Gilles Poitras
@gillespoitras
Author of Tokyo Stroll. Retired librarian, writer on things Japanese. At the age of 4 Gilles was taken by aliens to California and raised on a diet of science fiction, Loony Toons & honky tonk music.
I've started using this image as the first one in my presentations. At FanimeCon last weekend the applause was spontaneous and loud when it appeared.
You can attend via Zoom. Just be aware of the time difference between where you are and Japan.
Adding loose goshuin to goshuinchō. Using Yamato Tapioca Starch archival glue. I bought it in a jar, it also comes in tubes. You apply it with a brush or similar implement. I am using a strip of it near the top and a dash near the bottom. You can quickly straighten the goshuin if it is crooked.
Fans of Kamen ride already know that Kamen Rider is literally antifa.
Two talismans from Jindaiji Temple in Chōfu Tokyo related to Ryōgen (912-985) also known as Ganzan Daishi. The left is Mame Daishi with 33 small images of him. The right is Tsunodaishi, the Great Horned Master with Ryōgen as a demon who scares away disease and other misfortunes.
I just got my copy of The Solitary Gourmet by Taniguchi Jiro & Kusumi Masayuki which I pre-ordered from Right Stuf back years ago. For various reason the publication was delayed until last October, the publisher is a small operation so delays are not unusual.
Pissed on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live? Consider a physical letter:
The releases seem slow as I really want to read the next one. I'm greatly enjoying Gokurakugai.
Seen yesterday in the 4th floor shop at Moe's Books in Berkeley. They bought a huge collection, box after box after box, so it will take some time for them to process them all as several titles are by well known authors who wrote under pseudonyms.
Days ago on the bus home I sat across from a Japanese family. Their little boy had a book about various shinkansen, "bullet trains." Then I noticed his shoes, Dr Yellow is a special train filled with diagnostic gear that driven along the tracks checks for possible problems.
While I retired in 2017 I left most of my pension accounts untouched until the market recovery under Biden.