“I hope these images will lead to a dialogue between parent and child, or whoever sees them. For me, animals and plants are not simple backgrounds, but living things that remind us that we are interconnected.”
“Why do I always draw girls? I have this lingering image I had when I was a sixth-grader, right after the war,” Takahashi told The Daily Yomiuri in a recent interview. “There was a church of the Allied Occupation Forces near my house, and one day I saw a girl over the fence. She was about 5 and was playing in the garden filled with flowers.
“The girl, her leg in a cast, was called by her mother. She turned around and ran to her mother, her beautiful blond hair flowing. It was such a beautiful scene in such a gloomy time as was postwar Japan. The image stuck with me, and I came to want to paint that girl.”
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smillaraaq asked: Love, love, love all the vintage classics you post! <3 As for questions, who are your favorite contemporary mangaka?
thank you, and thank you for asking!
My favorites are:
-Nakamura Hikaru
-Oda Eiichiro
and
-Higashimura Akiko
: D
ok, here is my Lady Oscar for Cuteiscoming! (sorry about the bad color—it’s a photo, not a scan)
3dboyfriend asked: do you have a favorite american comic book character? or even an american cartoon character? <3 this blog a lot btw !
hmmmmm….this is hard, but I think it would be Lisa Simpson, if she counts : D
ok, 2/3rds of the way done with the drawing, I have to go have a family dinner, will finish later and post!
this isn’t actually the first time I will have drawn her : D I’ve done so many…. * <> *
if you’re interested (shameless promotion) I have a pixiv account here
cuteiscoming asked: Do you draw/do any art yourself? If so, dare you to draw Lady Oscar.
yes yes and yes! I will!!!! Thank you, cuteiscoming! you’re the first to ask!!! : D :D :D :D :D
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I’m too bored because my summer vacation’s just too SUPER! (I know, not funny)
ask me pretty much anything — If I find it really embarrassing, I may not answer, but please don’t take it personally!
