Born in Perak, Kaoru has been enthusiastic about comics ever since she was old enough to grasp a pencil and draw. No wonder she became the first female cartoonist in Malaysia to ever appear in manga-influenced style. While her works are very neat simple yet exotic it has revolved around on more love-oriented stories although still preserving the sense of intellectuality and substance. With the likes of "Siri Maskeret Cinta" she also has produced a series of action adventure graphic novels aptly titled "Helios Eclipse."
She's been in love with comics ever since she was old enough to grasp a pencil and draw. No wonder she""s the first female cartoonist in Malaysia to ever appear with manga influenced style. Finalist Story Comic Category Orienta
Associated Names: * 김호연 (Korean) * Kim Ho-yeon (English)
Kim Ho-yeon (1974) is a writer and screenwriter. Winner of numerous literary awards, this novel was the best-selling novel in South Korea in 2021, surpassing one million copies sold.
He studied Fine Arts at Musashino University. At first, he was more interested in illustration, printmaking, and painting than in manga. However, when he considered the best way to make a living from his art, he decided to focus on the world of Japanese comics and trained himself, rather than the usual approach of working for several years as an apprentice to an experienced manga artist.
He was still a student when his first work, The Boss Is an Onee, was published. He soon attracted attention for his distinctive drawing style, his fantastical and melancholic plots, and his use of fantasy characters and anthropomorphic animals.
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