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?

Love Village Vanguard Exciting Book Store. For reasons...

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...

Today we'd like to share a cool website, Books from Taiwan. It's a government initiative designed to share compelling works in all formats in genres, but of course, we love the comics stuff the best. Primarily for publishers, but anyone can browse: booksfromtaiwan.moc.gov.tw/books.php?ca...

And it’s also a great excuse to reshare these two wonderful posts from @mangasplaining.bsky.social on Taiyō Matsumoto - mangasplaining.substack.com/p/bonus-inte...

Now available online in english: Naoki Urasawa interviewing Katsuhiro Otomo about his work and his manga "Domu" during one hour. "Manben" is such a great TV program. >> www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

Shocked and saddened to hear that Matt Haasch, founder of indie manga publishing company @starfruitbooks.bsky.social has passed away. His gofundme campaign for his medical and other expenses is still up - contribute if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...

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CXC’s first ever full manga track brings together creators from literally around the globe—Japan, France, and here in the U.S.—for four days of programming, events, and workshops that showcase not just Japanese cartooning, but also the vast influence of manga worldwide.

Previously unseen sketches by Atsushi Kaneko for SEARCH AND DESTROY? Don't mind if we do...

Due to some reg fuckery mangasplainingextra.com stopped working for an undetermined length of time. It is working again! Apologies.

Thanks @mangasplaining.bsky.social crew for the chance to translate this kickass manga and write a bit about what it means to me. A few excerpts are here, or read the whole thing plus an extraordinary afterword to his own work from Kaneko-sensei: mangasplaining.substack.com/p/search-and...

"At those times, touching something that has been charged with someone else’s rage, like a manga, book, movie, music, or other piece of art, demonstrates that there is someone else out there feeling the same rage, and that this feeling welling up inside us is not a mistake." - Atsushi Kaneko

New Post: SEARCH AND DESTROY: Afterwords Pt. 1. Featuring art from Atsushi Kaneko and Peach Momoko! Read it now at Mangasplaining Extra.

Did you know that the incredible @peachmomoko.bsky.social contributed a pin-up and afterword to SEARCH AND DESTROY VOLUME 2, by Atsushi Kaneko? We'll reveal both in the next posting at MSX, mangasplaining.substack.com.

The final print edition of Atsushi Kaneko's SEARCH AND DESTROY, VOLUME 3, is coming on September 3rd. Just over a week away! Pre-order your copy now from wherever you get your manga...

This sounds like a really interesting manga!

This is so, so good. Did you listen to our episode on the career of Tsutomu Nihei by the way? That was a fun episode. We gotta do another of those someday... www.mangasplaining.com/blog/ep-29-t...

Congratulations to the winners of this year's American Manga Awards! Lots of good books there. www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/202...

NOW LIVE: The Final Chapter of Atsushi Kaneko's SEARCH AND DESTROY, based on DORORO by Osamu Tezuka. Read it now at mangasplaining.substack.com. #msx #manga

🚀 Scholastic is hiring an Executive Editor Manga and Graphix. Full time, NYC, $93k-110k. Must be fluent in Japanese & 7+ yrs editing manga required. #jobalert #comicjobs #artjob #jobsinpublishing scholastic.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

Everyone please join us in wishing a hearty Ganbaremasu and Congratulations to @debaoki.bsky.social Deb Aoki for all the cool stuff she's doing at ANIME NYC this weekend, including administering the Manga Awards and this cool interview!

This was one of the Anime Expo interviews we spoke about in our latest podcast episode! Thanks again to MINT Manga and @debaoki.bsky.social for giving Behind the Manga the opportunity! We hope you enjoy the interview! #manga

This month's Comic Book Film Club selection is LONE WOLF AND CUB: BABY CART ON THE RIVER STYX at the Alamo Drafthouse Winchester on 8/24 at 5PM. Co-sponsored by @fourcolorfantasies.bsky.social & featuring a virtual intro by @mangasplaining.bsky.social's @debaoki.bsky.social! Get Your Tickets🔗🧵⬇️

Having an art-filled day in Tokyo. Will write up the exhibitions on the newsletter soon. :)

We have plans for gooddevils.com. me and @nickdragotta.bsky.social want to make it into an art gallery, feat. our friends, family, and even undeniably talented enemigos. Planning more stuff like this chat, where we dig into Fist of the North Star & its influence on us www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWiI...

You can read my translation of one of her books over on @mangasplaining.bsky.social at least! And a print edition of that book is coming soon, so there is hope if you are a Torikai fan!

Search and Destroy is almost over. Two fiery selves have emerged shining from the chaos.

Also, stumbled across this cute Taiwanese yuri webtoon, LOVE RUSH, the other day! This site has the first chapter translated into English!

In the U.S.? You can also submit your manga for a chance at a professional portfolio review by a Kodansha manga editor in NYC! www.kodanshahouse.com/event-detail...

Submissions are now open for the SILENT MANGA AUDITION! Submit your wordless manga to this excellent contest for a chance to be published! www.manga-audition.com/sma23-my-dre...