{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The United States Department of Nerds Podcast","title":"Akihiro Goska - Froglight Studio & The Rise of Indie Manga Creators","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/447f107e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3145,"description":"Welcome to The USDN Podcast - where indie comics come to life.\nOn this episode of the USDN Podcast, The Chairman is joined by Akihiro Goska, director of Froglight Studio, an emerging indie manga studio from the Philippines.\nAkihiro shares how his creative journey began with Wattpad writing during lockdown, how Froglight Studio came together, and what it takes to build a collaborative manga project from the ground up. The conversation explores leadership, artistic growth, creative teamwork, and the studio’s first major story, Snow’s Warm Embrace.\nThey also discuss the rise of manga creation outside Japan, the challenges of building recognition as a new studio, and Froglight’s future plans in both manga and animation.\nFollow Froglight Studio:\nFacebook: Froglight Studio\nInstagram: Froglight Studio\nTikTok: Froglight Studio\nSubscribe and join the Council of Nerds for more interviews with indie comic creators, storytellers, crowdfunders, and rising voices in the world of comics. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jK77dc0vRU6rdQe3lGzQeHxWXmC-iqPIYcsRvu3WnRw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xMDE0/NzI5MzBlZGRiOGQ2/MzFlNGI2NzJiMzc2/MTczOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}