Deb Aoki

Manga addict, journalist & traveler. Co-host for Mangasplaining podcast. Writes about manga for Comics Beat, K-Comics Beat & Publishers Weekly.

[Deb Aoki @debaoki]

POLL: US/EU manga/manhwa/webtoon fans - what's #1 on your wish list to publishers?

[The Japan Times @japantimes]

While the zine trend is spearheaded by independent artists, newspaper printers and traditional bookstores have been embracing it too. 👉 https://t.co/rQgSiW5tsV

[月刊プリンセス編集部 @gekkan_Princess]

⋱#月刊プリンセス 𝟟月特大号情報⋰

#王家の紋章 50周年を記念して
東京・大阪・福岡にて
⋱原画展の開催が決定 ⋰

美麗なる原画を
直接みられる貴重なチャンス♪
ぜひお越しください♪

↓原画展の情報はこちらをcheck👑↓
公式X: @ouke50th
公式サイト: https://t.co/PIGf4D8c4n

[OUR FEEL（アワフィール） @OURFEEL_info]

.ᐟ.ᐟ.ᐟ🏆 OUR FEEL Manga Contest 🏆.ᐟ.ᐟ.ᐟ

OUR FEEL, a sister imprint of FEEL YOUNG, launches its first Newcomer Award🎊

⋅𖥔⋅Judges⋅𖥔⋅
1st round: Anno Moyoco @anno_moyoco
2nd round: Yama Wayama @onna_sono_Hoshi
3rd round: Tomoko Yamashita @animal_protein

[Deb Aoki @debaoki]

How interesting! A pay-to-view video course on webtoon storyboarding with Chokam (“The Broken Ring,” a sizzling romance series on @Tappy_toon & @InkloreBooks )

https://t.co/AJ99hm0iFM

[OUR FEEL（アワフィール） @OURFEEL_info]

.ᐟ.ᐟ.ᐟ 🏆　OUR FEEL漫画賞 始動　🏆.ᐟ.ᐟ.ᐟ

「FEEL YOUNG」の姉妹レーベル
「OUR FEEL」が初の新人賞を設立🎊

⋅𖥔⋅審査員⋅𖥔⋅
第1期：安野モヨコ先生 @anno_moyoco
第2期：和山やま先生 @onna_sono_Hoshi
第3期：ヤマシタトモコ先生 @animal_protein

新たな才能をお待ちしております✨️

[Anime Expo @AnimeExpo]

Please welcome Tadatoshi Fujimaki to #AX2026 as a Guest! ✨

🎨 A manga creator, he began "Kuroko's Basketball" 🏀 in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump" in 2009, later adapted into a TV anime. In 2017, he launched "ROBOT×LASERBEAM". His latest series "KILL BLUE" has run since 2023, with its TV anime premiering April 2026. 💥

⭐ Appearances:
☑️ Panel Name: Shonen Jump Anime "KILL BLUE" -Special Homeroom-
🗓️ Date: Day 2 - Friday, July 3
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM
📍 Location: JW Platinum

☑️ Autograph Session 1
🗓️ Date: Day 2 - Friday, July 3
⏰ Time: 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Location: JW Gold Ballroom - G1

☑️ Autograph Session 2
🗓️ Date: Day 4 - Sunday, July 5
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
📍 Location: JW Gold Ballroom - G1

*Lottery Application for Guest is live. Apply Now! https://t.co/npljxmFAAB

🔗 Register Now! https://t.co/N1Jg8alpOC
🏩 Book a Room! https://t.co/n3iyj67VKB
📱 Download the AX Mobile App! https://t.co/8LmHwo8Z07

Anime Expo 2026 | July 2-5, 2026 | Los Angeles Convention Center, CA

#AnimeExpo #AX2026 #AnimeExpo2026 #Anime #Japan #LosAngeles #Manga #Cosplay #Otaku #Gaming #RPG #AMV #Shoujo #Shounen #TadatoshiFujimaki #Guest #KurokosBasketball #KILLBLUE

[Deb Aoki @debaoki]

@maximastellae Riight??! And it’s in so many recipes in fumi yoshinaga’s cooking manga“what did you eat yesterday?”

[Deb Aoki @debaoki]

When i dine out with others, i get asked, “what do you *not* like to eat?”

I tell people, i like almost everything, but that’s not true. I really don’t like:

1) sardines (fishy!)
2) radicchio (bitter)
3) shirasu (tiny fish eyes)
4) tiramisu (soggy!)

…and you?

[オリコンニュース【アニメ】 @oricon_anime_]

『おさるのジョージ』黄色い帽子のおじさん、
ベスト・ファーザー賞を受賞
⠀
子どもがいない人物の受賞は異例
https://t.co/nIIfUvBc34
⠀
ジョージがとんでもないことをしでかしても、いつも「ジョージ…」と許してくれる彼の保護者であり一番の友達。 カリスマ的な父親像として注目を集めている。

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

There's a word Japanese people say to each other
at the end of the day:

'Otsukaresama.'

It roughly means:
'You're tired. And that tiredness is honorable.'

Not 'good job.'
Not 'did you hit your numbers.'

Just: I see that today cost you something,
and that something mattered.

The rest of us measure people by output.

They built a word
that measures people by effort —
and says it out loud, every single day.

Imagine being tired
and having someone tell you it counted.

[Deb Aoki @debaoki]

@OKryptonite I’ll be doing the @MINT_MANGA panel, but will be there for the other panels :-)

[Deb Aoki @debaoki]

Helllooo Toronto!

[Alyssa Matesic @AlyssaMatesic]

A common issue I see in early drafts?

Opening the story on a static note rather than a dynamic one.

We see the character waking up, making coffee, commuting to work, going through the work day...all before something interesting happens.

It's valid to want to show your protagonist's "status quo" at the start of the story, but that doesn't mean wasting pages on all the boring parts of their day.

Try this instead:

[sandman @sandman_AP]

Oda (2002): I decided to become a mangaka, not a film director because the popularity of a film peaks on the release date. But mangaka can fascinate audiences for a long time if the series continues. I didn't enjoy my junior high school life, but I was happy when I read Jump.🧡

[Kodansha Manga @KodanshaManga]

The first winner for the weekly #BlueLockDiamonds raffle has been drawn! But don't fret if you missed this one... as long as you submit before 6/10, you'll be eligible for our next draw 👀 More info at https://t.co/GjaXh0D6LC!

[Catsuka @catsuka]

Korean webtoon "Adonis" is getting a French animated series by Brain Comet studio.
To be pitched at Cartoon Forum festival in September (France).

[Abhishek B R @abhitwt]

Every company’s AI workflow rn be like 😭💀

[野原 耳子 @mimiko_nohara]

BL小説が書けるのも、
TL小説が書けるのも、
ライトノベルが書けるのも、
戦争小説が書けるのも、
ミステリー小説が書けるのも、
SF小説が書けるのも、
ホラー小説が書けるのも、
歴史小説が書けるのも、
今の日本が平和だからだと思っています。

本当に、心の底から平和を祈っている。

[kentoon🇯🇵🇺🇸 @kentoon]

アメリカのゲーム業界に長くいる身として、近年の大量レイオフはリーマンショック時とは比較にならないほど異常だと肌で感じている。
気になって「何が起きているのか」をAIに分析させてみたら、巷の『AIが仕事を奪っている」という俗説とは全く違う、業界の深刻な構造破綻が見えてきた。👇

[朝日新聞(asahi shimbun） @asahi]

漫画は紙とデジタルどっちがいい？　脳活動を測ってみると差が出た https://t.co/RqRTxXqVmB

同じ漫画の作品でも電子書籍で読むより、紙で読む方が脳の余計な活動をおさえられる「省エネ化」に役立つようだ。