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Level 15 Dad of 4. Christian. Leftist. Xennial. Enginerd. He/Him. 2006 TIME POTY. Enviromancer. Opinions 🗑. ACNH Island: Moduland.

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mdmrn, to manga
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Have you read any The Ring (Ringu) alternate universe stories?

No? Well why not!

For Manga Monday, I wanted to profile two that I enjoyed about Sadako (the girl in the video).

The first is Sadako-san and Sadako-chan. What's it about? Sadako comes out of a device and meets a small girl also named Sadako. The younger Sadako (Sadako-chan) tries to help Sadako-san upload videos of herself onto their in-universe version of YouTube to curse more people. And adorableness ensues as the two bond and become buddies. It's bittersweet, but also cute and mostly wholesome as Sadako keeps forgetting to curse folks online.

Sadako at the End of the World is a more somber story. It tells a post-apocalyptic tale where to siblings find an old CRT TV and end up bringing Sadako into the world. However, there is not much left of the world and these two kids befriend Sadako. Sadako and the kids then go visiting folks who lost everything in this world and, inadvertently, help them with their grief as their lives end. It's sad, but also cathartic.

If you are interested in seeing Sadako in different scenarios, check them both out!

#Manga #MangaCollector #MangaReview #Mangagram #MangaCommunity #SadakoSanAndSadakoChan #SadakoAtTheEndOfTheWorld #KomaNasumi #AyaTsutsumi #TheRing #Ringu #RinguManga

A black and white manga screenshot from Sadako-san and Sadako-chan showing the two Sadakos (the girl from the Ring / Ringu whose face is covered with hair while wearing a long, white nightgown holding up a peace sign and a young child with dark black hair also in a nightgown holding up a cell phone) taking a picture together.
A black and white manga screenshot from Sadako at the End of the World. Image shows Sadako (girl from the Ring / Ringu whose face is covered with black hair while wearing a long, white nightgown) holding up a sign that reads, "Well." A speech bubble in the corner from a kid's face reads "Well?"

mdmrn, to MashleMagicandMuscles
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My 14 year old and a friend decided they were going to make buttons to hand out / sell to friends at school. I told them, "If you're making one, I have a very specific one I want."

I sent a pic from the recent Mashle special chapter of Mash himself being awesome.

Here's the tiny pin they made for me.

Love it.

mdmrn, to ilaughed
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Happy Thursday!

One of the things I've seen on social media lately has been "pics of when you were 24 for 2024." So, I dug deep to see what I could find, as I was 24 in 2007.

What I found was this. This is a picture of me as a graduate student. 16 years, 4 kids, and one big old beard ago.

I look back at this and think, "Wow, I looked young."

Well, now you can think that too, if you want.

#TBT #ThrowbackThursday #Photo #24for24 #24for2024 #24for2024Challenge

mdmrn, to manga
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New Manga Read: Superman Vs Meshi - Volume 1

After reading One Operation Joker, I knew eventually I was going to find myself looking into the other silly DC Comics themed manga out there.

Once again, as a random pickup from Target, I snagged a copy of Superman vs Meshi. It did not disappoint.

It's written by the same author of One Operation Joker, so I knew going into it it would be silly. It did not disappoint.

The basic premise is as follows - Superman was in Japan fighting crime, enjoyed relatively inexpensive Japanese cuisine, now almost every time he get super hungry, he flies to Japan for a snack or meal. And he just walks into random dining locations as Superman, in full costume. Guest stars include Batman and Aquaman, each dining in Japan with Superman.

Basically, silly premise that has a silly execution. If you are looking for a goofy and chill manga about food with recognizable a cast you don't have to think much about, this is for you. Definitely recommend.

Photograph of a black and white manga panel from inside Superman vs Meshi, Volume 1. The image shows Superman throwing his right arm out with a wooshing sound effect and thinking to himself with his eyes closed, "I'm so hungry I could eat a super horse."

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In the midst of my books on my shelf lies this Newbery Award winning classic, "A Wrinkle In Time."

When I was in elementary school, I got this copy of the book. Even then, it was an old copy and it was well used after that. I believe I read this book annually until I was in college. I've read it a few times since, including a read through to my children back in 2020/2021.

I still love it.

What older books from your childhood, if any, do you still have on your shelf? Have you re-read them?

Let me know in the comments!

#Books #Bookstagrammer #AWrinkleInTime #MadelineLEngle #NewberyAward #OldBook #OldBooks #Photo

mdmrn, to Pixelfed
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Looks at my profile for a moment.

Wait. Almost 100 people follow me? I'm at 91 right now which is just wild to me considering how wildly inconsistent this account truly is compared to my other social media accounts.

No theme, just me and my nonsense in photo form.

Thank you all for following me.

Here's to continuing more nonsense in 2024.

mdmrn, to manga
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New Manga Read: Fist of the North Star - Volume 10

It has finally happened. I have reached the penultimate battle of the first half of Fist of the North Star!

Kenshiro versus Raoh.

It did not disappoint. This volume (10) revealed more about the history of Yuria, Kenshiro, and Raoh that were fantastically done. The truth about Yuria an her sickness; Raoh's realization that he will never be as vulnerable as Kenshiro were huge moments.

For all the beefy dudes beating each other, which is a core component of Fist of the North Star, the masculinity of Kenshiro isn't toxic, isn't oppressive, and shows true emotion, vulnerability, and sorrow. There is emotional depth to Kenshiro that Raoh is unwilling to have. His own internalized misogyny won't allow Raoh to admit he has these feelings of love, compassion, or fear. Kenshiro allows himself to feel all these things.

As the volume concluded, I found myself far more emotional than I expected for a post-apocalyptic tale about beefy dudes fighting. It was so well done.

Now, I move onto Volume 11 and the time skip.

But here's to the story of Kenshiro and Raoh and a very satisfying ending to their tale.

#Manga #MangaCollector #MangaReview #Mangagram #MangaCommunity #FistOfTheNorthStar #Buronson #TetsuoHara #VizMedia #VizManga #FOTNS #HokutoNoKen #HokutoNoKenManga #HNK

Photograph of the interior of Fist of the North Star manga volume 10. The image shows Raoh in the foreground cringing with Kenshiro standing firm in front of him. Behind Kenshiro are various other martial artists from the series that Kenshiro has learned from or defeated. Text from the mind of Raoh reads, "The sorrow of battle has given him countless secret techniques...the deeper his sorrow, the more powerful he becomes!"
Photograph of the interior of Fist of the North Star manga volume 10. A zoom in on Yuria (striking, dark haired woman with sadness in her eyes wearing a reddish gown) looking over her shoulder toward the camera.

mdmrn, to Parenting
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So, MDMRN Twin 1 took the Etch A Sketch and decided she was going to start writing messages in it.

This one she had me take a picture of said, "I Love Sleep."

And, I mean...same.

Just too funny.

mdmrn, to mountaindew
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Classy New Years Eve attire - sitting on my couch in my new Mountain Dew Code Red Snuggie courtesy of one of my sisters for Christmas.

Silly, comfy blanket as I ring in the New Year watching football.

Have a wonderful New Year.

#NYE #MountainDew #Selfie #Silly #MountainDewCodeRed #Snuggie #MountainDewSnuggie #Photo #NewYearsEve #NewYearsEveOutfit #OOTD #OutfitOfTheDay

mdmrn, to VideoGames
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So, I may have bought presents for myself recently, then wrapped them (or helped my kids wrap them acting like I had no clue it was for me) and the pretended to be surprised on Christmas.

...

Yes, that is exactly what I did.

Here's a pic of the stuff including all of the Wotakoi manga (a Cyber Monday deal), The Last Ronin, and the newest Sonic game.

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas.

#Sega #VideoGames #Manga #TMNT #Comics #GraphicNovel #Mangagram #Candy #Christmas #Wotakoi #Sonic #SonicSuperstars #Pikachu #Parenting

mdmrn, to random
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Babe, you okay?

You hardly touched your Now Even Zestier Andy Capp's Taste the Oven Baked Crunch Beer Battered Flavored Onion Flavored Rings Hot Corn and Oat Snacks!

Sorry, when I see something with that much text on the front...I can't help myself from making this same joke.

#Joke #Babe #Silly #Chips #SnackFood #AndyCapp

mdmrn, to random
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Happy Thursday and Meowy Catmas!

It's my last work day of the year, so I decided to don my iconic Ugly Christmas Sweater. This was the first one I ever got for myself that I debuted at work about 4 years ago to many snickers and giggles. It's such a silly sweater, so I just had to finish out strong with it.

Have a great one!

#UglyChristmasSweater #Sweater #Selfie #Christmas #ChristmasSweater #UglySweater #Beard #Bearded #BeardUp #MeowyChristmas #MeowyCatmas #Silly

mdmrn, to photography
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Good day folks.

Let us look now upon this artifact from a time long past. It appears to be the remnants of a "pay phone."

While the wires and core mechanics itself are long gone, the frame has survived the test of time. It is amazing what was created in the long, gone past and how technology has advanced where such an item appears obsolete to a modern person.

Sorry, I can't help being silly when I see old pay phone shells and the like. I grew up with them and still find it wild how they're all gone / my kids will never know what it's like to use one.

#Silly #PayPhone #Photograph #Photography #FakeArcheology #Joke

mdmrn, to random
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So, I went to the post office around lunch today and a guy was giving me an odd look, but I shrugged it off. He then apologized a few moments later and said, "Sorry, man, I just have some real beard envy."

So, that's new.

#Selfie #Beard #Bearded #BeardUp #CarSelfie

mdmrn, to manga
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Happy Manga Monday!

As we're closing in on Christmas, I decided to bust back out Sweet Rein and give it a re-read. I had not read it since 2021 and let me tell you, it's cheesy, but fun.

For those who don't know much about it (which may be many), Sweet Rein is about a girl named Kurumi who bumps into a boy named Kaito. Afterwards, a long invisible rein appears between the two of them, tying them together!

What we learn is that Santa (or Santas) are everyday people who connect with a human-reindeer to give out presents in their specific area once a year. This boy, Kaito, is Kurumi's reindeer. The story then follows Kurumi and Kaito as they are clearly having a crush on each other and also give out presents, work as Santa for Christmas, and overall try to make people's days brighter.

It's cute. I don't remember how it ended, so I'll have to finish it up before Christmas!

Have you read Sweet Rein? If so, what did you think of it?

#Manga #MangaCollector #MangaReview #Mangagram #MangaCommunity #eReader #Kindle #SweetRein #SakuraTsukuba #Christmas #ChristmasManga #Santa #SantaClaus #MangaMonday

mdmrn, to random
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Another Friday in December, another amazing Ugly Christmas Sweater!

This week it's my fantastic Aldi sweater I found. It's from a few years back and, honestly, I found at an off-price Department Store (Gabe's) out of season. It was...a surprising find, but I love it.

Have a great Friday!

#UglyChristmasSweater #Sweater #Selfie #Christmas #ChristmasSweater #UglySweater #Beard #Bearded #BeardUp #Aldi #AldiFinds #AldiLove #AldiGrocery #AldiHaul #AldiGroceryStore

mdmrn, to ilaughed
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Beard Wednesday or something.

Decided to wear a sweater vest and I think it works for me. Also, this beard is getting wild and thick. Going to need to trim it back soon, but mostly to make it more even. I kind of like how big my beard is getting.

#Beard #Selfie #Photo #Photograph #BeardSquad #Bearded #BeardedMan

mdmrn, to ilaughed
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Two words: Keg Urinal

As seen at a bar in upstate New York.

Enjoy.

#Photo #Why #Keg #Urinal #Bathroom #Photograph #WaitWhat #Random

mdmrn, to manga
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Happy Manga Monday!

This weekend I read Volume 2 of One Operation Joker. Much like Volume 1, it continued with the parenting jokes. This time we brought in Harley Quinn a couple times to help the Joker get baby Batman into a good daycare facility. Also, Alfred Pennyworth showed up as said daycare facility happened to be owned by Wayne Enterprises.

It's such a goofy concept and it was able to keep the gag going through a second volume. I feel like this series maxing out at 3 volumes is probably for the best because I'm not sure how much more they can do with this same baby Batman gag.

But, so far, still funny.

Tags: #Manga #MangaCollector #MangaReview #Mangagram #MangaCommunity #Joker #Batman #DCComics #OneOperationJoker #KeisukeGotou #SatoshiMiyagawa #ChristmasTree #Parenting #MangaMonday #Monday

Photograph of the interior of One Operation Joker, Volume 2. Image shows a black and white page with The Joker from the Batman comics leaning back and laughing. He is saying, "How can you be so sure that the director of that day care center will be an open-minded softie? The director's a pro at sensing the evil within. She'll smell me coming a mile away!! I've long said that people are evil at heart!"

mdmrn, to Parenting
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In quite the deft maneuver, the trio of elves yesterday first got the into the house during the day, somehow. Then they laid out some of the lights in strings to connect our light in the center of the room to the tree in some kind of shelf elf zipline.

Those elves are just wild.

Our youngest two really found this funny when they got home from school. Having to solo put up the tree on my lunch break was worth it for that alone.

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mdmrn, to random
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No one:

No person:

Not a soul:

Seriously, no one asked for this:

Me: Hmm, I wonder what it would look like if I brushed my beard upward...

mdmrn, to manga
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Happy !

This weekend I finally got to reading Volume 5, from 's new Naoko Takeuchi Collection reprint of the series. Let me tell you - fantastic.

This set of chapters introduced us to Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune, who had such a fantastic introduction. The duo as Mugen Academy students infiltrating the school; Sailor Uranus' sexuality and gender expression; and the pair's willingness for brutality introduced some new elements into the series that just made it hard to look away. I plowed through this volume this weekend.

Overall, solid volume, can't wait until the next one arrives for me in January.

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Collage of two pages of Sailor Moon manga pages. The upper page shows a few panels, but one larger one shows Sailor Moon and Chibiusa in her sailor scout form posing and pointing toward the camera. The lower panel shows Usagi looking concerned with the following text on the panel, "There is is again. Every time I notice how happy I am, the very next second I get a flash of anxiety."
An extremely white, bald man with his light bluish-green eyes bugged out holding the fifth volume of the Naoko Takeuchi Collection of Sailor Moon in his hand just under his nose. The volume has a blue perimeter with an image of Sailor Venus shown in the center posing.

mdmrn, to Parenting
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As many of y'all know, I'm a Dad with a small gaggle of kids. Well, it's closing in on and we have a trio of Elves on Shelves.

Last night, the three of them decided to make photocopies of their faces. They needed one on top to man the equipment and keep the top down. Looks like it worked and they happened to get two copies made of their faces.

Those ridiculous elves!

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mdmrn, to manga
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Donald Duck Visits Japan is silly.

The single volume series follows Donald and his buddies José Carioca and Panchito from the classic cartoon work for Duck Furnishings in the US. Being that it is this trio, they're always getting into trouble. So, their boss sends the three of them to Japan to become better employees by forcing them to work at a traditional, and very strict, Onsen in Japan.

Basically, it's a goofy story about Donald and friends becoming good at helping / serving others while working at an Onsen. That's it.

I have read this a few times and so have a few of my kids. It's silly, it's relaxing, and I tend to bring it with me on vacations if I'm looking for something quick to read at the beach.

Are there any single volume manga that you go back to and re-read to relax? Let me know in the comments!

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Photograph of manga panels from the inside of Donald Duck Visits Japan. Various panels shown, but the largest panel shows three duck / birds (Donald Duck, José Carioca, and Panchito) gasping with what appears to be their souls leaving their bodies.
Photograph of manga panels from the inside of Donald Duck Visits Japan. Various panels shown including one of Donald Duck smiling and waving while wearing a kimono.

mdmrn, to manga
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What would happen if Stitch, from Lilo and Stitch, crash landed in Japan during the Warring States period instead of in modern Hawai'i?

That's the question that the late Hiroto Wada answered in the manga series "Stitch and the Samurai" (Tono-sama to Stitch).

The art is so very well done and feels like a historical manga. Then enter Stitch, who is drawn exactly like he looks in the movie. The juxtaposition of serious looking historical manga art with the goofiness of Stitch is jarring and hilarious. Also, our titular Lord / Samurai becoming so head over heels obsessed with Stitch is something else.

TokyoPop consolidated all three volumes of it into a single, physical release omnibus, which is a great way to read it. I already read it and reviewed it digitally for @beneaththetangles a while back, but it was fun to re-read it again.

Now, to convince my Stitch loving kids to check it out too.

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Photograph of a white person's hand holding open a book. The pages of the book are black and white drawings from Stitch and the Samurai. The central image shows the back of a dark haired man in a hakama holding a fan looking at Stitch, from Lilo and Stitch, hopping on the ground.
Photograph of an open copy of Stitch and the Samurai. Various black and white images from the open page are shown. The largest image shows Stitch, from Lilo and Stitch, dressed in formal attire from the Japanese Warring States period. Stitch looks adorable.

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