Gilles Poitras
@gillespoitras.bsky.social
Author of Tokyo Stroll.
Retired librarian, writer on things Japanese.
At the age of 4 Gilles was taken by aliens to California and raised on a diet of science fiction, Loony Toons & honky tonk music.
Retired librarian, writer on things Japanese.
At the age of 4 Gilles was taken by aliens to California and raised on a diet of science fiction, Loony Toons & honky tonk music.
Happy Halloween:
October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Happy Halloween:
Kickstarter discs arrived today.
September 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Kickstarter discs arrived today.
Pissed on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live?
Consider a physical letter:
Consider a physical letter:
September 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Pissed on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live?
Consider a physical letter:
Consider a physical letter:
The releases seem slow as I really want to read the next one. I'm greatly enjoying Gokurakugai.
September 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The releases seem slow as I really want to read the next one. I'm greatly enjoying Gokurakugai.
Seen yesterday in the 4th floor shop at Moe's Books in Berkeley. They bought a huge collection, box after box after box, so it will take some time for them to process them all as several titles are by well known authors who wrote under pseudonyms.
August 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Seen yesterday in the 4th floor shop at Moe's Books in Berkeley. They bought a huge collection, box after box after box, so it will take some time for them to process them all as several titles are by well known authors who wrote under pseudonyms.
Katori Shrine also sells an ema with Ryo on it.
August 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Katori Shrine also sells an ema with Ryo on it.
A new one, yes this is an official Bloom County cartoon.
July 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A new one, yes this is an official Bloom County cartoon.
I got my "Union Card" from the CBLDF in the mail.
June 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I got my "Union Card" from the CBLDF in the mail.
Days ago on the bus home I sat across from a Japanese family. Their little boy had a book about various shinkansen, "bullet trains." Then I noticed his shoes, Dr Yellow is a special train filled with diagnostic gear that driven along the tracks checks for possible problems.
May 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Days ago on the bus home I sat across from a Japanese family. Their little boy had a book about various shinkansen, "bullet trains." Then I noticed his shoes, Dr Yellow is a special train filled with diagnostic gear that driven along the tracks checks for possible problems.
Arrived in the mail today. Also available as an e-book.
April 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Arrived in the mail today. Also available as an e-book.
While I retired in 2017 I left most of my pension accounts untouched until the market recovery under Biden.
April 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
While I retired in 2017 I left most of my pension accounts untouched until the market recovery under Biden.
Tonight's movie was Warai no Daigaku, aka University of Laughs.
A back and forth between a comedy play writer and a government censor whose attitude is that nothing frivolous should be on stage. He insist on revisions, then more, then more...
The Japanese DVD has English subtitles.
A back and forth between a comedy play writer and a government censor whose attitude is that nothing frivolous should be on stage. He insist on revisions, then more, then more...
The Japanese DVD has English subtitles.
March 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Tonight's movie was Warai no Daigaku, aka University of Laughs.
A back and forth between a comedy play writer and a government censor whose attitude is that nothing frivolous should be on stage. He insist on revisions, then more, then more...
The Japanese DVD has English subtitles.
A back and forth between a comedy play writer and a government censor whose attitude is that nothing frivolous should be on stage. He insist on revisions, then more, then more...
The Japanese DVD has English subtitles.
