“I wanted to create a manga brand that respected the diversity that needed to be in manga”  - Fredrick L Jones (SaturdayAM Founder) Welcome to another episode of Suuuper Anime podcast, Black History Month aka BHM edition. Where in the month of October we will be showcasing and speaking to black content creators on their chosen profession who are all either within the anime industry or love anime just as much as we do! Our guest for this episode was Mr Fredrick L Jones who is the founder of SaturdayAM - The World’s most diverse comics anthology. The company has dozens of creators, thousands of fans all over the world, 100’s of issued magazines which has inspired young, diverse, creators much the same way that Shonen Jump, cartoons, and comics did. We discuss the following things:  How did Mr Jones start SaturdayAM?Why it’s important to be authentic and celebrate all identities! How can we solve for the lack of representation in manga? Why Japanese animation studios may be scared to draw black characters? Why you should create your own door as opposed to knocking on someone else’s?What black content creators should be comfortable in their own skin? Why celebrating culture is important in anime and manga?Do stereotypes influence unconscious bias?Is digital the future of manga? How will the industry look? We end with the suuuper quick fire round?SaturdayAM Socials Website: http://www.saturday-am.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederickjonessatam/Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/saturday_amTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/saturday_amYou Tube: http://www.youtube.com/myfutprintIf you enjoy the podcast, please don't forget to FOLLOW, RATE and REVIEW the show (it takes less than 30 seconds) Please do also share with anyone you fill will enjoy the show. Doing so will allows us to grow the show and encourage us to keep putting out more content. Also as mentioned we love your reviews, so please keep them coming and will read them out in future shows.In case you’re wondering here is how to rate and review our show.Also, to keep conversation going were super keen to hear your thoughts, questions and opinions on the show’s discussion points, so please do drop us a voice note on our website www.suuuperanimepodcast.com or email at www.suuuperanimepodcast.com/contact Suuuper podcast title inspired by Fabulous – Breathe| Listen Here! Social media links Instagram: SuuuperanimepodcastTwitter: @SuuuperanimeFacebook: SuuuperAnimePodcast