Maikel Yarimizu
maikelyarimizu.bsky.social
Maikel Yarimizu
@maikelyarimizu.bsky.social
Living, writing, and gaming in Japan
RPGamer resident Japan-dude
Happy father of two
Always in the middle of a #writing project of some sort
Fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt
November 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Yay, another one for the list of "Real Names Too On Point to Be Taken Seriously in Fiction"
November 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I've been reviewing video games online (and mentally grading books for even longer) and all I can say is that you have to approach the media on its own terms

And sometimes it still fails, but you can understand WHY

Worst thing to do is provide a cupcake review that shows you don't want to get it
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I treat those little blue suggestion lines as the emergent comedy they are

And then I nope them out of existence because they're too annoying to let be
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I had to have the ankles pulled, wrapped, and sewn shut around my feet so they wouldn't fall off as I walked

Then I wore them for five hours that day before I could get them removed
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My problem was that I wear a size 30 (JP) / size 11 (US), and the largest shoe sizes regularly available for socks, shoes, or whatever is 27

We special-ordered from a sumo supplier

But I'm not a sumo wrestler, so the ankle proportions were wrong and they flopped all over
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The one pair of those I ever owned were... let's just say I had difficulty finding a properly fitting pair

Thankfully I just needed them for the one day, but it wasn't optimal
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It's one of those seminal cyberpunk novels that nowadays serves better as a showcase of the collective neuroses of the 1980s
November 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This feels like a Snow Crash reference...

In that book, the most successful pizza restaurant chain in the US was openly run by the Mob
November 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
What we don't see (because I never scanned them) is the three practice runs at figuring out the perspective off my reference photos ;)
November 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I love doing sketchy stuff from time to time, but I never have gotten around to learning how to do computer stuff

Too busy writing, instead ^^
November 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
It's looking good!
November 13, 2025 at 9:25 AM
'hard to say' because I've got a lot of stories with a lot of villains, lol
November 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
'best' is hard to say, but...

Finished up a side tale earlier this year with an occult-minded villainess who appreciated the subtler powers of old things and could plan rings around everyone else involved
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I am somehow amazed, appalled, and honored to have set off such an informative morning of rants for you
November 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
To be clear, ❤️= big hugs because you need them, not any sort of happiness about the situation itself
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Agreed!
This is gorgeous!
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM