#mineo maya

[bishonenspit]

• Hana to Yume cassette label - illustrated by Maya Mineo •

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マライヒ Maraich icons 𝜗𝜚

[colleendoran]

Patalliro

I’m sometimes asked why I don’t do manga style art anymore, even though I do, occasionally, for commissions.

Once upon a time I worked on a few manga/anime adjacent projects. I don’t consider myself in any way important to the scene and my last manga convention was about 25 years ago. I’ve only been to Japan – briefly – twice, and have no expertise in the manga business. It’s grown so far away from where it was when I had my minor association that I don’t recognize it anymore. I can’t make meaningful contributions or comments to current trends.

A lot of this has to do with my moving out of the city to a fairly remote rural area. I spent many years without modern internet, had no easy access to a comic shop, and didn’t go to many conventions for a long time. I didn’t even have a phone for a while. I didn’t see any new manga or anime for years.

Proximity and social connection make or break our interests in fannish things. After a long absence from a particular arena, my interests wandered. When I was young, manga was hard to get and that felt like a treasure hunt. When I got older, chasing fannish things felt like a chore. Disposable income for a kid is bill money for an adult.

Some people hit on one thing and they’re set for life. I am that way about my interest in Golden Age Illustrators and the Pre-Raphaelites.

There are a few manga artists who I greatly admire whose books are still in my library such as Riyoko Ikeda, Moto Hagio, and Mineo Maya. But over time, I’ve given away most of my manga/anime collection to followers on my Patreon.

There used to be only a handful of US creators with manga ties, but that influence is omnipresent now! It’s a delight to see how much manga has made an impact on new readers! It’s just not where I am anymore. I’m thrilled to see what other people do, though.

I’ve probably only got a handful of graphic novels left in me, already have them planned out, and I can’t see doing major stylistic or content pivots again from here.

As I'm still a great admirer of Mineo Maya, I was thrilled to see this on Twitter, and overwhelmed that people remember my small contributions to the fandom kindly.

[uspa-chan]

male mom and neurodivergent dad

[a-cup-of-fantasy]

Insert art in Patalliro Original Album Part II, by Mineo Maya.

[fujikosouvenir]

Bancoran the Bishōnen Killer👁️👁️😘, drawn and signed by 魔夜峰央 Mineo Maya

Trivia: With more than 100 volumes (yikes!) Patalliro is the longest running shōjo manga of all times 🙀

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[archaicfairytale]

some very nice astaroth panels from volume 22