Kazuma Hashimoto
@kazuma.bsky.social
critic / consultant / ??? @ ??? x2 ・ award nominated ・ ハーフ ・ queer, he/him, FTM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ・ bylines: IGN, Polygon, GamesRadar+, MMORPG, Them, Inverse, Rolling Stone ・ CONTACT: kazuma.h.de@gmail.com ・ posts don't reflect employer, etc. etc.
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Kazuma Hashimoto
@kazuma.bsky.social
· Oct 21
hello! my name is kazuma hashimoto and i'm a critic and features writer. my work can be found on polygon, ign, and siliconera, usually entailing some kind of deep dive into japanese media. i also work as a narrative design consultant and a narrative designer on cool stuff i can't talk about yet.
oh yeah, my intro post. so a lot has changed in the past year. i still work as a critic and features writer. i'm now a part-time editor too. still do narrative design and consultation, but do market analysis to help identify trends and create marketing strategies. 👍 i'm also always open for work
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A note about the TGAs worth remembering as this Future Class story unfolds: it’s a marketing beat, consumer-facing, and voted on by media/influencers. Developers are, by design, not included or considered in the structure. Which feels bad! www.polygon.com/explained/49...
How The Game Awards voting works
It’s the press and fans, not game devs, who vote on The Game Awards
www.polygon.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A note about the TGAs worth remembering as this Future Class story unfolds: it’s a marketing beat, consumer-facing, and voted on by media/influencers. Developers are, by design, not included or considered in the structure. Which feels bad! www.polygon.com/explained/49...
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No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars.
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 AM
No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars.
final post-op appointment tomorrow!!
November 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
final post-op appointment tomorrow!!
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for real though it's pretty easy to find the people who make the things you like and befriend them by being normal and fun. stressing 'normal' here
networking is an incredibly important part of maintaining a professional presence in your creative industry, but it can be daunting. have you tried being completely fucking ridiculous online
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
for real though it's pretty easy to find the people who make the things you like and befriend them by being normal and fun. stressing 'normal' here
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this website is a roleplaying game where you can only pick byronic hero or superfluous man
November 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
this website is a roleplaying game where you can only pick byronic hero or superfluous man
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I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
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The Rockstar union case made its way into UK Parliament earlier today
Video game giant Rockstar has sacked more than 30 workers across the UK, including my constituents working at their Edinburgh office. I urged Ministers to support workers who have lost their jobs, and stop this from happening again.
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The Rockstar union case made its way into UK Parliament earlier today
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Krafton launches voluntary resignation program for employees as it transforms into an “AI first company”
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Krafton launches voluntary resignation program for employees as it transforms into an “AI first company” - AUTOMATON WEST
Following its decision to became an "AI first" game company, Krafton is soliciting voluntary resignations from its employees.
automaton-media.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Krafton launches voluntary resignation program for employees as it transforms into an “AI first company”
automaton-media.com/en/news/kraf...
automaton-media.com/en/news/kraf...
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had a fantastic day with a friend. maybe taking time off is good actually.
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
had a fantastic day with a friend. maybe taking time off is good actually.
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it's on miro. it's literally on figma. you have to log into okta. it's in jira. it's on zoom. it's on pureref. it's on flow. it's on perforce. it's on slack. you can find it on slack. you can go to slack and find it. log onto slack right now. you can slack it. slack has it for you. it's on slack.
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
it's on miro. it's literally on figma. you have to log into okta. it's in jira. it's on zoom. it's on pureref. it's on flow. it's on perforce. it's on slack. you can find it on slack. you can go to slack and find it. log onto slack right now. you can slack it. slack has it for you. it's on slack.
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I really need to get to bed, but I just poked my head out the back door again. This is the view from my deck. All of this is looking south. When the geomagnetic storms are like this, the oval overshoots me and stretches into the US, which is why so many are seeing it tonight. #aurora
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I really need to get to bed, but I just poked my head out the back door again. This is the view from my deck. All of this is looking south. When the geomagnetic storms are like this, the oval overshoots me and stretches into the US, which is why so many are seeing it tonight. #aurora
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I think it's so funny whenever kojima glazes hunter schafer his replies are guys cry posting at him about western degeneracy of whatever and it's like dude that battle was lost when kojima started retweeting death stranding 2 mpreg
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I think it's so funny whenever kojima glazes hunter schafer his replies are guys cry posting at him about western degeneracy of whatever and it's like dude that battle was lost when kojima started retweeting death stranding 2 mpreg
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The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
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if u mfs want to see books and video games and comics about darker themes actually get funded you need to actually stop being a fucking whiner when horror creators tell you the cozy label is hurting us. the publishers don't care about the niche made up definition of cozy you have in your head
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
if u mfs want to see books and video games and comics about darker themes actually get funded you need to actually stop being a fucking whiner when horror creators tell you the cozy label is hurting us. the publishers don't care about the niche made up definition of cozy you have in your head
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I wrote more words about how it feels to be a translator watching the games press report on AI and labor, coming from a field that's fought these battles for decades. It may look like I'm beating up on one outlet, but it's not about them; I've been trying to write this for me and my peers all year.
You Can't Report on Hunger While Taking Bread Off the Table
On the proliferation of machine translation in video game outlets covering the effects of AI on labor.
dateemups.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I wrote more words about how it feels to be a translator watching the games press report on AI and labor, coming from a field that's fought these battles for decades. It may look like I'm beating up on one outlet, but it's not about them; I've been trying to write this for me and my peers all year.
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Ten years ago, two municipalities in Tokyo wrote history by commencing Japan’s first so-called “partnership systems” to provide some level of recognition to LGBTQ+ couples’ relationships. In the years that followed, the policy has spread tremendously and paved the way for further change.
A decade of LGBT partnership systems in Japan
Ten years ago, two municipalities in Tokyo wrote history by commencing Japan’s first so-called “partnership systems” (パートナーシップ制度) to recognize LGBTQ+ couples’ relationships. In the years that followed...
www.tokyoreview.net
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Ten years ago, two municipalities in Tokyo wrote history by commencing Japan’s first so-called “partnership systems” to provide some level of recognition to LGBTQ+ couples’ relationships. In the years that followed, the policy has spread tremendously and paved the way for further change.
used the day off to clean up my room and now i think i'm gonna do some reading and writing before late night client calls.
November 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
used the day off to clean up my room and now i think i'm gonna do some reading and writing before late night client calls.
his kit is everything i need/want in a support as someone that plays emma and hangs out in the back line to protect my supports from dives lol i potentially no longer have to audibly sigh and swap and can just stick to a support now 😭
gambit yells "gambit never folds" when he ults. peak. peak. peak youtu.be/d4yvBw1sfko
Gambit: Le Diable Blanc | Character Reveal | Marvel Rivals
YouTube video by Marvel Rivals
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November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
his kit is everything i need/want in a support as someone that plays emma and hangs out in the back line to protect my supports from dives lol i potentially no longer have to audibly sigh and swap and can just stick to a support now 😭
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We built a team of young Black, Asian, queer, and trans staffers at Teen Vogue, and they deserve the world. They are passionate, whip smart, and incredibly talented. Many of them are now without jobs — please consider donating to their GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/help-laido...
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lex McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent com… Lex McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
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November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We built a team of young Black, Asian, queer, and trans staffers at Teen Vogue, and they deserve the world. They are passionate, whip smart, and incredibly talented. Many of them are now without jobs — please consider donating to their GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/help-laido...
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Much of the hand wringing, imo, is over a critic explicitly saying they are judging the moral fabric of a piece of art because of the tools used to create it and it’s making some folks feel uncomfortable and shamed. The people who feel that way should sit with that feeling.
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Much of the hand wringing, imo, is over a critic explicitly saying they are judging the moral fabric of a piece of art because of the tools used to create it and it’s making some folks feel uncomfortable and shamed. The people who feel that way should sit with that feeling.