https://teapawt.net/t.co/a2NC32cyFp Maintainer / @touhoufest Programming Manager / Software Engineer Doujin culture forever! Main: https://teapawt.net/t.co/jGjXi78aur
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Joined February 2015
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Been pointed to @AdamPossamai's writings on how modern pop culture and fandom acts as lived religious systems in secular society, and I've come to the conclusion that Touhou Project is a literal Internet native folk religion.
Now with people establishing shrines (Touhou-only events) in every prefecture in Japan and China and multiple events abroad, that participatory culture and decentralization is giving it real cultural staying power.
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The perfect dark fantasy game doesn...
ALT Steam recommends "House of Detention", a clear Gachimuchi-based game, under the "Dark Fantasy" category.
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no bull.sh retweeted
Comiket being this committed to sharing japanese doujin culture with overseas visitors despite increasing barriers to their participation is really admirable. Doujinshi is awesome... doujinshi is for everyone...
Mankind (Japanese IT) knew they could not change society (PHP) so instead they blamed the beasts (gaijins)
AI executive NTR being a major market and world event was not on my 2026 bingo card.
It's good to get confirmation that Jensen Huang is *the* ugly bastard that steals your wife in NTR stories.
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Just had the displeasure of talking to someone who convinced themselves that generative AI use in games is immoral, but upscalers like Waifu2x are somehow exempt.
When I started talking technical specifics, I suddenly get a wall of LLM-speak.
I'm fucking done, how the fuck?
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God fucking DAMNIT, the moment when the new Shanghai Teahouse in EoSD: New Classic hits the erhu is pure gold.
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I've been doing a lot of tech work in low-tech organizations, and I'm continually screaming on the inside saying "this Excel/Google sheet could be a cronjob", even moreso when I don't have the political capital to convince others to use it.
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This right here is why artist alleys and dealers halls are all so damn expensive, and why we need more doujin events like Manga Ichiba in the US.
We should have 'em in every city and every town. Do one day only events, table for under $30! Every artist should be able to sell!
What it costs me to vend at a convention + how it fits into my decisions [thread]
I want to preface this by stating that conventions are largely not profitable to me. In fact, it's not uncommon for me to lose money doing them even if I sell well.
Let's look at Otakon first
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Though like @Chiroyoyoyoyoyo mentioned, artists shouldn't go into it with the expectation of profit. Most doujin creators (85%+!) never make a profit, and *that's fine*. Many in Japan do it as a hobby, and the events and infrastructure built around it are priced with that in mind
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.@majimangamarket is running next year in January, and is a prime example of what to look for in a local doujin event. If you're looking to attend ALA next year, I would strongly suggest dropping by and checking out what an American doujin event looks like!
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