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>>223395

If that is Azuma's drawing setup I'm looking closely at those blue pencils with the black ends. Are those Staedtler Mars Lumographs? Those are my favorite pencils to draw with. Hard to buy locally but well worth getting.

Pretty close to what I pictured his work station to look like.
I wonder if he has given any thought into those digital drawing pads.

When I first began seeing mangakas at work in pictures or in illustrations I noticed many work off lightboards. Normally I would use a lightboard when tracing or doing animation. But some even ink straight on them.

>>223402
Drawing off a sloped surface feels pretty good. Chances are, they built a habit of leaning on the lightboard like I do.

I love inking off of a lightboard, because you don't have to erase and you don't smear the ink with your eraser.

>>223400
In >>221769 he talks about using an Intuos tablet.

I also remember him discussing his lightboard at one point, but I can't find it now. He was theorizing that if he got an LED TV, he could use it as a lightboard, and also watch TV while he drew.

@azumakiyohiko
5:00? It's still yesterday.
4:03 AM Feb 6th

@ARuFa_FARu
@azumakiyohiko That's right. It's just 2900 hours on February 5th.
4:05 AM Feb 6th

I think there's something wrong with the post times that get shown on Azuma's twitter page... I've been converting all the posted times to Japan time, but it looks like even the posted times are showing as an hour earlier than they really are, so my conversions are off too.

>>223407

In which case he should get a Wacom Cintiq. Though they are very expensive.

I hardly use my lightboard anymore since I went digital with my inking.

>>223407
I'd say Daylight Saving Time, as Japan doesn't observe it, but that doesn't begin until next month. I'm baffled.

>>223411
I don't even remember where I put my lightboard since I started inking digitally. I love my Cintiq.

Is that Duralumin in the upper right of the picture watching over Azuma's stuff? Don't touch them or he'll attach himself to your face and won't let go.

>>223407
February runs away.
or how can I describe?

>>223431
"February gets away from you."

Although from one of Azuma's tweets back in 2011...

@azumakiyohiko
Volume 11 is upon us. There aren't enough days in the week. I need September to have 45 days. And then February would work out to 14 days.
10:36 PM Sep 11th via web

@rutoni_gawa
@azumakiyohiko I'd be fine if February only had 13 days.
10:49 PM Sep 11th via web

@azumakiyohiko
Shiiit, I've got single panels with 5 and 6 people in them...
2:55 AM Feb 10th

@azumakiyohiko
Day after day, again and again, I watch Paperman. http://youtu.be/aTLySbGoMX0
3:28 AM Feb 10th

I saw Paperman attached to the beginning of Wreck-it-Ralph.

>>223434

>Day after day, again and again, I watch Paperman. http://youtu.be/aTLySbGoMX0

This. Stuff like this is why I facepalm when people dismiss Disney. Sure the working conditions are pretty shithouse and they come out with shit for the pre-teen demographic but they come out with pretty cool stuff like this every so often.

>>223435
I saw that short when I went to see Wreck it Ralph. It reminded my of another short, but I forgot, but this is another great one.
http://youtu.be/XPBfaMsA97o

>>223436
That just made a grown man cry. Time, man. We have all the time in the world.

>>223436
I don't want to give away spoilers, but I was left a little bit confused.
Between the time he bought the wedding veil and them standing on the cliffside, did what I think happened happen?

>>223438
If what you're thinking is what I'm thinking, I'd say yes.
Especially, if you note who gets "pulled up."

Since Azmuma seems to really like Paperman, maybe now he would think about a CGI anime of Yotsuba?

>>223439
And the photograph behind her...

@azumakiyohiko
After all this time drawing, my MP are going to run out before my HP. This would be a great time to show off some way of halting the consumption of MP, or a good method of restoring it so I can keep on fighting. I couldn't pull it off today.
2:24 AM Feb 11th

>>223448

>I play way too many RPGs-Azuma Kiyohiko

Not that there's anything wrong with that. I can't put down the new Fire Emblem since it came out.

>>223448
Aren't there any inns near him?

@azumakiyohiko
That awkward situation when your assistant brings in sekihan for some reason, and you find yourself eating it along with everybody else even though you're right in the middle of a hellish schedule.
1:42 PM Feb 12th

That's not really awkward...

@azumakiyohiko
Somebody stop the Earth.
5:28 AM Feb 14th

@kryo1
@azumakiyohiko BRB, gonna try.
5:33 AM Feb 14th

>>223484
I really hope he's panicking because he's trying to meet his deadline for Yotsubato!.

>>223485
Probably the next chapter, as well as Volume 12 and the daily calendar which come out next month.

By the way, until Volume 12 comes out, the Yen Press English releases are actually caught up. I think that's the first time that's ever happened.

I think he killed a man.

AZUMA IS CHRIS DONER.

>>223487
I'd expect him to be more Tsutomu Miyazaki.

>>223485
He's got to hurry to finish before he's confirmed as the new Pope

>>223489
Pope Kiyohiko I. I like the sound of that. I wonder if he's catholic, Japan has a significant(ly small) catholic population. ~Most likely not~

>>223489
Suppose his first act would be appointing Cardinal Tomo?

>>223491
He would have to address Mother Superior Yukari's sex abuse allegations back when she was tutoring in her rectory's school in the 90s first.

>>223486
I don't know if that's a bad thing or not. English releases are never caught up unless the series is already finished.

@azumakiyohiko
If you imagine pulling an all-nighter from 12:00 at night until 7:00 in the morning, it seems like plenty of time. But from 12:00 during the day until 7 in the evening seems too short, like there's not enough time.
3:33 PM Feb 28th

@azumakiyohiko
The Yotsuba& volume 12 proofreading is done. I'm finished. It'll be out on March 9th.
6:06 PM Feb 28th

@azumakiyohiko
After I finish, I like to mess around by adding gratuitous tone. pic.twitter.com/KvCYuqhS
8:51 PM Feb 18th

@azumakiyohiko
@nemutagirl Not a bad all-nighter, huh?
3:42 AM Feb 19th

>今日は「ヒヨコノアルキカタ」（あさのますみ著）の挿絵を描いた。ダヴィンチで毎月連載中です。目に力があるのか無いのか分からない感じのヒヨコを描いてます。

11:54 PM - 18 Feb 13

>>223564
Did something about that tweet in particular catch your attention?

@azumakiyohiko
Today I drew an illustration for "How a Baby Chick Walks" (by Masumi Asano). It's currently being serialized monthly in Da Vinci. I'm drawing a baby chick whose eyes seem full of either strength, or weakness, it's hard to tell which. pic.twitter.com/BehHkH3g
12:54 PM Feb 19th

>>223571
Wasn't he posting about something similar like a month ago?

>>223573
Yeah, he mentioned doing illustrations for that in >>220639, >>222299, and >>222300

>>223558

>>223577
Am I reading that right?
Is that saying that volume 12 opens with a 46 page bonus follow-up to the camping chapter?

>>223578
No.
http://daioh.dengeki.com/nextissue/index.html

>>223580
Oh, it's saying Dengeki Daioh is opening with a 46 page followup to the camping chapter.

@azumakiyohiko
I whacked my iPad and broke the glass. I wonder it'll be simple to bring it in to the Apple Store... pic.twitter.com/29j557ld
11:53 AM Feb 20th

>>223583 Dang, 46 pages, that's like 8 chapters.

>>223584
He dropped it off his table, didn't he? Good luck at the Apple Store, mate.

>>223585
And hopefully our dear translator will translate it for us. I mean, that what we pay...no, scratch that. Um, amuse him for?

>>223584
damn azuma, you need to chill the fuck out.
that's the one major downside to carrying those things around. he should have had a silicon protector.

@masakiapsy
I still have no idea how you're supposed to eat the nori in your ramen. Up until now I've just been musing my chopsticks to wrap it up in the noodles.
3:55 PM Feb 20th

@azumakiyohiko
@masakiapsy The nori problem. I am in violent agreement.
4:04 PM Feb 20th

>>223590
Forgot the reply.

@masakiapsy
@azumakiyohiko I've been noticing this for some time to some degree or another, so it seems like someone would come up with some kind of rules of etiquette, and it makes me a little uneasy.
4:06 PM Feb 20th

>>223583
Although you know, I still don't see Yotsuba listed at the bottom of the page in the series that will be appearing in the next issue. But I guess the giant color ad should be considered proof enough...

>>223586 More like that's what we abuse him for.

>>223593
Oh, that's why I thought there was something missing in this thread. No one's harassed Ralen yet.

@azumakiyohiko
A daycare worker was walking by with some preschool kids about Yotsuba's age. The worker asked the kids questions, so I perked up my ears. "What kind of music do you listen to at home?" "Lady Gaga." "Lady Gaga!?" both me and the worker nearly shot back.
9:48 AM Feb 21st

So is it common practice to include snippets of film with DVD movies in Japan? I think I've seen one or two special edition DVDs of films in America that have those, but not many (and usually nothing animated).

@azumakiyohiko
I bought "Wolf Children". Right off the bat, the included film was this scene. This is the first time I've ever thought "Jackpot!" with one of these kinds of films. pic.twitter.com/ba3OO4DbBN
10:43 AM Feb 21st

@azumakiyohiko
I know just put up the film from "Wolf Children", but this is the film from when I bought "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time."
pic.twitter.com/FpzQ89Nr3F
12:17 PM Feb 21st

>>223614
Idea for the next chapter there?

>>223617 Hells no, Yots is a metal head and that's never gonna change.

Also "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" was pretty decent.

>>223618
Nope, she's a punk like daddy. Why do you think she has her hair in green ponytails arranged like a clover?

>>223618
Yeah, I really liked that movie too, even though the movie's internal logic of how time travel works was totally inconsistent. Moreso than most time travel movies.

>>223620
Didn't the girl time travel with some little thing from the future that let her leap through time? Also, how do you spoiler tag?

>>223621
Yeah, that was it.

I don't think this board has spoiler tags.

>>223620 I have a secret power of turning off my brain every time time travel is mentioned ever, it makes scifi far less annoying. I also created the worlds first time machine without thinking, which is probably of some value, I wouldn't know.

@azumakiyohiko
I'm going to get back to work on other things that I had to put on hold due to the work on the Yotsuba volume.
11:19 AM Feb 22nd

@azumakiyohiko
He came to my house today. pic.twitter.com/esMjTVyDPN
12:42 PM Feb 22nd

(yesterday)

>>223626 Azuma sure like's his teddy bear motif.

>>223626
Where's his money slot?

Also

>Japan
>corded phone
>2013

We sure he's not a time traveler?

>>223627
Damn it, I always make that mistake when 昨日 is written in hiragana.

>>223626
https://twitter.com/yotuba10y1d/status/304588273760759808

>>223632
DANBO IS EVERYWHERE. HIDE YO' KIDS. HIDE YO' WIFE.

Wow. Is this some kind of publicity thing? Volume 12 is coming out next month you know.

>>223633
@yotuba10y1d
We get all sorts of visitors at our office. Writers and people from foreign countries and more. This is who came to us today. It was a major ordeal getting him inside. pic.twitter.com/dyDL90HDYB
9:47 PM Feb 21st

>Azuma sure like's his teddy bear motif.

Ena is molded after Azuma. He is the little girl.

>>223635
Wait, Azuma's self-insert is a cute, innocent, idealistic little geeky girl? Seems like something out of left field to me. I would think he would be real life Jumbo minus the tall.

It makes sense when you examine her character a bit. She's bookish smart, someone who's organized and knows how to research, and a bit of a nerd. She can read people, much like a professional writer would. She has a cute, plumply butt. She isn't phased out easily, and can have some sense of control in a new surrounding/setting. Hates Americans, and so on.

>cute pumply butt

Wait, Azuma has a cute pumply butt. I wouldn't really describe it that way.

Yeah, I can see Azuma being most of those except the hate Americans stuff. Wait, hate as in dislike them, or hate as in want to kill them and/or expel them from the country?

>>223639
The subject of the next chapter, Yotsuba & Repatriation

>>223649
Where Yotsuba is apprehended by the Japanese government and deported back to the left and Koiwai is slapped with fines and hard time for human trafficking so Jumbo and Yanda have to bust him out. While Ena and Miura try to smuggle her back with Asagi and Torako's help and Fuuka makes a bad pun and nobody laughs. Man, this shit writes itself.

@azumakiyohiko
Reality is harsh, so I've decided to run away to Animal Crossing.
9:27 PM Feb 25th

Note: this sounds cleverer in Japanese since the Japanese title of Animal Crossing is "The Forest of the Animals" (I've decided to run away to the forest of the animals).

Every other mangaka (hell, Japanese entertainers period) I follow on Twitter is playing that game. I think its elusiveness and power to harness your ass down to hermit status falls somewhere between The Sims and WoW.

>>223665
Damn straight. In fact, knowing the Japanese are enjoying New Leaf while we can't have it until later in the year kind of irks me.

>>223665 But why do I love it so much?

Actually, I'm one of those few people who isn't a big AC fan, and prefers some good classic Harvest Moon.

@azumakiyohiko
I'm going to put my room in order with fierce determination. With the new volume in order, now's my only chance.
6:32 PM Feb 28th

Room? Like his bedroom?

>>223735
I assume so.

Maybe he'll find some more 2 year old eggs or decade old cheesecake and cookies.

I'm not sure how old it was, but I found a slice of pizza under my bed. It was so stiff I could use it to even out wet concrete.

>>223737
I once found a French coin dating from the time of Napoleon III when I cleared my desk.
I know I hadn't cleared it in a while, but that was fucking weird.

>>223737
Managed to find an loaded revolver under my couch once. I don't even own any guns or ammo. I'm still trying to figure out who's the owner. I know it belongs to one of my friends' friends, I just can't put my finger on who. I don't even know how long it's been there. At least I didn't hurt myself.

>>223739
You'd think someone would poke around and ask, "Anyone see a gun around here?"

>>223739
>>223740
Were any chambers empty?
Maybe they were trying to dispose of it...

>>223741
Yup, two of them were empty. Found it a week ago with dust bunnies over it. I already turned it over to the police though. (I have loli stuff on my computer, I really don't want the fuzz suspecting me of anything.) I'm just really curious as to who the gun belongs to.

>>223740
You would be suprised at how careless people can be with guns, although you can't really rule out shenanigans. This woman I knew once misplaced her shotgun at a hunting site near Chattanooga, for Haruhi's sake.

@azumakiyohiko
My home is built in Animal Crossing. pic.twitter.com/ZxPq37Nsnq
8:14 PM Mar 1st

>>223745
Is that the green chair he was looking at?

>>223558
@azumakiyohiko
The 9th, when the new volume of Yotsuba& comes out is drawing near. I wonder if I should start reviewing the previous volumes in preparation. This picture is Yotsuba suddenly appearing at the udon shop. pic.twitter.com/xOyw2NkdeE
9:17 PM Mar 3rd

@yotuba10y1d
Arielle, of the Danbo photo collections, has a opened new website! http://www.ariellenadelphotography.com
7:51 PM Mar 4th

@azumakiyohiko
The Yotsuba straps are going on sale. My friend's wife asked, "Where are they selling them?" but I don't know the answer. Where are they selling these? pic.twitter.com/ixLmiCNWrq
9:27 PM Mar 5th

@azumakiyohiko
Thanks for the eyewitness reports on strap Yotsuba. Due to the lack of any sort of monopoly on these, what's in stock will vary by store, so I can't really say personally. Lots of people have seen them at various convenience stores. Also at stores like Animate and Volks. Some are also saying Don Quijote and Village Vanguard or Sofmap and Yodobashi. I think bookstores occasionally have them too.
10:10 PM Mar 5th

@azumakiyohiko
I've discovered I make significant progress if I clean my room when I'm feeling depressed. "What possible purpose could this serve? It's useless." And I find myself able to throw things away like that.
11:17 PM Mar 5th

>>223819
I really hope western distributors get their hands on these. But then again, they look a bit too large to hang up anywhere else but on my backpack.

>Clean up while in a bad mood.

Sounds eccentric to me.

^That's just an effect of years of painkiller abuse.

>>223822
Azuma really needs to find help. Maybe he should start smoking weed? It's better than killing his liver with Valium and sake.

@azumakiyohiko
Yotsuba&! volume 12 goes on sale tomorrow. The Yotsuba& Daily Calendar goes on sale the same day. Is everyone ready?
7:50 PM Mar 8th

@azumakiyohiko
World Baseball Classic. It was a good game, wasn't it? Taiwan is formidable.
6:46 AM Mar 8, 2013

Referring to Japan's 4-3 extra-inning win over Taiwan in the international tournament.

>>223856
Dude, you're kind of stealing my thunder.

@shiochin
@azumakiyohiko It's rare to see a game this heated.
10:51 PM Mar 9th

@azumakiyohiko
@shiochin You don't see many games where you can say, "Even if we lose it was still interesting."
10:54 PM Mar 8th

Page translation by me. You can see the original at the link.

@azumakiyohiko
Well, today's the day. pic.twitter.com/eycOqIzc0O
7:26 AM Mar 9th

>>223863
Original.

@azumakiyohiko
There are also places where it doesn't come out today? pic.twitter.com/v6lpl5FHXD
7:55 AM Mar 8th

>>223865
Original.

@azumakiyohiko
pic.twitter.com/EMfjphyMi2
8:44 AM Mar 9th

3-9 = mi-ku in Japanese.

>>223867
Original.
And there was no text with that tweet. Just the image.

One of Azuma's followers responded that 3-9 could also be san-kyuu day (Thank You Day)

@Hirata_Yukaco
Mwa-ha-ha-ha. Ha. pic.twitter.com/ajzTNnVlP8
10:48 AM Mar 9th

@azumakiyohiko
@Hirata_Yukaco What's with that unsettling laugh...
10:53 AM Mar 9th

The book wrapper says "What you see before you is a life-sized map of the world."

>>223868
Those freakin' Japs, always mangling Engrish!

>>223874
@Hirata_Yukaco
@azumakiyohiko Oh my god! (　>д<)､;’.･　achoo! Whoops. Oh my god. Now I'm going to read it a third time♪
12:35 PM Mar 9th

(　>д<)､;’.･　ｨｸｼｯ seems to be the emoticon for a sneeze.

>>223861

Your job, not your thunder. Mexicans are stealing your job.

>>223878
We're lolicons and otaku, and we're everywhere. No one is safe from Mexican labour, not even Ralen! Even though he works for free.

Thanks for letting us know

>>223880
Ralen on the right, /azu/ beside

we will run beside you Ralen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufei3XU1gRQ

>>223878
Oh, was that the joke? My job was taken by "Another Mexican"? Sorry, it was totally lost on me. It's actually fairly clever.

>>223879
>>223856
Well, all my suspicions are laid to rest now. I've never met another aniMex who wasn't a lolican, and likely never will.

Say hi to my cousin, he finds it creepy and pandering.

>>223889

Is Miura's right eye partially open or just oozing some kind of discharge?

@azumakiyohiko
About today's Daily Calendar Yotsuba drawing. ...What the heck is it? To those wondering what she's drawing, its written on the last page. I'm going to try and guess without looking first. pic.twitter.com/cUriMW7zJ9
9:12 AM Mar 10th

Is Azuma just playing around? Or does he really not draw these Yotsuba drawings?

As for what it is... It looks like a peanut? A potato? A footprint?

>>223905 Didn't you notice a style and quality change after the first chapter? That was when azuma completely stopped drawing anything related to Yotsuba at all, currently he just updates a twitter, stalks kids like a creeper, and sometimes adds slight input to the plot.

>>223905
Knowing him, he probably says to himself, "Eh, I don't wanna do this, I'll just make one of these scrubs do it, why the hell am I paying them otherwise?"

I've always thought there was an actual kid that drew those.
It's discovering that there is no real Sanata all over again...

>>223905
He probably had to complete it a long time ago, he's forgotten it by now.

Now that Daylight Savings Time has begun, the posted tweet times are still showing as an hour earlier than they really are (it'll say "16 hours ago", but the timestamp it shows is 17 hours ago).

@azumakiyohiko
I wonder if the new volume of Yotsuba& has made it out to the rural areas yet.
12:22 PM Mar 12th

@azumakiyohiko
Woah, I'm getting reports one after another from Akita, Fukuoka, Kagawa, Kumamoto, Hokkaido, and the whole rest of the country!
12:27 PM Mar 12th

@azumakiyohiko
Daily calendar tips. There are lots of cats on the cover. Hidden among them is one those of you who read March Comes in Like a Lion might recognize as Miss Umino's cat, Bun-chan. The first time I saw that cat, its big round head and dwarfish body made me think, "...What is that? Is that a cat?" pic.twitter.com/uCgVcMiEyJ
3:15 PM Mar 12th

@CHICAUMINO
Ahh... My little Bun-chan is definitely the cutest. See...? Maybe it's the intelligence in his eyes... Maybe it's the unmistakable nobility in his blood... The real one is cute enough, but in drawn form he's even cuter... Leave it to Azuma-sensei to even be able to capture the wisdom of my cat on paper!!
3:27 PM Mar 12th

@azumakiyohiko
I suppose that's one way you could look at it. RT @CHICAUMINO Ahh... My little Boon-chan is definitely the cutest. See...? Maybe it's the intelligence in his eyes... Maybe it's the unmistakable nobility in his blood...
3:37 PM Mar 12th

@CHICAUMINO
Σ(ﾟд`＊;)！ RT @azumakiyohiko: I suppose that's one way you could look at it. RT @CHICAUMINO Ahh... My little Bun-chan is definitely the cutest. See...? Maybe it's the intelligence in his eyes... Maybe it's the unmistakable nobility in his blood...
4:20 PM Mar 12th

those cats have seen some shit

>>224017
For pictures of the real Bun-chan (or is it Boon-chan?)

http://ameblo.jp/chica-umino/

>>224019
Okay, last one.
You can also just google the following:
羽海野　猫　ブンちゃん

@azumakiyohiko
I'm going to go try and see the PANSTARRS comet.
4:52 PM Mar 13th

@azumakiyohiko
Clouds are in the way, so I can't see the PANSTARRS comet.
5:30 PM Mar 13th

@azumakiyohiko
I made my room in Animal Crossing a little bigger. pic.twitter.com/eLZeNo77df
7:12 PM Mar 13th

Oh, my heart!

>>224044

In my personal headcannon, those two are sisters.

@azumakiyohiko
It's about time for the new volume to be out in Okinawa...
12:59 PM Mar 14th

>>224044
@azumakiyohiko
Azumanga's Sakaki and Yotsuba&'s Torako. Here's how you can tell these supposedly similar girls apart. Sakaki's eyes angle upward while Torako's droop. Sakaki's huge. Torako has long eyelashes, and the shape of her mouth is a little unrefined. pic.twitter.com/TuPfChhg2I
4:27 PM Mar 14th

>>224048
When I first read Azumanga, before Azuma refined his style, I saw Sakaki as a repurposed Rei Hino before I read his doujins and saw how he actually draws Rei. I really don't see how one can confuse Sakaki with Torako.

>>224061
All Asian women look alike.

I am downright astonished at how big the pool is for women in the JAV industry.
I mean, I go to a porn site and I'm guaranteed to not see the same women for at least a few hundred more clicks.

>>224044
>>224048

It's interesting that this is the first time Azuma's drawn Sakaki in 4 years, since Azumanga Daioh's 10-year anniversary.

>>224065

>this is the first time Azuma's drawn Sakaki in 4 years

That we know of.

>>224066

>That we know of.

For all we know, he could have done H doujins starring himself with the Azugirls or the Ayase sisters fighting mechas or some shit and kept them in his long rumored porn stash. TL:DR We don't know that much about Azuma outside of his work.

>>224067

>For all we know, he could have done H doujins starring himself with the Azugirls

I'm actually really curious to see how he would draw his self-portrait in manga style.

>>224068

>>224069

>A real mangaka? Are you saying there's a difference between mangaka that are real and those that are not?!

Just think; Azuma holds the secret of who keeps their hochy-cooch smooth and who lets it go wild.

>>224044
The best thing Azuma's done in the past four years.

@azumakiyohiko
Today my juniors Yanda and Ooyama came over to visit. We went drinking. I'll start working tomorrow.
12:53 AM Mar 16th

Wait, Yanda is based on a real person?
Or has Azuma finally lost it and he thinks he's socializing with characters from his manga?

>>224074
Not unless this Yanda also lives paycheck to paycheck, enjoys messing with children, and freeloads off Azuma or someone else in a regular basis.

>>224074

>We went drinking.

Actually, that just says "We drank." They may have stayed at home.

>>224075
How do you know he doesn't?

But the fact that Azuma has a junior named Yanda, and Koiwai has a junior named Yanda seems like more than a coincidence.

>>224076
Actually, now that I think about it, wasn't there some random male student in Azumanga named Ooyama? I think he was named during the part when they were getting test results back or something.

@azumakiyohiko
And so the F1 season begins
2:01 PM Mar 17th

I windowledge took a few pics of cars with his Osaka plushie.

^*remember

@azumakiyohiko
The volume 12 cover without the lettering. It would seem that after the chapters collected in this volume, they got some balloons from a mini-event being held at the campground. Miura is taking precautions against Yotsuba letting go of the balloons. pic.twitter.com/cMt7gg8gs6
4:37 PM Mar 20th

>>224126
Lovely drawing. Any chance of High resolution???

>>224127
You'd have to ask Azuma about that. That's the version he posted on his twitter feed.

‏@Hirata_Yukaco
Hnnnnnnng. Stretch big; take slow, deep breaths.
1:24 PM Mar 21st

>>224126
@Hirata_Yukaco
@azumakiyohiko Looking more closely now that you mention it, Miura's hand holding on, and the ribbons on Yotsuba's bag... Brr! Gives me chills.
1:47 PM Mar 21st

It gives her chills?

>>224160
@azumakiyohiko
@Hirata_Yukaco The thing on the left is strangely tasty looking. Very tasty looking. Meanwhile, here's what I've got. pic.twitter.com/lKooQGXcpP
1:28 PM Mar 21st

@azumakiyohiko
When I've got lots of things to, I panic and can't even do one.
2:45 PM Mar 21st

@azumakiyohiko
My house in Animal Crossing is gradually getting larger still, with a 2nd floor added. pic.twitter.com/T2GYfBOtrc
2:54 PM Mar 21st

Amen. More stuff is just more stuff to worry about. I'm downsizing my second life properties

@azumakiyohiko
I think the store clerk was trying to say, "If anything comes up, please contact us without hesitation,", but the "hesitation" didn't quite come out, and he said "If anything comes up... please contact us without mercy."
4:36 PM Mar 23rd

Note: "Without reservation" is enryonaku, and "mercilessly" is youshanaku. They don't really seem that similar to me except they both have a yo and end in naku.

@san9_ew 7h
@azumakiyohiko Hello. I made a Danbo for my cats! It looks totally homemade!! I think the person inside might be Yotsuba~♪( ´▽｀) pic.twitter.com/M6GNvwnfsT
5:03 PM Mar 23rd

@azumakiyohiko
@san9_ew That's very well made. Do your cats battle it?
5:18 PM Mar 23rd

>>224198
@san9_ew 6h
@azumakiyohiko Yay! I'm glad you like it!! Thank you so much♪ I made it for them to battle, but they've been keeping their distance so far. (^◇^;) pic.twitter.com/9o7QYUh57n
5:56PM Mar 23rd

@azumakiyohiko
@Ni017 Sorry this is belated, but happy birthday. I think you've got a nice older brother.
5:23 PM Mar 23rd

@azumakiyohiko
I went camping about 5 times in order to draw the camping chapters. The campground Yotsuba went to is a fictional place, with elements from here and there mixed in. However, the place I think it resembles the most is the Muji Tsumagoi campground. pic.twitter.com/A2xDgaV6hL
4:24 PM Mar 26th

@azumakiyohiko
You can see my plate numbers in that last picture! I was freaking out, but then I remembered it's all good! It was a rental car. (わ plates are rental cars). I rented the same one Yotsuba and the gang used. Jumbo borrowed his from a friend, by the way.
4:40 PM Mar 26th

@Kewpie
@azumakiyohiko I go camping in an Estima too, and there's no way you could fit that many people plus the rental equipment into just one car. You couldn't take the third row seats out.
4:41 PM Mar 26th

@azumakiyohiko
@_Kewpie_ You're absolutely right. That's why the one Yotsuba's riding in has that huge roof box.
4:45 PM Mar 26th

@Kewpie
@azumakiyohiko I just noticed that, I just saw the rear capacity when they were unloading and thought it would be impossible. I apologize for speaking out of turn. (´･ω･`)
4:51 PM Mar 26th

@azumakiyohiko
The light bulb in the hall burned out. I'm replacing the burned out one with an LED. Right after it burned out, I checked my email and had an ad for LED bulbs. It was kind of creepy.
1:47 PM Mar 28th

@azumakiyohiko
Oh yeah, I used to maintain a blog. It's been, like, over a year since I last updated it. I don't know what to do. Even though I've started using Facebook as a way to keep up with my friends, I wonder if I shouldn't still maintain it. I'm thinking Flickr might be good too.
6:33 PM Mar 28th

@azumakiyohiko
I've got a growing pile of envelopes that look like they contain things I don't want to deal with which I've been neglecting for a few months now.
2:30 AM Mar 29th

>>224261 I'm semi curious why Azuma is worried people will figure out his licence plate number. Unless there's some dramatic differences in the system, there's not much info you could glean beyond what you already can for knowing his name (and in databases that aren't public access).

>>224265
I don't know, I probably wouldn't want my license plate number going online either. People can find all sorts of personal information given the slightest clues.

@yotuba10y1d
There will be a Danbo Store Manager event at Kotobukiya's Akihabara location tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. →http://bit.ly/X93EcA It looks like they're also having a fair for mascot costumes that are a perfect fit for the Yotsuba plastic kit. pic.twitter.com/6bWPCD6pdo
1:34 PM Mar 29th

@azumakiyohiko
I bulk ordered 10 sets of chopsticks through the mail. Or so I thought, but it turns out 10 sets is 10 packages, not 10 pairs. Holy crap. pic.twitter.com/0qwkUoWvBN
2:17 PM Mar 29th

Confirmed: No Yotsuba or Ichigo Mashimaro in this month's Dengeki Daioh.

>>224295

>>224295 damn, and I was excited for Yotsuba and Too Many Chopsticks.

@azumakiyohiko
I bought the Mave Yukikaze. It's so cool. pic.twitter.com/WCM6jphvZv
1:18 PM Apr 2nd

Mave Yukikaze: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukikaze_(anime)

Also, lol at the "Fairy Air Force."

@azumakiyohiko
I need another assistant...
6:13 PM Apr 6th

@azumakiyohiko
Self-Promotion~ The magazine Da Vinci goes on sale today. I'm doing the illustrations for the current series of essays by Masumi Asano, "How a Baby Chick Walks." pic.twitter.com/ZBmJ9hOCTr
11:03 PM Apr 6th

new account
https://twitter.com/428and_tweet
(https://twitter.com/yotuba10y1d/status/322559449988472832)

>>224435

>@428and_tweet

Oh god, that's terrible. That's worse than Bill Clinton's twitter handle being "@PrezBillyJeff."

Just so everyone knows, here's the etymology of that handle.
yo = 4 (as in 4 leaf clover)
tsu = 2 (because it sounds like "two")
ba = 8

So 428and = "Yotsuba &."

This new twitter account is apparently for information on Yotsuba& related merchandise like the Danbo figures.

>>224435

Because @yotuba10y1d is Yotsuba Studio/Mr. Satomi's account.

@yotuba10y1d
Because there is a growing number of people who think this is the Yotsuba&! account, an official account hass been created for the series. Anyone looking for information on Yotsuba&! or Danbo, please check out @428and_tweet
11:59 AM Apr 14th

@azumakiyohiko
Maybe a Yakisoba beef bowl...
2:44 PM Apr 14th

oh, that wasn't an official account? They did a pretty good job with all things Yotsuba.

>>224440
Well, it was opened for the 10th anniversary of the daily calendar back in 2011, so it's affiliated with Yotsuba, but really I think it's more of Mr. Satomi's twitter, so while he knows about merchandising, he may not know much about what's going on with the series itself.

@azumakiyohiko
@nemutagirl Yeah. I think I get it. It tugs at your heartstrings.
7:14 AM Apr 16th

>>224320
http://www.google.com/search?q=Tom+Cruise+yukikaze&sa=G&gbv=1&source=univ&tbm=nws
ow...

It's been a shit week in America. Come here to enjoy everything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU_h-ctpz_g

Yotsuba confirmed for next week.
No IM again. Maybe the series is over? The last chapter was in October, and volume 7 came out last month, which includes all the chapters that have been released to date.

@Hirata_Yukaco
I'm going to see the Lyrids.
11:49 PM Apr 22nd

@azumakiyohiko
@Hirata_Yukaco Oh, they were at their height yesterday, weren't they... Were you able to see them?
11:09 AM Apr 23rd

@Hirata_Yukaco
@azumakiyohiko The sky was pretty bright because of the moon, but I was able to see them◎One of them was so long, if you added sound effects it would have been just like it was being carried down the river.
5:12 PM Apr 23rd

@azumakiyohiko
Manga artists don't go to work and stay home and draw manga. And we're adults.
12:13 AM Apr 25th

Dengeki redesigned their website, and now I can't find the listing of the current issue's comics. I click on "This month" but it just seems to show me an overview instead of an itemized list of which series are appearing this month.

@kotobukiya85
(●⁰౪⁰●) < Hayamimi Blog | 4/28 is Yotsuba Day! We're holding a Yotsuba Day Event at Kotobukiya's Akihabara location! When you buy 1500 yen worth of eligible merchandise, you get a Deluxe Yotsuba Mask Kit as your free gift! http://ht.ly/ktvEn http://twitpic.com/cl44ws
9:30 AM Apr 27th

Did Azuma move? Or get a summer place?

@azumakiyohiko
Lately it's like I'm living two different lives at my home base out in the country and my work base in Tokyo. My place out in the country still hardly has any furniture, which is a hassle. I don't even have a table, so I have to eat on the floor with my dish in my hand. That's hard when it's super-spicy Peyoung's.
6:19 PM Apr 30th

>>224582

If he's bought land in the Japanese countryside, he must be RAKING in the cash.

^Not enough to buy another table, it seems.

‏@azumakiyohiko
I dropped my iPhone in the street. It didn't have a cover on it, so it splintered. The way it is right now it looks like it would scratch my desk, or any other surface I set it on, so I smoothed it down with sandpaper. I wonder if it's a good idea to put a cover on it now that it's all shattered.
4:47 PM May 1st

Azuma is the Japanese Kramer.

@azumakiyohiko
I was surprised to hear the other day that onigiri in Tokyo is made with toasted nori. Around here they've always used seasoned nori.
6:06 PM May 2nd

@azumakiyohiko
I've been spending a lot of time playing with the iPhone's 500 Color Camera app. So far I've only collected 54 colors. pic.twitter.com/5gGpWRAnDI
9:10 PM May 5th

The 500 Color Camera app is an iPhone app created by Felissimo to tie in to their 500 color pencils. http://www.felissimo.co.jp/global/

Apparently the app lets you take a picture of something, it will determine the predominant color in the image, and then identify its corresponding match from the 500 color pencil line. You can create your own catalogue of reference photos for each color, upload them, share with friends, etc.

This particular photo, of what I can only assume is Azuma's palm, has registered as the color "Alpaca Sweater."

Alpaca Sweater
Keywords: Pure of heart; Incurable dreamers
People who like this color are pure of heart, are always looking for the fun in things, and continually think of their loved ones.
They maintain warm relationships with strangers.
On occassion, they can be incurable dreamers.

@azumakiyohiko
"My glasses... Where are my glasses?" I said as I searched for them, only to find they were on my forehead. I imagine this must be what Pazu felt like when he heard Laputa really existed.
10:40 AM May 6th

@azumakiyohiko
I wonder if other developed nations' elections involve loud speeches being made throughout the city streets.
12:37 PM May 6th

@azumakiyohiko
The duck was walking. pic.twitter.com/IRR9ihoh4m
6:33 PM May 6th

@Asuka_h8s_negi
@azumakiyohiko @yotuba10y1d My friends made Danbo phone straps and Danbo cookies (＊´∀｀＊) pic.twitter.com/JkDpiSLdW0
7:13 PM May 5th

@Asuka_h8s_negi
@yotuba10y1d @azumakiyohiko I tried making Danb cookies! (>_<) They burned for some reason... The black spots are 'cause they're made from recycled cardboard... Not really, they're Earl Grey tea leaves. pic.twitter.com/sh2ChkXH4j
6:28 PM May 6th

@azumakiyohiko
@Asuka_h8s_negi Oooh, those look like wonderful cookies♪ Are they good?
6:38 PM May 6th

@Asuka_h8s_negi
@azumakiyohiko Oh no! (sweat) I wrote "Danb cookies"! I'm sorry! (>_<) I meant "Danbo cookies"! I may be a bit biased since I made them myself, but they were pretty tasty(＊´∀｀＊)
6:51 PM May 6th

@mihokakuta
Starting May 4th, copies of "Kirari Kirari" will be available at Tsutaya's Daikanyama location. We thankfully managed to sell all the signed copies tonight, so I ended up signing an extra 5. There are also some special post cards, so please come check it out. http://tsite.jp/daikanyama/event/001748.html
10:28 PM May 6th

Kirari Kirari seems to be the latest photo collection by Miho Kakuta, the photographer of the Yotsuba monthly calendars if I'm not mistaken.

@azumakiyohiko
The temperature in my office is upwards of 30 degrees.
2:15 PM May 14th

That's in the mid to high 80s for those of us on the Imperial system.

Oh, he just tweeted again as I was typing this.

@azumakiyohiko
We're about to have a meeting on next year's calendar. Imagine my shock when I heard that. Every year it's like, "What!? Already!?"
9:03 PM May 14th

@okakineko
@azumakiyohiko Sensei, what's something good to do when you're feeling depressed?
12:36 AM May 15th

@azumakiyohiko
@okakineko Personally, I watch movies, or read books, or play games, etc. I just do something I enjoy and can focus my attention on. I also enjoy looking at unfamiliar scenery. If I don't have time to go on a trip, I may take a walk down a local street I've never been on.
2:01 AM May 15th

>>224747
@okakineko
@azumakiyohiko So it's important for it to be something you can lose yourself in, huh? Thanks!
11:13 AM May 15th

@azumakiyohiko
For some reason it seems to be going around the grade schoolers in my neighborhood that, "The guy who lives there draws One Piece."
6:39 PM May 15th

@metron_seijin
All you've got to do is put up a "Yotsuba&!" poster. RT @azumakiyohiko For some reason it seems to be going around the grade schoolers in my neighborhood that, "The guy who lives there draws One Piece."
7:11 PM May 15th

@azumakiyohiko
I bought Mr. Kakuta's photo collection, "Kirari Kirari." Woah, nice, man. Right off the bat we've got hot air balloons. It's like the kind of scene Yotsuba must have seen. If you enjoy the Yotsuba& Calendar photos then this is a must. I highly recommend it.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4756243622/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_.cVLrb0A7F2D3 pic.twitter.com/HHlr9fLMEp
11:17 AM May 18th

>>224747
When I'm depressed I just masturbate.
Usually to a peculiar fetish of mine that replaces the original source of shame.

Actually, I take walks and explore new locations when I'm feeling down, too.

>>224774
I'm actually more likely to masturbate when I'm in a good mood.

I have been known to go for walks when I'm feeling depressed also. Or more accurately, when I'm suffering from soul-crushing boredom. Although the two seem to go hand in hand for me.

@azumakiyohiko
Good morning.
12:16 AM May 21st

Azuma's birthday is on Memorial Day this year, by the way.

>>224788
Let's post /azu/ stuff on his twitter to remind him that he has western fans too. Maybe we could link him to the NSFW board on top of that.

Today's discussion is how to tell if Mr. Azuma's autograph is legit.

If anyone can get to the Yahoo! Auctions page (assuming it's still up) I'd be curious to see what the forgery looks like.

@azumakiyohiko
The question was, "Your autograph is up on Yahoo! Auctions, but is it authentic?" I checked it out. Oooh, it looks pretty good, but it's a fake. Here's an easy way you can tell: My autograph will always say "To so-and-so," with the recipient's name. Even The Tokyo Institute of Art Research (mysteriously) didn't catch that.
9:15 AM May 22nd

‏@azumakiyohiko
Oh. I forgot the link to the forgery I was just talking about. Here it is. http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b147961345
9:16 AM May 22nd

@shiochin
Your signature looks a lot like the one Mr. Satomi drew, lol.→ http://f.hatena.ne.jp/shiochin/20091201133726
9:19 AM May 22nd

Image:
It's out.
-Satomi
Azuma Kiyohiko ←Azuma's signature (from memory)

‏@azumakiyohiko
@shiochin Let's put it up on Yahoo! Auctions!
9:23 AM May 22nd

‏@azumakiyohiko
Oh. I had the question, "What do you do about the recipient's name when the autograph is a present for someone?" Once a winner has been chosen, I add their name.
9:28 AM May 22nd

@nicotatsuta
@azumakiyohiko And these sorts of auctions couldn't be reported...? How awful...
9:29 AM May 22nd

@yuki3456789
@azumakiyohiko How can you tell whether it's real or not when it does have the recipient's name on it?
9:37 AM May 22nd

@azumakiyohiko
@yuki3456789 I just know.
1:49 PM May 22nd

>>224799
below: genuine article
http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/hinatbocco/diary/200905180000/

>>224800
Is the one on top a fake?

@azumakiyohiko
I want to attach some urethane foam to a wooden ceiling. But if it comes off, I don't want it to leave any marks. Is there any kind of good double-sided tape?
9:32 AM May 23rd

@azumakiyohiko
The conductor of the train I'm on is female, and her announcements are kind of cute.
6:04 PM May 23rd

The word Azuma used for "urethane foam" was literally the English "Urethane sponge." I was imagining him eccentrically taping kitchen sponges to his ceiling for some reason. But then I looked up ウレタンスポンジ and saw that it refers to foam rubber in general. Probably for insulation or soundproofing or something.

>>224801

>eccentrically taping kitchen sponges to his ceiling

I support this interpretation

>>224801
yeah, it was auctioned one.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Fuuka+azumanga+amv

https://www.google.ca/search?as_st=y&tbm=isch&hl=en&as_q=Fuuka+azumanga&as_epq

Birthday tweets.
Azuma is 45 today.

@nia_yasuraka
@azumakiyohiko Happy birthday. Lately I’ve been keeping Yotsuba&! by my bedside and reading it to amuse myself before I go to bed. Here’s hoping you continue to prosper.
6:18 PM May 27th

@azumakiyohiko
@nia_yasuraka Thank you. Pleasant dreams.
9:06 PM May 27th

@taffybunbun
@azumakiyohiko Happy birthday!!
6:17 PM May 27th

@azumakiyohiko
@taffybunbun Thank you!
9:17 PM May 27th

Note: The following two tweets were made in English

@kaho19970325
@azumakiyohiko Happy Happy Birthday!!!
12:31 PM May 27th

@azumakiyohiko
@kaho19970325 Thank thank you !!!
9:07 PM May 27th

@StroboJohnnie
@azumakiyohiko Happy birthday!
12:02 PM May 27th

@azumakiyohiko
@StroboJohnnie Thank you!
9:08 PM May 27th

Note: The following two tweets were also in English. @bunnyrel is Arielle Nadel, the photographer of the 365 Days of Danboard photo collection.

@bunnyrel
@azumakiyohiko Happy Birthday!
11:56 AM May 27th

@azumakiyohiko
@bunnyrel Thank you !
9:8 PM May 27th

@aruto21
@azumakiyohiko Happy birthday((´∀｀＊)) Keep up the good work!!
8:22 AM May 27th

@azumakiyohiko
@aruto21 Thank you, I will!
9:08 PM May 27th

@19683069
@azumakiyohiko Happy birthday! Yotsuba always cheers me up! I love take-charge outdoorsy Jumbo! And the parts where he gets flustered by Yotsuba’s inappropriate behavior always get me (^_^)
5:34 AM May 27th

@azumakiyohiko
@19683069 Thank you! I’m happy to cheer you up.
9:09 PM May 27th

@maki_oooo
@azumakiyohiko Happy birthday (＊´∀‘＊) I love the art and writing in your manga, Azuma-sensei! You’ve got my support (＊´˘‘＊) Have a wonderful year.
11:24 PM May 26th

@azumakiyohiko
@maki_oooo Thank you (・ω・) I appreciate the support.
9:10 PM May 27th

@dadan_dan_dadan
@azumakiyohiko Happy birthday! I always enjoy getting to see Yotsuba& ヾ(＠⌒ー⌒＠)ノ You’ve got my support!!
11:10 PM May 26th

@azumakiyohiko
@dadan_dan_dadan Thanks, I try my hardest!
9:10 PM May 27th

@ninotendo
@azumakiyohiko Azuma-sensei, Happy birthday ☆＊:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:＊☆ Have an outstanding year ☆彡
11:04 PM May 27th

@azumakiyohiko
@ninotendo Thank you ＊:.｡..｡.:＊･'(＊ﾟ▽ﾟ＊)'･＊:.｡. .｡.:＊･゜ﾟ･＊
9:12 PM May 27th

@mabutraman
@azumakiyohiko Happy birthday!
11:04 PM May 27th

@azumakiyohiko
@mabutraman Thank you!
9:12 PM May 27th

@aahiyoko
@azumakiyohiko Today is a day that only occurs once in a lifetime, and each moment of every day is the same. Let’s live each moment to its fullest. Or at least live for the moment. Like Yotsuba. Happy birthday. Yotsuba&! is my number 1 favorite manga of all time. Yotsuba&! is my bible!
11:01 PM May 26th

@azumakiyohiko
@aahiyoko Thank you. I will live.
9:12 PM May 27th

@aahiyoko
@azumakiyohiko Happy Birthday! Please accept my support! pic.twitter.com/QK5jVZEu6g
9:26 PM May 27th

@nekoyamaleon
@azumakiyohiko Yotsuba: "Daddy, what’s today?" Daddy: "Today is our creator’s birthday." Yotsuba: "So we get to eat birthday cake." Daddy: "Uh, no, we can’t eat cake." Yotsuba: "Daddy, give me some cake." ......Happy birthday Azuma-sensei.
11:00 PM May 26th

@azumakiyohiko
@nekoyamaleon Thank you. I haven’t had any cake yet.
9:13 PM May 27th

Thank you Ralen for translating these tweets!

>>224821
Cool, we've got a celebrity among us.

@azumakiyohiko
I was cutting some adhesive tape with a pair of scissors, and they weren't cutting very well, so I slid a wet tissue over them, and they sliced right through my finger. Ouch.
7:36 PM May 28th

@azumakiyohiko
The cicadas are buzzing...
9:25 AM May 30th

@anicyustore
The material being used for the Danbo Bag Series is naolon. This way the manufacturers will be able to use traditional paper manufacturing methods. Cool.
http://www.ani-cyu.jp/series/yotsubato/yotsubato.html pic.twitter.com/4pUl7CHKBc
7:24 PM Jun 3rd

Naolon: http://jpdesign.org/product-design/siwa-by-naoto-fukasawa/

I was hoping they would use real little girls inside those.

>>224870
Naolon? How interesting, in my slavic Eastern European language, nailon means thin soft see through plastic sheet, kinda like saran wrap.

>>224872

>nailon

Is that possibly a derivative of nylon?

The name "Naolon" seems to be a purposeful play on "Nylon" in that it's a proprietary material produced by *Nao*to Fukasawa.

@azumakiyohiko
I'm going through some pictures I took in May as an escape from reality.
pic.twitter.com/E0VyK7sDxG
10:55 PM Jun 6th

@azumakiyohiko
pic.twitter.com/AAwtlgfhFj
11:10 PM Jun 6th

@azumakiyohiko
pic.twitter.com/1otQHPMWZP
11:15 PM Jun 6th

>>224872
Do you want me to tell you which language I speak for every day so you could try to imitate me better?

>>224879
me no comprehend what you mean.
Je ne comprends pas ce que vous entendez
Я не понимаю, что вы имеете в виду
Не разбирам какво искаш да кажеш
Sielewi nini maana
Ne demek istediğini anlamıyorum

Im NOT trying to imitate anybody, Im just commenting how some words are very similar in diff languages. For example "ocha" is almost the same word in our language too, except we drop the "o" and add "i" at he end. Miru also reminds me very much of "mirror" and so on.

/azu/ - linguistics conference

@kitsch_3
@azumakiyohiko I found Danbo at a book store!(＊￣ω￣)ノ pic.twitter.com/wnWEsEx9rQ
10:54 PM Jun 7th

@azumakiyohiko
@kitsch_3 Somehow I don't think that's the real Danbo, but it does seem to be a member of the same species.
9:38 PM Jun 8th

Looks more like Awesom-o than Danbo.

>>224559
http://main.kotobukiya.co.jp/special/pantsman/koto_akihabarakan.html

@azumakiyohiko
You know, when I was a kid I used to wonder who the people were that were causing highway traffic jams. Now that I'm grown up, I usually get to see the car holding up traffic. It's some guy taking his sweet time in the passing lane. What the hell.
2:10 AM Jun 14th

I can see Azuma leaving these under windshield wipers on one of "those days."

@azumakiyohiko
Kagawa is so cool!
6:32 AM Jun 20th

This guy?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinji_Kagawa

>>224932

Yes.

Scored a goal against Italy today (Confederations Cup).

>>224934
I saw that game on Telemundo earlier. I'm fairly astonished Italy won. They haven't been doing so hot in recent years.

@azumakiyohiko
I'm currently readjusting the composition for all the monthly calendar photos to date.
2:16 PM Jun 21st

@tomo_maman
@azumakiyohiko My daughter (2 years old) gets scared when she sees this... (^_^;) pic.twitter.com/tqdZaK7ylF
1:00 PM Jun 22nd

‏@azumakiyohiko
@tomo_maman. Yeah. I'd definitely call that scary.
7:21 PM Jun 22nd

@ai_chiku_pi
@azumakiyohiko It's Yotsuba!! pic.twitter.com/fa8N8KaQ62
3:14 PM Jun 22nd

@azumakiyohiko
@ai_chiku_pi Yotsuba turned into a square...
7:23 PM Jun 22nd

@azumakiyohiko
I've been driving my current car for more than 10 years now, so it makes me wonder if I should give the whole thing a makeover with a new paintjob and new upholstery.
7:49 PM Jun 22nd

@azumakiyohiko
Your fingernails must be there as a shield to prevent you from cutting your fingers with a knife.
1:30 PM Jun 23rd

>>224953
Those square papercraft figures have been getting popular the last year. Some are even made in plastic. I've mostly seen them with Hatsune Miku, the Madoka cast and other popular characters, but there are all sorts, all made in the same style. The paper versions are the most common.

>>224957
Yeah, those are called Graphigs. When Hatsune Miku had a concert here in L.A., I got one with the brochure booklet.
You can make your avatar version.
http://hakodot.makomayo.com/

It's hard as hell to get the hair down on some characters, though.

I don't use twitter, but I think I might use an RSS feeder for just this.

...Or I guess I could follow this thread.

https://twitter.com/428and_tweet/status/349361367968526338

Yotsubato! 10th anniversary exhibition

>>224962

@428and_tweet
The Yotsuba&! 10 year anniversary event, "Yotsuba & Danboard - The Exhibition" has been set! Location: Shibuya Parco, Part-1, 3rd Floor. Date: August 31, 2013 (Saturday) to September 16, 2013 (Monday - Holiday). For more details, please see the event's official website. http://www.yotsuba10.com/
11:00 AM Jun 25th

@yotuba10y1d
The guy who came to the office a while back. "Next time will be my event, right?" Thanks for braving the rain. pic.twitter.com/QKebBrPrHl
2:19 PM Jun 26th

I'm not sure what he means about braving the rain. Was there another event in the past few days? I didn't notice anything about it on either Satomi's twitter or the Yotsuba& twitter.

^It was raining in Japan.

It looks like no Yotsuba (or IM) again this month?
http://daioh.dengeki.com/blog/thismonth/

@azumakiyohiko
Looking at the composition of all the previous monthly calendar photos, I found myself thinking about them differently and making drastic changes, but then after I did I said, "They were better the way they were," and went back to my original method. It's like digging a hole, only to fill it back in again.
12:57 AM Jul 2nd

@azumakiyohiko
I'm not crazy about my assistants who blow their eraser dust. The ones who send their eraser dust flying at me with a big puff of air every time they erase their pencil lines. It's only the women.
9:06 PM Jul 2nd

passive aggressive azuma is passive aggressive

>>224980
https://twitter.com/428and_tweet/status/352049279235403776

>>225008
@428and_tweet
The release date has been set for "FiND YOTSUBA - The Yotsuba&! Calendar Photo Collection" which is a book of the collected images from the monthly calendars. It goes on sale August 31st. pic.twitter.com/Fg8rImoCLN
9:01 PM Jul 2nd

>>225008
I'm definitely getting this

@azumakiyohiko
This guy doesn't usually wear clothes. http://shop.beams.co.jp/shop/beamst/goods.html?gid=2505951&pl_on=4

BEAMS T / Revoltech Danbo Mini BEAMS version (Preorder).

The BEAMS T Revoltech Danbo Mini BEAMS version (Preorder). You can order this through BEAMS Online Shop.

12:47 PM Jul 9th

>>225034 this is one of those situations where the addition of a shirt points out the lack of pants.

@azumakiyohiko
I want an Azuki Bar.
12:49 AM Jul 11th

http://www.imuraya-usa.com/product-ice-cream-bar-azuki-two.html

>>225038
Thank you as always, however the website you posted has been taken down...

>>225050
It still works for me.

Somehow I don't think Imuraya's US website is going to just disappear like that...

>>225050

Works for me as well.

@azumakiyohiko
I saw this at the park. What is it? pic.twitter.com/bVgoQei8FE
8:27 PM Jul 15th

Looks like an otter to me. Albeit one with an unusually wide tail.

@azumakiyohiko
These lightbulbs come in colors like "Daylight" and "Natural White," but which one is white? It's so confusing.
11:46 PM Jul 17th

@kii00_mo4
@azumakiyohiko Sorry to ask this out of the blue, but the photos you post are always so amazing. Especially the color balance. What are you taking them with? Is it your cell phone? If you're using a certain app or something, I'd love it if you could tell me what it is. Thanks in advance!
7:01 PM Jul 18th

@azumakiyohiko
The camera I use is an EOS 5D Mark II (this picture was taken with an EOS Kiss). I also use a Pentax K-7. And an iPhone 5. The developing software I use is Lightroom 4. RT @kii00_mo4 What are you taking them with? pic.twitter.com/3HIwrj2qmp
1:46 PM Jul 20th

@azumakiyohiko
Tachikiri drawing is pretty hard. (Tachikiri = drawing right up to the page cutoff). I did some calculations and figured that I end up with 1.4 times more drawing space than staying within the margins. That's a bigger difference than I expected.
8:02 AM Jul 21st

@azumakiyohiko
I'm taking applications for an assistant to do background drawings for Yotsuba&. The job location is Nerima ward of the Tokyo metro area. Interested parties are requested to send resumes, background drawings, and any other materials that give an idea of your drawing ability. Address them as "Re: Yotsuba& Assistant, Dengeki Daioh Editorial Department, 1-8-19 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo."
8:22 PM Jul 21st

>>225111
Hey, Nerima is one station from where I live :O
But only for a week more, though...
So he's living/working this close by??

>>225114
Ask him, and maybe get a job with a Visa!
Don't live life knowing what would have been~

>>225123
Nah, I'm dead tired of Japan, I want to go home. And my Japanese is not nearly adequate enough. But it's a nice thought.

>>225124
Home sweet home, like we say.

>>225124
How long until you got sick of it?

This month's Dengeki update:
IM - Yes.
Yotsuba - No.

>>225124
Did you at least pull a 'Da Hooch' before your time's up?

@mittucyori
@azumakiyohiko Yaaaay! Thanks for re-following me♪( ´▽｀)
12:47 AM Jul 27th

@azumakiyohiko
@mittucyori I'm gonna check out your blog too.
10:06 AM Jul 27th

@mittucyori
@azumakiyohiko *∑(ﾟДﾟ)えー⁉
Wow. That's awesome!
Thanks so much!ヽ(；▽；)ノ
12:18 PM Jul 27th

@mittucyori
Recording Yotsuba (OvO)♡ http://instagram.com/p/cUEP8YLvGx/
10:52 PM Jul 28th

@azumakiyohiko
@mittucyori Wow, you didn't waste any time in buying them! Thank you!
10:39 AM Jul 29th

@mittucyori
@azumakiyohiko It's a bit late, but... I finally met Yotsuba (((o(＊ﾟ▽ﾟ＊)o))) She's adorable♡
1:38 PM Jul 29th

>>225127
I've been here for 13 months, but it's just really the last month that I've started to want to go home. The 3 last months were pretty tiresome with school and early mornings and noisy people though. Without that, maybe I could have stayed a bit longer.

>>225128
What, kidnap him and shoot him full of drugs until he succumbs to my raw foreign sexuality?

>What, kidnap him and shoot him full of drugs until he succumbs to my raw foreign sexuality?

Yes.

>>225151
That must be why there hasn't been a new chapter lately.

now im trying to picture azuma giving birth to a stillborn while inside a dirty public restroom

vc: wipeness

@Hirata_Yukaco
I be goin' hard (Hokkaido dialect).
12:24 AM Jul 30th

@azumakiyohiko
@Hirata_Yukaco Goin' hard. To go hard. "Hard" as in "intense," or put another way, "vigorously." "To go" as in "to go all the way," or in other words, "to persevere." Therefore, "I be goin' hard," means "To vigorously persevere."
4:45 PM Jul 30th

Note: "Goin' hard" = hacchakikoku.

‏@azumakiyohiko
I fantasize about how nice it would be to have something that looks like your ordinary granny bike, but is actually super lightweight to keep at the office. Maybe I could use the Miyata Quartz XL Light as a base.
11:22 AM Jul 31st

@fujishimakosuke
@azumakiyohiko Someday they'll make a titanium granny bike.
11:23 AM Jul 31st

@azumakiyohiko
@fujishimakosuke A titanium granny bike! Now that's something I'd be interested in.
11:30 AM Jul 31st

@azumakiyohiko
Oh yeah, starting at the end of August there's this Yotsuba & Danbo Exhibition thing going on. http://www.yotsuba10.com/
8:57 PM Aug 6th

Tried posting this like 50 times yesterday...

@azumakiyohiko
At the moment the Yotsuba & Danbo Exhibit is planned to hit Tokyo and Nagoya. Maybe it'll come to your town too! No, probably not.
9:28 PM Aug 6th

@azumakiyohiko
My shoulders are stiff like nothing I've ever experienced.
9:37 AM Aug 14th

@azumakiyohiko
I'm catching flashes of fireworks from far away.
7:17 PM Aug 167th

>>225277
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/sixty-japanese-injured-by/778044.html

>>225277

>Aug 167th

It's gonna be a long summer.

>>225279
Endless Eight?

>>225278
So wait, was it an accident, or a bombing? The article is unclear.

>>225280
It sounds like an accident because they mention a gas can exploding by a food stand. It sounds like a propane canister exploding to me. Doesn't really sound like a bombing. Also I can't imagine terrorism happening at a fireworks show unless Japan really is that boring.

@azumakiyohiko
You gotta see The Wind Rises and Pacific Rim.
5:29 PM Aug 17th

The Wind Rises: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaze_Tachinu

There's another Ghibli movie already?
>>224478 hasn't even come out on DVD yet...

>>225287
It looks like that movie was originally meant to be distributed along with Up on Poppy Hill. It looks interesting, especially since Miyazaki himself directed it, and Azuma's recommendation is a plus. (It's cool that he liked Pacific Rim also -- is there any Yotsuba/PR crossover art out there?)

Pacific Rim is amazing. For a Del Toro film, at least.

>>225298
Like the guys over at Red Letter Media said, it was like a really, really, really, really, really well done Asylum movie. Like if a made for TV SyFy channel movie had a blockbuster budget and the acting talent of your average major network sitcom.

^I've read through dozens of reviews (mainly to see why it did so poorly in the U.S.), and that is the most apt way to describe it.
Although, Asylum already did a very poor rip off of Pacific Rim already.
http://youtu.be/4QqGQMUWKIM

Funny enough, though, World War Z even did better than Pacific Rim (each premiered there within a week, iirc), despite how much Japanese directors have endorsed the film.
WTF, Japan?

>>225300
Unlike Pacific Rim, I actually had higher hopes for World War Z.
With Pacific Rim I got pretty much what I was expecting. But World War Z was a let down.

Maybe that's the reason for the disparity at the box office. People are more likely to spend their money on World War Z in the hopes it would actually be good, whereas with Pacific Rim you know in advance pretty much what you're going to get.

To go off on a brief tangent about The Asylum, lately when I'm flipping through my on screen programming guide, I keep seeing this program titled "Shark Rotator Vacuum." My first thought was that someone Asylum'd The Asylum and made a cheap knockoff of Sharknado. But it turns out it's some shopping channel informercial for an actual vacuum cleaner.