Thread by @debaoki

Time to start my San Diego @Comic_Con adventures photo thread. First up, @DarkHorseComics returns to #SDCC2023 exhibit hall with their ginormous booth #2615! Autograph session schedule, including a Makoto Yukimura autograph session at 3 pm Sunday: https://t.co/r20ddAIGpjdarkhorse.com/Blog/3803/sdcc…

Dropped by the @KodanshaManga booth #5542 at #SDCC2023 to see the exhibit of replica pages + original Vinland Saga illustrations that @makotoyukimura created to give to winners of the #VinlandSagaVikingContest. How to enter: https://t.co/C8kV7gfbPakodansha.us/2023/06/08/vin…

@KodanshaManga @makotoyukimura The Junji Ito events at San Diego Comic-Con will be amazing — first one is Thursday at 11 am at the SD Central Library! More details fr @VIZMedia #SDCC2023 https://t.co/oI44W3qwF6viz.com/blog/posts/viz…

@KodanshaManga @makotoyukimura @VIZMedia THU at #SDCC2023 - i’m at the San Diego Central Library for the 11 am Junji Ito panel… if you were thinking of coming, the room is full. I barely got in when I arrived at 10 am. You can try, but your next oppty is the @VIZMedia panel on Friday at 10 am

@KodanshaManga @makotoyukimura @VIZMedia The panel prior to Junji Ito panel at the San Diego Central Library is about book bans and graphic novels - they shared a horrifying anecdote of a guy who printed postcards an “adult content” panel in Gender Queer and used it to berate teachers at an elementary school

@KodanshaManga @makotoyukimura @VIZMedia The Junji Ito #itoverse @VIZMedia panel at SD central library is happening! Beware, “graphic imagery” ahead! #SDCC2023

Junji Ito at the Library #SDCC2023 - His start in manga: "Before I started grade school, I was drawing manga for fun. I came across Kazuo Umezu’s work and I got into horror manga." (You can get into Umezz manga too -- @vizmedia is publishing My Name is Shingo!

@VIZMedia Big push at #SDCC2023 for the new collection of Soichi manga by Junji Ito -- head to the VIZ booth #2813 to get prints, Soichi face basks and candle crowns. Here's the Soichi manga trailer fr. @VIZMedia

Junji Ito @ #SDCC2023
Q: What do you enjoy about creating horror stories?
A: For me, it’s really interesting for me to visualize things that don’t exist in reality. What’s unique about horror is the balance between the horrible and the grotesque.

Junji Ito @ #SDCC2023
Q: What's the future of horror manga?
A: If I knew the answer, I’d do it myself. (laughs) I’d like to give birth to a new type of horror that no one has thought of yet.
#itoverse

Junji Ito @ #SDCC2023
Q: What's the scariest horror movie?
A: When I was in 6th grade I saw a trailer for The Exorcist – it was really shocking. When I was in high school, I finally saw the whole movie. It was fun and scary at the same time – it really blew me away.
#itoverse

Junji Ito @ #SDCC2023
Q: Why do you think horror is so popular?
A: The main draw of horror is about the unknown. With horror, you’re faced with the unknown, but you’re given some kind of resolution in the end. It’s part of the human psychological need to know the answers.

Junji Ito @ #SDCC2023
Q: When creating a story, have you ever thought, “this is too much, I better not do this?"
A: There’s a part in Tomie when she’s dismembered, & new Tomies comes out of these body parts. I had some second thoughts, but I ended up drawing it anyway. (laughs)

Junji Ito @ #SDCC2023
Q: What’s your inspiration for Black Paradox?
A: I watched a TV documentary on the history of space accidents, like when rockets explode when launching. I thought it was scary, but instead of a space race, it's about a race to the afterlife.
#itoverse

Junji Ito @ #SDCC2023
'With Uzumaki, I thought about how in manga, the spirals are on the cheek of the character is kind of fun. I thought, what if I draw the spiral tighter? How that would affect how you see a spiral?'
#itoverse

If you missed today's Junji Ito #SDCC2023 panel at the SD Central Library, @vizmedia is hosting the "Welcome to the Ito-Verse" panel on FRI at 10 am in Rm 6DE + autograph sessions on Friday, 11:30 am and Saturday 3:00 pm + the #itoverse exhibit at the Marriott Marquis

THU at #SDCC2023 - Head to Room 9 for the @KodanshaManga panel! There's-a gonna be some new manga announcements, so batten down the hatches for this! I'll be trying to live tweet, so stay tuned.

@KodanshaManga The @KodanshaManga #SDCC2023 kicks off with more about the Vinland Saga Deluxe edition - it’ll be bound in faux leather (“dont worry, vegans!). Will includes “never-before-seen background material” + printed bigger than ever before. $54.99/volume

@KodanshaManga Not at #SDCC2023? you can win one of these original, full-color sketches by @makotoyukimura ! Just post your love for Vinland Saga on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok with a hashtag #VinlandSagaVikingContest. Deadline: July 23 https://t.co/YeHMtgoxnmkodansha.us/2023/06/08/vin…

.@KodanshaManga at #SDCC2023 -new horror/action manga debuting in US before Japan! Blood Blade by Oma Sei. Dracula is reborn as a young, sword-wielding girl who encounters a girl who's a Clara explains that she is the creation of a certain Victor Frankenstein. Debuts Fall '23

@KodanshaManga With Blood Blade, @KodanshaManga is doing something different: new chapters will be serialized on & free to read on the new Kodansha Reader, until the collected volume is available. Debuts Fall 2023 more details: https://t.co/PLd63F6ThNkodansha.us/2023/07/20/blo…

New manga announcement at @KodanshaManga at #SDCC2023: Fed Up With Being the Spoiled Queen's Genius Butler, I Ran Away and Built the World's Strongest Army, by Reiga and Skyfarm - after working for a demanding noblewoman, a butler runs away and discovers his skills are valuable?

New print manga fr. @KodanshaManga - Mermaid Prince by Kaori Ozaki (the gods lie. and The Golden Sheep) - Fall 2024 "short stories that highlight the beauty, wonder, pain, and loneliness that can come from feeling adrift in the world & the joy of finding your anchor" #SDCC2023

New digital manga fr. @KodanshaManga - The World is Dancing by Kazuto Mihara - debuts Aug 1. A fictionalized retelling of the life of founder of Noh theater. Born into a family of performers, Oniyasha discovers that dance can be more than just what his family expects him to do.

New digital manga fr. @KodanshaManga - Issak
By Shinji Makari & DOUBLE–S - set in the 1600s, a warrior from Japan travels through Europe, seeking revenge. Historical action and drama for fans of Vinland Saga & Golden Kamuy - debuts Aug 15 #SDCC2023

New digital manga fr. @KodanshaManga - Blade Girl by Narumi Shigematsu - after losing her leg, and struggling with her heavy prosthetic leg, 16-year old Rin discovers a new goal: to run again, this time in the Paralympics - Debuts Aug 29! #SDCC2023

Coming in print in Spring 2024: New 3-in-1 omnibus editions of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. "Can a lowly slime bring the cast-off of the world together and build a country where they can be themselves?" A fun take on the isekai genre fr. @KodanshaManga #SDCC2023

@KodanshaManga .@KodanshaManga at #SDCC2023 - “i get asked about age ratings for manga in Japan - there’s 2: “over 18” and “everything else.” There isnt the kind of “kids comics, tween comics” sections at JP bookstores like you see in US” - Ben Applegate

@KodanshaManga Got to chat a bit with Junji Ito at the #sdcc2023 @VIZMedia exhibit at the Marriott Marquis & got a pic along with @superfanpr

@KodanshaManga @VIZMedia @superfanpr A who’s who of comix peeps came to @VIZMedia’s Junji Ito reception at the Marriott Marquis exhibit last night - you can see this amazing collection of original pages from Junji Ito’s manga in the Torrey Pines rooms this weekend at #SDCC2023

Thanks to @LumRanmaYasha for summing up some of the key comments from yesterday’s Manga Publishing Roundtable at #SDCC2023 ! 🧵👇🏻

https://twitter.com/lumranmayasha/status/1682189418579492864

Dropped by the @CBLDF #SDCC2023 party last night and enjoyed the rooftop vibe. Got chatted up a bit by 2 gals who thought I was @AmyChu 😅 I didn’t have the heart to correct them, but i hope they were left with the impression that Amy is a nice person (she is)

@CBLDF @AmyChu Great get by @VLordGTZ at the @CBLDF #SDCC2023 silent auction last night: an autographed Yoshitaka Amano art book from @DarkHorseComics - https://t.co/bIsYGXiSRTdarkhorse.com/Books/3000-454…

@CBLDF @AmyChu @VLordGTZ @DarkHorseComics Missed the Katsuya Terada live drawing panel today at #SDCC2023 but @LumRanmaYasha was there ! Enjoy! 👇🏻🧵

https://twitter.com/lumranmayasha/status/1682515884248793088

@DarkHorseComics “It’s important to remember that manga was made for Japanese readers. At @DarkHorseComics, manga is 1% of our output, but represents 66% of our sales.” - Michael Gombos - at “Found in Translation” panel at #SDCC2023

@DarkHorseComics At “Found in Translation” panel at #SDCC2023 - how @DandQ picked up “Offshore Lightning” - Mitsuhiro Asakawa posted just 1 page from it on his Facebook. I asked him about it, & he said “It’s by a 70-yr old woman who gave up drawing manga for years…” “Oo, tell me more!”

@DarkHorseComics @DandQ “When we first published the Godzilla manga in English back in 1988, we didn’t have a translator, so they just made up what was said in the word balloons… and it sold anyway!” - Michael Gombos, @DarkHorseComics #SDCC2023

@DarkHorseComics @DandQ “In France, translators are considered authors, and they get royalties on the sale of the books they work on.” - Olivier Jalabert (senior editor at Dupuis) at “Found in Translation” panel at #SDCC2023

and now... our picks from the Best & Worst Manga panel at #SDCC2023! Best New Manga for Kids & Teens - @JRLibrarian picks Call the Name of the Night by @Mitsuboshi_tama fr. @yenpress "absolutely beautiful, sparkly, witchy and a little dark" tale about a girl born from the stars

My #sdcc2023 pick for Best New Manga for Kids/Teens: Akane Banashi by Yuki Suenaga & Takamasa Moue "my go to read every week in @shonenjump." A really well drawn story with drama and humor that immerses in the world of japanese rakugo storytelling." https://t.co/5cdy0W08iJviz.com/akane-banashi

@shonenjump Ridiculously small room for the @KodanshaManga / Makoto Yukimura Vinland Saga panel at SD @Comic_Con - a lot of people in line will be turned away. :-( #SDCC2023

.@LauraNeuzeth's #SDCC2023 pick for Best New Manga for Kids/Teens: Cinderella Closet by Wakana Yanai fr. @gomanga- "a love triangle between a sporty girl who moves to Tokyo, a fashionable girl and a handsome boy... but there's a lot more than meets the eye!"

@KodanshaManga Makoto Yukimura at #SDCC2023 - why did he decide to be a manga artist? “Back when I was in school, I was a really BAD student! Out of 300 students in my class, I was the worst! I actually flunked a class!”

@KodanshaManga Makoto Yukimura at #SDCC2023 “this is a secret, but I’m not all that into Vikings! I had a vision to tell a story about violence & peace & needed the best context for this. But stories set in historical Japan, China, Rome have all been done before! But not Vikings, so…!”

Makoto Yukimura @ #SDCC2023 - “any manga creator in Japan has been influenced by US movies by Spielberg, Lucas, Disney… even if I told you that Jabbath (fr Vinland Saga vol 1) was my creation, you wouldnt believe me anyway!” (laughs)

Makoto Yukimura at #SDCC2023 - Q: which Vinland Saga character do you most relate to?
A: Thorfinn, aka “Bug Eyes,” because he’s so honest with himself — when he’s scared, he’ll just run away! He’s just like me!”

Makoto Yukimura at #SDCC2023 - On doing research for Vinland Saga: “There’s a lot of things you can’t get from just reading books, like the feel or smell of a place. So I dug into my savings and traveled to the lands of the Vikings. i bought a model ship that I use for reference”

Makoto Yukimura at #SDCC2023 - he also showed off a souvenir viking helmet he bought, and a “very weak” crossbow he made”

Makoto Yukimura at #SDCC2023 - “the first time i saw the Vinland Saga anime, my mind was blown! I have so much respect for them b/c they respect my original work and work so hard to create very high quality episodes. So many ppl have discovered my manga through the anime” 🙏🏼

Makoto Yukimura at #SDCC2023 - “the Vinland Saga story has reached the point where Thorfinn has met the natives of Vinland. I can’t hide the fact that this is based on history, and something very unfortunate is about to happen…”

Makoto Yukimura at #SDCC2023 - “I’m debating how to deal with an unfortunate situation (from the conflict between the vikings and the Mi’kmaq people) into something more hopeful and interesting to read… if you have any good ideas, tell me later! (laughs)”

Makoto Yukimura at #SDCC2023 Q: how do you feel about the popularity of the “You have no enemies” quote?
A: “it’s popular, really? I didnt know that! This makes me really happy to hear this!”

Makoto Yukimura at #SDCC2023 - “i don’t get nervous talking in front of people - my secret to public speaking is to tell myself, ‘I have no enemies’ - you are all my friends!”

Makoto Yukimura at #SDCC2023 - Q: do you have any favorite US comics creators?
A: “I love @Gurihiru’s work! Their drawings are so cute — it’s really amazing!”

@Gurihiru Will continue, re: Makoto Yukimura #SDCC2023 panel after I get through the autograph session queue at the @KodanshaManga booth nao

@Gurihiru @KodanshaManga At the @DandQ #SDCC2023 panel - “we’re heartbroken that we arent able to announce a new license from VERY big creator from an Asian country with a 5-letter name (Japan? Korea?). We’ll probably announce it in a few months”

@Gurihiru @KodanshaManga @DandQ Frank Todaro, the English voice actor for Leif Ericsson in the Vinland Saga anime had a lovely moment with @makotoyukimura at his @KodanshaManga #SDCC2023 signing

@Gurihiru @KodanshaManga @DandQ @makotoyukimura Thanks to @makotoyukimura for signing a copy of Vinland Saga for @Athan0r & my @mangasplaining pal @hermanos + at #SDCC2023! So nice to get a chance to chat with you too!

@KodanshaManga Makoto Yukimura at #SDCC2023 - On Kentaro Miura: “I was really sad when he died. We had this plan to go out to dinner together, but it just never happened. Looking at his work, you can tell he reached the pinnacle of human ability & creativity to create a work of art”

@KodanshaManga Makoto Yukimura at #SDCC2023 - “I cant tell you how much of an influence that Miura-sensei had on me. He has become a part of my bones and marrow. He lives within me.”

@KodanshaManga Makoto Yukimura at #SDCC2023 - Besides the father / son themes in Vinland Saga (he has 3 sons!) he mentioned that his 2nd don wants to be a manga artist. “I’m going to teach him everything I know! I’ll let him work on my manga, then I’ll work on his. I want to give him a leg up.”

@KodanshaManga Daaammmn. Steve Oliff is at @FelixComicArt at #SDCC2023 selling & signing colored Akira pages. Soooo tempting.

@KodanshaManga @FelixComicArt Pleased to see our @mangasplaining upcoming manga releases showcased at the @UdonEnt booth at #SDCC2023 https://t.co/gVCtgH6Kypopen.substack.com/pub/mangasplai…

More stuff for @hermanos & @Athan0r from #SDCC2023 - this time from @KatsuyaTerra !

More pix from #SDCC2023 - the Sand Land exhibit, previewing the anime from this Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball) 1-shot from @VIZMedia https://t.co/2lsza4K4Mqviz.com/sand-land

Dropped by @zoethorogood’s table in Artists Alley to get a print for Kei, our @mangasplaining pal in Japan/ex-@TheBeguiling staffer who clearly has great taste in comix. Read this Russ Manning Newcomer Award winner’s books from @ImageComics #sdcc2023 https://t.co/doDoU8kr3Nimagecomics.com/creators/zoe-t…

@zoethorogood @mangasplaining @TheBeguiling @ImageComics Big crowd for the 3 pm signing for @makotoyukimura at @DarkHorseComics today at #SDCC2023 - nice to see such a warm welcome for the creator of Planetes & Vinland Saga all weekend

@zoethorogood @mangasplaining @TheBeguiling @ImageComics @makotoyukimura @DarkHorseComics This is only 1/100th of how kooky it was in the Gaslamp District on Saturday night during #ComicCon2023 I was too flabbergasted to take much more

Great to hang out / have lunch with @VLordGTZ @kiirobon & @LumRanmaYasha today as we took a break from the #SDCC2023 convention center exhibit hall - go listen to @manga_mavericks & @SatNightShoggy for more on their adventures this weekend

Dropped by the @fantagraphics tables at #SDCC2023 to pick up Minami’s Lover, a fascinating, 1-volume 1980s-era Garo manga about a high school-age couple, whose relationship is tested when the girl, Chiyomi mysteriously shrinks down to 6” tall. https://t.co/ABe25s8eqcfantagraphics.com/products/minam…

@fantagraphics Visited the @ComicsTitan table at #SDCC2023 to get the box set of Ryuko, an “action-packed story of a no-nonsense, tough and resourceful woman of the Yakuza” by @RYUKOyoshimizu - bonus: it came with an autographed postcard! https://t.co/ZxKO4tnRTTtitan-comics.com/c/1702-ryuko-v…

Also glad to get “My Picture Diary” by Fujiwara Maki at the @DandQ #SDCC2023 panel on Saturday. besides the lovely details on this hardcover, this book is a poignant look at what it was like to live/raise a family with indie manga legend Yoshiharu Tsuge https://t.co/DN5B20JxHqdrawnandquarterly.com/news/my-pictur…

@DandQ It’s particularly fascinating to read My Picture Diary by Fujiwara Maki because it offers a different PoV of the family life depicted in Tsuge’s Man Without Talent. I met Tsuge, his son Shosuke (who’s a toddler in this book) and Asakawa Mitsuhiro at Angouleme in 2020

@DandQ Capped off #SDCC2023 with a lovely dinner of tapas and paella at Sevilla with super librarians @klg19, Megan M. fr @librarycongress & @JRLibrarian, comix studs @PKuperArt @ecampbelldammit @zander_cannon and my comic-con besties, @Comixace & @BrigidAlverson - life is good 🍷

I hope every manga creator who comes to San Diego @Comic_Con has as much fun as @junjiitofficial & @makotoyukimura did at #sdcc2023 - thank you @VIZMedia & @KodanshaManga for making it possible!