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As a young boy in school, Masaki Sashima would be dragged out of his classroom and beaten by his fellow students.

Masaki, now 72, was different to the other kids. 

He was Ainu, an Indigenous people from the country's northern regions, most notably the large island of Hokkaido.

"During recess, the hallway door would open, and several guys would yell at me to come out," he said.

"I clung to my desk in the classroom and kept quiet.

"Everyone would surround me and beat me."

Japan has long portrayed itself as culturally and ethnically homogenous, something that some have even argued is a key to its success as a nation.

More than 98 per cent of Japanese people are descendants of the Yamato people. 

But the Ainu are distinct, with their own history, languages, and culture.

But, as the victims of colonialism, assimilation, and discrimination, much of that identity has been lost. 

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I spent my day off from making comics.... making a comic. haha My greyscale markers unfortunately don't like inks. But it came out okay.

#my art #comic #ink

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The US dropped 270 million cluster bombs on Laos. Every eight minutes, 24 hours a day, for nine years from 1964 until 1973, a planeload of cluster bombs was dropped on Laos by American B-52s.

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15 minute warmups

#my art #ink #warmup

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Well anyway did you know I have a bluesky? And that they aren't invite-only anymore? I'm honestly more active there than anywhere else right now. For some reason.

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Hey everyone, please consider buying the 2024 itch.io Palestinian Relief Bundle- it's 373 games, game-making assets, tabletop roleplaying games, zines, and comics for a minimum of just 8 USD! They have a goal of 100,000 USD, and as of the time I'm writing this post, they have 8 more days to reach it.

Link will be in the reblog!

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Record Store

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My beloved Witch from Mercury girls! I have posters for Sakuracon <3

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im noticing that for a lot of americans “free palestine” has been an ideological motto and symbol rather than them actually believing in their heart that freedom is attainable and necessary

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Hey everyone, please consider buying the 2024 itch.io Palestinian Relief Bundle- it's 373 games, game-making assets, tabletop roleplaying games, zines, and comics for a minimum of just 8 USD! They have a goal of 100,000 USD, and as of the time I'm writing this post, they have 8 more days to reach it.

Link will be in the reblog!

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Cute babe back from April of last year!! 🥳💕✨

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I picked up It Took Luke, Nature’s Labyrinth, and The Orphan of Agony Isle; are there any other comics you’ve illustrated on that I should look for?

Oh rad! Thank you. I hope you like them. No at the moment that’s all of it. I’m working on more stuff now though!

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You won't reach a point where you don't need references anymore 😭

Even artists who freedraw regularly still do studies, refer to their past work, keep character sheets at hand, etc

Please don't impose that expectation on yourself just because of a live demo, tiktok, or timelapses especially

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I'd really love to fill my dash with more artists and webcomickers ! If folks have recs (or wanna promo themselves) please do! I enjoy tumblr and would like to find more folks!

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Elf (?) fashion facts.