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Appreciation post: That old CRT monitor I fixed for $3

Found a Sony Trinitron at a garage sale last Saturday for $10. Plugged it in and got a weird high-pitched whine. Opened it up careful-like and found a cracked solder joint on the flyback transformer. Fixed it with a $3 soldering iron tip. Anyone else still messing with old tech for retro anime viewing?

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lindag33•1d ago

Found a trick to skip the filler episodes in long anime without missing plot points

I tried using a fan-made episode guide for One Piece that marks which episodes are canon and which are filler. After skipping around 45 episodes in the Dressrosa arc, I caught up 3 weeks faster than I planned. The guide saved me about 10 hours of my time, but I did miss one minor character intro that came back later. Has anyone else used a similar guide for Naruto or Bleach and had it work out?

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anderson.piper•3d ago

I think people are way too hard on the filler arcs in long running anime

Everyone always complains about the Naruto filler episodes being a waste of time, but I actually liked some of them. The arc about the Three-Tailed Beast in episode 89 gave us way more backstory on how tailed beasts work, which the manga just glossed over. I get that it slows down the plot, but for a plumber like me who only catches an episode here and there between jobs, those extra details make the world feel lived in. Anyone else find themselves liking a filler arc that everyone else trashes?

c/anime-discussions

Appreciation post: That old CRT monitor I fixed for $3

Found a trick to skip the filler episodes in long anime without missing plot points

I think people are way too hard on the filler arcs in long running anime

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