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!
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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…
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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!
It's a delight. My dad loved it. Adds context for basically the rest of the trip.
Edo Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku, for sure.
We're investigating now, but nothing to announce.
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!!
Delightful!
#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
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It has! We're back at work though. Updates when we have something solid to say. <3
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
