Baxter
@cosmicspooks.bsky.social
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he/him writes about Japanese art at:
https://www.tsundokudiving.com/
sometimes freelances too
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Hey! I'm Baxter and I've got a blog called Tsundoku Diving that's my little heaven for fans of Japanese media. There's deep dive essays, subs for obscure films, scanlations of alt manga, an archive of movie pamphlets, 150+ hand picked recs, and even some of my own fiction! Jump in & swim around :)
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Tsundoku Diving
Dedicated to discussing Japanese media of all kinds and the ways they impact us and the world.
https://www.tsundokudiving.com/
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Gaijin Mommy
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Does anyone else need less bullshit on their feeds and more trains? Let me help you. Shinagawa to Kawasaki on the Keikyu line, now. May the ever 気まぐれ gods of video compression be with you.
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Old post! Digging deep into the anti-rpg masterpiece Linda Cube, what it has to say about the nature of stories, and....the way porn influenced its creation Check it out!
www.tsundokudiving.com/talking-game...
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Talking games | Linda Cube
An anti-RPG classic and the story we all tell.
https://www.tsundokudiving.com/talking-games-linda-cube/
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Can't believe Square Enix carved my name into a knife and are now stabbing me with it who could have seen this betrayal coming
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New translation! The movie that shocked a young Hirokazu Kore-eda and has followed him his entire career...from the director of Dream Island Girl and Utopiano, Shoichiro Sasaki, I'm happy to share English subs for the gentle masterpiece that is "The Flow of a River, the Sound of a Violin" Enjoy!!
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The Flow of a River, the Sound of a Violin (Shoichiro Sasaki, 1981) w/ English Subs
YouTube video by Tsundoku Diving
https://youtu.be/tDmUH33618w
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not gonna lie dog, getting to the point where I can't focus on anything because I just want to be playing Digimon Time Strangers already, my soul hungers for an rpg of that incredibly specific vintage rn
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Movie day~
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Space Leech
6 days ago
SD Twin Peaks figures made for an issue of Hobby Japan (issue unknown, but safe to say early 90s). Not my scan, so I gotta track down this issue.
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found a perfect manga for doing this btw! fun, historically interesting, and there's only like 28 of em, so look forward to a strip a day of that in October I guess
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New translation! The movie that shocked a young Hirokazu Kore-eda and has followed him his entire career...from the director of Dream Island Girl and Utopiano, Shoichiro Sasaki, I'm happy to share English subs for the gentle masterpiece that is "The Flow of a River, the Sound of a Violin" Enjoy!!
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The Flow of a River, the Sound of a Violin (Shoichiro Sasaki, 1981) w/ English Subs
YouTube video by Tsundoku Diving
https://youtu.be/tDmUH33618w
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just a couple shots from the great Keizoku rewatch
7 days ago
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Dropping this week: the movie that altered a young Hirokazu Kore-eda's brain chemistry and my third translation of a film from the hugely influential director Shoichiro Sasaki (Dream Island Girl, Utopiano)... "The Flow of a River, the Sound of a Violin" is coming to you with subs this Friday!
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just a couple shots from the great Keizoku rewatch
7 days ago
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I'm so insanely onboard with the idea of video game remakes, couldn't be more in support theoretically. Problem is simply every corpo seems to think the ideal remake is live-action Lion King instead of doing like a Highest 2 Lowest type deal
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New post! The Summer of the Ubume is a titanic work of Japanese mystery fiction, a horror-soaked loosening of reality wrapped up in locked rooms and impossible pregnancies. Read my thoughts about it — and the cruel truth of all mysteries — here!
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Talking books | The Summer of the Ubume
The tragedy of mysteries and the mysteries of the truth.
https://www.tsundokudiving.com/talking-books-the-summer-of-ubume/
11 days ago
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Komdehagens
9 days ago
Even small steps need to be celebrated, so here's the 153 subscriber special with a bunch of movies (ChaO, I am Kirishima, Crazed Fruit, Did the Red Bird Escape? and Our Occultic Summer), a book, some cafés and a comment on a comment.
youtu.be/X5WFgEsrMZU
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I am Kirishima/Crazed Fruit/Did the Red Bird Escape/ChaO/Our Occultic Summer: 153 Subscriber Special
YouTube video by Compendium of Discomfort
https://youtu.be/X5WFgEsrMZU
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doing a reverse mugging to every single one of you (dragging you at gunpoint into a dark alley so I can slip a copy of Human Clock into your pocket before letting you get back on with your day)
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Bowl of Lentils
9 days ago
!!NEW VIDEO!! This time I cover Chunsoft’s Sound Novel franchise, a hugely important series in the history of Japanese video games that served as the progenitor to the visual novel genre and was a source of inspiration for all kinds of developers. WATCH -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9BT...
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pongan soda xfa
8 days ago
esse é um dos meus posts favoritos
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A story of sex, politics, and the games that once ruled Japanese arcades....this is the history of strip mahjong
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The NSFW History of Strip Mahjong Games
A story of sex, politics, and the games that once ruled arcades
https://www.tsundokudiving.com/the-nsfw-history-of-strip-mahjong/
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Justin Decloux
9 days ago
This is an excellent blog. Love reading every one right when it comes out.
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OL Shinkaron is extremely good
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New post! The Summer of the Ubume is a titanic work of Japanese mystery fiction, a horror-soaked loosening of reality wrapped up in locked rooms and impossible pregnancies. Read my thoughts about it — and the cruel truth of all mysteries — here!
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Talking books | The Summer of the Ubume
The tragedy of mysteries and the mysteries of the truth.
https://www.tsundokudiving.com/talking-books-the-summer-of-ubume/
11 days ago
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hm weird they seem to have forgotten to announce unlimited saga 2.......maybe the uploaded the wrong direct file????
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nothing I hate more than when a nintendo direct appeals to its target audience and shows a lot of nintendo games
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I support DQ7 remake because DQ7 is the best game ever made but you just know they're gonna make it so much less boring (aka worse)
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got this 1991 issue of Silverstar Club full of interviews and essays from Chigumi Obayashi, Gakuryu Ishii, Kyoko Okazaki, etc, all losing their minds for Lynch and Twin Peaks!! Might do some translations, but will DEFINITELY at least report back on what they have to say
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riley 🐇☄️
11 days ago
new video!!! looking at instances of games appearing in movies, and how it can twist our perception of them. also the gamesphere
youtu.be/B7HIwf_ADfI
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MAD World Service (Bot)
12 days ago
おジャ魔女裏どん兵衛
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YuZXs
Published: 2024-12-27
#sm44471085
#音MAD
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Gonna have another post up this week! It's about a Japanese mystery novel most of you following me should be treating as the bible lmao writing it whole half delirious on sickness tho so if it doesn't make sense uhhh don't blame me!!!
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cayce
13 days ago
They're really good! It took a few to hook me but they're superb and clearly made by obsessives. as always I'll heartily promote
@cosmicspooks.bsky.social
's post about it too:
www.tsundokudiving.com/talking-yout...
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Talking youtube | Fake Documentary Q
The new king of horror is here. Its name? YouTube.
https://www.tsundokudiving.com/talking-youtube-fake-documentary/
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Updated Autopsy Report
14 days ago
Good morning! It's time to wake up with a dose of UAR as we discuss The Moai Island Puzzle with SPECIAL GUEST
@minovskyarticle.bsky.social
who helps us break down this influential and clever shin honkaku mystery novel!
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Updated Autopsy Report Podcast Episode 095 - The Moai Island Puzzle
YouTube video by yotsuben
https://youtu.be/I3O3VnLQrwc
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George J. Horvath
14 days ago
@starfruitbooks.bsky.social
has an In Memoriam regarding the passing of Matt Haasch. In it they state that while "all orders and projects will be placed on hold", "the core members of Star Fruit Books are committed to carrying on his dreams and ensuring that the projects he began reach fruition."
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In Memoriam: Matt Haasch - Star Fruit Books | Independent Manga Publisher
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Matt Haasch, founder of Star Fruit Books.
https://starfruitbooks.com/blogs/news/in-memoriam-matt-haasch
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Kyle Orland
14 days ago
One of the coolest video game preservation stories I have ever covered
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...
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All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity
Finding working copies of the last few titles was an “especially cursed” journey.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/09/all-54-lost-clickwheel-ipod-games-have-now-been-preserved-for-posterity
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it's MARCY BONES
15 days ago
Hello. I will be dropping something Very Cool on youtube on Friday, Sept. 26, at 6 pm EST. please look out for that at
youtube.com/@bonediggre?...
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you ever just sometimes frame-by-frame the Keizoku op?
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Nothing but the most love to Matt's family and everyone he touched -- which was A LOT of people, me included...better than the best of us. Devastated. Please please please help out if you can RIP
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Deb Aoki
15 days ago
Shocked and saddened to hear that Matt Haasch, founder of indie manga publishing company
@starfruitbooks.bsky.social
has passed away. His gofundme campaign for his medical and other expenses is still up - contribute if you can.
www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...
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Donate to Matt's Journey: Healing and Comics, organized by Matthew Haasch
With your support, I can focus on healing from lymphoma while continu… Matthew Haasch needs your support for Donate to Matt's Journey: Healing and Comics
https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-matts-journey-healing-and-comics
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Julian Singleton @ Fantastic Fest
15 days ago
BACK OF THE SHELF - J-Horror After J-Horror PART TWO is finally here! In this episode, a new crop of Japanese horror films invoke a deeper appreciation for the country's rich folklore through The Inerasable, Howling Village, and Koji Shiraishi's Senritsu Kaiki series. Enjoy!
youtu.be/z3nCsIkBZlU
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BACK OF THE SHELF | J-Horror After J-Horror Part Two: An Eye to the Past
YouTube video by Julian Singleton
https://youtu.be/z3nCsIkBZlU
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Radirgy eyecatches ouuuughhh
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Gamera is my friend (Guardian of the Universe)
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Jayce
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Oh hell yeah!
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New post! After years I finally found it...here is shoujo manga legend Masako Watanabe's lost adaptation of the cult Obayashi flick House, scanned and translated for the first time! Read it here!!
www.tsundokudiving.com/house-by-wat...
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In Translation - House by Masako Watanabe
Lost for 50 years, a shoujo horror legend's adaptation of the cult classic film
https://www.tsundokudiving.com/house-by-watanabe/
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Colin Spacetwinks
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Julian Singleton @ Fantastic Fest
16 days ago
There’s no earthly way I can contain my hype for Kinki
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it's true one look and you can clock that this dork has no friends
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16 days ago
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Chris Phillips
17 days ago
iykyk
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Em Reed (Debut novel MORE BUGS out now)!!!
17 days ago
This post is correct in that Occult is definitely one of the best films of the 21st century, and it makes me very curious about Shiraishi's new one...
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Manga Mavericks
17 days ago
🤖COVER REVEAL🤖 Our English release of Great Metal God by Iwakuni Kogyo features a BRAND NEW COVER! Illustrated by Kogyo-sensei themselves, alongside an amazing cover/logo design from
@darrenvogtart.bsky.social
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In Praise of Shadows
18 days ago
New Darksides video! A Queer Reading of Brain Damage
youtu.be/tXwUoTJJAW4
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headfallsoff
18 days ago
i reviewed NBA 2K26 for
@endlessmode.bsky.social
because someone had to while you're all playing silksong:
www.endlessmode.com/article/comm...
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