My Japan - Clarity
My Japan - a brief reflection focusing on my artist and the industry. An enchanting world of its own: full of pleasant delights and endless secrets. A hybrid world of the new and ancient. “You will love it there”, the most common response prior to my adventure. Duh. “The people are so polite and welcoming. They will treat you so well you won’t want to leave” Of course. I discovered some answers; the roots within the themes of Manga and the construction of it. I knew a lot of it already, but it’s clarifying discovering it for yourself. The Japanese way of life is liner and conservative. And yes, very sexist in an old fashioned manner: A timeline of statuses to achieve by particular ages. Each separate for women and men of course. They even believe in bad luck years at particular years of age. To become a Mangaka, you have to study art at college and then graduate – hopefully you’ll get picked up by an editor - In your early twenties or fail. That ...