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Kodansha USA @kodansha.us · 16/09/2026

The second volume of the MARS 30th Anniversary Edition is now available in print! With a deluxe hardcover, beautiful new cover illustrations and a fresh translation, how can you not add this one to your collection? kodansha.us/series/mars-30th-annive…

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Bringing back Mushishi in a hardcover edition that it deserves has been such an honor. Mushishi's storytelling and art is timeless. Accessibility to classic manga is so important. (Side note: Oh man, this is now "classic." Please don't tell me I'm old.) Huge shoutout to my amazing dream team! 🫶

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I'll be at the "New & Upcoming Kodansha Manga Revealed"! :D

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I'm at AX, but I'm absolutely terrible at being connected via social media. If any manga professionals wanted to meet up, feel free to hit me up! My response may happen a day later though because I keep all social media to my laptop... 🫣

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Ben Applegate @benapplegate.com · 03/07/2026

Being involved with a new edition of Phoenix is an honor (and a huge responsibility). The series will be published in six large-sized (7x10") hardcover editions with cloth casewrap, screenprinting, and gold foil. Feat. the original Dadakai translation with revisions/updates & letters by @sara.pizza

Cover of the new hardcover deluxe edition of Osamu Tezuka's manga Phoenix.

Spines of all six volumes of the new edition of Phoenix.

A 2-color manga page from the new edition of Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix.

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The Screentoney Awards @screentoneys.com · 01/07/2026

The Screentoney Award for "Seamless translation and editing" goes to @magpon.bsky.social and Andres Oliver screentoneys.com/award?id=54059

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manga|saltaria🩷💛💙 @saltaria.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

MARS 30th Anniversary Edition from @kodansha.us Thank you so much for this early copy! It’s absolutely GORGEOUS! The metallic red is stunning! 😍 the end pages inside are also perfect for it! I’m so happy we’re finally getting a beautiful and thoughtful edition of this series!

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Kodansha USA @kodansha.us · 31/05/2026

#ThatsNotLove Vol 1 is now available in print & digital! After noticing a sculpture at an exhibit by her former teacher bears a striking resemblance to her middle school best friend Yukari, Akane reaches out to her, wondering what it could mean... ow.ly/X2LA50Z4Q7e

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Mushishi Collector's Edition 2 is out! :)

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Hype. (Also pleasantly surprised to see that the logo is basically the same as the one from our English manga edition, amazingly designed by Matthew Akuginow.)

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Tank Chair is such a gem. I love working on this series. It is ridiculous, fun, and absolutely heart-wrenching in its own way.

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Exciting news for folks (like myself) who were wondering where they can watch the animated version of Mushishi legally after it left Crunchyroll. Also, adding a different link for Chapter 1 of the Collector's Edition since the one linked below is for the older Del Rey version: tinyurl.com/43w5wn3s

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Absolutely thrilled to be working on Rainy Day Serenade. ☔👘It's a series that I've wanted to be in print/licensed since I first became an editor. ☺️ The art is gorgeous and the time period (late Meiji, post Russo-Japanese war) was an era I focused on in my grad school days.

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Ben Applegate @benapplegate.com · 07/01/2026

Yes, it's a MANGA ABOUT A TALKING WALLABY*. He's a lovable weeb (his favorite book is "Bushido") and finally gets a chance to visit Japan, where he gets roped in as a substitute homeroom teacher. It's part cute Paddington-esque hijinks, part Japan cultural misunderstandings, part HS slice of life.

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

✨ 2025 Quick Review ✨ I returned to editing after a six-month parental leave in January, which meant that the total number of books was not as much as previous years. However! I was able to dive into some new challenges, which includes my first hardcover edition (Mushishi Collector's Edition) (1/?)

Review of Maggie's editorial endeavors, which includes 20 manga books (Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride 2-6, How I Met My Soulmate 5, I See Your Face, Turned Away 4, Initial D Omnibus 6-8, Last Samurai Standing 2-4, Mushishi Collector's Edition 1, Phantom of the Idol 8, Sheltering Eaves 4, Tank Chair 5-6, Attack on Titan coloring book, Witch Hat Atelier coloring book)

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Ben Applegate @benapplegate.com · 03/01/2026

The lettering in the new Mushishi is so good that in places it's almost as if the sfx had been bilingual from the beginning. Spectacular work from @kernedout.bsky.social on a delightful translation by my colleague Andres Oliver in a package edited by @magpon.bsky.social. This belongs on your shelf.

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Aidan Clarke @cranchyroll.com · 03/01/2026

There's a new English release of Mushishi, lettered by Phil Christie (@kernedout.bsky.social). I adore how Urushibara-sensei utilizes texture in her art, and how the sound effects inherit that texture. Phil does an amazing job replicating that with subtitled SFX. Notes in alt text!

The cover of Mushishi Collector's Edition volume 1.

A subtitled sound effect from the new English edition of Mushishi. Rough open block letters are surrounded by a screen tone that is scraped away in places, and sometimes crosses into the interior of the letters to mimic the original sound effect.

A subtitled sound effect from the new English edition of Mushishi. The original sound effect is cut in half by the arc of a slash. The english subtitle is nestled within a gap and is similarly bisected.

A subtitled sound effect from the new English edition of Mushishi. The original sound effect is over art with rough line art and dense screen tone. The line art was drawn approximately up to the edges of the katakana, and sometimes the screen tone is scraped away. The english sound effect is in an area with more dense line art, so it has an uneven outline made of the screen tone to keep the letters legible. Those outlines keep the tone contiguous with the art. White scraping is also visible.

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween! Source: Tank Chair 7 by Manabu Yashiro (Lettering: Evan Hayden, Translation: Max Greenway)

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TheOASG @theoasg.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/10/2025

A free preview of Yuki Urushibara's Mushishi Collector's Edition (Chapter 1) is up on Kodansha's site kodansha.us/series/mushishi-collect…

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

The glittery feels I have being able to be a part of the panel announcing the return of MARS....ugghghahghghghgh. 🫶 Feeling incredibly thankful to be entrusted with such amazing, classic works like MARS, Mushishi, and Initial D. My middle school self would be flabbergasted. 🤯 #mars #manga #ax2025

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

As a chicken keeper, I truly appreciate this scene from Tank Chair (戦車椅子) 5.

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Ben Applegate @benapplegate.com · 10/06/2025

If You're Over 40, This Anime Expo Manga Announcement Panel Is a Must

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Yen Press @yenpress.com · 31/03/2025

Do you have a passion for manga and light novels? Are you fluent in Japanese and multi-tasking? We currently have an open position for a Yen Press Licensing and Executive Assistant (Japanese Bilingual)! If this interests you, make sure to apply here!➡️ buff.ly/tmhkctJ

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Jocelyne Allen @brainvsbook.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

This might be the worst TL advice I've ever seen. The number one thing I tell students is to look everything up all the time. Look it up in monolingual dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, corpora, thesauruses, whatever! The ability to question your own knowledge is the mark of a good translator.

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

In honor of MLB Opening Day... [From "I See Your Face, Turned Away"]

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Ben Applegate @benapplegate.com · 18/03/2025

Come join the best manga editorial team in the biz (imho). This is a rare entry-level role that affords a chance to learn the entire manga editorial and production process (and work on books, too!). Once a week in the office in NYC; otherwise remote. jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com/PRH_US/job/N...

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Assistant Editor, Manga - (Hybrid)

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Ben Applegate @benapplegate.com · 05/02/2025

Happy Barnes & Noble Preorder 25% Sale Week—it's not too early to preorder Dragon Head, and if there are any other Vol. 1s out there that you've a hankerin' fer, remember: Preorders largely determine how many copies of a book end up on B&N's shelves at release www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dragon-hea...

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Dragon Head 1|Paperback

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

How fortuitous to come across this panel while eating chè (Vietnamese dessert) that consisted of flan, panna cotta, and tofu in coconut milk. 😋 [Panel from The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride]

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Kim🌸 @kpossibles.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

🚀 VIZ Media is hiring a Senior Manager, Digital Marketing Operations. Full time, hybrid in San Francisco, $110k-130k. #jobalert #marketingjobs www.viz.com/company-jobs...

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The world’s most popular anime, manga and more!

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Heyo. I'm Maggie. I'm a manga editor for Kodansha. Some titles I've worked on include Initial D Omnibus, Blue Lock, My Lovesick Life as a '90s Otaku, How I Met My Soulmate, Tank Chair, and more! I mainly post panels. Other loves include cats, chickens, gardening, and drumming. And my baby boy. 🐣

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I've been rudely informed that I should start drinking coffee because I have a baby now, but I am in the firm belief of cola supremacy. 🥤 [Source: Tank Chair]

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Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com · 26/11/2024

WE'RE HIRING! We're looking for a Junior Designer to join our team! If you're interested in book design and have a passion for anime & manga as well as a keen eye for details, check out the link below & apply by Dec. 5th! Learn More & Apply: bit.ly/4eMrTF9

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Junior Designer, Square Enix Manga and Books (Remote)

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 18/12/2023

After attending several social events this past weekend... Source: Phantom of the Idol

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 04/12/2023

Be honest. How many of you have brought in a picture of an anime, manga, or video game character to a stylist and asked for a similar haircut? In 8th grade, I cut my hair like Alice from Alice 19th (which is very similar to Rei). I wanted hair like Rei, but felt too shy to share it b/c blue hair.

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

So many easter eggs and faithful reproductions of real material, starting from the front cover of this manga. 🥚 Any Magic Knight Rayearth fans? [Source: My Lovesick Life as a '90s Otaku]

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Maggie @magpon.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

If only life were that simple… (Source: My Lovesick Life as a '90s Otaku)

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