Interviews from the 2006 Comic Exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan

Anime News Network's own Chih-Chieh Chang (otherwise known as Dormcat) attended this year's Comic Exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, a convention that attracts the likes of world-famous mangaka and a horde of zelous Taiwanese fans hoping for a glimpse of their favorite creators. You can find out about Chang's experience at the convention itself in his forums thread here.

Chang also collected a series of interviews from notable mangaka during his stay at the convention, which we will be serializing over the next 7 days. Here are the first four:

Ryoko Fukuyama, creator of Nosatsu Junkie
Reiichi Hiiro, creator of Double Call
Makoto Raiku, creator of Zatch Bell!
Masashi Azaki, creator of Ikebukuro West Gate Park
Kaoru Mori, creator of Victorian Romance Emma
Rica Matsumoto, voice actor for Pokemon's Satoshi (Ash Ketchum)

Anime News Network would like to thank Chang for his hard work and dedication in providing us with these interviews. Please check back in the coming days for more!