Mushishi Collector's Edition 2 is out! :)

Hype.

(Also pleasantly surprised to see that the logo is basically the same as the one from our English manga edition, amazingly designed by Matthew Akuginow.)

Tank Chair is such a gem.

I love working on this series. It is ridiculous, fun, and absolutely heart-wrenching in its own way.

Exciting news for folks (like myself) who were wondering where they can watch the animated version of Mushishi legally after it left Crunchyroll.

Also, adding a different link for Chapter 1 of the Collector's Edition since the one linked below is for the older Del Rey version: tinyurl.com/43w5wn3s

Two panels from the manga Mushishi. "Tell me, which fate would you prefer? To be able to see everything but change nothing, or to live freely in the darkness?"

#mushishi

Absolutely thrilled to be working on Rainy Day Serenade. ☔👘It's a series that I've wanted to be in print/licensed since I first became an editor. ☺️ The art is gorgeous and the time period (late Meiji, post Russo-Japanese war) was an era I focused on in my grad school days.

Yes, it's a MANGA ABOUT A TALKING WALLABY*. He's a lovable weeb (his favorite book is "Bushido") and finally gets a chance to visit Japan, where he gets roped in as a substitute homeroom teacher. It's part cute Paddington-esque hijinks, part Japan cultural misunderstandings, part HS slice of life.

I've been spoiled having both of you guys as my letterers for some great series! :) Thanks for all of the hard (and detailed) work!

2026 will be my fifth year in manga publishing. There are many exciting projects on the horizon and I look forward to meeting more folks in the industry and fandom in the coming months. Cheers! 🍻 (4/4)

He's entering his 17th month of life, but his obsession with books is thanks to this career (at least, I like to believe it is). Seriously though, becoming a parent has helped guide my editing in ways that I didn't foresee. There is a chapter in Mushishi (oh, Watahiko) that just hits different.(3/?)

coloring books, and attending my first Anime Expo to announce the upcoming MARS 30th Anniversary Editions.🌟

For fans of some ongoing series, I apologize for the scheduled delays that happened to some books during my parental leave, but that time led to the hiring of my "assistant editor." 👶 (2/?)

Review of Maggie's editorial endeavors, which includes 20 manga books (Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride 2-6, How I Met My Soulmate 5, I See Your Face, Turned Away 4, Initial D Omnibus 6-8, Last Samurai Standing 2-4, Mushishi Collector's Edition 1, Phantom of the Idol 8, Sheltering Eaves 4, Tank Chair 5-6, Attack on Titan coloring book, Witch Hat Atelier coloring book)

✨ 2025 Quick Review ✨
I returned to editing after a six-month parental leave in January, which meant that the total number of books was not as much as previous years. However! I was able to dive into some new challenges, which includes my first hardcover edition (Mushishi Collector's Edition) (1/?)

The lettering in the new Mushishi is so good that in places it's almost as if the sfx had been bilingual from the beginning. Spectacular work from @kernedout.bsky.social on a delightful translation by my colleague Andres Oliver in a package edited by @magpon.bsky.social. This belongs on your shelf.

The cover of Mushishi Collector's Edition volume 1.

A subtitled sound effect from the new English edition of Mushishi. Rough open block letters are surrounded by a screen tone that is scraped away in places, and sometimes crosses into the interior of the letters to mimic the original sound effect.

A subtitled sound effect from the new English edition of Mushishi. The original sound effect is cut in half by the arc of a slash. The english subtitle is nestled within a gap and is similarly bisected.

A subtitled sound effect from the new English edition of Mushishi. The original sound effect is over art with rough line art and dense screen tone. The line art was drawn approximately up to the edges of the katakana, and sometimes the screen tone is scraped away. The english sound effect is in an area with more dense line art, so it has an uneven outline made of the screen tone to keep the letters legible. Those outlines keep the tone contiguous with the art. White scraping is also visible.

There's a new English release of Mushishi, lettered by Phil Christie (@kernedout.bsky.social). I adore how Urushibara-sensei utilizes texture in her art, and how the sound effects inherit that texture. Phil does an amazing job replicating that with subtitled SFX. Notes in alt text!

Happy Halloween!

Source: Tank Chair 7 by Manabu Yashiro (Lettering: Evan Hayden, Translation: Max Greenway)

A free preview of Yuki Urushibara's Mushishi Collector's Edition (Chapter 1) is up on Kodansha's site https://kodansha.us/series/mushishi-collectors-edition/

Mushishi in the wild

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#KodanshaHouse

Remembering Star Fruit Books publisher Matt Haasch, 1990-2025 - The Comics Journal Zack Davisson pays homage to the late Haasch, who died of cancer on Sept. 6.

A personal remembrance of Matt Haasch.

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The glittery feels I have being able to be a part of the panel announcing the return of MARS....ugghghahghghghgh. 🫶

Feeling incredibly thankful to be entrusted with such amazing, classic works like MARS, Mushishi, and Initial D. My middle school self would be flabbergasted. 🤯

#mars #manga #ax2025

I love him. Orange bois are the best.

As a chicken keeper, I truly appreciate this scene from Tank Chair (戦車椅子) 5.

July 4, 2025 The Future of Kodansha Manga Revealed Panel Room: 408AB START: 10:00 AM END: 10:50 AM Panel Description: Kodansha—purveyors of some of the most exciting & heartfelt manga published today like, Gachiakuta, Attack on Titan and A Sign of Affection—invites fans of both manga and anime to get a sneak peek at the future of Kodansha Manga releases! Join Ivan Salazar (Sr. Marketing Director, Kodansha), Ben Applegate (Director, Publishing Services, Penguin Random House), and Maggie Le (Editor, Penguin Random House) to get the inside scoop on what's ahead for Kodansha print manga, participate in our Q&A, and maybe come away with some surprise giveaways.

If You're Over 40, This Anime Expo Manga Announcement Panel Is a Must

Do you have a passion for manga and light novels? Are you fluent in Japanese and multi-tasking?

We currently have an open position for a Yen Press Licensing and Executive Assistant (Japanese Bilingual)!

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This might be the worst TL advice I've ever seen. The number one thing I tell students is to look everything up all the time. Look it up in monolingual dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, corpora, thesauruses, whatever! The ability to question your own knowledge is the mark of a good translator.

In honor of MLB Opening Day...
[From "I See Your Face, Turned Away"]

Come join the best manga editorial team in the biz (imho). This is a rare entry-level role that affords a chance to learn the entire manga editorial and production process (and work on books, too!). Once a week in the office in NYC; otherwise remote. jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com/PRH_US/job/N...

Happy Barnes & Noble Preorder 25% Sale Week—it's not too early to preorder Dragon Head, and if there are any other Vol. 1s out there that you've a hankerin' fer, remember: Preorders largely determine how many copies of a book end up on B&N's shelves at release www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dragon-hea...

How fortuitous to come across this panel while eating chè (Vietnamese dessert) that consisted of flan, panna cotta, and tofu in coconut milk. 😋

[Panel from The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride]

🚀 VIZ Media is hiring a Senior Manager, Digital Marketing Operations.

Full time, hybrid in San Francisco, $110k-130k. #jobalert #marketingjobs

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