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Baxter
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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 · 17h
15/26 (February 6, 1952)
man: "you can't go around telling silly stories like that just to laugh at people! go outside and cool your heads! thought I'd have a heart attack!" brother: "but it's true... man jumps at the sound of splashing water, runs outside and yells at tama and boy, who have their heads in a puddle: "It was just an expression!" the two get up but because it's so cool out, the water has frozen on top of both of their heads
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 17h
15/26 (February 6, 1952)
man: "you can't go around telling silly stories like that just to laugh at people! go outside and cool your heads! thought I'd have a heart attack!" brother: "but it's true... man jumps at the sound of splashing water, runs outside and yells at tama and boy, who have their heads in a puddle: "It was just an expression!" the two get up but because it's so cool out, the water has frozen on top of both of their heads
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 20h
Miki Nakatani in Keizoku is such a powerhouse performance because it's like as attractive as anyone's ever been but also I've never been more sure someone smells like mothballs and mold in my life
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 26d
New translation!

The movie that shocked a young Hirokazu Kore-eda and has followed him his entire career...from the director of Dream Island Girl and Utopiano, Shoichiro Sasaki, I'm happy to share English subs for the gentle masterpiece that is "The Flow of a River, the Sound of a Violin"

Enjoy!!
The Flow of a River, the Sound of a Violin (Shoichiro Sasaki, 1981) w/ English Subs
YouTube video by Tsundoku Diving
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St1ka @st1ka.bsky.social · 1d
I am covering EVERY First Person Shooter EVER made in Japan.

From 1985 to 2025, that's over 40 years and 70 games of gaming history.

Link: youtu.be/F80Cl6WzBNo?...

This was without a doubt the most ambitious video I've ever made.
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 1d
14/26 (February 3, 1952)

the truth finally comes out...
boy talking to big brother: "say, big bro" big brother, reading paper, not paying attention: "Yuh-huh?" boy: "We figured we should let you in on what's going on." brother: "yuh-huh..." boy: "you see, Tama here is actually an angel" brother: "Ha! Gahahaha! Haha...ha...ha...aha..." does a double take "wait, WHAT?!"
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Jai @lowercasejai.bsky.social · 2d
sorry to everyone in advance, i have decided to model my personality on Ikebukuro West Gate Park for the next few months
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 2d
13/26 (January 30, 1952)

halfway through and our perfect little child finally has a name!

(pay no attention to how sweaty the translation is lmao I tried)
man: "still, must be a real pain not having a name. but don't worry, I'll think up something that fits." door to door salesman appears: "Hey, how about buying some tamanegi -- japanese onions? man: huh? tama...negi? onions? man laughing his head off: "that's it! we'll call you 'tama'! it's perfect! bahahaha"
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 3d
Yeah!! They had a little vid at the start where Masayuki talked a bit about making it, mondo interesting!
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 3d
very eye opening seeing how much End is specifically playing off of Death and Rebirth!
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 3d
ohhhhhh so everyone was just lying to teenage me, Evangelion Death is good actually and skipping it is a moral wrong, I see I see
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lil_Sethamphetamine @sethamphetamine.bsky.social · 3d
Finished Tsui no Sora '99 last night and have been mulling it over all day. Fairly short (all 4 routes together took me about 10 ish hours) but packed to the brim with ideas. Filled with that perfect youthful philosophical angst that really gets me excited to think and delve deeper.
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 3d
Rewrite!! Big recommend from me -- a 2025 time loop movie with a script by the time loop king River/Beyond Infinite Two Minutes writer...that's also an overt Obayashi homage!

Super reflective and thoughtful and generous, totally love it
two high schoolers standing behind a series of windchime charms a group of adults on a port staring out at the water a girl reading in a tub, the bathroom filled with books two at a festival, watching fireworks
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 3d
That's awesome!! Glad to hear you're enjoying it :)
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Manga Mavericks @mangamavericks.bsky.social · 3d
NEW MANGA LICENSE:
Sinbad by Atsuji Yamamoto

Chart a course for adventure with Sinbad!

Join in this time-spanning adventure crafted by storied manga creator Atsuji Yamamoto.
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 3d
12/26 (January 27, 1952)
man, handing clothes to angel: "You can't go running around naked. Wear this. angel, talking to a cat: "who's ever heard of an angel wearing pants?" Man sees the cat walking around with the angel's clothes on Man, sewing the shirt and pants together on the angel "Bad boy! What'll you do if you catch a cold?"
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · Jan 15
pretty sure the first ep of IWGP just changed my life...
sadboy singing karaoke close up of a woman with a rope pulled around her neck dude real close to the camera showing off his earring hotboy lounging in an onsen
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 4d
11/26 (January 25, 1952)
Man, to angel: "Make yourself at home, kid. It's just me and my little brother living here. Let me introduce you. Here we are," he says shoving the kid from several strips ago forward, "This is my little bro--" the kid and the angel jump into each other's arms "You made it! Hurray!!" The man looks with a "???"
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 4d
good news for me awful news for you: I'm capable of thought again
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 5d
body has been very into rejecting me this week which on one hand stop that but on the other hey I get it I would too bud
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 5d
10/26 (January 23, 1952)
man: "say kid, you lost? where's you home?" angel, pointing up: "that way." man climbing a mountain: "sure is high up...you live at the top of the mountain?" angel: "we're not there yet!" angel starts climbing a telephone pole angel on the shoulders of the man balancing on the top of the pole: "Higher! We still have to go higher!" man: "you gotta be kidding me!"
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 6d
big into this new manga Hitogoto Goto
a woman shutting the curtains on a bad dream (literally to cover up the comic panels woman on a floating crosswalk, the white paint sinking as she steps on it, a group of schoolkids approaching from the other side and upside down
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 6d
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
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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 6d
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 · 7d
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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