Nᴇᴢネズ (Known IRL as Matias De la Piedra)
@mangaxrepublic.bsky.social
Manga enthusiast🇵🇪 I sometimes write about mango stuff on Eisner Award-winner Comics Beat (or Instagram). Located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ENG / ESP
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WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP 2024 WRAPPED | Yearly Average ToC Ranking
It is that time of the year again! Let's take a look into what 2024 has left us with. This thread will review the yearly ToC performance of every series and some other stats. Hope you find this interesting!
It is that time of the year again! Let's take a look into what 2024 has left us with. This thread will review the yearly ToC performance of every series and some other stats. Hope you find this interesting!
WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP 2025 WRAPPED | Yearly Average ToC Ranking
The magazine year has come to an end and it is time to check out how our 2025 series did this year! This thread includes a summary of the yearly ToC performance for the overall magazine. Hope you find this interesting!
The magazine year has come to an end and it is time to check out how our 2025 series did this year! This thread includes a summary of the yearly ToC performance for the overall magazine. Hope you find this interesting!
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP 2025 WRAPPED | Yearly Average ToC Ranking
The magazine year has come to an end and it is time to check out how our 2025 series did this year! This thread includes a summary of the yearly ToC performance for the overall magazine. Hope you find this interesting!
The magazine year has come to an end and it is time to check out how our 2025 series did this year! This thread includes a summary of the yearly ToC performance for the overall magazine. Hope you find this interesting!
MANGA GIVEAWAY⚡️❤️
So! I'm currently working on my bachelor's thesis about anime and altruism, and need people to fill out my 7-minute survey. Please help me out by participating and sharing!!
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So! I'm currently working on my bachelor's thesis about anime and altruism, and need people to fill out my 7-minute survey. Please help me out by participating and sharing!!
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October 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
MANGA GIVEAWAY⚡️❤️
So! I'm currently working on my bachelor's thesis about anime and altruism, and need people to fill out my 7-minute survey. Please help me out by participating and sharing!!
uva.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
So! I'm currently working on my bachelor's thesis about anime and altruism, and need people to fill out my 7-minute survey. Please help me out by participating and sharing!!
uva.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
So I started playing Pokemon GO and now that I’m back in Amsterdam, I just found out that my apartment has 3 poke stops and a gym within range.
It can’t get any better than this🤩
It can’t get any better than this🤩
September 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
So I started playing Pokemon GO and now that I’m back in Amsterdam, I just found out that my apartment has 3 poke stops and a gym within range.
It can’t get any better than this🤩
It can’t get any better than this🤩
@globalcomix.com has partnered with @kodansha.us! Awesome news for manga fans!! I can only hope this partnership will signal more manga in the future.
Check out the article for more deets :)
Check out the article for more deets :)
GlobalComix is partnering with Kodansha to bring 6,000+ manga volumes worldwide, including Attack on Titan and Vinland Saga.
Exclusive: GlobalComix and Kodansha partner up to make iconic manga available worldwide
GlobalComix is partnering with Kodansha to bring 6,000+ manga volumes worldwide, including Attack on Titan and Vinland Saga.
www.comicsbeat.com
August 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
@globalcomix.com has partnered with @kodansha.us! Awesome news for manga fans!! I can only hope this partnership will signal more manga in the future.
Check out the article for more deets :)
Check out the article for more deets :)
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As I said in this article, ultimately it is readers who will be the deciding factor.
Shouting online DOES NOT MATTER. What matters is DO YOU READ THE MANGA? DO YOU BUY IT?
If you read it on the app, you are voting for more. And more you shall receive.
www.thepopverse.com/comics-manga...
Shouting online DOES NOT MATTER. What matters is DO YOU READ THE MANGA? DO YOU BUY IT?
If you read it on the app, you are voting for more. And more you shall receive.
www.thepopverse.com/comics-manga...
August 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
As I said in this article, ultimately it is readers who will be the deciding factor.
Shouting online DOES NOT MATTER. What matters is DO YOU READ THE MANGA? DO YOU BUY IT?
If you read it on the app, you are voting for more. And more you shall receive.
www.thepopverse.com/comics-manga...
Shouting online DOES NOT MATTER. What matters is DO YOU READ THE MANGA? DO YOU BUY IT?
If you read it on the app, you are voting for more. And more you shall receive.
www.thepopverse.com/comics-manga...
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Remember, if you are "curious" about the translation and give it a read on the Viz app?
That counts as a vote for further AI translations.
They do not care WHY you clicked on it. Only that you DID. So DON'T.
Only You Can Prevent AI Translations.
That counts as a vote for further AI translations.
They do not care WHY you clicked on it. Only that you DID. So DON'T.
Only You Can Prevent AI Translations.
August 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Remember, if you are "curious" about the translation and give it a read on the Viz app?
That counts as a vote for further AI translations.
They do not care WHY you clicked on it. Only that you DID. So DON'T.
Only You Can Prevent AI Translations.
That counts as a vote for further AI translations.
They do not care WHY you clicked on it. Only that you DID. So DON'T.
Only You Can Prevent AI Translations.
To @viz.com and all other manga publishers: We do NOT want AI-translated manga. Respect translators, letterers, editors, and your READERS.
Translation, just like manga, is an ART. So treat it as such! Say NO to AI🚫
Translation, just like manga, is an ART. So treat it as such! Say NO to AI🚫
VIZ Media quietly added an AI-translated manga to their app and hoped no one would notice. We did.
Manga deserves better than cheap, soulless automation. This is a betrayal of translators, fans, and the art form.
We don't want your AI translations!
Manga deserves better than cheap, soulless automation. This is a betrayal of translators, fans, and the art form.
We don't want your AI translations!
Dear manga publishers, we don’t want your AI translations
VIZ Media quietly added an AI-translated manga to their app and hoped no one would notice. We did and want none of it.
www.comicsbeat.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
To @viz.com and all other manga publishers: We do NOT want AI-translated manga. Respect translators, letterers, editors, and your READERS.
Translation, just like manga, is an ART. So treat it as such! Say NO to AI🚫
Translation, just like manga, is an ART. So treat it as such! Say NO to AI🚫
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Woooo hooooo! Happy 20th anniversary to @comicsbeat.bsky.social & huge congrats to founder & editor-in-chief Heidi MacDonald @comixace.bsky.social and the rest of the Beat & K-Comics Beat team for this well-deserved Eisner Award win!
Winner of BEST COMICS-RELATED PERIODICAL/JOURNALISM is The Beat, edited by Heidi MacDonald and others @comicsbeat.bsky.social @comixace.bsky.social #sdcc2025 #eisners
July 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Woooo hooooo! Happy 20th anniversary to @comicsbeat.bsky.social & huge congrats to founder & editor-in-chief Heidi MacDonald @comixace.bsky.social and the rest of the Beat & K-Comics Beat team for this well-deserved Eisner Award win!
LETS GO TEAM COMICSBEAT WOOHOO!!!! So happy for everyone
#SDCC25 The Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism goes to
THE BEAT! THANK YOU ALL SO, SO MUCH!!!
THE BEAT! THANK YOU ALL SO, SO MUCH!!!
July 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
LETS GO TEAM COMICSBEAT WOOHOO!!!! So happy for everyone
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"I never thought I would be on the big stage...I want to thank the staff of The Beat. They are tireless...20 years old...a lot of people think it's just me but it's a lot of people."
Heidi MacDonald gets a much deserved award. Somewhere, Chip Zdarsky is very happy.
Heidi MacDonald gets a much deserved award. Somewhere, Chip Zdarsky is very happy.
July 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
"I never thought I would be on the big stage...I want to thank the staff of The Beat. They are tireless...20 years old...a lot of people think it's just me but it's a lot of people."
Heidi MacDonald gets a much deserved award. Somewhere, Chip Zdarsky is very happy.
Heidi MacDonald gets a much deserved award. Somewhere, Chip Zdarsky is very happy.
TOP 10 BEST-SELLING WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP SERIES | Measured by copies in circulation
With the new circulation updates, Demon Slayer overtakes Slam Dunk and Kochikame! Jujutsu Kaisen joins the 100 million club, effectively joining the Top 10 and replacing MHA. Big numbers!!
With the new circulation updates, Demon Slayer overtakes Slam Dunk and Kochikame! Jujutsu Kaisen joins the 100 million club, effectively joining the Top 10 and replacing MHA. Big numbers!!
July 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
TOP 10 BEST-SELLING WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP SERIES | Measured by copies in circulation
With the new circulation updates, Demon Slayer overtakes Slam Dunk and Kochikame! Jujutsu Kaisen joins the 100 million club, effectively joining the Top 10 and replacing MHA. Big numbers!!
With the new circulation updates, Demon Slayer overtakes Slam Dunk and Kochikame! Jujutsu Kaisen joins the 100 million club, effectively joining the Top 10 and replacing MHA. Big numbers!!
The numbers presented are mindblowing, but I wonder just how much of them will CR tap into the future? People are not *just* anime fans, but CR seems to only appeal to "anime-onlys". Netflix is doing a better job with casuals, especially with the international co-productions
Watching the 40-minute presentation unfold, one can't help but feel that Crunchyroll fundamentally misunderstood the assignment.
CRUNCHYROLL'S ANNECY MOMENT: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION
www.animenewsnetwork.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The numbers presented are mindblowing, but I wonder just how much of them will CR tap into the future? People are not *just* anime fans, but CR seems to only appeal to "anime-onlys". Netflix is doing a better job with casuals, especially with the international co-productions
Going back to Peru tomorrow and have downloaded MHA: Vigilantes and To Be Hero X to watch on the plane. Might need a back-up anime in case I get bored (12hr+ flight), so any reccs are appreciated!
July 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Going back to Peru tomorrow and have downloaded MHA: Vigilantes and To Be Hero X to watch on the plane. Might need a back-up anime in case I get bored (12hr+ flight), so any reccs are appreciated!
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AX 2025: Square Enix announces ten new manga and game tie-in book releases, including Starlit Darkness, FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH: Material Ultimania #finalfantasy #animeexpo
@square-enix-games.com @square-enix-books.com
www.comicsbeat.com/anime-expo-2...
@square-enix-games.com @square-enix-books.com
www.comicsbeat.com/anime-expo-2...
AX 2025: Square Enix announces ten new manga and game tie-in book releases
Square Enix announced 7 new English manga and 3 new game books coming in Spring 2026, including "A Starlit Darkness."
www.comicsbeat.com
July 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
AX 2025: Square Enix announces ten new manga and game tie-in book releases, including Starlit Darkness, FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH: Material Ultimania #finalfantasy #animeexpo
@square-enix-games.com @square-enix-books.com
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@square-enix-games.com @square-enix-books.com
www.comicsbeat.com/anime-expo-2...
So I added What Did You Eat Yesterday? to my PTR on @myanimelist.net and was gladly surprised to see *very clearly* the option to read a sample of Vol. 1 on MANGA MIRAI. Very convenient and works very well!
Hope this encourages people to try out new things and read legally!
Hope this encourages people to try out new things and read legally!
July 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
So I added What Did You Eat Yesterday? to my PTR on @myanimelist.net and was gladly surprised to see *very clearly* the option to read a sample of Vol. 1 on MANGA MIRAI. Very convenient and works very well!
Hope this encourages people to try out new things and read legally!
Hope this encourages people to try out new things and read legally!
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Kodansha reveals its Spring 2026 manga lineup at Anime Expo, featuring new titles like "Omori," "Wicked Spot," and more!
AX 2025: Kodansha unveils massive Spring 2026 manga lineup at Anime Expo
Kodansha reveals its Spring 2026 manga lineup at Anime Expo, featuring new titles like "Omori," "Wicked Spot," and more!
www.comicsbeat.com
July 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Kodansha reveals its Spring 2026 manga lineup at Anime Expo, featuring new titles like "Omori," "Wicked Spot," and more!
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Guess who's reporting on digital comics news now😎 This is my second piece on the topic already , it's been fun getting acquainted with the comics world. So much to learn
Read here: www.comicsbeat.com/idw-comics-g...
Read here: www.comicsbeat.com/idw-comics-g...
IDW comics go digital on GlobalComix the same day as stores
World’s first: IDW joins GlobalComix Gold with day-and-date releases. TMNT, Star Trek, Godzilla, and more hit digital the same day as shops.
www.comicsbeat.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Guess who's reporting on digital comics news now😎 This is my second piece on the topic already , it's been fun getting acquainted with the comics world. So much to learn
Read here: www.comicsbeat.com/idw-comics-g...
Read here: www.comicsbeat.com/idw-comics-g...
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ICYMI: Laura made a buyer's guide for the American Manga Awards nominees!
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2025 American Manga Awards Nominees Buyer's Guide | Yatta-Tachi
Here's your buyer's guide for the 2025 American Manga Awards nominees!
yattatachi.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
ICYMI: Laura made a buyer's guide for the American Manga Awards nominees!
yattatachi.com/2025-america...
yattatachi.com/2025-america...
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"100 never before TL'd titles by end of 2025"
best case: they outright fail at this bloated goal
worst case: they successfully ruin the work of 100 mangaka
silver lining to worst case: nobody pays for the slop; they show an overall loss
you can do your part, by boycotting these anti-human freaks
best case: they outright fail at this bloated goal
worst case: they successfully ruin the work of 100 mangaka
silver lining to worst case: nobody pays for the slop; they show an overall loss
you can do your part, by boycotting these anti-human freaks
AI Localization Company Orange Inc announced they licensed "Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze" for a digital exclusive to the Emaqi platform
• Volumes 1 & 2 are $4.99 each
• Orange Inc states they plan to "Add 100 never before translated titles" to Emaqi by end of 2025
#Manga #MangaNews
• Volumes 1 & 2 are $4.99 each
• Orange Inc states they plan to "Add 100 never before translated titles" to Emaqi by end of 2025
#Manga #MangaNews
June 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"100 never before TL'd titles by end of 2025"
best case: they outright fail at this bloated goal
worst case: they successfully ruin the work of 100 mangaka
silver lining to worst case: nobody pays for the slop; they show an overall loss
you can do your part, by boycotting these anti-human freaks
best case: they outright fail at this bloated goal
worst case: they successfully ruin the work of 100 mangaka
silver lining to worst case: nobody pays for the slop; they show an overall loss
you can do your part, by boycotting these anti-human freaks
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If you don't want this to become the norm: speak up.
Fans, professionals, everyone, needs to report the issue to the company. Flood them on socials. Email them about the issue. Tag the Japanese author and publisher.
Companies think audiences "don't care about quality". Show them that we do.
Fans, professionals, everyone, needs to report the issue to the company. Flood them on socials. Email them about the issue. Tag the Japanese author and publisher.
Companies think audiences "don't care about quality". Show them that we do.
Not even a day past & they already messed up 💀
June 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If you don't want this to become the norm: speak up.
Fans, professionals, everyone, needs to report the issue to the company. Flood them on socials. Email them about the issue. Tag the Japanese author and publisher.
Companies think audiences "don't care about quality". Show them that we do.
Fans, professionals, everyone, needs to report the issue to the company. Flood them on socials. Email them about the issue. Tag the Japanese author and publisher.
Companies think audiences "don't care about quality". Show them that we do.
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2025 American Manga Awards Buyer’s Guide by @lme5081.bsky.social
Here's where you can buy/read all the 2025 American Manga Award Nominees!
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@debaoki.bsky.social • @animenyc.bsky.social • #AmericanMangaAwards
Here's where you can buy/read all the 2025 American Manga Award Nominees!
yattatachi.com/2025-america...
@debaoki.bsky.social • @animenyc.bsky.social • #AmericanMangaAwards
2025 American Manga Awards Nominees Buyer's Guide | Yatta-Tachi
Here's your buyer's guide for the 2025 American Manga Awards nominees!
yattatachi.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
2025 American Manga Awards Buyer’s Guide by @lme5081.bsky.social
Here's where you can buy/read all the 2025 American Manga Award Nominees!
yattatachi.com/2025-america...
@debaoki.bsky.social • @animenyc.bsky.social • #AmericanMangaAwards
Here's where you can buy/read all the 2025 American Manga Award Nominees!
yattatachi.com/2025-america...
@debaoki.bsky.social • @animenyc.bsky.social • #AmericanMangaAwards
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Not even a day past & they already messed up 💀
June 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Not even a day past & they already messed up 💀
I recommended I Think Our Son Is Gay! Such a lovely manga, super easy to go through and super endearing. I do need to check out the other picks tho
Comics Beat’s Pride 2025 Manga Reading List
Celebrate Pride with this non-exhaustive list of queer manga stories!
Celebrate Pride with this non-exhaustive list of queer manga stories!
Comics Beat’s Pride 2025 Manga Reading List
Celebrate Pride with this non-exhaustive list of queer manga stories!
www.comicsbeat.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I recommended I Think Our Son Is Gay! Such a lovely manga, super easy to go through and super endearing. I do need to check out the other picks tho
Neon Ichiban's name sucks. Reminds me every time of Joey's lipstick for men ad in Friends
June 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Neon Ichiban's name sucks. Reminds me every time of Joey's lipstick for men ad in Friends