DREAM // The Bi-Monthly Web Manga Magazine

NAME: kanakoHEART
FORUM NAME:kanakoHEART
LOCATION: Pennsylvania
MANGAS: Pink Lemonade
CONTACT: kanakoinmyheart@yahoo.com
Smackjeeves: (none)
DeviantArt: kanakoHEART
Tokyopop:Peppermint Cream

MANGA: Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne, Time Stranger Kyoko, Full Moon, Mars, Taranta Ranta, Atashi wa Bambi, Aishiteruze Baby, Yamamoto Zenjirou to Moushimasu, Saboten no Himitsu, Okosama Brat, Chocolate Cosmos, Aozora Pop, Insupi, Manga no Ma, Good Morning Call, Zodiac Pi, BODY. I'm truly sorry, that was a rediculous list.
ANIME: Honestly...I don't think I have any...maybe Ghost in the Shell?
MANGAKA: Yoko Maki, Arina T, Nana Haruta, Aki Mochida...I'm a Ribon fan. Not that you could tell.
BOOK: Odd Thomas Series, The Tale of Two Princesses (I'm serious! Fan since 4th grade, still could read it), Saucer
WRITER: Dean Koontz
SONG: I love Pearl Jam and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Cant Stop, Coffee Shop, Give it Away, Hail Hail, Whipping, Glorified G and many others are favorite songs of them. No Doubt, White Stripes, Amuro, BoA, and Utada are also favorites.
I'm currently in my second semester of college at nacc. Im taking Communicaton Design there, not sure where I want to go after that. I love breakfast. I want a pomeranian. Pink is my favorite color. NON-MANGA-RELATED:

1. Would you rather be a cannonball or a drag queen/king?
Eh...

2. How old are you?
19.

3. What's the funniest thing that has ever happened to you?
Not really sure, silly things happen all the time. Mainly I fall a lot and laugh about it (to myself). Like in my driveway this morning, getting out of my car. The neighbors judged.

4. On a scale of 1-10 with 1 being the craziest and 10 being the calmest, where would you go?
It depends on who I'm with. Usually its probably eight-ish.

5. If you could be anyone, who would you be?
I don't think I'd want to be anybody else.

6. Where did you get the idea for the username you are currently using?
Kanako is from another manga that I've been working on for many years, but have put aside. I cant write it yet...It's called 'Cross My Heart'.

7. How close would you say you are on achieving your goals?
Well...

8. Name your favourite commercial.
That one that they used to show with those guys dancing to that Salt n Pepper (I think) song in an office. I don't remember what it was for.

9. What would be one phrase that identifies you?
Quiet, awkward, spontaneous. I don't reall know any phrases.

10. If you could have any super power you want, what would it be?
Probably to make things clean...or to stop time so I can finish up all my procrastinations.

11. What is your lucky number? Do you consider 13 unlucky?
I'm generally not a lucky person. My new purse got run over by a car in the snow and slush the other day. I don't think 13 is unlucky.

12. Name a few pet peeves.
People who try to fit the orange carts in the green carts at my work. Seriously, they try SO hard, but it cant be done..dont try it, well just stare at you while you struggle. Also seeing women walk around in pajamas and such in public places. That makes me crazy.

13. If you can rename yourself, what would it be?
I like the name Natalie.

14. Do you believe that a 4th grader and a teacher can fall in love and get engaged in real life?
She should probably think about it for a little more.

15. Do you think Inuyasha should continue? Do you even watch Inuyasha?
Maaany years ago I had seen it a few times. I never liked it too much, so I cant really say.

16. If given the opportunity, would Satoshi kiss Daisuke on the lips?
I...don't know who they are...please don't shun me for this.

17. Would you press a button that would give you 50000 dollars at the expense of the death of someone you don't know?
Probably not a good idea, no.

18. Do you think the guy who plays Harry Potter is too macho to play him?
He looks pretty similar to how I had imagined him. Although I've only ever seen the first and maybe a bit of the second. I remember him really skinny, maybe he buffed up since than?

19. Assuming you had a baby, would you name it Shamalamadingdong, or Michael Jackson?
Eh...

20. Roses are red, violets are blue. I was murdered, was it by you?
Probably not, but I can be a creeper sometimes.

MANGA RELATED:

1. What are some great tips you can share about drawing?
Study fine art, its amazingly important in every way. Draw everything all the time. Learn how shadows and lights look on things. Learn different techniques with various tools. Figures and proportions.

2. When did you first start to draw manga?
I really liked sailor moon when I was like 8 or whenever it came out here, I had some pretty neat looking sneakers. I always liked to draw comic-like things but sailor moon was probably when I started to draw manga. I didn't make any really specific characters until about 8th grade.

3. Name the greatest influence on your manga.
Usually music and history.

4. Has DREAM been helpful to you in any way?
Well, I hope it will be, because I need some type of formal deadline to draw. If I set deadlines for myself, I just delete them and draw miscellaneous things instead.

5. What was the first manga you ever bought for yourself?
Ohhh, gosh I cant remember. Maybe...I think it might've been Peach Girl?

6. Name the pens you use for drawing manga and how you use them. If you ink digitally, name the sizes and types of brushes you use and how you use them.
I do the majority of my inking traditionally with a 102 and 107 sized pen nibs with some black ink. White ink too, but its fun to use and I get overzealous. Self control.

7. How long does it take you to do one page from planning to toning and lettering?
I do storyboards for each chapter, than start drawing the whole chapter, inking the whole chapter, scanning (hatred), etc. I go by chapter so I can't really say...maybe, 4-5 hours? It depends on how much tone is on the page, that takes the longest. Also I'm really picky with detail.

8. What is the average length of your mangas?
Chapters are 30-40 pages usually, one shots are about the same.

9. After this manga, what type of manga would you like to draw next?
I've already started planning it out. It’s a romance, school such. Im excited.

10. What inspired you to draw manga?
The need to make something so painfully detailed in every pannel, wanting to improve all the time.

11. When did you first start to draw manga?
Same as before.

12. Who do you say gave you the most support while drawing manga?
Friends, they enjoy my random customized stationary gifts.

13. Do you want to draw manga as a living?
I would love that more than anything.

14. Do you prefer traditional or computerized when it comes to coloring?
Coloring? Traditional, but it depends on how the person colors digitally.

15. Have you ever tried to promote your manga in any way? Name some please.
No. My family wants me to take the stationary sets and such to a little shop that sells things people make, but Id be too nervos to. Seriously, who would buy that?

16. Was there ever a period of time where you completely stopped drawing manga for any reason?
No. It covers every page of notes from classes.

17. Do you usually know the ending of your manga before you begin? Do you enjoy knowing/not knowing the ending?
I usually have some idea, Cross My Heart is a definate, but Sakasama isnt totally decided yet.

18. Out of all your series, which one do you feel closest to? Please describe it in a few sentences.
Cross My Heart. Is it odd to say I would consider Kanako and Ukiyo like children to me? I truly love them, they have so much of me and my emotions put into them.

19. Have you ever done a doujinshi? Which series was it based on?
No.

20. Which of your characters do you like the most?
Kanako because she was the first character I ever really kept developing, I love her. Ukiyo (also CMH) is in every way completely awkward. It's not intentional really, it just happens that way. But I like him, deep, deep down there's love for him.