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. 🩷💛💙🏳️⚧️
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Hi new followers! 👋 I’m TJ (they/he), writer, editor, & voice actor! I’m a Senior Editor @ Kodansha, where I’ve had the pleasure of editing many a manga near & dear to my heart, including the Attack on Titan box sets & omnibuses, Boys Run the Riot, Is Love the Answer?, The Spellbook Library, & more!
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The award-winning one-shot manga My Journey to Her is now available in print!
An honest, and at times, humorous look at the author's trip from Japan to Thailand for her gender-affirming surgery, this memoir does not shy away from sensitive topics!
https://ow.ly/2syK50ZUN43
An honest, and at times, humorous look at the author's trip from Japan to Thailand for her gender-affirming surgery, this memoir does not shy away from sensitive topics!
https://ow.ly/2syK50ZUN43
October 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The award-winning one-shot manga My Journey to Her is now available in print!
An honest, and at times, humorous look at the author's trip from Japan to Thailand for her gender-affirming surgery, this memoir does not shy away from sensitive topics!
https://ow.ly/2syK50ZUN43
An honest, and at times, humorous look at the author's trip from Japan to Thailand for her gender-affirming surgery, this memoir does not shy away from sensitive topics!
https://ow.ly/2syK50ZUN43
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I have a bunch I wanna say about this, especially from my perspective of VO spaces right now, but before I do:
TLDR: Ben is right, and it's not even just "now."
It's just way easier to spot it now because of how connected online spaces have made us, as artists and creatives, in general.
🧵 Time:
TLDR: Ben is right, and it's not even just "now."
It's just way easier to spot it now because of how connected online spaces have made us, as artists and creatives, in general.
🧵 Time:
I feel like there's a "rot" in the voiceover industry right now.
It's something that's probably always been there, but I think it's been progressively getting worse.
There's this strange attitude that can basically be summed up as, "F*ck y'all. I got mine." And I'd like to talk about it.
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It's something that's probably always been there, but I think it's been progressively getting worse.
There's this strange attitude that can basically be summed up as, "F*ck y'all. I got mine." And I'd like to talk about it.
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October 6, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I have a bunch I wanna say about this, especially from my perspective of VO spaces right now, but before I do:
TLDR: Ben is right, and it's not even just "now."
It's just way easier to spot it now because of how connected online spaces have made us, as artists and creatives, in general.
🧵 Time:
TLDR: Ben is right, and it's not even just "now."
It's just way easier to spot it now because of how connected online spaces have made us, as artists and creatives, in general.
🧵 Time:
I still haven’t legally changed my name yet out of a combination of sheer laziness and *gestures to life* but the Broadway lottery system might be the straw that finally breaks the camel’s back.
September 16, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I still haven’t legally changed my name yet out of a combination of sheer laziness and *gestures to life* but the Broadway lottery system might be the straw that finally breaks the camel’s back.
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Hello! Are there any manga letterer friends available for work? Please DM me!
Manga letterer friends! My client is looking for a letterer! Please hit me up for more details!
September 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Hello! Are there any manga letterer friends available for work? Please DM me!
Spent my Sunday making the Angel Dust pasta from the Hazbin Hotel Bar Book and can confirm it was absolutely worth the time and effort.
September 6, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Spent my Sunday making the Angel Dust pasta from the Hazbin Hotel Bar Book and can confirm it was absolutely worth the time and effort.
Paging @benapplegate.com 👀
Cover for volume #1 of Keiko Takemiya's "Toward the Terra" aizoban release.
The original series ran in Asahi Sonorama from January 1977 – May 1980 and was reprinted by Square Enix before this reprint by Shogakukan.
The original series ran in Asahi Sonorama from January 1977 – May 1980 and was reprinted by Square Enix before this reprint by Shogakukan.
September 1, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Paging @benapplegate.com 👀
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As today is Letterers Appreciation Day, please check out this Starter Pack of comic book letterers here on Bluesky.
If you are a professional letterer and wish to be in the Starter Pack as well, please let me know!
go.bsky.app/D5PbjPZ
If you are a professional letterer and wish to be in the Starter Pack as well, please let me know!
go.bsky.app/D5PbjPZ
September 1, 2026 at 11:24 AM
As today is Letterers Appreciation Day, please check out this Starter Pack of comic book letterers here on Bluesky.
If you are a professional letterer and wish to be in the Starter Pack as well, please let me know!
go.bsky.app/D5PbjPZ
If you are a professional letterer and wish to be in the Starter Pack as well, please let me know!
go.bsky.app/D5PbjPZ
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Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people
August 26, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people
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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! 🫶
🏆 WINNER FOR BEST NEW EDITION OF CLASSIC MANGA 🏆
Mushishi Collectors Edition Vols. 1-2
Yuki Urushibara
Kodansha
Mushishi Collectors Edition Vols. 1-2
Yuki Urushibara
Kodansha
August 21, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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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Today on the site: A remembrance of Vertical co-founder and Kodansha USA editorial director Ioannis Mentzas.
Ioannis Mentzas, 1972-2026 - The Comics Journal
Austin Price pays homage to the Vertical co-founder and Kodansha USA Editorial Director, who died earlier this year.
www.tcj.com
August 18, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Today on the site: A remembrance of Vertical co-founder and Kodansha USA editorial director Ioannis Mentzas.
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Can't get enough BL or yuri, or need to geek out at Flame Con over your favorite queer manga? Head to Workshop 2 from 3:30-4:30pm on 8/16 to meet other fans and chat with industry professionals from Kodansha!
August 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Can't get enough BL or yuri, or need to geek out at Flame Con over your favorite queer manga? Head to Workshop 2 from 3:30-4:30pm on 8/16 to meet other fans and chat with industry professionals from Kodansha!
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At Flame Con? Kodansha wants to introduce you to all their BL, yuri, and LGBTQ+ manga! Head to Panel Room B from 1-2pm on 8/16 to learn about all the latest and upcoming LGBTQ+ series, followed by a Q&A where you can pick up some awesome freebies!
August 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
At Flame Con? Kodansha wants to introduce you to all their BL, yuri, and LGBTQ+ manga! Head to Panel Room B from 1-2pm on 8/16 to learn about all the latest and upcoming LGBTQ+ series, followed by a Q&A where you can pick up some awesome freebies!
Been staying at my parents’ house while I’ve been recovering from surgery, and between the AC blasting and making it freezing and the nonstop Hallmark Christmas movies, I have forgotten more than once what month it actually is (August, TJ, it is August.)
August 15, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Been staying at my parents’ house while I’ve been recovering from surgery, and between the AC blasting and making it freezing and the nonstop Hallmark Christmas movies, I have forgotten more than once what month it actually is (August, TJ, it is August.)
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Whether you're at home base or away, Blue Summer Haze is the perfect baseball BL for the upcoming sunny season!
Photo credit sadha ! 📚!
Check it out here: https://kodansha.us/series/blue-summer-haze/volume-1/
Photo credit sadha ! 📚!
Check it out here: https://kodansha.us/series/blue-summer-haze/volume-1/
July 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Whether you're at home base or away, Blue Summer Haze is the perfect baseball BL for the upcoming sunny season!
Photo credit sadha ! 📚!
Check it out here: https://kodansha.us/series/blue-summer-haze/volume-1/
Photo credit sadha ! 📚!
Check it out here: https://kodansha.us/series/blue-summer-haze/volume-1/
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If you are interested in the intersection between art and power and patriarchy (inc. the internalized variety), this interview, and this manga, is seriously worth your time.
In celebration of the release of the first volume of #ThatsNotLove, we're sharing an interview with author Peko Watanabe! It's an incredibly interesting and eye-opening interview - check it out here: https://kodansha.us/2026/07/17/thats-not-love-peko-watanabe-interview/
July 17, 2026 at 6:38 PM
If you are interested in the intersection between art and power and patriarchy (inc. the internalized variety), this interview, and this manga, is seriously worth your time.
A porn actor spider demon trying to break a cycle of self destructive behavior and an imp jester with perfectionist issues becoming two of my new favorite comfort characters was not on my 2026 bingo card, but here we are.
July 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM
A porn actor spider demon trying to break a cycle of self destructive behavior and an imp jester with perfectionist issues becoming two of my new favorite comfort characters was not on my 2026 bingo card, but here we are.
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Spindlehorse artists support train 🚂
Quote repost with a drawing in support of the Spindlehorse employees affected by the policy change
@stellahasarrived.bsky.social has created this list where you can go support them
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#hazbinhotel #hazbinhotelalastor #hellaverse #alastor
Quote repost with a drawing in support of the Spindlehorse employees affected by the policy change
@stellahasarrived.bsky.social has created this list where you can go support them
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#hazbinhotel #hazbinhotelalastor #hellaverse #alastor
July 8, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Spindlehorse artists support train 🚂
Quote repost with a drawing in support of the Spindlehorse employees affected by the policy change
@stellahasarrived.bsky.social has created this list where you can go support them
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#hazbinhotel #hazbinhotelalastor #hellaverse #alastor
Quote repost with a drawing in support of the Spindlehorse employees affected by the policy change
@stellahasarrived.bsky.social has created this list where you can go support them
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#hazbinhotel #hazbinhotelalastor #hellaverse #alastor
I’ve been enthusiastically building two playlists—one for HuskerDust, one for RadioStatic—for the past two weeks, and I have no idea why but I think something with Apple Music on desktop messed with it because now half my playlist songs are gone and I need to rebuild them from memory 😭
July 11, 2026 at 2:08 AM
I’ve been enthusiastically building two playlists—one for HuskerDust, one for RadioStatic—for the past two weeks, and I have no idea why but I think something with Apple Music on desktop messed with it because now half my playlist songs are gone and I need to rebuild them from memory 😭
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The first volume of #BlueSummerHaze is now available in print & digital!
Ace pitcher Makoto and catcher Hokuto are the star duo of the school baseball team - but the sudden return of Makoto's childhood best friend turns up the heat on the diamond...
https://ow.ly/oTvo50ZkZcf
Ace pitcher Makoto and catcher Hokuto are the star duo of the school baseball team - but the sudden return of Makoto's childhood best friend turns up the heat on the diamond...
https://ow.ly/oTvo50ZkZcf
July 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The first volume of #BlueSummerHaze is now available in print & digital!
Ace pitcher Makoto and catcher Hokuto are the star duo of the school baseball team - but the sudden return of Makoto's childhood best friend turns up the heat on the diamond...
https://ow.ly/oTvo50ZkZcf
Ace pitcher Makoto and catcher Hokuto are the star duo of the school baseball team - but the sudden return of Makoto's childhood best friend turns up the heat on the diamond...
https://ow.ly/oTvo50ZkZcf
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Join this #AX2026 panel of veteran manga pros to discuss how they got their start in the manga industry - and how you can too - from editing, marketing, translation, production, sales & more!
Panel from 10:00am-10:50am 7/5 - more info here: https://ow.ly/sznk50ZjUxL
Panel from 10:00am-10:50am 7/5 - more info here: https://ow.ly/sznk50ZjUxL
July 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Join this #AX2026 panel of veteran manga pros to discuss how they got their start in the manga industry - and how you can too - from editing, marketing, translation, production, sales & more!
Panel from 10:00am-10:50am 7/5 - more info here: https://ow.ly/sznk50ZjUxL
Panel from 10:00am-10:50am 7/5 - more info here: https://ow.ly/sznk50ZjUxL
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A reminder for anyone who RSVP'd for the #KodanshaHouse LA Q&A and signing with #BlueLock creators Muneyuki Kaneshiro & Yusuke Nomura that it takes place tonight! Full details on the event are on kodanshahouse.com if you need a refresher.
July 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
A reminder for anyone who RSVP'd for the #KodanshaHouse LA Q&A and signing with #BlueLock creators Muneyuki Kaneshiro & Yusuke Nomura that it takes place tonight! Full details on the event are on kodanshahouse.com if you need a refresher.
BLUE LOCK DAY BLUE LOCK DAY BLUE LOCK DAY
July 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
BLUE LOCK DAY BLUE LOCK DAY BLUE LOCK DAY
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Join #BlueLock creators Muneyuki Kaneshiro & Yusuke Nomura at #AX2026 for a panel on their process, the highs & lows of manga serialization, and more!
Panel takes place from 1pm-1:50pm 7/3 - more info here: https://kodansha.us/2026/06/16/kodansha-at-anime-expo-2026/
Panel takes place from 1pm-1:50pm 7/3 - more info here: https://kodansha.us/2026/06/16/kodansha-at-anime-expo-2026/
July 3, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Join #BlueLock creators Muneyuki Kaneshiro & Yusuke Nomura at #AX2026 for a panel on their process, the highs & lows of manga serialization, and more!
Panel takes place from 1pm-1:50pm 7/3 - more info here: https://kodansha.us/2026/06/16/kodansha-at-anime-expo-2026/
Panel takes place from 1pm-1:50pm 7/3 - more info here: https://kodansha.us/2026/06/16/kodansha-at-anime-expo-2026/