This year’s International Comics Festival (Kaigai Manga Festa) in Tokyo was bigger than ever! Plenty of familiar faces from past years gave it a sense of community (long sought by many foreign comics creators feeling rather isolated in Japan), but there were plenty of new faces, too, many of whom flew in from Europe and North America to be here. Tim once again procured a media pass and went booth-to-booth gathering interviews! Photos and Web links for all interviewees are below.
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| 2:10 | John Gehron (USA) | Pilot Theory |
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John Gehron
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| 3:39 | Ian M (Canada) | SquareComix |
 Ian M’s table |
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| 4:47 | Graeme McNee (Scotland) | GraemeMcNee.com |
 Graeme McNee |
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| 7:15 | Abby Denson (USA) | Dolltopia |
Abby Denson
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| 8:40 | Yuutan (Japan) | Yocchi’s Forgetfulness |
 Yuutan |
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| 10:34 | Sakki | Crow Tengu Siblings Bedtime Stories |
 Sakki |
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| 12:28 | Question No. 6 | Cat and Spy, Dr. Who variant covers |
 Question No. 6 |
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| 15:04 | Adam Pasion (USA) | Big Ugly Robot Press |
 Adam Pasion |
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| 18:31 | Natalie Andrewson (USA) | Mamuana |
 Natalie Andrewson |
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| 21:31 | Alex Mamo (USA) | Fields of Wings |
| 24:18 | Elaine Tipping (USA) | Princess Retribution |
| 25:45 | CocoNatalie (UK) | Quiet |
 CocoNatalie, Elaine Tipping, Alex Mamo (l-r) |
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| 28:18 | Foo Swee Chin (Singapore) | Nihon lah |
 Foo Swee Chin |
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| 29:30 | Ren Ishibashi (Japan) | Lily’s Restaurant; Dream |
 Ren Ishibashi’s table |
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| 33:16 | Pinoy Komiks (Philippines) | Pinoy Komiks |
 Tamaki and Tamaki |
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| 37:09 | Andrew Griffith (USA) | Transformers |
 Andrew Griffith |
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| 38:54 | Victor Edison (USA) | Life in Japan |
 Victor Edison |
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| 40:54 | Jillian Tamaki (Canada) | This One Summer |
 Jillian Tamaki
Listen to Jillian’s Deconstructing Comics interview in 2009!
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| 43:54 | Mary Huang (Canada) | Now Recharging |
 Mary Huang |
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| 45:02 | Chris Butcher | Toronto Comic Arts Festival |
 Chris Butcher |
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| 51:00 | Steven and Katie Shanahan | Silly Kingdom |
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Steven and Katie Shanahan |
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