Welcome :D

Let me show you some of my 4koma (about my life with cats).
Nao-p is my nick name my friend Mami Tachibana gave me. And I call her Mami-p. Of course it comes from Wedding Peach "Momo-p". No one calls me by the name except for her, but I love the 4 koma cartoon "Go Go Momo-pi (Gan-bare Momo-p)"(In the paperbacks) so I use it. :)
Oh, I'm a manga artist Nao Yazawa, and author of Wedding Peach, by the way. :)

These "comic strips" come from my 4-koma blog (in Japanese). You can see all of them in original here. If you have a request which 4koma will be next, tell me. :D
http://yazawanao.blog97.fc2.com/
Other Japanese blog

2013/08/31

A Poo Trouble 2

Because he repeated to go to the cat litter again and again in vain...

The vet said it wasn't constipation, just some poo stuck around his archo and plugged it. So, there were not so many poo in his bowel.

2013/08/30

A Poo Trouble 1


Prologue

It's just happened shortly before, I drew iwhile it was still fresh in my mind.

Go Go Coffee Party!

Coffee Party is a Dojinshi-duo of Nao Yazawa and Saeko Doyle.

We have started our project for Artist alley of Kaigai Manga Festa (Internaional Manga Fest in Tokyo), making a Dojinshi. As the last year, we shared files via DropBox and draw a short manga together. It would be better if we could work togather, in real world, but you can co-work on the web, somehow. 

We are making damn funny story, funnier than last time I hope. Our motto is - "Funny, Silly and sexy"
▲Inside cover idea

It's a sequel of the first book, it was running out (at least my side), but you can read the e-book edition, it's free. If you bought the actual book, still you can enjoy this e-book edition because it has many Omake (extra) pages. Contribution drawings by Coffee Party support members, Origin and Process of Coffee-Party project, so on. You can see the progress of the project!

The link of Coffee Party Book , In Search of Lost Coffee.
As I wrote before, the book compiled in wrong way. Some part was modified, but some part has not done yet. It could take while - and like other e-book from DMP, Kindle edition's quality is not very impressive. I recommend you read it on-line, but DL files is not bad, it's free, anyway.

I'll inform when the modification has been completed.

eMamga/Digital Manga Publising
By Nao Yazawa & Saeko Doyle

2013/08/28

Have been bitten by a cat, too.

I tried to ignore it because it was embaressing.  
But the finger was swollen...there was no choice. ^^;;

It was a story ages ago, the cat was not Mi-ke, she was another Mike-neko.(a calico cat)

2013/08/26

I'm an Animal Lover


A stray Doberman... It was ages ago, but even in those days, it was rare you didn't tie a big dog like Doberman I think ...  but it was the countryside... (I was worried that I got scolded if the dog got hurt because of me ^^; )

Manga Studio 5 Watercolor

For a while now, I'm keeping the rule I made for "daily post", just for fun. Draw "a guy and a woman's hand(s)". I've enjoyed it, there is no reason I break it. There is no reason I keep it too, though.

Just - I knew I tended to draw female characters for "the daily post", so I decided to draw guys, it will be fun. Adding hand(s) of woman can make it easier - I felt so. It gives you some situation for the drawing.

I break the rule today - just wanted to finish my doodle of Eclair, and when I finished it, I wanted to post it.

I thought recording the process by streaming it (hangout or Ustream), but - when I started it I didn't mean to paint it, and when I'd started to paint, I forgot about recording.

Instead of that (?), I took screen shots of the layers and posted them on my FB page, Nao Yazawa's manga bangaichi. (below)

Recently, I love Watercolor brush of ClipStudioEX (Curi-suta, MangaStudio5 in English). Especially monotone painting (one color painting) I've found it's interesting. (It's so belated ^^;;)




2013/08/25

Manga Studio 5


CoffeeParty goes Onsen-Party

Kigai manga festa (International Comic Festical Tokyo) is coming (20th Oct.) and CoffeeParty will have a desk at the artist alley in this year too.

It means we need a new book, and I finally have started the project now.(Late, so late) 

What we will do? Croissant went to Moon and Blood's world the last time - where the next?
This is a doodle from Onsen Party (you remember if you read the book. Saeko Doyle's illustration) What about if Croissant turns up at 露天風呂(roten-buro/open air spa), and meets Eclair of this world?

The book, In Search of Lost Coffee e-book edition is available free from here.

Amimaru  (Check "All manga" tab) Facebook App book

Digital Manga In several e-book formats, Kindle, Nook, pdf, etc.  (Although the book goes in the wrong direction - right to left, it's going to be modified soon!)  


From the book, "Onsen-Party" by Saeko Doyle



2013/08/23

Video clips from manga classes in Aug.

I collected here some video clips of my manga class in Aug. (2 weeks' short course)

Because there was no camera crew, the sight of these videos are very bad, and the quality is poor. Still, I think it gives you some ideas of my class.

Now, I'm planning to make some video clips (much better one) with some help from outside. 
Hope it comes true ! :)

These video clips are  from my Youtube Channel

Beta Flash (practice)

Uni Flash

SFX by Fude (Brush)

Blood spattering, SFX

White by Brush & G-pen

Speed line (curved)

SFX (Posca) & White

2013/08/22

Kidnap (The third time)

Seems she's never changed.

 
She won't let me touch her...

Moon and Blood 3 fee campaign was over.

It's over - the result is 8DL from US. It's the same as the last time. Not so many, think about the first time (Moon and Blood 1). It got 30 DL. mmm...  
Someone gave it a review, it's the first review of Japanese version on Amazon.com. :)

On Amazon.JP, it's also not so many DL like the last 2 times, because - AmazonJp has started to distribute some popular titles for promortion. Not entire volume of course, but you can get some popular titles from Amazon JP, and they are free. The image quality is good, too. Why don't you try them? 

NOZOMI (English)
Nozomi got 3 good reviews. This short, sweet Shojyo manga is good for American?
Let me know your thought! It's 100 yen (about 1$). ^^



2013/08/20

A surprise attack


I don't remember how many times I've drawn "Vomit-4koma"... ^^;; I'm sure this one is not the last.
 

*The free campaign of Moon and Blood vol.3 kindle edition (Japanese) is till today, 20th (until 0:00 PST 21st)  Free manga - Moon&Blood 3 Kindle edition (JP)
It can be read with Kindle, Kindle fire, Kindle for iPhone/iPad, Kindle for Android. 

2013/08/18

He repeats it again and again...



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5DL at the moment...
Moon and Blood vol.3 is free on Amazon now. It can be read with Kindle, Kindle fire, Kindle for iPhone/iPad, Kindle for Android. 

The free campaign is from today (16th  0:00) - 20th 23:59 Aug., Pacific Standard Time

It for everyone;

 If you've read Moon and Blood English version(e-book) already, you'll find more fine and crispy images in this edition. (The resolution is about 1280X900)

 If you'd not try the series yet, you can look the manga. Then if you were interested in this series, - buy and read English edition.  :) 

If you read Japanese - you enjoy reading this free manga, and more - It has some omake(extra), the first drafts of the main characters' profile (the one I showed my editor) in this time. I think it would be interesting reading, especially if you write/draw manga.

<= from Omake pages

These links are to Amazon.com, but you can find the series on other Amazon site, too. Search by ASIN: B00DR0KD48 or "Moon and Blood Nao Yazawa".

2013/08/16

Free manga - Moon&Blood 3 Kindle edition (JP)

I've just released Moon and Blood vol.4 Japanese edition, so I've started the free campaign of Moon and Blood vol.3 as usual. It can be read with Kindle, Kindle fire, Kindle for iPhone/iPad, Kindle for Android. 

The free campaign is from today (16th  0:00) - 20th 23:59 Aug., Pacific Standard Time

It for everyone;

 If you've read Moon and Blood English version(e-book) already, you'll find more fine and crispy images in this edition. (The resolution is about 1280X900)

 If you'd not try the series yet, you can look the manga. Then if you were interested in this series, - buy and read English edition.  :)

If you read Japanese - you enjoy reading this free manga, and more - It has some omake(extra), the first drafts of the main characters' profile (the one I showed my editor) in this time. I think it would be interesting reading, especially if you write/draw manga.

<= from Omake pages

These links are to Amazon.com, but you can find the series on other Amazon site, too. Search by ASIN: B00DR0KD48 or "Moon and Blood Nao Yazawa".





Here is Vol.4 Japanese edition, it has just released. 100 yen.
The cover design was done by my friend Mana, as usual. Thank you for the beautiful design! ^^


In this volume, I added the plot ideas I showed to DMP's editor as Omake(extra). There are 3 pattern plots of entire series and 2 suggestions of the ending. None of them fit in the actual  Moon and Blood story, but you can find some elements fro,m them. If you've created any stories, it would be interesting to read. And ut also has funny 4koma for Dojinshi edition. ;)




Moon and Blood 1-4
English edition from DMP

Kindle Edition

Paperback (Vol.4 is coming soon)

2013/08/14

Do I speak English? (Go Go C-chan 1)


MSN=Manga School Nakano

Manga Class Matome

The class was over on Aug. 10th. It was so hard classes, because of the HEAT. ^^;
The main class room has no A/C... the last class was very hot day, so I insisted we move to the room with A/C. If you are thinking to come, don't be fear, you can get cool room if the temperature was really dangerous.

Anyway - C-chan has done 2 open spread pages/black and white and one watercolor painting.






In this time, we concentrated on traditional drawing/painting because we had only 12 days. Although she uses Manga Studio and Sai, she wanted to learn traditional manga skill more than digital work. I think it's right choice. I can teach something about Manga Studio, but it's not as much as traditional manga drawing skill.


There are some video clips I took during the class.

2013/08/07

New videos are not yet.

I'm taking the video clips of these lessons. Problem is, the files are large, and take a long time for uploading to Youtube. Once the clips were uploaded, I have to edit it - not so much, just making it short, around 20 min. And it takes a long time again! I have no skill of video editing (and shooting), so there is very few things I do, though.

I've just uploaded all the videos I took yesterday. (only 4) I have 4 clips from today's lesson. Now, I'd better to go to bed for tomorrow's class...it takes me 1.5 hour to work. Although it's not uncommon in Japan, all students are surprised with the fact.;D


W (White) done. Tone work, tomorrow!

I gave her a lot of homework today, because this short course comes to an end at this weekend - good luck C-chan!

2013/08/02

Day 5 of the Manga Class

I took a video via iPhone today. Basically they are useless, boring stuff because the angle of the camera was not good (it was taped on a note PC on the desk)

Still, I'm going to upload some of them to my Youtube channel for showing the idea how the class was like. (It's sooooo embarrassing, but I must do. XD) 

Today, we did the pencil drawing of the center frame and the spiky balloon (Uni-flash)

She did very well for the first time! She's practiced dip-pen drawing a lot, so she is not a beginner in a way, though.

Practices


I wonder if you recognize the part I did as an example.


2013/08/01

Tried, but it failed.

I took a video via iPhone today. Basically they are useless, boring stuff because the angle of the camera was not good (it was taped on a note PC on the desk)

Still, I'm going to upload some of them to my Youtube channel for showing the idea how the class was like. (It's sooooo embarrassing, but I must do. XD) 

Today, we did the pencil drawing of the center frame and the spiky balloon (Uni-flash)

She did very well for the first time! She's practiced dip-pen drawing a lot, so she is not a beginner in a way, though.

Practices


I wonder if you recognize the part I did as an example.