[SHSL Sakakura]

[komaesa]

hey! i've been following you since 2016 and i just gotta say... people on here are still being so rude to you?? i literally had no idea where all this hate for you was coming from then, and to think its still happening now... i have a LOT of respect for you for keeping so level headed and mature in all this, when you deserve absolutely none of it. i hope it gets better for you soon!

Thank you!

Upon reflection, I wasn't in the best mental health space all those years ago (I was 20, under 100lbs, could barely sleep, and was working at an awful job that I only got the courage to quit because of COVID),

So I may have been overly sensitive at times, and didn't necessarily take pushback or criticism very well. And I also feel like I ended up promising things that I really shouldn't have been promising because I had no ability to follow through in a reasonable amount of time (with my life being the way that it was), which left people like @jinjojess, @manlyronpa, @kaibutsushidousha, @kasael and etc. picking up more work.

So I feel like I had a part to play in some of the animosity whether I was intending to or not. The community has thinned out a lot since then (though I imagine the new game is going to cause a community surge if it hasn't already happened), so hopefully I can use this as an opportunity to show people I've changed.

[komaesa]

I'm glad your back, I missed our SHSL Juzo Sakakura fan

I could never abandon SHSL Punching Bro

[komaesa]

I'm so happy to see you back on tumblr and your mental health has improved. You're one of the translators I look up to! I hope you're having a good year so far (excluding the whole "man who shall not be named" and copycat twitter drama).

Had as good a year as most people did, I think! I'm glad to see you as well. Hope you're doing good!

[komaesa]

its been a while since weve seen you!!! im glad youre doing okay!!

Thank you! Nice to see you too. I'm getting there, hope you're doing well too.

[komaesa]

just know. you are responsible

I have been away from this account for so long that I have no earthly idea what this means, but it's so ominous.

[komaesa]

I feel like I should restructure this blog into something so I can start using it again. Not sure what to do yet, but I should start by cleaning it up first. 

[shmegmilton]

– George Washington Defending His Wife “Carol” From British Officers 

Source: Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi (童絵解万国噺), pub. 1861

From the 1630s to the 1850s under the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan had implemented a strict ‘closed country’ policy, sakoku (鎖国), where trade with other countries was severely limited (mostly Dutch & Chinese traders) and a majority of the country had never met a foreigner in their lives. The policy ended in 1854 when under the orders of President Millard Fillmore, Commodore Matthew C. Perry arrived & after a series of visits (and under “threat of force”) Japan signed the Kanagawa Treaty to establish a trade relationship with the U.S.

As the country was increasingly exposed to outside cultures like America, many artisans began to create historical (as well as historical fiction) accounts of some of the stories they had heard & from imported books they had read. One such book, telling a very different story of the American Revolution, is Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi (童絵解万国噺), written by Robun Kanagaki & published in 1861, with art by Yoshitora Utagawa

[shmegmilton]

– John Adams Fighting a Giant Snake

Source: Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi (童絵解万国噺), pub. 1861

From the 1630s to the 1850s under the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan had implemented a strict ‘closed country’ policy, sakoku (鎖国), where trade with other countries was severely limited (mostly Dutch & Chinese traders) and a majority of the country had never met a foreigner in their lives. The policy ended in 1854 when under the orders of President Millard Fillmore, Commodore Matthew C. Perry arrived & after a series of visits (and under “threat of force”) Japan signed the Kanagawa Treaty to establish a trade relationship with the U.S.

As the country was increasingly exposed to outside cultures like America, many artisans began to create historical (as well as historical fiction) accounts of some of the stories they had heard & from imported books they had read. One such book, telling a very different story of the American Revolution, is Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi (童絵解万国噺), written by Robun Kanagaki & published in 1861, with art by Yoshitora Utagawa

[shmegmilton]

– George Washington Punching a Tiger

Source: Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi (童絵解万国噺), pub. 1861

From the 1630s to the 1850s under the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan had implemented a strict ‘closed country’ policy, sakoku (鎖国), where trade with other countries was severely limited (mostly Dutch & Chinese traders) and a majority of the country had never met a foreigner in their lives. The policy ended in 1854 when under the orders of President Millard Fillmore, Commodore Matthew C. Perry arrived & after a series of visits (and under “threat of force”) Japan signed the Kanagawa Treaty to establish a trade relationship with the U.S.

As the country was increasingly exposed to outside cultures like America, many artisans began to create historical (as well as historical fiction) accounts of some of the stories they had heard & from imported books they had read. One such book, telling a very different story of the American Revolution, is Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi (童絵解万国噺), written by Robun Kanagaki & published in 1861, with art by Yoshitora Utagawa

[shmegmilton]

– John Adams & Benjamin Franklin (Who is Picking Up A Cannon Bare-Handed) Defending Against the British

Source: Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi (童絵解万国噺), pub. 1861

From the 1630s to the 1850s under the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan had implemented a strict ‘closed country’ policy, sakoku (鎖国), where trade with other countries was severely limited (mostly Dutch & Chinese traders) and a majority of the country had never met a foreigner in their lives. The policy ended in 1854 when under the orders of President Millard Fillmore, Commodore Matthew C. Perry arrived & after a series of visits (and under “threat of force”) Japan signed the Kanagawa Treaty to establish a trade relationship with the U.S.

As the country was increasingly exposed to outside cultures like America, many artisans began to create historical (as well as historical fiction) accounts of some of the stories they had heard & from imported books they had read. One such book, telling a very different story of the American Revolution, is Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi (童絵解万国噺), written by Robun Kanagaki & published in 1861, with art by Yoshitora Utagawa

[shmegmilton]

– George Washington Defending the ‘Goddess of America’

Source: Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi (童絵解万国噺), pub. 1861

From the 1630s to the 1850s under the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan had implemented a strict ‘closed country’ policy, sakoku (鎖国), where trade with other countries was severely limited (mostly Dutch & Chinese traders) and a majority of the country had never met a foreigner in their lives. The policy ended in 1854 when under the orders of President Millard Fillmore, Commodore Matthew C. Perry arrived & after a series of visits (and under “threat of force”) Japan signed the Kanagawa Treaty to establish a trade relationship with the U.S.

As the country was increasingly exposed to outside cultures like America, many artisans began to create historical (as well as historical fiction) accounts of some of the stories they had heard & from imported books they had read. One such book, telling a very different story of the American Revolution, is Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi (童絵解万国噺), written by Robun Kanagaki & published in 1861, with art by Yoshitora Utagawa

[shmegmilton]

– John Adams Summoning An American Eagle & Teaming Up To Defeat Another Snake

Source: Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi (童絵解万国噺), pub. 1861

From the 1630s to the 1850s under the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan had implemented a strict ‘closed country’ policy, sakoku (鎖国), where trade with other countries was severely limited (mostly Dutch & Chinese traders) and a majority of the country had never met a foreigner in their lives. The policy ended in 1854 when under the orders of President Millard Fillmore, Commodore Matthew C. Perry arrived & after a series of visits (and under “threat of force”) Japan signed the Kanagawa Treaty to establish a trade relationship with the U.S.

As the country was increasingly exposed to outside cultures like America, many artisans began to create historical (as well as historical fiction) accounts of some of the stories they had heard & from imported books they had read. One such book, telling a very different story of the American Revolution, is Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi (童絵解万国噺), written by Robun Kanagaki & published in 1861, with art by Yoshitora Utagawa

[komaesa]

Parallels.

[strawberryjamsara]

[komaesa]

ーー Menacingly

[komaesa]

This had to have been done before, right? This meme is too good for someone as dumb as me to be the first person who thought of this. 

[komaesa]

If anyone still cares enough about DR3, pre-orders for DVDs of the stage play are opening up. If you want to spent 60-70$ on it, I guess. 

EDIT: The link they posted (that they keep retweeting for some reason) is wrong, it’s actually http://cornflakes.jp/dangan/2018/special/dvd.html Thanks @kasael

Pre Order bonuses include a limited edition postcard and a random... magnet? The magnet seems like a first come first serve thing though. 

Orders are open til 10/28