Hey honestly me too. Thank you so much for reading and enjoying the book. -CWB

El Ministerio de Cultura otorga al 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗮 la Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes. ✨🏅 El evento ha sido distinguido con uno de los máximos reconocimientos culturales de España, en un acto celebrado este 27 de mayo en Toledo y presidido por Sus Majestades los Reyes.

I've been supporting a local group called At the Crossroads for a long while. I was introduced by my friend Branwyn at our old job, and kept it up over the years. This year, I'd appreciate it if you could help me raise some funds to support unhoused youth in SF. secure.givelively.org/teams/at-the...

Librarians literally saved my life

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New printings of all volumes of VEIL have arrived at UDON's Distributor, Simon & Schuster. Stores should start receiving them any day now. It'll be another couple weeks for comic shops but all backorders should be filled. Thanks for your continuing support! -CWB www.simonandschuster.com/series/Veil

I had no idea UDON made a SPY x FAMILY t-shirt from the greatest scene in all of shonen manga... Listen to our episode if you're... confused. store.udonentertainment.com/collections/...

Very excited to see Hideko Mizuno's FIRE! is going to be released by Uncivilized Books this year. This is one Deb really wanted to see happen and we'd been talking about for a while. If you like the work we've released so far, add this to your pre-order list. - CWB

Really stoked that the Art of Manga exhibition is migrating from San Francisco to Brooklyn this summer. It's a great exhibition (and both Deb and David were involved!) and a rare opportunity to see this much original manga artwork in North America. Details: brooklynmuseum.org/en-CA/exhibi...

NEW TITLE - Akari by Marco Kohinata A quietly beautiful standalone story about mistaken identity, found family, and the profound power of art. Marco Kohinata’s warm, softly textured lines and shading subtly evoke the color and shape, the fullness and complexity of human emotion.

Pleased to see the combini by my Tokyo hotel had the Big Comics Original with the first Chapter of Taiyo Matsumoto's new serialization, NanBanJin. Trying to decide if I should enter to win one of those book-cards in the contest they're advertising... -CWB

Looking for a J-E interpreter for some paid comics industry work in NYC at the end of May/early June! DM me with a link to CV/video clips/etc. if you are such a person available at such a time!

Congrats Matt! This is a fun book perfect for kids curious about traveling to Japan. :)

Atsushi Kaneko appeared on Direct Edition to discuss his bestselling manga series, Search and Destroy--watch here: https://ow.ly/OtEE50YK2QK!

Very cool! An interview with “Search & Destroy” mangaka Atsushi Kaneko on Direct Edition, with interpreting by @akiyanagi.bsky.social - so exciting to see this @mangasplaining.bsky.social / @fantagraphics.bsky.social manga reach new readers! youtu.be/IriVJRZAXxE?...

Just learned that VEIL author KOTTERI! is in Sydney, Australia this weekend at Animaga2026. Sponsored by Kinokuniya. Heads-up if you're nearby!

Good book. Recommended.

Now that Veil vol 3 by Kotteri is available from @udonentertainment.bsky.social / @mangasplaining.bsky.social extra, Chris wrote up a short history of how we got this manga series out in English & why it’s been tricky to get your hands on the latest volumes… open.substack.com/pub/mangaspl...

Chip Chat is BACK, as the second episode in my interview series with writer, artist, and man about comics Chip Zdarsky hit today. In it, we talk: The Sex Criminals adaptation news! Whether he's rich now???? The upcoming MAD About DC! How he figures out the right paths to take! And much more!

A happy surprise from the Canada Council in my bank account today, so this is your annual reminder to get those sweet, sweet PLR dollars if you're a Canadian translator, writer, or other maker of books. They give you money for being in the library! You get paid again for work you already did!!

#InTheStacks at @thirdeyecomics.bsky.social: @iamdavidbrothers.com (of Mangasplaining) names Vinland Saga as one of the great comics/manga. Chip Zdarsky co-signs. Watch The Stacks Season One Now. Season Two starts streaming Tuesday (2/10).

Happy to see Kotteri's VEIL VOLUME 1 from Udon on the bestseller shelf at The Beguiling, in Toronto, Canada. Looking for a volume 1? They've got it!

Really digging this series, DEEPLY inspired by Chip's experiences reading manga on the podcast. And you know, everything going on in the world. Congrats on the award, Chipper!

Wow, that's LOTS of good news today! SEARCH AND DESTROY has been honored by the American Library Association's GNCRT in their inaugural awards! This is huge news! Big congrats to @fantagraphics.bsky.social label-mate Raised by Ghosts for their win, and all the winners and honorees!

We're finalizing the materials for Wandering Cat's Cage now with the good folks @fantagraphics.bsky.social. There will be two new text pieces in this one! Hooray! Thanks to the folks @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the vote of confidence. :)

Very pleased to see our @mangasplaining.bsky.social / @udonentertainment.bsky.social edition of “Giga Town: A guide to manga iconography” by Fumio Kouno at the @deyoungmuseum.bsky.social gift shop as part of the “art of manga” exhibit goodies store.udonentertainment.com/products/gig...

We just learned this week that Susumu Higa's OKINAWA, our co-pro with the good folks @fantagraphics.bsky.social, received a 2023 Graphic Novel Diversity Honor from the Virgina Library Association! Thank you to all involved! See the full list of winners here: vla.memberclicks.net/2023-graphic...

📚 Join us Jan 14, 2026 for the Kodansha x NYPL Manga Book Club! We’ll be discussing the Award–winning memoir My Journey to Her with guest editors TJ Ferentini & Haruko Hashimoto at the 53rd St Library, NYC. Want more manga events like this? Tell your local librarian! 💬 👉 https://ow.ly/gaWf50XUgcM

POST is a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains

David wrote an essay about Shuzo Oshimi's new short autobiographical manga, "Me and Bob Dylan (And My Father)" as featured in the free YOUNG Magazine released a few months back. shelfdust.com/2025/12/17/m...

Speaking of, I got to meet Our incredible No Roses Without Thorns letterer @aikosmith.com at an event in Tokyo tonight! More on the book soon! -CWB

an update on @mangasplaining.bsky.social / @udonentertainment.bsky.social release of “No Roses Without Thorns,” Nami Sasou’s manga about being a shojo manga assistant in the 1970s. Udon’s switch fr Diamond to Simon & Schuster for distribution disrupted things , but we’re aiming for 2026 release

Excited to watch this NHK Doc about the booming international market for manga original pages. Emily Yoshimoto @emilyyoshimoto.bsky.social has been writing about this (in manga form!) regarding her father Baron Yoshimoto's originals for a while! www.web.nhk/tv/pl/series...

Hello! We want to let you know that SEARCH AND DESTROY VOL 3, Atsushi Kaneko's incredible conclusion to the series, is now in stores. We hope you love it!

Guess who's back... Search and Destroy Vol. 3, the conclusion to Atsushi Kaneko's cyberpunk retelling of the timeless, Eisner Award–winning Dororo by “God of Manga” Osamu Tezuka, is out today! https://ow.ly/2TT050XxgKN

"I took the anger Osamu Tezuka poured into Dororo and made it my own, creating Search And Destroy as a work that needed to be made in the present day." Atsushi Kaneko spoke to Paul Semel about Search and Destroy Vol. 3 (out now!)--head to https://ow.ly/G1B150Xym7z to read the full interview!

It really, really does. Please check it out at a store near you!

Never. We place pixels by hand in this house.

Coming this month, the shocking conclusion in Atsushi Kaneko’s SEARCH AND DESTROY VOL. 3! Get your pre-orders in wherever there are books!

Psyched to see that the Italian edition of VEIL by Kotteri took home a major prize at Lucca in Italy this past weekend: Best Series!

Just discovered findyourcomic.store. It even works in Japan! We've been promo-ing the Comic Shop Locator on the podcast since the beginning, but with Diamond imploding (they owned that site) this might be a good replacement. What do you all think?

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Published last night: our latest episode! We take a look at Search and Destroy, the sci-fi Dororo adaptation published by @mangasplaining.bsky.social, and Kaina of the Great Snow Sea from @kodansha.us! Available from all good Podcast services and screentone.club

We're deeply honored to see VEIL Volume 1 by Kotteri, translated by Jocelyne Allen, on Publisher's Weekly's "Must Read Manga of 2025" list! MSX produced this title and UDON published it and it's so great, and we're so happy for its success. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Happy to continue working with @fantagraphics.bsky.social as they start their new Takumigraphics imprint. Our first title with them will be the forthcoming hardcover release of Wandering Cat's Cage, by Akane Torikai! Details: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

One of Taiwan's Comics of the Year is "SPARKLE AT THE FUCKING END" by Hacocho. It's about two teenagers who find a superstar turned into a zombie during the apocalypse, and decide to keep him and film him on social media for likes. So, y'know. Taiwan is making some neat comics.

Japanese pundits coined the term "Galapagos syndrome" to express how their country lost its role as global consumer electronics innovator. But in a world driven mad by tech disruption, is Japan’s having fallen behind turning into a secret super power? blog.pureinventionbook.com/p/super-gala...

I bought Summit of the Gods way back when it was recommended on @mangasplaining.bsky.social I started it last night, I'm already on volume 3 If nothing else, it's a great list of peaks to visit in Japan

This week on Manga Tak, @toodlebug500.bsky.social and I have been reading the excellent Search and Destroy by Atsushi Kaneko! Published by @fantagraphics.bsky.social in collab with @mangasplaining.bsky.social Listen here or wherever pods are cast! www.buzzsprout.com/2373443/epis...

In Memoriam: Matt Haasch “Matt was warm, friendly, and endlessly positive, with an infectious energy.” Azuki’s @evanminto.com honors the memory of the @starfruitbooks.bsky.social founder www.azuki.co/news/2025/09...