Earlier in my career when I was asked about being Black in the manga industry, I didn’t know what to say.
Dealing with projects that are made in Japan, which isn’t a very diverse country, being Black just doesn’t fit into the equation.
There’s not really much material there in the first place to comment on. I’ve had mixed feelings or maybe no feelings about that.
But I think that things are changing. And the manga industry relies on America to boost its income for Japan.
With some of the conversation going on in the world now, people will be a little more conscious of that. I hope that there will be stories that examine issues that may be more relevant.