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nina matsumoto 🍂
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Eisner-winning artist (comics/apparel/illustration) · @Fangamer.com, @TalkSimpsonsPod.bsky.social, @Rifftrax.com, Sparks!, Simpsons Comics, GCCX
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nina matsumoto 🍂 @spacecoyote.com · Nov 10
I do art & design for official video game merch (apparel, pins, toys, albums, etc.) and draw comics!
Portfolio, stores, and socials:
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Sparks! volumes 1 through 3. Sparks is children's graphic novel series drawn by me and written by Ian Boothby, published through Scholastic. Visit SparksComic.com for more info! Two official Deltarune posters I drew featuring the cast. Available at Fangamer.com An official Castlevania enamel pin I designed featuring Dracula, mimicking stained glass windows by using transparent paste. Sold through Fangamer.com A tie-dye T-shirt featuring Nyx from Hades, drawn by me. Official merchandise sold through Fangamer.com
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in case you needed more convincing to get my Frinos plush and Nyx shirt, observe this commercial 👇
fangamer.com Fangamer @fangamer.com · 2h
See what we get for staying in all night, Frinos?

The Frinos plush and our new Amethyst colorway of the Night Incarnate shirt—still available as part of this year's Hades + Hades II Black Friday collection: www.fangamer.com/collections/...
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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will I finish my personal Year of the Snake drawing before the Year of the Horse (which is 1/1/2026 for me)?? only time will tell
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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I've also been designing merch for novels through The Merch Guild! I've done a few, but here's a cute one I drew for Legends & Lattes
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A tall green-skinned female orc covered in scars is serenely pouring coffee out of a carafe into a mug. A shorter red-skinned female tiefling with horns and a devil tail is holding a tray with a cinnamon bun and coffee, looking fondly back at the orc. A child-sized rat below them is holding up a tray of freshly baked cinnamon buns with oven mitts on. They're all standing behind a table holding various coffee-making tools and a basket of bread. Behind them are shelves of coffee-related dishware and jars of coffee beans. A wooden sign reads "Legends & Lattes." Everything is drawn in a flat, graphic cartoony style in warm colours against a yellow background. Photo of a man with tattoos wearing the aforementioned artwork on a T-shirt.
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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reposting since I don't talk about my non-Fangamer work very often: @criticalrole.bsky.social hoodie designs I drew in '22 and '23
Seven members of the Bells Hells D&D adventuring party, drawn from the shoulder up, depicted in teal colours surround the purple Bells Hells official crest. Purple ornamental leaves fill out the empty spaces. Black background. Eight members of the Mighty Nein D&D adventuring party, drawn from the shoulder up, depicted in light blue-grey colours surround the gold Mighty Neigh official crest (designed by Crystal Sharp). Gold burst lines fill out the empty spaces. Navy background.
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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spent some leftover gift card bucks on this wonderful movie with a godawful cover
Blu-ray of "Riders of Justice." Tagline: "Someone is going to pay." The cover art features a bearded Mads Mikkelsen in a military camo uniform. Behind him are some guys on motorbikes, with an explosion in the distance. The whole thing makes it feel like some conservative action movie for dads, which betrays the actual movie
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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new Deltarune poster by me! Chapter 3! My other ones were like movie posters, but this time I wanted it to look like an ad for a game show (though I was largely inspired by Japanese variety programs, which are often mistaken for game shows anyway)
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Mr. Tenna is in the center, speaking into a mic and pointing at something off-screen. Behind him are Cowboy Kris, Chef Ralsei, and Rockstar Susie. A large Rouxls looms largely in the background, holding Elnina and Lanino in the palm of his hand. Flowers and confetti are scattered throughout the image. Small depictions of minor enemies can be seen here and there.
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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while trying to explain the "almost Christmas" meme to the Ace Attorney dev team, I searched for screenshots and discovered that line is weirdly missing in the Japanese HD releases!
Screenshot of the English Nintendo DS release of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Phoenix is saying "'Almost Christmas' means it wasn't Christmas!" Screenshot of the Japanese GBA/DS release of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Phoenix/Naruhodo is saying in Japanese, "'Christmas is almost here'... in other words, it wasn't Christmas yet." Screenshot of the Japanese HD release of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Phoenix/Naruhodo is saying in Japanese, "'Christmas is almost here'... which means -- do you get it now?!"
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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I designed this chonky Dodogama plush!
Plush of a fat blue big-headed reptile-like creature with beady yellow eyes, spikes down its back, and a big underbite
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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new Ace Attorney merch I designed: The Almost Christmas sweater (new version!), Almost Christmas ornament, and Ema shirt
fangamer.com Fangamer @fangamer.com · 4d
Your honor! Did you see what the video just said? "Almost Christmas" means this is probably a Black Friday wave of all-new Ace Attorney merchandise!

Our entire in-stock Ace Attorney collection gets free US/discounted int'l shipping during the sale: www.fangamer.com/collections/...
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Reposted by nina matsumoto 🍂
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My prototype for the Frinos plushie is a borb. It's actually kind of challenging to make a borb that has curves in all the right places, like the jut of the mouth, the subtle curve of the head, etc. Please enjoy these pics of a pink, crescent-less, toe-less Frinos plushie.
Pics of my Frinos plushie prototype at different angles. They're pink, and is missing their crescent and toes and embroidery details around the eyes.
November 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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new Hades stuff by me! Including a black and purple version of the Nyx tee
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Plush of Frinos, a frog from Hades II The back of the plush. There's a crescent moon shape with a tassel. A flat, hard enamel ornament of the nectar from Hades II, hanging from a Christmas tree A drawing of Nyx from Hades in white and purple gradient, printed on a black tee
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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if you go to a Pokemon Center in Japan and tell them it's your birthday month, they give you a special card. They told me to use this as a background for taking photos of a plush or toy. Does high-end Japanese whiskey count as a toy? Thanks to @bobservo.bsky.social for the birthday flowers! 🎂
Kamiji pure malt whiskey poured in front of a Pokemon "Happy Birthday" standee A nice bouquet of flowers Bob got me for my birthday, with the standee in front
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Reposted by nina matsumoto 🍂
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in 2026 i would love to see cartoonists collectively let go of the resentment that "comics take years to make and moments to read." 🙏 the contrast in time creating vs time experiencing is true of all art. why complain that someone read your work? Chill out and enjoy meeting a reader on the page.
November 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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I contributed to this, as did many other wonderful Rise from the Ashes enthusiasts. Don't miss out! 👇
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The SL-9 Files
The SL-9 Files is an unofficial fanbook celebrating the 20th anniversary of the western release of Ace Attorney.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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that's right, I drew the 54 unique doodles that make up this official Homestar Runner playing card deck! Don't let these hilarious drawings ruin your poker face!!
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Homestar Runner playing cards flying around the tuck box packaging, showing that each card has a unique illustration
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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drew/designed a bunch of goodies for Fangamer's Black Friday releases this year, starting with this Balatro mat!
fangamer.com Fangamer @fangamer.com · 8d
[Adds a colorful play mat to 1 selected tabletop.]

The Clairvoyance Play Mat, available now in our official Balatro collection: www.fangamer.com/collections/...
Photo of the Clairvoyance play mat on a dark wood tabletop, with cards on one side. The blue and yellow play mat is designed to resemble spectral cards from Balatro, with cards flowing from the Joker's hands.
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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perfect wallpaper
Screenshot of my lock screen wallpaper. It's the photo of Bob recreating the Perfect Days poster and he's looking up at the time
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
-forced to play games & the punishment is death
-this woman can't escape loneliness, but maybe she'll be okay
-we're trapped in outer space and sometimes there's an alien
-nothing happens for 2 hours and life is beautiful
-time loop. time loop. time loop.
piaguerra.bsky.social Pia Guerra @piaguerra.bsky.social · 8d
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
- Smart people! Solving problems! In Space!
- Witty murder mystery in messy class dynamics.
- Mind bending time travel adventure.
- Let's smash this dystopia!
- Much ado at this crazy wedding.
joannestarer.bsky.social Joanne Starer @joannestarer.bsky.social · 8d
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
-this romp through the jungle made me realize I love you
-the big muscle guy is actually funny
-we're sarcastic and we steal shit
-I'm a woman who enjoys sex, so of course my life is a mess
-even Disney princesses hate their moms
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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accidentally created a shoebill manzai duo
Two capsule toys of shoebill storks with a capsule toy of a mic on a stand. One of the shoebills is looking at the other one, which has its wings and bill open. "Manzai" is a form of Japanese stand-up comedy usually consisting of two people doing humorous banter, where one is the straight man and one is the clown
November 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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I also sat on the Perfect Days bench and took a picture of the trees
Me on the bench in the Yoyogi Hachiman-gu shrine grounds, as seen in the movie Perfect Days Worm's eye view of the tall trees in Hachiman-gu, as seen from the aforementioned bench
November 16, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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misc beautiful sights from our trip
A long distance view of a red bridge over a bridge in Takaoka, framed by trees The Design Festa gallery in Shibuya, Tokyo. A building coloured with bright pastels and little murals A tiny cave called "Reikosen" at the Sasuke Inari Shrine in Kamakura. It's filed with spirit water. Hundreds of little porcelain fox statues surround the area A serene garden pond with a walking path across the water. Oyama Shrine, Kanazawa
November 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Bob and I always immediately unpack and put away everything as soon as we return from a trip because we're maniacs. Doing so after a Japan vacation is always a fun series of "oh right, we bought this" reminders
November 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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we're back home and I've upgraded my bathroom with Power
A figure of Power from Chainsaw Man in her casual outfit, sitting on a toilet and holding up three fingers. I placed it on my toilet tank next to my fake plant
November 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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I love CoCo Ichibanya so much that I captured their mascot to take home with me
Necoichi, the mascot of the Japanese curry chain CoCo Ichibanya. It's a cat that's half white, half brown, like a plate of curry rice. There's a deep fried breaded pork cutlet on its head. A mini plush of Necoichi that I put in a clear vinyl pouch
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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karaoke with @miluda.bsky.social! (I'm the Kuromi. Bob is the CoCo Ichibanya curry cat)
"Eyes on Me" from FF8 "Giroppon" by Nezumi Sempai, specifically the English cover by Andrew W.K. (I had done the original Japanese version earlier)
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM