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August 22, 2025 48 mins

We discuss the "East Meets West" interview from David Anthony Kraft’s Comics Interview (1995) issue 148. An interesting moment in the cultural exchange between Western and Japanese comics, focusing on a visit by American comics creators, including Will Eisner and Brian Stelfreeze, with Tezuka Productions. We delve into the early interactions between Western creators and manga during a time when distinctly Japanese-branded manga and anime were just emerging in the U.S. and Western markets. We also connect these insights to recent developments, including "Kadokawa Seeks New Manga Artists Overseas Due to Labor Shortage" (Mainichi Japan) and "'Frieren' Staff Warn Against Chasing Western Trends" (Bounding Into Comics). 

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