Hello, everyone! It's been a while. I'm really sorry I haven't been here for a long time, and thank you so much for continuing to listen to my podcast. Season 3 is starting now. I hope you will enjoy it. In this episode, I talk about the new name of the podcast, the content of this season, the release schedule, and the new episode style.

[Summary of this episode in English]

New Moon Story – My Life Recently

I started living my life following the phases of the moon. In the past, Japanese people used a traditional calendar that was closely connected with nature. I love that idea, and I began to feel that I would like to trace the lifestyle of our ancestors.

Recently, I found a beautiful schedule book that shows the phases of the moon. Actually, I had decided not to buy any more schedule books. However, when I found this one, it felt like destiny.

I still don't know how my life will change because I have only been using it for about a month. But I believe that my body and mind will become more comfortable by living this way.

English summary on Substack:

https://ruraltowntoralog.substack.com/p/new-moon-story-my-life-recently

This is an announcement from Japanese with anime voice: I have been releasing 5 episodes a week since April, but I have decided to reevaluate the frequency again. Today's episode will mark the end of Season 2. It will be Season 3 from the next episode. Also, the day of the week and frequency of release will be changed, which will be announced in the first episode of Season 3. Season 3 is scheduled to begin in September. Thank you for your cooperation.

Each person feels happiness differently. I consider myself happy every day, and I say so. Other people may think that I have no hardships in my life. But you know, I have a lot of problems too. But instead of focusing on them, I just feel one joy or happiness ten times more.

I sometimes have a sixth sense. I sometimes judge people's personalities based on my sixth sense. It may seem spiritual to other people, but I still try to trust my sense.

The origins of Japanese manga actually date back 800 years. In emaki (picture scrolls) drawn during the Heian and Kamakura periods, we can see techniques that lead to today's manga. One theory is that they were inspired by British satirical comics, but after doing some research, I think that they probably originally had the same conceptual power that is depicted in manga.

My older brother is a person who thinks about his future and makes every effort to achieve it. He always keeps the goals he has set for himself. I would like to follow my brother's example and adopt his approach to learning and make more effort to improve my language skills.

Click here to see an illustration of my brother. ☞https://www.pixiv.net/users/14726290/artworks

The Jaws movie I saw as a child scared me so much that it still traumatizes me and I can't swim in the ocean. I wonder how people who surf can go that far. The thought of sharks in the ocean scares me so much that I can't bring myself to swim in the ocean.

Radio may be considered outdated in this day and age. However, podcasts and e-books with audio features have been greatly influenced by radio. I think that the culture of getting information by listening with the ears was created by radio.