We spent the day shopping in Umeda, Osaka, and it was a really good time.

First stop was the Nintendo Store. We were in there for a while, just soaking it all in. I’m a big Splatoon fan, so I picked up a keychain and a notebook. I had my eye on a mini skateboard too, but no luck on that front.

From there we headed to Loft, where I found exactly what I was looking for: the Tomie A6 Hobonichi cover! Just the cover by itself, which was perfect since I can swap it right onto my current setup. Yatta! I also grabbed a Tomie Weeks (March start), which is super cool. I’ll use it for Japanese vocabulary notes. I still need a pencil board and an A5 cover to complete my Tomie Hobonichi collection, so the hunt continues.

The last stop was Tsutaya Books, and wow, what a place. The layout is circular, so you just browse in one direction and loop back to where you started. They had an amazing wall of fancy fountain pens, a solid selection of more affordable pens, and even a camera section where I checked out the latest Fujifilm and Sony gear. Highly recommend if you ever find yourself in Umeda.

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I’m really enjoying this Splatfest! I’ve been having a blast using my Undercover Brella and the Custom Wellstring V — they’re so much fun! There’s been a lot of buzz about Splatoon 4, but no official word from Nintendo yet. Personally, I think Splatoon 3 still has a lot to offer!

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The Side Order DLC for Splatoon 3 is out! And it’s fun! I’ve seen some players with special “Order” versions of the weapons, and now I want to get some too. Booyah!

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I finally own the Splatoon 2 & 3 art books! Long ago I saw them at Kinokuniya and didn’t buy them, and kind of regretted it. This last holiday, I saw them in the store again and was about to buy them but Mariko said that she could order them for about half the price from Japan. Sure enough, they were only 2,000 yen each, vs $45 US. It just took a few weeks to arrive, but I am very happy! The art is so cool. I love the Splatoon aesthetic so much!

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My new favorite weapon in Splatoon 3 is the Tri-Stringer and Inkline Tri-Stringer. I find it so fun to play a backline support weapon! And with the Toxic Mist sub-weapon, it’s really satisfying to shut down the enemy’s forward progress. I hope my team appreciates it. The kill count may not be very high, but it’s a decent inker and effective way crowd control weapon to help get the win. Plus I think it looks pretty cool.

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My Splatoon splatfest t-shirt arrived! This splatfest’s theme is “Legend of Zelda” to celebrate the release of “Tears of the Kingdom”. I chose Team Wisdom (Zelda), and now have the official shirt. I am matching my squidling now!

I think it’s cool that the real shirt and in-game shirts are exactly the same, including the Squidforce brand logo. It’s awesome!

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Very happy with this unexpected result! (I don’t think I got that many splats… bug maybe?)

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I enjoyed the Splatoon 3 pre-release splatfest event today. I tried out a couple of new weapons and checked out the new stages. Very cool! And I love the new squidling and octoling characters. They look awesome! I can’t wait for the game to be released next month. I am still going to try to master the splat-roller, which is super-fun.

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After seeing some videos of the upcoming Splatoon 3 game, I got excited and played a bit of Splatoon 2 on the Switch. It’s so fun! I decided to start over for some reason, which means I have to level up again to get the cool gear. And I will focus on the splat roller type of weapon, which I think is cool, but is difficult to use (for me). Even though I suck with that roller, it’s a blast to use!

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Sure, Animal Crossing – Pocket Camp was released today, but I am more excited about the huge update coming in two days for Splatoon 2! Looks great! And do I need to talk to guests at Thanksgiving, or can I camp in front of the TV?

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