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November 12, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Coming this month, the shocking conclusion in Atsushi Kaneko’s SEARCH AND DESTROY VOL. 3! Get your pre-orders in wherever there are books!
November 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Psyched to see that the Italian edition of VEIL by Kotteri took home a major prize at Lucca in Italy this past weekend: Best Series!
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Just discovered findyourcomic.store. It even works in Japan! We've been promo-ing the Comic Shop Locator on the podcast since the beginning, but with Diamond imploding (they owned that site) this might be a good replacement. What do you all think?
Find the closest shop around you to buy the best product in the world: comics!
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November 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Love Village Vanguard Exciting Book Store. For reasons...
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Published last night: our latest episode!
We take a look at Search and Destroy, the sci-fi Dororo adaptation published by @mangasplaining.bsky.social, and Kaina of the Great Snow Sea from @kodansha.us!
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ScreenTone Club
A fortnightly look at manga, with a focus on joint in-depth discussion of titles both old and new.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We're deeply honored to see VEIL Volume 1 by Kotteri, translated by Jocelyne Allen, on Publisher's Weekly's "Must Read Manga of 2025" list! MSX produced this title and UDON published it and it's so great, and we're so happy for its success. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Must-Read Manga of 2025
This year, as middle grade and YA manga continued to show strength, publishers also embraced manga for adult readers, with New York Review Comics, HarperAlley, and Abrams ComicArts continuing to expan...
www.publishersweekly.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Happy to continue working with @fantagraphics.bsky.social as they start their new Takumigraphics imprint. Our first title with them will be the forthcoming hardcover release of Wandering Cat's Cage, by Akane Torikai! Details: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Fantagraphics Launches East Asian Comics Imprint
Takumigraphics, the storied indie publisher's new dedicated home for manga, manhua, and graphic novels from across the region, will launch four titles next spring.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:27 AM
One of Taiwan's Comics of the Year is "SPARKLE AT THE FUCKING END" by Hacocho. It's about two teenagers who find a superstar turned into a zombie during the apocalypse, and decide to keep him and film him on social media for likes. So, y'know. Taiwan is making some neat comics.
October 23, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Japanese pundits coined the term "Galapagos syndrome" to express how their country lost its role as global consumer electronics innovator. But in a world driven mad by tech disruption, is Japan’s having fallen behind turning into a secret super power?
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Super Galapagos
In a world driven mad by tech disruption, Japan’s having fallen behind is a superpower
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October 23, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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I bought Summit of the Gods way back when it was recommended on @mangasplaining.bsky.social
I started it last night, I'm already on volume 3

If nothing else, it's a great list of peaks to visit in Japan
September 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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This week on Manga Tak, @toodlebug500.bsky.social and I have been reading the excellent Search and Destroy by Atsushi Kaneko! Published by @fantagraphics.bsky.social in collab with @mangasplaining.bsky.social

Listen here or wherever pods are cast! www.buzzsprout.com/2373443/epis...
September 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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In Memoriam: Matt Haasch

“Matt was warm, friendly, and endlessly positive, with an infectious energy.” Azuki’s @evanminto.com honors the memory of the @starfruitbooks.bsky.social founder

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In Memoriam: Matt Haasch – Azuki
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September 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Today we'd like to share a cool website, Books from Taiwan. It's a government initiative designed to share compelling works in all formats in genres, but of course, we love the comics stuff the best. Primarily for publishers, but anyone can browse: booksfromtaiwan.moc.gov.tw/books.php?ca...
Books From Taiwan | Books
Books from Taiwan is an initiative funded by TAICCA (Taiwan Creative Content Agency) to introduce a select list of Taiwan publishing titles, ranging from fiction, non-fiction, children's books, and co...
booksfromtaiwan.moc.gov.tw
September 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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And it’s also a great excuse to reshare these two wonderful posts from @mangasplaining.bsky.social on Taiyō Matsumoto -

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BONUS: Interview with Taiyo Matsumoto from 2011, on the digital publication of No. 5
The first time Deb and Christopher worked together, on an old interview
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September 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Now available online in english: Naoki Urasawa interviewing Katsuhiro Otomo about his work and his manga "Domu" during one hour.
"Manben" is such a great TV program.
>> www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
September 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Shocked and saddened to hear that Matt Haasch, founder of indie manga publishing company @starfruitbooks.bsky.social has passed away. His gofundme campaign for his medical and other expenses is still up - contribute if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...
Donate to Matt's Journey: Healing and Comics, organized by Matthew Haasch
With your support, I can focus on healing from lymphoma while continu… Matthew Haasch needs your support for Donate to Matt's Journey: Healing and Comics
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September 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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CXC’s first ever full manga track brings together creators from literally around the globe—Japan, France, and here in the U.S.—for four days of programming, events, and workshops that showcase not just Japanese cartooning, but also the vast influence of manga worldwide.
July 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Previously unseen sketches by Atsushi Kaneko for SEARCH AND DESTROY? Don't mind if we do...
August 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Due to some reg fuckery mangasplainingextra.com stopped working for an undetermined length of time. It is working again! Apologies.
MSX - The Mangasplaining Extra Newsletter | MSX: Mangasplaining Extra | Substack
The podcast, the show notes, original articles about manga and new manga, delivered to your inbox! Click to read MSX - The Mangasplaining Extra Newsletter, by MSX: Mangasplaining Extra, a Substack pub...
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August 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Thanks @mangasplaining.bsky.social crew for the chance to translate this kickass manga and write a bit about what it means to me. A few excerpts are here, or read the whole thing plus an extraordinary afterword to his own work from Kaneko-sensei: mangasplaining.substack.com/p/search-and...
August 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"At those times, touching something that has been charged with someone else’s rage, like a manga, book, movie, music, or other piece of art, demonstrates that there is someone else out there feeling the same rage, and that this feeling welling up inside us is not a mistake." - Atsushi Kaneko
SEARCH AND DESTROY: Afterwords Pt. 2
Creator Atsushi Kaneko gives his epilogue for the series, translator Ben Applegate shares his thoughts, and a few special thank yous...
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August 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
New Post: SEARCH AND DESTROY: Afterwords Pt. 1. Featuring art from Atsushi Kaneko and Peach Momoko! Read it now at Mangasplaining Extra.
SEARCH AND DESTROY: Afterwords Pt. 1
Putting a few finishing touches on Search and Destroy with materials from Atsushi Kaneko and Peach Momoko!
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August 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM