My friend is visiting and she’s making fun of me for having miso soup for breakfast. I’m being bullied by an uncultured American 😭

Friendly reminder all media has gendered demographics, manga is just more obvious about it. Getting rid of gendered demographics is not progressive actually, y’all just don’t want to face certain things and would rather erase them than be uncomfortable :)

I love Akari’s expressions in this chapter, slay queen 💅 This chapter makes me cry every time, I love themmm

Happy 40th anniversary to "Thundercats". Opening animated by Masayuki (who was only 22 years old at the time).

The concept of things for men being neutral whereas things for women are niche has never been more apparent when it comes to how people view demos Men still do not read shoujo as much as women will read shonen and yet people think that means equality was achieved and demos don't need to exist...

Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 33 is now available in print and digital! Read a free preview: https://bit.ly/4g0lBUz

Wow I can’t believe my term is now quoted in academic writing

My taxi driver called me “love” twice omg that’s so cuteeeee 🥺

My irregular online shop is open again for 3 weeks (until September 21st) with new stuff! Link in bio~💃✨

You guys should back some really really cool books (because I want them 🥰)

I am so horribly sick, I went to a pharmacy like please help me I don’t know how UK healthcare works 😭and this desi uncle was like “Okay so here’s what I’m gonna give you. Come back if it doesn’t help.” I was thinking bro I trust you with my life, hit me with your finest drugs.

Glass bones and paper skin. I feel like I’ve been run over by a semi truck. I believe you call them lorries here.

I’m getting sick because I didn’t eat a raw onion when I landed. I should’ve listened to my parents’ folk remedy 😔

Edinburg and London peeps, recommended stores to buy manga? I’m looking for physicals of Don’t Call it Mystery and Ooku specifically 🙏

I think I’m allergic to the UK because I’ve felt like death since I got here. Also why are there literally no ACs anywhere. No wonder y’all have been complaining every summer. May I introduce you to the aircon???

Water-types!

Every time I’m in Turkey or run into Turkish people they always try talking to me in Turkish and I just look at them like 👁️👄👁️ and sometimes they insist I’m one of them lmao (I mean I have trace DNA but not like that)

NEWS 🚨: Coming in March from Dark Horse Manga, The Credits Roll Into the Sea will begin its English manga release! Details: bit.ly/4fMsRmU By John Tarachine (Good Night, I Love You, Witch of Thistle Castle), translated by Jocelyne Allen

HANA KIMI STARTS NOW

THEY ANNOUNCED IT AT ANYC HELL YEAH!!!!!!

My Irani American friend: “So has your Farsi gotten better being around your relatives lately?” ‎My relatives: *half the sentence is Arabic words they Irani-fied* “نتفش كرده” they said 😭

LOL my cousin combined three languages just now like “!خضرة حطه green خیلی” and we all swiveled our heads and looked at her like???

For those that missed it! Here is TRUE BLUE NEVER FADES, available for preorder now → www.kickstarter.com/projects/gla... A gorgeously drawn, sensitive manga from FEEL YOUNG in the '90s, about the complicated relationship between a long haul trucker, a waitress, and their son.

WINNER of the BBEST ONE-SHOT MANGA Category @ the #AmericanMangaAwards2025 Tamaki & Amane, by Fumi Yoshinaga Editors: Anna McClain-Sims, JuYoun Lee #AmericanMangaAwards

I've been having jaw pain so I went to the doctor but realized I didn't know how to say jaw in Arabic. I asked my mom and she said "fuk" and I was like... is there an alternate word? It feels wrong saying that 😭

Me: explains linguistics and the nature of loan words People on internet who want me to affirm their biases:

Me a few days ago, head in my hands, begging for the writer to use a period.

MY GIRLFRIEND’S CHILD Vol. 8 An award-winning #shojo drama manga series! In this poignant tale, a teenage couple’s lives are changed forever after a positive pregnancy test. Out today in print/digital! See RETAILERS section: sevenseasentertainment.com/books/my-gir...

本日の朝日新関「漫画で伝える戦争」というコーナーにてインタビューが掲載されています。 ちばてつやさん、おざわゆきさん、と戦争と漫画について向き合ってこられた方々のあとにとりあげていただき身の引き締まる思いです。 オンライン版にも掲載されています〜。 ⇩ digital.asahi.com/sp/articles/...

Hijiri is all like, “I’ve come to terms that no one will ever love the real me. And that’s why I won’t love anyone either-“ Toma: *melts Hijiri’s grinch heart* “Aw shit.” LMAOOO his face 🤣 this part cracks me up so bad every time. I can’t wait for the squad to adopt him please

Ooku and Don’t Call it Mystery been living rent free in my head but something I keep seeing is people saying they’re josei manga (presumably because they’re seen as “mature” series) but they’re both shoujo manga guys lol. I feel like we often limit what we think kids can handle.

WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I WATCHED A MAN DISMEMBER A DOVE by @alexsiple.bsky.social is a stunning new Berserk fancomic about trauma and memory, in the style of a medieval illuminated manuscript. Debuting at SBCF this October!

There’s something I wanted to say about Vivi’s LA actor but couldn’t because everyone was being gross and I’m not trying to dog on the actor herself. My gripe isn’t with her, but more of a constant issue I keep seeing in media. Even the defenders have it all wrong imo. 🧵

Also them acknowledging that shoujo can't be removed from feminism due to how it started

Pretty uncommon to have a magazine editor/creator directly speak about the genocide in Gaza but it's a welcome discussion

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I’m still mad they didn’t include femc in P3R. I feel like they keep making games about social issues and then commit social issues. Persona team loves putting its foot in its mouth.

2 manga that are TOO woke for America 😤

btw please support the English release of Don’t Call it Mystery! I don’t think it’s selling well in English despite it selling like crazy in Japan. Show up for my politically correct afro boy!!!

Forgot to share this here - a page from our book THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CLOUDS by Yoruno Hitsujigumo ( @yorunogumo.net ). I'm really fond of this due both to the author's beautiful composition, as well as the absolutely incredible job Tim Sun did adapting the lettering here for our English edition.

I just found out that apparently Don't Call it Mystery　spawned a derogatory term in Japan, and that term is "politically correct afro". I'm pissing myself laughing, that's my politically correct afro boy fr (affectionate) Totono get behind me 😤

FUMI YOSHINAGA YOU ARE DIABOLICAL!!! I am a MESS!

They’re so cute I literally keep crying, and if anything happens to them I’m offing myself. I love the way he looks at her, I’m getting cute aggression 😩

forcing my best @saffronapplepie.bsky.social through psychological torture of the worst take imaginable because I need to translated for a video