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Nov 21 • 6 tweets • 6 min read
I’m in Osaka today - got here last night to meet up with Hawaii pals @Melissa808 & Pali Kaaihue from DokoGa TV / @NSTHAWAII - 1st eats: beef cutlets at Kyoto Katsugyu gyukatsu-kyotokatsugyu.com #japantravel ImageImageImageImage
A neat part of eating at Kyoto Gyukatsu was the option to sear your meat at individual table grills. #osaka gyukatsu-kyotokatsugyu.com
If you're curious about traveling to Japan, go watch Pali Kaaihue's DokoGa TV segments that he produces with @NSTHAWAII: nonstophawaii.com/videos/dokogat… Some of my most amazing Japan dining experiences in Hokkaido were on a trip I took there with Pali and @Melissa808 a few years ago. Image
For example, thanks to Pali and Melissa, i got to try this mind-blowing, overflowing ikura (salmon roe) bowl in Sapporo at Umi Hachikyo hachikyo.com #japantravel
So many people have asked me for tips for planning your first trip to Japan. If you're into anime/manga or just want a tour that'll take you to a mix of 'must-sees' and off-the-beaten path finds, SoCal-based @PacSetTravel is my go-to recommendation.
But another great tour options is Non-Stop Travel Hawaii @NSTHAWAII - Pali is a fantastic tour leader, and he'll take you to places to play, eat and shop that'll make your trip memorable. Their Feb Hokkaido tours are filling up: nonstophawaii.com/land-tours/hok…

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Nov 23
Also at the @kyotomm is the Maeda coffee shop, which has an all-star array of sketches by #manga creators on the walls. Fun playing “guess the manga creator” here. let’s see how many we can identify… ImageImage
I see Tetsuya Chiba (Ashita no Joe), Yoshiyuki Tomino and Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (Mobile Suit Gundam) and maybe Go Nagai (Devilman) ? ImageImage
On this wall… Keiko Takemiya (To Terra), Monkey Punch (Lupin III), Kenshi Hirokane (Kosaku Shima), Naoki Urasawa (20th Century Boys), Takao Saito (Golgo 13) and…? ImageImageImageImage
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Nov 23
Oh. My. Stars! The Kaoru Mori / Bride’s Story #manga exhibit will be on display at the @kyotomm manga museum during my brief visit to Kyoto today!!! Eeeeeeee! kyotomm.jp/en/ee/otoyomeg… hear why this @yenpress title is a @mangasplaining must-read: mangasplaining.com/blog/ep-20-a-b… Image
Holy cow, that Kaoru Mori / Bride’s Story at @kyotomm is everything i could have wanted and more. Gorgeous original art and bilingual Japanese *and* ENGLISH descriptions & artist commentary. kyotomm.jp/ee/otoyomegata… ImageImageImageImage
Here’s a detail from A Bride’s Story cover art for vol 11 - i didnt notice the care and detail in the background paintings until i saw them like this: kyotomm.jp/ee/otoyomegata… ImageImageImage
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Nov 20
Cracked open this manga I found at the Tezuka Museum about the “untold story about how Tezuka created Blackjack, and it’s incredible. Full of stories from his former assistants and peers, about how he was sometimes kind and other times demanding and difficult to work with. ImageImageImage
There’s this scene where Go Nagai (Devilman) recalls going to San Diego Comic-Con with Tezuka, going to see The Shining, then later seeing him back at the room, pounding out manga pages. ImageImageImageImage
Then later, Go Nagai remembers being on a long flight with Tezuka, the cabin is dark, everyone is sleeping, and Tezuka is still inking in #manga pages madly ImageImageImage
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Oct 5
THURS at @NY_Comic_Con! I'll be moderating "What's Next for Webtoons?" with Sandy Resnick fr. @webtoon, Michael Son from @tapas_app & JuYoun Lee fr. @yenpress/@izepress, as we talk about trends to watch in webtoon publishing biz - bit.ly/NYCCWebtoonRT
@NY_Comic_Con @webtoon @tapas_app @yenpress @izepress The "What's Next for Webtoons" panel will cover trends in webtoon publishing -- what makes it different from manga & comics publishing in N. America + opportunities & challenges of its mobile-first ecosystem for readers, content creators & publishers bit.ly/NYCCWebtoonRT
I’ve been writing about manga publishing biz for a while, but webtoon publishing in N. America is something i’ve been curious about lately. Content & readership-wise, it overlaps with manga while being distinctly different in its business model and its mobile-first approach
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Oct 5
FRIDAY at @NY_Comic_Con! "This Manga is Awesome!" featuring @Darfox8 fr. @MangaMacPodcast, @microwaevy fr @SatNightShoggy, @BrigidAlverson fr. @icv2, Robin Brenner @nfntpeeps, @libraryladynyc & me! 3:30-4:30 pm, Rm 1C03 bit.ly/AwesomeManga22
@NY_Comic_Con @Darfox8 @MangaMacPodcast @microwaevy @SatNightShoggy @BrigidAlverson @ICV2 @nfntpeeps @libraryladynyc So "how is 'This Manga is Awesome!" different than the Best & Worst Manga panel (that I run at SDCC & the NYCC version that'll be on Thurs organized by @JRLibrarian)? WELL! the categories are VERY different, and slightly sillier!
one example:
"This Manga is Bat-Sh*t Crazy!"
Other categories for our "This Manga is Awesome!" picks for @NY_Comic_Con will include:
"I'm tired of this [manga genre/trope] but this one is actually pretty good"
"Long but worth it manga series"
"Manga my mom/dad would like"
"I'm shocked this was licensed in English"
AND MORE
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Oct 5
Oh man. I filled 2 shopping bags of manga to give away at the “This Manga is Awesome!” panel at NYCC on friday and i havent made a dent in my hallway piles.
Here’s the hallway with what’s still there… it doesnt look like 2 shopping bags of books were removed… 🫣 most of it is stuff i want to keep / series I’m currently reading that cant fit in my library room now
What’s in the giveaway pile for “this manga is awesome!” at NYCC? Well… it really is a mixed bag. There’s stuff with anime tie-ins, some shojo, some shonen, some BL, some manga in Japanese & French… plus maybe a few “adult” titles still wrapped in plastic.
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