Explore every episode of the podcast Behind The Manga
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| Behind Anime Expo 2026! | 25 Aug 2026 | 02:19:39 | |
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! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind Destroy All Humans with David Evelyn and Richmond Torrefranca | 23 Jun 2026 | 02:36:07 | |
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! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Morgan Perry Returns Part 2 | 20 Apr 2026 | 01:10:40 | |
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 "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Morgan Perry Returns Part 1 | 13 Apr 2026 | 01:45:39 | |
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 "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind Mechanical Buddy Universe with Edward Hong, David Evelyn, and Richmond Torrefranca | 02 Mar 2026 | 02:32:14 | |
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! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind Kodama Tales Co-founder Pierre Dubost Part 2 | 26 Oct 2025 | 01:17:40 | |
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!! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind Kodama Tales Co-founder Pierre Dubost Part 1 | 12 Oct 2025 | 01:11:05 | |
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! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind Author Misako Rocks! | 28 Sep 2025 | 01:47:39 | |
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! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind Anime Expo 2025 | 08 Aug 2025 | 01:59:14 | |
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/) | |||
| Behind Artist Chi-Kit Kwong | 19 May 2025 | 01:27:40 | |
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/) | |||
| Behind Marketing Manager Morgan Perry Part 3 | 14 May 2025 | 01:05:44 | |
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/) | |||
| Behind Marketing Manager Morgan Perry Part 2 | 12 May 2025 | 01:15:28 | |
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/) | |||
| Behind Marketing Manager Morgan Perry Part 1 | 05 May 2025 | 01:12:15 | |
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/) | |||
| Behind Wash It All Away with Jennifer Sherman, Sawa Savage, and Adnazeer Macalangcom Part 2 | 30 Apr 2025 | 01:11:42 | |
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
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| Behind Wash It All Away with Jennifer Sherman, Sawa Savage, and Adnazeer Macalangcom Part 1 | 23 Apr 2025 | 01:19:04 | |
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
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| Behind The Otaku Love Connection with Minami and Sarah T Part 2 | 09 Mar 2025 | 01:16:26 | |
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/) | |||
| Behind The Otaku Love Connection with Minami and Sarah T Part 1 | 02 Mar 2025 | 01:27:57 | |
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/) | |||
| Behind the Director of Business & Content: Madison Salters Part 2 | 16 Feb 2025 | 01:17:08 | |
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! Madison Salter's Twitter Handle: @madison_js_ J-Novel Knight Twitter Handle: @jnc_knight "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind the Manga Trailer | 06 Feb 2025 | 00:03:55 | |
Hello! We're Behind the Manga podcast! Hosted by MangaAlerts and WinterVenom, Behind the Manga covers special manga news and topics, interview those from the English manga industry, and cover the process behind the English development of some of your favorite manga titles! If you want to know how we got started, check out our trailer! Contact Us: contact@behindthemanga.com | |||
| Behind the Director of Business & Content: Madison Salters Part 1 | 02 Feb 2025 | 01:22:19 | |
Join Winter and Alerts as they speak with J-Novel Club's Director of Content & Business Development, Madison Salters! In part 1 of this two part interview, we discuss Madison's career, J-Novel Club's localization process, J-Novel Club joining the BL market with J-Novel Knight, and more! Madison Salter's Twitter Handle: @madison_js_ "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind the Director of Publishing: Ben Applegate! | 23 Jan 2025 | 01:57:01 | |
Join Winter and Alerts as we speak with the Director of Publishing Services for Kodansha USA, Ben Applegate! In this episode we talk to Ben about his career, marketing a manga title to retailers and libraries, determining comps for manga, and more! Ben Applegate's email: bapplegate@penguinrandomhouse.com "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind Dragon and Chameleon with Edward Hong & Kevin Yuan | 05 Jan 2025 | 01:52:21 | |
Join Behind the Manga as they go behind the scenes on the manga Dragon and Chameleon from Square Enix Manga & Books with the manga's editor Edward Hong and translator Kevin Yuan! In this, we talk about how Kevin created the "voice" for the leads, how Edward handled a series with no adaptations, how the mangaka's editor is involved in the English localization, and more!
Edward Hong's Twitter handle: @edomonogatari "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind Soul Eater NOT with Edward Hong & Brandon Bovia | 25 Nov 2024 | 02:41:08 | |
Join us as we go behind the scenes with Square Enix Manga & Books editor Edward Hong and manga letterer Brandon Bovia on their localization process for the first two volumes of Soul Eater NOT Perfect edition!! In this, we learn about their memorable moments, what their process is like, and something surprising for fans to look forward to in volume 3! Edward Hong's Twitter handle: @edomonogatari Brandon Bovia's Twitter handle: @brandonbovia "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind Anime Expo as Press w/Sakaki from Wsstalkback | 30 Sep 2024 | 02:44:48 | |
In this episode, Winter and Vampy interview Sakaki of WssTalkBack and MangaAlerts on attending Anime Expo as press! Sakaki and Alerts give their thoughts on no room clearing, applying for badges, transcribing panels, and more! WssTalkBack Twittter Handle - @Wsstalkback "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| 2 Year Anniversary Special Part 3! | 08 Sep 2024 | 01:27:58 | |
In the final part of our special episode, Vampy talks about her social media pet peeves, Winter answers if manga will be promoted and consumed by BookTok, Alerts gives his honest, critical analysis on the Anime and Manga press industry, and more! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| 2 Year Anniversary Special Part 2!! | 02 Sep 2024 | 01:02:03 | |
In Part 2, we continue our interview of each other. Vampy talks about what manga are popular in libraries, Winter talks about the contact he didn't expect to have, Alerts gives his opinion on the manga community, and more! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| 2 Year Anniversary Special Part 1!! | 26 Aug 2024 | 01:03:06 | |
Join Alerts, Winter, and Vampy as they celebrate Behind the Manga's 2 year anniversary special! In this episode, they talk about the group's milestones in 2024, and interview each other asking questions about the growth of their accounts, why Vampy hasn't reviewed any manga for the website, and more! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind Angel Next Door with Edward Hong and Nova Skipper | 16 Jul 2024 | 01:46:28 | |
In this special episode, Winter, Alerts, and Vampy interview members of the team who work on the manga adaptation for The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten! Join us as we speak with new friend of the podcast, and translator, Nova Skipper along with returning guest, friend of the podcast, and editor Edward Hong about their research, process, and work they go through when working on the series from the first time they get the files to when the volume is ready to be shipped! We also find out what some of their favorite or memorable scenes from the manga are! Edward Hong's Twitter handle: @edomonogatari Nova Skipper's Twitter handle: @shinhoshi_n "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind the Anime: Gachiakuta Anime Announced! Gainax goes Bankrupt?! | 02 Jul 2024 | 01:08:30 | |
Join us in today's episode of Behind the Anime where we talk about Gachiakuta anime announcement, Gainax going bankrupt, and Failure Skill Nut Master?! Wait...what?! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| A New Manga Awards for the US?! An update on the Sexy Tanaka-san situation! | 17 Jun 2024 | 01:04:55 | |
Join us as we cover talk about the update to the Sexy Tanaka-san live action situation, the new manga awards in the US, and more! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind Anime Boston 2024! | 26 May 2024 | 02:09:02 | |
Join us as Vampy and WinterVenom ask MangaAlerts about his experience at this year's Anime Boston. From attending Kodansha's panel to interviewing rock band Queen Bee, Alerts discusses what it was like going back for a second time! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind The Manga Editor: Edward Hong | 06 May 2024 | 02:59:11 | |
In this episode Alerts, Winter, and Vampy got the chance to sit down and interview Edward Hong, a manga editor for Square Enix Manga & Books! We talk about how he became a manga editor, his work process as a manga editor, working on both a simulpub and a volume release, and more!! Edward Hong's Twitter handle: @edomonogatari "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind the Anime: Look Back casting news, A bunch of anime got second seasons! | 24 Apr 2024 | 00:25:04 | |
Join us today where we talk about Look Back's casting news, a bunch of anime from the Winter season getting second seasons, and ReZero information! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| TOBooks's English manga reading service using AI and more!! | 17 Apr 2024 | 01:31:43 | |
Join the Behind the Manga crew as they discuss Japanese publisher TOBook rolling out an English manga reading service that uses AI, Shueisha using AI for a manga recommendation services, and more! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| BTM crew discusses Akira Toriyama's impact & more | 24 Mar 2024 | 01:49:49 | |
On today's episode, the group discusses Akira Toriyama's passing and how his works have impacted the group. They also talk about Viz Media's and Star Fruit Books' recent licenses, and more. "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| WSJ Leaker Crackdown!! | 25 Feb 2024 | 00:57:35 | |
Recently Shueisha and the police cracked down on the leaking of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. Today's episode has Winter, Alerts, and Vampy cover that information, the impact it has to the manga community as a whole, and their thoughts on the matter! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind The Letterer: Brandon Bovia Part 2 | 19 Feb 2024 | 01:35:12 | |
In Part 2: Alerts, Winter, and Vampy continue to chat with Brandon Bovia on his Gundam hot takes, his love of Beyblade, decisions he makes when lettering manga, and more! Brandon has lettered various manga series such as Dragon Ball Super, Kaiju No 8, and Heavenly Delusion. "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind The Letterer: Brandon Bovia Part 1 | 15 Feb 2024 | 01:29:04 | |
In Part 1: Alerts, Winter, and Vampy sit down and talk with manga letterer Brandon Bovia! Brandon has lettered various manga series such as Dragon Ball Super, Kaiju No 8, and Heavenly Delusion. We talk about how he got into lettering, his process, and more!!! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind Sakaki of WSSTB Part 2! | 29 Jan 2024 | 01:48:43 | |
In part 2 of this episode: Vampy, WinterVenom, and Alerts talk with Sakaki on his thoughts on Jump and Shueisha as a whole, the changes to the Shogakukan Awards, and whether Shogakukan will create their own version of MangaPlus for English audience! Weekly Shogakukan Edition Twitter Handle: @Wsstalkback "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind Sakaki of WSSTB Part 1! | 21 Jan 2024 | 01:46:50 | |
In part 1 of this episode: Vampy, WinterVenom, and Alerts talk with Sakaki, founder of the account WSSTB (Weekly Shogakukan Talk Back), on how he got started, what made him interested in Shogakukan, his thoughts on translations (both official and fan), and more! Weekly Shogakukan Edition Twitter Handle: @Wsstalkback "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind the Anime: Murata's New Studio?! VA Marriage Announcements too! | 14 Jan 2024 | 00:43:37 | |
In this episode, we cover the news of a bunch of VAs announcing their engagements, some legendary anime staff coming back for new projects, and more! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Captain Tsubasa creator retiring?! Bushiroad paid how much for Ancient Magus Bride?! | 10 Jan 2024 | 01:27:51 | |
Join us today as we discuss the news of Captain Tsubasa's mangaka announcing his retirement, Ancient Magus Bride simulpub being translated using AI, and more! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind The Translator: David Evelyn Part 2 | 21 Dec 2023 | 01:08:22 | |
In part 2 of this this episode: Alerts, Winter, and Vampy continue their interview with Japanese-English Translator David Evelyn! We talk about Visual Novels, fighting duck sized horses, witches of adamas, and more!!! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) David Evelyn's Website: https://davidevelyn0825.wixsite.com/works | |||
| Behind The Translator: David Evelyn Part 1 | 18 Dec 2023 | 02:03:30 | |
In part 1 of this this episode: Alerts, Winter, and Vampy got the chance to sit down with Japanese-English Translator David Evelyn! We talk about how David got started with translation, Can penguins live on venus, stealing back Yu-Gi-Oh Cards and more!!! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Blue Box Anime News Update! Dead Dead Demons News! Behind the Anime | 19 Nov 2023 | 00:35:34 | |
Today, we go over the news clarification regarding the "potential" Blue Box anime, Dead Dead Demons casting news, and more! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Blue Lock on Break! A Love Story is getting a sequel?! | 14 Nov 2023 | 01:11:46 | |
In today's episode, we cover the KKR buyout of Simon & Schuster, A Love Story getting a sequel, and more! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind the Anime: Blue Box News!! Who got arrested for WHAT?! | 01 Nov 2023 | 00:25:38 | |
Join us as we cover the surprising news for Blue Box, Goku's VA winning an award, and more!
"Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Soooooo Many Titles Ending! New MangaPlus Plan Rollout! | 25 Oct 2023 | 01:55:06 | |
In today's episode, we cover Shueisha's new tier plans for MangaPlus platform, a bunch of manga series ending, and new manga licenses by a few English publishers! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind Chika from Shoujo Sundae Part 2: Requiem of the Chika | 15 Oct 2023 | 01:47:23 | |
In the second part of our interview with Shoujo Sundae's Chika, we continue to dive into her thoughts about the animanga community, the podcaster community, and answer her questions about us! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||
| Behind Chika from Shoujo Sundae Part 1: Revolutionary Girl Chika! | 11 Oct 2023 | 02:00:30 | |
In a special episode, we talk with Chika from the famous Shoujo podcast, Shoujo Sundae! We talk about her personal experiences in the animanga community, how her podcast got its start, and more!! "Behind the Manga theme" - Boneyard Records (Website: https://boneyardrecords.com/) | |||