Even My Mom Didn't Give Me That Kind Of Advice 🙏

I'm feeling relatively good, I've been having a lot of headaches lately, but I think that's okay. I'm glad you haven't given up on blogging! ^^

I send my condolences. If you are having migraines I suggest trying to consume Coke; the caffeine is often used to relieve the pain of migraines. There is also migraine relief caps with cooling gel. I am an old man in comparison to many nations so I tend to get migraines and that is what soothes me.

As for blogging, I have not given up. Tama has just been keeping me on my feet with his constant need of tuna. Thank you for your concern.

Uh… perhaps the available Bat one please? 😅

Robin is nowhere in sight. He must be...preoccupied. Maybe he fell asleep in a giant bird nest somewhere.

Are there any other sidekicks available right now? Maybe...Batgirl.

Or another Robin. There are several Robin positions open.

見返り美人図

Today I decided to dress and pose as a famous painting: 見返り美人図 otherwise known as Beauty Looking Back.

This painting was a singular stand alone piece made by Hishikawa Moronobu who is mostly known for his innovative ways regarding the method of coloring for ukiyo-e woodblock. This method was very influential due to how my house simply only had black print before then.

To showcase the painting’s popularity even more so, the “Beauty Looking Back” painting was adopted as the pattern for the first Japanese postage stamp after WW2 in 1948.

Yap, it's really cool here! Only every other person here ends up in a shadow ban for some reason.....

Ah I see. How are you able to tell whether or not you are shadow banned if I may ask?

Cherry blossom viewing by 山本 正義 (Masayoshi Yamamoto)

海老も一人では美味しくない

Even sea bream is not delicious when eaten in loneliness.

This proverb is especially true when I am with Pochi. Tonight we ate together at a restaurant; it was rather enjoyable.

(OOC: These images do not belong to me; credits to the original photographer.)

Salutations. I am 日本国 otherwise known as the state of Japan by my colleagues or simply Honda Kiku by those whom I am familiar with.

Many people know me for my cuisine, sumo wrestling, samurai, onsens, and anime however I wish to share my culture as well as expand my horizons on the customs of other countries through this app.

Please do feel free to send in asks; I will try my best to answer them with punctuality however if I fail I do so I apologize in advance.

A Little About Me:

Birthday: February 11th which is my national foundation day. In 660 BCE, Emperor Jimmu ascended to the throne and unifying my people as one nation: Japan.

My Favorite Food: I am very fond of vegetables especially when they are pickled, fermented, and salty. I am also fond of sushi, shiozake, nimono, tsukemono to a large extent.

My Hobbies: I enjoy exercise such as walking, baseball, making preserved food, working with my hands on 2D and 3D taking care of Pochi-kun, and sunbathing. My newest hobby is challenging myself to cook dishes from every country (they will most likely be adapted in a respectful manner to suit my own personal taste).

My Companions: My beloved Shiba Inu named Pochi, my cat who is addressed as Tama, my Guinea pig named Haru, and my pet rabbit who is named Yuki.

You said you were interested in animation....are you familiar with the 12 principles of animation? And what's your favorite part of creating a complete animation? Storyboarding? The coloring?(⁠つ⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)⁠つ ehehehi

*Squeaks merrily because I finally found someone who also loves this topic*

Hello, Anon.

I am quite familiar with the 12 principles of animation. My personal favorite part of creating a complete animation is overlapping the action as well as squash and sketching. I enjoy the visual appeal of fluid exaggerated motions in my work.

Thank you very much for the ask. It is greatly appreciated especially from a fellow enjoyer of animation.

He's so cute!

-meow anon

Thank you. I told Tama-kun you complimented him and he said “mEIROWKWKR HE WAIEJSNEBEHIAWK” in response…

I don’t think that was Tama.

Speaking of Christmas time, I wish to ask you a question personally if that is quite alright with you, America. Ever since 1974, KFC has become a beloved Christmas time meal for families across my island. Due to this, I was wondering if KFC is a widespread Christmas tradition for your people considering that you are the founding nation of KFC?

It's funny, kids get presents from their dads who sometimes dress up as Santa – and Finland once told me I could think of him as my papa – so if I were to think of him that way, then my dad really WOULD be Santa!

He'd be way more convincing with a beard, though. 🤔