Greg Deng
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Greg Deng
@gregdeng.bsky.social
Comic and Manga Letterer, Video Gamer, Visual Novel Reader, Sekai-kei Enjoyer, Anison Remix Listener, Minnesotan
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Netflix's subtitles for Uma Musume season 1 are sometimes a bit aggressive about using atashi in some cases where I'm 99% sure the seiyuu says watashi
Pretty odd, Netflix is usually extremely accurate and this feels intentional, wonder what went on here
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
lmao El Condor Pasa misspells her own name (or forgets that horse names are written in katakana, which would also be pretty bad)
I love how much personality there is in this dumb letter
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Always appreciate it when a character reassures me for understanding absolutely NOTHING someone is saying. Thank you, Special Week
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Nijigisaki's Kasumi feels EXTREMELY inspired by Maekawa Miku (much more so than someone like Niko)
And I'm very okay with that
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Rina's Nijigisaki episode is pretty good
It's too bad that everyone who watched it would've known about her gimmick beforehand. It could've been a fun reveal, but even if you somehow didn't know anything about her character going in, the OP totally spoils it
October 29, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I really like all the ways Nijigisaki diverges from earlier Love Lives, the president not having a contrived opposition to idols is a nice change of pace
But I wish they'd gone with fewer than 9 characters instead of more than 9, LL already felt too crowded too often
October 28, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Rojica to Rakkasei vol 2 does not disappoint
October 24, 2025 at 4:45 AM
me irl
October 23, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Finished Tsurezure Biyori, I wish there were more than 3 volumes. Very simple premise done very well
The combination of detailed backgrounds with cute, silly characters is really fun
October 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Just finished the first volume of Rojica to Rakkasei, what a wild ride
Feels EXTREMELY inspired by Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou, but with more comedy instead of iyashikei, even darker undertones, and even more surreal
October 14, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Interesting little pi from Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata vol 1
October 8, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Finally finished Hugtto Precure. An uneven show, but the highs are very high, and it's surprisingly thematically cohesive. Raising a baby, exploring what they want to be when they grow up, and fighting bad guys who want to stop time, it all kind of ties together
October 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I like how much this artist likes wood grain
October 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
More nice backgrounds from Tsurezure Biyori vol 2
Very detailed and precise line art, nice use of hashing instead of halftone gradients, and not based on some stock 3D model (or at least not conspicuously so)
October 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
If I had a nickel for every manga I've seen use this exact plaid pattern, I'd have like 45 cents
September 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Words cannot express how crazy and overwhelming the crossover/anniversary episodes of Hugtto Precure are to someone who's never seen a single episode before this series
This cut (cuts?) is an INSANE feat of storyboarding and animation, and I can name exactly one character in it
September 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I was curious about this and whipped up a quick spreadsheet for my series with easy data. Using averages for each series, so each is represented equally.
Though there's a lot of variance, the average "line count" for the manga I've lettered is 1408!
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September 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Wow, Arai Satomi is REALLY good as Bishin in Hugtto Precure. I don't think I've ever heard her play a villain before. She's basically synonymous with Kuroko from Railgun to me, plus some (other) comic relief characters here and there
September 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Just read the first volume of Tsurezure Biyori. I am amazed and confused by how much the art changes between like ch 1-2 and 5-6
Backgrounds are absolutely incomparable, and the character art feels noticeably more clear and refined
Also I love the wood grain on the bowl
September 3, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I guess Toei has a lot of experience at this after all these years, but I'm very impressed by the way they adapt early 2000's character designs for a modern anime. Nagisa and Honoka look just a tiny bit out of place, they struck a great balance between old and new
August 31, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Lion and Sousei no Aquarion might be the two most underappreciated 00's anison by western anime fans imo, so I was delighted to see AZKi sang both in one stream
August 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
My god, Hugtto Precure's henshin scenes do not disappoint. The duo one especially, it's nothing short of a masterpiece
August 27, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Nice handwriting and balloon
This kind of gradual deteriorating/declining lettering is fairly common in western comics, but I feel like it's pretty rare in manga
August 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Started reading Koi yori Aoku, a manga about two girls who go to different schools, but meet one day on the train home and discover they're both reading the same novel
Very iyashikei and very cute, looking forward to seeing how their relationship develops
August 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
How much does a magical girl popcorn maker cost
And where can I buy one
August 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM