A manga about an X account theft tops 7,500 likes

Manga artist Sunao has posted an autobiographical manga on X about the theft of an account that had been unused for more than a decade. The work, titled Jitsuroku Sunachan Manga: X Account Nottorare ~Soshite Fukkyū e~, has already surpassed 7,500 likes on the social network.

It all starts when an acquaintance messages her to ask if her account has been stolen. Sunao checks and discovers that an old profile, created over ten years ago, is indeed in someone else's hands. The manga chronicles the process from that first warning to the recovery.

Among readers, some say they also suffered a theft and are in contact with X, while others point out how unsettling it is that someone can get into a private account and open it without permission. The author has received questions via direct message from people going through the same thing and offers to answer what she can.

"During the first few days I couldn't think about anything else"

Sunao admits the blow affected her quite a bit at first. "During the first week I was so discouraged that I couldn't think about anything else," she explains. Over time, after confirming that the attacker wasn't making intensive use of the account, her attitude changed: she prepared for a long battle and decided to do everything in her power.

The experience has made her rethink how she manages her accounts. Before, she didn't pay them much attention because she had no paid subscriptions or money at stake. Now she considers them top-level personal information and believes security should be much stricter.

She says it plainly: reusing passwords and leaving accounts abandoned is a real risk. She has experienced it firsthand.

An author with two published manga

Sunao publishes her work directly on X. In 2025 she released two titles with KADOKAWA: Yamanashi-ke no Maid Danshi and Kyōka Ojōsama to Okuda Shitsuji. Her manga about the account theft blends autobiographical record with a practical tone, also aimed at those going through a similar situation.

The story doesn't stop at the initial scare. It shows how she adapted her strategy based on the attacker's activity and what she learned about managing her accounts. In that sense, it's a useful document as well as a personal anecdote.