MarionetteCreep
@marionettecreep.bsky.social
Cryptid. Weary Millennial. Occasional artist. Horror and monster enthusiast. English/日本語/Dabbling in français, español and norsk. May go on tangents about Japanese linguistics.
🚫Do not use art for purposes of AI training/ AI 'art' will blocked.
🚫Do not use art for purposes of AI training/ AI 'art' will blocked.
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Things I like for those who might be curious:
- Horror in general
- All kinds of monsters
- Terry Pratchett/Discworld
- Reading (broadly)
- Drawing/sketching
- Japanese linguistics/話せるからね
- Folklore/mythology
- Fighting games (particularly Darkstalkers)
- JRPGs
- Movies/video games/anime
- Horror in general
- All kinds of monsters
- Terry Pratchett/Discworld
- Reading (broadly)
- Drawing/sketching
- Japanese linguistics/話せるからね
- Folklore/mythology
- Fighting games (particularly Darkstalkers)
- JRPGs
- Movies/video games/anime
Been hearing about the new 'AI-based instant translation AirPods', and it's another reminder that companies see languages as a problem needing products to 'fix' it, rather than languages being one of the best opportunities for personal growth, broader understanding and for potential human connection
November 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Been hearing about the new 'AI-based instant translation AirPods', and it's another reminder that companies see languages as a problem needing products to 'fix' it, rather than languages being one of the best opportunities for personal growth, broader understanding and for potential human connection
Looking for intermediate Japanese listening material? I can highly recommend Seika's Japanese podcast. It's fairly accessible language-wise, and is fantastic for learning to listen to/decode extended articulations of experiences and thoughts/opinions by a native speaker.
sub) 📝PDF / 🎧Japanese Listening🌛 #113 ：日本で今！話題のドーナツ🍩 / Podcast
YouTube video by SeikaのJapanese Room
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November 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Looking for intermediate Japanese listening material? I can highly recommend Seika's Japanese podcast. It's fairly accessible language-wise, and is fantastic for learning to listen to/decode extended articulations of experiences and thoughts/opinions by a native speaker.
Finally got around to watching the first of the 忍びの者 films tonight (Shinobi: Band of Assassins). It's a bit of a winding origin story for Ishikawa Goemon, with Iga machinations and the rampaging Oda as driving forces for the plot.
A little messy, but definitely a key piece of ninja film canon.
A little messy, but definitely a key piece of ninja film canon.
November 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Finally got around to watching the first of the 忍びの者 films tonight (Shinobi: Band of Assassins). It's a bit of a winding origin story for Ishikawa Goemon, with Iga machinations and the rampaging Oda as driving forces for the plot.
A little messy, but definitely a key piece of ninja film canon.
A little messy, but definitely a key piece of ninja film canon.
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森崎書店の日々 is back in print, and after tackling the English translation, I definitely want to read the original as part of this ongoing reading project.
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
森崎書店の日々 is back in print, and after tackling the English translation, I definitely want to read the original as part of this ongoing reading project.
A rare JLPT practice question that caters to Australians like myself.
November 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A rare JLPT practice question that caters to Australians like myself.
Happy Halloween from a very spooky future time zone!
October 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Happy Halloween from a very spooky future time zone!
While Pokemon/DBZ were some of my first tastes of anime (and few smaller things as well), ultimately it was Evangelion that got me into anime. Between the animation, music and characterisation, I was intrigued.
That, Bubblegum Crisis 2040 and Martian Successor Nadesico were the trio that hooked me.
That, Bubblegum Crisis 2040 and Martian Successor Nadesico were the trio that hooked me.
October 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
While Pokemon/DBZ were some of my first tastes of anime (and few smaller things as well), ultimately it was Evangelion that got me into anime. Between the animation, music and characterisation, I was intrigued.
That, Bubblegum Crisis 2040 and Martian Successor Nadesico were the trio that hooked me.
That, Bubblegum Crisis 2040 and Martian Successor Nadesico were the trio that hooked me.
Well... this is at least ONE bright spark in a rough week, speaking as a Toshinden apologist/fan. I do wonder whether 4/Subaru will make the cut though.
Edia to port Battle Arena Toshinden games to modern platforms
Edia has entered into a licensing agreement with Takara Tomy to port 3D fighting games Battle Arena Toshinden, Battle Arena Toshinden 2, and Battle Arena Toshinden 3 to modern platforms, the compan…
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October 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Well... this is at least ONE bright spark in a rough week, speaking as a Toshinden apologist/fan. I do wonder whether 4/Subaru will make the cut though.
It's been a deeply challenging week with complications with family health, adding to the slog 2025 has been.
It's been a time in which the world has felt impossibly small, but also dizzyingly broad. Been resting where I can, reading old comics as comfort food, and taking each day as it comes.
It's been a time in which the world has felt impossibly small, but also dizzyingly broad. Been resting where I can, reading old comics as comfort food, and taking each day as it comes.
October 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
It's been a deeply challenging week with complications with family health, adding to the slog 2025 has been.
It's been a time in which the world has felt impossibly small, but also dizzyingly broad. Been resting where I can, reading old comics as comfort food, and taking each day as it comes.
It's been a time in which the world has felt impossibly small, but also dizzyingly broad. Been resting where I can, reading old comics as comfort food, and taking each day as it comes.
My Kanji knowledge isn't quite up to standard for more formal history texts yet, but I think this new arrival might be a starting point for Bakumatsu and Shinsengumi reading.
October 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
My Kanji knowledge isn't quite up to standard for more formal history texts yet, but I think this new arrival might be a starting point for Bakumatsu and Shinsengumi reading.
Language learning is a personal journey, and it will take the time it needs and different forms for every person. There is no singularly most-optimised method that will bring sustainable results quickly.
Also, language learners need to be kind to themselves, as the road is long and winding.
Also, language learners need to be kind to themselves, as the road is long and winding.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Language learning is a personal journey, and it will take the time it needs and different forms for every person. There is no singularly most-optimised method that will bring sustainable results quickly.
Also, language learners need to be kind to themselves, as the road is long and winding.
Also, language learners need to be kind to themselves, as the road is long and winding.
I'm coming up on a year since my last trip to Japan, and given the health of family, it might be a while...
I'm leaning into language study in the mean time, and it's time to tackle some translated literature as well.
Got some Natsume, Dazai and Akutagawa ordered, and I'm reading some Edogawa.
I'm leaning into language study in the mean time, and it's time to tackle some translated literature as well.
Got some Natsume, Dazai and Akutagawa ordered, and I'm reading some Edogawa.
October 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I'm coming up on a year since my last trip to Japan, and given the health of family, it might be a while...
I'm leaning into language study in the mean time, and it's time to tackle some translated literature as well.
Got some Natsume, Dazai and Akutagawa ordered, and I'm reading some Edogawa.
I'm leaning into language study in the mean time, and it's time to tackle some translated literature as well.
Got some Natsume, Dazai and Akutagawa ordered, and I'm reading some Edogawa.
One of the biggest traps of the intermediate plateau with Japanese is the loop of "I haven't gotten N3/2 yet, so I can't do X" and "This text is difficult, I need to study for N3/2 first".
At this stage, you're actually building literacy, which reading is essential for, and study BOOSTS it. Do both
At this stage, you're actually building literacy, which reading is essential for, and study BOOSTS it. Do both
October 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
One of the biggest traps of the intermediate plateau with Japanese is the loop of "I haven't gotten N3/2 yet, so I can't do X" and "This text is difficult, I need to study for N3/2 first".
At this stage, you're actually building literacy, which reading is essential for, and study BOOSTS it. Do both
At this stage, you're actually building literacy, which reading is essential for, and study BOOSTS it. Do both
Decided I'd look back at some of the spookier cartoons I saw when I was a kid, and one of the most unsettling at the time was a Mr. Magoo episode adapting Frankenstein.
There's a fever dream sequence featuring this imagery while stomping, laughing/moaning and organ music plays. Intense for the time
There's a fever dream sequence featuring this imagery while stomping, laughing/moaning and organ music plays. Intense for the time
October 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Decided I'd look back at some of the spookier cartoons I saw when I was a kid, and one of the most unsettling at the time was a Mr. Magoo episode adapting Frankenstein.
There's a fever dream sequence featuring this imagery while stomping, laughing/moaning and organ music plays. Intense for the time
There's a fever dream sequence featuring this imagery while stomping, laughing/moaning and organ music plays. Intense for the time
From the camera roll #5: There's a special place in my heart for the streets around Chayamachi, particularly at night.
October 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
From the camera roll #5: There's a special place in my heart for the streets around Chayamachi, particularly at night.
On a November day last year, I started my more sustained and consistent push with reading in Japanese, and the results have been fantastic.
I've seen significant boosts in reading fluidity, incidental Kanji/vocab knowledge, and honestly... going from 中級 to 上級 in the coming years feels possible.
I've seen significant boosts in reading fluidity, incidental Kanji/vocab knowledge, and honestly... going from 中級 to 上級 in the coming years feels possible.
October 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
On a November day last year, I started my more sustained and consistent push with reading in Japanese, and the results have been fantastic.
I've seen significant boosts in reading fluidity, incidental Kanji/vocab knowledge, and honestly... going from 中級 to 上級 in the coming years feels possible.
I've seen significant boosts in reading fluidity, incidental Kanji/vocab knowledge, and honestly... going from 中級 to 上級 in the coming years feels possible.
This reappeared on my feed recently, and it's definitely a blast from the past.
Also, 中村屋！
Also, 中村屋！
中村屋
YouTube video by y2k12290324
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October 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This reappeared on my feed recently, and it's definitely a blast from the past.
Also, 中村屋！
Also, 中村屋！
Hard choice, honestly. I will however, defer to my formative years of anime viewing, where I watched the Spriggan trailer repeatedly in in the early 2000s.
October 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Hard choice, honestly. I will however, defer to my formative years of anime viewing, where I watched the Spriggan trailer repeatedly in in the early 2000s.
Decided to keep up the momentum from Night last night with Dawn of the Dead (1978) as the next re-watch for this spooky season.
While some elements of Dawn haven't aged as well, much like Night, the social commentary definitely... hits hard in 2025.
While some elements of Dawn haven't aged as well, much like Night, the social commentary definitely... hits hard in 2025.
October 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Decided to keep up the momentum from Night last night with Dawn of the Dead (1978) as the next re-watch for this spooky season.
While some elements of Dawn haven't aged as well, much like Night, the social commentary definitely... hits hard in 2025.
While some elements of Dawn haven't aged as well, much like Night, the social commentary definitely... hits hard in 2025.
You may very well not be where you expected to be with milestones and progress. What's more important is to look at yourself as the sum total of your experiences, not your missed chances.
Be kind to others and yourself, find things that genuinely excite you about the world, and please, stay silly.
Be kind to others and yourself, find things that genuinely excite you about the world, and please, stay silly.
Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?
October 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
You may very well not be where you expected to be with milestones and progress. What's more important is to look at yourself as the sum total of your experiences, not your missed chances.
Be kind to others and yourself, find things that genuinely excite you about the world, and please, stay silly.
Be kind to others and yourself, find things that genuinely excite you about the world, and please, stay silly.
Harry Cooper from Night of the Living Dead (1968) remains one of the best antagonists in all of horror cinema.
Arrogant, prideful, controlling, inflexible and ruled by a combination of fear and a desire to be in charge. Likewise, the sheer hubris of this man and its effects are profound.
Arrogant, prideful, controlling, inflexible and ruled by a combination of fear and a desire to be in charge. Likewise, the sheer hubris of this man and its effects are profound.
October 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Harry Cooper from Night of the Living Dead (1968) remains one of the best antagonists in all of horror cinema.
Arrogant, prideful, controlling, inflexible and ruled by a combination of fear and a desire to be in charge. Likewise, the sheer hubris of this man and its effects are profound.
Arrogant, prideful, controlling, inflexible and ruled by a combination of fear and a desire to be in charge. Likewise, the sheer hubris of this man and its effects are profound.
Decided to rewatch an all-time favourite tonight for the ongoing, if so far sporadic, spooky season viewing.
Night of the Living Dead still remains a hell of a thing.
Night of the Living Dead still remains a hell of a thing.
October 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Decided to rewatch an all-time favourite tonight for the ongoing, if so far sporadic, spooky season viewing.
Night of the Living Dead still remains a hell of a thing.
Night of the Living Dead still remains a hell of a thing.
Made some fantastic friends, got involved in a few small communities, and I got the push I needed to start making art.
Also, I realised potential pathways to where I wanted to go with Japanese language learning, and the tools to achieve it.
Also, I realised potential pathways to where I wanted to go with Japanese language learning, and the tools to achieve it.
Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?
October 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Made some fantastic friends, got involved in a few small communities, and I got the push I needed to start making art.
Also, I realised potential pathways to where I wanted to go with Japanese language learning, and the tools to achieve it.
Also, I realised potential pathways to where I wanted to go with Japanese language learning, and the tools to achieve it.
Following a recommendation from an article by @japanesetalk.bsky.social, I've started reading 「ずっと前から好きでした」and 20+ pages in, this is definitely looking like a fantastic text to bridge between manga and novels, and a good example of comprehensible input for anime/manga fans.
October 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Following a recommendation from an article by @japanesetalk.bsky.social, I've started reading 「ずっと前から好きでした」and 20+ pages in, this is definitely looking like a fantastic text to bridge between manga and novels, and a good example of comprehensible input for anime/manga fans.