Saturday AM is an ongoing English-written international shōnen manga anthology magazine founded in Morrisville, North Carolina, in 2013 by Frederick L. Jones and published by MyFutprint Entertainment.
The North Carolina–based Jones was a lifelong anime fan, moved on from a career as an executive in the video game industry to found MyFutprint Entertainment and the imprint Saturday AM with artists around the world.
On November 9, 2020, MyFutprint Entertainment announced that it had partnered up with online light novel publisher Jabberwocky Toys to release their licensed "BlownUps" limited edition figures with licensing for their series Apple Black, Bully Eater, and The Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts.
[5][6][7] On February 3, 2023, Saturday AM announced a new imprint called "Wel/Red" for its light novel licenses, headed by co-founder Odunze Oguguo.
Participants are invited to submit original short stories for a chance to be published in the summer issues of Saturday AM magazine.
Themes can range from anime, superheroes, classic American cartoons, NCAA mascots, designing solitaire cards, mythological creatures, and more.
[12] Eisner Award winner Sanford Greene said that "Saturday AM's Commitment to serving as a gateway for talented black and brown creators in the visual style of manga is inspiring, with artists like WhytManga (Odunze Oguguo) and JeyOdin and series like Apple Black and Clock Striker, I'm eager to see them embark on this new journey of bringing their vision to graphic novels and to readers around the world".