Kara Buchanan 🏳️⚧️
@magicariot.com
Author of trans magical girl novels “Magica Riot” and "Magica Riot: Full Bloom,” and the creator of the Maidensong Magica universe.
43 year old trans lesbian from PDX.
Lover of magical girls, sci-fi, anime, and games.
SFWA member.
She/her.
magicariot.com
43 year old trans lesbian from PDX.
Lover of magical girls, sci-fi, anime, and games.
SFWA member.
She/her.
magicariot.com
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"Magica Riot: Full Bloom" is my new big emotional queer Portland magical girl novel. With two villains in town, the girls must find a new approach to their magic and music, with help from unexpected friends!
Read the next adventure in my queer magical girl universe! magicariot.com/fullbloom
Read the next adventure in my queer magical girl universe! magicariot.com/fullbloom
oh dang I see the print version sales reporting got updated this evening 😳
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
oh dang I see the print version sales reporting got updated this evening 😳
Hikari is the secret MVP of my books 🥹
Bloom is amazing but Hikari is always going to be my favorite cutie.
November 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Hikari is the secret MVP of my books 🥹
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Bloom is amazing but Hikari is always going to be my favorite cutie.
November 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Bloom is amazing but Hikari is always going to be my favorite cutie.
This book has spawned so many new Bloom fans and I'm SO happy about it 🥹
Bloom is rapidly becoming a favorite character and Im kinda sad I don't draw because I'd be making a ton of fan art right now if I did
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This book has spawned so many new Bloom fans and I'm SO happy about it 🥹
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Bloom is rapidly becoming a favorite character and Im kinda sad I don't draw because I'd be making a ton of fan art right now if I did
November 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Bloom is rapidly becoming a favorite character and Im kinda sad I don't draw because I'd be making a ton of fan art right now if I did
My first author event is coming up here in Portland! I'll see you at Always Here Books to talk about the Magica Riot books with my editor and take your questions! RSVP here: withfriends.co/event/270589...
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
My first author event is coming up here in Portland! I'll see you at Always Here Books to talk about the Magica Riot books with my editor and take your questions! RSVP here: withfriends.co/event/270589...
It really does seem like Meta at this point is just 300 layers of absolutely evil, vile decisions and policies in the vague shape of social media
every social media company is bad but Meta really is uniquely evil
Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
November 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It really does seem like Meta at this point is just 300 layers of absolutely evil, vile decisions and policies in the vague shape of social media
i feel like maybe we do need to just return to 4:3 CRT displays
November 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
i feel like maybe we do need to just return to 4:3 CRT displays
A reminder that I have a new book full of gay and trans magical girls and hot sorceresses and creepy tech people and lesbianism and big action sequences and Portland indie rock band vibes and a trans elder magical girl and a cool agender hacker!
magicariot.com/fullbloom
magicariot.com/fullbloom
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A reminder that I have a new book full of gay and trans magical girls and hot sorceresses and creepy tech people and lesbianism and big action sequences and Portland indie rock band vibes and a trans elder magical girl and a cool agender hacker!
magicariot.com/fullbloom
magicariot.com/fullbloom
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the tech industry is basically going to have to save itself from its most prominent CEOs if it wants to meaningfully survive
November 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
the tech industry is basically going to have to save itself from its most prominent CEOs if it wants to meaningfully survive
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New non-commercial commission sheet! Woo!
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October 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
New non-commercial commission sheet! Woo!
beedok.itch.io
www.amazon.com/stores/Fern-...
books2read.com/ap/xolebm/Fe...
beedok.itch.io
www.amazon.com/stores/Fern-...
books2read.com/ap/xolebm/Fe...
I just have to say, for the record:
When a cat comes and lays on your chest before you can get out of bed?
10/10, would recommend.
When a cat comes and lays on your chest before you can get out of bed?
10/10, would recommend.
November 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I just have to say, for the record:
When a cat comes and lays on your chest before you can get out of bed?
10/10, would recommend.
When a cat comes and lays on your chest before you can get out of bed?
10/10, would recommend.
Gunsmith Cats ep.3 aired September 1st, 1996
shit never changes with American politicians
shit never changes with American politicians
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Gunsmith Cats ep.3 aired September 1st, 1996
shit never changes with American politicians
shit never changes with American politicians
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It’s unanimous support!
November 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s unanimous support!
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🌈📚
📖 Magica Riot Full Bloom
by Kara Buchanan
@magicariot.com
ENEMIES TO...ROOMIES?
Claire Ryland has just about figured this whole magical girl band thing out.
Affiliate Link
bookshop.org/a/100590/979...
#booksky #queerbooks #fantasy
📖 Magica Riot Full Bloom
by Kara Buchanan
@magicariot.com
ENEMIES TO...ROOMIES?
Claire Ryland has just about figured this whole magical girl band thing out.
Affiliate Link
bookshop.org/a/100590/979...
#booksky #queerbooks #fantasy
Magica Riot Full Bloom
Check out Magica Riot Full Bloom - <p>ENEMIES TO...ROOMIES?</p><p>Claire Ryland has just about figured this whole magical girl band thing out. The people of Portland really love Magica Riot, so much t...
bookshop.org
November 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
🌈📚
📖 Magica Riot Full Bloom
by Kara Buchanan
@magicariot.com
ENEMIES TO...ROOMIES?
Claire Ryland has just about figured this whole magical girl band thing out.
Affiliate Link
bookshop.org/a/100590/979...
#booksky #queerbooks #fantasy
📖 Magica Riot Full Bloom
by Kara Buchanan
@magicariot.com
ENEMIES TO...ROOMIES?
Claire Ryland has just about figured this whole magical girl band thing out.
Affiliate Link
bookshop.org/a/100590/979...
#booksky #queerbooks #fantasy
Reposted by Kara Buchanan 🏳️⚧️
Stage 5 (Super Magnetic Neo, DC, Genki, 2000)
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Stage 5 (Super Magnetic Neo, DC, Genki, 2000)
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Hikari's been in my head since 2022. Here's art of them by Magica Riot artist @ambisweetiepie.bsky.social from back then, before Magica Riot existed. Between then & now they had a hair color change but they're otherwise very much the same character! (This was the first art comm Amber did for me!)
November 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Hikari's been in my head since 2022. Here's art of them by Magica Riot artist @ambisweetiepie.bsky.social from back then, before Magica Riot existed. Between then & now they had a hair color change but they're otherwise very much the same character! (This was the first art comm Amber did for me!)
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Shoutout to one of my (& y'all's judging by comments) favorite characters. The one & only Hikari Tomori, renowned agender enby computer master, electronic music producer, all-around cool cutie. They began as an anime fanfic OC, now they're a beloved part of Magica Riot's world. Art by @windygria.art
November 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Shoutout to one of my (& y'all's judging by comments) favorite characters. The one & only Hikari Tomori, renowned agender enby computer master, electronic music producer, all-around cool cutie. They began as an anime fanfic OC, now they're a beloved part of Magica Riot's world. Art by @windygria.art
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The Great Outdoor Fight is maybe my favorite story arc in all of webcomics
three days! three acres! three thousand men!
three days! three acres! three thousand men!
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The Great Outdoor Fight is maybe my favorite story arc in all of webcomics
three days! three acres! three thousand men!
three days! three acres! three thousand men!
Now that people are reading the book, I feel I should reshare this 😂
With me wanting to put myself out, there more and be bold, grow and create more, what's not to start my first post on bluesky by making a little celebratory meme art of #MagicaRiot for its mainline second book coming soon featuring Claire and Hazel's "loving play" @magicariot.com (Headcanons!)
November 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Now that people are reading the book, I feel I should reshare this 😂
Reminder that my very first author event is coming up! Here in PDX at the wonderful Always Here Bookstore on N. Williams + virtual
RSVP at the link in the quote!
RSVP at the link in the quote!
My first author event! I'll be at Always Here Books, here in Portland at 4555 N Williams, on Dec. 5th! I'll be talking Magica Riot, Full Bloom, & the Maidensong Magica series with my editor @rowanchurch.bsky.social followed by a Q&A + book signing & photo op! RSVP plz: withfriends.co/event/270589...
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Reminder that my very first author event is coming up! Here in PDX at the wonderful Always Here Bookstore on N. Williams + virtual
RSVP at the link in the quote!
RSVP at the link in the quote!
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To be fair everyday is
Y’know what? Today is a good day to buy my new trans magical girl novel!
"Magica Riot: Full Bloom" is my new big emotional queer Portland magical girl novel. With two villains in town, the girls must find a new approach to their magic and music, with help from unexpected friends!
Read the next adventure in my queer magical girl universe! magicariot.com/fullbloom
Read the next adventure in my queer magical girl universe! magicariot.com/fullbloom
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
To be fair everyday is
I've updated *a lot* of purchase links on the official site, including breaking out paperback and hardcover into separate sections, and adding options to purchase all physical versions directly from my distributor in both the US and the UK! magicariot.com/buy
Buy Books - Magica Riot - The Official Site
Novels about Portland's hard-rocking queer magical girls, Magica Riot.
magicariot.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I've updated *a lot* of purchase links on the official site, including breaking out paperback and hardcover into separate sections, and adding options to purchase all physical versions directly from my distributor in both the US and the UK! magicariot.com/buy
Y’know what? Today is a good day to buy my new trans magical girl novel!
"Magica Riot: Full Bloom" is my new big emotional queer Portland magical girl novel. With two villains in town, the girls must find a new approach to their magic and music, with help from unexpected friends!
Read the next adventure in my queer magical girl universe! magicariot.com/fullbloom
Read the next adventure in my queer magical girl universe! magicariot.com/fullbloom
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Y’know what? Today is a good day to buy my new trans magical girl novel!
It’s another glorious weekend, and that means it’s another glorious Stroganoff Saturday!
You know it from anime and manga!
You know it from anime and manga!
alright, now that the one minute limit is gone...
UNLEASH THE STROGANOFF
UNLEASH THE STROGANOFF
November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It’s another glorious weekend, and that means it’s another glorious Stroganoff Saturday!
You know it from anime and manga!
You know it from anime and manga!