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Alucard (悪魔城下町)

@akumajoukamachi.bsky.social

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American ex-pat, Japanese salary man, and vampire (not necessarily in that order). Games, Music, Anime/Manga, Current Events Re-posts ≠ endorsement. INFJ, 血液型: B+ 趣味は: レトロゲーム、音楽、漫画、アニメ、日本語、フランス語、英語、映画、自然、ハイキング、バイキング。

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Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · Apr 17

I'm reading through 'Akira' now, so this will be my thread dedicated to Book 1. I will make threads for the other books when I get to them.

I feel that Otomo Katsuhiro's work speaks powerfully and directly to the turbulent world we find ourselves in today, including what is happening in America.

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 16m

The popularity of Uma Musume now suggests some very cursed possibilities for a noir pulp detective story about sports betting

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 27m

If you look at the sheer insanity of what government officials and agencies openly post on XShitter, it becomes abundantly obvious how much the press is complicit. If Dems did even a fraction of this poasting it would be saturated in news coverage.

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1h

More propaganda with painfully normal people zip-tied at the side of the road please, this will for sure convince the American people that you're the good guys

Homeland Security @DHSgov

We're having an All Night Revival

Still frame from a video: Painfully normal people zip tied on the side of the road, sitting on a guardrail in a row

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Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 47m

I looked it up, and seems so, though it seems they also have their own little group within it.

Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 52m

Oh, that reminds me, are Eastern Catholic bishops part of the USCCB? 🤔

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 1h

Pope Leo tells US bishops to address Trump's immigration crackdown

www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...

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Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 57m

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Kristin Hersh @kristinhersh.bsky.social · 1h

morning xo

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 1h

"The operator of the Yamanote line (...) is marking the 100th anniversary of the train route's completion as a full loop. Some of the train cars are decorated to evoke memories of the past. The loop was completed in November 1925, when an elevated track between Ueno and Tokyo stations was opened."

Tokyo's Yamanote loop marks 100 years | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

The operator of the Yamanote line in Tokyo is marking the 100th anniversary of the train route's completion as a full loop. Some of the train cars are decorated to evoke memories of the past.

www3.nhk.or.jp

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Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 1h

The image "super-mafia" conjures up in my Millenial brain.

Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 1h

For me, it's just wanting them to be proud of me for being a gentleman and a good person. I almost died of modesty when my Japanese father told one of his friends that I had a "pure heart."

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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 1h

Hey Sumida River, moon.

Nearly full moon dressed up as a white blob, hiding behind the clouds like an obnoxious diva. Skytree lit green, white and purple river boat, and the Tobu line bridge lit up red yellow and white over the Sumida. Everyone but the moon is trying very hard.

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Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 1h

Just submitted my Japanese census form three hours before the deadline like the true procrastinator I am. 😂

Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 1h

Is a Super-Mafia like when Mario eats a mushroom or when Goku turns into a Super Saiyan? 😂

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Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 2h

Seems like troubles ahead.

I spoke with my friend in Komeito, and they said..

1) They don't like Takaichi.

2) They followed Saitō Tetsuo's meeting with Takaichi closely.

3) They want the government to address the economic situation asap before anything else.

Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 18h

In a new Japan Daily Briefing, I look at the worsening outlook for coalition talks between the LDP and Kōmeitō, which are complicating the process of launching a Takaichi government. open.substack.com/pub/observin...

Coalition troubles | Japan Daily Briefing

Takaichi unveils her leadership team, but ongoing coalition talks with Kōmeitō cast a shadow over her pending premiership

open.substack.com

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Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 1h

To quote @dicknixon.bsky.social, "it doesn't look good."

rattatatouille @rattatatouille.bsky.social · 2h

Looks like this government is doomed from the get-go unless they pull off a miracle somewhere.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 6h

this is a good article about the politics of a country you probably don't know anything about but also this photo of the 93-year-old president and his wife is mildly insane. his daughter has also just condemned him and renounced her family wealth on social media.

foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/07/b...

Cameroon’s Predictable Election Will Produce Unpredictable Chaos

At nearly 93, Paul Biya is all but guaranteed a victory—but has no successor.

foreignpolicy.com

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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 4h

the end of drama

Tokyo Skytree against rapidly darkening blue and pink sky, with sort of weird clouds. Now.

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Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 1h

Filial piety can be a good thing.

I don't feel it towards my biological parents anymore, but I do feel it towards my Japanese parents.

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Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 1h

I do this all the time at Kura Zushi! 👍

Cool kid, has the right idea. 😎

I dare him to also eat potato chips this way!

I love using o-hashi, because then I don't have to worry about re-washing my hands from germs or the dust from the chips, and things like that.

It's much cleaner!

Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 2h

Take care! 🙏

Hoping your rehab continues to go well.

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James Without End @neverendingjim.bsky.social · 12h

"Groucho Marx and Alice Cooper were good friends who hung out when they couldn't sleep" is one that's always messed with my sense of people's locations in time.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 12h

Charlie Chaplin watched Neil Armstrong land on the moon.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 13h

Tolkien could have listened to the first five Black Sabbath albums.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 15h

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 14h

We have reached the "ideas are dangerous" phase of censorship with zero irony at all.

"We prefer to use the term 'inappropriate content,' because there is more than just explicit or obscene content that we consider objectionable, such as ideological concepts and messaging that run counter to traditional American values and principles," Peterson wrote in a statement.
"We are now seeing evidence that the results are harmful, not only to children, but to their families and society as a whole," Peterson asserted.

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 14h

Mom For Liberty is morphing again, ditching adding "anti-American" content to their on-going campaign against "pornography" in schools.

"We are now seeing evidence that the results are harmful, not only to children, but to their families and society as a whole"

Tug of war over what books NC schoolchildren can read

Parent groups concerned by books in NC school libraries that may not fit their idea of US values. Academic experts seek more nuanced approach.

carolinapublicpress.org

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