Baxter
@cosmicspooks.bsky.social
he/him
writes about and translates Japanese art at: https://www.tsundokudiving.com/
sometimes freelances too
writes about and translates Japanese art at: https://www.tsundokudiving.com/
sometimes freelances too
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Baxter
@cosmicspooks.bsky.social
· Mar 20
Tsundoku Diving
Dedicated to discussing Japanese media of all kinds and the ways they impact us and the world.
www.tsundokudiving.com
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 :)
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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first chapter of En-chanchi, a manga self-published last year that Torch have picked up for a bigger release, is a trip and a half
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
first chapter of En-chanchi, a manga self-published last year that Torch have picked up for a bigger release, is a trip and a half
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Because it deserves it I've rescanlated one of the best manga I've shared to date to put it more in line with my current standards!
If you haven't read the whirlpool of gender, art, and anxiety that is "Keep This a Secret From the Laughing Kookaburra" by Masako Yashiro yet...do so NOW. or i'll cry
If you haven't read the whirlpool of gender, art, and anxiety that is "Keep This a Secret From the Laughing Kookaburra" by Masako Yashiro yet...do so NOW. or i'll cry
In Translation | "Keep This a Secret From the Laughing Kookaburra" by Masako Yashiro
An interior manga from an influential master.
www.tsundokudiving.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Because it deserves it I've rescanlated one of the best manga I've shared to date to put it more in line with my current standards!
If you haven't read the whirlpool of gender, art, and anxiety that is "Keep This a Secret From the Laughing Kookaburra" by Masako Yashiro yet...do so NOW. or i'll cry
If you haven't read the whirlpool of gender, art, and anxiety that is "Keep This a Secret From the Laughing Kookaburra" by Masako Yashiro yet...do so NOW. or i'll cry
first chapter of En-chanchi, a manga self-published last year that Torch have picked up for a bigger release, is a trip and a half
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
first chapter of En-chanchi, a manga self-published last year that Torch have picked up for a bigger release, is a trip and a half
Today by pure chance I got to hold a personal drawing Toriyama did of Arale in 1979...a year before Dr Slump started
What touching a holy relic must feel like
What touching a holy relic must feel like
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Today by pure chance I got to hold a personal drawing Toriyama did of Arale in 1979...a year before Dr Slump started
What touching a holy relic must feel like
What touching a holy relic must feel like
Because it deserves it I've rescanlated one of the best manga I've shared to date to put it more in line with my current standards!
If you haven't read the whirlpool of gender, art, and anxiety that is "Keep This a Secret From the Laughing Kookaburra" by Masako Yashiro yet...do so NOW. or i'll cry
If you haven't read the whirlpool of gender, art, and anxiety that is "Keep This a Secret From the Laughing Kookaburra" by Masako Yashiro yet...do so NOW. or i'll cry
In Translation | "Keep This a Secret From the Laughing Kookaburra" by Masako Yashiro
An interior manga from an influential master.
www.tsundokudiving.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Because it deserves it I've rescanlated one of the best manga I've shared to date to put it more in line with my current standards!
If you haven't read the whirlpool of gender, art, and anxiety that is "Keep This a Secret From the Laughing Kookaburra" by Masako Yashiro yet...do so NOW. or i'll cry
If you haven't read the whirlpool of gender, art, and anxiety that is "Keep This a Secret From the Laughing Kookaburra" by Masako Yashiro yet...do so NOW. or i'll cry
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my first album is live! if you've been enjoying the stuff i post in #marigomodular and ever wanted to listen to something longer from me here you go! marigocchi.bandcamp.com/album/glassw...
glassworm, by Marigold Merrygoround
9 track album
marigocchi.bandcamp.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
my first album is live! if you've been enjoying the stuff i post in #marigomodular and ever wanted to listen to something longer from me here you go! marigocchi.bandcamp.com/album/glassw...
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In 1956, a small group of artists were told to write stories for a book of crime manga. What they did instead was change the medium forever.
Join me as I start translating the birth of gekiga with the first story in the influential publication, Kage -- "The Mischievous Detective" by Takao Saito!
Join me as I start translating the birth of gekiga with the first story in the influential publication, Kage -- "The Mischievous Detective" by Takao Saito!
In Translation | "The Mischievous Detective" by Takao Saito
The birth of gekiga
www.tsundokudiving.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
In 1956, a small group of artists were told to write stories for a book of crime manga. What they did instead was change the medium forever.
Join me as I start translating the birth of gekiga with the first story in the influential publication, Kage -- "The Mischievous Detective" by Takao Saito!
Join me as I start translating the birth of gekiga with the first story in the influential publication, Kage -- "The Mischievous Detective" by Takao Saito!
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Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is not Dragon Quest I or Dragon Quest II, but it is a a classic song of hope for our modern, hopeless times. In one of my deepest dives yet, I unpack how these games have changed, and how the meaning of Dragon Quest has evolved for me through these remakes. #blutoid
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Has Forever Changed How I Look At The Legendary RPG Series:
Dragon Quest I&II HD-2D Remake Changed How I Look At The Series
This remake is a new RPG purposefully masquerading as a pair of 40-year-old games
kotaku.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is not Dragon Quest I or Dragon Quest II, but it is a a classic song of hope for our modern, hopeless times. In one of my deepest dives yet, I unpack how these games have changed, and how the meaning of Dragon Quest has evolved for me through these remakes. #blutoid
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Did y'all know that Phillip K Dick guy could fucking write?? Listen in to the new bog frog where we learn that as well as, did you know the transformers comics rule, did you know that Silver Spoon rules, and did you know Tsui no Sora rules?? It's all true! sites.libsyn.com/485343/episo...
Bog Frog Book Podcast: Episode 37: The Man In The High Castle Part 1
The Bog Boys find themselves in some sort of alternate history where the Axis won WW2 and let me tell ya, Big Bummer! How will those rascals make it out of this? The answers may lie deep within the li...
sites.libsyn.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Did y'all know that Phillip K Dick guy could fucking write?? Listen in to the new bog frog where we learn that as well as, did you know the transformers comics rule, did you know that Silver Spoon rules, and did you know Tsui no Sora rules?? It's all true! sites.libsyn.com/485343/episo...
Enjoy the slop suffix, funny and good mouthfeel, but unfortunately people online can't be trusted to use it, so like a toy in preschool, gonna have to take it away, it's ruined for everyone sorry no more slop
November 21, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Enjoy the slop suffix, funny and good mouthfeel, but unfortunately people online can't be trusted to use it, so like a toy in preschool, gonna have to take it away, it's ruined for everyone sorry no more slop
I have now seen Gothicmade
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I have now seen Gothicmade
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thinkin' about Half-Life today? why not watch my video about some of the coolest surreal art ever made for it! some (me) are calling it 2025's best youtube video, woah! youtu.be/M8Dr2CxUeME
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
thinkin' about Half-Life today? why not watch my video about some of the coolest surreal art ever made for it! some (me) are calling it 2025's best youtube video, woah! youtu.be/M8Dr2CxUeME
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Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
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this fucks
New translation!
From Masako Yashiro, a major name in shoujo and influence on Year 24 members, comes a startling, complex fairy tale turned existential nightmare ripped straight from a 1969 issue of COM...
Enjoy the masterful one-shot "You Dropped Your Shadow" here!!
From Masako Yashiro, a major name in shoujo and influence on Year 24 members, comes a startling, complex fairy tale turned existential nightmare ripped straight from a 1969 issue of COM...
Enjoy the masterful one-shot "You Dropped Your Shadow" here!!
In Translation | "You Dropped Your Shadow" by Masako Yashiro
Yashiro? more like Yass, She Hero (i respect women you see)
www.tsundokudiving.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
this fucks
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November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"now listen here bub, i'm not stressed out at all, not even a bit and if you think i--hold on," i pick up my face that's slid off into the mud, dust it off, and slap it back on my head the wrong ways up, "if you think i am then you got another thing coming, i'm a regular cucumber, cool as can be"
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"now listen here bub, i'm not stressed out at all, not even a bit and if you think i--hold on," i pick up my face that's slid off into the mud, dust it off, and slap it back on my head the wrong ways up, "if you think i am then you got another thing coming, i'm a regular cucumber, cool as can be"
one of my all time fav comic pages courtesy of Masako Yashiro (Keep This a Secret From the Laughing Kookaburra)
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
one of my all time fav comic pages courtesy of Masako Yashiro (Keep This a Secret From the Laughing Kookaburra)
I regret to inform you that I've started messing around with a script for another little VN. Who knows if I'll ever finish it or actually make something, but rest easy knowing that if I do, it'll be even more insufferable and pretentious than the last one
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I regret to inform you that I've started messing around with a script for another little VN. Who knows if I'll ever finish it or actually make something, but rest easy knowing that if I do, it'll be even more insufferable and pretentious than the last one
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Furthering my belief that books are just as interactive as any video game
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Furthering my belief that books are just as interactive as any video game
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burger becky is a videogame history legend and a huge inspiration for me and many other women. please support her.
I’ve started a GoFundMe to help with my cancer battle gofund.me/6850175a3
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
gofund.me
November 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
burger becky is a videogame history legend and a huge inspiration for me and many other women. please support her.
Books are so free, man. Games and movies and music try to keep you on the rails, but a book? Never been easier to freestyle. Read it forwards, backwards, upside down, read random pages, pick it up & put it down as much as you'd like and it's all as easy to do as reading it "the right way"
Cooool!
Cooool!
November 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Books are so free, man. Games and movies and music try to keep you on the rails, but a book? Never been easier to freestyle. Read it forwards, backwards, upside down, read random pages, pick it up & put it down as much as you'd like and it's all as easy to do as reading it "the right way"
Cooool!
Cooool!
Suehiro Maruo started a new series with the incredibly potent title Satsujin 28 and….yeah no yeah, that’s my guy all right
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Suehiro Maruo started a new series with the incredibly potent title Satsujin 28 and….yeah no yeah, that’s my guy all right
Stuck thinking about the relationship with games between making symbols/abstracting reality and our attempts to immerse in those abstractions AS a sort of reality.....weird! wacky some might even say
November 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Stuck thinking about the relationship with games between making symbols/abstracting reality and our attempts to immerse in those abstractions AS a sort of reality.....weird! wacky some might even say
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Kinda in love with this one shot
New translation!
From Masako Yashiro, a major name in shoujo and influence on Year 24 members, comes a startling, complex fairy tale turned existential nightmare ripped straight from a 1969 issue of COM...
Enjoy the masterful one-shot "You Dropped Your Shadow" here!!
From Masako Yashiro, a major name in shoujo and influence on Year 24 members, comes a startling, complex fairy tale turned existential nightmare ripped straight from a 1969 issue of COM...
Enjoy the masterful one-shot "You Dropped Your Shadow" here!!
In Translation | "You Dropped Your Shadow" by Masako Yashiro
Yashiro? more like Yass, She Hero (i respect women you see)
www.tsundokudiving.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Kinda in love with this one shot
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This website have some incredible things!
New translation!
From Masako Yashiro, a major name in shoujo and influence on Year 24 members, comes a startling, complex fairy tale turned existential nightmare ripped straight from a 1969 issue of COM...
Enjoy the masterful one-shot "You Dropped Your Shadow" here!!
From Masako Yashiro, a major name in shoujo and influence on Year 24 members, comes a startling, complex fairy tale turned existential nightmare ripped straight from a 1969 issue of COM...
Enjoy the masterful one-shot "You Dropped Your Shadow" here!!
In Translation | "You Dropped Your Shadow" by Masako Yashiro
Yashiro? more like Yass, She Hero (i respect women you see)
www.tsundokudiving.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This website have some incredible things!