Deb Aoki
@debaoki.bsky.social
Manga addict, journalist & traveler. Posts are 75% comix stuff. 1/4 of the Mangasplaining podcast & manga & webtoons go-to gal at Comics Beat, K-Comics Beat & Publishers Weekly | also @debaoki on Instagram
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hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
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November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Japan now faces a triple whammy of falling stocks, a sliding currency and weakening bonds. Discussions about currency intervention are heating up as the Japanese yen sinks to its lowest level this year and could keep going. @japantimes.co.jp
Yen rout brings talk of ¥160 to the dollar and possible intervention
New administration hit by triple whammy of falling stocks, bonds and currency
www.japantimes.co.jp
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Japan now faces a triple whammy of falling stocks, a sliding currency and weakening bonds. Discussions about currency intervention are heating up as the Japanese yen sinks to its lowest level this year and could keep going. @japantimes.co.jp
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This is one of my favorite comics stores in the entire country, and due to the pandemic and some other issues, it is asking for a bit of help. I hope you go look and spread the word, donate a little bit (or a lot) if you can.
I'm going to donate some in the morning, hope you will consider it, too.
I'm going to donate some in the morning, hope you will consider it, too.
November 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is one of my favorite comics stores in the entire country, and due to the pandemic and some other issues, it is asking for a bit of help. I hope you go look and spread the word, donate a little bit (or a lot) if you can.
I'm going to donate some in the morning, hope you will consider it, too.
I'm going to donate some in the morning, hope you will consider it, too.
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“Mamoru Oshii Restored: Origins and Inspirations” is on at Metrograph, and ANGEL’S EGG (1985) opens nationwide on Wednesday — www.criterion.com/current/post...
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“Mamoru Oshii Restored: Origins and Inspirations” is on at Metrograph, and ANGEL’S EGG (1985) opens nationwide on Wednesday — www.criterion.com/current/post...
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Came across this article doing research and it reminded me how fun The Drops of God is as an example of what comics can do.
just finished my guest stint on KQED Forum's "All You Can Eat" show about food/wine manga! I'll post a link soon, but in the meantime, enjoy KQED food editor Luke Tsai's story on how Drops of God helped Berkeley's Broc Cellars hit cult fave status in Japan www.kqed.org/arts/1393528...
How a Beloved Manga Helped a Berkeley Winery Blow Up in Japan
'The Drops of God' manga has been a game-changer for the wineries it has featured. Now it's also a television series on Apple TV.
www.kqed.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Came across this article doing research and it reminded me how fun The Drops of God is as an example of what comics can do.
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Two former editors at The Nib, Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris, have created the only primer on ethical comics reporting.
Two Former Editors at The Nib Have Made the Only Primer On Ethical Comics Reporting
Suzette Smith
www.portlandmercury.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Two former editors at The Nib, Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris, have created the only primer on ethical comics reporting.
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Today at Good Comics for Kids, @jcaleb.bsky.social reviews Angelica and the Bear Prince by @trungles.com: goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2025/11/13/a...
Angelica and the Bear Prince | Review
Cartoonist Trung Le Nguyen's sophomore effort is another graphic novel with fairy tale inspiration, but it's a lighter, less personal tale...albeit a deceptively deep one.
goodcomicsforkids.slj.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Today at Good Comics for Kids, @jcaleb.bsky.social reviews Angelica and the Bear Prince by @trungles.com: goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2025/11/13/a...
“Last Samurai Standing” (Ikusagami) starts streaming on @netflix.com today — and vol 1 & 2 of the manga by Shogo Imamura and TATSUZ is also available from @kodansha.us too! Read a preview: kodansha.us/series/last-...
November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“Last Samurai Standing” (Ikusagami) starts streaming on @netflix.com today — and vol 1 & 2 of the manga by Shogo Imamura and TATSUZ is also available from @kodansha.us too! Read a preview: kodansha.us/series/last-...
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私の初画集「OPUS」が、2025年12月8日に出版される事になりました！
新規描き下ろしにお仕事で描かせて頂いたものや、これまで制作したイラストたちを収録しております💄✨
是非お手に取ってもらえたら幸いです。
My first art book, “OPUS,” will be published on December 8, 2025!
This book is a record of the past five years.
I really hope you enjoy it!
私の初画集「OPUS」が、2025年12月8日に出版される事になりました！
新規描き下ろしにお仕事で描かせて頂いたものや、これまで制作したイラストたちを収録しております💄✨
是非お手に取ってもらえたら幸いです。
My first art book, “OPUS,” will be published on December 8, 2025!
This book is a record of the past five years.
I really hope you enjoy it!
November 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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私の初画集「OPUS」が、2025年12月8日に出版される事になりました！
新規描き下ろしにお仕事で描かせて頂いたものや、これまで制作したイラストたちを収録しております💄✨
是非お手に取ってもらえたら幸いです。
My first art book, “OPUS,” will be published on December 8, 2025!
This book is a record of the past five years.
I really hope you enjoy it!
私の初画集「OPUS」が、2025年12月8日に出版される事になりました！
新規描き下ろしにお仕事で描かせて頂いたものや、これまで制作したイラストたちを収録しております💄✨
是非お手に取ってもらえたら幸いです。
My first art book, “OPUS,” will be published on December 8, 2025!
This book is a record of the past five years.
I really hope you enjoy it!
"Daredevil: Born Again" was our first "Comicsplaining" episode of @mangasplaining.bsky.social -- where David,Chris and Chip introduce me to their favorite Daredevil story arc.
ICYMI, here it is: www.mangasplaining.com/blog/ep-116-...
ICYMI, here it is: www.mangasplaining.com/blog/ep-116-...
November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"Daredevil: Born Again" was our first "Comicsplaining" episode of @mangasplaining.bsky.social -- where David,Chris and Chip introduce me to their favorite Daredevil story arc.
ICYMI, here it is: www.mangasplaining.com/blog/ep-116-...
ICYMI, here it is: www.mangasplaining.com/blog/ep-116-...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Wow, the live-action version of ballroom dance BL manga series "10 Dance" is coming to
@netflix.com - www.netflix.com/title/81759550
Read the manga in print and digital from
@kodansha.us - kodansha.us/series/10-da... and on
KMANGA too.
@netflix.com - www.netflix.com/title/81759550
Read the manga in print and digital from
@kodansha.us - kodansha.us/series/10-da... and on
KMANGA too.
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Wow, the live-action version of ballroom dance BL manga series "10 Dance" is coming to
@netflix.com - www.netflix.com/title/81759550
Read the manga in print and digital from
@kodansha.us - kodansha.us/series/10-da... and on
KMANGA too.
@netflix.com - www.netflix.com/title/81759550
Read the manga in print and digital from
@kodansha.us - kodansha.us/series/10-da... and on
KMANGA too.
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If you ever met me in person there is a high chance you met my little sidekick/pencil case: Pierre Antoine François the Sassy Cat! 🐈
This tiny A6 comic will answer the most frequently asked question: Where is he coming from?? 👀✨
Debuting at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
📍BubbleBoy Hall table 7Ha
This tiny A6 comic will answer the most frequently asked question: Where is he coming from?? 👀✨
Debuting at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
📍BubbleBoy Hall table 7Ha
November 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
If you ever met me in person there is a high chance you met my little sidekick/pencil case: Pierre Antoine François the Sassy Cat! 🐈
This tiny A6 comic will answer the most frequently asked question: Where is he coming from?? 👀✨
Debuting at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
📍BubbleBoy Hall table 7Ha
This tiny A6 comic will answer the most frequently asked question: Where is he coming from?? 👀✨
Debuting at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
📍BubbleBoy Hall table 7Ha
“Cactus” is another series by the creator of “Mars” (which is getting a new 30th anniversary print edition from @kodansha.us in spring 2026)
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“Cactus” is another series by the creator of “Mars” (which is getting a new 30th anniversary print edition from @kodansha.us in spring 2026)
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Coup de cœur de la Rédaction ❤️📖
Le Ballet des Cœurs - Musashino Rondo #1 de Haruka Kawachi
Paru chez @naban-editions.com
Le Ballet des Cœurs - Musashino Rondo #1 de Haruka Kawachi
Paru chez @naban-editions.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Coup de cœur de la Rédaction ❤️📖
Le Ballet des Cœurs - Musashino Rondo #1 de Haruka Kawachi
Paru chez @naban-editions.com
Le Ballet des Cœurs - Musashino Rondo #1 de Haruka Kawachi
Paru chez @naban-editions.com
New at Haneda Airport International Terminal — Godzilla!
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
New at Haneda Airport International Terminal — Godzilla!
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To any young artists wondering if people will ever stop asking you to work for free in return for exposure:
I’m 52, it’s 7:54am here, and it’s already happened twice today.
I’m 52, it’s 7:54am here, and it’s already happened twice today.
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
To any young artists wondering if people will ever stop asking you to work for free in return for exposure:
I’m 52, it’s 7:54am here, and it’s already happened twice today.
I’m 52, it’s 7:54am here, and it’s already happened twice today.
Headed home after 2 very productive days at Tokyo Rights Meetings tokyorightsmeeting.com at Tokyo Dome City, meeting and talking with publishers about getting more manga in English
Thanks to the team at JPIC for arranging this annual event!
Thanks to the team at JPIC for arranging this annual event!
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Headed home after 2 very productive days at Tokyo Rights Meetings tokyorightsmeeting.com at Tokyo Dome City, meeting and talking with publishers about getting more manga in English
Thanks to the team at JPIC for arranging this annual event!
Thanks to the team at JPIC for arranging this annual event!
I cant believe i got the 2 kazuo umezz gatcha items i wanted most in just 2 tries! 🎉
This *never* happens. 😅
I think i need to buy a lottery ticket today
This *never* happens. 😅
I think i need to buy a lottery ticket today
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I cant believe i got the 2 kazuo umezz gatcha items i wanted most in just 2 tries! 🎉
This *never* happens. 😅
I think i need to buy a lottery ticket today
This *never* happens. 😅
I think i need to buy a lottery ticket today
Yakitori sizzling hot from the grill, 80s hair metal playing in the background and an overflowing glass of 日本酒. Just koenji on a wednesday night. No complaints at all
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Yakitori sizzling hot from the grill, 80s hair metal playing in the background and an overflowing glass of 日本酒. Just koenji on a wednesday night. No complaints at all
Got a seat on the chuo line 😅 and made it to my first AM meeting with enough time to spare to have that Tokyo « breakfast of champions » (aka shove a rice ball down my gullet)
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Got a seat on the chuo line 😅 and made it to my first AM meeting with enough time to spare to have that Tokyo « breakfast of champions » (aka shove a rice ball down my gullet)
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VV truly is one of my favorite Japan bookstores, the selection is always so interesting and just browsing is always fun (even if I found the books taking less and less space in between my first and second Japan travel)
November 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
VV truly is one of my favorite Japan bookstores, the selection is always so interesting and just browsing is always fun (even if I found the books taking less and less space in between my first and second Japan travel)
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Working 💪 Mopping some floors BUT I wont lie @debaoki.bsky.social Is very convincing on this manga within first 5 mins Lol
open.spotify.com/episode/21Er...
open.spotify.com/episode/21Er...
Ep. 79: Kowloon Generic Romance Vol. 1, by Jun Mayuzuki
open.spotify.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Working 💪 Mopping some floors BUT I wont lie @debaoki.bsky.social Is very convincing on this manga within first 5 mins Lol
open.spotify.com/episode/21Er...
open.spotify.com/episode/21Er...
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I knew that I had made it, for a very specific and personal definition of "made it," when I found two different manga titles I translate lined up right next to each other with the covers facing out in the "creepy/kooky/altogether ooky" section at Village Vanguard.
Village Vanguard’s manga section is an example of shelving/merchandising manga by author and general vibes instead of by title, A-Z as they do in the US.
I’m sure it’s harder to manage, but i discover more new reads this way.
I’m sure it’s harder to manage, but i discover more new reads this way.
November 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I knew that I had made it, for a very specific and personal definition of "made it," when I found two different manga titles I translate lined up right next to each other with the covers facing out in the "creepy/kooky/altogether ooky" section at Village Vanguard.