I recently finished Murder on the Marine Express by @1564studio.bsky.social on the Switch and I really liked it! It's a little short, but it's a great mystery with a great cast. See my full thoughts on my blog! jacobsjapaneseblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/m... #murderonthemarineexpress #game #switch

Mother 2 4-Koma Manga Theatre 2 - page 82 translation #EarthBound #Mother2 #Nintendo #manga #comic #translation

A photo from England! Colchester Castle #photography #england #uk #colchester

Some more old EarthBound fanart, that I drew back in 2010! Ness surprised by his Magicant wardrobe. For anyone confused, I played the Japanese version and in that, he wears nothing there, rather than his pyjamas. #fanart #art #earthbound #mother #mother2 #ness #magicant

Something from Japan! Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match for the PS4. #japan #girlsundpanzer #game #playstation #ps4

A photo from Japan! Arashiyama Monkey Park, Kyoto #photography #japan #kyoto

Mother 2 4-Koma Manga Theatre 2 - page 81 translation #EarthBound #Mother2 #Nintendo #manga #comic #translation

Drawing without looking - Mario #drawing #art #mario #supermario

A photo from Ireland! Malahide Castle #photography #ireland #malahide #castle

I recently played AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative on the Switch and it was amazing! Just as good as the first game and Mizuki/Ryuki are great protagonists. See my full thoughts on my blog! jacobsjapaneseblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/21/a... #aithesomniumfiles #nirvanainitiative #game #switch

Some more old EarthBound fanart! A Mr. Saturn who's joined the Happy Happy cult I drew back in 2010. #fanart #art #earthbound #mother #mother2 #mrsaturn #happyhappy #nintendo

I just read It's Tokyo, Charlie Brown!, by Vicki Scott and it's a great book! It's funny, endearing, has wonderful Japanese background art and is very Peanuts. See my full thoughts on my blog! jacobsjapaneseblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/i... #peantuts #comic #book #vickiscott #it'stokyocharliebrown

I recently watched The Colors Within in English for the first time after seeing it in a Tokyo cinema in 2024 and it's still great! A beautiful film with great music and characters. See my full thoughts on my blog! jacobsjapaneseblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/t... #thecolorswithin #anime #film #movie

A photo from Japan! Kameyama Castle ruins, Kameoka #photography #japan #kameoka

Mother 2 4-Koma Manga Theatre 2 - page 80 translation #EarthBound #Mother2 #Nintendo #manga #comic #translation

Drawing without looking - Charlie Brown #drawing #art #peanuts #charliebrown

I just read The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa and it's great! More focus on the characters and a little less on humour than the previous books. See my full thoughts on my blog! jacobsjapaneseblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/t... #haruhisuzumiya #lightnovel #book #NagaruTanigawa

A photo from England! Radcliffe Square, Oxford #photography #england #uk #oxford

Some more old EarthBound fanart! A Pork Tank from Mother 3 I drew back in 2010. #fanart #art #earthbound #mother #mother3 #porktank #nintendo

I recently read volume 7 of the Splatoon manga by Sankichi Hinodeya and, like all the previous volumes, it's a funny read. It's still silly, but slightly more serious this time as it adapts Octo Expansion, but that only made it more memorable to me. #splatoon #manga #book #sankichihinodeya #nintendo

A photo from Japan! Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto #photography #japan #kyoto #fushimiinari

I just read The Christmas Appeal by @janicehallett.bsky.social. I've not read the original, but that didn't affect my enjoyment at all. It's a great festive mystery told in a very interesting modern epistolary style. Definitely recommended at this time of year! #book #mystery #thechristmasappeal

Some more old EarthBound fanart! A Recon Mech from Mother 3 I drew back in 2009. #fanart #art #earthbound #mother #mother3 #reconmech

A photo from Ireland! Temple Bar, Dublin #photography #ireland #dublin #templebar

Why do cricket players spend so much time in the toilet? They're always getting the runs. #amazingpuns

Mother 2 4-Koma Manga Theatre 2 - page 79 translation #EarthBound #Mother2 #Nintendo #manga #comic #translation

I should mention that Chatty Princess is now also available on Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Chatty-Princ... (£1.59) And Kobo: www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/... (£2.78) Prices adjusted to account for the cut the respective shops take. Cheapest price as always at Roundhill Books! payhip.com/RoundhillBooks

I recently read Spy x Family volume 4 by Tatsuya Endo and it's just as great as all the previous volumes! Bond is a fun addition and it's a particularly good volume for Anya. See my full thoughts on my blog! jacobsjapaneseblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/s... #spyxfamily #manga #book #tatsyuaendo

I recently read The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo and it's a great, grisly and very Japanese murder mystery story. Very recommended! See my full thoughts on my blog! jacobsjapaneseblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/t... #thehonjinmurders #seishiyokomizo #book #fiction #mystery #kosukekindaichi

Found a load of old EarthBound fanart on my computer, so I thought I'd share it here! First this picture of a Pigmask from Mother 3 I drew all the way back in 2009. #fanart #art #earthbound #mother #mother3 #pigmask

A new translated story is now available from Roundhill Books! Chatty Princess, by Kyuusaku Yumeno, is a fairy tale about a very talkative princess from 1925. Now on sale on my Payhip shop for only £0.94! Find it here: payhip.com/b/usmWl #translation #story #book #fairytale #japanese #roundhillbooks

My latest manga translation, Mermaid Princess of the Shore, by Pretty Flower-chan, is now available for sale at DLsite, via Translators Unite! A bittersweet romance about a mermaid who falls for a human. Buy it here! www.dlsite.com/home/work/=/... #manga #translation #doujinshi #romance #mermaid

A photo from Japan! The karamon gate, Nijo Castle, Kyoto #photography #japan #kyoto #nijocastle

Drawing without looking - Pikachu #drawing #art #pokemon #pikachu

I recently watched Ocean Waves and it's a great film! A bit different from other Ghibli films because of its smaller scale and focus, but still just as good as the rest! See my full thoughts on my blog! jacobsjapaneseblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/24/o... #oceanwaves #studioghibli #anime #film #movie

Mother 2 4-Koma Manga Theatre 2 - page 78 translation #EarthBound #Mother2 #Nintendo #manga #comic #translation

Something from Japan! A capsule machine figure of the Kaminarimon Gate at Senso-ji Temple. #japan #figure #gacha

A photo from England! Tarr Steps, Exmoor #photography #england #uk #exmoor #somerset

Drawing without looking - Homer Simpson #drawing #art #thesimpsons #homersimpson

It's pretty cold here at the moment, so here's snowman Mr. Saturn I made back in 2009. #earthbound #mother #mrsaturn #nintendo #snowman

A little teaser for my next translated story. Coming soon! #translation #japanese #story #book #princess

A photo from Japan! A street in Kyoto #photography #japan #kyoto

Another cake I was given for a past birthday, this time from way back in 2009! A Pigmask from Mother 3. #cake #mother3 #earthbound #nintendo

I just read Factory Summers by Guy Delisle and it was a really good graphic novel! A very different, down to earth sort of feel compared to his Pyongyang book, but the in-depth, melancholy, but amusing look into such mundane-seeming subject matter was genuinely engrossing. #book #graphicnovel #comic

I've just launched Jacob's Japanese Blog, a new blog all about all things Japanese! Check it out here: jacobsjapaneseblog.wordpress.com #blog #japan #writing #launch

Mother 2 4-Koma Manga Theatre 2 - page 77 translation #EarthBound #Mother2 #Nintendo #manga #comic #translation

A photo from England! Exercise Tiger memorial, Slapton Sands, Devon #photography #england #uk #devon

I just read Konosuba volume 6 (light novel) and it's great! It's an interesting change of pace from the previous volumes, without a main bad guy present, Iris was a fun addition to the cast and it's just as funny as the previous volumes! #konosuba #lightnovel #book

Nichijou is funny.

A photo from Japan! Meiji Shrine torii gate, Tokyo #photography #japan #tokyo