In recent years, manga and anime have become cornerstones of the entertainment industry worldwide. They are a format where the fantasy genres dwell unconstrained: cyberpunk, space opera, epic fantasy, superheroes, urban fantasy, magical realism, terror, bizarro, etc. The influence of the great modern classics from the fantasy genres, both literary and cinematographic, are glaringly obvious in these languages, and they even showcase them, from Miyazaki with Le Guin's Earthsea to Junji Ito’s Lovecraftian reinterpretations or the spatial adventures to the beat of jazz of Cowboy Bebop. However, manga and anime are so popular that today the opposite effect is also happening, and their influence on contemporary literature is beginning to be felt. These interferences will be the topic discussed by Pablo Mallorquí, host of the podcast Esperant el Cometa and expert on Japanese comics; Isa J. González, author of Regreso a Gaozu (Crononauta), a space opera novel clearly influenced by the hopepunk movement, which engages in dialogue with manga like Planetes; and Edgar Cotes, author of Un àngel cruel (Spècula), a supernatural terror book set in the Terres de Lleida which merges with the allegorical treatment of depression in Neon Genesis Evangelion.