#finally watched it!

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♫ i am a poseur and i don't care ♫

[karizard-ao3]

I finally watched the new Ranma 1/2 (subbed) and Kuno's voice is throwing me. He sounds like a 40 year old man, which I thought would pay off when he introduced himself as Tatewaki Kuno, age 17, but he didn't 😭

I really love how they animated it, though! It's so bright and fun, with the sound effects drawn out and the random stylistic changes. I feel like they really captured how fun the series is! Ranma and Akane are both so cute! I'm looking forward to seeing how they handle their relationship once the other fiances get introduced.

At some point I'll give the dub a chance, but it's so comforting to hear so many familiar voices in the subbed version. I never thought I would see them reanimate it, or that it would be so fun!

[you-should-care-about-animation]

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem | Kazuhisa Takenouchi & Daisuke Nishio & Bernard Deyriès & Hirotoshi Rissen (2003)

[varilien]

am i blanchin?

girl we blanchin!!

HI HIII happy birthday to everyone's favorite mystery twins!! how did they grow up so fast!!!!

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[evercelle]

at the end of this story...

[elbunuelos]

“You obey me now.”

[beaulesbian]

that escalated quickly

[picory]

no other anime woman can compare to hana. it was love at first sight for me...

[markscherz]

Meet the seven new frog species we just named after iconic Star Trek captains!

Artwork by A. Petzold, CC BY-ND 4.0

At the right time of year along rushing streams in the humid rainforests that stretch the length of Madagascar's eastern and northern mountain ridges, otherworldly trills of piercing whistles can be heard.

Are they birds? Insects? Communicator beeps? Tricorder noises?

No, they're little treefrogs!

Boophis janewayae. Photo by M. Vences, CC BY-SA 4.0

Until recently, we thought all of the populations of these little brown frogs across the island were one widespread species, Boophis marojezensis, described in 1994. But genetics in the early 2000s and 2010s showed that there were several species here, not just one.

Now my colleagues and I have shown that they are in fact eight separate species, each with unique calls!

These whistling sounds reminded us so much of Star Trek sound effects that we decided to name the seven new species after Star Trek captains: Boophis kirki, B. picardi, B. janewayae, B. siskoi, B. pikei, B. archeri, and B. burnhamae.

Photos of all new species described by Vences et al. 2024. CC BY-SA 4.0

I subtly and not-so-subtly built some Star Trek references into the paper, but probably the best one is this one:

'Finding these frogs sometimes requires considerable trekking; pursuing strange new calls, to seek out new frogs in new forests; boldly going where no herpetologist has gone before.'

— Vences et al. 2024

There’s a real sense of scientific discovery and exploration here, which we think is in the spirit of Star Trek.

Of course, it doesn't hurt that there are at least two Trekkies amongst the authors (including yours truly). As fans of Star Trek, we are also just pleased to dedicate these new species to the characters who have inspired and entertained us over the decades.

On a personal note, this marks a milestone for me, as it means I have now described over 100 frog species! I am very pleased that the 100th is Captain Janeway's Bright-eyed Frog, Boophis janewayae (if you count them in order of appearance in the paper)—she is probably my favourite captain, and I really love Star Trek: Voyager.

You can read more about the discovery of these new species on my website! You can also read the Open Access paper published in Vertebrate Zoology here.

[hansoeii]

Ohh look, it's the dead boy detectives!

[as-i-watch]

Chilchuck: Stop being condescending to smaller races ಠ⁠ಗ⁠ಠ

Tall-man Chillchuck: lol short

[jollymalt]

accident

[yudol-skorbi]

its forever missing the twins time again :(

[windwenn]

Hey....james t kirk and mister spock kind of act like theyre in love sometimes.....has anyone looked into this.....

[heartorbit]

if we could stay connected, just like this