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Andrew 太郎 Kiya

@kiyandrew.bsky.social
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69th subscriber to the Unwinnable Final Fantasy subscription drive. localization. narrative and authenticity consultant. ハーフ. he/him. proudly bi 🏳️‍🌈 Credits: Fantasy Life i, Dead Take, No, I'm Not a Human, Skate Story (and more...)

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Andrew 太郎 Kiya @kiyandrew.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
seconded, edo open air museum is goated. the curators there do a fantastic job of making all of the buildings feel lived-in and “real”, like placing period-accurate household items around the rooms. they also have the cutest mascot ever: Edomaru
a picture of Edomaru, a green worm that serves as the mascot for the Edo Tokyo Open Air Architecture Museum
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alexis @steppinlazer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
it would be helpful to mention japanese labor laws re: layoffs as a factor in these types of stories
Quiet Restructuring vs. U.S.-Style Layoffs

In Japan, U.S.-style sudden mass layoffs are rare by law and custom. Instead, firms practice a "quiet change". They curb hiring, redeploy staff internally, and expand early-retirement schemes. For example, Tokyo Shoko Research reports that 46 listed companies in FY2025 offered early retirement to over 20,000 workers. Notably, many announcements emphasized retraining and redeployment over firing. A consultant's study notes that Japanese companies are focusing on "eliminating redundant tasks" to boost productivity, rather than simply cutting headcount.What, if any, additional considerations apply if large numbers of dismissals (redundancies) are planned? How many employees need to be affected for the additional considerations to apply?
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In cases of layoffs, courts tend to determine the validity of the dismissal by comprehensively considering the specific circumstances related to the following four elements (Tokyo District Court Decision, January 21, 2000; Osaka High Court Judgment, March 24, 2016, etc.).Since restructuring dismissals are dismissals based on the employer’s circumstances, stricter standards are applied in determining their validity than for dismissals attributable to the employee’s fault. These standards apply regardless of the number of employees targeted for dismissal.

(i) Necessity of Personnel Reduction: The implementation of personnel reduction must be based on sufficient necessity arising from corporate management issues such as recession, decline, or poor business performance, or be recognised as an unavoidable measure.

(ii) Efforts to Avoid Dismissal (Necessity of Selecting Layoffs as a Means of Workforce Reduction) : Measures to avoid layoffs must have been implemented, such as reducing expenses (including cutting overtime pay by stopping overtime work), reducing temporary workers, reducing or eliminating executive compensation and employee bonuses, not renewing fixed-term contracts, halting new hires, suspending pay raises, reassigning employees, or offering voluntary retirement programs.

(iii) Rationality of Selection: Objective and reasonable criteria must be established for selecting employees subject to dismissal, and these criteria must be applied fairly.

(iv) Fairness of the termination process: Conducting labour-management negotiations, individual interviews, and other procedures to provide explanations, disclose information, and engage in consultation with workers.
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Phil Szostak @philszostak.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
“Tony [Gilroy] finally turned to me, and he said, ‘Hey, you just got to stop pitching plot. Plot is bullshit. Plot is what happens when you get the behavior right. Pitch me a line of dialogue, pitch me atmosphere, pitch me something visual. Stop pitching stuff that happens.’” 1/2
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Anime News Network @animenewsnetwork.com · 21/08/2026
Award-Winning Translator, Jan Mitsuko Cash, Calls on American Manga Industry to Double Their Rates!
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Emilia @lazerwalker.com · 29/07/2026
Chinese oracle bone script and bronze script are so good, what do you mean some guy 3000 years ago was like "we need a word for poop, I'm gonna draw a guy pooping"
bronze inscription script for 屎, aka poop. It looks like a person sitting down (with a torso and a single arm) and four little bits of poop raining down from the butt
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Andrew 太郎 Kiya @kiyandrew.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
i hit the big three-oh! here’s to another three decades 🍻
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Andrew 太郎 Kiya @kiyandrew.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
LRT the ONLY thing that warrants fixing in Ocarina is the buttcheeks UX (looking at you Iron Boots) but aside from that, any change is going to drastically change the game to the point where the experience will be fundamentally different.
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Xythar @xythar.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
i won't stand for these "OoT isn't even that good" takes i'm starting to see here. it really is that good, but that's also why a remake is pointless. there's nothing wrong with the original game for a remake to "fix" and you're unlikely to catch lightning in a bottle again to make something better
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Teegan @teegan.dog · 06/06/2026
bisexual final boss
Bisexual flags everywhere on the person and also a huge bi flag display like a peacock
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Lauren Deschain @thatnerdchick.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Thanks, Vonnegut. 💜
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Andrew 太郎 Kiya @kiyandrew.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
back in tokyo! thanks for the fun times, see yall again in kyoto next year ❤️
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Andrew 太郎 Kiya @kiyandrew.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
what i really come to bitsummit for: streetpass
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Andrew 太郎 Kiya @kiyandrew.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
saturday well-spent documenting cool moss in kuramayama
moss covered rock wallmoss covered stone lanternmoss covered roof of a purification wellmoss and lichen covered 800 year-old japanese cedar, with a straw woven rope symbolizing it’s sacredness
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mads 🐼 @smadseli.northsky.social · 26/04/2026
My polite and effective way of saying this is this screenshot and a heavy handed but gentle stare at…quite a few of you.
post from tumblr:
I need a polite and effective way to say "hey your heart is truly in the right place and your anger is often righteous but I think sometimes you're getting recreationally mad about things that are frankly not worth the amount of energy you're spending on them, and every time you do this you're driving yourself slightly more insane with nothing to show for it," and then I need a way to broadcast that message through a loudspeaker to roughly 30,000 people at once, and THEN I need a time machine to send that message to my past self lol. and maybe a second time machine in case past me tries to be clever and sabotage the version of me who comes through the first Time Machine
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autumn wright 🍂 @autumn-wright.com · 23/04/2026
i think ring fit 2 would fix me
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Andrew 太郎 Kiya @kiyandrew.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
people in the comments are rightfully skeptical but it’s real www.ikea.com/jp/ja/campai...
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legalized gamboling @ohtazer.goblinmo.de · 23/03/2026
as a culture we have really given "ideas" way too much credit. ideas are a dime a dozen. they happen all the time. the magic is way more in the doing, and the doing's diminished stature is linked to lack of respect for labor and, more recently, skill and expertise.
subway ad that says "your idea could be live by the time you reach your stop"
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Hilltop @hilltopworks.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Hi everyone. Things have been happening in the fan-translation scene and I've been overdue in talking about them. For the first time ever I've made a long writeup. Please read it and feel free to reach out to me with comments.
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The deadly serious part-time unofficial hobby of videogame fan-translation
The very serious part-time unofficial hobby of videogame fan-translation Hi. A couple of things have happened in the “scene” that prompted me to make this writeup, and I’m probably overdue in …
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 16/03/2026
This is proving to be a popular sentiment, so if you want to play a game that was 100% made by human beings, check out Demonschool. (it is an RPG with puzzle-y tactical battles, so make sure you like that kind of thing first) store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
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Demonschool on Steam
Demonschool is a new-style tactics RPG where motion equals action. Defeat big weirdos in between the human and demon worlds as Faye and her misfit companions, while navigating university life on a mys...
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Andrew 太郎 Kiya @kiyandrew.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
brother why are you gendering the pikachu. why is it so hetero. literally who is this for.
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Andrew 太郎 Kiya @kiyandrew.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
shout out to the guy at the pinkpantheress concert in tokyo that was recording the show with a 3ds. truly a genius beyond understanding.
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Andrew 太郎 Kiya @kiyandrew.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
i have been under the thrall of Blue Prince for the past month and a half. i am on day 76. i am so close to the end, i can taste it. i have said the phrase “it’s all coming together” about 10 times now. i want to play other games so badly but i cannot stop myself. someone please send help.
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Andrew 太郎 Kiya @kiyandrew.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
THEY CUT THE TIME-LOOP VILLAGE??? Oh man, that’s so disappointing. I expected hand-holding, maybe some changes in the narrative, but cutting whole stories? What’s the point?
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Lo 🎨🔞 @lodrawsfilth.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
There are many reasons to help people. One that I think gets overlooked sometimes is: helping others often helps you. So if you feel like shit, don’t flagellate yourself in the dark. Leave your head a little. Extend some kindness. You can’t do everything, but you can do some things.
A black and white comic page. A person sits at the bottom of a whole, endlessly anxiety rambling to themself. A speech bubble yelling “HELP!” cuts through. The person stands up and peers out the hole, seeing a figure lying injured on the ground with people starting to gather around. The person says “Hold on, man! I got you!” Another person in the corner says “Y’all need water? Bandages?”
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Necrosoft Games @necrosoftgames.com · 19/01/2026
Small reminder that if you liked Demonschool, please leave a review! Steam helps the most but it's useful on other platforms as well. You don't have to write anything clever! store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
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Demonschool on Steam
Demonschool is a new-style tactics RPG where motion equals action. Defeat big weirdos in between the human and demon worlds as Faye and her misfit companions, while navigating university life on a mys...
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Andrew 太郎 Kiya @kiyandrew.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
am i tripping or did i hear Pinkpantheress use the level-up sound effect from Kingdom Hearts in her latest song with Zara Larsson??
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Benjanun Sriduangkaew @ Persephone Effect out now @benjanun.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
A lot of Americans don't realize that they export rapists and violent bigots all over the world, stationed in military bases.
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Into The Spine @intothespine.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
this was 2025, as told by 91 writers across the world intothespine.com/2025/12/31/s...
a collage of 15 different games included on the list, from silent hill f to elden ring nightreign
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roo, ᚏᚑᚑ @chronodise.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
happy new year! had a morning walk in the park followed by an impromptu sushi date 💞 @kiyandrew.bsky.social
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donni saphire @donni.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
You can pretend to have your shit together if you want. They don’t really check
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Ruka🐬 @sangobouro.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
I never want life to be determined by race. For so long, I wanted the certainty that I could stay here. #diarycomic
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Necrosoft Games @necrosoftgames.com · 09/12/2025
We're doing a series of behind the scenes style devlogs where we discuss how and why we came upon certain systems in Demonschool. This first one is about our battle system. We want to be more transparent about our process, and this is one step toward that! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN3p...
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Demonschool Devlog 1: Quick battles with no leveling and no experience points
YouTube video by Necrosoft Games
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Leocalization @leotranslations.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
I'm looking for participants for my master's study about transmasc/trans men fans of manga and anime! Please fill out my 10-minute survey: form.jotform.com/253308772919... #transmasc #t4t #ftm #nonbinary #transresearch #transsurvey #nonbinarysurvey #transresearchbytransrsearchers
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Andrew 太郎 Kiya @kiyandrew.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
ape escape, with the caveat that they need to keep the absolutely jank dualshock controls
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 24/11/2025
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
Credits for Brent Porter (3D art lead) and Catherine Menabde (2D art lead) are shown here. There's a lengthy description of what they did, with a  pastiche of various Demonschool characters underneath, messing around with a computer.
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roo, ᚏᚑᚑ @chronodise.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
lovely day spent on miyajima w/ @kiyandrew.bsky.social and my parents!!! (also if anyone knows good italian in kyoto pls lmk 🥹)
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Necrosoft Games @necrosoftgames.com · 19/11/2025
Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it. store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/... store.playstation.com/en-us/concep... www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
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Dora B @heyitsdora.com · 13/11/2025
The best way journalists can support indie games is to cover more than whatever the current indie hits/darlings of the moment are. Games like Hades, Blue Prince, and Silksong do not need help with visibility, but discoverability is the biggest challenge facing many indie devs today.
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Tom, Legally Certified Date Simmelier @iiotenki.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I wrote more words about how it feels to be a translator watching the games press report on AI and labor, coming from a field that's fought these battles for decades. It may look like I'm beating up on one outlet, but it's not about them; I've been trying to write this for me and my peers all year.
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You Can't Report on Hunger While Taking Bread Off the Table
On the proliferation of machine translation in video game outlets covering the effects of AI on labor.
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Necrosoft Games @necrosoftgames.com · 05/11/2025
TWO WEEKS UNTIL DEMONSCHOOL
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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Andrew 太郎 Kiya @kiyandrew.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
im so excited for demonschool to come out purely so that I can gush about Destin. i love him and his short shorts SO much.
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pumpkin spice doodlemancy 🎃 @doodlemancy.com · 24/10/2025
if you are actually concerned with devs getting paid what they're worth you could probably say more useful things than "games should be $100". you could condemn excessive exec pay. you could fight for unionization and better labor protections. you could display, like, any interest in ending poverty
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kuraine @lena.fyi · 23/10/2025
the motherload... the platonic ideal
many mushiesmushie(mus) (mush)
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Bruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 23/10/2025
'AAA games should cost $100' I think most AAA games are already marketed at the $120+-ish price bracket, it's just that you can get them with the poor-person discount for the 'low' price of $70 if you don't care about launch DLC, etc
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Andrew 太郎 Kiya @kiyandrew.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
thank you @gamingvlognetwork.com for the beautiful photos + thank you @diegoarguello.bsky.social for inviting me out last week!!! @aliciahaddick.com we should talk more about indies again some time 👀
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Ju Li Khaw @juleshortstuff.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
I’ve been working for 15 years as an animator and I can tell you without a doubt, the best fix I ever found for imposter syndrome is living a full life where your days and worth don’t hinge on whether or not you were a good animator today.
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Andrew 太郎 Kiya @kiyandrew.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Post you from a different era.
me when i was playing rugby in university
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