Finally got around to updated my Web shop! Eating Zine #7, plus a reprint of MoonSparkleFlower1, YAYYY aprilmalig.com/store

i changed my blog layout a couple days ago and there's a very visible subscribe button on the bottom now! so if anyone wants to keep updated via email pls take a look~

Introduction to DIY (do-it-yourself) zines/doujinshi

Slides from my talk/panel on making zines/doujinshi at home from Citrus Con 2026.
(Intended for adults.)

Hope you have fun~
#zines #doujinshi #fujoshi
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The Idea Swamp Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time just thinking about ideas for manga.In my previous post I talked about meeting editors. I decided- YOLO! LET’S TRY! LET’S WORK FOR ALL THE PUBLISHERS!(We’ll …

New blog post.
I talk about submitting manga ideas to publishers, guidelines, BL specific industry trends, brainstorming process, etc. breezebl.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/t...

The library cafe in that neighborhood is also almost exactly the same as it used to be. The woody smell of the interior. The seasonal tarts on the menu. The mellow piano background music. Seriously like a time capsule! They did collect more illustration books so that was nice to see.

Visited a neighborhood i used to live in 6 years ago.
The park is slightly more run down than I remembered but it's still very nice.
Saw some duck yuri.
Park's cafe menu hasn't changed.

All ages 10am to 4pm 18 years plus 6pm to 12pm Local and traveling artists. Books for all! May 22-24 2050 Gateway Place San Jose CA 95110 DoubleTree Hotel Bayshore Foyer This flyer is unofficial promotion and unaffiliated with official FanimeCon trademarks or marketing. This is solely the work of a devoted fan and participant.

Map of the manga ichiba layout at the doubletree hilton hotel bayshore foyer. Schedule of the three days from friday 5/22 to sunday 5/24, with the day slots for friday to sunday being A, B, and C, and the night slots from friday to sunday being X, Y, and Z.

Planning to swing by MANGA ICHIBA at Fanime 2026 to buy doujinshi from your favorite artists?

Each day has 2 slots:
All-Ages ☀️ (10am-4pm)
18+ 🌙 (6pm-12am)

Each Slot will have a different batch of Artists!

A 🧵 of Circle Cut posts, which will help you find what you like

#MangaIchiba2026

updated blog page descriptions a bit;
when i started it I just wanted to talk about doujinshi events but then i got really serious about getting into doing commercial BL manga lol.... so my posts started to change direction a little

aw i hope they do it again and print an actual catalog next time T_T

but I do think it's good for people to know about how these go because there is like no information in English about them so if you do want to share it with somebody who is aiming to be a mangaka in Japan please go ahead.

What is an “Offer”???-Newbie Mangaka Strategy – This post is about: becoming a Professional BL Mangaka Step 1 out of ???? As I have mentioned before in posts regarding mochikomi, – I’ve been in talks with multiple BL manga editors. I wante…

lowkey hope not too many ppl read this because i'm nervous but here's my blog post about what first time manga editor meetings are like: breezebl.wordpress.com/2026/04/06/w...

is it just for show or are they printing a catalog!?? i'm so curious

oooh wow looking at the manga ichiba tag... the event has circle cuts too wowow

Attending FanimeCon 2026? Love Indie Comics and Manga? Don't miss the first Original English Language Doujinshi market in the USA, MANGA ICHIBA! An event focused on self-published manga/comics (and some games..) for an English-Speaking audience! All ages 10am to 4pm 18 years plus 6pm to 12pm Local and traveling artists. Books for all! May 22-24 2050 Gateway Place San Jose CA 95110 DoubleTree Hotel Bayshore Foyer This flyer is unofficial promotion and unaffiliated with official FanimeCon trademarks or marketing. This is solely the work of a devoted fan and participant.

Attending #FanimeCon 2026? Love Indie Comics and Manga?

Don't miss the first Original English Language Doujinshi market in the USA, MANGA ICHIBA!

An event focused on self-published #manga and #comics (and some games..) for an English-Speaking audience!

#MangaIchiba

明日の天候次第では作品の撮影したい…
曇りと晴れじゃ全然違う…

벚꽃이 다 폈네
🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

illustration of the main character from 'Insect Course', an original comic by KOHIU

ENTER METAMORPHOSIS
Read Insect Course NOW: www.kohiu.com/comics

RE: The Crunchyroll Anime Awards

Background Art Category

I hope people understand that the Kowloon Generic Romance backgrounds were HAND PAINTED with ACTUAL PAINT (poster color).
I ADORE the Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu art direction, but please consider voting for KGR 🙏

i also did it as a hobby for many years (二次創作） and honestly if I didn't get so caught up in doing original comics I might still just be doing this as a hobby lol 😅
It's great you're having fun ! That's the important part

that's true if you live in a place where doujinshi culture is active then you feel more motivated to draw comics! it's extra effort if you live far away 😭

ooh i hope you can do an offline event next time you visit Japan! it's so fun!

Thank you!!!

And at the very end she told me she felt motivated and inspired to be a better editor 😭 I’m so happy! Let's encourage each other and do our best and grow 🙏💕

I gave a digital pdf of my new doujinshi comic to the editor i've been working longest with and she was like wow this is different from your old work! and then sent like a long list of skills she thought I improved (both art and story aspects)🥹🥹🥹
TYSM ilu... I feel so validated😭

that's true there's a lot of events in Japan that mangaka go to where they can interact with stores and readers (like signings for example)
people are understanding about foreign creators language barrier >< i've gotten letters in English by considerate readers even though i am fine reading jp

Ooh I think your art style would suit French comics very well! I wish you success 💕

I hope you can go someday! It's my favorite doujinshi event 🥹

Stairs by my home. Spring🌸 and Winter❄️

Collaborated with Fukumonoby with some new apparels !!

⭐️Link: kirumade.com/collections/...

I've had a lot of the same worries and I think I kept drawing doujins over and over to make sure like do I really want to do this or not...
That saying, you don't necessarily need to move to Japan to publish manga there! it is an advantageous position for getting manga work though