In this episode, MangaAlerts provides his experience attending Anime Expo 2025!

He covers attending panels, browsing the booths, and the interviews he conducted for Behind the Manga!

"Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/)

Join MangaAlerts and WinterVenom as they interview the artist behind Nakama Press's comic Indigo, Chi-Kit Kwong!!

Chi-Kit covers how he got started as a professional comic artist, his inspirations, where the concept of Indigo came from, and more!

Chi-Kit's Handle:

Instagram: @townbuilding_man

"Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/)

In the final part of their interview with Square Enix Manga & Books Marketing Manager, Morgan Perry, MangaAlerts and WinterVenom talk to her about comicbook publishers creating FOMO on their titles, Square Enix Manga & Books's Comic Partner Program with Penguin Random House, Morgan's internship at Nickelodeon Studios, and more!

Morgan's Handle:

Blue Sky: @geauxta.bsky.social

"Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/)

WinterVenom and MangaAlerts continue their discussion with Marketing Manager for Square Enix Manga & Books, Morgan Perry!

In part 2, they discuss about how the rise in consumption of Western Fantasy novels impact manga reading and consumption, working with outlets & influencers on advance review copies (ARCs), variant covers, and more!

Morgan's Handle:

Blue Sky: @geauxta.bsky.social

"Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/)

In today's episode, MangaAlerts and WinterVenom speak to Square Enix Manga & Books's Marketing Manager, Morgan Perry!

In part 1, Morgan tells the BTM crew how she got started, her process for marketing books, how she had to market isekai titles, and the most challenging title she had to market!

Morgan's Handle:

Blue Sky: @geauxta.bsky.social

"Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/)

Join us in part 2 with the staff for the latest Square Enix Manga & Books title, Wash It All Away!

Our hosts continue to speak with the team behind the localization of the manga Wash It All Away where they discuss work-life balance, the font choice for a scene in the manga, and more!

Jennifer's Handles

- Twitter: @jaasherman

- Blue Sky: @jaasherman.bsky.social

Sawa's Handles

- Twitter: @SavageSawa

- Blue Sky: @sawamsavage.bsky.social

Adnazeer's Handles

- Twitter: @macaranran

- Blue Sky: @macaran.bsky.social

"Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/)

Join us in this special episode where Winter and MangaAlerts go "behind the manga" with the staff for the latest Square Enix Manga & Books title, Wash It All Away!

Our hosts speak to the series' editor Jennifer Sherman, translator Sawa Matsueda Savage, and letterer Adnazeer Macalangcom on how they got onto the project, what makes the series so special to them, and the research done for the series!

Jennifer's Handles

- Twitter: @jaasherman

- Blue Sky: @jaasherman.bsky.social

Sawa's Handles

- Twitter: @SavageSawa

- Blue Sky: @sawamsavage.bsky.social

Adnazeer's Handles

- Twitter: @macaranran

- Blue Sky: @macaran.bsky.social

"Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/)

In part 2, MangaAlerts and WinterVenom continue to discuss The Otaku Love Connection with series' translator Minami and editor Sarah T covering such subjects as ship ordering in fandom (and how it applies to the title), picks for voice actors/seiyus if the series gets an anime, and our favorite OTPs (one true pair) in media!

Minami's Handles

- Blue Sky Handle: @sakaimii.bsky.social

- Twitter Handle: @sakaimii

Sarah's Handles:

- Blue Sky Handle: @sarasaraht.bsky.social

- Twitter Handle: @sarasarahT

"Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/)

Join MangaAlerts and WinterVenom as they go behind the scenes of Square Enix Manga & Book's latest release The Otaku Love Connection!

Joining Behind the Manga are the title's translator Minami and editor Sarah T. The group discusses how they got started in their careers, having to balance otaku terminology during localization, and more!

Minami's Handles

- Blue Sky Handle: @sakaimii.bsky.social

- Twitter Handle: @sakaimii

Sarah's Handles:

- Blue Sky Handle: @sarasaraht.bsky.social

- Twitter Handle: @sarasarahT

"Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/)

In part 2 of our interview with Madison Salters of J-Novel Club, we get her thoughts on influencers making haul posts sent by publishers, discuss consumer trends she has observed with J-Novel Club, our Persona hot takes, and more!