My main activity is in Mayonaka-Tsushin, an independent writer/manga writer's circle monthly magazine. It is a memebership Sosaku Doujin (Sosaku=Creation) which means it's a doujin for people who write original stories: manga, novel, poem, parody, original, etc. It's an adult doujin; anything goes as long as you are 25 years or older. Yes, these are the people who establshed today's doujin market! And they are still active, influential artists and story tellers!

My favorite form of work is a collaboration. I am always curious to know what new creation will be produced by collaborating wtih different artists. Also, it is a learning process: to know, appreciate, and share different tastes, perspective, and philosophies.

STRAY BLOOD , illustrated by talented manga-ka Miho Arise, and STRIGOY , illustrated by Kazuki Sato, will be on sale at COMIKET from Jade-Blue's (Miho Arise) booth. The booth number is Yo (in katakana) 30A.

Miho Arise's work is currently being translated and will be published in Doujin form by Perfect World, LLC., a company which represnts doujin artist. If there is enough demand, Perfect World will consider more Doujin translations.

I am also a member of the doujin circle Gynesis. Nobuyuki Sakurazawa (members call him Nobuyuki Sempai) is the representative of this underground-destruction-movement-by-text organization.

Oh, and my doujin circle friend, Simprune, is releasing a new issue at Comiket! Her booth# Me (in katakana) 59A! Go check her ike-men (a good-looking guy. bishonen in Japanese only refers to under-aged boys) character!

Recently, my husband and I attended Anime-expo in Anaheim, CA. Click to see the Anime Expo Cosplay images. We also invite you to visit our BBS: Doujin Front-Line cafe! Who knows, if things go well, we may be able to collabrate with authentic authentic doujin artists and create a cool Am-Jap doujin book, eh?

Update: 07/07/05 /Top page, stray blood, strigoy