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Early Mimi

In this one, Bibi holds a sign that reads, “I am not politically correct. Have you got a problem with that?” In the second panel we see Mimi being punished by having to stand in the corner. Her older sister remarks, “I guess Mom had a problem with it.”

Early Mimi comic

Another early Mimi comic concept.

Here, one of the older sisters is ruminating about how boring and unfulfilling her life is, how no one understands her. She ends by claiming that she feels so empty inside. Turns out she is telling all of this to Bibi who offers a solution.

Rewind/Playback comic

It all started with the idea of creating a daily comic for Japanese readers. Actually, only about 3 or 4 each week. That comic, which we called “Mimi” (don’t know why we like Mimi and Bibi other than they are unusual in Japan), featured Mimi, a 7 year old. She had the odd habit of standing on the street corner holding protest signs and generally going against every convention of normal childhood.

Bibi was her younger sister, about 3 years old and Mimi’s constant companion/abettor.

Other characters include 2 older sisters and their single mother. I don’t believe we ever named them nor did we determine that Mom was divorced or widowed.

The concept was pretty soundly rejected for a variety of reasons, chief among them was the fact the characters were personified mice in the mold of Mickey Mouse (a criticism which I resist but I’ll let you decide). Otherwise, some felt Mimi was too far out there for Japanese readers to relate.

Anyway, here are a few of the early comic ideas.

The sign complains about Cram Schools (private classes where students go to actually learn the subjects), declaring they are proof that the education system has failed. A tomato is thrown at the sign but falls short. Last panel, Mimi shouts back, “You throw like a girl, Principal Yamata!”

The criticism was that nobody throws tomatoes in Japan (it could have been a snowball, I suppose). So...

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【巻き戻し再生】毎週月曜日・無料配信中 http://buff.ly/2uVZ3wp #コミック　#オンラインコミック　#mimi&bibi 　#タイムトラベル　#アドベンチャー２

【巻き戻し再生】毎週月曜日・無料配信中 http://buff.ly/2uVZ3wp

#コミック　#オンラインコミック　#mimi&bibi 　#タイムトラベル　#アドベンチャー２

Rewind/Playback - a dark comedy

The first chapter of the dark comedy/adventure “Rewind/Playback” This is a story of sisters who travel back into their pasts to save the life of their mother and uncover the mystery behind her death.

#mimi&bibi #webcomic #まんが #日本語

#まんが #日本語 #mimi&bibi #webcomic

【巻き戻し再生】毎週月曜日・無料配信中 http://buff.ly/2uVZ3wp #コミック　#オンラインコミック　#mimi&bibi 　#タイムトラベル　#アドベンチャー２

【巻き戻し再生】毎週月曜日・無料配信中

http://buff.ly/2uVZ3wp #コミック　#オンラインコミック　#mimi&bibi 　#タイムトラベル　#アドベンチャー２

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