From the creator of I am Here! and Missions of Love, two of Kodansha Comics' best-selling shojo series! This is a manga about making manga, a subject which is of huge interest to American manga readers. The story has elements of both Genshiken and the super-hot Bakuman, taking a look at the process of manga creation and poking fun at some of the myths and misconceptions attributed to manga creators. Three volumes total. Ages 16 and up.
Kanna Tezuka is a shy and anti-social manga artist. She enrolls in a special manga class at school, hoping that she'll be free to work on her manga without distraction. However, she finds herself in the company of three guys who are incredibly handsome, and incredibly stupid. They find out that Kanna is a published manga artist and begin pestering her to teach them how to become manga creators. Hijinks ensue!
Story Locale: Japanese high school
Series Overview: Kanna Tezuka just wanted some peace and quiet so she could focus on making manga. With that in mind, she enrolled in a manga class. Her dreams of quiet were soon shattered by three boys who tilt the scales heavily in the looks department, but not so much in the brains. The boys discover that Kanna is a published manga artist and decide that she must be their teacher...but she has other ideas!
Ema Toyama is a female Japanese manga artist. She made her debut in September 2003 in the monthly manga magazine Nakayoshi with her story, Tenshi no Tamago, which was published in the U.S. under the title Pixie Pop. Her other titles published in the U.S. are Kodansha Comics' I Am Here and Missions of Love. Almost all of her works are published by Kodansha.
ISBN: 9781612629049
Author: Ema Toyama
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 15 January 2015
Publisher: Kodansha
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (mm): 194 x 130 x 16
Weight (kg): 0.174
