VLord Reads Too Much Manga
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Got to meet Minami Q-Ta today! I even brought my copy of Star Fruit Book’s release Not All Girls Are Stupid with me. It was great meeting you sensei!
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Got to meet Minami Q-Ta today! I even brought my copy of Star Fruit Book’s release Not All Girls Are Stupid with me. It was great meeting you sensei!
Picked up the November issue of Nemuki+, mainly to check out Sen’s (@uitemasen.bsky.social) one-shot “And Thus, He Became A Good King”!
@wsstalkback.bsky.social and I both loved it!!! 🤩
@wsstalkback.bsky.social and I both loved it!!! 🤩
October 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Picked up the November issue of Nemuki+, mainly to check out Sen’s (@uitemasen.bsky.social) one-shot “And Thus, He Became A Good King”!
@wsstalkback.bsky.social and I both loved it!!! 🤩
@wsstalkback.bsky.social and I both loved it!!! 🤩
So I’m now in Japan for a month, and of course, I immediately went to 7-Eleven. 😅
I’m going to a few different events while I’m here, including TIFF, Tokyo BD Festival, and November COMITIA!
If anyone is around Tokyo and wants to meetup, definitely let me know!
I’m going to a few different events while I’m here, including TIFF, Tokyo BD Festival, and November COMITIA!
If anyone is around Tokyo and wants to meetup, definitely let me know!
October 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
So I’m now in Japan for a month, and of course, I immediately went to 7-Eleven. 😅
I’m going to a few different events while I’m here, including TIFF, Tokyo BD Festival, and November COMITIA!
If anyone is around Tokyo and wants to meetup, definitely let me know!
I’m going to a few different events while I’m here, including TIFF, Tokyo BD Festival, and November COMITIA!
If anyone is around Tokyo and wants to meetup, definitely let me know!
Spent NYCC-eve watching Mamoru Hosoda’s new film Scarlet, with an in-person Q&A with Hosoda himself!
October 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Spent NYCC-eve watching Mamoru Hosoda’s new film Scarlet, with an in-person Q&A with Hosoda himself!
Seeing this page up close is just wild…🤯
September 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Seeing this page up close is just wild…🤯
I got tickets for pretty much all the autographs that I wanted for Anime NYC weekend….except Kagurabachi 😭
But 4/5 wins isn’t bad!
But 4/5 wins isn’t bad!
August 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I got tickets for pretty much all the autographs that I wanted for Anime NYC weekend….except Kagurabachi 😭
But 4/5 wins isn’t bad!
But 4/5 wins isn’t bad!
For anyone in the NYC area, I’m moderating a Q&A for the animated film The Glassworker with director Usman Riaz!
The screening is at the Angelika Film Center tomorrow (8/17) at 4:30pm!
The screening is at the Angelika Film Center tomorrow (8/17) at 4:30pm!
August 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
For anyone in the NYC area, I’m moderating a Q&A for the animated film The Glassworker with director Usman Riaz!
The screening is at the Angelika Film Center tomorrow (8/17) at 4:30pm!
The screening is at the Angelika Film Center tomorrow (8/17) at 4:30pm!
This was an autograph I got from Takafumi Adachi-sensei when I went to COMITIA 151 in Feb.
I wouldn’t have expected to be working with him back then, but I’m incredibly honored that Adachi-sensei has trusted @mangamavericks.bsky.social to release Ballet Hero Fantasy in English!
I wouldn’t have expected to be working with him back then, but I’m incredibly honored that Adachi-sensei has trusted @mangamavericks.bsky.social to release Ballet Hero Fantasy in English!
August 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This was an autograph I got from Takafumi Adachi-sensei when I went to COMITIA 151 in Feb.
I wouldn’t have expected to be working with him back then, but I’m incredibly honored that Adachi-sensei has trusted @mangamavericks.bsky.social to release Ballet Hero Fantasy in English!
I wouldn’t have expected to be working with him back then, but I’m incredibly honored that Adachi-sensei has trusted @mangamavericks.bsky.social to release Ballet Hero Fantasy in English!
We will be giving away FREE COPIES of BONDS and ALTERNATIVE[SELF LINER NOTE] to anyone that asks a question during our Q&A at the our industry panel!
Please stop by at 11:30am over in room 511ABC!
#AX2025
Please stop by at 11:30am over in room 511ABC!
#AX2025
July 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We will be giving away FREE COPIES of BONDS and ALTERNATIVE[SELF LINER NOTE] to anyone that asks a question during our Q&A at the our industry panel!
Please stop by at 11:30am over in room 511ABC!
#AX2025
Please stop by at 11:30am over in room 511ABC!
#AX2025
🚨SALE ALERT 🚨
To celebrate Anime Expo, we’re running a 25% off sale on ALL PRINT BOOKS on our store from 7/3 to 7/6 (discount applied at checkout)! If you’ve been holding out on buying our titles, now’s the time!
store.mangamavericks.com
To celebrate Anime Expo, we’re running a 25% off sale on ALL PRINT BOOKS on our store from 7/3 to 7/6 (discount applied at checkout)! If you’ve been holding out on buying our titles, now’s the time!
store.mangamavericks.com
July 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
🚨SALE ALERT 🚨
To celebrate Anime Expo, we’re running a 25% off sale on ALL PRINT BOOKS on our store from 7/3 to 7/6 (discount applied at checkout)! If you’ve been holding out on buying our titles, now’s the time!
store.mangamavericks.com
To celebrate Anime Expo, we’re running a 25% off sale on ALL PRINT BOOKS on our store from 7/3 to 7/6 (discount applied at checkout)! If you’ve been holding out on buying our titles, now’s the time!
store.mangamavericks.com
Picked up the manga sampler volume from M.I.N.T! Super excited to see so many amazing manga creators getting more exposure in the US!!!
#AnimeExpo2025
#AnimeExpo2025
July 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Picked up the manga sampler volume from M.I.N.T! Super excited to see so many amazing manga creators getting more exposure in the US!!!
#AnimeExpo2025
#AnimeExpo2025
#AnnecyFestival has finally wrapped up! I had a ton of fun watching animated films from all around the world (19 movies total in my case), and making some great professional connections!
I’ll definitely be attending again next year! 😊🎬
I’ll definitely be attending again next year! 😊🎬
June 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
#AnnecyFestival has finally wrapped up! I had a ton of fun watching animated films from all around the world (19 movies total in my case), and making some great professional connections!
I’ll definitely be attending again next year! 😊🎬
I’ll definitely be attending again next year! 😊🎬
I saw Jinsei last night and it was even more wild than what I was expecting!
I really hope we see it get a US theatrical release, because this is really something more folks need to experience! 👀
#AnnecyFestival
I really hope we see it get a US theatrical release, because this is really something more folks need to experience! 👀
#AnnecyFestival
June 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I saw Jinsei last night and it was even more wild than what I was expecting!
I really hope we see it get a US theatrical release, because this is really something more folks need to experience! 👀
#AnnecyFestival
I really hope we see it get a US theatrical release, because this is really something more folks need to experience! 👀
#AnnecyFestival
Yesterday, I went to the WIP session for Sunao Katabuchi’s upcoming anime film The Mourning Children!
The research going into depicting the Heian period is incredible and you can already tell that the final work will be something truly special!
#AnnecyFestival
The research going into depicting the Heian period is incredible and you can already tell that the final work will be something truly special!
#AnnecyFestival
June 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Yesterday, I went to the WIP session for Sunao Katabuchi’s upcoming anime film The Mourning Children!
The research going into depicting the Heian period is incredible and you can already tell that the final work will be something truly special!
#AnnecyFestival
The research going into depicting the Heian period is incredible and you can already tell that the final work will be something truly special!
#AnnecyFestival
About to see GOAT from Sony Pictures Animation!
#AnnecyFestival
#AnnecyFestival
June 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
About to see GOAT from Sony Pictures Animation!
#AnnecyFestival
#AnnecyFestival
Saw Shinya Ohira’s Star Wars Vision short “Black”!
Probably some of the most insane animation that I’ve seen in a while. 🤯
#AnnecyFestival
Probably some of the most insane animation that I’ve seen in a while. 🤯
#AnnecyFestival
June 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Saw Shinya Ohira’s Star Wars Vision short “Black”!
Probably some of the most insane animation that I’ve seen in a while. 🤯
#AnnecyFestival
Probably some of the most insane animation that I’ve seen in a while. 🤯
#AnnecyFestival
Still waiting on my Switch 2, but my GameCube controller arrived!
June 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Still waiting on my Switch 2, but my GameCube controller arrived!
Spending today at the Egyptian Theatre, where Japan House and American Cinematheque are holding a Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective!
Kore-eda is here in-person too, doing Q&A’s after the films!
Kore-eda is here in-person too, doing Q&A’s after the films!
May 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Spending today at the Egyptian Theatre, where Japan House and American Cinematheque are holding a Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective!
Kore-eda is here in-person too, doing Q&A’s after the films!
Kore-eda is here in-person too, doing Q&A’s after the films!
Forgot to mention it earlier in the week but I got to attend a live Q&A featuring Keanu Reeves and John Wick director Chad Stahelski! It was so cool!!!
May 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Forgot to mention it earlier in the week but I got to attend a live Q&A featuring Keanu Reeves and John Wick director Chad Stahelski! It was so cool!!!
It’s my absolute honor to be one of this year’s Manga Judges for the American Manga Awards!
Manga as a medium is very close to my heart, so being involved in an event like this means the world to me!
Super excited to highlight some amazing titles!
Manga as a medium is very close to my heart, so being involved in an event like this means the world to me!
Super excited to highlight some amazing titles!
May 1, 2025 at 4:52 AM
It’s my absolute honor to be one of this year’s Manga Judges for the American Manga Awards!
Manga as a medium is very close to my heart, so being involved in an event like this means the world to me!
Super excited to highlight some amazing titles!
Manga as a medium is very close to my heart, so being involved in an event like this means the world to me!
Super excited to highlight some amazing titles!
My birthday weekend had some ups and downs, but one of the highlights was definitely seeing Hitsujibungaku perform live at the Echoplex!
April 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
My birthday weekend had some ups and downs, but one of the highlights was definitely seeing Hitsujibungaku perform live at the Echoplex!
My girlfriend and I went to the OC Japan Fair last night. I got to see MINMI perform Shiki no Uta! 🤩
April 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
My girlfriend and I went to the OC Japan Fair last night. I got to see MINMI perform Shiki no Uta! 🤩
I’m at yet another Bong Joon Ho Q&A for Parasite! He briefly talked about the animation project he’s working on, which involves deep sea creatures!
March 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I’m at yet another Bong Joon Ho Q&A for Parasite! He briefly talked about the animation project he’s working on, which involves deep sea creatures!
Spent the afternoon watching Okja at the Academy Museum! They had a Q&A with director Bong Joon Ho and actor Steven Yeun!
March 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Spent the afternoon watching Okja at the Academy Museum! They had a Q&A with director Bong Joon Ho and actor Steven Yeun!