minami@sakaimii

Published shoujo mangaka in Japan/(award-winning!) translator. she/her. Black. EN/JP ok. 30↑| https://t.co/ynYRCzzE2L

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minami@sakaimii 233202024-07-13T22:27:01.000Z
please make friends on study abroad because maybe one of them will become a shoujo mangaka who draws the best beautiful men who look at you like trash 😭😭😭😭 1
please make friends on study abroad because maybe one of them will become a shoujo mangaka who draws the best beautiful men who look at you like trash 😭😭😭😭
minami@sakaimii 0432024-07-10T20:33:58.000Z
I'm going to use Bakuten as an example even though the English came after the fact, but if you look at the second panel in English vs Japanese you can see what I mean. "Resting in what?! You mean, I'm dead...?" is simply えっ 死…?Like, she doesn't even complete the word lol 2
I'm going to use Bakuten as an example even though the English came after the fact, but if you look at the second panel in English vs Japanese you can see what I mean. "Resting in what?! You mean, I'm dead...?" is simply えっ 死…?Like, she doesn't even complete the word lol
minami@sakaimii 711882024-07-09T22:29:17.000Z
Hello! I am minami, a Tokyo-based comic artist who is currently working on an isekai shoujo manga published through LaLa! It's reaching its end in a few months, so I'm hoping to work on some new material around the end of the year! #PortfolioDay 4
Hello! I am minami, a Tokyo-based comic artist who is currently working on an isekai shoujo manga published through LaLa! It's reaching its end in a few months, so I'm hoping to work on some new material around the end of the year! #PortfolioDay
minami@sakaimii 1402024-07-08T23:19:48.000Z
I might sign up for Comitia and sell this rejected oneshot there...since it'll be a doujin I can even add nips! lol 1
I might sign up for Comitia and sell this rejected oneshot there...since it'll be a doujin I can even add nips! lol
minami@sakaimii 0162024-07-03T14:43:29.000Z
Just so we're all on the same page btw, Japanese is my second language lol. After many years of studying and living here I speak it well, but I am far from perfect. Everything is written in JP from the beginning, but all the text is thoroughly checked during the layout stage. 1
Just so we're all on the same page btw, Japanese is my second language lol. After many years of studying and living here I speak it well, but I am far from perfect. Everything is written in JP from the beginning, but all the text is thoroughly checked during the layout stage.
minami@sakaimii 0382024-07-03T13:08:36.000Z
When I look at popular series that are currently in Nakayoshi they seem a lot more "mature" than the type of series you'd see, say, in the 90s (or maybe even in the 2000s). Take 俺ともう一度初恋 for example. 1
When I look at popular series that are currently in Nakayoshi they seem a lot more "mature" than the type of series you'd see, say, in the 90s (or maybe even in the 2000s). Take 俺ともう一度初恋 for example.
minami@sakaimii 11910062024-07-03T09:25:33.000Z
I've been asked why my MC's name is "potatobug16" when her name is "imomushi" in Japanese, and the answer is simple localization. The point of the scene is that he's calling her by her dumb username, so now the name sounds is more important than its meaning. 2
I've been asked why my MC's name is "potatobug16" when her name is "imomushi" in Japanese, and the answer is simple localization. The point of the scene is that he's calling her by her dumb username, so now the name sounds is more important than its meaning.
minami@sakaimii 1192024-07-03T00:48:22.000Z
And then there was this scene…it got cut a loooonnng long time ago (like before this was even a LaLa series) but I wish I could've snuck it somewhere lol 1
And then there was this scene…it got cut a loooonnng long time ago (like before this was even a LaLa series) but I wish I could've snuck it somewhere lol
minami@sakaimii 0152024-07-02T11:59:52.000Z
If we chart things from my manga school days from now you can sort of see the evolution. 2014 → 2018 → 2020 → 2022 4
If we chart things from my manga school days from now you can sort of see the evolution. 2014 → 2018 → 2020 → 2022
minami@sakaimii 115672024-07-02T09:09:12.000Z
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minami@sakaimii 17817742024-07-02T09:09:10.000Z
a very old comic i drew about my study abroad experience in kyoto (warning for cringe, also sorry for posting this early without the last page where the cringe actually is...) 1
a very old comic i drew about my study abroad experience in kyoto (warning for cringe, also sorry for posting this early without the last page where the cringe actually is...)
minami@sakaimii 2242024-07-01T16:57:10.000Z
As far as panels with nothing but dialogue goes...a lot of times it comes down to the scene being static enough that drawing something within the panel would be redundant. But because I still need to keep the tempo in mind, the panel is there to inform the "speed" of the page. 1
As far as panels with nothing but dialogue goes...a lot of times it comes down to the scene being static enough that drawing something within the panel would be redundant. But because I still need to keep the tempo in mind, the panel is there to inform the "speed" of the page.
minami@sakaimii 3332024-07-01T16:57:09.000Z
As far as panel shape goes, I admit that it's half technique and half me trying to optimize the amount of space I have in a page lol. As a rule, horizontal panels are more stable looking than vertical, and panels with straight lines are more stable looking than diagonal. 2
As far as panel shape goes, I admit that it's half technique and half me trying to optimize the amount of space I have in a page lol. As a rule, horizontal panels are more stable looking than vertical, and panels with straight lines are more stable looking than diagonal.
minami@sakaimii 1372024-07-01T16:57:08.000Z
Wide shots are helpful for establishing your setting as well as conveying distance or solitude. Close ups are good for scenes where the emotions of the characters are being centered since the focus is on their faces. 2
Wide shots are helpful for establishing your setting as well as conveying distance or solitude. Close ups are good for scenes where the emotions of the characters are being centered since the focus is on their faces.
minami@sakaimii 4362024-07-01T16:57:08.000Z
In addition, I always keep in mind the tempo of the page. Larger panels invite your eye to look at them longer, and smaller panels are shorter. In order for things not to feel monotonous it's good to vary sizes, unless its intentional. Take these three panels for example. 1
In addition, I always keep in mind the tempo of the page. Larger panels invite your eye to look at them longer, and smaller panels are shorter. In order for things not to feel monotonous it's good to vary sizes, unless its intentional. Take these three panels for example.
minami@sakaimii 0352024-07-01T16:57:07.000Z
A lot of how I panel has to do with the balance of the page. Because I'm usually drawing for print (even if it's digital), I draft out pages by thinking of how they line up against each other. That keeps me from making pages with panel layouts that are too similar. 1
A lot of how I panel has to do with the balance of the page. Because I'm usually drawing for print (even if it's digital), I draft out pages by thinking of how they line up against each other. That keeps me from making pages with panel layouts that are too similar.
minami@sakaimii 543682024-07-01T16:57:06.000Z
How do I panel my manga? I got nice question about it, so I thought I'd make a thread! 1
How do I panel my manga? I got nice question about it, so I thought I'd make a thread!
minami@sakaimii 172024-07-01T14:03:40.000Z
it's a good page!!! 1
it's a good page!!!
minami@sakaimii 1899262024-06-29T23:13:30.000Z
i am trapped in a prison of my own making 1
i am trapped in a prison of my own making
minami@sakaimii 133002024-06-28T19:33:37.000Z
This was the last comic I drew before debuting professionally. It was for Hana to Yume's monthly contest, and I placed 5th. While it was the highest I'd gotten yet, I had been hoping for 3rd at the least LOL The main critique was that the second half of the story was too sudden 1
This was the last comic I drew before debuting professionally. It was for Hana to Yume's monthly contest, and I placed 5th. While it was the highest I'd gotten yet, I had been hoping for 3rd at the least LOL The main critique was that the second half of the story was too sudden
minami@sakaimii 134322024-06-28T19:33:36.000Z
(7/7) 2
(7/7)
minami@sakaimii 102952024-06-28T19:33:35.000Z
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(6/7)