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freelance manga letterer, looking for work! working with Star Fruit Books, hopefully more in the future! manga collector and lover of cute things 20+, they/them 🌈 🚫 AI same @ on 🐦

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · Aug 22

hi i'm ru and i'm looking for work in Manga Lettering!
revamped portfolio fresh out the oven 🍞
rutelettersthings.carrd.co

Rute's Lettering Portfolio

Rute's Manga Lettering Portfolio

rutelettersthings.carrd.co

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 5d

saw zb1 recently, been eating good food & hanging out with gf and friends, and trying to do things for myself

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 5d

thank you sara!! 💗

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 5d

thank you oliva 🥺💗 i definitely will!!

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 5d

lettering my first commercial series!
kaiju n8 in portuguese, nervous but super excited

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 5d

happy lesbian day!

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 13d

adobe killing my pc

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · Aug 22

hi i'm ru and i'm looking for work in Manga Lettering!
revamped portfolio fresh out the oven 🍞
rutelettersthings.carrd.co

Rute's Lettering Portfolio

Rute's Manga Lettering Portfolio

rutelettersthings.carrd.co

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 26d

today's my birthday and it would mean a lot if you could share my portfolio🎈🎂 i hope i can letter more manga in the next year!

rutelettersthings.carrd.co

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 25d

thank you so much Madeleine 🥺💗 had a good day so definitely feeling better!

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Azuki: Manga App & Publisher @azuki.co · 25d

In Memoriam: Matt Haasch

“Matt was warm, friendly, and endlessly positive, with an infectious energy.” Azuki’s @evanminto.com honors the memory of the @starfruitbooks.bsky.social founder

www.azuki.co/news/2025/09...

In Memoriam: Matt Haasch – Azuki

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 26d

today's my birthday and it would mean a lot if you could share my portfolio🎈🎂 i hope i can letter more manga in the next year!

rutelettersthings.carrd.co

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 28d

bday in 2 days but things look so grim yet another year. i'm tired

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 28d

🤞🤞🤞

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 29d

i'm sad these won't be used in anything because i like them jhjfhdgjhgd

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 29d

test sfx

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · Sep 9

"ok got a lot done, time for a break and play a game"
playing the game: i should be working on manga

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sara linsley @sara.pizza · Sep 8

Life is so precious. Tell your friends that you love them every chance you get

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Evan Minto @evanminto.com · Sep 8

Hard not to think about what the future could have been for Matt. He was unstoppable, and I was looking forward to the kinds of manga he'd be working on in five, ten, or twenty years. He had so many books he was passionate about, so much he wanted to share with others, and such an infectious energy.

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · Sep 8

just a few days ago he was still doing his best to get work done and even help me with things... I suddenly felt the urge to message him some words of gratitude for all his done for me so far for some reason... I hope he was able to read them and know he was appreciated

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · Sep 8

Matt was the first person to give me an opportunity in the manga industry and for that I'll forever be grateful to him. But besides that, he was a really kind and altruistic person and you could feel his passion for manga. I'm really sad I'll never get to chat with him again...

Deb Aoki @debaoki.bsky.social · Sep 8

Shocked and saddened to hear that Matt Haasch, founder of indie manga publishing company @starfruitbooks.bsky.social has passed away. His gofundme campaign for his medical and other expenses is still up - contribute if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...

Donate to Matt's Journey: Healing and Comics, organized by Matthew Haasch

With your support, I can focus on healing from lymphoma while continu… Matthew Haasch needs your support for Donate to Matt's Journey: Healing and Comics

www.gofundme.com

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Mali 💤 @ MCM G-24 💛 @sleepimali.bsky.social · Feb 13

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Watercolour painting of a black cat with yellow eyes lurking in an empty tuna tin with its lid still attached. The tin is yellow with red edges and details, and there's a bright blue tuna pictured on it. A couple of crumbs of tuna lay beside the tin

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sara linsley @sara.pizza · Sep 4

if you’ve ever drooled over a manga letterer’s hand-drawn SFX, please know that they were very much not paid more for the extra work

Nate Piekos of Blambot @blambot.bsky.social · Sep 4

New article on Blambot: What Happened to Hand Lettering?
blambot.com/pages/what-h...

What Happened to Hand Lettering?

I get it. We all love hand lettering in comics. At least a couple of times a month I get an email from a comics fan who feels like they need to express their disdain for digital lettering. Their…

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · Sep 4

really hoping to hear back some good news from portuguese/spanish publishers 🥹 let me letter for youuu

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · Sep 2

the anxiety that any of the cold emails i sent might be received negatively... i hope no one finds me a bother i just wanna letter manga

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · Sep 1

27 cold emails sent today, on letterer appreciation day.... hope i can hear some good news back 🥹 please let me letter some manga!!