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Aidan Clarke @cranchyroll.com · 24/09/2026

The Delinquent and the Transfer Student volume 2 is out now! I adore this series, and lettering it was a huge challenge. I'm incredibly proud of the results, and wake to display some comparisons of the Japanese and English lettering. Here are some, with more in the thread below!

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rafael zaiats @cornpunk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

first 6 volumes of the sequel Baki series are available for pre-order and it shows some of SFXs I made in the preview 🫣 once they're out i gotta do a little thread about lettering it or something

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Ben Sidi @bensidi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Welcome to The Amazing Digital Circus! I'm your Letterer for this series, and I hope you'll enjoy it! Translation by Nova Skipper. Edited by Andrew Bartosh. I'll put some of my SFX in this post! [1/3]

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VIZ Media @viz.com · 08/09/2026

The Amazing Digital Circus, Vol. 1 is now available in print and and…digital? Does that make sense? @glitchprod.com Read a free preview: bit.ly/4c20S1Z

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Andria and her husband suffered a terrible loss last night as their house burned down. They both made it out, but lost all of their things and three beloved cats in the fire. Please consider donating/sharing with others. Andria is such a kind person and amazing translator. gofund.me/b49a76f41

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Ben Sidi @bensidi.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

The whole book is full of action SFX. Go get a copy and enjoy the meal 💥😋 "Samples from different chapters within vol.2"!!

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Aidan Clarke @cranchyroll.com · 08/06/2026

Billy Bat sound effects thread! Brendon (@lettererbrendo.bsky.social) and I adore the way Urasawa draws sound effects, and are so excited to adapt the Billy Bat sound effects into English. For years, we'd talked about the quirks they have and how to replicate them. Here's a thread of comparisons!

An image from the manga Billy Bat, showing a sound effect lettered in English.

An image from the manga Billy Bat in Japanese.

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Finn K. 💛 @matchafinn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

if y'all post about Shinobi Undercover volume 1, please mention Mon @mamonbread.bsky.social as he worked so hard to make the graphic novel look amazing!!!!!! 💛💛💛

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Aidan Clarke @cranchyroll.com · 02/06/2026

Billy Bat volume 1 is out in English now! It's my favorite comic ever, and I'm so grateful that I get to letter this edition alongside @lettererbrendo.bsky.social. We literally fantasized for years about stylistic choices we would make if we ever got to letter it, and I want to share about those!

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Sky @rutandesigns.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Record Journey Vol. 1 releases today! This is one of the titles I’ve been most excited about. I’ve been interested in this series long before it even got licensed and as soon as I saw Titan announce it, I begged my editor to let me work on it haha 😆 I hope everyone enjoys it! #manga #lettering

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VIZ Media @viz.com · 13/05/2026

Strongest Exorcist in history? ❌ Biggest shy boy in history? ✅ Get Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi, Vol. 1: bit.ly/4wcEBHp

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sara linsley @sara.pizza · 09/05/2026

This is being rescheduled for next weekend! Time: May 16th @ 5PM EDT

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VIZ Media @viz.com · 07/05/2026

To be fair, that is indeed a terrifying career choice 🙃 (via Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi, Vol. 1)

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Edward "Edo" Hong @edomonogatari.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

A 9 out of 10 review for Betrothed to a Fox Demon?! Hell yeah!!

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Ben Sidi @bensidi.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I'm glad this series is coming to print, and being the GN letterer, Kiyoshi is the hardest manga I've worked on! But I like how things end when I complete the first Vol. lettering! A big shoutout to @lettererbrendo.bsky.social for the wonderful on the Simuls!

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Ben Sidi @bensidi.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

My Lettering for Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi is printed on one of the ENG merch! Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi, Vol. 1, released on May 5: t.co/HnsVHDMCdZ Shonen Jump Merch's Store: shonenjumpstore.com/collections/...

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Finn K. 💛 @matchafinn.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

typesetting (only one part of lettering) is not just "put in text". you need to know what looks good and stupid AI does not know that! and every attempt at this has always been something ugly as hell, disrespectful af, that someone in my position has to clean up!! wasting everyone's time and money!!

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sara linsley @sara.pizza · 16/04/2026

“GlobalComix’s AI translation copilot delivers 85–90% cost savings compared to industry-standard manual translation.” These AI tools will always rely on underpaid freelancers doing three jobs for a fraction of the wage of one. They’re merely a justification for not paying people.

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Edward "Edo" Hong @edomonogatari.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Announcement: I’m the editor of Betrothed to a Fox Demon, which is translated by @kransom.bsky.social (Bakemonogatari, Attack on Titan) and lettered by @bensidi.bsky.social (Sanda, Kinato’s Magic)! Come join us on a shonen fantasy adventure…where the main couple is married from the start!

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Ben Sidi @bensidi.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The Fox manga "Betrothed to a Fox Demon" has finally been released. Lettered by me, translated by Ko Ransom, and edited by the amazing @edomonogatari.bsky.social It was funny to work on that project! Give it a read! Free preview squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us/produc...

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Aidan Clarke @cranchyroll.com · 27/03/2026

Totally surreal feeling that I can hold an English copy of Billy Bat in my hands. Even more that I got to work on it with @lettererbrendo.bsky.social and @editortiina.bsky.social. Super grateful to @abramskana.bsky.social for bringing it bringing us on. Order it! www.abramsbooks.com/product/bill...

Three copies of Billy Bat volume 1 in English.

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Philly English @kernedout.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

A free Wavy Dash library I made for InDesign for anybody who wants it. Comes in handy for lettering manga 🔥 drive.google.com/file/d/1NTVV... #indesign

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Finn K. 💛 @matchafinn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

MAGICAL GIRL DANDELION DAY 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼

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Jan Mitsuko Cash @jmitsu.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Manga companies, please pay us $8/page! The small and new publishers can do it, surely the big companies with owners who make $3 million+ per year can afford it too!! x.com/MangaAlerts/...

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Ben Sidi @bensidi.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I'm lettering the English version of the manga adaptation of the hit indie-animated series "The Amazing Digital Circus", it's such a funny series!

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Ben Sidi @bensidi.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Finally, this is out! I did the lettering for Kinato's Magic! I'll share some cool SFXs here! I liked the art and found the first chapter interesting tho! First, I designed a simple logo! Lettered by Me, translation by Andria McKnight (short thread)

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Youssef Mohamed @youssef-mo.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

It's the End of the year!!! And here I'm sharing with all of you what I did this year (As my first step since I started working in this industry) Not much of number but I'm really proud that I reached this far! And I'm looking for the next year! Early Happy New Year!

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Finn K. 💛 @matchafinn.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

2025 was actually the first year where my series went to print, and my first year consistently working on GNs!!! 🎉 more to come for next year!! so much more!!!!!

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Ben Applegate @benapplegate.com · 07/11/2025

If you don't want gen AI in your manga, anime, game, and light novel translations, now is the time to make your voice heard. Write to your favorite publishers and developers and ask if they are incorporating LLMs into their process. And most importantly, tell them you will vote with your dollars.

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sara linsley @sara.pizza · 01/09/2025

happy letterer appreciation day! if you’d like to follow more manga letterers here, I have a list for you: go.bsky.app/8XNn7Eu

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Brendo @lettererbrendo.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Lettered by me and @cranchyroll.com!!!

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Aidan Clarke @cranchyroll.com · 21/08/2025

I am unbelievably excited to say that @lettererbrendo.bsky.social and I are lettering the English release of Billy Bat! Both of us!

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sara linsley @sara.pizza · 18/08/2025

I'm having some cute Pretzel stickers printed for ANYC, but I don't think they'll get here in time 😭🫠

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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

VIZ Media quietly added an AI-translated manga to their app and hoped no one would notice. We did. Manga deserves better than cheap, soulless automation. This is a betrayal of translators, fans, and the art form. We don't want your AI translations!

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Dear manga publishers, we don’t want your AI translations

VIZ Media quietly added an AI-translated manga to their app and hoped no one would notice. We did and want none of it.

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Ben Sidi @bensidi.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

That's why humans' lettering can't be replaced! STOP SUPPORTING AI SHIT!

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Finn K. 💛 @matchafinn.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

See everyone in Spring for this crazy series 🫶🫶🫶🪲🪲

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The Screentoney Awards @screentoneys.com · 01/06/2025

Here's the full list of 2025 Screentoney Award winners! Thank you everyone for submitting awards and celebrating the extremely talented folks in this industry!

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Ben Sidi @bensidi.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Always waiting Screentoney!! What a big honor!! Love you guys 🥰

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The Screentoney Awards @screentoneys.com · 01/06/2025

The Screentoney Award for "Still dope hand lettering", "Super Exciting Print Debut With Really Sick SoundEffects!", and "Super Unique Hand Drawn SFX" goes to @bensidi.bsky.social

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The Screentoney Awards @screentoneys.com · 30/05/2025

the awards committee has finished lovingly lettering the certificate template by hand! the nomination form will be closed tomorrow (5/31) at 5PM ET: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The top-right corner of an awards certificate. There's a "2025" visible, as well as light and dark halftone fills and sparkles.

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Ben Sidi @bensidi.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Didn't post here for a while, here is a page full of sfx haha 🫣

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The Screentoney Awards @screentoneys.com · 05/04/2025

it's the MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR 🎄✨ the screentoney awards are officially accepting nominations for 2025! nominate your favorite manga localization pros and find the rules over here: forms.gle/jQzo2QeiiNy1...

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Ben Sidi @bensidi.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Another series knocked the final volume in English! It was a honor to letter this short series, this one required more work than others sometimes need a lot of retouching, but overall I think this deserves the work I did in it and deserves to get a chance to read!

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rafael zaiats @cornpunk.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

My fav SFXs I did for @starfruitbooks.bsky.social Longears title!!! Pls check it out on Azuki and soon in print! Another title I shared with @odisletters.bsky.social hehe

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