Sara Smith

@katiejmcnamara.bsky.social - any books from the CDE committee come to mind?

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Cover of The Big Adventures of Majoko

Reprinting their out-of-print and before-their-time line of UDON Kids manga, like Majoko. YAY!
#SDCC #Manga

A woman holds her comic con name plate reading “Sara Smith” while smiling and standing in front of a sign that reads “Comic Con International”

A slide that says NEW! let’s Go Kitty Bros

I was honored to be a guest on today’s panel, “Manga For Kids: Why is it So Hard to Find?” where I added some context for the school libraries. On the panel I learned about some of @udonentertainment.bsky.social’s plans for more kid books, including more MUFOSAND😍 in Let’s Go Kitty Bros…
#SDCC

I LOVE Tula Lotay’s art. This makes me so happy 😍

Congrats to @Kodansha!!! So exciting!

A slide of the panelists and their social media handles plus companies/ media outlets

Here’s where to find these lovely people!

#SDCC

Slide of Soil

Slide of Punks Triangle

Slide of Veil

Slide of To the Sea

There were some endorsements for underrated manga but the panel ran out of time so these were quick hits and I missed some
- Soil
- Punks Triangle
- Veil
- To the Sea
(Not pictured)
- Tsugumi Project
- Cat Man

#SDCC

Slide of Sexy Tanaka-San

Slide of Even Gou-Gou is a cat

Slide of School Babysitters

Slide of Nick & Lever

Stuff they want licensed:
- Sexy Tanaka-San
- Even Gou-Gou is a cat
- School Babysitters
- Nick & Lever
- (not pictured) 100 Meters

#SDCC

Slide of Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi

Slide of Reform With No Wasted Draws

Most anticipated (coming in 25-26) pt 2:
- Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
- Reform With No Wasted Draws

#SDCC

Slide of Love Bullet

Slide of Kingdom

Slide of Land

Most anticipated (coming in 25-26) pt 1:
- Love Bullet
- Kingdom
- Land (my note - this one was pretty good!)

#SDCC

Slide of You Talk Too Much, Just Shut It Already!

Slide of Nue’s Exorcist

Worst Manga pt 2
- You Talk Too Much, Just Shut It Already!
- Nue’s Exorcist

#SDCC

Slide of Destroy All Humans, They Can’t Be Regenerated

Slide with Jujutsu Kaisen Vol 26

Slide with The Little Bird Sleeps By the Sea

Worst Manga pt1
- Destroy All Humans, They Can’t Be Regenerated
- Jujutsu Kaisen Vol 26 (anything after the Shibuya incident)
- The Little Bird Sleeps By the Sea

#SDCC

Slide with Worst manga for anyone, any age

Now, for the moment everyone is waiting for… the WORST manga our panelists have read (and been published) this year….
#SDCC

Slide of Just Like Mona Lisa

Slide of My Name is Shingo

Slide of Marriage Toxin

Slide of Dinosaur Sanctuary

Best continuing series for older teen/adult pt 1 (Dinosaur Sanctuary is here but it’s totally fine for younger audiences)
- Just Like Mona Lisa
- My Name is Shingo
- Marriage Toxin
- Dinosaur Sanctuary

#SDCC

Slide of The Apothecary Diaries

Slide of Baby Bear’s Bakery

Best continuing series for teen pt 2:
- The Apothecary Diaries
- Baby Bear’s Bakery

#SDCC

Slide of Otaku Vampire Love Bite

Slide of Soara and the House of Monsters

Slide of Neighborhood Story

Slide of Windbreaker

Best continuing series for teen
- Otaku Vampire Love Bite
- Soara and the House of Monsters
- Neighborhood Story
- Windbreaker

#SDCC

Slide of Love in the Palm of his Hands

Firefly Wedding v1

Best Older teen/adult pt 2:
- Love in the Palm of his Hands
- Firefly Wedding v1

Slide of Search & destroy vol 2

Slide of Gene Bride

Slide of UFO Mushroom Invasion

Slide of Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love

Best Older teen/adult pt 1:
- Search & destroy v2
- Gene Bride
- UFO Mushroom Invasion
- Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love

Slide of Red Flower v1

Slide of Kindergarten Wars v1

Slide of Hikaru in the light v1

Best Kids/Teen pt 2:
- Red Flower v1
- Kindergarten Wars v1
- Bonus pick: Hikaru in the light v1

#SDCC

Slide of The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All v1

RuriDragon v1

Slide of The Otaku Love Connection v1

Slide of Ashita No Joe

Best Kids/Teen pt 1:
- The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All v1
- RuriDragon v1
- The Otaku Love Connection v1
- Ashita No Joe (prob v2?)

2 of these are nominees for the American Manga Awards
#SDCC

Slide saying best new manga for kids/teen

First category up: Best new manga for kids/teens
#SDCC

Slide of panelists for best & worst manga 2025

Panelists of Bests & worst manga 2025

Time for one of the best (pun intended) panels of #SDCC: Best & Worst Manga of 2025

Aww…. Shucks.

A man hands Kia Asamiya the INKPOt Award at SDCC while two men look on

Kia Asamiya holds his Inkpot Award aloft

AND HE JUST GOT THE INKPOT AWARD!

#SDCC #Inkpot

Three men on a panel - one is Kia Asamiya, the mangaka for Slient Mobius and many other works

About to geek out with @udonentertainment.bsky.social and Asamiya-sensei from Silent Mobius fame! 😍

#SDCC