310 – Saikyo Selections 13 – Fushigi Yûgi

310 – Saikyo Selections 13 – Fushigi Yûgi

The wonderful manga letterer Sara Linsley is back to help lead this Saikyo Selection on Fushigi Yûgi! We dive into Yuu Watase’s beloved shoujo series along with the newest Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki which Sara lettered! We praise Watase’s amazing art, appreciate the 90′s pretty boys aesthetics, discuss the often dark drama, and explore the criticisms of certain cross-dressing characters!!!

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300 – Guest Gaiden 6 – Manga Lettering & Sweat and Soap with Sara Linsley

300 – Guest Gaiden 6 – Manga Lettering & Sweat and Soap with Sara Linsley

We’ve reached another milestone on Manga Machinations with 300 episodes! To celebrate, we’re joined by the wonderful manga letterer Sara Linsley! She’s here to answers our questions about her job, tell us how she utilizes her background in software development for lettering, explain the differences between lettering manga and lettering Western comics, and give context for her lettering choices in Kintetsu Yamada’s Sweat and Soap!!!

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