Manga Artists Interviews and Profiles

Read an interview with Japanese manga creator Taiyo Matsumoto, the artist and author of No. 5, Go Go Monster and Tekkon Kinkreet by Christopher Butcher. Matsumoto explains some of the thoughts and creative process behind No. 5, his epic tale now available in English for the iPad.

Has the "OEL (original English language) manga" label helped or hindered comics creators who create works that are heavily influenced by Japanese comics? I posed this question to comics professionals, publishers, creators and pundits, and got some interesting responses on Twitter. See what comics creators like Kosen, Fred Gallagher, and Jamie...

Read an interview with Japanese manga creator Moto Hagio, the artist and author of A Drunken Dream and Other Stories. Over her 40 year career as a comic creator, Hagio has created numerous dark, deep and memorable manga stories, ranging from gender-bending sci-fi and epic tragedies touching upon taboos like incest and fratricide, to touching family dramas and a humorous tale about a cat who wants to be human.

Read an interview with comics creator Bryan Lee O'Malley, the artist and author of Scott Pilgrim andLost at Sea. O'Malley was in Toronto for the midnight release party for Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour at The Beguiling, and to promote Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the feature film adaptation of his story about a slacker, the girl he loves, and the seven evil exes that he must defeat in orde…

Read an interview with American/Jamaican/Argentinean manga creator Felipe Smith, the artist and author of Peepo Choo and MBQ. Smith has the rare distinction of being one of the first American comics creators to produce a monthly comics series for Morning Magazine, one of the top seinen manga publications in Japan.

Find out why the artist behind Final Fantasy and Vampire Hunter D loves American superhero comics, how he straddles the worlds of fine art, video games and anime and his creative strategies that has made him one of the most successful illustrators in Japan.

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Read an interview with Jason Thompson and Victor Hao, the writer and artist team behind King of RPGs, an action-packed mashup of shonen manga and Dungeon and Dragons style roleplaying games published by Del Rey Manga.

Read an interview with animator Tsuneo Goda, the creator of Domo, everyone's favorite raging brown… something of NHK, Nickelodeon and 7-11 Slurpees fame.

Read an interview with Junko Mizuno, the Japanese manga artist, illustrator and artist. Mizuno's manga works include cute / grotesque horror comics like Pure Trance, Cinderalla, Hansel and Gretel, and Little Fluffy Gigolo Pelu.

Read an interview with Stuart Moore and Chris Schons, the comics writer and artist team behind Earthlight, a three-volume science-fiction drama series. Moore and Schons original comics creation is featured in TokyoPop's online manga program.

Read an interview with NaRae Lee, the Korean manhwa artist behind the graphic novel adaptation of James Patterson's Maximum Ride. Lee made her first trip to the United States to appear at San Diego Comic-Con 2009 to sign autographs at the Yen Press booth and meet fans of her work that's featured in Yen Plus Magazine.

Read an interview with American comics legend Stan Lee and Japanese manga artist Hiroyuki Takei, the co-creators of Ultimo. Lee and Takei made several joint appearances at San Diego Comic-Con 2009 to promote the recent addition of Ultimo to the pages of Shonen Jump magazine.

Read an interview with manga artist Yoshihiro Tatsumi, the creator of A Drifting Life and Good Bye. Tatsumi-sensei was the special guest at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2009 and impressed fans with his forthright recollections of manga's early days, and his rapid-fire sketches. Tatsumi chatted with Adrian Tomine, and answered a few follow-up questions at the end of TCAF, recalling his times with Tezuka and how both manga legends inspired and competed with each other.

Read an interview with Canadian manga artist Nina Matsumoto, the creator of Yokaiden and the "Simpsonzu," a manga-style illustration of The Simpsons. Matsumoto talks about her creative process and the inspiration behind Yokaiden, an uncommonly funny supernatural adventure about a boy, some mischievous spirits and a quest to the land of the yokai, from Del Rey Manga.

Read an interview with Wendy Pini, the artist, author and creator of Elfquest and an erotic sci-fi webcomic, Masque of the Red Death. See what this veteran comics creator had to say about manga, movies, the comics industry, erotica, and even the personal pain from her past that inspired Elfquest and Masque.

Find out why the artist behind Final Fantasy and Vampire Hunter D loves American superhero comics, how he straddles the worlds of fine art, video games and anime and his creative strategies that has made him one of the most successful illustrators in Japan.

Read an interview with Japanese manga artist Hiro Mashima, the creator of Fairy Tail and Rave Master . Mashima- sensei came to San Diego Comic-Con 2008 and showed off his upbeat personality and mischievous sense of humor that makes Fairy Tail one of the most fun and exciting manga debuts of 2008 from Del Rey Manga.

Read an interview with Tite Kubo, the creator of Bleach and Zombie Powder. Kubo-sensei came to San Diego Comic-Con 2008 and answered questions from his fans about Bleach and how he creates the exciting and addictive adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki and his Soul Reaper friends (and foes).

Read an interview with Japanese manga artist Hirofumi Sugimoto and American author Surt Lim, the co-creators of Kasumi, an original English shojo manga fantasy romance series published by Del Rey Manga.

Japanese manga artist Yuna Kagesaki made her first visit to an American anime convention at Sakura-Con 2008. Kagesaki-sensei answered questions about her life as a manga-ka, the Chibi Vampire manga and anime, her impressions of her American fans and her plans for her next projects.

With the latest volume of her award-winning global manga series due in the stores, we interviewed Madeleine Rosca, the artist, author and creator of Hollow Fields . In our conversation, we talked about what inspired her to create her steampunk adventure story and the low-down on what it's like to be a manga artist from Down Under.

We interviewed Svetlana Chmakova at the 2007 New York Anime Festival, as Dramacon Volume 3 was released and her next series, Night School was announced. With so much accomplished and so much on the horizon for this global manga creator, we spoke with Chmakova about Dramacon and her plans for her next series, Night School .

Takehiko Inoue, manga artist and creator of Slam Dunk, Vagabond and Real, recently made an appearance at the Books Kinokuniya in NYC. In our interview with Inoue-sensei, we talked about his manga, his love of sports, and his relationship with his readers.

Takehiko Inoue, Japanese manga artist and creator of Slam Dunk and Real came to New York to paint a special mural featuring characters from his seinen manga series, Vagabond. See photos of Takehiko Inoue's mural painting event and reception at Books Kinokuniya's new Bryant Park branch in New York City in November 2007.

Legendary artist, author and educator Keiko Takemiya has been creating and innovating in the world of manga for over 40 years. Read our interview and discover Takemiya-sensei's take on being a female artist in the Seventies, her role in the creation and evolution of boys love / yaoi manga, and her feelings about the 2007 anime version of To Terra.

Shojo manga artist Arina Tanemura made a rare U.S. appearance at the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con. Read our interview and see how she answered questions from her fans about her creations, Full Moon o Sagashite, Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne and her latest hit Gentlemen's Alliance Cross.