Mastodawn

Strange Pictures has been longlisted for the UK Crime Writers Association Dagger for translated work... Man, am I glad I listened to my wife when she said "I think you'll like this weird YouTube channel." #Uketsu #StrangePictures

Dagger for Crime Fiction in Tr...

Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation - The Crime Writers’ Association

The Crime Writers’ Association

ship Apr 17

Strange Houses by Uketsu was Strange Indeed.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/c06bdb8d-e630-4481-9dfa-60b61b22c5bb

#reading #bookstodon #uketsu

Review by voodoocactus - Strange Houses

The reason I placed a hold on this book was a review post I saw. It seemed interesting and, we...

María José Ojeda Apr 9

Me he devorado los dos primeros libros de #Uketsu increíble me ha transportado al bachillerato por las clases de pintura y dibujo técnico con eso de los planos 🤓📖

Book Notification Mar 27

Vince is back with our #WeeklyPicks in time for your weekend reading!

Featuring ✨
Remarkably Bright Creatures by #ShelbyVanPelt
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by #BenjaminStevenson
Dangerous Ground by #LarryBond
A Cold Day For Murder by #DanaStabenow
Fragments of Tomorrow by #RLKing
Strange Buildings by #Uketsu
The Stolen Princess by #AnneGracie
A Song for a New Day by #SarahPinsker

Read more at our link in the comments.
#books #bookpicks 📚 #bookstodon

Jim Rion Mar 25

Barnes & Noble and HarperVia asked me to talk a bit about my work translating Uketsu for the B&N Reads blog to coincide with the release of Strange Buildings. It's up! #Uketsu #StrangeBuildings

Strange Encounter: A Guest Pos...

Strange Encounter: A Guest Post by Jim Rion - B&N Reads

Viral sensation Uketsu returns to the chilling world of Strange Pictures with a dark new story told through the lens of eleven mysterious buildings, with each one laying the groundwork for a sinister secret. Read on for an exclusive essay from Jim Rion — Uketsu’s translator — on Strange Buildings. I first encountered Uketsu during […]

B&N Reads

Jim Rion Mar 24

The awsome Michelle Delgado of the Scare Me! Newsletter very graciously interviewed me about horror (Japanese et al.) and translating Uketsu, and it is now live! I really need to work on my verbal tics. Way too many "like"s and "very"s... #Uketsu #StrangeBuildings #JapaneseLit #Translation

Translating Uketsu's Strange M...

Translating Uketsu's Strange Mysteries With Jim Rion

An inside look at how STRANGE PICTURES and its two sequels became a global sensation, from the translator who was there from the very start.

Scare Me!

Jim Rion Mar 12

Jim is giving an online talk about translating Japanese books, especially Strange ones! Come and listen! #JapaneseLit #xl8 #Translation #LiteraryTranslation #Uketsu

Listen to me talk!

Listen to me talk!

The Japan Association of Translators Book special interest group has invited me to speak online about my budding career as a literary translator and my work translating Uketsu. I plan to lay out ho…

Jim Rion - Translator & Writer

Jim Rion Mar 12

Jim is giving an online talk about translating Japanese books, especially Strange ones! Come and listen!
#JapaneseLit #xl8 #Translation #LiteraryTranslation #Uketsu

http://jimrion.com/2026/03/12/listen-to-me-talk/

Listen to me talk!

Jim Rion - Translator & Writer

Jim Rion Mar 10

With Strange Buildings out worldwide, Jim talks about some of the fun, and challenges, of the biggest Uketsu book yet. #Uketsu #StrangeBuildings jimrion.com/2026/03/10/t...

Translating Strange Buildings

Translating Strange Buildings

Strange Buildings is out, and it’s the best Uketsu yet.

Jim Rion - Translator & Writer

Jim Rion Mar 10

With Strange Buildings out worldwide, Jim talks about dude if the fun, and challenges, of the biggest Uketsu book yet. #Uketsu #StrangeBuildings

http://jimrion.com/2026/03/10/translating-strange-buildings/

Translating Strange Buildings

Strange Buildings is out, and it’s the best Uketsu yet.

Jim Rion - Translator & Writer