The North American publisher announces panel and the appearance of manga creator Sen as a Manga Mavericks guest

Manga Mavericks Books, a manga publisher serving the English market from Manga Mavericks LLC, has announced that it will host HORON OF THE CLOSED COUNTRY manga creator Sen at Anime NYC 2026.

Sen will make a guest appearance on the Manga Mavericks Books Industry Panel on August 21^st, and will focus on her career as a manga artist and the development of the HORON OF THE CLOSED COUNTRY series.

The full panel information can be found below:

Manga Mavericks Books Industry Panel feat. Manga Creator Sen

Friday, August 21
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
Room: B01-03

Join the team behind Manga Mavericks Books and Sen, author of the fantasy adventure manga HORON OF THE CLOSED COUNTRY. Learn more about what it takes to publish indie manga for an English audience and how we work directly with manga creators to bring their work overseas. Catch a Q&A with Sen and behind-the-scenes stories about the development of HORON OF THE CLOSED COUNTRY. Plus, be the first to hear about our newest manga license announcements! We’ll have prizes, surprises, and lots more in store!

Sen Autograph Session

Sen will also participate in autograph sessions for HORON OF THE CLOSED COUNTRY at the Manga Mavericks / Independent Manga Alliance booth (Booth #2028). To receive an autograph, attendees must provide proof of purchase of the English print edition of HORON OF THE CLOSED COUNTRY VOLUME 1, which will be available for purchase at the Manga Mavericks / Independent Manga Alliance booth.

The autograph sessions are planned for the following times:

Thursday, August 20: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Friday, August 21: 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Saturday, August 22: 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Sunday, August 23: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

“We are very excited to welcome a talented manga creator Sen for her first convention appearance in America,” says Varun Gupta, CEO of Manga Mavericks Books. “Sen’s work has captivated readers within the doujinshi and indie manga scenes in Japan, and we have seen that love spread into the English market with the release of Volume 1 of HORON OF THE CLOSED COUNTRY. We hope this will be the first of many opportunities to bring the manga creators we publish closer to overseas readers.”

[For my review of HORON OF THE CLOSED COUNTRY, click here.]

Horon of the Closed Country, Vol. 1 by Sen · Print SRP: $14.99 · 148 pages · ISBN: 9781968054342 · For Readers 13+ · Available Now       

What the Protective God takes will never return.

A god hides and protects an ancient land from foreign enemies, but to do so, sacrifices must be made. In recent times, the god has been encroaching more on humankind, with only people with special powers, Quietists, able to drive them back. An unlikely trio, each of whom has lost something dear to them, find themselves journeying to unravel the secrets of the Protective God and the Quietists. Little do they know that what they have lost, the frequent appearance of the god, and the need for sacrifices are all connected…

About Sen

Sen is a manga artist and writer based in Japan. She enjoys writing fantasy stories and stories based on her dreams and was inspired to start drawing manga thanks to the COMITIA comic markets, and is now a regular vendor at the events, where she sells self-published manga like HORON OF THE CLOSED COUNTRY.

Sen published the one-shot “And Thus, They Became A Good King” in the November 2025 issue of Asahi Shinbun’s Nemuki+ magazine, and her independent work will be featured in the August 2026 issue of TIA’S MAGAZINE, the catalog magazine for COMITIA.

About Manga Mavericks LLC

Originally launched as a manga news podcast in 2016, Manga Mavericks has grown into a multimedia company anchored by a successful podcast network and a team of journalists and reviewers dedicated to exploring manga as both a medium and as an industry across the world. With the launch of Manga Mavericks Books, the company seeks to expand further into the manga industry, highlighting the eclectic storytelling, artistry, and creativity of Japanese creators and comics.

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