⬇️ Important info for anyone looking to transfer their Manga Planet/ @futekiya.bsky.social library to Renta!

The awards committee is proud to announce that nominations are open for the ✨ LEAST PRESTIGIOUS MANGA LOCALIZATION AWARDS ✨ form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Pre-orders are still open for these three titles! HEAVEN in the HELL: united-states.kinokuniya.com/bw/978491151... Marking Omega Vol. 1: united-states.kinokuniya.com/bw/978491151... Marking Omega Vol. 2: united-states.kinokuniya.com/bw/978491151...

Our other titles at Kinokuniya USA can also be found here! usa.kinokuniya.com/futekiya Availability may vary 🙇🏻‍♀️ 🙇

✨✨✨✨✨ 野郎フェス2026 -summer- 2026年5月2日（土） ✨✨✨✨✨ 大田区産業プラザ PiO 🕛12:00～16:00 🔞18歳未満入場🆖 Illust：やきそばおおもり様（SPE RURMA） @yksb2 ＼キービジュアルイラスト／ ＼公開しました／ 大変お待たせいたしました。 今回も素敵なイラストをご提供いただきました。 やきそばおおもり様 お忙しい中対応ありがとうございました🙇 yaroufes.info #野郎フェス #yaroufes #YF2026夏

野朗フェス2026-summer- 参加します！ 参加サークル数200前後と、コミティアやJガーデンに比べると小規模ですが、このイベントならではの個性があるのが最大の魅力🩷

Introducing my newest comic book font, Trinketry! It's mixed-case, hand-drawn, and comes with a wide range of glyphs. It's a cutie with high charisma, and would be perfect in any comic. You can find it over here: ko-fi.com/s/b7e9497fed

Thank you so much…!😭 Until now, I’d only ever seen comments from English-speaking readers saying it was “scary,” so I’m really happy that someone actually took the time to read it

O serviço digital da Futekiya chegou ao fim hoje. O sucesso dessa plataforma teve efeitos cascata em todo o restante da indústria ocidental de mangá BL e a influência delas vai ser sentida por muito tempo ainda. Só tenho a agradecer.

I’m so grateful they gave me the opportunity to publish my comics in English🙏🥹 I have a few plans to continue publishing my comics in the future, but right now I want to focus on creating new ones. Hopefully by the end of this year, my works will be available online somewhere again. Stay tuned💕

mushiba in print!!!

futekiya is happy to announce the print releases of HEAVEN in the HELL by mushiba, and Marking Omega volume 1 and volume 2 by Ruri Fujikawa in English.

Manga Planet’s digital service has come to a close as of March 31st, 2026. We thank you all for the continued support over the years. We wish the best for readers, creators, and all those who worked with and supported Manga Planet! We will continue our print releases.

Manga Planet’s digital service has come to a close as of March 31st, 2026. We thank you all for the continued support over the years. We wish the best for readers, creators, and all those who worked with and supported Manga Planet! We will continue our print releases.

Masking is a neat part of lettering. Even when dealing with just black and white, it's important to consider the order that elements were layered on to of each other. The original text was drawn in a white void, and then the black "background" drawn around it. Much more detail in alt text!

Totally surreal feeling that I can hold an English copy of Billy Bat in my hands. Even more that I got to work on it with @lettererbrendo.bsky.social and @editortiina.bsky.social. Super grateful to @abramskana.bsky.social for bringing it bringing us on. Order it! www.abramsbooks.com/product/bill...

Those wishing to transfer purchased library to Renta!, please ensure email on Manga Planet is updated & unblock us BEFORE MAR 31. Transfer is opt-in and limited to purchased titles. Some may not be eligible due to publisher agreements or purchase model. Details will be included in April email.

So glad this is coming and even moreso from a new pub. As someone who worked on the jp version its about time

It is so incredibly frustrating to buy a volume of manga you helped create only to find your credits not there. I feel like I’m in a constant uphill battle to get publishers to simply add names to credits, and it shouldn’t be this way. Just credit the people involved! It’s not hard! 😮‍💨

I was watching a webinar for Japanese artists interested in working internationally, and came across my own Bluesky feed on a slide as an example of artists trying to reach out to readers outside of Japan😆 At least what I’m doing seems to be on the right track.

new font soon 🙏

In case folks are in Tokyo at the end of March… We will be having Manga Loc meetups on the evenings of March 24 and 26! If you’d like to attend or want more information, feel free to DM me.

I'm excited to share Glacier Bay Books is exhibiting at MoCCA Fest 2026 in NYC this (next) weekend. We will be at Table 118 and are bringing a ton of books, as well as a bunch of hard to find / rare / exclusive goodies for the show. I highly recommend stopping by our table! I will say, don’t wait.

joined a BL-themed indie comic event called J-Garden today. March is supposed to be the beginning of spring, and even though it’s an indoor event, it was very cold 🥶 because the shutters of the hall were kept open for ventilation and crowd control. But overall, I really enjoyed this exciting event 💕

the rate I earn for game translation has stayed pretty stagnant from 2016 to now, except the yen has tanked since then, so I actually took about a 30% pay CUT, not even counting inflation and the cost of living... book/manga rates increase incrementally, but barely keep up with inflation.

明日はいよいよBL系同人誌の祭典 #Jガーデン59 の開催日！ 初めて参加するよ〜（ドキドキ)という方向けに、ガーデン事務局さんが参考になりそうなコラムをまとめたページを作って下さいました⬇️ www.jgarden.jp/yomimono/ #J庭59

いよいよ明日開催のBL系同人誌の祭典 #Jガーデン59 に参加します！ 大正ロマンだったり、年の差だったり、イケオジだったり、高校同級生だったりするBL漫画を頒布🌟ぜひアユ・ヤマネのスペースにお立ち寄り下さい。 ⭐️3/22 東京ビッグサイト 11:00〜 ⭐️参加料1500円 ⭐️スペース: あ16b #J庭59

A free Wavy Dash library I made for InDesign for anybody who wants it. Comes in handy for lettering manga 🔥 drive.google.com/file/d/1NTVV... #indesign

A BL indie comic event, J-GARDEN, has announced they’ll reduce events from twice a year to once a year due to a staff shortage. Participation is growing, but they don’t have enough staff to keep up. Huge thanks to the JGARDEN staff for all their hard work🙏 www.jgarden.jp/html/2027osh...

In case folks are in Tokyo at the end of March… We will be having Manga Loc meetups on the evenings of March 24 and 26! If you’d like to attend or want more information, feel free to DM me.

I got a ton of books. Strange books, dark books. Folks in Japan, let me know if you want any. We can trade or you can buy a copy for ¥1,000+shipping (500 or so?). I could use some pocket money for ink and photo paper. Strange Pictures/Houses/Buildings, The Ark, Devil's Flute...

started manga translation in 2013 some pubs never give across-the-board rate bumps, some do, but even with those, it's rare/sporadic/doesn't keep up with inflation. the majority of boosts I get come from negotiating on a project-to-project basis Otherwise, more money has to come from more series

Some people may believe freelance should only be a side job, but we're expected to be available on call for simulpubs and to give fast turnarounds on other work as though we're full time. If we say we can't, we're taken off the series or the offer gets rescinded

With manga, if a freelancer tries to make as much as an in-house employee, we have to work on 50-70+ books, and we pay higher self-employment taxes + don't have access to affordable health insurance. To keep up with inflation, we take more work. It's a recipe for burn out and getting sick

I'm giving a talk for J-artists who want to be published/exhibit overseas, and it turns out I have So Much to say. I need a week-long workshop to share my thoughts, but all I have is an hour. Clearly, I need to start a talent agency to shepherd manga artists in the gaikoku. (Do not let me do this.)

#COMITIA155 の戦利品🌟 読むのが楽しみです💕 Books I got at COMITIA155🌟 I’m really looking forward to reading them💕 #doujinshi #indiecomic #同人誌

🍊 CITRUS CON 🍊 Doing some last-minute prep for #CitrusCon2026! 💪 We're still working out some kinks (heh) in our panel presentations, but we'll be sure to get a full night's rest so we can bring our A-game bright and early tomorrow morning ☀️ Can't wait to hang out with everyone this weekend!!

When you meet your childhood friend again, but a lot more has changed than you realized (1/6)

コミティアおつかれさまでした〜✨今回は見通しの良い配置だったこともあり、初めましての方も多く立ち寄って下さった印象です。スペースに来てくださった皆さま、ありがとございました😊 COMITIA155 has successfully come to a close! Maybe because of the great location, it felt like we had many new visitors. I really appreciate everyone who stopped by my booth😊

heyoooooooo!! i'll be one half of the letttering team for this series!!! i love love love this series and i'm super excited to get to work on it 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

設営完了！ スペース:た29a でお待ちしております😆 Setup’s done! #COMITIA155 #コミティア

Me and @mamoan.bsky.social will be at F28a during Comitia tomorrow! I will probably be doing portfolio reviews for the first couple of hours, so if you want to see me for sure I'd suggest dropping by past noon! I somehow finished the comic...only 12 pages, but still!

コミティアのスペース設置、リハーサル中。

#COMITIA155 はいよいよ明日！ 🕊️2月22日(日)11:00〜 🕊️東京ビッグサイト 🕊️入場料:1500円(カタログ付き) 🕊️スペース：た29a 📝当日の持ち物は？ 温度調節可能な服装、戦利品(買った本)を入れる袋、100円玉多めに持っていくのがおすすめ。 あと、えっちな本を買いたいけれど18歳未満に見られがちな人は、年齢確認できる免許証なども持っていくと安心です😁 他の二次創作系イベントに比べ、コミティアは比較的のんびりした雰囲気。初心者でも楽しみやすいイベントですよ🩷 イベント詳細▶️https://comitia.co.jp/html/155.html

It looks like I will miraculously finish my comic! Come by 東4ホール to see me and @sakaimii.bsky.social with her original comic on Sun. Feb 22!

I’m participating #COMITIA this weekend. For those who are not familiar with COMITIA, here’s a quick guide. Q1: What is COMITIA? A: COMITIA is a large independent manga fair in Japan where creator sell only original works. There are usually around 4000-5000 space(=booths).

Hey!! So it looks like I've got a gap in my schedule coming up, so if you ever wanted to hit up your boy for manga lettering work (or comics, in general!) now is the time 👀

#COMITIA155 まであと4日！ 🕊️2月22日(日)11:00〜 🕊️東京ビッグサイト 🕊️スペース：た29a 大人の年の差恋物語『大事なことは、おはなしのあとで』販売します✨ 📝壁サークルって？ 壁ぎわに配置されるサークルのこと。大人気で行列ができることが多いです。 公式▶️https://comitia.co.jp

Comic artists! Do you sell anything other than your books when tabling at events? Stickers? Prints? Postcards? Something entirely else?? Does having extras besides books help get congoers over to your table to pick up your books? (I'm doing research for a project. Answers/RPs greatly appreciated!)