Current comic projects

The Way to Your Heart Yumi Takahashi has just transferred to the prestigious St. Othello Academy, a western-style school for the best and brightest of Japan. Aside from being shy and trying to deal with a new environment, she's found herself caught up in the lives of the four gorgeous members of the visual kei band Orochi! The vocalist, Miyabi Otsuki, holds a major grudge and aspires to make Yumi's life miserable. With friends to help her and a budding love interest, Yumi is thrust forward into her exciting new life filled with wild emotions, teenage angst and passion! Updates: Mon/Fri Rating: Older teen (for mature situations & mild language) Genre: romance, drama, slice-of-life Style: black & white full page, graphic novel Length: Over 790 pages and still going strong! Year: 2002 to current

Completed comics

White Ribbon A sentimental story about a boy, a girl, and a little white ribbon that symbolizes hope and purity. Rating: All ages Genre: slice-of-life Style: black & white full page Length: 6 pages Year: 2010 This comic is published in Sunstone magazine!

Message in a Bottle The waves washed something unusual onto Jenny's beach; a message from across the Pacific. It reached out and called to her, and she knew she must answer its request... Rating: All ages Genre: romance, drama, shoujo Style: black & white full page Length: 20 pages Year: 2005

Charmed Reality Ai and Akemi are co-creating a story about an alternate fantasy realm to their real lives. One day, Akemi gives Ai a special charm for her writing pencil, and the story starts to become reality instead of fantasy... Rating: All ages Genre: fantasy, drama, shoujo Style: black & white full page Length: 20 pages Year: 2004

Comics on hiatus

Universe of Jewels Daisuke Mizuno is a star swimmer and the indisputable school heartthrob. Fame and popularity are the last things he cares about, much to the dismay of his girl-crazed best friend. What Daisuke wants is a girlfriend who is selfless and kind, someone who wants to make the world a better place. Then he meets a girl who is that and much, much more! Rating: Teen Genre: sci-fi, romance, drama Style: black & white full page I came up with the idea for this story when I was 13. I attempted several different comic versions of this story, along with an on-going book series and novel. I don't know if I'll ever pick up this project again...