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...aura of pop culture, talent and exclusivity make manga artists like rock stars in Japan, and manga creator Natsuki Takaya can now boast of a new generation of devotees worldwide. The creator of Fruits Basket, a best-seller in North America, debuted in the early 1990s with manga in the Japanese magazine Hana to Yume (Flowers and Dreams) to become one of the industry's top shojo authors, creating manga for women that now sell in bookstores across the globe through publishers such as Tokyopop. In the creator's first U.S. interview, TIME's Coco Masters talks with Takaya...
Scoop up a few Grammys? Check. Rant about the President on live TV? Check. Launch a line of preppy duds? Check. The next item on rap star KANYE WEST'S to-do list is to create a book in the style of Japanese manga comics with animator Bill Plympton. Plympton, best known for short films that appeared on MTV in the '80s, met West when drawing the raw, smudgy animation for the hip-hop star's video Heard 'Em Say. After the two hit it off, they decided to collaborate on a book based on West's lyrics for Simon...
...produce world-beating Indian comic heroes for the digital age via the newly established Virgin Comics and Virgin Animation. "We will be tapping into the great mythic storytelling in India to create a whole new library in character entertainment," Branson told Time. "It is Bollywood meets Marvel meets manga." In July, Virgin Comics plans to unveil four graphic novels based on Hindu legends to the U.S., Indian and British markets. As Sharad Devarajan - ceo of the U.S.-based Gotham Entertainment Group, the largest publisher of comics in South Asia and a collaborator with Branson - puts it, the goal...
...Americans, Tatsumi's artwork will be as unexpected as his storytelling. It has nothing of the exaggerated manga style, instead embracing a naturalism that reflects the stories. The black and white brushwork has a loose quality to it, providing details of environment and character without being overly fussy. Tatsumi has a masterful talent for economizing, cramming as much depth of character, symbolism and drama into eight pages as many conventional manga only manage in 200 pages. That he often does this with practically no dialogue is a testament to his skills as a visual storyteller. Frequently the main character remains...
...stars are inviting artists to reimagine guests' aesthetic experiences without sacrificing comfort. To achieve this harmony of form and function, Hotel Fox in central Copenhagen let loose 21 graphic designers, urban artists and illustrators in 61 of its rooms. From wacky comical styles and fantastical street art to Japanese manga and simply spaced-out fantasies, each residence is an individual work of art. Madrid's Hotel Puerta América has also gone eclectic. The boutique's 12 floors have been transformed by 19 architecture studios from 13 countries. Each level showcases a different avant-garde interior-design concept, from Zaha...