lae astra

remembering how wonderful it was working on this track with @ipso.studio some years ago :) Spacewalk farfuture.bandcamp.com/track/ipso-l...

素敵！

here's an episode of Document 72 Hours that i narrated, about a park in central tokyo! (whoa, just realized i've been working on this program for 9 years now! still one of my favorites :) www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

it's nonbinary awareness week so be 👀aware👀 of my new curse-casting visual novel TRUE LOVE'S CURSE about a nonbinary witch & made by a nonbinary dev (me)! OUT TODAY!!! 💛🤍💜🖤 store.steampowered.com/app/4733520/...

Asian! Pirate! Musical! 28 July to 2 August in London! join us for our first full run - tiny.cc/APMgatehouse tell your crew! tell your friends!!

I did voice work for this Tamagotchi Plaza trailer! It was fun narrating such a cute video :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8nZ...

I did the narration for this episode of Hometown Stories, about students learning Japanese at a high school in Aichi! www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

Made this entire dungeon floor by hand in less than a minute. All of the monsters have full stats, based on Old School Essentials. Almost ready for release.

Moving On.

There are five types of doves in my neighborhood. -turtle doves -whitewing doves -ring, neck doves -mourning doves -inca doves All day, I hear various versions WHOO WHOO, 😆. It’s hilarious.

I did voice work on a series of trailer videos for the upcoming game, Schrödinger's Call! This is the one for Chapter 2, "Friend".

I'm looking for work in Tokyo as a Japanese-to-English translator, localization specialist, or QA specialist! I have over five years of experience with manga and games. Please message me or comment with any opportunities. 東京で、日英翻訳者、ローカライゼーション、またはQAの仕事を探しています！ 求人情報などがありましたら、メッセージまたはコメントでお知らせください。🙇

I'm giving this talk next Wednesday if you're in Yokohama - or on zoom if you're not!

A new episode of Manben is out! I narrated this episode featuring Umino Chica, the manga artist of Honey and Clover - and this was her TV debut! I love all the cute faces she drew for herself 😆 www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

Ooh a turkey vulture!

Go check out this bootyful game!

📢 CALLING ALL NONBINARY GAME DEVS! 📢 i'm helping run a steam sale event to showcase games made by nonbinary devs during the week of international nonbinary day! if you fit this description, fill out the form by may 18 👉 forms.gle/cx9AqFfPqzF9... please share & send to all your nb dev friends!!

a page about my zine projects is now up on my website, and a few copies of these zines are available in store at platform3 / loneliness books, a wonderful independent bookstore & community space in higashi nakano, tokyo! 🌈 more updates to come :) laeastra.com/projects/

springtime :)

this new nhk world program, A Mile in Your Shoes, features foreign residents in japan who are working on projects to tackle issues that the country faces! i provided narration for the two episodes currently available: www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

this is a documentary i narrated about Takao Michiko & her son Nobuhiro, working to bridge japan and ukraine through ballet despite the war: www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

haven't updated much about my work lately, since i'm very sporadic with social media (meaning i barely use / check it), but here is a recent nhk world documentary that i narrated! it tells the stories of students at the asian university for women, in bangladesh: www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

✨ event news / お知らせ ✨ @leotranslations.bsky.social & i are organizing a transmasc art exchange hangout, 4/18 14:00-16:00 at alishan park cafe, yoyogi! one drink order to venue please. transmasc, trans men, nb only - contact me for invite. ftx, ftm, ノンバイナリー向け、少人数のアートイベントを開催します！興味ある方はご連絡下さい🏳️‍⚧️🎨✨

Zine Fest Tokyo is tomorrow! I'll be at 5F booth A5. 明日はZineフェス東京！5階のA5でお待ちしております。

Clovers ☘️ #illustration #markers #art #bird #birdart

A long trip #illustration

✨ event news / お知らせ ✨ #世田谷区民展 参加します！ my painting will be in the kuminten (residents exhibition) at setagaya art museum, march 13 to 22! 1F kumin gallery / 世田谷美術館 1階 区民ギャラリー free entry / 無料 www.setagayaartmuseum.or.jp

✨ this weekend / 今週末 ✨ #zineフェス東京 参加します！ i'll be at zine fest tokyo, march 8th! 3月8日(日) 12:00〜17:00 入場料 500円 東京都立産業貿易センター台東館(浅草) lae astra & @ipso.studio at 5F booth A-5 🌈 bringing my first ever artbook zine, queer colorscapes! come take a look and say hi :) 🏳️‍⚧️

my contributor copy of alocasia: 99 queer writers on plants and nature just arrived today! thank you again, @alocasiamag.bsky.social @sarahclark.bsky.social !!

thank you @alocasiamag.bsky.social @sarahclark.bsky.social for including a poem of mine in this collection! � alocasia.org/alocasia-99-... (poem is still online here: alocasia.org/2024/03/19/l...)

✨ event news / お知らせ ✨ #zineフェス東京 参加します！ my first ever self published photobooks & artbooks will be at zine fest tokyo, march 8th! 3月8日(日) 12:00〜17:00 入場料 500円 東京都立産業貿易センター台東館(浅草) 主催: ZINE FARM TOKYO here's a peek at the bird photobook that i made :) more info to come~ 初フェス出展なのでドキドキ〜 よろしくお願いします！

the thing about gender is I don't have a favorite color, and this seems to anger a lot of people. I've had people tell me they know my favorite color even though I don't know it. (That's not an allegory; that exact thing has happened.) But I don't have a favorite, nor is my favorite "no colors"

最終日に見れてよかったです！ありがとうございます😊 thank you for sharing your amazing artwork, looking forward to seeing it again!

Got my copies of Love on the Horizon! My editor TJ @ferenteeny.bsky.social did an amazing job as always 🥰

This World Is Not Yours by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social in the SFF section at Kinokuniya Shinjuku bookstore! Happy to see it here in Tokyo <3

I did voice work for this Pokemon Sleep & Pokemon GO Plus + announcement video - first ever job with Pokemon! Childhood lae who loved playing the games & collecting the cards would've been in disbelief (I think my first card was Paras 🍄) #voiceactor www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJB_...

東京の桜 #bloomscrolling

Cooked some veggie soup with potato and white beans #veganfood

Now that I'm back from the US and not in fear about being detained at customs for my political beliefs, I helped create a charity album for Palestine! 'Composers for Palestine' is a collection of beautiful indie video game music. Enjoy, donate and share! RT's appreciated tinyurl.com/yeyw4yta

My narration is in this episode of Hometown Stories on NHK World, featuring origami artist Fuse Tomoko! www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

Can’t wait to read!! 🤩

ALOCASIA is now accepting previously unpublished creative writing for an all-Indigenous issue to be published this summer. ALOCASIA publishes writing about plants by queer writers. Our honorarium is $50 per contributor. Deadline: May 31. More details: alocasia.org/about-send-w...

After endless ER surgeries & tests, finally have my first reparative surgery on May 1. My health has left me unable to regularly work, my student loans are about to default, etc. (aren't we all going thru it). In case you have dollars to spare: ko-fi.com/justinaoba Anything appreciated, thx