NewsMINT Creators Take the Stage in New York
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May 28, 2026
The MINT Project will be participating in four events at NY’s Japanese Manga in New York City from May 29th (Fri.) to June 2nd (Tues.) 2026. Our creators will make appearances at talk events and signings where they will have a chance to speak about their work and meet fans.
Event Details:
Japanese Manga in New York City
Drawing Connections: The Art of Manga in Japan and North America
Date & Time: May 29, 2026, 6:30-8:00 PM
Venue: Society of Illustrators / 128 East 63rd Street
Participants:
-Battan (Manga artist)
-Sumire Nobuto (Editor)
-Lydia Nguyen (Editor)
-Kristiina Korpus (Editor)
Moderator: Deb Aoki (Manga journalist)
URL: https://societyillustrators.org/event/drawing-connections-manga/
The Cursed Body Book Launch & Signing with Author Tokushige Kawakatsu
Date & Time: May 29, 2026, 7:00-8:00 PM
Venue: Desert Island Comics / 490 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn
URL: https://www.desertislandbrooklyn.com/
Illness in Illustration: Graphic Medicine in Japan and North America
Date & Time: June 1, 2026, 6:30-7:30 PM
Venue: Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library / 455 5th Ave., 7F Rooftop Event Space
Participants:
-Moka Onmae (Manga artist)
-Tsubasa Kosaka (Editor)
-Gianna Paniagua (Comics artist)
Moderator: Kriota Willberg (Comics artist)
URL: https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2026/06/01/onmae-moka-kosaka-tsubasa-gianna-paniagua-and-kriota-willberg
Alternative Manga: Yesterday and Today
Date & Time: June 2, 2026, 6:00-7:30 PM
Venue: School of Visual Arts / 133 West 21st Street, Room: 101C
Participants:
-Tokushige Kawakatsu (Manga artist)
-Akino Kondoh (Manga artist / Artist)
-Emily Yoshimoto (Editor / Manga artist)
Moderator: Ryan Holmberg (Translator / Manga historian)
URL: https://sva.edu/
Real-time updates regarding each event will be posted to MINT’s official X account, so be sure to check it out here: https://x.com/mint_manga?s=11
Contact
MINT secretariat
Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC)
Email: creator-project@jpic.or.jp