52
Meanwhile in Japan...
In an unexpected turn of events, Kumamoto Castle (a historical castle originally built in 1607) will have its own anime (?) where it is the protagonist and will also transform into a robot (???) according to the official account below ↓ twitter.com/kumamoto_castl…
53
If you know or have JP friends who are not very knowledgeable in transgender issues and you want to give them resources for education, these websites may help.
1. 「トランスアライにできること」("What can you do as a trans ally."): trans101.jp/2021/11/12/all…
54
~ Potentially useful JP fact ~
When cats do these ears (aka "airplane ears" in English), it's called イカ耳 (ika mimi) in Japanese slang and it translates to "squid ears" 🦑 twitter.com/ymnc_rf/status…
55
EVERYONE STOP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND LOOK AT THESE SHARK MEASURING TAPES FROM TAKARA TOMY
AND THIS SERIES IS TITLED サメジャー (SAMÉJAH) BECAUSE サメ (SAMÉ) IS SHARK AND メジャー (MÉJAH) IS A WAY TO REFER TO MEASURING TAPES IN JAPANESE 🦈🦈🦈🦈
56
This Japanese account is called 落ち込むぬいぐるみ("Ochikomu Nuigurumi") which translates to "Depressed Plushies" and it's timeline is full of pics like this 😭
Pictured:
Depressed Psyduck plushie on a bed, staring at a wall with blank eyes. twitter.com/depressed_nui/…
57
Bless this lady for starting her fashion exploration in her sixties and enjoying her journey now as a 71-year-old 💗✨ twitter.com/deava0/status/…
58
I just found out that between 1845 to 1846, Utagawa Kuniyoshi created this print of an anthropomorphized corn with long hair performing Kagamijishi (a Kabuki piece) and I like how heavy metal this corn-person looks 🤘🌽
59
~Potentially useful JP fact~
Assuming that you don't know this already, in Japanese "transgender" =トランスジェンダー (toransujendah) & "trans" =トランス (toransu).
Nonbinary = ノンバイナリー (nonbainaree).
Not all but many LGBTQ+ terms in Japanese are loanwords from English.
60
🐱 CAT OR DESSERT LOVERS!!! 🍮
If you go to 坂の上のネコプリン (Saka no Ue no Neko Purin) shop in Umeda, you will get serviced by a human-sized anthropomorphized cat in real life!!! 🤣 twitter.com/INUGURUI_MAN/s…
61
BANDAI is releasing まちぼうけUMA2 ("Cryptid waiting for someone to come around #2") which features a some famous cryptids around the world including this sad Mothman sitting on the ground 😭
62
THIS IS THE AUTHOR'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN BUY THE ORIGINAL サメにゃん (SAME-NYAN aka the cat in shark suit character) WHICH HAS THE OPTION FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING.
mofusand-mofumofu-market.jp/products/45137…
63
Sorry to inform people who love the products from Good Smile Company (the figurines and toy company) but in cause you're a socially conscious person, I think you should take a look at this tweet from On: twitter.com/OnTakahashi/st…
64
If you want to show solidarity with Japanese-speaking trans people and trans allies, you can tweet #トランス差別に反対します ("I am against discrimination against trans people") with or without additional messages of support.
65
MOS Burger in Japan is releasing a limited-time menu, Tsukimi Focaccia & the ad for it features Sailor Moon.
The ad also uses a slightly changed version of Sailor Moon's iconic catch phrase:
「月見にかわって、おいしいよ」
("In the name of moon viewing, it's delicious.") 🤣
66
GET THEIR ASSES, LAWYER PIKACHU!!! twitter.com/vooksdotnet/st…
67
If you want to follow the author of "Embrace Your Size" that has recently been localized/released in English, the author's account is @hara_atsume and it's been published via Yen Press (more info below)! twitter.com/OneChrispy/sta…
68
i am speechless at the sigh of this gigantic shumai (watch it until the end)!!! :o twitter.com/muyami2525/sta…
THEMBO THOT LEADER! ٩( ᐛ )و
🏳️⚧️A nonbinary queer cryptid from Japan, tweeting about JP culture & LGBTQ+ topics 🏳️🌈 icon/header:me 💖フォロリムご自由に!