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Blank Canvas: My So-called Artist's Journey (kakukaku Shikajika) Vol. 1 by Akiko Higashimura

Blank Canvas: My So-called Artist's Journey (kakukaku Shikajika) Vol. 1

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Akiko Higashimura

Seven Seas Entertainment · Ebook · May 21, 2019

Blank Canvas: My So-called Artist's Journey (kakukaku Shikajika) Vol.

General MangaSlice-of-Life ComicsGraphic Biography & Memoirshort story
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Who it’s for
A lively autobiographical manga about artistic ambition meeting an art teacher who refuses easy fixes.
Themes
Artistic ambition, Learning to draw, Unconventional instruction
Genres
Graphic Biography & Memoir, General Manga, Slice-of-Life Comics

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About this book

The autobiographical manga by Eisner-winner Akiko Higashimura, the creator of Princess Jellyfish and Tokyo Tarareba Girls, about her high school dream to become a comic book creator! 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. Looking for an easy fix, she signs up for an art class, thinking all her problems will soon be solved.

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She’s in for a surprise: her new instructor is a bamboo sword-wielding taskmaster who doesn’t care about manga one bit. But maybe this unconventional art teacher is just what she needs to realize her dreams!

Learning to Draw

A lively autobiographical manga about artistic ambition meeting an art teacher who refuses easy fixes.

Come here for

  • The comic-making dream, with the work of learning to draw left in.

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  • A warm memoir shaped by an unconventional, no-nonsense art instructor.

Where it sits

Graphic Biography & Memoir93%
Slice-of-Life Comics51%
General Manga39%

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Publisher categories

  • School-Life Comics
  • Graphic Biography & Memoir
  • Contemporary Women Graphic Novels
Authors
Akiko Higashimura
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Published
May 21, 2019
Format
Ebook
Theme
Artistic ambition · Learning to draw · Unconventional instruction
Reading lane
School-Life Comics