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@cosmicspooks.bsky.social

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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

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 1h

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 · 4h

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

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 2d

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?

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 3d

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 · 3d

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

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 · 4d

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!!"

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 4d

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

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 5d

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

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 6d

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!"

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 7d

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."

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 7d

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 · 7d

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)

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 7d

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

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 8d

Little Tama's an Angel (Tenshi no Tama-chan) by Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko, originally published in the Mainichi Shougakusei newspaper

1/26 (December 16, 1951)

This is the debut work of the duo known as Fujiko Fujio, who would go on to be responsible for Doraemon! Tune in tomorrow for more~

godly figure: what a beautiful day it is. everyday in heaven is nothing but bliss!

someone crying

"what gives? who's ruining the mood?"

an angel shows up pulling on his beard "when am I gonna get some wings??"

the angel tears off a strip of his beard "oops...pulled a little too hard."
the godly figure "holy mother of -- my glorious beard!"

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it's MARCY BONES @marcybones64.bsky.social · 12d

Oh hey look: it's out! BONEDIGGRE BYTE-SIZE [01], in which I talk at you about my favorite game for nearly 25 minutes.
go over and watch it! or like! or subscribe! or comment! or do none of those things! i can't make you do shit!

youtu.be/0u6gWFmll_s?...

Boktai, the "Solar Action RPG" [BBS 01]

YouTube video by BONEDIGGRE

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 8d

Hey!

Starting tomorrow I'll be posting a strip a day of the 1951 manga, Tenshi no Tama-chan by Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko.

But you probably know them by a different name: Fujiko Fujio!

That's right, it's obscure debut from the name that would bring the world Doraemon!

hope you like it~

two chibi angels on a cloud looking down from it, one through a spyglass

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 11d

excited to watch this!!!! and possibly drown in the backlog of eps you got too lol, this looks great

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Russell Lee 李志平 @rjaylee.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks to @cosmicspooks.bsky.social for their essay and research on mahjong games history, which I was used as a reference for this show. A highly recommended read that is likely a surprising history for non-Japanese audiences. (CW: nudity/suggestive content)
www.tsundokudiving.com/the-nsfw-his...

Talking games | The NSFW History of Strip Mahjong Games

A story of sex, politics, and the games that once ruled arcades

www.tsundokudiving.com

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Russell Lee 李志平 @rjaylee.bsky.social · 11d

The history of mahjong video games would be incomplete without mention of their biggest driver of success and popularity in Japan — cute anime ladies that sometimes take their clothes off (which got censored for the SNES).

LET'S RANK (almost) EVERY SNES GAME (Part 82)
youtu.be/vflIvn85RBQ

The Educational Pursuit Of (Strip) Mahjong Games On The Super Nintendo | LET'S RANK SNES (Part 82)

YouTube video by rjaylee

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 11d

old post!

on an obscure pc-88 adventure game, the horror and beauty of the boring, and what exactly it means for a game to be "good".

I'm of course talking about my beloved Mirrors! Give it a read!

Talking games | Mirrors

The terror and pleasure of boredom in a forgotten PC-88 adventure game.

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amr al-aaser @siegarettes.bsky.social · 14d

If you're wondering what the fuck that new Street Fighter collab is about, check out my story on Kamaitachi no Yoru/Banshee's Last Cry

It's a pivotal game in Japanese visual novel history, barely known in English, but with a long legacy everyone will recognize.

canonfire.net/post/7022178...

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it's MARCY BONES @marcybones64.bsky.social · 12d

wow, it is out

it's MARCY BONES @marcybones64.bsky.social · 17d

What's up, you cute jerks. This video will be COMIN' ATCHA in just a few days. CHECK IT OUT THEN!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u6g...

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