Writer, speaker, poet, scholar, booklover. Over a dozen books, two more in 2026; hundreds of presentations/articles on anime, manga, cosplay, history, art and craft across the UK, USA, Europe and Asia. You can contact me via my website helenmccarthy.net
Helen McCarthy
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Nature and landscape as artists, or at least painting by numbers: a giant panda pattern formed by snow and rock excites tourists viewing #Japan's Mount Chokai.
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Takahata and Miyazaki taking it slowly.
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So much interesting indie publishing out there! Also new opportunities for writers looking to make a start. Don't go for vanity press or dodgy schemes - look for and read calls for new work by small presses and editors with a publishing track record and online reviews from real people.
one perfect moment
captured under the glaze
of Satsuma ware
a dragonfly never quite
alighting on a petal
#tanka #poetry #frozenmoment #endlessflight
If you're a Gundam fan you should definitely take a look!
Remember that 22K gold mini #TetsuwanAtom? If you want bigger bling you can have a lifesize Kenshiro and Rao from #FistoftheNorthStar, each covered in 1500 sheets of gold leaf. Made to order for just ¥44million/£205K each. (Japanese reading practice thrown in for free.)
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Goodbye and thanks for all the fish: after 27 years of performance and recording, Japanese idol group Arashi's 15-date farewell tour delivered a ¥137.5 billion (£640 million apx) 'economic impact' gift to local and national economies.
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I've just seen this really lovely video on YouTube from
@animeheadsretro.bsky.social - an analysis of a recent Seed Talks #StudioGhibli event and some UK anime history. It's delightful (and an honour) to have inspired someone to share their own creativity and ideas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYHr...
Old, fat, white, super-rich #AI-generated Naruto: not a good look on someone who got out of the draft with bone spurs and seems never to have studied any form of self-discipine, self-awareness or respect for other nations and cultures.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06...
Hello Kitty Party Land heads to Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 in October
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