Ahhh, a year ago, I won an online jong tourney. Time flies.

www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/... My mahjong club was featured on NHK World.

Forgot to mention, I'm a 16 year old manga blogger as of this week. I'm truly one of the last of a dying breed.

I remember back in the day, Mentzas was one of the first few people I saw at manga panels. Even saw him at Kinokuniya a few times. Looking back, he started something that was needed at the time & possibly is an inspiration for today's indie publishers.

New blog post: Yuri Moments That Got Me. www.dropintomanga.com/post/8093940...

My MO for this year. Screw those driven by profit as the end-goal.

I haven't posted much lately, but I did have a nice holiday season. Even got to play & finish Clair Obscur. Amazing experience.

I voted by mail and am glad to see what's happening right now. I hate this view that "rich people are the experts that should define life while poor people are all lazy." when that's not true.

What I was up to after Kodansha House - becoming a IRL meetup mahjong champion at the Riichi Nomi NYC meetups for October 2025.

Why be a king when you can be a queen? 💅

Fujita (Wotakoi) autograph from Kodansha House this past weekend! Was a bit nervous talking to her, but got to say what I wanted to say! AHHHHHH. So very lucky to be one of the very few people to get he autograph.

Played some games to qualify for the 2nd round of the MJS JongTama tournament & wow, this username. @_@

Very honored to be interviewed by @brkagurabachi.bsky.social about my work on manga projects like @mangasplaining.bsky.social, american manga awards with @animenyc.bsky.social & finding manga for kids with Scholastic Graphix kagurabachi.com.br/interviews/d... + charming illios by Yowhza & BMO

Re-reading Wotakoi before I see Fujita this Saturday at Kodansha House.

I can finally reveal this! I interviewed @mahjongjen.bsky.social for @yattatachi.bsky.social. This was something I wanted to do since last year, so I'm glad I got a chance to talk to her about her mahjong journey. yattatachi.com/interview-je...

So recently, I found out that I'm on this promotional flyer for a mahjong event next Monday (I'm the guy holding the cup to his mouth).

Went to see Tokyo Downtown NYC live at Kodansha House last night after mahjong. City pop has always fascinated me, so this was a fun treat!

Spreading Gintama love at my local mahjong parlor (celebrating the collab with Mahjong Soul). Oh yeah, baiman tsumo chiitoi with all the red fives.

Went to VIP premiere party for the opening of Kodansha House 2025. Had some fun, hehe.

New Gintama spinoff anime coming to Crunchyroll, Gintama Yoshiwara in Flames arc remake movie in 2026, and now a Gintama collaboration with Mahjong Soul. Maybe @viz.com can bring back the Gintama manga now?

New blog post: Gintama Is Still Relevant for Community. www.dropintomanga.com/post/7962317...

New blog post: Behind the Blog - 25 Years Later. www.dropintomanga.com/post/7954055...

Won the lottery to see Fujita (Wotakoi) on October 11 at Kodansha House. I'm so excited to get their autograph!

New blog post: Boys Run the Riot - Transitioning Forward. www.dropintomanga.com/post/7945132...

I haven't talked about this much here, but I went to 2 K-Pop concerts and a K-Pop pop-up event in my area this past weekend. It was such a blast.

New blog post: Blue Lock - The Egoist Power of Names. www.dropintomanga.com/post/7942191...

I met him at Anime NYC two years ago & I am in so much shocked. I am very sad right now.

I see LA is trying its own version of their own anime/manga awards ceremony thanks to Anime NYC, but if it's run entirely by the Crunchyroll Anime Awards team, no thanks.

New blog post: Anime NYC 2025 - Visuals and Vibes. www.dropintomanga.com/post/7930719...

I just read through all of Under Ninja from my library & it's pretty zany.

Line for the Takeru Hokazono panel at Anime NYC. I'm at least 10 rows back.

Evening shots before I left Anime NYC tonight. Day 3 here we go

I'm going full throttle as Mitsuki Koga this weekend after the American Manga Awards.

New blog post: Anime NYC 2025 Plans! www.dropintomanga.com/post/7924966...

When you're in Anime NYC mode over work mode.

I really don't understand what is happening with Chainsaw Man right now. Good god.

New blog post: Fighting Girls - Fighting Connects Us to Be Better. www.dropintomanga.com/post/7922697...

I actually want to try making it to Flamecon next year.

New post: New York Anime Festival 2008 Memories. www.dropintomanga.com/post/7920855...

I haven't laughed this hard at a manga in quite some time.

New blog post: The Fangirl Diaries -An Incredible Time Capsule of Anime Fandom. www.dropintomanga.com/post/7918163...

Hmmm, who's this person? He seems so handsome and cringe at the same time. Hehe.

October goal: get Fujita's autograph at Kodansha House on my Wotakoi box set.

Why does it seem like there are people who preach "healthy families" come up with policies that ruin family dynamics?

I am a haneman iipeikou monster.

New blog post: Non-Platonic Love in The Summer Hikaru Died. www.dropintomanga.com/post/7913627...

So, today I learned that Yuto Sano, the mangaka behind Gokurakugai (a Shonen Jump SQUARE manga that I really like), loves mahjong & has mahjong-themed keychains coming out for the series.

This is such a nice vid about a K-Pop girl group I've really grown to love. I'm very excited to see them in NYC in Oct. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lLq...

Anime NYC planning is going to be interesting because there are way too many overlaps & I am only one person. SIGH.

New post: Kodansha House Is Back! www.dropintomanga.com/post/7911837...