Interview: The Graphic Novelists Next Door
In February, I was interviewed by local art journalist Katie Clary about my cross-cultural interest and history with graphic novels and manga between the United States and Japan for the Open Studio Newsletter.
I don’t usually have opportunities to talk about my former experiences as an English-Japanese translator and a teen goodwill ambassadorship in Japan, and how it shapes my love of comics. In the article, I talk about how I owe my love of comics to two people, my friend Yoshiko and Keiko, both of whom shared shojo manga with me at a time dominated by bulky DC and Marvel superheroes. It changed my impression of the storytelling capabilities of sequential art at a young age, and for that, I am very grateful.
良子さん、恵子さん、少女漫画を紹介してくれてありがとう。
Read the interview here.