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brookstonalmanac · 2 months

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Events 7.28 (after 1940)

1942 – World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military court, with punishment ranging from duty in a shtrafbat battalion, imprisonment in a Gulag, or execution. 1943 – World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians. 1945 – A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26. 1957 – Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, western Kyushu, Japan, kills 992. 1960 – The German Volkswagen Act comes into force. 1962 – Beginning of the 8th World Festival of Youth and Students. 1965 – Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000. 1973 – Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway. 1974 – Spetsgruppa A, Russia's elite special force, was formed. 1976 – The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People's Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851. 1984 – Olympic Games: Games of the XXIII Olympiad: The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles. 1996 – The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man. 2001 – Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting. 2002 – Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground. 2002 – Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing 14 of the 16 people on board. 2005 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty-year-long armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland. 2010 – Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan history and the first involving an Airbus A321. 2011 – While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board. 2017 – Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges. 2018 – Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

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saffronapplemanga · 2 years

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Gene Bride - ジーンブライド

DRAMA, SCI-FI, MYSTERY

Gene Bride by Takano Hitomi

(2 volumes, ongoing)

JP only - English summary in this post

Links to my other manga posts here

I can't remember where I first saw this manga (the bookstore some time ago probably) and tbh I kinda forgot about it. But Colleen's Manga Recs made a video recently that reminded me I wanted to check Gene Bride out. So here we are.

This series won second place in the オンナ編 (Female Category) for the このマンガがすごい！ 2023 / Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2023 / “This Manga is Amazing! 2023″. (My post about the first-place winner here!)

Another blind read and all I knew about it was that it had sci-fi elements. After reading the two currently out volumes, I think we have yet another manga to throw into the "publishers, please license this" pile.

This manga has so many moments that made me go, "Mood."

Spoilers for volume one will be labeled and my thoughts will be after that. There's a twist at the end of volume one that I will label if you just want to know the premise without getting spoiled for the twist. Twitter reading thread here. Twitter link to this post here.

***SPOILERS FOR VOLUME ONE***

Isahaya Ichi is an entertainment journalist interviewing a director about his new movie. Literally, on page one, from the moment the director opened his mouth, I immediately disliked him. I'm not joking when I say from the first two words I already knew where he was going. The 「ね、君…」 "Hey, you..." gave me the ick and I groaned. I'm not going to Japanese language deep dive to explain but briefly — using 君 in this context is kinda rude and he should've referred to her as Ms. Isahaya. A more polite version would've been like 「あの/すみません、諫早さん…」 "Excuse me, Ms. Isahaya.” Anyway, the director proceeds to talk to Ichi in a way that many women are unfortunately familiar with, essentially not taking her seriously and being inappropriate. And Ichi is rightfully PISSED.

In the very next scene, she's going for a jog and... some creep is waiting for her to pass through her running route and... jacking off in public to her running past... Apparently, this isn't the first time that guy has done so. Yikes.

Back at her office, two men with an appointment come by. Opening the door for them, one of the men presents her with a box of chocolates and says, "Isahaya Ichi. Do you remember me? I'm Masaki Makuhito. I was your soulmate." He proceeds to mention something about "Gene Bride." Ichi doesn't remember him but finds out that he was a classmate at the academy she went to. After some funny and awkward back and forth, we learn that Masaki had tagged along with the other man, Takechi, to see Ichi so he could give her chocolates and thank her. But thank her for what?

That night, Ichi dreams of her school days and we see some images that raise a lot of questions. Young Ichi in uniform, teachers, a "Life Plan" survey for students to fill out (NOT a "Career Plan" survey), multiple bridal couples at a "Gene Bride" event, and a girl calling Ichi's name. She wakes up in a cold sweat.

Ichi's boss, Hibiki, gave Masaki extra tickets their office got to a viewing of the director's movie which causes them to run into each other there. After the viewing, they see the director and the director proceeds to sexually harass her again.

Ugh..........

Ichi notices that when Masaki was talking to the director, the conversation was... well, normal and relevant. They actually discussed the movie and its references instead of... her looks and the fact she's a woman. The two share a taxi when they leave and Masaki tells her that he wanted to thank her for something back in their school days. They were told to not eat or drink anything because the school was going to take saliva samples so they could pair up the students for "Gene Bride." However, Masaki accidentally ate chocolate and was afraid to tell the teachers about it. When he was trying to figure out what to do, Ichi stood up and told the teachers that she accidentally ate chocolate herself which gave Masaki the opportunity to hightail it out of there. The two of them ended up getting paired together for "Gene Bride" as a result meaning they weren't technically soulmates since their saliva tests couldn't be done properly.

I love them.

Understandably, Ichi starts wondering why Masaki showed up all of a sudden seemingly out of nowhere, why the academy and "Gene Bride" business came back up. She starts to remember her friend from the academy and it seems like something had happened to the friend, haunting Ichi. Essentially, she works herself up to the point where she thinks Masaki came to say his thanks because he's dying and he's wrapping up loose ends. But, uh... he's fine. He's not dying lolll.

Had me hollering tbh.

She later has a job for other interviews with men, and Hibiki doesn't want to send Ichi alone as the number of times she's been harassed on the job is just disgusting. So Hibiki considers asking a male friend to accompany her to ensure Ichi is safe while doing her job (LOVE Hibiki!!!). Just then, Masaki happened to be visiting their office and they ask him to tag along on the job. Unsurprisingly, the interview went smoothly, and Ichi was taken seriously and respected — all because Masaki was silently sitting next to her. He tried to excuse himself to use the bathroom but Ichi refuses to let him get up as the last time a male colleague left her for a moment, the harassment started as if a switch got flipped.

After the job is done, she looks at some rings in the window of a store, considering buying one. She walks away and Masaki asks if she didn't want to get a ring but she says she just wanted one to use as "bug repellant," which leaves him confused as to what she means. Ichi has another interview to do right after this and tells Masaki not to come. He asks why and she doesn't give him a straight answer and tells him to figure it out for himself while he waits for her to come back. At first, he says, "Whatever, I don't wanna know that bad anyway. I have other stuff to worry about." So Ichi replies with, "How nice it must be. You guys can just think about yourselves and only yourselves. Meanwhile, we have to think about you. Otherwise, we risk getting ourselves killed." She walks away leaving him, and the questions he's left with annoy him to the point he makes it his mission to find the answers.

Truly, what a concept.

It turns out the reason he couldn't come to this particular interview is because she was going to meet a voice actress who had been harassed so badly, she almost completely left the industry. She was thankfully able to make a comeback but now surrounds herself with only female staff.

When Ichi comes back to meet with Masaki after her job is done, he starts rattling off all the research he did and talking about all the questions he now has answers to. He also knows why Ichi was looking at rings and offers her one he bought for her while also acknowledging how ridiculous it is that she even has to consider such measures in the first place. She's thrown off by the whole interaction and Masaki himself. Turns out the ring was not actually a ring, but a hook he got from a craft store. He says something along the lines of, "It's really handy. It looks like a ring but if you flip it over it becomes a weapon with the pointy end, which is perfect for you because you're so aggressive. And! You can use it to hang something on your wall."

I love it. 10/10 scene. I was laughing, crying, screaming, kicking my feet.

The chapter ends with the sentiment that things can change for the better little by little, eluding back to a conversation she had with Hibiki at the beginning of the chapter.

Breezing through the rest of the volume, Ichi asks Masaki to help her find her friend, Enami, from the academy. He tells her that his mother can probably help as she had been working for the academy for a long time.

The principal and some "inner circle" students from the academy are traveling for an exchange event of some kind, but their plane is delayed because of thick fog (btw the fog is an element that is constantly brought up throughout the volume). A few of the students sneak away to a nearby movie theater to kill some time. The way the students talk raises a lot of questions. They seem to be special students, they've never been to the movies, never ridden the train, call their phones "communication terminals," and seem to seldom leave the academy.

***SPOILERS FOR THE TWIST AT THE END OF VOLUME ONE***

Ichi and Masaki happen to be meeting up at the same movie theater the students go to. One of the students drops her "communication terminal" on a ledge and tries to reach for it, almost falling over the railing in the process. Ichi grabs her and pulls her back to safety and Masaki retrieves the device for the girl. While handing it to Ichi, a voice from the phone says, "Facial recognition confirmed, device unlocked... Greetings, Isahaya Ichi." At that moment Ichi looks at the girl who takes off her face mask to reveal that the girl looks exactly like Ichi but younger, and has the same name but spelled with different kanji characters.

And the volume ends there.

In volume two we spend time with student Ichi and see adult Ichi and Masaki try to figure out what the heck is going on, as well as some adult Ichi flashbacks to her academy days with Enami. I'm super glad that the two Ichis each have their own personalities. While they might look exactly alike, they very much feel like different people.

***END OF SPOILERS FOR VOLUME ONE***

From the very first page and throughout the story, there are multiple instances of misogyny, sexism, harassment, etc. that women are not strangers to. I'm sure a lot of women can relate, but for those of you who don't, I still would recommend you read this. If you don't relate, to you I say, "Empathy is sexy."

Seeing other perspectives, learning from them, and trying to understand people is very attractive guys. It's science, I don't make the rules. That's why Masaki is best boy. Be like Masaki.

Ichi is hitting her breaking point, exasperated with all the bullshit she, and others, have had to deal with for being women. Multiple times, she says あたしたち "we/us (women)" when she's faced with yet more bullshit, expressing her exhaustion and anger at all the hurdles women face.

I have some theories about how these themes play into the plot but I'll hold off because of spoilers.

This manga has sci-fi elements that are slowly revealed to us. At first, everything seems rather normal and mundane. But once we do get bits of info and clues, you quickly notice something weird is going on. And the reveal at the end of volume one really doubles down on that feeling. I really enjoyed how things were slowly unveiled.

Our main duo, Ichi and Masaki, both have strong personalities, and their interactions are highly entertaining.

Masaki and I are kindred spirits.

Ichi is professional, but you can tell she's seething inside when she has to deal with harassment. Outside of work, she's got more of an edge and can be quite curt, but all in polite Japanese of course lolll. Masaki is just... hilarious. Everything he does has me going like, "omg that's me." Every scene he's in is a good time while simultaneously being torture for Ichi. The two have a fun dynamic, bickering while somehow clicking at times as a team.

Read it for Ichi and Masaki, they're great.

I'm interested to see what Gene Bride does with its themes. I can already tell some messed up stuff is probably happening, but I just have so many questions. Along with the intriguing plot and mystery, we have characters with distinct personalities and lovable, humorous moments throughout! Please license this...

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If there's any Japanese-only manga you want me to check out, let me know! No promises, I'll only read what I'm interested in, but I'll take suggestions into consideration. Preferably, shorter manga or newer manga with a few volumes out since I like to take breaks from longer series I'm reading :)

#gene bride #ジーンブライド #manga #manga recs #manga recommendations #manga discussion #shoujosei #josei #kono manga ga sugoi #josei manga

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ljaesch · 1 day

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Seven Seas Entertainment Licenses the Gene Bride Manga

Seven Seas Entertainment has announced that it has acquired the license for the Gene Bride manga series by Hitomi Takano. This shojo romance drama follows a woman sick of workplace misogyny and a man she just happened to be matched with in a middle school experiment. Isahaya Ichi is fed up with men, a woman navigating a world where she’s underestimated at work because of her gender and sexually…

#FUNimation Entertainment #Gene Bride #manga

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crystal-in-nagasaki · 2 months

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nagasaki's fruit bus stops

In my very own prefecture of Nagasaki, I recently was able to visit the famous fruit-shaped bus stops. They're located on the eastern coast just north of the bridge to the Shimabara peninsula, on the outskirts of Isahaya city in Konagai.

According to JNTO, the bus stops were first built in 1990 to attract visitors to the Journey Exhibition Nagasaki, which celebrated Nagasaki's rich multicultural history. There are 16 fruit-shaped bus stops in total that come in five varieties: strawberry, watermelon, cantaloupe, orange, and tomato. These varieties of fruits were chosen to represent Nagasaki's agricultural specialties, of which strawberries and oranges are the most prevalent.

On our way up to visit some friends in Itoshima to the north, my girlfriend and I stopped at the various bus stops to take some pictures. A few of them are placed beside the sea, which created a beautiful scene.

They're not just for show. The bus stops seemed genuinely comfortable and offered ample shade from the heat. You couldn't tell that they were made over 30 years ago because they are so well-maintained. We even saw one of the bus stops undergoing construction, proving to us that they are well taken care of.

The bus stops are a really great photo spot and show the quirkiness of Japanese tourism in the most unlikely of places. I definitely recommend stopping by for some pictures if you're in the area!

Thanks for reading <3

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lenssongs · 2 years

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本日の橘湾辺り #有喜 #唐比 #千々石 #ジョウビタキ #アオサギ #ヤブツバキ #えびす #恵比須 #恵比寿 #camelliajaponica #redstar #grayheron #isahaya #nagasaki https://www.instagram.com/p/CppZe5fJLyM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#有喜 #唐比 #千々石 #ジョウビタキ #アオサギ #ヤブツバキ #えびす #恵比須 #恵比寿 #camelliajaponica #redstar #grayheron #isahaya #nagasaki

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chipstertool · 3 months

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#idol death game tv #アイドルデスゲームTV

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travelbloggerthaoyoko · 4 months

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Nagasaki Nhật Bản – Khám phá tỉnh và thành phố Nagasaki

Vị trí địa lí Nagasaki Nhật Bản

Tỉnh Nagasaki có diện tích khoảng 4,130 km2 (là một trong những tỉnh nhỏ nhất ở Nhật), nằm ở phía tây nam của Nhật Bản, thuộc khu vực Kyushu. Với vị trí gần biển, tỉnh này có rất nhiều đảo lớn nhỏ và các vịnh hẹp đẹp mắt, tạo nên một cảnh quan độc đáo.

Thành phố Nagasaki nằm ở phía tây của tỉnh Nagasaki, thuộc khu vực Kyushu, phía tây nam của Nhật Bản. Phía tây và nam giáp biển Hoa Đông, phía đông giáp thành phố Isahaya và thành phố Omura, phía bắc giáp thành phố Saikai.

Lịch sử Nagasaki Nhật Bản

Nhắc đến Nagasaki, không thể không nhắc đến sự kiện bom nguyên tử kinh hoàng ngày 9 tháng 8 năm 1945.

Vụ ném bom đã cướp đi sinh mạng của hơn 70.000 người và tàn phá nặng nề thành phố. Tuy nhiên, từ tro tàn, Nagasaki đã vươn lên mạnh mẽ, trở thành biểu tượng của hòa bình và hy vọng.

Những địa điểm du lịch tại Nagasaki Nhật Bản

Công viên Hòa Bình Nagasaki

Được thành lập vào năm 1955 để tưởng niệm các nạn nhân của vụ ném bom nguyên tử xuống Nagasaki. Công viên cũng là một nơi để thư giãn và tận hưởng cảnh quan thiên nhiên.

Bảo tàng Bom Nguyên tử Nagasaki

Bảo tàng Bom Nguyên tử Nagasaki được thành lập để tưởng nhớ và kỷ niệm các nạn nhân của vụ tấn công nguyên tử ở Nagasaki và để cảnh báo về hậu quả đáng sợ của vũ khí hạt nhân. Bảo tàng này có nhiều phòng trưng bày với những hiện vật, hình ảnh và tài liệu lịch sử liên quan đến sự kiện kinh hoàng đó.

Nhà thờ Oura – Nagasaki Nhật Bản

Nhà thờ Công giáo lâu đời nhất Nhật Bản, với kiến trúc Gothic ấn tượng. Nhà thờ Oura, còn được biết đến là Nhà thờ Thánh Phêro, là một biểu tượng tôn giáo và du lịch quan trọng ở Nagasaki, Nhật Bản.

Khu phố người Hoa Shinchi

Khu phố người Hoa Shinchi, còn được gọi là Chinatown, là một điểm đến văn hóa và ẩm thực phổ biến ở Nagasaki, Nhật Bản. Các cửa hàng, quán ăn và nhà hàng trải dài qua các con phố, mang đến cho du khách cơ hội trải nghiệm các món ăn truyền thống của người Hoa, cũng như các món ăn địa phương được ảnh hưởng bởi văn hóa Trung Quốc.

Đảo Gunkanjima (Đảo Pháo Đài)

Là di sản văn hóa thế giới được UNESCO công nhận, là tàn tích của một khu mỏ than dưới nước độc đáo. Đảo Gunkanjima, còn được gọi là Hashima, là một hòn đảo nhỏ không có người sinh sống ngoài khơi Nagasaki, Nhật Bản.

Núi Inasa – Nagasaki Nhật Bản

Núi Inasa là một ngọn núi cao 333 mét nằm ở phía tây thành phố Nagasaki, Nhật Bản. Nó được biết đến với tầm nhìn toàn cảnh thành phố, đặc biệt đẹp vào ban đêm.

Vườn Quốc gia Unzen-Amakusa

Núi Unzen là điểm thu hút du khách nổi tiếng, với nhiều con đường mòn đi bộ đường dài dẫn đến đỉnh núi. Núi cũng là nơi có một số suối nước nóng, nơi du khách có thể thư giãn và tận hưởng khung cảnh.

Làng Huis Ten Bosch

Công viên giải trí mô phỏng theo kiến trúc Hà Lan, với những ngôi nhà gỗ, kênh đào và cối xay gió.

Vườn thú Nagasaki – Nagasaki Nhật Bản

Nơi du khách có thể gặp gỡ nhiều loài động vật quý hiếm từ khắp nơi trên thế giới. Nơi đây được biết đến với môi trường sống tự nhiên và các chương trình tương tác với động vật, nơi du khách có thể vuốt ve và cho ăn các loài động vật như khỉ và chuột lang nước.

Cầu Inasa – Nagasaki Nhật Bản

Là cây cầu treo dây văng dài nhất Nhật Bản, với tầm nhìn ngoạn mục ra thành phố. Cầu Inasayama là một địa điểm phổ biến để đi dạo, đi xe đạp và ngắm cảnh. Đây cũng là một địa điểm phổ biến để tổ chức các sự kiện, chẳng hạn như hòa nhạc và lễ hội.

Cầu Inasa không chỉ là một công trình kỹ thuật ấn tượng mà còn là một điểm đến du lịch phổ biến, đặc biệt vào buổi tối khi thành phố Nagasaki được chiếu sáng rực rỡ.

Ẩm thực Nagasaki Nhật Bản

Mì Champon

Món mì xào với hải sản và rau củ, được nấu theo phong cách Trung Hoa, là món ăn đặc trưng nhất của Nagasaki.

Thưởng thức Sara Udon tại Nagasaki Nhật Bản

Mì udon ăn kèm với sốt cà ri đậm đà, là món ăn mang đậm dấu ấn văn hóa phương Tây. Sara Udon thường được phủ lên trên nhiều loại topping phong phú, chẳng hạn như tôm chiên, mực chiên, thịt lợn xào, bắp cải, giá đỗ và trứng luộc lòng đào.

Shirauo no Soboro Gohan (Cơm chà bông)

Đây là món nơm rang với cá mòi trắng, là món ăn dân dã nhưng vô cùng thơm ngon. Mè đen rang, hành lá thái nhỏ, rong biển khô (nori) vụn thường được rắc lên trên cùng để trang trí và tăng thêm hương vị.

Castella

Castella có vị ngọt ngào nhẹ nhàng đến từ mật ong. Bánh bông lan mềm mịn, thơm ngon, được nướng theo công thức truyền thống của Bồ Đào Nha. Bánh này là một món quà tặng phổ biến và thường được bán trong các hộp dài đặc biệt.

Kakigori (Đá bào Nhật)

Món đá bào phủ kem và siro trái cây, là món ăn giải nhiệt tuyệt vời trong mùa hè. Là một món tráng miệng phổ biến tại Nhật Bản, đặc biệt được yêu thích vào mùa hè nóng bức.

Kakigori có nhiều hương vị khác nhau, từ những hương vị truyền thống như dâu tây, chanh, trà xanh, đến những hương vị hiện đại hơn như xoài, kiwi, dưa hấu, v.v.

Hippari Udon

Mì udon được kéo tay thủ công, dai ngon, thường được ăn kèm với nước dùng dashi thanh ngọt. Các topping phổ biến của Hippari Udon bao gồm cá saba (cá thu) đóng hộp, natto (đậu nành lên men), hành lá thái nhỏ, trứng sống và rong biển khô (nori).

Nơi đây níu chân du khách bởi những di sản lịch sử độc đáo, văn hóa đa dạng, cảnh quan thiên nhiên tuyệt đẹp và con người thân thiện. Hãy cùng Saigontimes Travel đến với Nagasaki, nơi đây sẽ mang đến cho bạn những trải nghiệm khó quên và lưu giữ những kỷ niệm đẹp đẽ trong lòng.

#thaoyoko #du lịch Nagasaki

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