[The Manga Radio supported by viviON] Vol.244 — Hiromasa Okujima (Part 4) “Hold up… is this actually BL?”

About this episode

Hiromasa Okujima discusses his career evolution and shares behind-the-scenes stories from his work in this fourth installment of a special talk series.

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 beyond being known as a “young delinquent manga artist,” along with behind-the-scenes stories from Babanba Banban Vampire. Share your thoughts and requests on social media using the #MangaNoRadio — we'd love to hear from you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Yoshida Hisanori

Guest: Hiromasa Okujima

Topics covered

• manga creation
• career evolution
• behind-the-scenes
• BL genre
• interview

Keywords

• manga
• Hiromasa Okujima
• Babanba Banban Vampire
• interview
• career
• BL

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Babanba Banban Vampire

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