Romeo Marcantuoni
@rmarcantuoni.bsky.social
Ph.D. candidate at Waseda University, Adjunct Lecturer at Temple University, Japan Campus, and editor at Tokyo Review. Researching the politics of emotion, parties, and conspiracy beliefs with a focus on Japan.
I'm trying to get a hang of Photoshop but the AI functions are throwing me off. Here's me trying to remove the BACKGROUND to an image. I get now that that's not what the button does, but there's little signaling that it will do what it does: transform the Diet into the Capitol Hill building
October 29, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I'm trying to get a hang of Photoshop but the AI functions are throwing me off. Here's me trying to remove the BACKGROUND to an image. I get now that that's not what the button does, but there's little signaling that it will do what it does: transform the Diet into the Capitol Hill building
It’s no hard to give a better impression than this lock screen:
October 17, 2025 at 2:14 AM
It’s no hard to give a better impression than this lock screen:
The first post was August. This is September. Note as well the higher share of female undecideds.
October 4, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The first post was August. This is September. Note as well the higher share of female undecideds.
I wonder if to an extent the growing divide in men and women votes played into the surprise Takaichi win. In a recent NHK poll, more women showed support for the LDP than men, with men showing vastly more support for the right wing parties than women.
October 4, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I wonder if to an extent the growing divide in men and women votes played into the surprise Takaichi win. In a recent NHK poll, more women showed support for the LDP than men, with men showing vastly more support for the right wing parties than women.
My piece for Chihei is available in bookstores on Friday!
September 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
My piece for Chihei is available in bookstores on Friday!
There is just so much going on in this picture. LinkedIn is a disaster
September 2, 2025 at 6:15 AM
There is just so much going on in this picture. LinkedIn is a disaster
Because this is how this language comes across apparently:
September 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Because this is how this language comes across apparently:
August 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Cruel Optimism by Lauren Berlant still hitting today
July 24, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Cruel Optimism by Lauren Berlant still hitting today
My quote for NYT (it looks like posts with links don’t do very well on bluesky)
July 21, 2025 at 5:23 AM
My quote for NYT (it looks like posts with links don’t do very well on bluesky)
And that is also probably how the more recent poster should be seen. The procession of historical figures who defended Japan, from Prince Shotoku to the tokkotai fighters and, the latest in the chain, the four Sanseito Diet members, are heroes driven by the same basic values
July 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
And that is also probably how the more recent poster should be seen. The procession of historical figures who defended Japan, from Prince Shotoku to the tokkotai fighters and, the latest in the chain, the four Sanseito Diet members, are heroes driven by the same basic values
Its 2024 general election poster was likely the first time a larger audience found out about the party, and here too there's a clear link to the shonen manga style of protagonist, in this case warning not to underestimate Japan
July 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Its 2024 general election poster was likely the first time a larger audience found out about the party, and here too there's a clear link to the shonen manga style of protagonist, in this case warning not to underestimate Japan
Its 2023 festival, which was a big part of its income for that year, was titled HERO's Rising (sic?)
July 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Its 2023 festival, which was a big part of its income for that year, was titled HERO's Rising (sic?)
And here are frames from their 2024 general election manga, which includes some evangelical Christian imagery that I associate more with Chick tracts.
July 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
And here are frames from their 2024 general election manga, which includes some evangelical Christian imagery that I associate more with Chick tracts.
I'm trying to find some examples in my files. Here is the cover of a manga for Ryoma Project referencing One Piece. Kamiya is steering the ship
July 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I'm trying to find some examples in my files. Here is the cover of a manga for Ryoma Project referencing One Piece. Kamiya is steering the ship
This is harassment. I was in elementary when Romeo Must Die came out. Why are all representations of me, Romeo, only Shakespeare, a Belgian rapper (no relation), and threats of violence?
June 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
This is harassment. I was in elementary when Romeo Must Die came out. Why are all representations of me, Romeo, only Shakespeare, a Belgian rapper (no relation), and threats of violence?
Someone described Thrawn to me as blue Elon Musk and I can’t get that out of my head now
May 31, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Someone described Thrawn to me as blue Elon Musk and I can’t get that out of my head now
I heard this crazy thing about The Last Samurai on a podcast but I can’t verify it (who has access to DVD featuretres these days anyway?) certainly of interest to @davidleheny.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I heard this crazy thing about The Last Samurai on a podcast but I can’t verify it (who has access to DVD featuretres these days anyway?) certainly of interest to @davidleheny.bsky.social
According to official JCP history, one of the terms used to describe communists in the prewar was 赤魔. I for one believe this term should be embraced.
September 24, 2024 at 12:08 AM
According to official JCP history, one of the terms used to describe communists in the prewar was 赤魔. I for one believe this term should be embraced.