I am the Lord of slackers!!! Mwahahahahahaha XD... just kidding.
BloodyBerry and I are twins sisters and we also go by the name 2inK and L|T. I've been an otaku since my high school years and started drawing then but permanently stopped during college to continue slave-driving my sister to perfection! (mwahahaha!)
I like all and any genre of anime and manga as long as the story and art isn’t crap. I enjoy watching them and doing marathons. I even forget the time when I'm engrossed in reading manga.
I eat brains for breakfast... literally, I do eat them. Well cooked in soup *drool*. I'm a picky eater but I love to eat --- a lot! Especially sweets, onion, chives and garlic flavored junk food are the best. I'm weak for vanilla ice cream and sugar cones, tiramisu, ice box cake, and other coffee flavored yummies. Basically I'm weak for sweets! XD
ahem... *cough*
I'm somewhat the manager and editor (a strict one) of my sister's works, she sometimes gets frustrated with me whenever I tell her to redo her work or use another art style because it didn't suit my taste ^^;. I want her to be flexible. She finishes a sketch, let's me check up on it, then we debate for hours because of the revisions I want her to do. I do traditional inking and I enjoy tinkering with manga softwares (I have lots that make me go gaga). I also collect reference materials for our work and so far I've compiled them into skyscrapers. I see to it that what we do would sell and make us feel it was worth it and most of all have fun while working!
Oh, I also tend to revise our stories to make them interesting, much to my sister's chagrin. I'm a stickler for details (not those too many lines but details of information) and complex mysteries. Everything else gets scrapped if I'm not satisfied. We work very well if we find something challenging and motivates us to do even better. ^__^
Our trick of the trade, we don't have stories picked out of fandoms and books, we create them ourselves and as to the plot, we brainstorm together (seriously). We do a private study, kinda like a feasibility study, from storylines, to number of characters, to marketing, etc. Explanation short... we come up with the best ideas in the shower. XD
In manga, I like the works of:
- CLAMP - Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, xxxHolic, Chobits, etc.
- Kyoko Hikawa - Kanata Kara, Miriam, Chotto Friday, etc.
- Kako Mitsuki - Kiss/Hug, Sora Log, etc.
- Aoi Hiragi - Baron, Neko no Danshaku (The Cat Returns)
- Nakamura Yoshiki - skip beat, tokyo crazy paradise
- Chiho Saito - Kanon
- Tomo Matsumoto - kiss, beauty is the beat, eikawa school wars, etc.
- Rinko Ueda - Ryo, Pump Up, Home. etc.
- Chie Shinohara - Anatolia Story
- Maki Enjoujii - Hapi Mari, Private Prince, etc.
- Noriko Miura - Kirai, Brother, etc.
- Saki Aikawa - Zenbu Kimi No Mono, etc.
- Naono Bohra - Yubisaki no Koi, Mori no Koe, etc.
- Shirow Miwa - Dogs: Bullets and Carnage, Supercell
- Touya Tobina - Sarashi Asobi, Jiu Jiu
- Aki Yoshino - Heart no Ousama
- Akira Norikazu - Trigger, Heart Strings, Koisuru Cupid
- Miyuki Abe - Super Lovers
- Kazusa Takashima - Harlem Beat wa Yoake Made
- Mitsuaki Asou - Sweet Bitter Candy, Fujunna Renai, Tear Drop
I don't mind doing critiques for artworks but be warned that I'm very, very strict and a bit rude with my words. My critiques may depend on how long a person has drawn or how much practice and effort he has put in doing it. Do take note also that one of my fave motto is "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." Honestly, I've put people older than me to tears because of how direct I can be. I have two mindsets when observing work --- IN or TRASH BIN. Your choice, if you want to improve, don't cry when bitten --- bite back (and I don't mean insulting me but show me how good you can be with your work).
And a note about me, the first time I meet people I tend to forget what they look like unless they’ve made quite an impact on me during the first meeting... ^^;
Don't fret and ask me anything that you need help with about making manga and so on. I'm telling you, I don't bring out mallets from some unknown hidden zones, so don't be shy and talk to me. I'm all ears.
Also~ I'm crazy about my cute dachshunds! Their names are Peanut (father), Butter (mother) and their son Jaggernaut. They each have their own quirks that I find oh so adorable! XD
