closest I've gotten to a scanned cel on ebay look

It would have been nice to mention Writer Beware, since I was the first to report on this lawsuit (back in February) and in much greater detail writerbeware.blog/2026/02/20/a... authorsguild.org/news/topps-l...

Update: 1200 years of climate data now safe with next caretaker!

In our consideration of a war that was the warrior caste fighting itself, it behooves us to remember the "view from below." #FridayNightHistory 144 is the 2nd Spotlight on Sources, on "Edo in 1868," by M. William Steele buff.ly/gTu8fCP #JapaneseHistory

And just found out that I thought the water bill had been paid, and it HAS NOT, and - my SNAP application is still pending, even. Because freelancing means income verification is not as simple as a pay stub. So can we get to 690 by 4/20? (The water bill back due ALONE is $200.) gofund.me/b32ec6baf

makes me think of the first line of Date Masamune's most famous Chinese poem, and how compact it is: 馬上少年過 "My youth in battle is past"

POTATO SKEWER SWORDS PEOPLE!

Covering Tao's "Yoshida Shōin's Encounter with Commodore Perry" last night, my partner rather enjoyed the economy of literary Chinese: 泣則近痴笑則近黠 "Weeping, we seem as fools; laughing, as rogues."

Thanks for showing up tonight, folks! I should have next week's schedule up in a few days. #vtuber #envtuber #japanesehistory #japan #retrogames

The Shuri Cultural Association was invited to a ceremony held in Sapporo celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Hokkaido Ainu Association. The Ryukyuan group performed traditional dances including the celebratory piece Kagiyadefū, the Nīsēudui “Nubuikuduchi,” and the Zou-udui “Hatumabushi.”

Save your tears for the day when our pain is far behind on your feet come with me we are soldiers stand or die Save your fears take your place save them for the judgement day fast and free follow me time to make the sacrifice we rise or fall 🎶 - Origa, "Rise"

Starting shortly at 8 PM EDT! twitch.tv/hishisetsuki #vtuber #envtuber #japanesehistory #japan #retrogames

These nineteenth-century Japanese spear covers, or yarisaya, represent a unique intersection of military utility and expressive design. The collection features three distinct forms: two crafted from leather and one finished in striking red lacquer.

Japan's Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage spans 1,200 km and follows the path of Buddhist saint Kobo Daishi. Traditional pilgrims wear triangular straw hats and white coats, carrying stamp books to mark each temple visit.

Hey the Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games is back in stock! www.bitmapbooks.com/products/a-g...

A reminder - I've done a lot of PDF accessibility work over the past year now. ^^; #UX #ttrpg

Tonight at 8 PM EDT! Covering De-min Tao's "Yoshida Shōin's Encounter with Commodore Perry," and continuing with Disgaea. twitch.tv/hishisetsuki #vtuber #envtuber #japanesehistory #japan #retrogames

#tabletop #accessibility thing for designers: tl;dr: if you're currently using Affinity, there's ways to increase your accessibility of resulting PDFs. Screen reader users will still have issues though. www.linkedin.com/pulse/can-yo...

What is the Center for Open Data in the Humanities, and what kinds of tools & projects has it contributed to digital research on Japan? 🗾💻 Learn about some of the possibilities for teaching and research in this #NCCSpotlight by Director Kitamoto Asanobu! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...

フルアーマーガンタンク

Tomodachi Life: Living the Thursday!

The Japanese word "yabai" started as Edo-era thieves' slang for "dangerous" but now means everything from "amazing" to "awful." One survey found that 8% of parents simply don't understand what their kids mean when they say "yabai." buff.ly/te4YQWL

This shirt has been going around xhs lately, often posted with the caption "omfg I can read Japanese now" This is nonsense in Japanese, but when read aloud says "你他妈懂个鸡把" (nǐ ta ma dǒng gè shá) in Chinese, roughly translated as "you don't know shit" as a self deprecating joke from the poster

I wonder if the users who remembered their high school kanbun have a leg up.

There's no reason to keep watching a series (especially 52+ episode series) if you're not into it. Preserve your time. Do something else, try something else. It's alright, really.

Did you know I wrote a 33 episode, 100,000 word biography on noted disaster bisexual warlord Date Masamune? buff.ly/ixtdOMD the playlist for the audio version is here the text versions is here buff.ly/Gf3Om5X Patreon: buff.ly/CfkQxO9

They sell ANDOR action figures, of course, and of course the audience is 35-50-year-olds, but it's deeply funny to imagine children playing with little Luthen Rael and Saw Gerrera dolls. CHILD 1: I think violence is not only justified, but demanded CHILD 2: I agree, but haste could be our undoing

「機甲界ガリアン」

「蒼き流星SPTレイズナー」

「太陽の牙ダグラム」

Is there such a thing as grants for public historians (in my case, with academic credentials) working solo? Let me know if you can point me at any resources that might answer that question.

Speaking of Kumamoto... this is rough. Ugh. Hard to explain how badly the earthquake hit there.

At 400 (out of 1300; full goal is 2800). On track to have 420 by 420; could we get to the other funny number and get 690 by 4/20? It'd be... nice. #MutualAidRequest #HelpSky www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-ke...

1934 photo shows the old Sanseido Jimbocho bookstore on the right. Tickled by the sign for "Oda's Pants". In Britain, pants means underpants rather than trousers. That's a performance of "Don Quijote" on the left, not a pre-war version of the discount store.

Keyboard navigation not only acts as a guardrail when going between PCs and Mac style mice, but it's helped me with forms, spreadsheets, profile forms... but keyboard #accessibility is still rare. #UXdesign Try NOT USING your mouse and see what barriers you find.

Endnotes: all the frustrating formatting work of footnotes, but tucked away at the end where no one will take the time to actually look at them. The worst of all worlds.

Twitch has updated the Monetized Streamer Agreement to include new language on how it shares user data with Advertisers.

Can we get to 420 by 4/20? (We have a week, and it's at 300/first goal of 1300, so why not?) #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2026 #EmergencyCrowdfund www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-ke...

The Kyoto penguin relationship chart is very very cute www.kyoto-aquarium.com/special/soka...

“Sir, are you aware that you are a cat, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing right behind you?”

KANJI!?!? In MY English? It's more likely than you think. youtu.be/_gCyZI-Ettw?...

There's something magical about playing @webeharebrained.bsky.social's Battletech (2018) with the gorgeous planet vistas juxtaposed to @joneverist.bsky.social's soaring music

The Bell Works building, where they filmed Severance, regularly holds Pokémon conventions. The difference in atmosphere is wild.

It’s #NationalPetDay! 🐾 …Are these typical pets? 💦🦜🐅 Enjoy this 1860 depiction of a Dutch woman with a parrot and leopard, by Utagawa Yoshimori I! Held by the Philadelphia Art Museum: www.visitpham.org/objects/249308

Next week's schedule! It's tax week in the US, so no stream Tuesday. But! Thursday at 8 PM EDT will be De-min Tao's "Yoshida Shōin's Encounter with Commodore Perry," and continuing with Disgaea. twitch.tv/hishisetsuki #vtuber #envtuber #japanesehistory #japan #retrogames

Actor Arashi Izaburô. Ukiyo-e woodblock print. Early 19th century, Japan. Artist Utagawa Toyokuni I

Edopyon is the nature-loving mascot for the Edogawa Environmental Foundation. He’s an energetic wallaby (because Edogawa’s twin town is Gosford, in Australia).