All I know is I am an autistic child.

Hyuganatsu Gundam collaboration drink from McDonalds

Tried the Hyuganatsu (Japanese Citrus) Yogurt flavored drink from McDonalds in collaboration w/Mobile Suit Gundam.
Was way sweeter than I would have liked (Hyuganatsu is typically VERY sour & me likey). I way preferred the last limited edition drinks I had from them, so this one was kind of a bummer

Discotek's Voltes V Blu-ray on my bed

Credits screen from the Voltes Blu-ray, with my username in the "Special Thanks" section

It's been a few weeks since street date so I guess I can post about this now but I helped out on the new Voltes V Blu-ray from Discotek
Very thankful for the opportunity and hope our paths may cross again someday

Blueberry kakigori shaved ice.

It may only be April, but you bet your sweet bippy I had my first kakigori of the year, cuz it was damn WARM this weekend (yesterday it got over 26°C)

Smh I put 5年 on my Residence Card renewal application and they only gave me 1年

A literal bar of soap in the shape of a Sumikko Gurashi character.

Contrary to popular belief, yes, I do, in fact, use soap

The Sakuragawa River, a name fitting for its banks being lined with an endless amount of sakura trees.

A sight to behold, cherry blossom season at full bloom.

A closeup of some of a tree’s flowers. Gorgeous.

We journeyed to Mito today to have lunch with some friends we haven’t seen in a while.
Near the station there’s a river called Sakuragawa, its banks LINED w/cherry blossom trees as far as the eye can see.
Since it’s currently peak bloom in Kanto, it was gorgeous to see. Well worth the 3-hour voyage.

I’m a sucker for fruity drinks, so I quite enjoyed it. I got my sister-in-law hooked on it too lol.
That said, I will not be seeking it out any longer, for I try to avoid any sugary drinks as much as I can

うらぐち 裏口 (noun) 1. backdoor, rear entrance, rear exit; 2. (may be followed by の) (noun) unauthorized, illicit, illegal [Photo of the literal backrooms as an example]

Learning new vocab and this gave me a chuckle lol

That was also my reaction

Sanae-chan Cookies, featuring an original postcard inside. There are deer on some of them because she’s from Nara.

You really never know what you’ll find at Don Quijote. Today I saw these.

You owe it to yourself to own Kamikaze Girls–one of the best movies ever–so get. It. Now.

先日、やっと日本に初めて作成した確定申告が完成でした。
もう、保険料や税金を払わないクズな外国人って呼ばれません。
なのに、どんなにちゃんとルールを守っても、そんなに外国人に対して偏見があるツイッターとかにウザいな日本人にとってどうでもいいですよね
マナーとか、ルールとか、全部ピッタリ守っても、守らなくても、アイツらにとって私のような人はただの目障りなんですからね。
だから、アイツらをむかつき続けますように私はこの国に存在し続けたいので、ルールを守ったり、税金とか払ったりしてこれからもちゃんと頑張ります🙇‍♀️

Genuinely still gets a chuckle out of me when I remember that.
Good food though!

The difference here is that most of the time camrips & the like are relegated to where the entire mass public, especially those who don’t know how to torrent, can’t see them.
This time it was all over Twitter. It was impossible not to see. That’s why I called this the “1st” time this has happened.

Spreading something to torrent sites is very different to mass spreading of content on somewhere so public like Twitter of all places. I don’t recall hearing about a reaction quite like this from the JP side either, so not sure it’s comparable. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Anyway, my point still stands.

It’s a massive shame because Japanese people simply follow the rules as told, but non-Japanese tend not to care, so it’s bad eggs like this who make us all look like the bad guys. People like that shouldn’t be allowed into such events at all. This stuff is a privilege, not a right, after all.

Or anything else in the future.
Imo it’s a small win for fans, but an overall loss because companies are gonna look at this & not want to risk it again, so events are likely gonna be more strict and limiting from here on, so it’s a situation where a few loud idiots are ruining it for everyone else.

Foreign fans using this as a gotcha against them are just feeding into anti-foreigner sentiment in Japan and making us, especially those of us who try to live here & follow the rules, look bad. If this can happen to Evangelion, what’s to say ppl won’t try for the Ghibli Museum/Park exclusive shorts?

It may have been wiser for them to just ignore it, but I guess it got too out of hand for their taste. It’s “good” for fans to see it, but the circumstances are anything but.

On the other hand, khara handled this terribly, and lacked the proper understanding of Twitter’s DMCA takedown rules enough to accidentally leak the actual material, forcing their hand to release a short that was never meant to leave a specific event.

It’s also going to deter companies from making future events foreigner friendly out of fear that they will continue this bad behavior, something that has been completely unheard of in Japan until now, at least not on a scale like this.

There has never been a situation like this in Japan until now, and it’s only going to fuel more and more hate by the already xenophobic right in Japan against foreigners.

However, it’s the first time where multiple people (mostly foreigners) have not only actively ignored that sacred rule of not filming the events, but actively chose to go even further and *distribute* the illegally recorded material.

My take on the Evangelion short film leak:
It’s a complicated situation. On the 1 hand, photos and filming of events like this is often strictly prohibited at all by the organizers. It’s not just khara being a butt, it’s almost always the case for any Japanese events like this. It’s a normal policy.

Senzu-Style Tempura and the Dragon Ball Udonuts, along with a number of coupons featuring art from the show, as well as a random sticker.

Marugame Udon is having a collaboration with Dragon Ball Z, so naturally I went for the 1st round! Got the Senzu-Style Tempura and the Dragon Ball Udonuts, along with my bowl of noodles not pictured here lol. We received a number of coupons featuring art from the show, as well as a random sticker!

It’s all Logan hahaha
We try though!

Humanity is lost

Haha I hope not 🤣🤣 maybe I should keep my expectations in check though lol

Unrelated but we were wondering if we could attend a few days at the Cannes Film Festival since it’s being held while we’re around. But, while I can likely get accredited based on my job, my wife certainly can’t, real bummer. Oh well, gives us time to explore so much of the region while we’re there!