



[Manga no Radio supported by viviON] Vol.245 Hiromasa Okujima (Part 5) “Payoff to a 20-Year Setup?”
A special talk program featuring announcer Yoshida Hisanori and manga creators. For May 2026, we welcome Hiromasa Okujima, creator of the hit series Baban Baban Ban Vampire. In the fifth and final episode of this series, the conversation continues with more behind-the-scenes stories about Babanba…

[The Manga Radio supported by viviON] Vol.244 — Hiromasa Okujima (Part 4) “Hold up… is this actually BL?”
A special talk series featuring announcer Yoshida Hisanori and renowned manga creators. For May 2026, we welcome Hiromasa Okujima, creator of the hit series Babanba Banban Vampire. In the fourth installment of this five-part series, Okujima-sensei talks about how his career unexpectedly evolved be…

[Manga no Radio supported by viviON] Vol.243 – Hiromasa Okujima (Part 3)"From 'I'm going to make a name for myself!' to 'Please, nobody look at me!'"
A special interview series hosted by announcer Yoshida Hisanori, featuring conversations with manga artists. This May 2026, we welcome Hiromasa Okujima, creator of the hit series Babanba Banban Vampire! In this third installment of our five-part series, we dive into his state of mind during his day…

[The Manga Radio supported by viviON] Vol.242 Guest: Hiromasa Okujima (Part 2) “If Kon-san Thinks You’ve Got It, You’re Good to Go.”
Announcer Hisanori Yoshida sits down with manga creators for special in-depth conversations. In May 2026, we welcome Hiromasa Okujima, creator of the hit series Baban Baban Ban Vampire. In the second episode of this five-part series, Okujima talks about his high school days, when he seriously beg…

[Manga Radio supported by viviON] Vol.241 Hiromasa Okujima (Part 1): “A Friend from Kobe”
This is a special talk program featuring announcer Hisanori Yoshida and manga artists. For May 2026, we welcome Hiromasa Okujima, known for the hit series Babanbabanban Vampire. In this first episode of a five-part series, we talk about his childhood—when he wasn’t allowed to buy manga with his a…

Manga Radio supported by viviON Vol.240: Ao Kojima (Part 4) “The Moment It Becomes a Manga”
A special talk program featuring announcer Hisanori Yoshida in conversation with manga artists. For April 2026, we welcome Ao Kojima, winner of the Manga Taisho 2026 Grand Prize for 「Hon Nara Uru Hodo」 In this final installment of our four-part series, we dive deeper into 「Hon Nara Uru Hodo」, alon…

[Manga Radio supported by viviON] Vol.239 Ao Kojima (Part 3) “Contacting Customer Support”
A special talk program featuring announcer Hisanori Yoshida in conversation with manga artists. For April 2026, we welcome Ao Kojima, winner of the Manga Taisho 2026 Grand Prize for「Hon Nara Uru Hodo」 In the third episode of this four-part series, we dive into the story of how Kojima was scouted b…

[Manga Radio supported by viviON] Vol.238 Ao Kojima (Part 2): “Turning Moments into Manga… Then Quietly Tucking Them Away”
A special talk series featuring announcer Hisanori Yoshida in conversation with leading manga artists. In April 2026, we welcome Ao Kojima, winner of the Manga Taisho 2026 Grand Prize for “Hon Nara Uru Hodo.” In this second episode of the four-part series, we continue the conversation on reading—b…

Manga Radio supported by viviON Vol.237: Ao Kojima (Part 1) “When I Draw, Stories Begin to Emerge”
A special talk program featuring announcer Hisanori Yoshida in conversation with manga artists. In April 2026, we welcome Ao Kojima, winner of the Manga Taisho 2026 Grand Prize for “Hon Nara Uru Hodo.” In this first episode of a four-part series, we look back on the day after the award ceremony, e…

[Manga Radio supported by viviON] Vol.236 Hiroyuki Yasuda (Part 5) “No Goals, No Purpose”
A special talk program featuring Nippon Broadcasting’s announcer Yoshida Hisanori in conversation with manga artists. For March 2026, we welcome Hiroyuki Yasuda, known for “Shomuni” and “Chihiro-san.” In this final episode of our five-part series, we continue our conversation about “Chihiro,” and …