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The Year of Yubel

@flamwencogirl.bsky.social

31 💀 she/her 💀 bookseller 💀 manga and books and stuff 💀 icon: I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die 💀 header: Uzumaki

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The Year of Yubel @flamwencogirl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

there's only one more sleep til

The English cover of I Want To Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die volume 14.

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🐰AelithArt🏳️‍⚧️ @aelithart.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Trans day of remembrance! Remember those who are lost, and remember you're not the last, you're not alone. Lets outlive the hate and spread kindness. ❤️ #transdayofremembrance

Two unicorns rearing up in trans colors, blue, pink, and white. Between them in a shield bearing the transgender flag, topped with a crown like a crest. There are ribbons above and below the image that read: "You are not the last, you are not alone."

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PrinceSonic 💌 webcomic :: CHAiNLetter 🖊️ @skoolarart.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Please help out my project! I want to compile a list of Art Merch creators that can be found in one place and give more visibility to Human Artists since sites like etsy have made it near impossible to weed out gen-Ai designs. If you have an online shop fill out a google form and I'll post it!

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JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia @jojowiki.com · 16/11/2024

Hirohiko Araki on the evil of AI art in today's "world of con artists". He worries about the impact AI-generated fakes will have on manga. He recently saw an AI image and was shocked at its similarity to his art style. - Hirohiko Araki's New Manga Techniques (November 15, 2024)

Speaking about societal evils, I think that as AI continues to spread throughout society, we'll be seeing an increasingly shady world filled with scammers exploiting it. Recently, I saw a drawing and thought, “This is something I drew, right?” I was shocked to learn it was actually made by AI. When I draw manga, I add subtle elements that make the work uniquely mine. But this AI-generated piece even mimicked details like the way I draw eyelashes, so precisely that it was almost impossible to tell it apart from my work. If it were based on recent drawings, I’d know right away, “No, I didn’t draw this.” On the other hand, I honestly wouldn’t be able to tell the difference if it were done with my art from about ten years ago, when my memory of it would be a little hazy. The more AI advances, the more this kind of thing will happen.

Art reflects the times, and manga is one example of that. Seeing this world of con artists appear in manga could very well mean that we’re headed for a future world dominated by fraudsters. This type of evil in today’s age will undoubtedly end up impacting manga down the line.

Copyright infringement by AI is also a villain that we manga artists must face. The extreme scenario is that AI-generated fakes might start being accepted as the real thing, and even if we try to protect our work, these counterfeits are becoming so accurate and sophisticated that it’s no longer a fight an individual can win. Having some kind of laws would probably be the only way to regulate this. However, because we’re dealing with a world of con artists, there’s also a very real possibility that laws favoring them will appear before we know it. Personally, I entrust my copyright management to Shueisha, but some manga artists are lax in managing their copyrights, leading to others using their artwork without permission or even leaking original drawings. When I see that, I worry that they might face serious trouble down the line if they don’t take it more seriously.

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The Year of Yubel @flamwencogirl.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I finally had reading free time to finish Love's in Sight. I'm gonna miss these kids 💙💙

A photo of a page from the final volume of Love's in Sight featuring the main characters sharing a kiss.

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The Year of Yubel @flamwencogirl.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

thank you to everyone who attended Asexuality in Manga and/or Get Your Gender On at Kumoricon! I hope they were fun and informative despite how frazzled I felt

The title slide of my Asexuality in Manga panel slideshow.

The title slide of my Get Your Gender On! A Yu-Gi-Oh GX Deep Dive panel slideshow.

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R. O. Kwon 권오경 @rokwon.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

for anyone trying to extricate yourself from the clutches of Amazon: bookstores make more than a third of their money between now & New Year’s, & most bookstores ship nationwide 💌

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Cover of The Cat Who Loved the Sea by Rhoda Goldstein, illustrated by Len Ebert. 1968. archive.org/details/catw...

Striking illustration of a black cat sitting up on top of a pile of large rocks and boulders, calmly surveying its surroundings. It is a black line illustration printed on a medium-light blue canvas book cover.

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