BL Manga Creator Ogerestu Tanaka Makes First Appearance at Anime Expo 2025 – All the News and Reviews from Anime Expo 2025

Famous Boy love comics Creator Ogeretsu Tanaka It has been celebrated for more than a decade since its debut in 2014. Tanaka was taken to Los Angeles by Kumar Books, was booked and busy exploring the city’s milkshakes and burgers. As a group member full of fans, Tanaka wore a pink mask made of construction paper and waved to fans. The comic artist put on a familiar bear on her face and interacted excitedly with the crowd eager to be her first group in the United States.

As the turn of the incident occurred, Tanaka took off her mask to reveal her face and was highly praised by the crowd. join in Ed Chavez (Editor-in-Chief Danpa Books), Andrea Donahue (Kuma Publishing Manager) and Ms. hayashida (from Takeshobo), Tanaka thanked her fans for coming. After reminding the group of “no videos and no photos” rules, the group conducted a serious on-site interview.

She was initially shocked by this bl Fans in the United States, but particularly attracted the number of people who happen to be her followers. Tanaka shared: “International fans tend to be louder and more enthusiastic about their interactions, and I’m glad to see it.” At the autograph meeting, she was moved and was able to see the faces of her fans in person. Another surprising aspect is that there are many people role playand in Japan, people dress as usual. There are a few Yarichin Bitch Club Role Playerbut not final However.

Donahue meets meat from the Q&A session and shares how she finds Tanaka starts drawing comics when she is young, just as young as she was in preschool. “That was when I started reading comics, and that was my first memory. Otaku start. “During this time, she was cardcaptor cherry blossomespecially Sakura’s brother and his “special” friend Yukito. “I’m a Toyama Since kindergarten,” she said with a smile, which was sensation in the room.

“When I was in high school when I was drawing the first comic, I was in high school, and that was what I wanted to know was for me. Until then, I hadn’t considered it, and when I did, I just knew it was for me. From the beginning, it was always bl. ”

Turn finalher inspiration was from Kabukicho in Shinjuku. “Kabukicho is a very different place between morning and evening. All you can hear during the day is the sound of a crow, which is a stark contrast to the life and activities of the evening.” The gap in identity in the area is where these dark themes start to bubble. Haoran/Keito is the character she wants to write first because he is a character she has never written before. A dark and mysterious character, most importantly, is a beautiful face.

Chihiro, on the other hand, was the character she created later. While making the character, she decided to make his face completely opposite to Haooran. As far as their eyes are concerned, Chihiro is TsurimeHaoran is Tareme. “I want to draw various characters, and I want to show the breadth and depth in it. final. No one has a normal life, and I want to explore this. ”

When asked about her final Live action drama series, the room was trapped in excitement whispers. “That’s what I expected, they nailed the characters to the dark theme. I went to the shooting location about three times and saw my characters in front of me. They were glowing so bright that I couldn’t see them.”

She talks about her current horror work blbut no information or title was shared during the group. But as for titles she wants to translate into other languages, she hopes her work, The mermaid prince, Title that can be read Pixelscan be translated one day. “It’s not a horror series, it’s a comedy. If you manage to get pregnant with a mermaid’s baby, you’ll get 100 million yen.”

The last surprise, fans ask readers if they will get more final. Although Tanaka said no, Ms. Hayashida jumped onto the microphone and said, “Actually, there are.” final Fans, it’s possible to be on the road!

“I’m very touched that you are all here today, I plan to draw a picture bl Until I fell! ”

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