Evan Hayden

I letter manga for a living (340+ vol so far) and attempt to find free time to make art & music. I moved over to bluesky: "electronvolcano"

[Evan Hayden @electrofreeze]

A little time-lapse of me lettering dialog and sound fx on manga (vol 6 of Golosseum, out next March). I wish I could actually work this fast. Think of the time I’d save!

#manga #mangalettering #golosseum #funjob #マンガ

[Evan Hayden @electrofreeze]

@oooKoSHIooo お誕生日おめでとう / happy birthday!
月食は見られませんでしたが、2024の日食の写真を撮った。🌑(アメリカ、オハイオ州から撮影）

[Anime V.H.S. bot @AnimeV_H_S]

バオー来訪者 1989/09/16
"無敵寄生虫バオーを移植された少年と彼を抹殺しようとする組織ドレスの熾烈な戦いを描くバイオロジカル・バイオレンス・アニメ。"

[70s Sci-Fi Art @70sscifi]

Japanese poster for Suspiria, 1977

[Evan Hayden @electrofreeze]

Since I deleted some, THIS is now my 3500th tweet. 🎊

(All the cool kids remaining here, please come to bsky and feel free to add me over there. I really want to fully unZυck/unMυsk my online life, plus this site wrecks my attention-span.)

[Anime V.H.S. bot @AnimeV_H_S]

花平バズーカ 1992/09/04
"“バリバリ伝説”の池上誉優監督の入念な演出のもと、一級のスタッフと声優が全力を傾注、見事な作品となった。音楽、青木望のフル・オーケストラによるロマンあふれる壮大なテーマ曲も感動的で素晴らしい。"

[Evan Hayden @electrofreeze]

@AnimeV_H_S 高校生の頃、このアニメが大好きでした。永井豪！👍
あなたのTwitter/Xにはいつも楽しいことが載っています。あなたもBlueskyを使っていますか？（最近Xを使わないようにしています！）
この日本語が大丈夫だといいのですが。話すことはできますが、書くときはいつもGoogleに助けを求めています。😅

[Rockstar Games @RockstarGames]

Rest In Peace to the pioneer of Jazz Funk and host of Fusion FM, the legend Roy Ayers.

[Evan Hayden @electrofreeze]

@oooKoSHIooo 素晴らしい誕生日だったことを願っています!

こちらぼくの猫、SergioとLizzyです。🐱
アメリカのオハイオ州からこんにちは!

[Evan Hayden @electrofreeze]

@AnimeV_H_S お気に入り💙

[CITY HUNTER Perfect Shots @CityHunterShots]

California depicted by

CITY HUNTER: Million Dollar Conspiracy

[Evan Hayden @electrofreeze]

This is my 3500th tweet.
🎊

[Evan Hayden @electrofreeze]

Some of my very talented friends (and little old me as well!) were interviewed for an article on the work and lives of manga letterers. Go check out Isaiah's article for a great write-up of an important part of the manga localization process!

[Isaiah D. Colbert is on Bluesky @ShinEyeZehUhh]

Manga lettering, like composting in animation, is a job that's often overlooked despite its importance to translating a work of art. I spoke with some manga letterers about what the job entails and challenges the mostly freelance pool of typographers face.
https://t.co/KMDgpq29oM

[浦沢直樹_Naoki Urasawa公式情報 @urasawa_naoki]

たくさんの大好きな作品をありがとう、ディヴィッド・リンチ。以前描いた絵を再掲します。　R.I.P.

[Evan Hayden @electrofreeze]

I'm old enough that I remember watching this on VHS as a young teen and buying the soundtrack CD. Time goes by so fast... ⌛️

[Knight of Lodoss @KazeNoFantasia]

Ladies and gentlemen. I present you with the greatest anime opening of all time. You're welcome.

[Video Game Art Archive @gameartarchive]

Cover artwork
'Shin Megami Tensei'
Super Famicom

[Evan Hayden @electrofreeze]

In closing, 2024 was a pretty good year for me, work-wise. It's getting harder & harder each year to stay afloat financially without working super brutal hours, but I enjoy my work and that's important.

Let's all hang in there in 2025.☮️

[Evan Hayden @electrofreeze]

Happy new year! あけましておめでとう！
Well, it's a wrap on 2024, so here's my manga lettering year in review. It was a really busy and often stressful year, but I worked on some very special books and had some unique experiences! I'll highlight them in the next few posts... 🧵

[Evan Hayden @electrofreeze]

2024 was my first time attending Anime NYC! I was invited to join a panel of my fellow manga letterers, and it was really fun. I finally met a bunch of cool folks I've been wanting to meet IRL for a long while now & saw some old friends I hadn't seen in years too.
(pics on bsky)