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it's #portfolioday ! hi, i'm a freelance manga letterer who has worked on multiple volumes, doujinshi and one-shots of a variety of genres, from BL to battle shounen in the last year 💬 i love experimenting with drawing SFX and learning new things everyday! rutelettersthings.carrd.co

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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hilarious timing, square enix just announced the last one.... 😭🥲

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

thank you for all you do 🫶

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

made a list of some of my favorite titles i would love to have the chance to letter.... can you tell who my favorite author is 🫣 please consider me for these!! 🥺 rutelettersthings.carrd.co

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

thank you to whoever submitted this aaaahh 😭🫶 i hope i can letter more BL from now on!!!

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

hope one day to have the honor of getting nominated for something for screentoney, for now I'll continue to nominate colleagues whose work i love!

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

been having a hard time lately with health and stuff but im finally feeling better so ill get back on my feet starting tomorrow ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

going to my first con as a professional letterer.... I'm bringing business cards but idk how many ill get to hand out 😭 im baby and socially anxious

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

i'm officially getting medication for adhd after 20 years 🥹 i can't wait to hopefully feel more like a normal person capable of normal, simple tasks 🥹

sara linsley @sara.pizza · 24/04/2026

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one tip I have for hand lettering SFX that I learned from watching artists is 📢 ROTATE YOUR DANG CANVAS 📢

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

canvas rotation is my best friend

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Got my contributor copies and goodies!! Lettering this series was a pleasure and a delight!! I've loved Licca-sensei for a long time so I'm super happy for the opportunity 🥺 The second volume will be out soon!

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

i wanna work on something where I'm able to do mixed case sfx 🥺

Brandon Bovia @brandonbovia.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

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It's #portfolioday! I'm a freelance manga letterer who has lent his design skills to the art of localization on close to 300 books. You might recognize a few of the things I've worked on!

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that boom is so delicious, holy

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

i neeeed to stop making the mistake of not clicking "reply to all" in my emails and only realizing after it's sent 😭

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publishers thinking of licensing the rest of Koala Omugi's catalogue should consider me for lettering it 🥺🥺🥺🥺

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

i can't wait for when i can finally reveal this project i've been working on for months aaaaaahh it's my biggest and dearest opportunity yet i wanna scream about it!!

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Sky @rutandesigns.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

If any publishers are looking for a letterer and/or designer for any projects feel free to message me! I have open availability at the moment Portfolio: rutandesigns.com ANN Page: www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia... #manga #lightnovels

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

updated portfolio with some spicy recent work rutelettersthings.carrd.co

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I'm lettering this!!! 🪡❤️‍🩹 Sensei's art is super beautiful and the story's bittersweetness is a great contrast to the cute art ❤️‍🩹 please check it out!

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

tidied up my desk. surely this will fix my productivity

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

happy birthday finn!! i hope you have a great day 🎉

siry @sshiriry.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

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Battle Royale Deluxe Vol. 1 is out in the wild now!! I'm very happy to have gotten the chance to letter the new edition of this crazy series. Though after 600 pages of this I need something cute and fluffy to heal my soul...

manga panel with the subtitled SFX: BOOM

manga panel with the subtitled SFX: FLAP

manga panel with the subtitled SFX: KLANG

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

these look phenomenal woah!!

Brandon Bovia @brandonbovia.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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Immortality and Punishment! The first volume of this bleak zombie apocalypse manga dropped yesterday and I was tasked with some challenging, complicated bits of localization. So let's talk about it!

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sara linsley @sara.pizza · 09/01/2026

happy early birthday to my little gay baby

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

i love her thank you for bringing her to life

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

happy new year! here's my '25 lettering summary i'm so thankful to Matt for giving me an opportunity and kickstarting my professional lettering journey. i learned so much from him. i wish he could see how far i've gotten in just a few months... i hope to letter more in 2026!

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

seeing my lettering and credits in print and in my hands for the first time... having something i've worked on join my collection... 🥹 what a great way to end this year

holding a manga booklet and postcard with one hand. booklet has a red cover with two male characters about to kiss. postcard is blurred out. the background shows a collection of manga and merchandise.

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

i bet!😭 i don't know how you managed

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ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

it's only gotten worse 🙃 my meds aren't doing anything

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

i've been struggling to wake up in the morning but even when i do it's always cloudy and raining it just *feels* so depressing... fall doesn't even exist for me anymore, summer ends and it's winter blegh

ru 🫐 @shrimpyru.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

yea... im an night owl as well but i want the option to be able to experience sunlight 😭 it's been raining heavily for a while now here so ugh. i'm jealous of anyone experiencing actual fall weather