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

Arts and Entertainment

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, journalist & traveler. Co-host for Mangasplaining podcast. Writes about manga for Comics Beat, K-Comics Beat & Publishers Weekly.

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Manta Novels debuts with 11 webnovel series from Korea

Manta Comics, S. Korean e-publishing company RIDI’s all-you-can read webtoon app/subscription service recentl…

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How Manga and Anime Influence Food Culture | KQED

Deb Aoki joins Luke Tsai, food editor, KQED Arts & Culture and Cesar Hernandez, associate restaurant critic, …

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K-Pop Comes to Comic Books

This fall, hit K-pop bands including BTS, ENHYPHEN, and Tomorrow x Together will make their debut in bookstor…

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Manta announces webtoon adaptation of THE BROMANCE BOOK CLUB romance novel

Manta Comics has announced the debut of a new romantic comedy webcomics series based on The Bromance Book Clu…

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Are Sales of Manga Evening Out?

After two years of explosive growth, sales of manga in N. America appears to be leveling off. However, both p…

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Manga-All Kinds, All Formats-Goes Global

Several years of exceptionally strong manga sales in North America has encouraged Japanese and North American…

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Kodansha reveals more details about new K Manga app for US

Manga publisher Kodansha revealed the latest entry in the U.S. digital manga app-scape, K Manga today. Promi…

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INTERVIEW: Akane Torikai - part 1

Meet the creator of Sensei's Pious Lie, learn more about her early influences, and how feminism and comics in…

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Manga Is Booming

One of the big publishing success stories-and perhaps one of the industry's biggest surprises-of the past two…

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