Name: Blank Canvas: My So-called Artist's Journey (kakukaku Shikajika) Vol. 1
ISBN: 9781642750690

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

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.

Expect

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

Book Details

Authors: Akiko Higashimura
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Published: May 21, 2019
Format: Ebook
Theme: School-Life Comics · General Manga
Reading lane: School-Life Comics

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Publisher Categories

School-Life Comics
Graphic Biography & Memoir
Contemporary Women Graphic Novels

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. She’s in for a surprise...

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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. 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!