Debora Aoki
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(She/Her)
- Writer and Editor, Freelance
- Co-founder and Editor, MSX - The Mangasplaining Extra Newsletter
- Co-Host, Mangasplaining
Oakland
As seen in:
MSX - The Mangasplaining Extra Newsletter,
Mangasplaining,
Substack,
KQED's Forum,
The After Show from Anime News Network (Podcast),
LiveAbout,
ComicsBeat,
Publishers Weekly,
The Jeff Gerstmann Show - A Podcast About Video Games
Covers:
manga, anime, comics, manga publishing, Japanese pop culture, webtoons, comics conventions, anime conventions, illustrators, manga mobile apps / websites
Doesn't Cover:
games, collectible figures or toys, cosplay, voice actors
Manga addict, publishing consultant, journalist & traveler. Co-host for Mangasplaining podcast.
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Debora Aoki’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Deb Aoki is a life-long comics reader and 4th generation Japanese-American who grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii surrounded by Asian pop culture, including manga, anime and tokusatsu (live action superhero) shows. She writes about manga for Publishers Weekly and is ¼ of the weekly podcast Mangasplaining (www.mangasplaining.com), a show that introduces Japanese comics in English to new readers with co-hosts Chip Zdarsky, Christopher Butcher and David Brothers. Deb is also a comics creator, user experi…
Debora Aoki’s Journalist Portfolio
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Interview
See all 8 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
If my high school newspaper doesn't count, then I'd say the nightclub and art articles I wrote for Scrawling Wall, an indie newspaper in HNL.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yep! I'm that old.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I prefer emails since I generally ignore phone calls from numbers I don't recognize. Pls. include photos, artwork or a PDF of the comics.