Kodansha House Hosts Fragrant Flower Creator Saka Mikami in NYC
The appearance lands during New York Comic Con and days before the 15th English volume ships on October 13, giving US readers a direct meet with the creator of a manga whose anime streamed on Netflix.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Kodansha USA will host Saka Mikami, creator of The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, at its Kodansha House pop-up in New York City on October 10 and 11. The event includes a Q&A and signing on October 10 and an additional signing on October 11. Tickets are allocated through a random drawing on kodanshahouse.com, with applications open September 3 to 10. The pop-up runs October 9 to 18 at 508 West 37th Street, during New York Comic Con.
The pop-up returns to 508 West 37th Street, two blocks from the Javits Center where New York Comic Con runs October 8 to 11. Mikami launched the manga on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website in October 2021. Kodansha published the 23rd compiled volume on June 9, and Kodansha USA shipped the 14th English volume on August 11 with the 15th due October 13.
The television anime premiered in July 2025 on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS11, and streamed on Netflix in Japan from July 6, 2025, in Southeast Asia from July 13, and outside those regions from September 7, 2025.
Kodansha House has hosted other creators at earlier stops, including Blue Lock creators Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura and Witch Hat Atelier creator Kamome Shirahama in Los Angeles in July.
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