Warm drinks, red leaves, holiday movies, and a whole lot of good foodโ it’s that time of year again! The batch of ZINEs in this month’s edition of the Mikan๐maga(ZINE) all capture that cozy feeling that brings us all together.
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About the Mikan
Sean (he/him)
Mikan Status: 3rd year JET, JHS/ES ALT in Matsuyama
ZINE Themes: Life, appreciating the everyday, cozy, Sean Time
Sean Time: reading manga, onsen trips (at least once a week), moped life, video games (esp. multiplayer), incense
Seasonal Traditions: New & Old
~to Ireland,ย bonfire night, Sunday roast, anything pumpkin, seasonal Starbucks, hot chocolate, blankets, walks & parks, ็ผใ่ ๐
Thankful for…
๐ Amazing people
๐ Kids being kids; the joy of childhood
๐ Keeping that promise to 10 yr old Sean
๐ Loving & being loved
Then & now...and then?
Manga Smuggler (BLEACH!) โ Manga, Professionally (pipe dream?)
go, Sean! ใใใฐใฃใฆใญ๏ผ
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The Princess of Love Welcomed Me
About the Mikan
Gabi (she/her)
Mikan Status: 1st year JET, ES/JHS ALT in Uchiko
"The fun of art is just getting dirty and immersing yourself in the creation."
ใผ Gabi
ย ZINE Themes: living the Ehime dream, life in poems, “where I’m meant to be”, bliss
Gabi Time: poetry (Yosa Buson) + music (Latin metal/Ricardo Arjona), wood carving, sculpting!? (soon)
Seasonal Traditions: New & Old
Smoking brisket, turkey, and tamales for Thanksgiving, Mexican hot chocolate, so much baking, Dia de los Muertos in Corpus Christi (and Uchiko!?), football (Dallas Cowboys!)
Thankful for…
๐ Food, family, friends
๐ Mother Nature
๐ Being here in Japan/Ehime
๐ JET community
๐ Getting to enjoy life each and every dayย
Arigracias โ๏ธ
Favorite Thanksgiving Main:
Brisket ๐ด
Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dish:
Corn๐ฝ & Mashed Potatoes
(mixed together)
Favorite Thanksgiving Dessert:
Pineapple ๐ Empanadasย
Then & now...and then?
Programming โ Graphic Design โ Airforce โ JET/Teaching โ ??? (anything creative/not boring)
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Tadaima
About the Mikan
Giselle (she/her)
Mikan Status: 1st year JET, SHS ALT in Iyo-shi
ZINE Themes: Life in Ehime, “happy to be here”, home away from home
Giselle Time: New things, places, food (๐ ice cream & sweets!), enjoying art,ย reading, COMICS (Young Avengers, Jim Cheung)/ Manga (D.Gray Man)
Seasonal Traditions: New & Old
family vibes~ gathering & cooking, Lasagna ใผ SO MUCH QUESSSOOOO, flan, staying in bed ๐คฃ, chasing nostalgia
Thankful for…
๐ “Where I’m from”
๐ This year
๐ Being here in Japan (extremely happy๐ฅน)
๐ Good people & friends =
all that matters
Then & now...and then?
NYC, The Bronxโ Japan (...4ever!? Maybe, yes? Maybe, no?)
We’ll have a new๐maga(ZINE) post for you on the first of each month, so keep an eye out!
Interested in having your own ZINE? Reach out to us at themikanblog@gmail.com!
&… we, your very own 
maga(ZINE) mastermind trio (just call us the PowerZINE Mikans, your Totally ZINEs!, ZINEvana), are thankful for YOU, our readers and ZINE-stersโ our lil’ artsy mikan community, for taking a lookie-loo at the Mikan maga(ZINE) each month, we 
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Stay tuned for future ZINEs, we’ve got a lot more for you to look forward to!ย
~ Dillon, Gizelle & Justin