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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 17d

Little Tama's an Angel (Tenshi no Tama-chan) by Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko, originally published in the Mainichi Shougakusei newspaper

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This is the debut work of the duo known as Fujiko Fujio, who would go on to be responsible for Doraemon! Tune in tomorrow for more~

godly figure: what a beautiful day it is. everyday in heaven is nothing but bliss!

someone crying

"what gives? who's ruining the mood?"

an angel shows up pulling on his beard "when am I gonna get some wings??"

the angel tears off a strip of his beard "oops...pulled a little too hard."
the godly figure "holy mother of -- my glorious beard!"

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VGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 6d

Keiko Itoh / 伊藤慶子, one of Japan's first female producers, who was also a screenwriter. She started at Enix with Angelus (1988) and Misty Blue, then worked on Kekkon, Sotsugyō: Graduation Real and Sotsugyō M: Male Graduation.
Interviews published in Popcom - June 1988 and Login Sofcom - Autumn 1995:

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Juan Albarran @juanalbarran.bsky.social · 4d

My new serialized manga, ‘A Mangaka's Road to Japan,’ is now available in English on the K Manga app as a simulpub!✨🎉

Please read it out and share it with your manga-loving friends!

You can read chapters 1 and 2 already in the link below
kmanga.kodansha.com/title/10671/...

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Sean | zimmerit.moe @sean.zimmerit.moe · 4d

Long time reader and friend of Zimmeri @austin.karageko.com translated a contemporary convention report about Daicon IV and allowed us to publish it.

Read it here: www.zimmerit.moe/daicon-iv-tr...

Comic Margarita’s Daicon IV Travelogue

A translation of a Daicon IV convention report originally published in the pages of the short-lived Comic Margarita.

www.zimmerit.moe

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Bowl of Lentils @bowloflentils.bsky.social · 11d

The February 1999 issue of Jugemu Magazine contains a comic about the career of Koichi Nakamura, which features a lot of cute drawings depicting the history of Chunsoft. I actually used several panels from this comic in my recent video about the company's sound novels.
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Anime Herald @animeherald.com · 12d

American Comic Strips: The First Manga: Julian Jefko examines the interconnection between early American comics and the rise of Japan's manga industry, and how works like "Bringing Up Father" and Mickey Mouse influenced manga creators.

#manga #comics

American Comic Strips: The First Manga

The influence of American comics came first through the 1880-1920 translations; after this was established, the 1923 introduction of Bringing Up Father served as a turning point of Japanese manga.

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David Heredia (Int.) @animeitantei.bsky.social · 11d

I was approached to work on the Spanish translation for this book. You've been my heroes for so long, so I was truly over the moon at the opportunity. But after many months of silence, I was worried the project had fallen into other hands, until I heard the terrible news. This is heartbreaking. 😢

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 12d

Three unknown storyboards apparently by Osamu Tezuka, dubbed the "god of manga," have been discovered at the original artwork repository of Tezuka Productions.

'God of manga' Osamu Tezuka's unknown storyboards discovered

The storyboards are 'arguably the biggest discovery' since Tezuka's death in 1989, said Hajime Tanaka, head of materials management at Tezuka Productions.

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Remy Dean 🎃 @remydean.bsky.social · Sep 7

paper films & the earliest colour #anime in 1930s #Japan - fascinating snippet from NHK-World about restoring the fragile films held at Kyoto's 'Toy Film Museum'

📽️ youtu.be/OG6mqAwGnY8?...

frame from a paper print anime film of cartoon samurai in battle

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Shawn Gilmore @gipperfish.bsky.social · 20d

Cover of Jiji Manga (12 October 1925) by Kitazawa Rakuten, in the OSU Billy Ireland collection, and the first thing that came to mind. 😎 Brought to my attention by Andrea Horbinski’s recent Manga’s First Century (2025).

Popular meme of boyfriend looking at a passing woman to the shock of his girlfriend

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Fell Specter @beamposter.bsky.social · 19d

Pssst check this out

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kViN @yuyucow.bsky.social · 18d

Wrote about the end of CITY: The Animation and how it once again raised the bar of brilliant animation, design, music, and sheer imagination to breathe life into Arawi's world. Many thoughts about an all-timer production & how it might connect to KyoAni's future blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/09/29/c...

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 22d

New trailer for "Star Wars: Visions" Volume 3.
Coming to Disney+ on October 29.
Full video >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuOQ...

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David Heredia (Int.) @animeitantei.bsky.social · Jan 23

STARTING NEW THREAD TODAY! ✨

We love talking about anime currently on air, but what about those that were never given a chance to even exist? Let's explore some of these projects that couldn't took off at all despite their impressive staff or having a gripping story.

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David Heredia (Int.) @animeitantei.bsky.social · 22d

10. DESPERA

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David Heredia (Int.) @animeitantei.bsky.social · 22d

Could this be the only unmade anime with a chance of ever coming back from the grave? Despera was a very promising anime that generated a lot of interest back then, but its production was repeatedly delayed until circumstances eventually forced its cancellation... sort of?

David Heredia (Int.) @animeitantei.bsky.social · 22d

Just this year, Konaka stated that production has finally started and they are aiming to release the anime in 2027. Will we get to watch it for real this time? After more than 15 years since its announcement, I think this is one of those cases where we'll have to see it to believe it...

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David Heredia (Int.) @animeitantei.bsky.social · 22d

It seemed that this would be the only version of the story we would ever see but, against all odds, the project continued to move forward despite the lack of funding, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the complete reworking of the setting, characters, and story along the way.

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David Heredia (Int.) @animeitantei.bsky.social · 22d

Prior to the anime adaptation, the artist and Konaka serialized the story as an illustrated novella in the Japanese magazine Animage from July 2009 to July 2010, comprising a total of 12 chapters plus a prologue. There's a fan translation of the text if you are curious about it!

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David Heredia (Int.) @animeitantei.bsky.social · 22d

Despite doubts about whether the project would move forward or not, ABe announced in 2014 that they intended to produce the series anyway, with a new director in charge. After all, the basic storyline had already been completed years before.

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David Heredia (Int.) @animeitantei.bsky.social · 22d

As mentioned before, Despera was expected to be the next project by director Ryūtarō Nakamura using a script by Chiaki J. Konaka. However, production was halted indefinitely after the director fell ill with pancreatic cancer in 2011, which unfortunately led to his passing two years later.

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David Heredia (Int.) @animeitantei.bsky.social · 22d

The plot takes place in an alternate version of Tokyo in 1922, just one year before the Great Kanto Earthquake. In this story, the main character is a 12-year-old girl named Ain who builds very advanced devices for her time, despite having no formal training for it.

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David Heredia (Int.) @animeitantei.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks to the dedicated cult following that Serial Experiments Lain garnered, a new project was announced in 2009, which would bring together much of the original creative team, including the acclaimed character designer Yoshitoshi ABe.

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David Heredia (Int.) @animeitantei.bsky.social · 22d

Could this be the only unmade anime with a chance of ever coming back from the grave? Despera was a very promising anime that generated a lot of interest back then, but its production was repeatedly delayed until circumstances eventually forced its cancellation... sort of?

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Cheshire Muser @cheshiremuser.bsky.social · Sep 6

www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION
This episode spotlights Ishida Hiroyasu, a standout animation director recognized early for his talent and known for his exhilarating, fast-paced storytelling in films like Penguin Highway.

Available until November 23, 2025

FEATURED ANIMATION ARTIST: Ishida Hiroyasu - ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION | NHK WORLD-JAPAN

ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION dives into the world of Japanese anime and manga, both of which have gained immense global followings. This episode spotlights Ishida Hiroyasu, a standout animation director reco...

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Sarah Horrocks @mercurialblonde.bsky.social · 25d

Some incredible shots in StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops. Beautiful score by Kenji Kawai too. Oshii and Anno taking a break from anime to make true art house cinema in the 90s is one of the cooler things. Oshii's live action films should be a Criterion Box set.

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