Kawaku

At that time, I didn’t think I would become an illustrator like I am now. This occupation wasn’t very well-known to begin with, and I didn’t even know there was such a job that consisted of solely drawing illustrations. I had the vague idea that since I liked drawing, I would make it my job and become a mangaka, possibly. When I was in elementary school, I was reading Ribbon 1, which had manga drawn by Kei Kusunoki 2 in it, and I became drawn to the job of a mangaka.

1 A monthly shoujo manga magazine published by Shueisha. It is one of the three biggest shoujo magazines in Japan.
2 A Japanese manga artist who is active in both the shoujo and shonen genres. Her representative works include Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijou and Ogre Slayer.

Well, aren’t clothes out of the ordinary more fun? I think what a girl is wearing in an illustration is an important element that draws the eyes of those who see it. “Fairyland” is one of my most favorite illustrations, and the clothes this girl is wearing were also based on an image that suddenly came into my mind. Among my works that take fairytales as their motif, there is an illustration that combines a princess with a stone window, but after that, I wanted to draw a glass window, so I decided to give her a window-shaped hair ornament.
Also, in “PS” and “Russian Blue,” you can see a cat. I like cats, and I have a Russian Blue at home. Although it may not be part of the garment, my illustrations often have a cat motif.
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