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Guerrilla tailoring. Among other things.

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On Rendering Military Courtesies (Saluting in the Valkyria Chronicles and How to Deal With It in Your Own Fiction)

Remember the last post where I overanalysed the treatment of reconnaissance in a chapter of the Valkyria Chronicles? To be honest, I think I

I guess I never got around to mentioning the follow-up post to the previous one.

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Shinsengumi: Samurai Riflemen

I’d like you to take a good look at the picture above. I’ve shared it before— it’s a period depiction of Shinsengumi in the field, and those men are carrying rifles with bayonets attached. Now think to some of the popular portrayals you may’ve seen, of Shinsengumi as the last stalwart defenders of the Way of the Sword. Clearly there’s a disconnect.

While it’s true that many senior officers in the unit were trained and accredited experts with sword and spear, they fielded firearms of various sizes from the beginning— just think back to Serizawa and his borrowed cannon! Firearms weren’t cheap, but Shinsengumi was either extorting funds or being paid by the shogunate or Aizu domain, so it not only accumulated them, but by late 1864, it was undertaking daily, unitwide drill in artillery and rifle use and tactics. Hijikata is on record as having bragged that the men were getting good at it, too. (Ōishi, Shinsengumi, p. 263) The unit’s preparations for the ultimately canceled deployment to fight in the Chōshū War included appointing Tani Sanjūrō and Tōdō Heisuke as artillery commanders, and Okita Sōji and Nagakura Shinpachi as rifle commanders. There is also an incident from 1866 where the Shinsengumi artillery drill at Nishi-Honganji surprised the temple abbot so much that he turned around and went right back indoors. This practice of drill and firearm use continued for the rest of the unit’s existence. I’ve noted previously that the unit switched to western-style uniform shortly after its early 1868 evacuation to Edo— apparently, its account books also indicate that this is also when it reequipped with cutting-edge breechloader rifles. (Ōishi, p. 265) The “last men to live by the sword” image of Shinsengumi is romantic, and by no means am I implying that they never used their swords. I’m just saying that they were no fools, and they understood that the times were changing, and that they had to change with the times.

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The drama of romantic swords vs. practical guns is obviously quite compelling.

In shows like Hakuouki, Rurouni Kenshin etc. plenty of swordsmen have nearly superhuman powers, and can fight better with swords than guns. So you have to wonder why modernization happens anyway in these stories … and then you realize that it’s fictional, and you need to stop nit-picking.

Or at least that’s how my thought process goes.

Thanks for the actual historical background on the Shinsengumi and guns.

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Forgetting about the Gun: Firearms and the Development of the Southern Chinese Martial Arts.

Giving Up the Gun: Revisiting a Classic Argument. In 1979 a Dartmouth English Professor named Neol Perrin wrote one of the more popular and

There's a pretty interesting discussion about this in Ben Judkin's critical treatment of the discourse around Noel Perrin's book "Giving Up the Gun: Japan's Reversion to the Gun, 1543-1879."

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Whenever I see my partner's cellulite, I

am reminded of the fact that I have a functional relationship with a human being ~~rather than being married to a 2D cartoon~~

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On Valkyria Chronicles and the Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (Operation Cloudburst/Battle of the Bridge)

For today’s post, I’m going to take a trip down memory lane and talk about Valkyria Chronicles, a game I used to play — or to be strictly correct, one I mostly used to watch while…

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Went a little weeaboo with the latest post on my blog, I guess.

#military fiction #worldbuilding

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The orange #floof snoozing on a pile of clothes. First time he’s been back on his human-mom’s bed in quite a long while. #cat #kitty #sleepingcat #sleepingcatsofinstagram #redcat #redcatsofinstagram #orangecat #orangekitty #orangecatsofinstagram #gingercat #gingerkitty #gingercatsofinstagram #orangetabby #gingertabby #tabbycat #tabbykitty #tabbycatworlddomination #tabbycatsofinstagram #catsofinstagram #catsoftheworld #catsofworld #weeklyfluff #catladytribe #fiftyshadesginger #lokesfriends🐈🐈🐈🐈 #kucing #kucingtidur #kochengoren #kucingbandung (at Bandung) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKHHuhwHwvz/?igshid=1bwl9o4e6ictk

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Brownie perfectly channelling today’s mood under the incessant rains. #cat #kitty #sleepingcat #sleepingcatsofinstagram #sleepingkitty #browncat #brownkitty #browncatclub #browncatsofinstagram #tubbycat #fluffycat #fluffykitty #fluffycatsofinstagram #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #catsoftheworld #catsofworld #cats_of_world #weeklyfluff #catladytribe #kucing #kucinggemuk #kucingtidur #kucingmalas #kucingrebahan #kucingbandung (at Bandung) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ_R1VlnFaH/?igshid=1ho3x6dz8kfp

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Current state of the newest #hema #historicaleuropeanmartialarts jacket project. Both sleeves have been attached but I haven’t closed up the sides since I need to cut and install the underarm gussets first. The zipper on the front opening hasn’t been installed either. But it’s much closer to being done than any of the previous #gambeson projects at the same point in time after I started them. #sewing #sewingproject #diy #crafting #quiltedarmour #quiltedarmor #paddedarmour #paddedarmor #sartoriainsulindica (at Bandung) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ6sNKcniOf/?igshid=rfagu5eoy6so

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The orange #floof staying in due to the rains. Still with his flipper paw tuck. #cat #kitty #loungingcat #lazycat #lazykitty #orangecat #orangekitty #orangecatsofinstagram #gingercat #gingerkitty #gingercatsofinstagram #orangetabby #gingertabby #tabbycat #tabbykitty #tabbycatworlddomination #tabbycatsofinstagram #catsofinstagram #catsoftheworld #catsofworld #weeklyfluff #catladytribe #fiftyshadesginger #lokesfriends🐈🐈🐈🐈 #kucing #kucingbelang #kochengoren #kucingrebahan #kucingbandung (at Bandung) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ3gtk9Ho3x/?igshid=fltc6h9xi6qi

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Brownie actually has a pretty long neck underneath all the fat and floof, but she only shows it when she’s staring at potential intruders. #cat #kitty #derpcat #browncat #brownkitty #browncatclub #browncatsofinstagram #tubbycat #tubbykitty #chubbycat #chubbykitty #chubbycatsofinstagram #fatcat #fatkitty #fatcatsofinstagram #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #catsoftheworld #catsofworld #cats_of_world #weeklyfluff #catladytribe #kucing #kucinggemuk #kucinggendut #kucingbandung (at Bandung) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJvtjHyH-dD/?igshid=6cz9gfrlni78

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The orange #floof is singularly unimpressed with the angle. He wants another one that makes him look less fat. #cat #kitty #loungingcat #orangecat #orangekitty #orangecatclub #orangecatsofinstagram #orangetabby #gingercat #gingerkitty #gingercatsrule #gingercatsofinstagram #gingertabby #tabbycat #tabbykitty #tabbycatworlddomination #tabbycatsofinstagram #fiftyshadesginger #lokesfriends🐈🐈🐈🐈 #catsofinstagram #catsoftheworld #catsofworld #weeklyfluff #catladytribe #kucing #kucingbelang #kochengoren #kucingrebahan #kucingbandung (at Bandung) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJoJK1ynhbV/?igshid=2rxa6y1x4ww1

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Yesterday should have been Brownie’s spot on my regular #catpost schedule but I forgot about it somehow. On the bright side, though, that puts her in a position to open 2021 on a more hopeful note. At least she gets to hope for more food and naps, unlike the hoomans. #cat #kitty #browncat #brownkitty #browncatclub #browncatsofinstagram #catnap #sleepingcat #sleepingcatsofinstagram #tubbycat #chubbycat #chubbykitty #chubbycatsofinstagram #fatcat #fatkitty #fatcatsofinstagram #catsofinstagram #catsoftheworld #catsofworld #weeklyfluff #catladytribe #kucing #kucingtidur #kucinggemuk #kucinggendut #kucingrebahan #kucingbandung (at Bandung) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJgihP0Hpmx/?igshid=1nehdqbv66acj

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It didn’t take very long for the orange #floof to resume his old habit of sleeping in weird belly-up positions once he was home for more than just a few minutes. #cat #kitty #catbelly #orangecat #orangekitty #orangecatclub #orangecatsofinstagram #orangetabby #gingercat #gingerkitty #gingercatsrule #gingercatsofinstagram #gingertabby #tabbycat #tabbykitty #tabbycatworlddomination #tabbycatsofinstagram #sleepingcat #catsofinstagram #catsoftheworld #catsofworld #weeklyfluff #catladytribe #fiftyshadesginger #lokesfriends🐈🐈🐈🐈 #kucing #kochengoren #kucingrebahan #kucingbandung (at Bandung) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJVE1wsnGAo/?igshid=1v1kpmdu8g7lz

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Brownie, in a lazy mood due to the rains. #cat #kitty #browncat #browncatclub #browncatsofinstagram #tubbycat #tubbykitty #chubbycat #chubbykitty #chubbycatsofinstagram #fatcat #fatkitty #fatcatsofinstagram #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #catsoftheworld #catsofworld #cats_of_world #weeklyfluff #catladytribe #kucing #kucinggemuk #kucinggendut #kucingrebahan #kucingbandung (at Bandung) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJLDUeZHo0y/?igshid=3gchmrslrzg0

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The orange #floof has been spending an unusual amount of time indoors today since he seems to be having the sniffles. Poor Floof. #cat #kitty #redcat #redcatsofinstagram #orangecat #orangekitty #orangecatsarethebest #orangecatsofinstagram #orangetabby #gingercat #gingerkitty #gingercatsrule #gingercatsofinstagram #gingertabby #tabbycat #tabbykitty #tabbycatworlddomination #tabbycatsofinstagram #fiftyshadesginger #lokesfriends🐈🐈🐈🐈 #catsofinstagram #catsoftheworld #catsofworld #weeklyfluff #catladytribe #kucing #kucingbelang #kochengoren #kucingbandung (at Bandung) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJD3oFDnuJO/?igshid=tc3buj8teqx9

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Cookie trying to “help” with breakfast. Turns out that she’s into fish (though not other human foods), just like her #derpcat sister Brownie. #cat #kitty #browncat #brownkitty #browncatclub #browncatsofinstagram #tubbycat #chubbycat #chubbykitty #chubbycatsofinstagram #fatcat #fatkitty #fatcatsofinstagram #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #catsoftheworld #catsofworld #cats_of_world #weeklyfluff #catladytribe #kucing #kucinggemuk #kucinggendut #kucingbandung (at Bandung) https://www.instagram.com/p/CI7aC9SHB4v/?igshid=1uohw9rigdxtj

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Not a Thursday, but I guess I can have a #throwbacktuesday to when the orange #floof was just maybe three or four months old. I almost forgot that he had already established his habit of sleeping in weird belly-up poses around humans he trusted by then. And it’s so funny to see how much whiter his stomach used to be before he grew longer orange belly floof to cover it. #cat #kitty #orangekitten #orangecatclub #orangekittensofinstagram #gingerkitten #gingercatsrock #gingerkittensofinstagram #orangetabby #gingertabby #tabbykitten #tabbykitty #tabbycatworlddomination #tabbykittensofinstagram #sleepingkitten #sleepingcatsofinstagram #catbelly #kittensofinstagram #kittensoftheworld #weeklyfluff #catladytribe #kucing #kucingtidur #kochengoren #kucingrebahan #kucingbandung #fiftyshadesginger #lokesfriends🐈🐈🐈🐈 (at Bandung) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIz9FsfHHs3/?igshid=1flbc68ncwr67

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