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But the flattery that follows it, where her school’s art teacher is complimenting her and she has the “Glass Mask” eyes we’ve mentioned on the podcast before, is also really great. Good stuff.Ģ0:30 Deb’s referring to the sequence we clipped above, pages 8 and 9.

It’s really the first time that we’ve read two different books by the same creator. I think reading Blank Canvas in close proximity to TTG was a great idea, because it allowed us to pick up on threads from her work that span multiple series. Her sensei believes her, and offers to carry her to the station. It’s another good example of showing how he cares about his pupils, even though he comes across as harsh and strict.Ģ0:00 We come back to this little moment in the Tokyo Tarareba Girls episode, when we realize that Akiko Higashimura’s self-portrait character is drawn wearing the same sort of track jacket that her sensei wore when she was young. Thankfully.ġ6:28 Akiko lies about being sick and walks to the bus stop to go home. Probably reads prrrrreeeettty differently now, but luckily, with the benefit of hindsight it wasn’t actually creepy. Even though it’s not terribly appropriate, even in the ’80s or ’90s, it’s still heartfelt.

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It’s the way that this older dude knows how to be supportive and offer limited emotional support. The quiet one where adult Higashimura pours the tea is nice, and quiet… But I agree with Chip, one of the best scenes is when her sensei buys her the beer. This warts-and-all, I-was-an-idiot approach is much, much more my speed (and much more honest, too!).ġ5:30 Yeah, it was a different time, but these were two good scenes. I kind of hate when writers invent these sort of fake childhoods for themselves (looking at you, A Separate Peace), and I’m pretty sensitive to it now. I’d love to cover it on the podcast one day! It’s a good read, but it is a bit young in certain ways. Trouble is, in that all-girl haven of nerd-dom, having a male in the house is even more transgressive than being a non-otaku. But that fashionable young lady? Yes, she’s actually a boy who enjoys cross-dressing.

The lives of 4 young otaku women living in a rooming house are turned upside down, when a stylish, outgoing ‘girl’ befriends one of girls and ends up spending more time with them.

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But maybe this unconventional art teacher is just what she needs to realize her dreams! sEVEN sEAS pUBLISHINGĢ:00 Higashimura-sensei’s first release in English was the much-beloved (it got an anime!) series Princess Jellyfish, published by Kodansha. She’s in for a surprise: her new instructor is a sword-wielding taskmaster who doesn’t care about manga one bit. Looking for an easy fix, she signs up for an art class, thinking all her problems will soon be solved. High schooler Akiko has big plans to become a popular mangaka before she even graduates, but she needs to get much better at drawing if she ever wants to reach her goal.

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Several of her manga series have been adapted as live action and animated TV shows and feature films.įun fact: her younger brother is Takuma Morishige, creator of My Neighbor Seki (available in English from Kodansha).Ġ1:00 Here’s that back-of-the-book text again, for your reading enjoyment. She took home the Eisner Award in 2019 for Tokyo Tarareba Girls. In 2015, she took home the Manga Taisho (Manga Grand Prize) Award and the Grand Prize at the 19th Japan Media Arts Awards for Blank Canvas (a.k.a. Her work has received numerous awards, including 2010 Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shojo Manga for Princess Jellyfish.

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Although the last time I checked, she was actually doing three series, plus a one-shot or two.

Her work spans many genres, including the historical seinen action hit series Yukibana no Tora/ Snowflake Tiger, though only her josei manga work has been translated into English so far.Įven by Japanese manga creator standards, Higashimura has a reputation as being a workhorse, usually working on at least a weekly series AND a monthly series at any given time. She released a number of popular titles in Japan, but rose to prominence in the 2010s with a series of hit manga which included Princess Jellyfish, Blank Canvas, and Tokyo Tarareba Girls.

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Episode edited by David Brothers.Ġ0:00 Before we get started, here’s a quick biography of Akiko Higashimura:īorn in Miyazaki Prefecture, (the setting of Blank Canvas), Akiko Higashimura made her professional debut at 24 years old with the shojo manga Fruits Komori. Show notes by Christopher Butcher and Deb Aoki. Published by Seven Seas ( Print / Digital)