Berlitz II.
@vonmandelbrot.bsky.social
Translator (JP–GER). MA Japanese Studies. World's slowest manga reader. He/him/僕
Co-Autor: „Unnützes Wissen über Manga und Anime“ (Riva)
Übersetzungen: kurzlinks.de/autorenwelt-mandelbrot
Co-Autor: „Unnützes Wissen über Manga und Anime“ (Riva)
Übersetzungen: kurzlinks.de/autorenwelt-mandelbrot
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Berlitz II.
@vonmandelbrot.bsky.social
· Sep 14
Der neueste Band von Frieren – Nach dem Ende der Reise ist für mich ein persönliches Highlight der Serie. In keinen Band habe ich beim Übersetzen so viel Zeit gesteckt wie in diesen.
One Piece is about how blood relations don't matter and every important character is the child of a famous person.
December 1, 2025 at 8:16 AM
One Piece is about how blood relations don't matter and every important character is the child of a famous person.
This game was my Animal Crossing.
22 years ago today, Pokémon Channel was first released for the Nintendo GameCube in North America!
In this game, Professor Oak tasks you with making Pokémon channel the highest-rated channel on TV.
https://bulbapedia.b...
In this game, Professor Oak tasks you with making Pokémon channel the highest-rated channel on TV.
https://bulbapedia.b...
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
This game was my Animal Crossing.
How is there a Mandarake in Kyōto's Takashimaya out of all places?
December 1, 2025 at 4:39 AM
How is there a Mandarake in Kyōto's Takashimaya out of all places?
Sometimes I what I would do if I got into university now. I feel pretty overwhelmed by engaging with new information from fields I'm not used to and I don't think that's been the case 10 years ago.
This is not a "students today" post--it's more "this is a new form of dysfunction" that doesn't look exactly like it's been in previous decades. It's more than just "first-year chaos." It's an across-the-board inability to process instructions, engage with longer texts, and *connect* with others.
November 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Sometimes I what I would do if I got into university now. I feel pretty overwhelmed by engaging with new information from fields I'm not used to and I don't think that's been the case 10 years ago.
All the nice old school cafés in Japan that allow smoking. Worth it though.
November 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM
All the nice old school cafés in Japan that allow smoking. Worth it though.
Sunday morning read: the second Narutaru collection of mostly unpublished material.
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Sunday morning read: the second Narutaru collection of mostly unpublished material.
Falls ihr ein Geschenk für Freunde in Japan sucht: Windmühlenmesser. Dankt mir später.
November 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Falls ihr ein Geschenk für Freunde in Japan sucht: Windmühlenmesser. Dankt mir später.
Did some performative reading at a café and forgot to take a photo.
November 29, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Did some performative reading at a café and forgot to take a photo.
It never fails to amuse me how the city in Japan with the most tourists also has the most scathing sarcasm.
November 29, 2025 at 4:53 AM
It never fails to amuse me how the city in Japan with the most tourists also has the most scathing sarcasm.
Hear me out, I have an idea for a European mascot character.
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Hear me out, I have an idea for a European mascot character.
I can't go a single step in Japan without buying stuff. It's like I'm playing real life Katamari Damacy
November 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I can't go a single step in Japan without buying stuff. It's like I'm playing real life Katamari Damacy
Reposted by Berlitz II.
We're hosting an emergency fundraiser to help fund a kidney procedure, this account is ran by someone in the US and is currently uninsured and we need support. Currently we're $14.7k away from meeting our goal and avoiding medical debt, any bit helps
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
November 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
We're hosting an emergency fundraiser to help fund a kidney procedure, this account is ran by someone in the US and is currently uninsured and we need support. Currently we're $14.7k away from meeting our goal and avoiding medical debt, any bit helps
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
I was desperately trying to find Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians, but I forgot both composer and title. This is how I originally learned about its existence.
November 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I was desperately trying to find Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians, but I forgot both composer and title. This is how I originally learned about its existence.
This comic was so ahead of its time.
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
This comic was so ahead of its time.
Why do all the fancy Tsutaya bookstores only have Starbucks? The coffee tastes so bad I can't get it down without a cheesecake.
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Why do all the fancy Tsutaya bookstores only have Starbucks? The coffee tastes so bad I can't get it down without a cheesecake.
Tsukimonogatari ost Tokeimouto
YouTube video by Painzer Tensei
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November 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
"How did you know I used to draw ero manga before?'
The manga:
The manga:
November 28, 2025 at 5:14 AM
"How did you know I used to draw ero manga before?'
The manga:
The manga:
Was sitting there with two European tourists at a hotel. One instantly recognized the Team Galactic logo on my phone, the other thought Pikachu and Pokémon were synonyms, so the existence of Oshawott came as a shock.
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Was sitting there with two European tourists at a hotel. One instantly recognized the Team Galactic logo on my phone, the other thought Pikachu and Pokémon were synonyms, so the existence of Oshawott came as a shock.
Today's manga: Ikkyū Kenchikushi Kanako no Sekkei Shikō by Kino Hitoshi. It's about a 27 year old architect who moved from Aomori to Tokyo and loves alcohol. I just had to look at the cover and knew "This guy started as ero mangaka", and that's literally the first thing written in his Twitter bio.
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Today's manga: Ikkyū Kenchikushi Kanako no Sekkei Shikō by Kino Hitoshi. It's about a 27 year old architect who moved from Aomori to Tokyo and loves alcohol. I just had to look at the cover and knew "This guy started as ero mangaka", and that's literally the first thing written in his Twitter bio.
Met a German tourist who was visibly perplexed by the fact that grown-up people would buy Vtuber-goods.
November 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Met a German tourist who was visibly perplexed by the fact that grown-up people would buy Vtuber-goods.
Wieso erfahre ich erst jetzt, dass Monchhichi aus Japan sind?
November 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Wieso erfahre ich erst jetzt, dass Monchhichi aus Japan sind?
Reposted by Berlitz II.
If it wasn't for Paul McCartney, I wouldn't survive Christmas.
November 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
If it wasn't for Paul McCartney, I wouldn't survive Christmas.