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hoshikuzuhime wrote...
wish you'd come to another Canadian con like Anime North or Otakuthon again. I missed you last year and I really wanted to go to some of those panels... ;n;We'll most likely be at Otakuthon again this year, look for an announcement soon!
thenewhorde wrote...
Jacob wrote...
thenewhorde wrote...
just like to point something out.you said japanese artists, but there was one that wasn't japanese on your list. vofan is a college art teacher/illustrator. he just takes accept illustration job offers in japan, he's not physically there.
Good catch, and VOFAN is pretty damn awesome: http://www.pixiv.com/users/51536
yea, only reason i know that cause i met him in a college. he was teaching there. but he doesn't teach college anymore after his newborn son last year.
btw, i've been on this site often but almost never leave messages, but i thought i'd mention that i've heard quite a lot about you from Cory. he's been telling me all kinds of stuff about u when we were hanging out in akiba. nice to finally speak to you, even if it's only on the internet. he's apparently started his own toy shop in japan now (or some kind of toy related work), not sure what those little model and figure toys are called.
anyways, it's nice to meet you.
You know Cory? That's awesome! Hopefully he only said good things about me. I didn't know he's starting a toy shop in Japan!? That's really cool, I haven't talked with him in about a year so I've been out of the loop. I'm visiting Japan pretty soon so I'll have to ask him about it before I go. And it's pretty cool that you met VOFAN in college, hopefully you and I can meet up one day and talk about it!
thenewhorde wrote...
just like to point something out.you said japanese artists, but there was one that wasn't japanese on your list. vofan is a college art teacher/illustrator. he just takes accept illustration job offers in japan, he's not physically there.
Good catch, and VOFAN is pretty damn awesome: http://www.pixiv.com/users/51536
Fullcaneli wrote...
Can't seem to get it on iphone maybe iPad only?Oh damn I think you're right, I read it through iBooks on my iPad. That stinks if it's not available on iPhones :( It should work on any computer that has iBooks installed.
It's rare for Japanese companies to make an effort to share their material with people outside of Japan, so whenever one does I try to do everything I can to help make it a success (especially when it's something awesome). Wanimagazine has just released the first issue of Wani-bites, a digital manga magazine that brings together some really awesome artists from Japan. The first issue contains manga from Shin Nagasawa, Hitori, Yusuke Kozaki, Vofan, Shihou, Atsushi Suzumi and Takamichi. And they released it for free on iBooks, which means you can read the whole thing without paying anything.
There are also features in Wani-bites showing the work methods of some of the artists and the process of making a manga. This will be the first time many of these manga, which have cult status in Japan, have been translated into English and made available to an international audience. I really hope they do more things like this, so I encourage everyone to watch the video below and check out Wani-bites on iTunes. It's pretty crazy that a Japanese company released something for free specifically for an international audience. Let them know what you think and what you'd like to see in the next issue, they are listening!
I really liked Sky Blue Cavalry and Bloody Little Circus, which were your favorites?
There are also features in Wani-bites showing the work methods of some of the artists and the process of making a manga. This will be the first time many of these manga, which have cult status in Japan, have been translated into English and made available to an international audience. I really hope they do more things like this, so I encourage everyone to watch the video below and check out Wani-bites on iTunes. It's pretty crazy that a Japanese company released something for free specifically for an international audience. Let them know what you think and what you'd like to see in the next issue, they are listening!
I really liked Sky Blue Cavalry and Bloody Little Circus, which were your favorites?