Dewang Ruke
Dewang Ruke is a Mumbai-based SEO Manager, Digital Marketing strategist, and anime industry authority with over 8 years of experience in search engine optimisation, content strategy, and public relations. He is a co-founder of Animehunch Private Limited, one of India’s leading anime news platforms, where he has covered major global anime events and Crunchyroll activations extensively, authoring over 500 articles spanning anime series, industry trends, news, and analysis.
Dewang was selected as an official judge for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards for 4 consecutive years. The Crunchyroll Anime Awards is globally televised ceremony held at Tokyo, making Dewang the first Indian anime journalist to be featured in a series of judge interviews published by Crunchyroll themselves. He has also conducted high-profile industry interviews, including featured conversations with Comic Con India founder Jatin Varma, Bandai Namco India Director and COO Mr. Takeo Yagi , Mr. Crunchyroll USA ex-COO Mr. Brady McCollum and current Crunchyroll USA COO Ms. Gita Rebbapragada, Crunchyroll India Director, Mr. Akshat Sahu, Sony India Head of Marketing Ms. Leena Lele Dutta, Muse Asia Vice General Mr. Wallace and Director, India, Ms. Julia Cheng, legendary director Makoto Shinkai, Gohan’s English Voice Actor Kyle Hebert, and several Hindi Voice Actors like Lohit Sharma, Sahil Kulkarni, Vidit Kumar and many more. Additionally, Dewang has also conducted interviews with Japanese Voice Actors like Taito Ban, Kappei Yamaguchi, and Hiroaki Hirata and A1 Pictures producer Atsushi Kaneko and L.A. Comic Con’s CEO, Chris DeMoulin on several anime industry topics that affect Anime industry globally and growth of Anime culture in India.
On the digital marketing side, Dewang has led SEO and marketing teams of up to 15 members, delivering a 70% increase in organic traffic, a 37% boost in social media engagement, and a 15% improvement in conversion rates across his career. He has worked with organisations including Animehunch Pvt Ltd, Digiswag Technologies PVT LTD, and Centillion Tech and holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Mumbai University.
