Inspirations

Verric speaking here!


I got my copy today from Borders and I was struck with a mixture of "OMG, I'm published!" and "OMG, I let them publish this?"

Nonetheless, being in Kiseki with all those inspirational, hardworking writers, artists and illustrators is insane - in a good way. There's a lot of pressure to be as good as they are. It got me thinking... what else have inspired me over time?

The first anime I fell in love with is Zoids. Even now for me, nothing can top Zoids: Chaotic Century and Guardian Force. I think all the love is from nostalgia though, I wouldnt recomend watching it, it's too old for a modern audience. I also fell in love with Saiyuki, and I'm still a big fan of Kazuya Minekura's works. It's beautiful. However, my faveourite series might have to be Cafe Kichijouji, drawn by Kyoko Negishi! It's 3 volumes about these 5 random guys who work in a cafe and they get up to crazy crazy things. Chapters are self-contained stories and pretty much garuanteed to be hilarious :D I think it's based on a radio play, which was just as random.

Recently, I've been inspired by Japanese Gothic and Lolita fashion, which I found by the way of Mitsukaza Mihara's artwork. I really wish I could draw as detailed as she does! And even more recently, I've been delving into the world of American comics... wish me luck!