Mike Fu
@wheatfu.bsky.social
Novelist 🪞 MASQUERADE (Tin House)
Translator 🏜️ STORIES OF THE SAHARA by Sanmao (Bloomsbury)
Editor 👨🏻💻 The Japan Times
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Translator 🏜️ STORIES OF THE SAHARA by Sanmao (Bloomsbury)
Editor 👨🏻💻 The Japan Times
mikefu.me
Wrote about new films by Pen-ek Ratanaruang and Zhang Lü that screened in competition at TIFF this year 🍳🍃
From Bangkok’s kitchens to the backstreets of Chengdu, this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival shined a light on Asian auteurs redefining cinema’s emotional range.
Asian auteurs stole the show at this year's TIFF
Zhang Lu and Pen-ek Ratanaruang delivered standout entries at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Wrote about new films by Pen-ek Ratanaruang and Zhang Lü that screened in competition at TIFF this year 🍳🍃
All of a sudden, sweater weather
October 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
All of a sudden, sweater weather
Wrote about inaka idyll and dread and the queer longings of this summer’s vibiest show @mokmok-len.bsky.social 🎆⛩️🍧
“The Summer Hikaru Died” is a slow-burn horror and a coming-of-age narrative, but its thematic layers and queer undertones open conversations about friendship and belonging.
Dark folklore meets teenage angst in ‘The Summer Hikaru Died’
Slow-burn horror in the countryside coupled with queer undertones makes for a memorable anime adaptation.
ebx.sh
September 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Wrote about inaka idyll and dread and the queer longings of this summer’s vibiest show @mokmok-len.bsky.social 🎆⛩️🍧
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Managed to convert Threads into a cozy stream of moody interiors, slice-of-life illustrations, and urban photography. Still not sure what’s going on with Bluesky 🙃
August 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Managed to convert Threads into a cozy stream of moody interiors, slice-of-life illustrations, and urban photography. Still not sure what’s going on with Bluesky 🙃
Last week at Museo Sa Bassa Blanca on Mallorca, an extraordinary estate and immersive experience of one couple’s decades-long art collection journey
July 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Last week at Museo Sa Bassa Blanca on Mallorca, an extraordinary estate and immersive experience of one couple’s decades-long art collection journey
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Robert Jefferson, also known as The Kamakura Gardener, offers soothing missives via YouTube about gardening, cooking and slow living.
‘A garden is a grand teacher’: The Kamakura Gardener nurtures and soothes via YouTube
Veteran broadcaster Robert Jefferson has built up a following through his comforting video content about gardening, cooking and living in Kamakura.
www.japantimes.co.jp
June 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Robert Jefferson, also known as The Kamakura Gardener, offers soothing missives via YouTube about gardening, cooking and slow living.
Humid evening jog to Kylie Minogue, with choco mint ice cream nightcap
May 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Humid evening jog to Kylie Minogue, with choco mint ice cream nightcap
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Interesting characterization of games as a kind of "novelistic genre", by Espen Aarseth (www.researchgate.net/publication/...). The notion of de-spatialization is particularly helpful in thinking through what's happening when players recount stories of their play sessions
April 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Interesting characterization of games as a kind of "novelistic genre", by Espen Aarseth (www.researchgate.net/publication/...). The notion of de-spatialization is particularly helpful in thinking through what's happening when players recount stories of their play sessions
Fumbled my way to the used books algorithm of Mercari and need to exercise restraint
March 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Fumbled my way to the used books algorithm of Mercari and need to exercise restraint
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A 23-year-old entertainer is redefining the Japanese comedic storytelling tradition for Gen Z by introducing elements of techno and underground youth culture.
Edanoshin Katsura: ‘Rakugo and techno are both about rhythm and groove’
www.japantimes.co.jp
March 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A 23-year-old entertainer is redefining the Japanese comedic storytelling tradition for Gen Z by introducing elements of techno and underground youth culture.
THE BREAKING ICE 《燃冬》 dir. Anthony Chen
Echoes of Bertolucci and Truffaut, with the dread and powerlessness of Hu Bo 🧊
那天是个多云的夜晚
她吻了我便飞上了天
Echoes of Bertolucci and Truffaut, with the dread and powerlessness of Hu Bo 🧊
那天是个多云的夜晚
她吻了我便飞上了天
March 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
THE BREAKING ICE 《燃冬》 dir. Anthony Chen
Echoes of Bertolucci and Truffaut, with the dread and powerlessness of Hu Bo 🧊
那天是个多云的夜晚
她吻了我便飞上了天
Echoes of Bertolucci and Truffaut, with the dread and powerlessness of Hu Bo 🧊
那天是个多云的夜晚
她吻了我便飞上了天
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A visual guide to spring flowers in East Asia. Clockwise from top right, in Japanese. I added English + Korean and Chinese Mandarin readings below
梅 plum (ume/maehwa/mei)
杏 apricot (anzu/salgu/xing)
李 plum (sumomo/jadu/li)
桃 peach (momo/boksung-a/tao)
櫻 cherry (sakura/beotkkeot/ying)
🎨 mojacookie
梅 plum (ume/maehwa/mei)
杏 apricot (anzu/salgu/xing)
李 plum (sumomo/jadu/li)
桃 peach (momo/boksung-a/tao)
櫻 cherry (sakura/beotkkeot/ying)
🎨 mojacookie
March 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A visual guide to spring flowers in East Asia. Clockwise from top right, in Japanese. I added English + Korean and Chinese Mandarin readings below
梅 plum (ume/maehwa/mei)
杏 apricot (anzu/salgu/xing)
李 plum (sumomo/jadu/li)
桃 peach (momo/boksung-a/tao)
櫻 cherry (sakura/beotkkeot/ying)
🎨 mojacookie
梅 plum (ume/maehwa/mei)
杏 apricot (anzu/salgu/xing)
李 plum (sumomo/jadu/li)
桃 peach (momo/boksung-a/tao)
櫻 cherry (sakura/beotkkeot/ying)
🎨 mojacookie
Pleased to share my story on the creators and audiences of Taiwanese manhua, and the global ecosystem they inhabit. Big thanks to April Chang, @michellekuo.bsky.social, and TAICCA for their time and support ✍️🖌️💥🌏📚
"Manhua" seems poised to become a powerful vehicle for soft power — perhaps not unlike how anime and manga have defined Japan for generations of global consumers.
Taiwan comics on the rise: Local storytellers, global aspirations
A supportive ecosystem and eager audiences — both domestic and global — are boosting the soft power of illustrated narratives from Taiwan.
www.japantimes.co.jp
March 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Pleased to share my story on the creators and audiences of Taiwanese manhua, and the global ecosystem they inhabit. Big thanks to April Chang, @michellekuo.bsky.social, and TAICCA for their time and support ✍️🖌️💥🌏📚
“There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.”
February 21, 2025 at 6:41 AM
“There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.”
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The quiet horror of author and YouTuber "Uketsu" has thrilled millions of readers, but the man behind the smash-hit publishing phenomenon is still a mystery.
'Uketsu': The internet phantom haunting Japan's bestseller lists
Anonymous author and YouTuber 'Uketsu' deals in a quiet horror that has delighted millions of readers.
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February 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The quiet horror of author and YouTuber "Uketsu" has thrilled millions of readers, but the man behind the smash-hit publishing phenomenon is still a mystery.
This whole world is wild at heart and weird on top 🥢🔥💄
Best supporting actors: Laura Dern's hair, Nicolas Cage's snakeskin jacket
Best supporting actors: Laura Dern's hair, Nicolas Cage's snakeskin jacket
January 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This whole world is wild at heart and weird on top 🥢🔥💄
Best supporting actors: Laura Dern's hair, Nicolas Cage's snakeskin jacket
Best supporting actors: Laura Dern's hair, Nicolas Cage's snakeskin jacket
Been in this world almost forty years and I still haven’t figured out what waterproof shoes are, apparently 🙃
January 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Been in this world almost forty years and I still haven’t figured out what waterproof shoes are, apparently 🙃
That crisp winter light in Tokyo
December 23, 2024 at 1:57 AM
That crisp winter light in Tokyo
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"Where Masquerade excels is the way it evokes a lived-in version of New York—Brooklyn in particular—even as it takes its protagonist to increasingly surreal places."
@tobiascarroll.bsky.social on 🌔🥀Masquerade by @wheatfu.bsky.social for @reactorsff.bsky.social !
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@tobiascarroll.bsky.social on 🌔🥀Masquerade by @wheatfu.bsky.social for @reactorsff.bsky.social !
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Reality Hazy, Try Again: A Review of Mike Fu's Masquerade - Reactor
A review of Mike Fu’s new novel
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December 6, 2024 at 8:05 PM
"Where Masquerade excels is the way it evokes a lived-in version of New York—Brooklyn in particular—even as it takes its protagonist to increasingly surreal places."
@tobiascarroll.bsky.social on 🌔🥀Masquerade by @wheatfu.bsky.social for @reactorsff.bsky.social !
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@tobiascarroll.bsky.social on 🌔🥀Masquerade by @wheatfu.bsky.social for @reactorsff.bsky.social !
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Saturday!✨
Join @wheatfu.bsky.social author of Masquerade @sunnysbookshop.bsky.social !
In convo w/ Tomas Moniz & @gkhudson.bsky.social
✨More details: www.eventbrite.com/e/mike-fu-pr...
Join @wheatfu.bsky.social author of Masquerade @sunnysbookshop.bsky.social !
In convo w/ Tomas Moniz & @gkhudson.bsky.social
✨More details: www.eventbrite.com/e/mike-fu-pr...
December 6, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Saturday!✨
Join @wheatfu.bsky.social author of Masquerade @sunnysbookshop.bsky.social !
In convo w/ Tomas Moniz & @gkhudson.bsky.social
✨More details: www.eventbrite.com/e/mike-fu-pr...
Join @wheatfu.bsky.social author of Masquerade @sunnysbookshop.bsky.social !
In convo w/ Tomas Moniz & @gkhudson.bsky.social
✨More details: www.eventbrite.com/e/mike-fu-pr...