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he/him writes about Japanese art at: https://www.tsundokudiving.com/ sometimes freelances too

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · Mar 20

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 :)

Tsundoku Diving

Dedicated to discussing Japanese media of all kinds and the ways they impact us and the world.

www.tsundokudiving.com

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 45m

12/26 (January 27, 1952)

man, handing clothes to angel: "You can't go running around naked. Wear this.
angel, talking to a cat: "who's ever heard of an angel wearing pants?"
Man sees the cat walking around with the angel's clothes on
Man, sewing the shirt and pants together on the angel "Bad boy! What'll you do if you catch a cold?"

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · Jan 15

pretty sure the first ep of IWGP just changed my life...

sadboy singing karaoke

close up of a woman with a rope pulled around her neck

dude real close to the camera showing off his earring

hotboy lounging in an onsen

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 1d

11/26 (January 25, 1952)

Man, to angel: "Make yourself at home, kid. It's just me and my little brother living here. Let me introduce you. Here we are," he says shoving the kid from several strips ago forward, "This is my little bro--" the kid and the angel jump into each other's arms
"You made it! Hurray!!"
The man looks with a "???"

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 1d

11/26 (January 25, 1952)

Man, to angel: "Make yourself at home, kid. It's just me and my little brother living here. Let me introduce you. Here we are," he says shoving the kid from several strips ago forward, "This is my little bro--" the kid and the angel jump into each other's arms
"You made it! Hurray!!"
The man looks with a "???"

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 1d

good news for me awful news for you: I'm capable of thought again

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 1d

10/26 (January 23, 1952)

man: "say kid, you lost? where's you home?"
angel, pointing up: "that way."
man climbing a mountain: "sure is high up...you live at the top of the mountain?"
angel: "we're not there yet!"
angel starts climbing a telephone pole
angel on the shoulders of the man balancing on the top of the pole: "Higher! We still have to go higher!"
man: "you gotta be kidding me!"

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 1d

body has been very into rejecting me this week which on one hand stop that but on the other hey I get it I would too bud

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 1d

10/26 (January 23, 1952)

man: "say kid, you lost? where's you home?"
angel, pointing up: "that way."
man climbing a mountain: "sure is high up...you live at the top of the mountain?"
angel: "we're not there yet!"
angel starts climbing a telephone pole
angel on the shoulders of the man balancing on the top of the pole: "Higher! We still have to go higher!"
man: "you gotta be kidding me!"

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 2d

big into this new manga Hitogoto Goto

a woman shutting the curtains on a bad dream (literally to cover up the comic panels

woman on a floating crosswalk, the white paint sinking as she steps on it, a group of schoolkids approaching from the other side and upside down

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 3d

9/26 (January 20, 1952)

Angel walking in snow: "Oh woe is me, where could my wings be? boo hoo"
As they sit and cry, the snow starts to cover them.
A man walks by and jumps in surprise at the snow creature he sees

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 3d

nobody on earth cooler and more inspiring than a nurse who's really good at taking blood

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 4d

8/26 (January 16, 1952)

boy: "I swear I'll find you some wings!"
angel: "golly thanks!"
boy: "you want to spend the night at my place?"
angel: "no, I'm not very cold so I'll keep looking around here."
boy: "okay, see you tomorrow, pal!"
angel: "bye bye!"
a pile of snow from a tree branch falls on their halo

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 4d

me in the bedroom definitely understanding what my girl is talking about

Sex
released on Feb 24, 1995
by
AyPio

Sex, released for the PC-98 in 1995, is a game about sex, not to be confused with "Sex", another game about sex, also released in 1995 but for the 3DO.

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 4d

7/26 (December 29, 1951)

Boy: So you lost your wings and can't get back home now, huh?
angel: yup.
girl collection donations: hey! toss a donation our way?
boy: that's perfect! great news! I found some wings for you!
boy to the angel holding two small wing shaped buttons: too small?

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 5d

6/26 (December 28, 1951)

angel crashes into a body of water and swims to shore: "lucky me all this water was here to break my fall."
getting out, a boy emerges from the water holding on to them.
angel: "huh?"
boy: whew! thanks pal! I'd have drowned if you came along even a second later!"
angel: "?????"

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profjpg @profjpg.bsky.social · 6d

One of my favourite short stories. READ IT.

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · Dec 6

A woman wakes up in a stranger's body. A man wanders a mall of breathing red rock. Somewhere, a mosquito buzzes.

Read my new short story Over Heart/Under Soul or forever be a dork

www.tsundokudiving.com/fiction-over...

Fiction | Over Heart/Under Soul

Emily woke up in a stranger’s body and her feet on the ceiling. Just her feet and nothing more.

www.tsundokudiving.com

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · Dec 6

A woman wakes up in a stranger's body. A man wanders a mall of breathing red rock. Somewhere, a mosquito buzzes.

Read my new short story Over Heart/Under Soul or forever be a dork

www.tsundokudiving.com/fiction-over...

Fiction | Over Heart/Under Soul

Emily woke up in a stranger’s body and her feet on the ceiling. Just her feet and nothing more.

www.tsundokudiving.com

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 6d

5/26 (December 27, 1951)

gasp! the drama begins!!

angel flying up to the sun: "hello mr sun! gosh you sure are hot. oh no! the glue is melting!"
angel falling while their wings fly away: "help meeeee!!"

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 7d

having one of those nights where all I can think about is how this is the greatest song of all time

Arthur Russell - That's Us/Wild Combination

YouTube video by Audika Records

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 7d

4/26 (December 25, 1951)

oh right, guess I should mention the translation of this is from yours truly if that wasn't clear lol

angel, falling over itself: "I just can't get a hang of flying!"
godly figure: "Relax. See those kites. One day you'll learn how to fly in the sky just like them."
angel: "That's it!"
Godly figure looking shocked as the angel takes to the sky with kite tails attached to their feet

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 8d

3/26 (December 24, 1951)

godly figure: "alright fine, I'll give ya wings.
angel: "oh boy! yayyy! I can finally fly! Ladies and gents, we're clear for takeoff" as he jumps off a cloud
godly figure: "whoa! Stop right there!"
holding the angel: "take it easy, tiger...I haven't put em on yet!"

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 9d

2/26 (December 21, 1951)

Of course, beyond Doraemon, the two behind the Fujiko Fujio name would give us a garden of classics like Q-Taro, Ninja Hattori, Time Patrol Bon, and The Laughing Salesman. But here, they were just two young high schoolers trying to break into the manga world!

godly figure talking to a wingless angel "come on cheer up. why don't ya go play baseball with the others?"
cut to other angels with wings playing baseball, talking about how easy it is since they can fly
wingless angel: "I knew it! Nothing's worth nothing without wings!"
godly figure: "aw nuts."

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 10d

hit (first) credits on Silent Hill F and my take remains the same: above the music, above the kera art, even above the Ryukishi story, the highlight of the whole thing is Konatsu Kato absolutely OWNING her role as Hinako

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RockmanCosmo @rockmancosmo.bsky.social · 10d

Introducing @keitaiarchive.bsky.social, a website for Japanese feature phone game preservation resources. As keitai game preservation grows, we want our tools and preserved abandonware media to be as accessible as possible. Read on for more information! (1/6)

Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 10d

embargo is up so I can give my review of Digimon Time Stranger: very early on there's a detective agency on the second floor of a movie theater and hold on........this is a fkn Maiku Hama reference

goty

Digimon Time Stranger screenshot, a cinema on the corner of a street with a detective agency sign hanging above it