Chris Smith @cssmit.bsky.social

Assistant professor of modern Japanese literature at the University of Florida. I also research/teach about manga and anime.

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I pretty much only get on this site anymore to announce a new article, so... Happy to report I've got an article in the latest Journal of Japanese Studies! "Sharks and Revolutionary Girls: The “Imperial Us” in Kaneko Mitsuharu’s “Same” and Ikuhara Kunihiko’s Shōjo kakumei Utena"

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今年のハロウィーン仮装はなんと

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Happy to report I have a chapter out in this book, alongside many fine scholars!

"You Can (Not) Restore: Ecocritique and Intergenerational Ecological Conflict in Evangelion"

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@EODHappyCaptain Honestly? The power may or may not go out, but the kids are definitely home from school for 2 days, and they'll be drinking a ton of milk during that time. And if the power does go out, you can freeze it in advance and use it like ice in your cooler.

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@UnseenJapanSite and redo the paperwork with a middle name to match my passport. So I got to go into the bank after hours, and they gave me some free pens and notebooks for my trouble. Nothing egregious, just a fun story!

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@UnseenJapanSite When I got a bank account, the bank employee decided to just do first and last name and issued a tsucho. A couple of hours later, I got a panicked call from them that this would not be OK after all, and could I please come back to the bank *after hours* so they could fix it...

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@msteinbrg Thanks so much for your kind words!

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A colleague altered me that this book quotes my translation of Somehow, Crystal. Which means, you know... AT LEAST ONE PERSON READ THE BOOK!

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@tkasasagi What kind of ink do you use to get impressions? I've tried it before but I end up with a mess

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@BecomingCaptain No single player. I don't want to play with other people.

[Chris Smith @cssmit.bsky.social @the_csmith]

Very pleased to announce I have a chapter in this new book, alongside many wonderful scholars whose company I am honored to be in!

"15. The Always Already (But Maybe Not Quite) Pre-Postmodern Edo"

https://t.co/4LJx7m5qu1

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My book, Samurai With Telephones, is now officially out! And look, it's even open access! But if you want to buy a copy, you can use the code UMF24 for 30% off.

Samurai with Telephones | University of Michigan Press (https://t.co/l6ysHcZy2U)

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@GaijinMommy

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Well, it took longer than it should have (thanks COVID), but I'm very pleased to announce my book is finally coming out next month! You can pre-order it at:
https://t.co/9r5DqYdChE
I have a 30% off code but... it looks like right now you can get 50% off with the spring sale code.

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@james_welker Oooh!

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@writerofscratch If you can plan your trip so you don't take the bus, it's not too bad. Kinkakuji, Kiyomizu, etc., are crowded but they always were. Its the bus situation that is out of hand.

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@GaijinMommy @KaitlynUgoretz I am here for the mamachari content

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Now you know why

[Ultima @UltimaShadowX]

I just remembered this Japanese commercial for DBZ: Kakarot and how perfectly it reflects how much Toriyama's work really affected so many people's lives.

May he forever rest in peace.