show had its flaws I felt it had potential it would of been much better received if it wasn't on Crunchyroll or was on a different streaming service 
I feel sorry for the creator as they seemed like a good person who just wanted to make a fun and cute show 


Overall 

Fuck Crunchyroll and the only reason I'm still buying monthly their streaming service is for my friends who use my account one especially for personal and private reasons I have to keep an eye on what their watching and they have no other way to access anime online until hopefully 2033 or they can hopefully afford it themselves I WILL BE FREE FROM CRUNCHYROLL JAIL BY THEN!! (please do not ask why to be very clear ITS FOR VERY PERSONAL AND PRIVATE REASONS) 

and personally if your still using their streaming service 
fucking stop 
none of the money they get will ever go to voice actors or anyone else in the anime industry other then their own greedy selfish pockets 

If you want to properly support anime you love
BUY PSYHICHIAL MEDIA WHILE YOU STILL CAN
BUY MERCH
thats all you can do for now if you can 


if you want other ways to the pirate ship 

I suggest looking into this below to help
https://ripped.guide/TV/Anime 
and also this https://theindex.moe
figure out the rest on your own for obvious reasons 

thats all for now 
Hope to bother blogging more again soon 

Later my dudes!~

It feels we are living like Shimoneta right now..

Apologies that its been a while since a blog been feeling tired and stuff 
but anyway 
I've been feeling frustrated and scared for the current state of art and censorship at the moment 
A tweet chibireviews did basically summarized it as this 

Collective Shout being a group in Australia trying to ban and censor games they find "uncomfortable" or "concerning" thinking its to protect kids when really 
its about control especially now with Mastecard and Visa now outright removing shit or stopping people from buying adult things 
and oh no they won't just go after things that people dislike they will go after things people like too 
everyone in some way or another will be affected by this 
The UK especially is being hit by this and its FUCKING BULLSHIT


Once again its not about protecting kids from things 
if it was theres a thing called PARENTAL CONTROLS 
and parents needing to stop relying on the internet as a babysitter and teaching kids about online safety and about media literacy and whats real life and what isn't 

Its about controlling and banning all forms of art and shaming those into certain art as a coping mechanism 

People are allowed to feel uncomfortable or even not like certain art 
but censorship and banning things is not the fucking answer at all 

 Wikipedia being banned of all fucking things in the UK is also pretty messed up as people need Wikipedia to help learn things and find resources and stuff 
like what the actual fuck man 

If this starts to effect Australia more as well I'm gonna be so embarrassed and ashamed 

But there is a way to stand up and fight against this 
which is calling mastercard and visa and complaining to them what is going on 
something I will admit I need to do when I am bothered hahahah 

Pomtacular on Twitter made a call template script here in this link below 
https://x.com/pometacular/status/1948393111270429104

and this cheat sheet is also very helpful as well 
(please let me know who made it so I can credit them) 

So there is a way to fight back and tell them whats going on and the censorship and banning of art and video games and what the UK and the US and possbily Australia is doing is not okay 
Stand up and fight back! 
Not just for the art you enjoy but for ALL forms of art 

thats all for now 
later my dudes and stay safe 
things are pretty scary and fucked at the moment but remember to always fight back and never give up 

 

Had The Best Night In A Long While

 

Been ages since I had a really fun night out 

Went out with my partner tonight and we watched How To Train Your Dragon live action 
the film was just a shot per shot of the animated film though and honsently wasn't the highlight of the night even if the film was still a decent watch 

what was the highlights though was on the way home which orginally was just to find a 7/11 for sandwiches the next few days for lunch 

but what I found on the way was amazing 
seeing Westgarth to Northcote at night in the city life was a lovely sight to behold 

and even saw some live music on the way that was free and my partner even randomly got free pizza from someone on the streets 

but the biggest highlight for me was finally going to the punk bar/cafe I've been wanting to go too for ages but never bothered until now
Cafe Gummo a punk bar with amazing music and very inclusive and lgbt friendly 

Something about punk related things I was always drawn by since my obsessives days with Green Day as a young teenager and the rebellious ways of things and standing up for what's right I guess I was always a punk at heart even if I'm not seen as a "proper" one who fucking cares just let people have fun and let them learn subcultures and I feel this place is what will help me a lot be around locals with similar values as me 

heres some pics I took at the place as well and you can see just from the art and style  alone why I already call Cafe Gummo my new home 

Apologies for the side way pics as for some reason i can't upload pics via my pc but if you enjoy them I suggest checking my instagram 

But yeah just wanted to make this quick short blog to say im still alive and doing well

And life is feeling pretty good at the moment and hope it stays that way for  now 

Later my dudes