Berlitz II.
@vonmandelbrot.bsky.social
Translator (JP–GER). MA Japanese Studies. World's slowest manga reader. He/him/僕
Co-Autor: „Unnützes Wissen über Manga und Anime“ (Riva)
Übersetzungen: kurzlinks.de/autorenwelt-mandelbrot
Co-Autor: „Unnützes Wissen über Manga und Anime“ (Riva)
Übersetzungen: kurzlinks.de/autorenwelt-mandelbrot
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Berlitz II.
@vonmandelbrot.bsky.social
· Sep 14
Der neueste Band von Frieren – Nach dem Ende der Reise ist für mich ein persönliches Highlight der Serie. In keinen Band habe ich beim Übersetzen so viel Zeit gesteckt wie in diesen.
Comitia 154 haul. Let's start with the most expensive one: Murata Range.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Comitia 154 haul. Let's start with the most expensive one: Murata Range.
I will share my Comitia purchases later. but first today's treasure: Tsuruta Kenji's Rakuen no Yuwaku from the 150th Comitia.
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I will share my Comitia purchases later. but first today's treasure: Tsuruta Kenji's Rakuen no Yuwaku from the 150th Comitia.
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Apparently Italian brainrot is popular amongst Japanese elementary schoolers right now.
November 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Apparently Italian brainrot is popular amongst Japanese elementary schoolers right now.
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I needed this episode so much.
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
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November 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I needed this episode so much.
There is a trend on the other site of Japanese sharing their hobby rooms and most of them look like store interiors. Pretty cool idea actually.
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
There is a trend on the other site of Japanese sharing their hobby rooms and most of them look like store interiors. Pretty cool idea actually.
Treasure hunt at Tsutaya (Ginza 6).
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Treasure hunt at Tsutaya (Ginza 6).
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Meanwhile Nagano Mamoru put this hilarious and mostly correct German dialogue in Five Star Stories (if you ignore the Arno Schmidt orthography).
November 16, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Meanwhile Nagano Mamoru put this hilarious and mostly correct German dialogue in Five Star Stories (if you ignore the Arno Schmidt orthography).
I saw Gunsmith Cats dōjinshi today and thought "Wait, aren't there only original works at Comitia?" Turns out Sonoda Kenichi was sitting right in front of me.
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I saw Gunsmith Cats dōjinshi today and thought "Wait, aren't there only original works at Comitia?" Turns out Sonoda Kenichi was sitting right in front of me.
The unholy amount I spend at Comitia has left me broke for years to come, but on the other hand I got signed works from Abe Yoshitoshi and Murata Range among others so.
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The unholy amount I spend at Comitia has left me broke for years to come, but on the other hand I got signed works from Abe Yoshitoshi and Murata Range among others so.
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Some new treasures from the 41th Literary Flea Market. Had many fantastic conversations and not nearly enough time and money, to thoroughly look at everything.
#文学フリマ
#文学フリマ
November 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Some new treasures from the 41th Literary Flea Market. Had many fantastic conversations and not nearly enough time and money, to thoroughly look at everything.
#文学フリマ
#文学フリマ
November 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Some new treasures from the 41th Literary Flea Market. Had many fantastic conversations and not nearly enough time and money, to thoroughly look at everything.
#文学フリマ
#文学フリマ
As someone who is obsessed with Game Freak, these books might be the holy grail.
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
As someone who is obsessed with Game Freak, these books might be the holy grail.
Oh, this is such a good question and it's impossible for me to give an accurate answer, but if I had to name one it would probably be this queen.
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Oh, this is such a good question and it's impossible for me to give an accurate answer, but if I had to name one it would probably be this queen.
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A friend reminded me of the time back in 2016 when Stu Levy was still with Tokyopop & uploaded a full fansub of Angel's Egg onto their official YouTube channel, leading to me having to not only ask if they owned the rights (they did not), but to actually explain to him that that was uh, illegal lol.
November 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
A friend reminded me of the time back in 2016 when Stu Levy was still with Tokyopop & uploaded a full fansub of Angel's Egg onto their official YouTube channel, leading to me having to not only ask if they owned the rights (they did not), but to actually explain to him that that was uh, illegal lol.
Motoya Yukiko is at the 文学フリマ tomorrow?!
November 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Motoya Yukiko is at the 文学フリマ tomorrow?!
Fujoshi of the world unite: We need Trump-Mamdani BL right now!
November 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Fujoshi of the world unite: We need Trump-Mamdani BL right now!
My treasure hunt has been pretty successful so far: A demon-centric history of manga from Umezu to Chainsaw Man, a collection of essays by Ōtsua Eiji, many on shōjo manga, and newly released essays from a French-Japanese translator. I even found a book on my favorite café when I studied at Waseda!
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
My treasure hunt has been pretty successful so far: A demon-centric history of manga from Umezu to Chainsaw Man, a collection of essays by Ōtsua Eiji, many on shōjo manga, and newly released essays from a French-Japanese translator. I even found a book on my favorite café when I studied at Waseda!
I dread the idea of visiting Tokyo Big Sight two days in a row.
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I dread the idea of visiting Tokyo Big Sight two days in a row.
I need a vacation from my Tokyo vacation.
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I need a vacation from my Tokyo vacation.
Reading now: Hayashi Seiichi manga short stories selected by Matayoshi Naoki.
November 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Reading now: Hayashi Seiichi manga short stories selected by Matayoshi Naoki.
Kamome Books in Kagurazaka is my favorite bookstore in Tokyo. I just wanted to browse and ended up buying seven books, most of which l have never seen anywhere else before before.
November 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Kamome Books in Kagurazaka is my favorite bookstore in Tokyo. I just wanted to browse and ended up buying seven books, most of which l have never seen anywhere else before before.