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Thanks, I got lucky in the very last day!

I voted by mail and am glad to see what's happening right now. I hate this view that "rich people are the experts that should define life while poor people are all lazy." when that's not true.

Me being listed as Oct 2025 champion of Riichi Nomi IRL Meetups

Top 16 October 2025 scores on Riichi Nomi NYC monthly leaderboard.

What I was up to after Kodansha House - becoming a IRL meetup mahjong champion at the Riichi Nomi NYC meetups for October 2025.

Why be a king when you can be a queen? 💅

Fujita (Wotakoi) autograph from Kodansha House.

Fujita (Wotakoi) autograph from Kodansha House this past weekend! Was a bit nervous talking to her, but got to say what I wanted to say! AHHHHHH. So very lucky to be one of the very few people to get he autograph.

I managed to luckily get 2 big first-place wins, which was thankfully enough because I had a 4th before those 2 games.

Played some games to qualify for the 2nd round of the MJS JongTama tournament & wow, this username. @_@

Very honored to be interviewed by @brkagurabachi.bsky.social about my work on manga projects like @mangasplaining.bsky.social, american manga awards with @animenyc.bsky.social & finding manga for kids with Scholastic Graphix kagurabachi.com.br/interviews/d... + charming illios by Yowhza & BMO

Re-reading Wotakoi before I see Fujita this Saturday at Kodansha House.

Thank you! And yes, I met her in-person last year when she was in NYC and I'm looking forward to seeing her again now that she's here in NYC.

Your shirt is great! Also, enjoy your life! I've been going to a whole bunch of concerts lately, so you should do the same!

Hehehe, it's me who interviewed her.

INTERVIEW: Jenn Barr - Getting to Know America’s First Japan Professional Mahjong League | Yatta-Tachi Yatta-Tachi spoke with Jenn after the 2025 World Riichi Championship about the book, the North American scene, and English riichi mahjong content worldwide. Yatta-Tachi interviewed Jenn Barr, the firs...

I can finally reveal this! I interviewed @mahjongjen.bsky.social for @yattatachi.bsky.social. This was something I wanted to do since last year, so I'm glad I got a chance to talk to her about her mahjong journey. yattatachi.com/interview-je...

So recently, I found out that I'm on this promotional flyer for a mahjong event next Monday (I'm the guy holding the cup to his mouth).

Went to see Tokyo Downtown NYC live at Kodansha House last night after mahjong. City pop has always fascinated me, so this was a fun treat!

Spreading Gintama love at my local mahjong parlor (celebrating the collab with Mahjong Soul). Oh yeah, baiman tsumo chiitoi with all the red fives.

Went to VIP premiere party for the opening of Kodansha House 2025. Had some fun, hehe.

New Gintama spinoff anime coming to Crunchyroll, Gintama Yoshiwara in Flames arc remake movie in 2026, and now a Gintama collaboration with Mahjong Soul. Maybe @viz.com can bring back the Gintama manga now?

Oh yeah, of course. I feel that this is common. Also, I just read that page

Didn't RB1 have something like this for sanshoku?

Gintama Is Still Relevant for Community A few weeks ago, I was in the front of a karaoke parlor, waiting to meet up with new friends. While I was waiting, I saw a male/female couple walk towards a restaurant next to the karaoke parlor. The....

New blog post: Gintama Is Still Relevant for Community. www.dropintomanga.com/post/7962317...

Dude, they're treating anime like a king right now. And good god, they already got SNK.

That is true. I'm just wondering what will happen when mahjong reaches SF6-level popularity.

Imagine mahjong going this route. Though I wouldn't be surprised because it's Japan.

Behind the Blog - 25 Years Later For context, you can read the 1st post: Behind the Blog - 15 Years Later and the 2nd post: Behind the Blog - 20 Years Later. It's been 25 years now since I received a mental health diagnosis of...

New blog post: Behind the Blog - 25 Years Later. www.dropintomanga.com/post/7954055...

SLAY

Won the lottery to see Fujita (Wotakoi) on October 11 at Kodansha House. I'm so excited to get their autograph!

Boys Run the Riot - Transitioning Forward Kodansha made a big splash at this year's Anime NYC with a free US-edition of one of their hit seinen manga magazines, Young Magazine. This special issue contains various stories of all genres catered...

New blog post: Boys Run the Riot - Transitioning Forward. www.dropintomanga.com/post/7945132...

I haven't talked about this much here, but I went to 2 K-Pop concerts and a K-Pop pop-up event in my area this past weekend. It was such a blast.

Blue Lock - The Egoist Power of Names When you read a lot of manga (like I do), it's sometimes hard to remember large casts of characters. Especially in long-running series full of characters with their own set of unique quirks....

New blog post: Blue Lock - The Egoist Power of Names. www.dropintomanga.com/post/7942191...