Midnight Robotto
@midnightrobotto.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Self-proclaimed animanga collector and comic historian. Here to share my love for the medium and other hobbies.
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And so ends 2024. As we head into 2025, here is a look at how I start the new year with my main manga wall and collection. Currently hit more than 3000+ total volumes of manga and comics/graphic novels. Here's to more reading in 2025 🥂
Lady Snowblood by @darkhorse.com is my white whale. One day I will find it and add it to my collection.
January 8, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Lady Snowblood by @darkhorse.com is my white whale. One day I will find it and add it to my collection.
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gork is this true
mhm, I see, okay
mork is this true
mhm, I see, okay
mork is this true
January 7, 2026 at 11:07 PM
gork is this true
mhm, I see, okay
mork is this true
mhm, I see, okay
mork is this true
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There are obviously worse issues to have in life, but it does really, really suck having two incredibly formative series from my youth both be made by people who turned out to have demons we couldn't have imagined until they were unavoidable to see, ya know?
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
There are obviously worse issues to have in life, but it does really, really suck having two incredibly formative series from my youth both be made by people who turned out to have demons we couldn't have imagined until they were unavoidable to see, ya know?
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Daytona USA (1994) by Sega. Promotional illustration for Dengeki-Oh magazine by Masahiro Shibata.
January 7, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Daytona USA (1994) by Sega. Promotional illustration for Dengeki-Oh magazine by Masahiro Shibata.
Learning about the Grok situation it's mind boggling that this is just allowed? What an absolute nightmare
January 7, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Learning about the Grok situation it's mind boggling that this is just allowed? What an absolute nightmare
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The internet has trained me to accept that the basic task of simply "reading an article" is no longer a pleasant, straightforward or effective experience. Of course the page refreshes and reloads and/or navigates me to some sponsor site halfway through, why wouldn't it?
Today is one of those days where I’m struck anew by how *bad* the internet has gotten. It’s almost unusable. Clouds, apps, advertising — nothing is where it should be and it’s nigh impossible sometimes to do basic tasks online.
January 7, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The internet has trained me to accept that the basic task of simply "reading an article" is no longer a pleasant, straightforward or effective experience. Of course the page refreshes and reloads and/or navigates me to some sponsor site halfway through, why wouldn't it?
I once used to go to a comic book shop. Seemed like a nice place, the owner was cheery and would talk to everyone that came in. Until one day he thought it was totally fine to rant that brown immigrants are ruining the country and dropping N bombs. Cultivated my space by never returning there again.
This thread is correct and you need to cultivate the space carefully.
I stopped going to a gaming store after I happened to visit on a Sunday when the owner wasn't around but the regulars were, so they felt safe loudly discussing The Gender Issue with part-time staff.
So I simply did not return.
I stopped going to a gaming store after I happened to visit on a Sunday when the owner wasn't around but the regulars were, so they felt safe loudly discussing The Gender Issue with part-time staff.
So I simply did not return.
I spent an excessive number of years moderating a gaming forum and I learned a great deal about community spaces and cultivation, whether I wanted to or not. I have critical advice for anyone who runs a game store or gaming convention. Please share this thread with people who run those things.
January 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I once used to go to a comic book shop. Seemed like a nice place, the owner was cheery and would talk to everyone that came in. Until one day he thought it was totally fine to rant that brown immigrants are ruining the country and dropping N bombs. Cultivated my space by never returning there again.
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had to grind for this view 😮💨
January 7, 2026 at 2:09 PM
had to grind for this view 😮💨
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Manga Lover by Yuuko Yoshida has been a great read so far through volume 1. Think Blue Period meets Bakuman. I'm loving the art, story direction, and genuine freshness of the series. I highly recommend it.
January 7, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Manga Lover by Yuuko Yoshida has been a great read so far through volume 1. Think Blue Period meets Bakuman. I'm loving the art, story direction, and genuine freshness of the series. I highly recommend it.
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Creative content that comes out of Japan has had a more positive impact on my life than that from other countries. But it could just be because that's the content that I am more exposed to in day to day life. Which makes me wonder why I'm not influenced by other art from around the world?
January 7, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Creative content that comes out of Japan has had a more positive impact on my life than that from other countries. But it could just be because that's the content that I am more exposed to in day to day life. Which makes me wonder why I'm not influenced by other art from around the world?
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Put Tarantino in jail
January 7, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Put Tarantino in jail
If @kodamatales.bsky.social somehow acquired the rights to release Golgo 13, in it's entirety, I think I may have a favourite publisher for life 🫶🏽
January 7, 2026 at 3:46 AM
If @kodamatales.bsky.social somehow acquired the rights to release Golgo 13, in it's entirety, I think I may have a favourite publisher for life 🫶🏽
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My full illustrations for A Profound Waste of Time gaming magazine. This was a multi-illustration project for an article on Yoshitaka Murayama, the creator of the Suikoden series and Eiyuden Chronicle.
Creative Director: Caspian Whistler
Creative Director: Caspian Whistler
January 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
My full illustrations for A Profound Waste of Time gaming magazine. This was a multi-illustration project for an article on Yoshitaka Murayama, the creator of the Suikoden series and Eiyuden Chronicle.
Creative Director: Caspian Whistler
Creative Director: Caspian Whistler
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Red Knight🛡️
Ink and gouache on watercolor paper
12”x16”
Ink and gouache on watercolor paper
12”x16”
January 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Red Knight🛡️
Ink and gouache on watercolor paper
12”x16”
Ink and gouache on watercolor paper
12”x16”
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Oldboy Deluxe Edition Volume 1 is getting ready to ship soon!
This manga thriller collects the first four volumes of #Oldboy in a stunning deluxe hardcover edition featuring 800+ pages. Add Oldboy to your Manga collection today! https://bit.ly/4qaAvvZ
@darkhorse.com #manga #dhmanga #deluxe
This manga thriller collects the first four volumes of #Oldboy in a stunning deluxe hardcover edition featuring 800+ pages. Add Oldboy to your Manga collection today! https://bit.ly/4qaAvvZ
@darkhorse.com #manga #dhmanga #deluxe
January 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Oldboy Deluxe Edition Volume 1 is getting ready to ship soon!
This manga thriller collects the first four volumes of #Oldboy in a stunning deluxe hardcover edition featuring 800+ pages. Add Oldboy to your Manga collection today! https://bit.ly/4qaAvvZ
@darkhorse.com #manga #dhmanga #deluxe
This manga thriller collects the first four volumes of #Oldboy in a stunning deluxe hardcover edition featuring 800+ pages. Add Oldboy to your Manga collection today! https://bit.ly/4qaAvvZ
@darkhorse.com #manga #dhmanga #deluxe
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No. Absolutely not. Eguchi Hisashi needs to pay for his manga crimes. He must stub all of his toes on every piece of furniture he walks past for the rest of his days. #AmTranslating
January 6, 2026 at 3:29 AM
No. Absolutely not. Eguchi Hisashi needs to pay for his manga crimes. He must stub all of his toes on every piece of furniture he walks past for the rest of his days. #AmTranslating
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Reminder: Shirow Masamune's Appleseed will receive a Deluxe Edition release, coming in August! Details & pre-order: https://bit.ly/3Mmcov1
Appleseed Companion & a Shirow Masamune Anthology Deluxe Edition will also come later, with more information on those coming soon!
Appleseed Companion & a Shirow Masamune Anthology Deluxe Edition will also come later, with more information on those coming soon!
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Reminder: Shirow Masamune's Appleseed will receive a Deluxe Edition release, coming in August! Details & pre-order: https://bit.ly/3Mmcov1
Appleseed Companion & a Shirow Masamune Anthology Deluxe Edition will also come later, with more information on those coming soon!
Appleseed Companion & a Shirow Masamune Anthology Deluxe Edition will also come later, with more information on those coming soon!
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Kimagure Orange Road (1984-1987). Written and illustrated by Izumi Matsumoto.
January 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Kimagure Orange Road (1984-1987). Written and illustrated by Izumi Matsumoto.
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Man it is perfectly okay to continue to watch tv and read comics and live your life, you’re a human being. But “consuming media” in a business-as-usual way doesn’t need to be put on pedestal as a radical act of resistance anymore than continuing to eat and drink water are.
January 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Man it is perfectly okay to continue to watch tv and read comics and live your life, you’re a human being. But “consuming media” in a business-as-usual way doesn’t need to be put on pedestal as a radical act of resistance anymore than continuing to eat and drink water are.
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Wow, this is an amazing bundle and a good cause. Check it out.
www.humblebundle.com/books/lone-w...
www.humblebundle.com/books/lone-w...
Humble Book Bundle: Lone Wolf & Cub and More by Koike ENCORE by Dark Horse
We’ve teamed up with Dark Horse for a manga bundle highlighted by the riveting parent-child series of Lone Wolf and Cub series.
www.humblebundle.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Wow, this is an amazing bundle and a good cause. Check it out.
www.humblebundle.com/books/lone-w...
www.humblebundle.com/books/lone-w...
God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers. Aka me heaving all these boxes of books. Why must we suffer
January 4, 2026 at 7:04 AM
God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers. Aka me heaving all these boxes of books. Why must we suffer
I even uncovered this lovely second edition print of The Lord of the Rings published by Houghton Mifflin in 1978.
January 4, 2026 at 4:18 AM
I even uncovered this lovely second edition print of The Lord of the Rings published by Houghton Mifflin in 1978.