Almost another year and we are all another year older. Who would have thought that ten years ago we were all panicking about Y2K! In most cultures the New Year is a chance to take a look back on the ‘What’s just gone by’ and reflect.

Of course, anime and manga companies are no different in this and this quarter we’ve been fortunate enough to sit down with some of the biggest players in the anime and manga industry in the UK exclusively for Jade Screen magazine, namely: Kurt Hassler, the Publishing Director for Yen Press, Jerome Mazandarani, the Acquisitions & Marketing Manager for the colossal Manfa Entertainment and the incredibly busy Tony Allen, the founder and owner of MVM Entertainment.

Look out for this article and interviews in the December 2009 edition of Jade Screen Magazine.