Obligatory introduction post.

Hello! My name's Rhys, nice to meet you. This is (quite obviously) a fanblog dedicated to Akihiko Hirata. Almost everybody knows at the very least that he played Dr. Serizawa, but not as many people know that also had a 30-year career with hundreds of other credits across film, television, and stage. I became a fan after watching Godzilla some years ago and was surprised to learn how prolific he was and how much of his work is entirely unknown outside of Japan. So the point of this fanblog is to shine a spotlight on things that no real English-language discussion of exists. I try to treat everything I write about with as much academic rigor as I can muster as someone with no formal training. 

I also occasionally do fansubs (as "guzareshirei"). Here and elsewhere, I always try to be open about the fact that while I do know some Japanese and can read kana, I am not fluent, and my translations are more a matter of careful research and cross-referencing than full by-ear translation. I do my utmost to ensure accuracy to the best of my ability, but keep in mind that I'm neither fluent nor a native speaker. ChatGPT will never be used on this blog.

I welcome any and all comments, suggestions, questions, "why are you like this" messages, et cetera. Tell me whatever you want. I'll do posts on request as well, although I can't imagine there'd be much demand for that. I haven't seen many other English-speaking fans out there, but I know I can't be the only one.

(what have I watched?)

Yes I am autistic.