when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters

On the 100th episode of Manga Tak, I sit down with @crom-ink.bsky.social to talk about Taiyō Matsumoto’s Shonen-esq epic, Ping Pong! Listen here and wherever pods are cast! www.buzzsprout.com/2373443/epis...

todays Read #Manga March Comes in like a lion Vol 2 few things I thought about Vol 1 .... took me while to get used to the over wordlyness (not a real word) but after that fell in love with the characters fast, this could be my favourite vol ever read to be honest.

Good Morning 🙏 🌄 ☺️ 💓 cleaning and Listening to one of the best Manga Podcasts 👌 open.spotify.com/episode/2JjK...

Manga 📚 Recent reads from the TBR pile 😬 Started a new series. Finished some epic battles. Lack of patience led me to continue via online chapters. And in another book,there was a shocking death!! So good 😊 #manga #mangasky #books #booksky #library #collections

This week on Manga Tak, I talked to author and comic book creator about March Comes in Like A Lion by Chica Umino, published in English by @denpabooks.bsky.social! Listen here or wherever pods are cast! www.buzzsprout.com/2373443/epis...

The most bad-ass rebuttal from Tite Kubo, the author of Bleach.

I assume it’s a given, but for some reason if you don’t already listen to Mangasplaining, go listen!

The Witch Hat Atelier anime airs today and to celebrate my beautiful friend @unicorndevgames.bsky.social decorated me with these beautiful nails! I hope many more will read @shirahamakamome.bsky.social ‘s beautiful fantasy and fall in love with it as much as I have ✍️✨

I had the pleasure of chatting to Mat about my favourite manga and what we love about it! (Which is pretty much everything!) ✍️✨🔮

Bank Holiday 🏦 Meh for me early morning shift 😴 todays listen @mangatakpod.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4IaG...

This week on Manga Tak, I’m joined by @allieoldfield.bsky.social to discuss Vol. 1 of Witch Hat Atelier by @shirahamakamome.bsky.social, published by @kodansha.us Listen here or wherever pods are cast! www.buzzsprout.com/2373443/epis... #witchhatatelier #kamomeshirahama #mangapodcast

Thanks for listening! Really enjoyed that episode and there’s a few good ones coming up after it too!

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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

Automate your lettering, save your wrists! I’ll be running a panel for @cartoonist.coop’s Nib & Ink Festival about how to make your computer do more work and prevent injury while lettering! Time: May 9 @ 2PM EDT Place: Zoom / remote More info here: nif.cartoonist.coop/event/automa...

Notice Regarding the Translation and Publication Structure of Seven Seas Entertainment and MEDIA DO: English: mediado.jp/wp-content/t... Japanese: mediado.jp/info/15595/

Over on the other site, @kodamatales.bsky.social's co-founder announced they will be adding anti-ai used labels to their books. www.handmadelabel.com/en ( h/t @okazu.yuricon.com )

That's right folks! I hopped onto MangaTak to discuss Love Bullet volume 1. Make sure to check it out! 🙂 #manga

10% OFF SALE on everything for the whole of March. Use code MAR10 at checkout davidziggygreene.bigcartel.com #illustration #art #sale #humancreator #illustrator

This week on the podcast I sat down with @behindthemanga.com’s @wintervenom91.bsky.social to discuss Vol. 1 of Love Bullet by inee / published in English by @yenpress.com 💘🔫 Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts! www.buzzsprout.com/2373443/epis...

We've updated the article with new information #manga

Pink de Kyoko Okazaki. L’héroïne a vieilli 😄

Happy Frieren Friday 💖

Smoking Behind The Supermarket With You Anime PV Trailer (Studio: Asahi Production) Scheduled to broadcast July 2026

I would say more than manga history, in Japan's history. When I moved to Japan and discovered Mizuki Shigeru, it was one of those mind exploding moments when I realized there was a single person so incredibly important to the art, history, and culture of the nation... that I had never heard of.

Spirits, paths, and quiet moments of wonder await those willing to wander off the main road. Witness the beauty of Path From Tanuki Temple by Shinkuro Koma #PathFromTanukiTemple buff.ly/hVspgZ6

We are *fully* seated for today’s premiere of the Wash It All Away anime! Who’s watching with us? 🍿

I can’t believe I’m retweeting myself less than a day after I originally posted this: GO READ SHOWA. Facist states will grow as powerful as people let them. They do not care about you, they only care about their own consolidation of power.

no university library should be without them! 😁

Comic and Manga fans in the west tend to revere Tezuka Osamu--and only Tezuka In Japan, they know that the world of manga rests upon two great pillars--Tezuka Osamu and MIzuki Shigeru. They are the foundation. Equal.

An excellent thread on one of the most important works to ever be done in the comic book medium, SHOWA: A HISTORY OF JAPAN. I don't care who you are, you will be a better person for having read this. And a more informed person, which is perhaps the same thing.

To this day there is a road in Papua New Guinea named after Mizuki Shigeru. His friendship with the Tolai people lasted his entire life.

So begins the Shigeru Mizuki Thread! I read through all of Showa before the end of the year but didn’t have time to write up my thoughts… and have been dragging my heels on reading Hitler for obvious reasons lol… 🧵

This week on Manga Tak, I talk to illustrator and designer @getxxlost.bsky.social about the excellent Short Game by Mitsuru Adachi! Published in English by @denpabooks.bsky.social Listen here or wherever pods are cast! mangatakpod.buzzsprout.com/2373443/epis...

Friendship. Rivalry. Growth. #BalletHeroFantasy: Dan's Adventure captures it all. Pre-order this story by Takafumi Adachi here: buff.ly/TP7d85s

Here’s wishing you and yours a happy holidays! 🎁 Fingers crossed you too can snuggle up on a couch with your tipple of choice and enjoy a good book soon! For me, it’ll be Black Night Parade by Hikaru Nakamura this year!

Doing all of this in one big tread isn’t ideal, but I got around to looking at the last short collection from @dandq.bsky.social by Yoshihiro Tatsumi!

Took a little detour on the Tatsumi / Tsuge / Mizuki history trip to read ‘The Sky is Blue with a Single Cloud’ and really enjoyed it! Find my thoughts about it in the soon to be unwieldy thread here!

Honestly, I’ve bought a few of the Dark Horse Deluxe Editions, but I have never been so excited for an announcement!!! I can’t wait to get Appleseed unflipped, but never in my wildest dreams did I expect the Companion and the anthology! You can bet ALL of these will be on the pod now hahah!

This week on Manga Tak Plus, I’ve continued Sanda after covering the first volume of Paru Itagaki’s series on the podcast! I’m a little late as @titanmangahq.bsky.social released it already in November, but I’m glad I went back to it!

I've laid up with a cold this week but I want to push this interview I got to do with animation legend Yoshiharu Sato. He shares his experiences with Isao Takahata, Yoshifumi Kondo, Yasuji Mori, and more. Also no way to cut corners here, we did talk about Kondo's death.

Dark Horse just out here, casually teasing Appleseed Deluxe?! Be still my beating heart!!!

Today’s a great day to support your favorite independent anime & manga journalism sites! @yattatachi.com @animefeminist.com @animeherald.com @okazu.yuricon.com All of these sites rely heavily on community funding, so why not help them out! 🧵 (breakdown of each site & donation links)

Have an absolute ton of incredible, historically important manga at my finger tips… I just don’t know where to begin hahahah! Expect some mini reviews of all of this over the coming days! @dandq.bsky.social

Apologies folks - I’ve been neglecting this account a bit recently while I was traveling! But dropped a new review for ‘You Can’t Live All On Your Own’ by @tsunomizoko.bsky.social and published in English by @tokyopop.bsky.social!

On the way back from the London gaming market! Time to read some manga on the train, thanks to @mangatakpod.bsky.social for the recommendation on this one! Listened to the episode yesterday and found it at forbidden planet

Japanese medicine box design has a real blank VHS cassette cover feel to it and I’m honestly here for it…

Them: What’s your favourite SNES RPG? Me: