Comments on: ura hello work c.16: NIGHT ESCAPER!!!

By: admin

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:13:26 +0000

@Francois: Thanks! You can find the book at any Village Vanguard or sometimes at Book Off
@catoneinutica: Thanks! I am indeed the shit. But it’s hard to get a big head when – like me- the vast majority of one’s referrals come from a Japanese-language catfight site.

By: catoneinutica

catoneinutica — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:40:18 +0000

THIS blog, THIS fuckin’ blog, is where the interesting reads are. Not one of those JapanToday news-aggregation sites or insipid “Let’s talk about oden” diary sites. Plus, Steve doesn’t come off as somewhat of a pompous ass, like Curzon at MFT or, sometimes, just a leetle beet, Marxy at NeoJaponisme.

By: François

François — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:31:52 +0000

Speaking about kanji, isn’t there a little mix between 事情 and 情事 ?

This detail set apart, great job. Still as interesting a serie as ever. Thanks for the translation, and for getting your hands on that book to start with.

By: crs

crs — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:00:34 +0000

damn yo, you update quickly! one more story. can’t wait for the next one.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:30:28 +0000

@craig: honestly i did this translation so long ago, I don’t remember if I ran that name (山谷) past my Japanese friends or not.
I’ll ask them tomorrow!

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:27:18 +0000

Awesome as always. When I lived in the sticks in Saitama, midnight movers would come about every 3 months to my neighboring apartment room. The room had some weird tenants! Sometimes I would hear babies crying at 4am, and other times I would just see scary older dudes going in and out.

By: craig

craig — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:05:51 +0000

Fascinating interview!
By the way, isn’t 山谷 Sanya, not Yamaya?

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:22:38 +0000

Wow, heavy stuff. I’d hate to think about what happened to that “young gangster”.