The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

Dressing up at the World Cosplay Summit can be makeup-meltingly sweaty in Japan's baking summer, and after this year's event in record heat, organizers have pushed the 2027 edition to November. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/japan/world-cosplay-summit-heat-2027/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #anime #manga #videogames
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

The International Furikake Association aims to launch an app in Indonesia by the end of the year to help manage the health of children there and improve their academic performance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/japan/furikake-indonesia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #furikake #health #children #apps #manga #kumamoto #indonesia
Anime Herald
@animeherald@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

The Law, The Witch, and The Wheelchair: Applying the Social Model of Disability to Witch Hat Atelier: AJ Mack examines Witch Hat Atelier, and the way series creator Kamome Shirahama uses the series' setting to cast a spotlight on the challenges and discrimination that people with disabilities face in the real world.

Link: https://hera.fyi/atelier

#anime #manga
Anime Herald
@animeherald@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

The Law, The Witch, and The Wheelchair: Applying the Social Model of Disability to Witch Hat Atelier: AJ Mack examines Witch Hat Atelier, and the way series creator Kamome Shirahama uses the series' setting to cast a spotlight on the challenges and discrimination that people with disabilities face in the real world.

Link: https://hera.fyi/atelier

#anime #manga
Ami Angelwings
@ami_angelwings@urusai.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
#QuestionOfTheDay what's the worst heel turn (good character revealed/turned evil during the story) in a work of fiction you've consumed? Why was it a bad decision? (Bad execution? Bad idea if general? Goes against character/arc/theme? Twist for the sake of a twist? Etc)

#fiction #videogames #anime #manga #ttrpg #ccgs#TV #television #film #movies #comics #books #wrestling
Ami Angelwings
@ami_angelwings@urusai.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
#QuestionOfTheDay fictional prospect draft! You have the #1 pick in a draft of fictional heroes/heroines BEFORE they became heroic or powerful. You have no idea who the rest of your cast or party will be and no idea what other fictional characters you can acquire later or put around your draft pick so they may not necessarily develop into the powerful/heroic character they do in normal canon.

You can pick from any work of fiction.

Who do you choose to lead your party in a quest of unknown challenges and difficulty?

#fiction #books #anime #manga#VIDEOGAMES #ttrpg #ccgs#TV #television #movies #film#musicals #comics
1 tripod in 3 trenchcoats
@kyonshi@dice.camp  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

I just randomly remembered a light novel/manga I read a few years ago called "The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind!". I think it also received an anime adaption. And after a fairly intriguing start it became miserable pretty quickly.

The main point of the series was that an innocent bystander transported to another world with his friends was deemed useless as a hero, but actually was a magician much more powerful than any of the people in the fantasy world.

#fantasy #manga
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/02/japan/prophesied-disaster-likely-wont-strike-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #fukushima #311 #fukushimano1 #tsunami #earthquakes #manga