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Andrea Horbinski
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Anime + manga expert, PhD History and New Media (UC Berkeley), writer + researcher. Bay Area. Preorder MANGA'S FIRST CENTURY: HOW CREATORS AND FANS MADE JAPANESE COMICS, 1905-1989 now!

日本語でOK She/her. Bay Area.

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Today is publication day for MANGA'S FIRST CENTURY in North America! It's available at bookstores large and small. ahorbinski.com/books/

If you've already read the book, please consider leaving a review online! It helps. And if your budget is tight, requesting the book at the library is great too!
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October 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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I'm doing an AMA in r/AskHistorians on Wednesday, starting at 9am Eastern! If you've got questions on the history of manga or media history, head on over to www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori... and ask!
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October 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Author copies of MANGA'S FIRST CENTURY have arrived!
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October 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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MANGA'S FIRST CENTURY comes out October 28 in North America, so this is your last chance to save on your preorders at Barnes & Noble!

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"...“...a vivid ode to the variety and depth of an enduringly popular art form” – Publishers Weekly. Middle of the image shows a book cover with three comics images horizontal, a boy and Betty Boop, a girl and boy looking scared, and an adult man being harassed by an old-fashioned telephone. "Barnes & Noble members use code PREORDER25 for 25% off through Friday, September 5!"
September 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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I checked the corrected proofs this week and the book is off to the printer, so it's time for another reminder that MANGA'S FIRST CENTURY is available for preorder worldwide!

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"Manga are BIG. And in the growing field of manga studies, Andrea Horbinski's work is a standout. With years of deep research, rich new insights, and sparkling prose, Manga's First Century will delight academics and serious fans alike." -- Frederik L. Schodt, author of Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics. Worldwide preorders available now!
July 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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It's that time again! B&N members get 25% off preorders through July 11 and MANGA'S FIRST CENTURY is one of them!

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mangas-fir...
"Manga are BIG. And in the growing field of manga studies, Andrea Horbinski's work is a standout. With years of deep research, rich new insights, and sparkling prose, Manga's First Century will delight academics and serious fans alike." -- Frederik L. Schodt, author of Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics. 25% off B&N preorders through July 11!
July 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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We adopted him from another family, we didn't pick this name lol
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October 19, 2024 at 7:42 AM
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This doomer nonsense is so annoying. "We don't live in the housing and transit utopia, so no progress has been made!" Buddy, first of all, there has been progress. Now enough, but not nothing. Second, when was the last time you showed up to give public comment for housing or transit??
September 26, 2024 at 3:07 AM
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #131,215!
September 17, 2024 at 6:21 PM