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Tomoko Taniguchi
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga artist who was born in Hokkaidō, then spent a year in college at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Taniguchi's manga have been published by MB ( My Birthday) in Japanese and by CPM Manga in English. She has published 9 volumes of manga total. Her first published manga was ''Anpan Balance'', which won silver at the 4th Omacomi Manga School Contest. ''Anpan Balance'' was later released in the manga '' Let's Stay Together Forever''; the title story of that book was her second published story. Taniguchi and Matt Forbeck have helped write some of the books in the ''Complete Idiot's Guide to Drawing Manga Illustrated'' series, especially the Shoujo edition which includes her illustrations. Taniguchi recently designed her first fabric print for American clothing designer Samantha Rei. * The first ''shōjo'' manga artist for Marvel Comic. ( ''Marvel AI #1'' ) * As her biggest dream, drawing Star Wars as Shoujo manga style, she became one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokkaidō
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaidō is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only ordinance-designated city. Sakhalin lies about 43 kilometers (26 mi) to the north of Hokkaidō, and to the east and northeast are the Kuril Islands, which are administered by Russia, though the four most southerly are claimed by Japan. Hokkaidō was formerly known as ''Ezo'', ''Yezo'', ''Yeso'', or ''Yesso''. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaidō" in Although there were Japanese settlers who ruled the southern tip of the island since the 16th century, Hokkaido was considered foreign territory that was inhabited by the indigenous people of the island, known as the Ainu people. While geographers such as Mogami Tokunai and Mamiya Rinzō explored the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
