Count down for Yuri & Yaoi Con in Lyon, France this weekend!
http://www.event-yaoi.fr/yaoi-yuri-con/

I'll take small BL mangas, Yuri & BL postcards, sketches.
Me and Chie Kutsuwada are sharing a table, and both of us offers commission work!
1 character from €8!

I started packing with a full of excitement!

There will be a quick manga lesson with me from 5pm on Saturday, and Yaoi talk with me and Chie Kutsuwada at 12:30pm on Sunday!

See you there! xxx

On 27th & 28th October, I'm joining an event Yuri & Yaoi Con in Lyon, France with my fellow manga artist, Chie Kutsuwada.
This young event is for specifically girl-girl love and boy-boy love romance contents.
I will bring my Yaoi manga 'Ascending' and me and Chie will have a Yaoi talk on Sunday 12:30 - 1:30pm at Screening space.
If you want to get how to draw tips, speed How To Draw session is on 5pm at Activity space.

Oh... I can't wait to join in the event! :D

An exhibition at Brighton! :D

A hoy! Finally the exhibition is opened:

DAVID BLANDY - Odysseys

Many artworks in this exhibition are collaboration between me and David Blandy, there are comics, cut-outs, posters, animations...and more!
Enjoy the artworks!
Dates: 1-23 September 2012
Times: 11-6pm, Mon-Sun
Preview: 6-8pm, Friday 31 August 2012
Venue: Phoenix Brighton , 10-14 Waterloo Place, Brighton, BN2 9NB

...and more events connected to this exhibition!!
Anime Film Screening – Princess Mononoke – Monday 17 September 2012
Comic Book Workshop – Wednesday 19 September 2012
Fated Dual Gaming Tournament – Saturday 22 September 2012

During the Olympic games, me and Chie Kutsuwada joining an event called : Arigato event London.
We'll present a short manga workshop (around 30min) twice in a day on 29th, and 31st July at County Hall!!
Tokyo local government officially backing up this event, so anyone who's thinking of visiting Tokyo should come and have a look! :D

In the workshops, we'll talk about a brief history of manga, and live drawing demonstrations!

So please come, it should be fun!

JAPAN EXPO Paris Thu 5th July - 8th July 2012!!

Getting ready for the biggest Japanese festival in Europe!!
Manga, Anime, cosplay, J-POP, marshal arts, and more!

Here is info of my table sharing with Chie Kutsuwada and Deadly Kawaii:

Booth sign: DK/UMISEN-YAMASEN                        

Booth number: DM32                                    Exhibition Hall: HALL 6

I'll bring my new picture book "Rachel moves to Brighton" and some new drawings.

Of cause if you want your manga portrait, that's also available.

The line drawing is 'Shun' the personification of Husky - for a project with Mayamada.

 

In Dublin now. 

I hope many people come to the talk tomorrow at Chester Beatty Library in Dublin, Ireland...! I'm preparing plenty images and doing a demonstration of drawings. A workshop for children on Saturday, and for adults on Sunday!! Should be fun!! :D

The image is from David Blandy's artwork which I did line drawings. ^^

The image will be introduced in the talk tomorrow.

 

 

London MCM Expo finished as I draw so many portraits and talked to so many people!
The next event is workshops & a talk at Chester Beatty Library in Dublin.
I'm very excited to join, and see the display of old "bamboo cutter" drawings from Japan.

The England is in a festive mood for Olympics - The image is a poster I made during the workshop at school. :)