ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @libcomix.bsky.social American Library Association's Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table - Library Workers, Educators & Comics Advocates Unite!
https://www.ala.org/gncrt
#libcomix #educomix #comicslibrarianship #readmorecomics #ForOurLibraries
Greg Lockard @greglockard.bsky.social Writer & Editor
Matthew Murray 🦇 @midnitelibrary.bsky.social Data Librarian. Co-Host of Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast. Editor of Two-Fisted Library Stories. Spooky Librarian. Goth. Comics. Manga. Zines. Games. ScholComm. OA. RDM. Social Justice. He/They.
"A known human friend" - Graham Stark
Whitney Leopard @whitleopard.bsky.social | 100% That Weird Aunt | Executive Editor at http://rhkidsgraphic.com & Ink Pop | 🐾cat-mom to Eleanor & Jude🐾 | twin of Bones | sometimes teacher | more info at https://www.whitneyleopard.com/ |
Kendra @sniperofmyheart.bsky.social Kendra. She/her. Canadian. 30+. Host of My Hero Academia Podcast and cohost of The View From the Top. Anime/manga fan. Fan of One Piece, MHA, JJK, Undead Unluck, and Haikyu!! etc
Jocelyne Allen @brainvsbook.bsky.social アレン・ジョセリン
I write. I ramble. I translate. And interpret.
筆者／翻訳・通訳家／取り留めの無い人
(she/they)
brainvsbook.com
kaikatsu.ca
Tina Coleman @arystocrat.bsky.social Library World resident, liaison to Comics Librarians and Gaming Librarians , idea-generator, connection maker, sparkler ✨
Amie with an ‘i.e.’ 🔜 SDCC @librarylandia.bsky.social Public Historian, Librarian, TCAF Director
Former NYorker🗽Current Canadian 🇨🇦
Past President GNCRT
she/her // opinions all me
Writing my PhD on comics censorship
https://carleton.ca/history/cu-people/amie-wright/
CJ Suzuki @cybercjay.bsky.social Associate Professor at CUNY. Scholar of Manga/Comics and Popular Media
Jack Phoenix (a comics librarian) @comicslibrarian.com Librarian specializing in comics.
GNCRT President-Elect (@libcomix.bsky.social)
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Brigid Alverson @brigidalverson.bsky.social Comics journalist, library fan, ally. I vote. Support trans youth! All opinions are my own. Pronouns: She/her.
Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social Overcaffeinated Kentuckian in Massachusetts. Librarian. Professor. Trustee. Ask me about #GraphicMedicine. Trying to be kind, do good, and read comics. (He/Him)
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Anime NYC @animenyc.bsky.social August 26-29 2027.
New York City’s anime convention 🍎🗽
A showcase of the best of Japanese pop culture in the biggest city in America! 🇺🇸🇯🇵
#AnimeNYC
Jim Prisciandaro @jimprisciandaro.bsky.social Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of SC. I study co-occurring bipolar and substance use disorders using MRI/MRS.
Moni Barrette-Comics Librarian @monibarre.bsky.social Mama, comics librarian, educator, writer, entrepreneur.
Past President, ALA Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @libcomix
Co-Founder, Creators Assemble @creatorsassemble
2023 Eisner Award judge
Debut book out 2026.
Monibarrette.com
Risa (Lisa) HATANAKA | 畑中 理沙 (she/her) @risahatanaka.bsky.social 💼Librarian 図書館司書 | Uninvited guest | MLIS @ UBC | BA @ ICU | Reposts, Likes ≠ endorsement | English/日本語 | Views my own
🔁 Blue Jays nerd, arts & culture lover, runner, traveler, baker, … and more
📍Toronto ← Tokyo
https://www.linkedin.com/in/risa-hatanaka
Eike Exner @eikeexner.com アイケ・エクスナ
Striphistoricus writing on Japanese comics and the history of the comics medium; author of Comics and the Origins of Manga and Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics.
More about my work at eikeexner.com (name's pronounced Eye-kuh).
Tim Jones @themisterlibrary.bsky.social '25 SLJ Librarian of the Year 🎉 '24 LJ Mover & Shaker 🎉 '23 Nat’l Media Literacy Teacher 🎉 '22 KY Librarian of the Year 🎉 Second City Alum 🎉 Co-Owner of nimcoinc.com 🎉 Book in 2026
linktr.ee/misterlibrary
#Skybrarians #TLSky #EduSky #BookSky
Tim Smyth @historycomics.bsky.social All things TeachingWithComics.com Eisner Nominated Author. Presenter. Teacher. Husband. Dad. Nerd.
Ivan ➡️ 🫠 @salaczar.bsky.social It's me ya favorite weeb! Mexican🇲🇽, queer🏳️🌈, non-binary ⚧️, poly💓. Kodansha USA Sr. Marketing Director. Sometimes writer. Sometimes tall goth GF⛓💖
Gigi Murakami 🔪 Queen of Horror Manga @gigimurakami.bsky.social Award-winning creator of RESENTER
🔪| Punk Rockin’ Horror mangaka w/ ADHD
✍🏾| Viz, Abrams, NLite, Kodansha, Boom Studios
💌| repped by: janna@jannaco.co
🌹Solidarity Forever🌹
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Yatta-Tachi @yattatachi.com Independent media outlet that creates resources, reviews, & editorials about manga/hwa/hua, webtoons, and VN/Otome.
Owner/EiC: @harleygin.bsky.social
website: yattatachi.com
donate: https://ko-fi.com/yattatachi
job board: @otakujobs.com
Glacier Bay Books @glacierbaybooks.com award-winning publisher・manga・art comics・new literature・publisher of the coolest books you’ve never heard of. Hagiwara Rei, Imai Arata, Natsujikei Miyazaki, Mukoubi Aoi, Kusahara Umi, Oumi Konomi, Ayumu Arisaka, Yoshimi Uchida and more
glacierbaybooks.com
Drawn & Quarterly @dandq.bsky.social Montreal-based publisher of the world's most brilliant cartoonists and their comics, graphic novels and art! https://linktr.ee/dandq
Discotek Media @discotekmedia.bsky.social Boutique DVD/Blu-ray publisher. Fan-driven company that licenses and sells the best of Japanese animation and Asian cinema... to YOU!
Anime News Network @animenewsnetwork.com The internet's most trusted source of anime news.
Dark Horse Comics @darkhorse.com Publisher of creator-owned and licensed comics, manga, art books, collectibles. Hellboy, The Mask, Umbrella Academy, Berserk, Trigun, many more!
Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com Formed in 2004, Seven Seas is now one of the largest publishers of manga, light novels, danmei, and more in the English-language market.
Kodansha USA @kodansha.us Inspire Impossible Stories! The manga publisher of AKIRA, The Ghost in the Shell, Initial D & More!
FanCons.com @fancons.com Find conventions near you for any fandom you're in. Thousands of fan conventions from around the world can be found at FanCons.com.
Posts about new cons are NOT an endorsement!
MañgoCast @mangacast.bsky.social Puts the Ñ in Ño and the O in manga.
Teresa (Katy) Castillo @harleygin.bsky.social She/Her • 🏳️🌈 💖 @cbrails.bsky.social • Upstate NY cryptid
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Owner/EIC - @yattatachi.com
Runs @otakujobs.com
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Designer - AH Magazine
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Anime Herald @animeherald.com The official Bluesky account for Anime Herald, and everyone's anime-shaped sleep paralysis demon.
We Speak Otaku. 💖
Patreon: http://hera.fyi/patreon
Anime Feminist @animefeminist.com Japanese pop culture & intersectional feminist analysis under one umbrella! Reviews, articles, podcasts, & more.
Visit Us: https://www.animefeminist.com/
Support Our Work on Patreon or Ko-Fi: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist
Anime Trending @anitrendz.com Official Bluesky account for anime charts, polls, and news! Vote for your anime now: anitrendz.com
Omoi: Manga App & Publisher @omoi.com Formerly known as Azuki. Read thousands of official manga chapters on Web, iOS, & Android 💖 Start your Premium free trial today ✨ Try us for free 💓
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Yen Press @yenpress.com The official Yen Press Bluesky account. Manga, light novels, Korean comics and more!
Citrus Con @citruscon.bsky.social Citrus Con is a virtual 18+ con for BL/queer media, shipping, and fanworks. Our event is anti-harassment and open to lovers of any content. COMING 2027/02/26 🍋 https://www.citruscon.com
AnimEigo @animeigo.com Boutique Blu-ray publisher run by fans.
Bringing You Anime Your Way Since 1988.
AniPlaylist @aniplaylist.bsky.social Android & iOS app helping you find all anime openings/endings/OST on Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer
Download app: https://tosto.re/aniplaylist
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=19942013
Anime UK News @animeuknews.net Breaking news, the latest reviews, and engaging features from the world of anime, manga, and light novels. Retailer links may be part of affiliate programs. https://animeuknews.net
Shojo & Tell: A Manga Podcast @shojoandtell.bsky.social 🌟 A manga discussion podcast about shojo/josei series that make your heart go doki-doki
🌟 Next episode: Red River vol 1-9
🌟 www.shojoandtell.com
🌟 Hosted by @slashlyashley.bsky.social
🌟 Email: shojoandtell@gmail.com
Strict Algorithm LLC @wsstalkback.bsky.social Formerly WSSTB.
Strictly about J-culture on your algorithm|Marketing and Localization|Partner with @mangamavericks.bsky.social
(Logo by @soragsilverwind.bsky.social)
email: wsstalkback@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/wsstalkback
Square Enix Manga & Books @square-enix-books.com Official Bluesky Account for Square Enix Manga & Books. Publisher of Manga, Light Novels, and Game Tie-In Books from Japan’s top creators. Uncover Unforgettable!
https://square-enix-books.com/
MangaAlerts @mangaalerts.com Welcome! Here you'll find the latest manga deals, restocks, and news! ✌️
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases
Email: contact@mangaalerts.com
Website: https://beacons.ai/mangaalerts
Shoujo Sundae Podcast @handle.invalid 🌸 Thee award winning #shoujo podcast. 💓 Our takes on your favorite anime! 🍨Hosted by @gianaluna.bsky.social & IG: chikasupreme 💕 ⬇
https://linktr.ee/shoujosundae
The Screentoney Awards @screentoneys.com The least prestigious manga localization awards, established 2021, 90% satire, and 100% good times
http://screentoneys.com/
Behind The Manga @behindthemanga.com Behind the Manga is a group dedicated to discussing the manga and anime industries.
Hosted by
MangaAlerts and WinterVenom
Email: contact@behindthemanga.com
Website: https://www.behindthemanga.com/
Ize Press @izepress.com The official Bluesky account for Ize Press, the @yenpress.com
imprint for your favorite Korean comics!
Ani-Gamers: Podcasts & More @anigamers.com Anime/manga/video game podcasts, reviews, creator interviews and lots of bad jokes. anigamers.com / patreon.com/anigamers
Animenomics @animenomics.com News, insights, and data on the global business of anime and manga
🗞️ Newsletter: https://news.animenomics.com/
📧 Contact: editors@animenomics.com
BuyAnime.com @buyanime.bsky.social Welcome to Buyanime.com's official Bluesky account - we're a store built by anime fans, for anime fans! 🙌 Explore the best selection of new manga, anime, figures, and more - all at unbeatable prices.
Your next favorite find is just a click away! 🐉🎌
VIZ Media @viz.com President of the Anime and Manga Club since '86!
Idea Factory International @ifi.games Official Idea Factory International Account! Publishers of Neptunia™, Mary Skelter™, Death end re;Quest™, and more!
https://ifi.games
ESRB info on game sites.
Otakon @otakon.bsky.social Otakon is a yearly convention for East Asian culture in Washington DC, USA. Our next event is July 31-Aug 2, 2026.
www.otakon.com
Justin Sevakis @worldofcrap.bsky.social Pro anime/video nerd, CEO of MediaOCD / @AnimEigo.com / Whole Grain Pictures. He/him. Food, fitness, movies, general nerdery. No licensing questions please! 🇺🇸🏳️🌈📀🪩
Samantha Ferreira Is Back On Her Book Bullshit @sam-animeherald.northsky.social She/Her 🏳️⚧️
Anime Fan, Owner of a pretty big Sakura Wars collection, and EIC at Anime Herald and The Combat Revue Review
Physical media advocate
Opinions are my own
Evan Minto @evanminto.com Anime burger boy • Co-founder of manga app/publisher @omoi.com, formerly at Crunchyroll • Writer and podcaster for ANN, Otaku USA, @anigamers.com • I make websites/art/music/games • He/him
Follow my Fedi acct @VamptVo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
⚡𝔅𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔩𝔢𝔤𝔲𝔪 𝔐𝔦𝔡𝔩𝔦𝔣𝔢 ℭ𝔯𝔦𝔰𝔦𝔰⚡ @bunnycartoon.bsky.social Dawn ❤️ Your Anime Grandma 🩷 loves spooky, cute, & retro 🧡 Host/producer of The Anime Nostalgia Podcast 💛 AnimeNostalgiaPodcast(a)gmail(.)com 💚 BLM! 💙 ACAB! 🩵 FUCK TERFS! 💜 NO AI 🩶 She/They, disabled, queer & married 🤍 pfp: Otacat
beacons.ai/bunnycartoon
Red Bard (Kennedy) @redbardiscool.bsky.social YouTuber, freelance writer, (also freelance) video editor and member of editorial team at @animenewsnetwork.com, yaoi paddle historian. Any pronouns are fine but they/them is preferred.
https://www.youtube.com/c/redbardiscool
Lauren Orsini @laurenorsini.bsky.social Twitter refugee formerly known as @laureninspace. Bylines at Anime News Network and Forbes. 
Gender: Colleen @colleensmangarecs.bsky.social androgynous youtuber from a 70s shoujo manga || they/them || banner illustration by @suybean.bsky.social
https://beacons.ai/colleensmangarecs
Tristan "Arkada" Gallant @arkada.bsky.social Hello there! I am Tristan "Arkada" Gallant, and I yell about anime. Apologies for all poorly spelled posts.
Snowhaven Studios - Wishlist Drops of Death @snowhavenstudios.bsky.social Drops of Death, a dating sim where the killer is randomly selected at the start of the game, and you might accidentally fall in love with them! Coming August 7th, 2025💀💔
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1404300/Drops_of_Death/
The Third Impact Anime @thirdimpactanime.bsky.social ✨️🎙Thoughtful & fun podcasting about anime & the community it inspires. Reviews, guest interviews, and con panels!
🎙Austin, Bill, Tori, Sully, Ryan, Sarah, and pals.
Next con: TBD
Links at thirdimpactanime.carrd.co
Otaku Jobs @otakujobs.com Helping you find a job in the Fandom Industry (Anime, Manga, Comics, Gaming) by sharing job postings (Tues - Thurs) as I come across them!
Run by @harleygin.bsky.social
Make a donation: https://ko-fi.com/harleygin
Sister site: @yattatachi.com
Mike Toole @miketoole.com He/him. Semi-pro anime dork, longtime AV professional, enjoyer of soccer, beer, cycling, movies, and some other stuff.
Miles | Anime by the Numbers @milesofficial.bsky.social the anime numbers guy
subscribe: animebythenumbers.substack.com
listen: @questforthebestpod.bsky.social
ceo of white box entertainment
sr advisor @ manga mavericks
advisor @ anime trending
prev: cmo @ anime ltd, mktg @ crunchyroll
Daniel Dockery @dandock.bsky.social Writer at Crunchyroll, Polygon, WIRED, Vulture, GamesRadar, Inverse, Pokemon, Paste Magazine and other places / Rep'd by Aevitas Creative / Author of MONSTER KIDS ('22), I AM THE NIGHT ('26) and LIFE FINDS A WAY ('28) / Picked Charmander
Geoff Thew @mothersbasement.bsky.social Video Essayist and Anime Critic. he/him
❤️ @yazy.bsky.social
YouTube: YouTube.com/MothersBasement
BUSINESS: basement@geexplus.co.jp
Matt Alt @mattalt.bsky.social Tokyo-based writer, localizer, cultural consultant. Author of Pure Invention, Yokai Attack, and more.
https://www.mattalt.com/
https://blog.pureinventionbook.com/
https://linktr.ee/mattalt
Austin Hardwicke🍊 animating Trigun Stargaze @chompotron.bsky.social Orange animator 🍊. Beastars, Trigun, Godzilla
PFP by RadioMomo
Lynzee Loveridge @annlynzee.bsky.social Hexes and Os. ☕💫
@Anime Executive Editor, ANN After Show host, fungi enthusiast, & loose cannon. She/her. Send news tips and coffee to Lynzee@animenewsnetwork.com.
Pfp by Otacat
Fix your hearts or die.
Blerdy Otome | Looking for something to play! @blerdyotome.bsky.social Black girl gamer, streamer, blogger! Lover of otome, indie vns & megane | Work with me: https://beacons.ai/blerdyotome | Twitch: http://twitch.tv/blerdyotome | Email: blerdyotome@gmail.com
Helen McCarthy @glider.bsky.social Glider in the night, dancer in the dark, lover of lost rivers and paths in the woods and libraries and half-open doors. Moonlights as a writer.
Images/poems mine unless credited. AI must be consensual.
https://ko-fi.com/helenmccarthy51
Anne ☕ @apricotsushi.bsky.social a little fruit with a big otome game collection ✧ current: upcycled art, freelance JP to EN loc, PR + marketing ✧ did a PhD on shojo + BL manga once ✧ she/her
🔗 apricotsushi.carrd.co 🔗 open to work!
Andes Chucky @wendeego.bsky.social I skeet about stuff and blog sometimes. Managing Editor @yattatachi.com Portfolio https://awescott.carrd.co/ Bylines: Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, Anime Herald, startmenu, scrmbl etc. Tweets+opinions are my own.
Dee-mons of the Shadow Realm @deescribe.bsky.social Professional writer • Amateur bookworm • Part-time critic • Full-time Jayhawk • Low-key queer • High-key nerd • she/any • formerly @joseinextdoor
Nicholas Friedman @nmfreed.com GIRL DAD! Director, Multimedia & Editorial at Crunchyroll, Publisher at Crunchyroll News & host of The Anime Effect podcast. Ask me about my DS games.
TJ Ferentini 🏳️⚧️ @ferenteeny.bsky.social Writer. Voice Actor. Senior Editor @ Kodansha. (Attack on Titan, Boys Run the Riot, Is Love the Answer?, The Spellbook Library, My Summer of You, Wandance, Whisper Me a Love Song, & more.) Lambda Literary Fellow. They/He. 🩷💛💙🏳️⚧️
https://tjferentini.carrd.co/
K-ComicsBeat @kcomicsbeat.bsky.social The only US website that covers the world of webtoons, K-comics, lite novels, webcomics and much more! 
Grantasy Star IV: The End of the Sillynium @grantthethief.bsky.social Writer at ANN. Podcaster with Blade Licking Thieves, Super Senpai Podcast, and Adventure Tomes. Author and trying to be an artist.
Mostly wife guy posting and bad jokes.
sara linsley @sara.pizza writes code for VIZ, designs fonts, letters comics/manga, she/her, nyc
Tutorials: https://github.com/saraoswald/lettering-tutorials/wiki
Fonts: https://ko-fi.com/salinsley/shop
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sarasfonts
D. Merrill @terebifunhouse.bsky.social -ATL-YYZ cartoon nerd; writing about classic Japanese anime at http://letsanime.blogspot.com and Stupid Comics at http://misterkitty.net
-Anime Hell guy for AWA & Anime North
-contact at terebifunhouse@gmail.com
Adam Sheehan @neumaverick.bsky.social Senior Producer, Global Events & Experiences at @Crunchyroll. Over-analyzer of geek culture & anime. Wife, 4 cats, and a daughter keeping life interesting. Some of these are rescues.
Andrew "Steiner" Hodgson @distantvalhalla.bsky.social Japanese-to-English Media Translator/Consultant/Project Manager | Retro Eroge Enthusiast (Eroboomer™) | VTuber & Idol Manager for @feebeechanchibi.bsky.social | https://www.abhodgson.com/works/
Cy Catwell @pixelatedlenses.bsky.social Former 福島 JET / Editor & Book Guy / Editor at AnimeFeminist & AnimeHerald & Yatta-Tachi / They・Them / 腐人・百合人 / EN・日本語 / 🏳️🌈&🏳️⚧️ / Opinions are my own. No AI ever.
Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social Cartoonist and skiffy writer. 2022 Inkpot winner. Narbonic, Skin Horse, Willowweep Manor, Steam. Repped by Brent Taylor.
https://www.patreon.com/c/Shaenon
Minovsky @minovskyarticle.bsky.social Enthusiast.
David Miranda 🦊🇨🇴 @dubudavid.bsky.social LA🇺🇸↔TYO🇯🇵 28.
Blu-rat Producer / Post-Production Manager @MediaOCD
(Discotek Media, AnimEigo, Whole Grain Pictures, etc.)
I do film restoration, color grading & make Blu-rays.
Occasional J-E Translation Stuff.
Views mine. 日本語もOK!
Lucas DeRuyter @lucasderuyter.northsky.social Writing about Anime, Manga, Moves, TV, and Games for myself and anyone who'll pay! Bylines in ANN, Anime Feminist, ButWhyTho, Yatta Tachi, and IGN.
He/Him/His; Discord: Lder#9923
https://lucasderuyter.journoportfolio.com/
Maki Terashima-Furuta @makiterashima.bsky.social President of Production IG USA
Producer of many anime including FLCL and Uzumaki
Tora-Con @toracon.org Upstate New York's top anime convention, bringing fans all over to Rochester, NY. Follow for the latest news! 🐯
Next Con: March 20-21, 2027!
Info at https://toracon.org/
Orange @cg-orange-eng.bsky.social Official English account for animation studio, Orange. Land of The Lustrous, BEASTARS. GodzillaS.P Currently presenting Trigun Stampede 日本語は@cg-orange-inc
Yoshihiro Watanabe @crazynabe.bsky.social Producer for TRIGUN STAMPEDE, BEASTARS, Eccentric Family 2, LOL: New Journey. 🐕柴犬推し🐕 オレンジでアニメ作ってます
🇵🇷 Ellyberries 🏳️🌈 @ellyberries.bsky.social 🔥🇵🇷 Boricua Bilingual (ESP/ENG) Powerhouse
https://www.unlimitedmejiasworks.me/
🎮 twitch.tv/ellyberry w/ Team Overture
⌨ Keeb Enthusiast
📝 Editor: Anime Herald
⌛ Previous: Crunchyroll
🧡S.P.I.R.I.T.💛
ファティーマ🪬Fatimah Haji-Asiri @saffronapplepie.bsky.social JP➞EN translator/localizer,日英翻訳者/ローカライズ, linguistic/cultural/media consultant, I don’t shut up about manga demographics and urban planning, politically correct afro
日本語OK
Website + Links: https://linktr.ee/saffronapplepie
Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social Publisher of the world's greatest cartoonists!
fantagraphics.com
オレンジ @cg-orange-inc.bsky.social アニメ制作会社です。 劇場版アイドリッシュセブン LIVE 4bit BEYOND THE PERiOD 全国の劇場で開催中！ TRIGUN STAMPEDE、ゴジラ S.P 、IDOLiSH7:Mr.AFFECTiON、BEASTARS、宝石の国、蒼穹のファフナー THE BEYOND、フォローよろしくお願いします。
Peow2 SPX W61 @peow.bsky.social Peow2 is a new open-world immersive AAAAA comic pub from the creators of Peow(1). Working w/ the best artists ever. https://peow.studio