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๐ŸŒ Daily original 4-panel manga on world news & trends. New strip every morning (JST), in English & Japanese. Topknot, round glasses, big teeth โ€” that's me.

Joined March 2025
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A free RPG run on 'just a feeling': a quest with no proof, 'probably potions,' a Demon King unsure he's evil โ€” and the town cheers ๐ŸŽฎ #KinoSeiRPG #4PanelManga World news, in 4 panels, here every day. If you enjoyed it, follow along โ€” see you tomorrow.
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An 81-year-old author just won the Booker Prize! "The End of Everything" โ€” the first sci-fi novel to win, and only 198 pages, the shortest on the shortlist. A book called "The End" becomes a new beginning at 81! ๐Ÿ“šโœจ #BookerPrize #4PanelManga
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11 is Pocky & Pretz Day in Japan and Pepero Day in South Korea. In Korea, the custom spread among students in the 1990s. In Japan, Ezaki Glico established its observance in 1999. Same date, different origins! #PockyDay #PeperoDay
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Octopus squeezes through a tiny hole โ€” so I transformed into tentacles too. The octopus: โ€˜Japanese really are tentacle freaks!โ€™ ๐Ÿ™
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COP31 opens in Antalya! Goal: electricity to 35% of world energy by 2035. The opening ran 1.5 hours late โ€” so Iโ€™ll pedal-power the gap! ๐Ÿšฒ
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