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Manga’s global boom isn't slowing down, so BookWalker is rewriting the rules & revamping itself for the future [Popverse Jump]
BookWalker CEO talks the difficulty of publishing manga in the West, why the platform just split from itself, and how to become an "ascended weeb"
Light novels and manga are largely a product of Japan, but their audience is truly international. So much so that BookWalker Global, one of the biggest platforms for light novels and manga, recently had a bit of a divorce from itself. The newly launched BookWalker has been set up to help bring thousands of titles the English-speaking fans, and we spoke to CEO Sam Pinansky about what the new platform would offer readers, what would be different (not much), and what would stay the same (most of it).
Our discussion ranged from the state of the manga industry to some of the things that made now the right time for BookWalker to give the international market a more intentional focus. The platform currently distributes manga, webtoons, and light novels for fans around the world. Some of their biggest titles are Witch Hat Atelier, Wistoria: Wand
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