Behind The Manga

Join MangaAlerts as he interviews co-host WinterVenom on his experiences attending Anime Expo for the first time!

They discuss getting their badges, attending panels, what WinterVenom would've done differently, and more!

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MangaAlerts and WinterVenom sit down with translator David Evelyn and letterer Richmond Torrefranca to discuss their work on the manga series Destroy All Humans. They Can’t Be Regenerated. A Magic: The Gathering Manga published by Viz Media.

David and Richmond give a behind the scenes on the localization process on the series including researching the pop culture references and managing the cards and booster packs!

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In part 2 of our interview with Square Enix Manga & Books Marketing Manager Morgan Perry, we talk about books Morgan is currently reading, video games she's been playing, and she even asks hosts MangaAlerts and WinterVenom for feedback!

Morgan's Handle:

Blue Sky: @geauxta.bsky.social

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Square Enix Manga & Books Marketing Manager Morgan Perry returns to the podcast to discuss the company's Comic Partner Initiative with Penguin Random House, creating video content for license announcements, and any changes observed since last time that might have affected marketing strategies!

Morgan's Handle:

Blue Sky: @geauxta.bsky.social

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MangaAlerts and WinterVenom sit down with the localization staff behind the Square Enix Manga & Books series, Mechanical Buddy Universe!

Series editor Edward Hong, translator David Evelyn, and letterer Richmond Torrefranca take us 'behind the manga' discussing how the series was brought to English, challenges faced working on the localization of the series, and more!

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In part 2 of their interview with Pierre Dubost, MangaAlerts and WinterVenom discuss how Kodama works with Japanese manga publishers on license acquisitions for English release!

In addition, the two ask about license suggestion options, anime that got them started, and Pierre quizzes them!!

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In today's special episode, MangaAlerts and WinterVenom speak to Pierre Dubost, the co-founder of Kodama Tales, the latest manga publisher to hit the English market!

In this episode, Pierre talks about Kodama's origins, the restoration process for Baki the Grapper, and his thoughts on the English manga industry and what Kodama Tales can bring to it!

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In this special episode, MangaAlerts and WinterVenom speak with manga teacher and author of the Bounce Back series, Misako Rocks!

Misako speaks about her inspirations and influences, challenges as a self-taught artist, how she got Bounce Back published, gaming, and more!

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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!

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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

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