Diea94

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Being a child of the 90s, I have always loved anime and manga. I was interested in art even before I was introduced to the colorful and appealing characters in Pokemon, Digimon, DBZ, Rurouni Kenshin, and YuYu Hakusho (and other such shows on Cartoon Network's Toonami and Adult Swim). As I grew into my teenage years I naturally expanded my reading of manga to include both artistically and philosophically challenging works, such as the works of Naoki Urasawa, Makoto Yukimura, and Inio Asano. But when I entered high school and later college, I noticed that many artists and non-artists alike looked down on all manga as crudely drawn kiddie-fare. Manga can be beautiful rendered visions of the actual and imagined world that explore very real issues. Thus, I endeavored to raise the status of comics by publishing "fine arts" manga themed one-shots through the Carleton Graphic. I will post some of my first stories from my "manga redemption" effort in preparation for some longer, more manga styled works. Please enjoy.