Manga Editors, Authors and Publishers Interviews and Profiles
Meet the editors, authors, publishers and manga experts who write, publish and promote manga in America, Japan and beyond. Read our profiles and interviews with top Japanese American and international manga authors, publishers, editors and experts including Dallas Middaugh from Del Rey Manga, Kurt Hassler from Yen Press, manga editor Jason Thompson and more.
Interview: Matt Alt and Hiroko Yoda
Read an interview with Matt Alt and Hiroko Yoda, the authors of Yokai Attack!, a field guide to Japanese yokai, monsters, spirits and demons.
Read an interview with Matt Alt and Hiroko Yoda, the authors of Yokai Attack!, a field guide to Japanese yokai, monsters, spirits and demons.
Interview: Garrett Boast
Read an interview with Garrett Boast, the founder and publisher of ShojoBerry Magazine, an American shojo manga magazine.
Read an interview with Garrett Boast, the founder and publisher of ShojoBerry Magazine, an American shojo manga magazine.
Interview: Hideki Egami
Read an interview with Hideki Egami, the Senior Editor of IKKI manga magazine. Egami-san and IKKI editor Yuji Sato appeared at San Diego Comic-Con 2009 to promote the online debut of SigIKKI.com, the online home for IKKI manga in English.
Read an interview with Hideki Egami, the Senior Editor of IKKI manga magazine. Egami-san and IKKI editor Yuji Sato appeared at San Diego Comic-Con 2009 to promote the online debut of SigIKKI.com, the online home for IKKI manga in English.
Interview: Christopher Butcher
Read an interview with Christopher Butcher, manager and co-owner of The Beguiling, Toronto's premier comics shop, and co-founder of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, a biannual celebration of the best in creative comics and illustration from North America, Europe and Asia. I caught up with Butcher after a successful fourth TCAF at the Toronto Public Library and got his take on the origins of the show and his hopes for TCAF 2011 and beyond.
Read an interview with Christopher Butcher, manager and co-owner of The Beguiling, Toronto's premier comics shop, and co-founder of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, a biannual celebration of the best in creative comics and illustration from North America, Europe and Asia. I caught up with Butcher after a successful fourth TCAF at the Toronto Public Library and got his take on the origins of the show and his hopes for TCAF 2011 and beyond.
Interview: Yuri Manga Publisher Erica Friedman
Read our interview with yuri manga (girls love) expert and publisher Erica Friedman and find out her favorite stories where the girl gets the girl. Also, learn more about the origins of yuri manga and YuriCon, America's only convention dedicated to girls love manga and anime.
Read our interview with yuri manga (girls love) expert and publisher Erica Friedman and find out her favorite stories where the girl gets the girl. Also, learn more about the origins of yuri manga and YuriCon, America's only convention dedicated to girls love manga and anime.
Interview: Bat Manga! Authors Chip Kidd and Saul Ferris
Read our interview and find out how Chip Kidd and Saul Ferris combined their shared love for Batman memorabilia from the Sixties to collect rare and long-forgotten manga stories from Shonen King magazine into Bat Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan, a comics art book from Pantheon Books.
Read our interview and find out how Chip Kidd and Saul Ferris combined their shared love for Batman memorabilia from the Sixties to collect rare and long-forgotten manga stories from Shonen King magazine into Bat Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan, a comics art book from Pantheon Books.
Interview: Yen Press Publisher Kurt Hassler
Once named "The Most Powerful Person in American Manga," Kurt Hassler was graphic novels book buyer for Borders. He's since taken his lifelong love of comics and moved to the publishing side of the business as the head of Yen Press, a new manga publisher. Read our interview and find out how Kurt Hassler is hoping to change the manga business, one book at a time.
Once named "The Most Powerful Person in American Manga," Kurt Hassler was graphic novels book buyer for Borders. He's since taken his lifelong love of comics and moved to the publishing side of the business as the head of Yen Press, a new manga publisher. Read our interview and find out how Kurt Hassler is hoping to change the manga business, one book at a time.
Interview: jaPress' Patrick Macias and Izumi Evers
Read our interview and find out how Patrick Macias and Izumi Evers of jaPRESS published Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms, wrote Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno, and edit and write for numerous Japanese and American publications including Otaku USA, Japan Times and more.
Read our interview and find out how Patrick Macias and Izumi Evers of jaPRESS published Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms, wrote Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno, and edit and write for numerous Japanese and American publications including Otaku USA, Japan Times and more.
Interview: Del Rey Manga's Dallas Middaugh
In just a few years, Del Rey Manga has gone from newcomer to industry leader in the manga publishing business, largely thanks to Dallas Middaugh, Associate Publisher and self-confessed otaku at heart. In our interview, we talk about his beginnings, the future of manga in the U.S. and new OEL manga titles he's unveiling in 2008, including Yokaiden and The Reformed.
In just a few years, Del Rey Manga has gone from newcomer to industry leader in the manga publishing business, largely thanks to Dallas Middaugh, Associate Publisher and self-confessed otaku at heart. In our interview, we talk about his beginnings, the future of manga in the U.S. and new OEL manga titles he's unveiling in 2008, including Yokaiden and The Reformed.
Interview: Faust Editor Katsushi Ota
Read our interview with Faust Editor Katsushi Ota from Kodansha and find out how this innovative Japanese editor is bringing his unique mix of manga and prose to American audiences and beyond, and why he thinks Harry Potter has a lot in common with Nintendo.
Read our interview with Faust Editor Katsushi Ota from Kodansha and find out how this innovative Japanese editor is bringing his unique mix of manga and prose to American audiences and beyond, and why he thinks Harry Potter has a lot in common with Nintendo.
Interview: Manga Editor and Author Jason Thompson
As editor for Dragon Ball, One Piece and Shonen Jump magazine, Jason Thompson spent the better part of the last decade in the center of the manga universe. Read our interview with Thompson and find out how he read and reviewed over a thousand manga for his book, Manga: The Complete Guide.
As editor for Dragon Ball, One Piece and Shonen Jump magazine, Jason Thompson spent the better part of the last decade in the center of the manga universe. Read our interview with Thompson and find out how he read and reviewed over a thousand manga for his book, Manga: The Complete Guide.
Shojo Manga Expert Dr. Masami Toku
About.com interviews Dr. Masami Toku, the curator of "Shojo Manga: Girl Power," a traveling exhibit featuring 23 of the top shojo manga artists from 1950 through the present. Dr. Toku talks about what makes shojo manga so unique and appealing to U.S. audiences and the unique challenges that came with bringing the original artwork by Keiko Takemiya, Fumi Yoshinaga and CLAMP together for this show.
About.com interviews Dr. Masami Toku, the curator of "Shojo Manga: Girl Power," a traveling exhibit featuring 23 of the top shojo manga artists from 1950 through the present. Dr. Toku talks about what makes shojo manga so unique and appealing to U.S. audiences and the unique challenges that came with bringing the original artwork by Keiko Takemiya, Fumi Yoshinaga and CLAMP together for this show.
Interview: Gothic & Lolita Bible Editors
Read an interview with the editors of the English edition of Gothic and Lolita Bible, Jenna Winterberg and Michelle Nguyen. With the American debut of this influential "mook", Winterberg and Nguyen talk about what makes this Japanese style trend so appealing to Western audiences and designers.
Read an interview with the editors of the English edition of Gothic and Lolita Bible, Jenna Winterberg and Michelle Nguyen. With the American debut of this influential "mook", Winterberg and Nguyen talk about what makes this Japanese style trend so appealing to Western audiences and designers.