Recent Posts: The Sun Rises in the East
French Anime “Funan” Explores Family Separation Under the Khmer Rouge
I recently went to see Dennis Do’s exquisite anime “Funan”, which is a snapshot of one extended family’s struggle as the world goes crazy around them. It’s a tough subject matter, but the brutal moments are very tastefully done off-screen. The film doesn’t spend a lot of time on the context of the family prior […]
Fifth Lucky Cat Series Promo Poster
Sketch 5 of my series of posters for The Lucky Cat Series depicting master sculptor Akio Yamamoto in his workshop. I decided that I’m doing two more sketches for a total of seven instead of just six, but I will also soon be adding some film reviews to this blog to fill in the void […]
Recent Posts: The Enlightened Rabbit Scholastic Society
Sohyeon After Midnight Book Reading Videos and Character Roll-Call
I had some time this weekend to prepare a few videos for everyone to enjoy. The first video is my character roll-call, which I made for my readers who have been struggling to pronounce my characters’ names in a couple of my novels. Character Roll-Call: Then I prepared a three-part series of me reading selections […]
Sohyeon After Midnight Sketch – First in a Series
I am practicing my sketching by illustrating some characters and maybe scenes out of my bilingual novel, Sohyeon After Midnight, and this is my first installment.
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Uncle Strange’s Shop of Sinister Antiques – Hidden Souls, Part 1
The next book I’ll be covering is an intriguing Chinese language book that reportedly was a genre-busting internet sensation, Uncle Strange’s Hidden Souls (怪叔叔的“藏魂”). I don’t know where it was originally published, but the book is apparently a print version … Continue reading
The Ramen of Love – Flower Boy Ramen Shop, Part 5
This time we will finish our discussion of Minyeong Lee’s Flower Boy Ramen Shop (이민영의 “꽃미남 라면가게”). In the remaining section of the novel, President Cha, Chisu’s father, talks over with his aide how Chisu is now working a part-time … Continue reading
Spring 2014 Announcement
A few housekeeping notes are in order this month. Lady Xiansa will be presenting three panels this year at the Tekko anime convention the first weekend in April. General details for the event can be found here: http://www.tekko.us/ Also, since … Continue reading
