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J-Novel Club @jnovelclub.bsky.social · 10h

[NOW HIRING] Want to put your Japanese-to-English skills to work in the light novel and manga industry? Now’s your chance! J-Novel Club is looking for freelance translators to join our team. Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/4xPOc74

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 10h

It’s #InternationalTranslationDay! Shout out to all the translators and localizers who work super hard to help bring us stories from around the world. お疲れ様です! 🙇

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Nicholas Friedman @nmfreed.com · 12h

Our latest Crunchyroll News x Newtype collab is an interview with Naoko Yamada and Abel Gongora on the direction of Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia. ✨ Read it here: www.crunchyroll.com/news/intervi...

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Edward "Edo" Hong @edomonogatari.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

With Volume 3 of Otaku x Gal, I was able to fulfill a very specific dream of mine—work on a book that references the Monogatari series! Check it out! 🔭 Translated by @cdcubed.bsky.social, lettered by @matchafinn.bsky.social, co-edited by newcomer Sophia Opitz and myself!

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 29/09/2026

Wishing a very picturesque Happy Birthday to the camera-wielding Shinju! 📸 (via My Dress-Up Darling)

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 28/09/2026

It’s #GoodNeighborDay! Who doesn’t *love* a friendly neighbor? Doesn’t mean we’re *in love* with our friendly neighbor! 🙅 (via The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten)

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J.J. Piedra @meteorapress.com · 27/09/2026

New #manga review up! I take a look at Boyish Girlfriend Vol. 1 by Gyunyumgigohan and @square-enix-books.com www.theouterhaven.net/manga-review...

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Manga Review: Boyish Girlfriend Vol. 1 | The Outerhaven

Manga Review: Boyish Girlfriend Vol. 1

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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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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Baby's first back of the box quote.

Look Back Blu-ray pull quote from my review: Profoundly moving, cementing is place as one of history's most significant anime films.

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Autumn Wolff | Lesbian Romance Author @autumnwolff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We about to resolve that anime cliffhanger. 😤

A manga on the table. It’s volume 9 of Daemons of the Shadow Realm

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Fullmetal Alchemist creator Hiromu Arakawa plays to her considerable strengths in the supernatural shounen series Yomi no Tsugai, with a cast of nuanced teenaged and adult characters (and demons!) navigating ethically challenging situations 💀

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Daemons of the Shadow Realm: Raised by Secrets - Reactor

Featuring a cast of nuanced, complex characters from Fullmetal Alchemist creator Hiromu Arakawa

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 24/09/2026

Last one in the pack! Today’s the season finale of the Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You anime adaptation, and we’re already going through Tayama withdrawal. But you can still get your fix with the manga! We promise, it’s worth the slow burn! 😉 #ThursdaysWithYou

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 23/09/2026

Check out a free preview of My Dress-Up Darling XOXO! before it hits shelves on October 20th! sqex.link/3rwp Marin, Wakana, the Inui sisters, and more of your favorite characters are BACK in this ridiculously hilarious one-volume spin-off! 🧵💗

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Edward "Edo" Hong @edomonogatari.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Fans of tomboys and childhood-friends-to-lovers, you’ll wanna check out Boyish Girlfriend by @mmmo333.bsky.social! Volume 1 is now available in English! Translated by @caseyloe.bsky.social, lettered by @mintyyyos.bsky.social, and edited by me!

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TheOASG @theoasg.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

Gyunyumugigohan's Boyish Girlfriend Volume 1 is now available for purchase in print and digital format

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 21/09/2026

Neneko brings Omi with her on a company retreat, not knowing that one of her coworkers has been tasked with eliminating him! 🗡️ Check out a free preview of Assassin & Cinderella, vol. 4 before it goes on sale October 13th! sqex.link/k2z4

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BookWalker @bookwalker.com · 19/09/2026

If you love industry-focused drama, incredible rivalries, and comeback stories, start reading Dragon & Chameleon on BookWalker. Here you go 👉️https://buff.ly/P1dPI8q

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BookWalker @bookwalker.com · 19/09/2026

A genius manga artist swaps bodies with a copycat rookie who steals his entire career. Trapped at zero, the legend has to climb back to the top and dethrone the impostor. 🐉🎨

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J.J. Piedra @meteorapress.com · 19/09/2026

New #anime review up! I take a look at Yomi no Tsugai (Daemons of the Shadow Realm) www.theouterhaven.net/anime-review...

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Anime Review: Yomi no Tsugai (Daemons of the Shadow Realm) | The Outerhaven

Anime Review: Yomi no Tsugai (Daemons of the Shadow Realm)

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Edward "Edo" Hong @edomonogatari.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Can’t wait for Daemons of the Shadow Realm Season 2? Come read the manga—Season 1 ended on Chapter 32 (Volume 8)! Volume 11 came out in English last month, but if you follow the official monthly simulpub on Manga Up, we’re already in Volume 15 territory! global.manga-up.com/manga/168

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#1 Eelektross fan @eelektrossfan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I don’t even know what you’re to me

doodles of Anna mineyama from daemons of the shadow realm in various poses.

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 19/09/2026

Avast! It be the final #SATURDAEMONS o’ the season, and #TalkLikeAPirateDay! Let’s plunder a rice ball an’ watch the season finale as a crew! 🏴‍☠️🍙

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 19/09/2026

Season 2 is confirmed!! Thank you to everyone who watched Daemons of the Shadow Realm and the amazing team behind the anime’s production! Check out the manga if you can’t wait to see what happens next!

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 16/09/2026

🚨COVER ALERT!🚨 It’s Valentine’s Day, the perfect opportunity for Mahiru to let Amane know just how much she appreciates him! What sweet treat has she prepared? 💗 The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (Manga), vol. 5 goes on sale in November! sqex.link/r5kk

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 18/09/2026

Happy Birthday to the incomparable icon Akira Hanku! 🎂 It’s also #readanebookday, so if you haven’t checked out On and Off: Work Life Imbalance yet, you can read it on @mangaupglobal.bsky.social or on BOOKWALKER!

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Edward "Edo" Hong @edomonogatari.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This was a THICK book, and Greg came in clutch with some of the best retouch work I’ve ever seen from him!

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 15/09/2026

We dropped an absolute MOUNTAIN of new volumes today, including an all-new series for the rom-com, slice-of-life lovers out there!! What are you most excited to read? 👀 (We ✨really✨ want to know!)

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Sawa Matsueda Savage @sawamsavage.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sweet new series that I was a huge fan of during the original serialization! It's particularly good for anyone with a passion for creating (or reading) fanmade work and I'm so happy I get to translate it now.

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 15/09/2026

On Sale Now ➡️ Holoearth Chronicles Side:E Yamato Phantasia, vol. 3! 💗 Shirakami Fubuki and Ookami Mio’s search for allies takes them to Akihabara, where they meet Sakura Miko, a shrine maiden moonlighting as a pop idol! 🌸 Get a head start with the free preview! ⬇️

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Tom Bowers @cyberdack.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Y'all should be reading Daemons of the Shadow Realm

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wren!! @tropical-rouge.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

she's literally so real

hana from yomi no tsugai says "i don't like kids,"

"but i'm on team 'adults who ruin their lives and exploit them should die.'"

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Edward "Edo" Hong @edomonogatari.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

That moment when you realize your passport is expired in the middle of booking an international flight.

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Gigi Murakami 🔪 Queen of Horror Manga @gigimurakami.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Hello! Are there any manga letterer friends available for work? Please DM me!

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 11/09/2026

🚨COVER ALERT!🚨 As Amata grows even closer to Hanku, could he be developing romantic feelings for her? 🥰🤔 On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance, vol. 4 goes on sale in November! sqex.link/eyhl

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Crunchyroll @crunchyroll.com · 12/09/2026

Happy National Video Games Day! 🎮 What's everyone playing to celebrate? (via Daemons of the Shadow Realm)

An image of Gabby, from Daemons of the Shadow Realm, playing video games.

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Maxie the washi tape wizard @maxieverse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I've mentioned it before I think, but One of my favorite tropes in any media is "character who is unfamiliar with modern human culture and is interested but confused as hell about it" #MangaRambles #DaemonsOfTheShadowRealm #manga

A manga page from Daemons of the Shadow Realm, volume 10/chapter 37.
Yoru is asking Roei about how a "living transfer" is set up. Right says, "the transfer is agreed upon in a discussion between the master, the Daemons and the master-to-be."
Left continues, "After they reach a consensus, the Daemons absorb a bit of their next master's blood into their bodies."
Roei continues, "When the current master dies, the master's rights move to the next person with no stoppage time."
Yuru, not having heard the term "stoppage time," looks it up. His results are stuff about soccer, referees, etc.
Ken, still talking to Roei, says "teach me more about Daemons, father!" While Yuru is still browsing search results; he is confused by what a referee is, so he searches that too. He gets stuff about soccer, rugby, american football, etc.

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Roei says to Ken, "all right. We'll stick to the safe stuff."
Yuru is in the background, still searching on the net and looking even more confused and distraught. He is confused by what soccer is, so he looks that up, only to get results about seersucker and cotton fabrics.

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Yatta-Tachi @yattatachi.com · 09/09/2026

INTERVIEW: Akiko Higashimura (Anime NYC 2026) by @wendeego.bsky.social “The most important thing is being able to draw memorable characters with a few lines.” yattatachi.com/interview-ak...

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INTERVIEW: Akiko Higashimura (Anime NYC 2026) | Yatta-Tachi

Yatta-Tachi interviews Akiko Higashimura, the artist behind hit series Princess Jellyfish, Tokyo Tarareba Girls, and Blank Canvas.

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Anni K. Comics @annikcomics.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If you're not creating it yourself you're not an artist.

Screenshots of the anime Daemons of the Shadow Realm, in which a mangaka character is worried his manga files got destroyed. On the screen is dialogue from another character, saying "Even if you lost it, you could use Black and White to draw it again in a snap."
(Black and White are the daemons of the mangaka that can erase and create things.)

Screenshot of the mangaka looking upset and saying "you don't get it".

Screenshot of the mangaka with his little daemons on his shoulders. He continues: "The imperfections of drawing by hand are what make it good."

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Andrew Power @scarymask.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Kind of obsessed with this dog reaction shot. (Slight “Daemons of the Shadow Realm” spoilers)

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Kaylyn Saucedo - MarzGurl @marzgurl.com · 07/09/2026

My work load is too light this month! If you are a video content creator and would like professional, human-made closed captions for your videos, please consider my services! Read more about it, & reply here or fill out the form listed in the link, & I can start a conversation with you elsewhere!

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Kaylyn Saucedo - Closed Caption and Subtitle Editor | MARZGURL PRODUCTIONS

Kaylyn Saucedo's professional portfolio for closed caption and subtitle editing

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 09/09/2026

It’s the BNPreorder sale, so we thought we’d introduce you to a couple of our upcoming titles we’re *really* excited about! Check out Tamagawa, Is that You? (our *least* sfw workplace comedy) - and lock in your preorder while it’s on sale! 🔗: sqex.link/Tamagawa01

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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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Crunchyroll @crunchyroll.com · 08/09/2026

This office space ain't big enough for the both of them... (via Daemons of the Shadow Realm)

A set of 2 stacked stills from Daemons of the Shadow Realm. The top is of Asuma, and the bottom is of Ivan.

A set of 2 stacked stills from Daemons of the Shadow Realm. The top is of Asuma throwing a small blade at Ivan. The bottom is of Ivan deflecting the blade.

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 06/09/2026

The look on our face when they finally introduce [REDACTED] in yesterday’s #SATURDAEMONS episode of Daemons of the Shadow Realm! 🫢

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Misha🧡🤍💖 @mishacak3s.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

ガブガブ💕

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Crunchyroll @crunchyroll.com · 04/09/2026

Don’t question the ritual if it works 🎯 (via Daemons of the Shadow Realm)

A set of 2 stacked stills from Daemons of the Shadow Realm. The top is of Yuru biting his arrow before he sets his sights on Gabby. The bottom is of Yuru biting his arrow, before he sets his sights on Ivan.

A set of 2 stacked stills from Daemons of the Shadow Realm. The top is of Gabby, with an arrow in her shoulder, being consoled by Asa. The bottom is of Ivan, with an arrow in his thigh, preparing to deflect more arrows.

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J-E Media Translation Course@JVTA（日本映像翻訳アカデミー） @jemediatranslation.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Coming up next week!📚 Join us on September 12th (JST) for a special look into the world of Japanese-to-English manga localization and editing with Sarah Tangney (@sarasaraht.bsky.social) from Square Enix Manga & Books!🤩 Don't miss it! Sign up here: t.co/CDMRlYcsU8

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Michelle・由美・Tymon@通訳&アニメ翻訳🌈🌸 @gshock99.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

4 of my favorite series that I’m working on this season: ▪️Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun S4 (the only one I’m translating out of these) ▪️Draw This, Then Die ▪️Please Excuse My Younger Brothers ▪️Kaiju Girl Caramelise Please check them out if you can 💛

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 01/09/2026

September is here, and with it comes some of our favorite bookish holidays! Welcome to ✨National Literacy Month & Letterer Appreciation Month✨ – this one’s for everyone who makes the things we love to read, and doubly for all our besties that love reading! 📖

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