DREAM // The Bi-Monthly Web Manga Magazine

NAME: KO_Okami
FORUM NAME: KO_Okami
LOCATION: USA
MANGAS: XYZ
CONTACT: ko@ko-mangaseries.com
Smackjeeves: KO_Okami
DeviantArt: KO-Okami
Tokyopop: x013shadowspirit

MANGA: Harlem Beat (as the first series I ever read), then everything else I've read
ANIME: Wolf's Rain, YuYuHakusho...
MANGAKA: most of them :D
BOOK: Wings of a Falcon, The Samurai’s Garden
WRITER: Tamora Pierce
SONG: Lobotomy for Dummies- Zebrahead, Buiiki Kaesu- Maximum the Hormone, Wish- Alien Ant Farm, etc.
If there's one thing I can't seem to stop doing, it's drawing and creating manga! There once was a time when I was working on half a dozen separate stories! Talk about crazy. Thankfully I came to my senses and settled with my current 3 series: Kurokenshin, WACOT, and XYZ. I also have a website with all kinds of random info: http://ko-mangaseries.com NON-MANGA-RELATED:

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

2. How old are you?
17+

3. What's the funniest thing that has ever happened to you?
Erm...dunno.

4. On a scale of 1-10 with 1 being the craziest and 10 being the calmest, where would you go?
9

5. If you could be anyone, who would you be?
Xin from EMC Monkeys cause he's so AWESOME!

6. Where did you get the idea for the username you are currently using?
My pen name.

7. How close would you say you are on achieving your goals?
Beginning-middle.

8. Name your favourite commercial.
Gieco Gecko!

9. What would be one phrase that identifies you?
It happens.

10. If you could have any super power you want, what would it be?
Super Healing.

11. What is your lucky number? Do you consider 13 unlucky?
4, and no 13 isn’t unlucky, it's sweet.

12. Name a few pet peeves.
People talking while 'watching' TV, dry sponges

13. If you can rename yourself, what would it be?
El. J. River

14. Do you believe that a 4th grader and a teacher can fall in love and get engaged in real life?
No.

15. Do you think Inuyasha should continue? Do you even watch Inuyasha?
It needs to stop! I already haven't caught up :<

16. If given the opportunity, would Satoshi kiss Daisuke on the lips?
Naw.

17. Would you press a button that would give you 50000 dollars at the expense of the death of someone you don't know?
Nope.

18. Do you think the guy who plays Harry Potter is too macho to play him?
Haha, no.

19. Assuming you had a baby, would you name it Shamalamadingdong, or Michael Jackson?
Shamalamadingdong, then I could nickname them DD.

20. Roses are red, violets are blue. I was murdered, was it by you?
OMG You died from that?!

MANGA RELATED:

1. What are some great tips you can share about drawing?
If you're scanning your inked pages in, scan them as b&w bitmaps.

2. When did you first start to draw manga?
Summer before my sophomore HS year...so...July 2005?

3. Name the greatest influence on your manga.
Every artist I've had the pleasure to read.

4. Has DREAM been helpful to you in any way?
Yeah, definitely.

5. What was the first manga you ever bought for yourself?
Wolf's Rain.

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.
Sakura Micron pens, usually sizes 0.5 and 1.0 for general lines and 3.0 for thicker/bigger areas.

7. How long does it take you to do one page from planning to toning and lettering?
If I do it all in a row around 3 hours.

8. What is the average length of your mangas?
Long, haha. So far my books have ranged from 100-180 pages.

9. After this manga, what type of manga would you like to draw next?
Something street! Maybe with mechs :)

10. What inspired you to draw manga?
Knowing I didn't fail at drawing :P and the InuYasha video game.

11. When did you first start to draw manga?
Is this a repeat question?

12. Who do you say gave you the most support while drawing manga?
My mom, and my HS advisor.

13. Do you want to draw manga as a living?
If I can, yeah!

14. Do you prefer traditional or computerized when it comes to coloring?
Computerized, much easier to UNDO.

15. Have you ever tried to promote your manga in any way? Name some please.
I've made a facebook group for my mangas, and gave fliers out at conventions.

16. Was there ever a period of time where you completely stopped drawing manga for any reason?
Only a few VERY short periods, usually after a super long manga marathon, or sleeping sickness.

17. Do you usually know the ending of your manga before you begin? Do you enjoy knowing/not knowing the ending?
Most of the time I have a general idea, but as I work through the pages it builds and morphs in on itself.

18. Out of all your series, which one do you feel closest to? Please describe it in a few sentences.
I feel the closest to my series Kurokenshin, not only because it was the first one I started, but also because I REALLY love the story, it even amazes me sometimes how deep it turned out to be.

19. Have you ever done a doujinshi? Which series was it based on?
Nope never done one :/

20. Which of your characters do you like the most?
Tori from XYZ.