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Ben Sidi
@bensidi.bsky.social
Manga Letterer and Touch-up Artist at @Viz.com, @Square-enix-books.com, and @comicstitan.bsky.social 🎭
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Finally, it's out!

I.L a manga by Osamu Tezuka, I served as the letterer on this series.

I had a lot of fun doing this series, I hope you'll too!

I'm not good with words, so I'll post some images instead!

Enjoy this thread!

Publisher: @comicstitan.bsky.social / @titanmangahq.bsky.social
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If you don't want gen AI in your manga, anime, game, and light novel translations, now is the time to make your voice heard. Write to your favorite publishers and developers and ask if they are incorporating LLMs into their process. And most importantly, tell them you will vote with your dollars.
As machine translation tools under the banner of AI become increasingly accessible and easy to use, the light novel landscape is at a crossroads. Do light novel publishers compromise their product for more speed, and if so, by how much?
Does the Light Novel Translation Process Need AI?
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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happy letterer appreciation day! if you’d like to follow more manga letterers here, I have a list for you: go.bsky.app/8XNn7Eu
September 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Lettered by me and @cranchyroll.com!!!
August 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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I am unbelievably excited to say that @lettererbrendo.bsky.social and I are lettering the English release of Billy Bat! Both of us!
August 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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I'm having some cute Pretzel stickers printed for ANYC, but I don't think they'll get here in time 😭🫠
August 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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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!
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 4:22 PM
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The time I normally spend on manga was freed up so I made the questionable decision to go all-in the American Manga Awards this year. I read everything in (minus one) in New Manga, One-shot, Translation, and Lettering, so here are some thoughts!

(I'm biased, so check out Yatta-tachi's reviews too!)
July 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
That's why humans' lettering can't be replaced!
STOP SUPPORTING AI SHIT!
July 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I’ll be the letterer on this classic manga 💥💥💥
Mamoru Nagano’s Five Star Stories has been licensed by @titanmangahq.bsky.social (Titan Manga) for a March 2026 release!

The series began in Newtype in 1989.
July 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
BAM 💥 (via Sanda Vol.3)
July 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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See everyone in Spring for this crazy series 🫶🫶🫶🪲🪲
Viz Media announced they licensed Bug Ego story by ONE and art by Kiyoto Shitara for a print release
June 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Here's the full list of 2025 Screentoney Award winners! Thank you everyone for submitting awards and celebrating the extremely talented folks in this industry!
June 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Always waiting Screentoney!!
What a big honor!! Love you guys 🥰
The Screentoney Award for "Still dope hand lettering", "Super Exciting Print Debut With Really Sick SoundEffects!", and "Super Unique Hand Drawn SFX" goes to @bensidi.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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The Screentoney Award for "Still dope hand lettering", "Super Exciting Print Debut With Really Sick SoundEffects!", and "Super Unique Hand Drawn SFX" goes to @bensidi.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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the awards committee has finished lovingly lettering the certificate template by hand!
the nomination form will be closed tomorrow (5/31) at 5PM ET: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
May 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Didn't post here for a while, here is a page full of sfx haha 🫣
May 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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The 2025 Screentoney Award Ceremony will happen HERE on June 1st!

Get your nominations in while you still can: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Screentoney Awards 2025
We invite you to nominate your favorite manga localization professionals for whatever award you would like. The awards are open to any manga localization professional, including letterers, translator...
docs.google.com
April 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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it's the MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR 🎄✨

the screentoney awards are officially accepting nominations for 2025!

nominate your favorite manga localization pros and find the rules over here: forms.gle/jQzo2QeiiNy1...
forms.gle
April 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Another series knocked the final volume in English!

It was a honor to letter this short series, this one required more work than others sometimes need a lot of retouching, but overall I think this deserves the work I did in it and deserves to get a chance to read!
Burst Angel Vol. 3 - on sale NOW!
(W/A) Gonzo, Minoru Murao
The chaos continues in the final volume of the prequel to the hit anime on Crunchyroll!
#newmanga #titanmanga #Crunchyroll
March 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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My fav SFXs I did for @starfruitbooks.bsky.social Longears title!!! Pls check it out on Azuki and soon in print! Another title I shared with @odisletters.bsky.social hehe
March 20, 2025 at 7:04 AM
STOMP 🦶
March 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Here it is! The final results of the Let's Make a Wisconsin Manga 2025 panel! Ideas came from the audience, and it was drawn by @radarlakekosh.bsky.social !I did the lettering. It was a fun time!
#AMKE2025
#WisconsinManga2025
March 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Here is our rough draft of the 2025 Let's Make a Wisconsin Manga panel! Ideas from the crowd, drawn by @radarlakekosh.bsky.social, lettering by me.
#AMKE2025
#WisconsinManga2025
March 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Today SFX
March 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
it has been a while since I posted some SFX, so let's go with RUMBLE from Outsiders Vol. 2
March 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM