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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movink pad pro14、ペン入れもいける！！😀👍デッサン3Dは難なく操作できるけどタイムラプス撮ってたらちょっと重かったです。
December 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
movink pad pro14、ペン入れもいける！！😀👍デッサン3Dは難なく操作できるけどタイムラプス撮ってたらちょっと重かったです。
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heads up that bluesky doesnt show posts from other languages by default on your timeline, and its cutting you off from a lot of the community
go to bsky.app/settings/lan... and deselect any language from this setting, or else you might not see any of the new japanese users at all!
go to bsky.app/settings/lan... and deselect any language from this setting, or else you might not see any of the new japanese users at all!
December 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
heads up that bluesky doesnt show posts from other languages by default on your timeline, and its cutting you off from a lot of the community
go to bsky.app/settings/lan... and deselect any language from this setting, or else you might not see any of the new japanese users at all!
go to bsky.app/settings/lan... and deselect any language from this setting, or else you might not see any of the new japanese users at all!
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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Playmates and Viacom will not be renewing their licensing agreement for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Their partnership will end on December 31st, 2026 - bit.ly/4axAYDu
December 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Playmates and Viacom will not be renewing their licensing agreement for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Their partnership will end on December 31st, 2026 - bit.ly/4axAYDu
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Le tome 7 de Kagurabachi aura droit à une édition collector ! ⚔️
- Le tome 7 avec une jaquette réversible & effet métallisé
- Un triptyque aimanté avec dorure à chaud
- 1 standee en bois
- 2 exlibris
- Le tout dans un coffret
Déjà disponible en précommande !
Sortie le 27 février !
- Le tome 7 avec une jaquette réversible & effet métallisé
- Un triptyque aimanté avec dorure à chaud
- 1 standee en bois
- 2 exlibris
- Le tout dans un coffret
Déjà disponible en précommande !
Sortie le 27 février !
October 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Le tome 7 de Kagurabachi aura droit à une édition collector ! ⚔️
- Le tome 7 avec une jaquette réversible & effet métallisé
- Un triptyque aimanté avec dorure à chaud
- 1 standee en bois
- 2 exlibris
- Le tout dans un coffret
Déjà disponible en précommande !
Sortie le 27 février !
- Le tome 7 avec une jaquette réversible & effet métallisé
- Un triptyque aimanté avec dorure à chaud
- 1 standee en bois
- 2 exlibris
- Le tout dans un coffret
Déjà disponible en précommande !
Sortie le 27 février !
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I didn't read much manga, but Ultra Heaven v2 is my favorite manga I read this year. I want to thank @debaoki.bsky.social for putting me onto Ultra Heaven and @lastgaspbooks.bsky.social for publishing it.
December 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I didn't read much manga, but Ultra Heaven v2 is my favorite manga I read this year. I want to thank @debaoki.bsky.social for putting me onto Ultra Heaven and @lastgaspbooks.bsky.social for publishing it.
Amazing! Featured on @Kickstarter - A convertible “ita-bag” - switch from normal crossbody bag to “oshi-mode”
www.kickstarter.com/projects/myu...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/myu...
December 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Amazing! Featured on @Kickstarter - A convertible “ita-bag” - switch from normal crossbody bag to “oshi-mode”
www.kickstarter.com/projects/myu...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/myu...
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Seattle-King County Public Health just released a guide on what to do if you find a rat in your toilet
this is not a joke
this is not a joke
December 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Seattle-King County Public Health just released a guide on what to do if you find a rat in your toilet
this is not a joke
this is not a joke
Yay! Here’s the video from Kagurabachi creator Takeru Hokazono’s visit to the Marv offices in NYC and his chat with Joe Kelly (Amazing Spider-Man) and Tradd Moore (Silver Surfer) - big thanks to @cbcebulski.bsky.social & Shueisha/ Manga Plus for making this possible!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=AFH1...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=AFH1...
『カグラバチ』作者 外薗健先生 マーベル・コミック ハイライト Kagurabachi Creator Takeru Hokazono at Marvel Comics NY
YouTube video by ジャンプチャンネル
m.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Yay! Here’s the video from Kagurabachi creator Takeru Hokazono’s visit to the Marv offices in NYC and his chat with Joe Kelly (Amazing Spider-Man) and Tradd Moore (Silver Surfer) - big thanks to @cbcebulski.bsky.social & Shueisha/ Manga Plus for making this possible!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=AFH1...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=AFH1...
Very excited about the upcoming release of “local unrest,” an oral history/photo essay book about punk, indie rock and underground club culture in Hawaii.
A lot of great music & incredibly scrappy, creative peeps came out of that scene. I cant wait to read this:
localunrest.com
A lot of great music & incredibly scrappy, creative peeps came out of that scene. I cant wait to read this:
localunrest.com
The True Story of Hawaiian Punk, Indie, and Underground Rock
localunrest.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Very excited about the upcoming release of “local unrest,” an oral history/photo essay book about punk, indie rock and underground club culture in Hawaii.
A lot of great music & incredibly scrappy, creative peeps came out of that scene. I cant wait to read this:
localunrest.com
A lot of great music & incredibly scrappy, creative peeps came out of that scene. I cant wait to read this:
localunrest.com
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Okay yeah, This feels like a mix of AI Slop, Trace Photo Ref, and Actual (mostly rushed) Art, all made to hide the duct tape and glue.
Im kinda mad I backed the Kickstarter, checking that now they REALLLLLLY hid this.
AWA Studios really pocketed 100K in Kickstarter Money and ran with this.
Im kinda mad I backed the Kickstarter, checking that now they REALLLLLLY hid this.
AWA Studios really pocketed 100K in Kickstarter Money and ran with this.
December 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Okay yeah, This feels like a mix of AI Slop, Trace Photo Ref, and Actual (mostly rushed) Art, all made to hide the duct tape and glue.
Im kinda mad I backed the Kickstarter, checking that now they REALLLLLLY hid this.
AWA Studios really pocketed 100K in Kickstarter Money and ran with this.
Im kinda mad I backed the Kickstarter, checking that now they REALLLLLLY hid this.
AWA Studios really pocketed 100K in Kickstarter Money and ran with this.
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This column on Vox is the biggest pile of steaming AI crap I've seen this year. Human's aren't running out of ideas. Instead, those with power and money don't want to listen to ideas that threaten their power and money.
Ideas are plentiful. Putting those ideas into action is the hard part.
Ideas are plentiful. Putting those ideas into action is the hard part.
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This column on Vox is the biggest pile of steaming AI crap I've seen this year. Human's aren't running out of ideas. Instead, those with power and money don't want to listen to ideas that threaten their power and money.
Ideas are plentiful. Putting those ideas into action is the hard part.
Ideas are plentiful. Putting those ideas into action is the hard part.
Vol 7 of “veil” by Kotteri is debuting in Japan on Dec 18 with cool exclusives at different bookstores.
Meanwhile, the @mangasplaining.bsky.social / @udonentertainment.bsky.social edition of Veil vol 3 & 4 is available for pre-order now, for Feb 2026
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Veil-V...
Meanwhile, the @mangasplaining.bsky.social / @udonentertainment.bsky.social edition of Veil vol 3 & 4 is available for pre-order now, for Feb 2026
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Veil-V...
December 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Vol 7 of “veil” by Kotteri is debuting in Japan on Dec 18 with cool exclusives at different bookstores.
Meanwhile, the @mangasplaining.bsky.social / @udonentertainment.bsky.social edition of Veil vol 3 & 4 is available for pre-order now, for Feb 2026
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Veil-V...
Meanwhile, the @mangasplaining.bsky.social / @udonentertainment.bsky.social edition of Veil vol 3 & 4 is available for pre-order now, for Feb 2026
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Veil-V...
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
Udon’s switch fr Diamond to Simon & Schuster for distribution disrupted things , but we’re aiming for 2026 release
December 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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
Udon’s switch fr Diamond to Simon & Schuster for distribution disrupted things , but we’re aiming for 2026 release
With the final volume of “Search & Destroy” by Atsushi Kanekonow out from @mangasplaining.bsky.social / @fantagraphics.bsky.social , now’s a great time to binge-read all 3 volumes — or give all 3 as a gift!
www.fantagraphics.com/products/sea...
www.fantagraphics.com/products/sea...
December 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
With the final volume of “Search & Destroy” by Atsushi Kanekonow out from @mangasplaining.bsky.social / @fantagraphics.bsky.social , now’s a great time to binge-read all 3 volumes — or give all 3 as a gift!
www.fantagraphics.com/products/sea...
www.fantagraphics.com/products/sea...
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"Machine translation would handle the heavy lifting, and we’d add the expert polish. Except the machine made a mess. And we’re doing expert-level cognitive labour to clean it up for cleaning wages.
We’re not mops. We’re translators."
#translation #xl8
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We’re not mops. We’re translators."
#translation #xl8
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An open letter to colleagues: we are not mops
After more than two decades working in legal translation across four languages and multiple jurisdictions, I’ve watched our profession reshaped by forces that claim efficiency as a path to our expenda...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Machine translation would handle the heavy lifting, and we’d add the expert polish. Except the machine made a mess. And we’re doing expert-level cognitive labour to clean it up for cleaning wages.
We’re not mops. We’re translators."
#translation #xl8
www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-l...
We’re not mops. We’re translators."
#translation #xl8
www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-l...
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Did you miss the Kickstarter for the Comic Pro Boot Camp? No stress, aspiring comic pros! You can still preorder this series of books feat. education from comic titans w/decades of experience that will help empower you in your journey to be a comic creator!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cpb...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cpb...
Comic Pro Boot Camp
A comprehensive series of comic book education books from some of the most accomplished comic creators in the history of the medium.
www.kickstarter.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Did you miss the Kickstarter for the Comic Pro Boot Camp? No stress, aspiring comic pros! You can still preorder this series of books feat. education from comic titans w/decades of experience that will help empower you in your journey to be a comic creator!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cpb...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cpb...
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“The communications could help prove what’s known as “willful” infringement, which triggers significantly higher damages of $150,000 per work.“
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“The communications could help prove what’s known as “willful” infringement, which triggers significantly higher damages of $150,000 per work.“
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Currently, every living former Korean president from the right is a convicted felon, and every living former Korean president from the left is a booktuber.
I mean, it's only one guy, and he only just started his channel, but it does explain the vibe of the parties.
I mean, it's only one guy, and he only just started his channel, but it does explain the vibe of the parties.
November 29, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Currently, every living former Korean president from the right is a convicted felon, and every living former Korean president from the left is a booktuber.
I mean, it's only one guy, and he only just started his channel, but it does explain the vibe of the parties.
I mean, it's only one guy, and he only just started his channel, but it does explain the vibe of the parties.
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What does it take for pet-loving Japan to bid farewell to a deceased animal? Increasingly, everything humans would do for another person.
In Japan, beloved pets receive human-style farewells
Japan has the highest rate of cremation in the world, and increasingly, that applies to departed pets as well.
ebx.sh
November 29, 2025 at 5:59 AM
What does it take for pet-loving Japan to bid farewell to a deceased animal? Increasingly, everything humans would do for another person.
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@debaoki.bsky.social Thank you and the Mangasplaining and Fantagraphics crews for translating Search And Destroy.
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
@debaoki.bsky.social Thank you and the Mangasplaining and Fantagraphics crews for translating Search And Destroy.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Only 1 DAY LEFT to get “GIRL YAOI” from @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social which ends 8PM UK (4PM EST)!
Making this silly fujoshi sex comedy has transformed how I approach cartooning & historical comics/references. If you like queer sexuality, vintage yaoi, & GL spaces, this is the comic for you!
Making this silly fujoshi sex comedy has transformed how I approach cartooning & historical comics/references. If you like queer sexuality, vintage yaoi, & GL spaces, this is the comic for you!
October 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Only 1 DAY LEFT to get “GIRL YAOI” from @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social which ends 8PM UK (4PM EST)!
Making this silly fujoshi sex comedy has transformed how I approach cartooning & historical comics/references. If you like queer sexuality, vintage yaoi, & GL spaces, this is the comic for you!
Making this silly fujoshi sex comedy has transformed how I approach cartooning & historical comics/references. If you like queer sexuality, vintage yaoi, & GL spaces, this is the comic for you!
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One personally frustrating thing about the big AI push is that it forces people to assess it in a hurry, which makes people careless. It kinda smells like a scam to me if someone’s hurrying you along, cultivating urgency in you, well before you know where they’re taking you.
November 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
One personally frustrating thing about the big AI push is that it forces people to assess it in a hurry, which makes people careless. It kinda smells like a scam to me if someone’s hurrying you along, cultivating urgency in you, well before you know where they’re taking you.