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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 29m

396. Pink Candy Kiss, Vol. 3 - licensed - As Ema signs the papers on her own apartment, Takara tells herself she's happy just being with her like this, but a run-in with Ema's husband forces her to be honest about her jealousy. The yearning is off the charts here. So down bad for what's off-limits.

Cover image for the yuri manga Pink Candy Kiss, Vol. 3. A woman with long dark hair and bangs, wearing an orange dress with spaghetti straps, a gold arm bangle, and large floral earrings, gives a playful look as she wraps her arms around the shoulders of a woman with short black hair, wearing green tassel earrings and a black cocktail dress.

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Haitch Kay 🏳️‍🌈 @haitchkay.bsky.social · 4h

There's fucking yaoi art on a train by my house I'm fucking losing my mind, this rules so much

Anime styled graffiti art on a train car depicting a male demon looking seductively at another man while saying "That's a good boy", with the phrase "kiss yr homies goodnight" in the bottom left corner.
Artist seems to be "Akira BPD"

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 2h

This looks pretty adorable. I love a good hug.

Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · 2h

Brand-new license announcement! GIVE ME A HUG, MR. FROG! by Enhi. A toad-ally adorable Boys’ Love / #BL manga about two total opposites and a sweet interaction that brings them together!

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New License: Give Me a Hug, Mr. Frog! Story and art by Enhi. A toad-ally adorable Boys’ Love manga about two total opposites and a sweet interaction that brings them together! Takanashi is the capable student council president admired by his classmates for his perfection, but recently, he’s been hiding quite a secret. He’s been secretly visiting a frog-themed cafe and indulging in an odd habit. For every cup he buys, he gets a hug from the adorable frog mascot that works in the cafe! He has no idea who inhabits the suit, only that the soothing hug seems to relieve him of the pressures of everyday life. But after so many visits, he starts to get curious: who is the person inside?! Will knowing who they are ruin his reputation as the perfect student council president, or could this be the start of a new relationship? Grab a lilypad and jump into this adorable manga about two total opposites! ©Enhi 2024 / Libre Inc. Available from Seven Seas Entertainment September 2026 (Print/Digital).

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 4h

The way the guys in these are built, he probably will, but I don't think that's what this guy meant.

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 5h

Manhwa translations are routinely full of typos and basic mistakes, but this one was particularly amusing.

It's only two letters, but marital and martial are pretty different.

Panel from the manhwa Red Thread Quest showing two speech bubbles and the handle of a sword. The text reads:...And train him to pass the royal marital exam someday...And walk the path of a general.

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 5h

Not that getting catcalled is a compliment, but the chaplain and mother of three still got it.

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 6h

When you consider that the opinion most Americans have of trans issues is complete apathy, any Democrat volunteering to toss them aside should be interpreted as pandering to the hard right, not the center.

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 7h

Just going off the names, were the first two Greek pizza?

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 21h

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 20h

If it was 2015, and Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love was a romance novel, this would've been a whole long blog post about everything it does wrong.

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 21h

Man, I don't know if I can make it through this premiere, even for science. This is a whole mess. The story can't decide if she's a delusional clown or a victim of abuse, and the tone whips between serious and silly so wildly.

Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 1d

I am going to watch this for science if nothing else, but I just cannot abide her character design.

What is with her beady little eyes that look nothing like the other characters' eyes? Why is her face so small relative to her head?

MyAnimeList @myanimelist.net · 1d

News: Debu to Love to Ayamachi to! (Plus-sized Misadventures in Love!) announces additional cast pair; workplace romcom anime series debuted on October 6 #アニメデブラブ #デブラブ listani.me/debulove-cast3

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 22h

Yeah, we watched the pilot, then immediately went and bought the Blu-ray box set. It's great.

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Minovsky @minovskyarticle.bsky.social · 23h

The Vinland Saga artist seems as cool as you'd hope he'd be.

Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 23h

Also, Makoto Yukimura said trans rights.

io9: Your portrayal of Indigenous and transgender characters—like the Lnu tribe and Cordelia—stands out in a media landscape where such representation is still rare outside of series like Golden Kamuy, Skip and Loafer, and Paradise Kiss, where they’re often mishandled. What impact do you hope these characters have on expanding the narrative terrain? How do you see your storytelling challenging the ethnocentric lens that dominates much of mainstream media when it comes to that representation?

Yukimura: I did have written characters in [Vinland Saga] from a marginalized ethnic group [and] who are LGBTQ featured here. I actually wanted to portray a character with a disability in the story, too. However, because of the setting, I really couldn’t find the right place to incorporate such a character into the story. One thing I really don’t understand, though, is why do people attack such folks? Is it because they’re different? Why do they just focus on bad things about these groups and generalize them? I truly don’t understand why people do such things. I plainly feel sad when it comes to the way people treat each other.

To me, it’s quite normal for people to have uniqueness. It’s almost needless to say that we all individually have a uniqueness that might be considered different than what is the majority. For example, I grew up in an era where higher education was considered to be the most important thing in society in Japan. You almost had no paths in life outside of that structure. I actually do live outside of that structure, and I’m living perfectly fine. I really want to say that uniqueness is okay. I don’t understand why people are making those judgments to say, “This is okay, but this is not okay.”

I haven’t really thought about what this type of storytelling or character would have an impact on society at all. I’m just writing, drawing, and portraying society as I see it and what I think is normal from my eyes in the manga. If people don’t agree with that version of what I think is a normal society, then oh well. (Laughs) That’s too bad. Those people don’t have to read my manga.

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 1d

395. Our Dining Table: Seconds, Please!, Vol. 1 - licensed - I don't know why the publisher describes this as a collection of short stories, because it's a straightforward sequel series picking up a few months after they get together, showing them growing closer as they support each other. Very cozy

Cover image for the BL manga Our Dining Table: Seconds, Please!, Vol. 1. A young man with brown hair and glasses, wearing a sweater over a collared shirt, smiles as he feeds a large, round rice ball to a young man with short blond hair wearing a red hoodie, who opens wide. They sit on the floor at a low table as a smiling little boy in a yellow bandana and blue apron comes in with a tray of rice balls.

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love & barley 🐸🌶️🪏🎃 @loveandbarley.bsky.social · 2d

give greta thunberg a gundam

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 1d

I'm a season ahead of her, so here's hoping, lol.

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 1d

I know it's a matter of when, not if. *sigh*

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 1d

My mother, who can't talk about media without giving a detailed synopsis of the plot, has just told me she started watching Twin Peaks since I'm watching it.

If this woman spoils me, so help me god, I will throw her in the ocean.

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 1d

Good luck keeping track of the thingy that covers where the grinder attaches. Convinced ours simply dematerialized.

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neongrey @neongrey.bsky.social · 2d

all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like a lot of people have been giving it a pass because it's making a fat woman the protagonist and trying to tackle fatphobia, but the execution makes me uncomfortable.

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 1d

There’s more sports posting on the site, feels healthier. No clue what anyone is reacting to because I’m watching anime, but I find it breaks up the timeline in a soothing way.

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 1d

I am going to watch this for science if nothing else, but I just cannot abide her character design.

What is with her beady little eyes that look nothing like the other characters' eyes? Why is her face so small relative to her head?

MyAnimeList @myanimelist.net · 1d

News: Debu to Love to Ayamachi to! (Plus-sized Misadventures in Love!) announces additional cast pair; workplace romcom anime series debuted on October 6 #アニメデブラブ #デブラブ listani.me/debulove-cast3

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 1d

Tough choices in the bracket. How are you asking me to choose between Kuchiki Byakuya from Bleach and Nishinoya from Haikyu? That's unfair.

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 1d

Me: I'm going to buckle down and make doctor appointments and write emails this morning.

Also me: *spends 45 minutes very thoughtfully choosing characters in an anime best boy contest*

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