EPISODE 33: Masao Kobayashi

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY

Let me pitch you an idea. How about you check out this new podcast episode?! This episode I am joined by Masao Kobayashi, who is the co-founder and the studio manager of Cut to Bits. We discuss growing up in Japan, pitching games to publishers and cultural differences.

Furthermore, we go into detail on community management, learning from mistakes and Masao shares his three essential manga recommendations.

Time – Topic Discussed:

0:00 - Intro

03:50 - The What else do you do?-podcast

09:30 - Doing the podcast for himself

12:23 - Splitting the podcast

16:50 - Growing up in Japan

22:15 - Cultural differences

29:20 - Pitching a video game

35:50 - Community management

40:03 - Food he misses from Japan

41:55 - The indie scene of Japan

48:30 - Manga recommendations

51:40 - Outro

Things mentioned on the show:

What else do you do? - podcast

How Asian do you feel - podcast

The Farewell by Lulu Wang

Asobu Japan

Manga recommendations:

Say Hello To Black Jack

Ushio & Tora

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

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Social Media:

Cut To Bits

Cut To Bits on Twitter (@CutToBits)

Homepage of Cut To Bits

Masao Kobayashi

Masao Kobayashi on Twitter (@MegaMasao)

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Twitter (@youmeindustry)

Dorian on Twitter (@DorianChou)

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Instagram (@youmeindustry)

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YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Facebook (youmeindustry)

Intro/Outro by FreshMcZone

Artwork by Thomas Martin (Instagram: @thomas.martin.martin)