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COMIC: Turning Japanese (excerpt) by MariNaomi

COMIC: Turning Japanese (excerpt) by MariNaomi

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Author, illustrator, co-podcaster of Ask Bi Grlz, and creator/curator of the Cartoonists of Color and Queer Cartoonists databases. marinaomi.com

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