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/...
lae astra
@laeastra.com
レイ🌌 writer, artist, voice person in tokyo laeastra.com
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...
Tamagotchi Plaza – Resort Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by Bandai Namco Entertainment America
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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/...
Learning Japanese One Step at a Time - Hometown Stories | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
A high school allows students with international roots to use their native language while learning Japanese. Teachers hope it will help them build confidence and adapt better to their environment.
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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.
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".
Shueisha Games@shueisha-games.bsky.social · 4mo agoThis is a story about the things we leave unsaid. ☎️ Schrödinger's Call Chapter 2, "Friend," is now previewed. Thomas made a promise he couldn't keep. What were the words he really meant to say? 📺 Wishlit and Find out at release next week!: https://bit.ly/sch_steam_x #SCHRODINGERSCALL
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!
James Welker@jameswelker.bsky.social · 5mo agoHybrid Lecture: Transgender Bodies in Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece and Its Fandom Nemo Madeleine Sugimoto Martin Wednesday, 20 May 2026 15:30–17:00 Kanagawa University, Minatomirai Campus, Yokohama Details: human.kanagawa-u.ac.jp/kenkyu/sympo...
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/...
Umino Chica - Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Hit manga artist Urasawa Naoki takes you behind the scenes of how manga is made. Honey and Clover creator Umino Chica makes her TV debut as we follow her new series, March Comes in Like a Lion!
www3.nhk.or.jp
📢 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!!
Nonbinary Coded Games Submission Form
This is a submission form for the Steam sale event, Nonbinary Coded Games, which will be happening from July 13 10:00 AM Pacific Time to July 20 10:00 AM Pacific Time. (July 14 is International Non-Bi...
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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/
lae astra — projects
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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/...
A Mile in Your Shoes | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
This program focuses on foreign residents in Japan who tackle the issues the country faces, driven by their love for their community of adoption and their ability to put themselves in Japanese shoes.
www3.nhk.or.jp
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/...
MICHIKO | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Takao Michiko devoted 50 years to bridging Japan and Ukraine through ballet. She and her Kyiv-based son drove vital projects together despite the war.
www3.nhk.or.jp
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/...
Lighting the Future: The Asian University for Women | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
The challenges and struggles of women whose lives have been affected by factors like war or poverty are chronicled as they attend AUW in Bangladesh to gain education to become new leaders in society.
www3.nhk.or.jp
✨ 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。
lae astra@laeastra.com · 7mo ago✨ 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 :) 🏳️⚧️
✨ 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...)
ALOCASIA: 99 queer writers on plants and nature – ALOCASIA
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✨ 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!
TAKAO★WATANABE🌿10/23-28Exhibition@watanabetakao.bsky.social · 11mo ago個展はあっという間の最終日！快晴で最高の気分です。本日はクローズが15時ですので是非ご来場予定の皆様はお気をつけ下さいね😉 The final day of my solo exhibition is here in the blink of an eye! It's a beautiful, sunny day and I'm in the best mood. Today we close at 3 PM, so please be mindful of the time if you're planning to visit 😉
