Japan Matsuri

This Sunday!! I will be at Japan Society booth at Japan Matsuri held at Trafalgar Square, London to do some manga uchiwa fan design demonstrations and encourage all of you to enter the Uchiwa Fan Design Contest!! Jump from the link below, read the instruction, visit the Matsuri and have a go!!

Japan Matsuri: Japan Society booth Uchiwa Fan Drawing Contest!!

This coming Saturday...

This Saturday, Uniqlo Oxford Street Flagship Shop is holding a special event including my drop in workshop! The drop in workshop starts at 12:00 until 14:00, during this time you can pop in to challenge some work sheets with me and left any time. From 14:00 I will be holding the manga portrait session which is basically... I draw you! It is on a first come first served basis.😘
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Wellcome Collection workshop

Tomorrow, Saturday 22 September, at Wellcome Collection, London, there are two sessions of manga illustration workshop run by me! The age restriction is 14 to 19, so if you are within this age group and interested in manga drawing, please pop in! And if you know someone who might be interested in, let them know.

Please read the info on the link below. Places are given out on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday Studio: Manga Illustration Workshop at Wellcome Collection

MCM London this weekend!!

Hi all!! This weekend, I will be at MCM London! Please find me at Comic Village, L1 for mini books, postcards, prints and more. I will take sketch commissions as usual, so if you would like one, come early to book a slot! Hope to see you there! Thank you!😘

This weekend, I will be at MCM Scotland, Glasgow!! You can find me and Inko at CG9 in the Comic Village!
Come come (especially if you like cute boys) to some postcards, prints, mini comics etc and also I will take some sketch commissions too!

Thank you very much!!!

Belated but big thank you for everyone who pop up to my space this weekend at MCM!! It was hot but fun fun fun weekend!
It was really great to catching up and/or hanging out you guys, my precious comic/geeky friends and lovely loyal regulars. xxxxxx to everyone! See you again soon!

My next con will be Illustrator's Fair at Kings Cross, London in July.

Here's something to remember that wonderful weekend by: Some of my commission works and wonderful cosplays...!!! If you are in the pictures, please let me know!

Post Con nostalgia...

MCM Comic Con London this weekend!

It's gonna be a hot long fun packed weekend at MCM Comic Con London! Find me at Q7 in Comic Village for commission sketching and more! Alphabet Boys mini book 3 and Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 (short mild yaoi manga inspired by the sonnets) are also available!
Hope to see you all!

Note: The Saturday tickets for MCM are all sold out!
It is going to be very hot weekend. Bring some water to avoid dehydrating yourself!

Hyper Japan 2016 this weekend!!

This weekend (15 to 17 July), I am at Hyper Japan, Olympia, London!
I and my friend Inko are in ZZ13 table on the first floor, close to the Cosplay area. As usually we have some postcards, prints and mini books, also take sketch commissions such as manga portraits and character of your choice drawings.Please pop in our table early to book a slot to avoid any disappointment.
Hope to see you all!!

Ox Con this weekend!!

I am going to attend the first Ox Con this weekend! If you are around, please pop in! Many artists tables, talks and cosplays!!
Ox Con at Oxford, England

Alices Adventures in Comics Land: Panel discussion at the British Libraly

Alices Adventures in Comics Land

http://www.bl.uk/events/alices-adventures-in-comics-land#sthash.BiVAVzPi

I am honorably going to take a part of this wonderful panel discussion about how Alice has been treated in and related to comic/graphic novels/manga on Friday 26th of February at the British Library. I will show you some rare found of manga versions of Alice...!

Join me, one and only comic godfather Paul Gravett and wonderful Bryan Talbot on 26th!

MCM London weekend, everyone!!

MCM London weekend, everyone!! I and Inko are at table CC7, Comic Village and waiting for you.

In addition to the usual postcards and prints, there is a new mini book, Alphabet Boys 2 on sale and a free introduction paper for my new YAOI web manga to grab...! I also take the sketch commissions as usual! Manga portrait, yaoi, chibi and even Halloween themed sketches are welcome!!

Hyper Japan 2015

Hi! Sorry for not posting for very long time...!
I and Inko will be at HYPER JAPAN at O2 in North Greenwich from tomorrow till Sunday! Our booth is W09 at the Hyper Fringe Market area (check out the map!). Please pop in for some nice postcards, mini books, and A4 prints. Also, we'll take commission sketch requests such as manga portrait and character drawings. Chibi and yaoi style requests are also very welcome!

Japan Expo Paris 2014 is coming!!

From tomorrow till Sunday, there is an annual big event in Paris... Japan Expo!!!
I am teaming up again with my precious and talented friends Inko and Deadly Kawaii and be there (please refer the map attached to see whereabout)!!
Actually I will miss the first day (gotta see Monty Python live...!!), but will be there from Thursday afternoon till the end.
I will sell some postcards & prints, some new and some old, the tiny Alphabet Boys book and also take sketch commissions. So please pop in if you are happen to be there (･｀ω´･)

If you cannot come to Paris, please do not worry. I and Inko will be back at Hyper Japan, London on 25 to 27th of July (*´∀｀)人(´∀｀*).

Meet Becky...

Last week at Channel 4, I met Becky, who's dream is going to Japan. I helped her to complete her first manga story. Please have a look the link and see her wonderful first manga about her life.

A 14-Year-Old Girl Drew A Superb Manga Cartoon About Using A Food Bank

There are also some other articles about her and her manga (and sometimes my name is mentioned!)

·         Mail Online: - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2652867/Meet-inspiring-teen-lives-1-20-day-determined-pursue-dream-artist.html

·         Mirror -  http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/breadline-kids-teen-whose-family-3665665

·         Channel 4 News Website  - http://www.channel4.com/news/dispatches-breadline-kids-food-banks-poverty-manga-becky

·         Unreality TV - http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/breadline-kids-14-year-old-becky-makes-amazing-manga-strip-food-banks/

·         Channel 4 Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjisuUWC_tE

October and November!

This weekend is the MCM weekend!! I will be at CD12 at Comic Village with my fellow manga artist Inko! Unfortunately, there might not be many new things on my table (have been very busy...), but still I will take sketch commissions or you're welcome to pop in to say hi! 

Also, on Saturday and Sunday, I will offer manga workshop at Letraset booth. There are many different manga workshops going on at Letraset booth at MCM this weekend, so come to check the programme.

All the classes are on a first come first served basis!

And right after the MCM, there is Anime Attacks at Gateshead.

I will have a table and offer two sessions of manga workshop.

So please come!

May Schedule

Long time no news from me, sorry!
I've been doing this and that, and keep myself busy.

Well, here's my latest schedule for next month...

May 4th and 5th: Japanorama at National Space Centre, Leicester
May 15th: Laydeez do comics at Brighton Festival, 9-10.30pm
Brighton Dome Studio Theatre Bar

May 18th: Comica Manga Asia at Asia House, London

May 24th to 26th: London MCM Expo

And Japan Expo in Paris 4th to 7th of July is confirmed!

If you can't make any of it, don't worry, you can check my two tumber pages for my latest doodles, comics and illustrations.

Secret Sweet Syrup : still in preparation but if you like yaoi, please check it out!

Doodle Dee & Doodle Dum : my (almost) daily doodle of boys, some original some fan art.

Hope to see you somewhere soon...!

New book out soon!

Big news!!
A new Manga book I provide all illustrations, The BOOK OF FIVE RINGS is now available for order from Diamond's September 2012 Previews catalogue.

"This manga version of Japanese classic The Book of Five Rings, the iconic book of confrontation and victory by the famed 17th-century duelist and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi, reinvigorates the classic, making it more accessible and appealing to a wide audience. With atmospheric manga art by Chie Kutsuwada (Hagakure, Romeo and Juliet, etc) and a fluid script adaptation by Sean Michael Wilson (AX:alternative manga, A Christmas Carol, etc) the manga version works both as an engaging visual guide to Japanese swordsmanship and strategy, and as a view into Musashi's world. A fascinating book for manga fans, martial art fans and anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their lives."

Diamond Previews details:

BOOK OF FIVE RINGS GN (C: 0-1-2), Shambhala Publications.
Diamond code : SEP121192
$16.95 (£12.95 UK)
Release date 11/21/2012

I put all of my effort to each page...! So, please spread the word around!!

Thanking all who bought my charity postcards

I have been selling those two postcards from time to time at the events I attended from Spring of 2011. I drew those two images especially for a charity reason, they are for the people and areas that suffers from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake.
Thank you for all of you who bought these cards from me.The amount became £65 plus 17 Euro, which is about ￥10,000 and I finally had a chance to go back to Japan to donated them. I did so through Japan Red Cross and this is the receipt! Ta-da!



Your one pound coin and kindness are in this receipt.

Thank you.

Posting problem

Hi all! Sorry for not updating so long time. Blogger's new look is not compatible with the browser I'm using... I can't post from my Mac now, so I'm doing it from my smart phone... My finger hurts! So for a while, please check my Face Book page for information. I need to sort out this problem quickly...!
(I just found out that I can still use the faithful old interface of Blogger so I can still make posts. But the notification said the old interface will go next month forever...)