EXPLORE THE WORLD OF MANGA
James Clarke speaks with manga artists in the UK and the USA about their processes and creative impulses.
Linnea Kataja is a manga artist in the USA whose work enjoys a faithful and evergrowing online audience. In 2019, her project A Maid Story won recognition in Japan via Ribon magazine’s Comic Grand Prix. Linnea talks us through her influences and her creative processes.
“I saw the anime Tokyo Mew Mew on TV as a child and started collecting the manga shortly after. There was something ‘different’ about it compared to American comics and cartoons. The cuteness of the characters, the highly detailed illustrations and captivating stories, all of it enchanted me. I couldn’t stop trying to replicate the style, it became explains.
