Katsuya Terada - Life Drawing
Katsuya Terada - Life Drawing
We followed illustrator legend Katsuya Terada, as he discovered Iki island for the first time. Over a four-day period, he explored the island and created an artwork, inspired by some of the elements he gathered in this new environment.
During this session, he told us more about his philosophy and approach.
Special thanks to Chihei Hatakeyama for letting us use his track Nangoku (10:54-14:38 - ©White Paddy Mountain).
Kochi in Shikoku, Japan has a spectacular waterfront, port, Aki, Kōchi
Kochi in Shikoku Japan has a spectacular waterfront, port, Aki,
Kōchi Prefecture comprises the southwestern part of the island of Shikoku, facing the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Ehime to the north-west and Tokushima to the north-east. It is the largest but least populous of Shikoku's four prefectures. Most of the province is mountainous, and in only a few areas such as around Kōchi and Nakamura is there a coastal plain. Kōchi is famous for its many rivers. Inamura-yama in Tosa-cho is the highest peak in Kōchi prefecture with an altitude of 1,506 meters above sea level.
As of April 1, 2012, 7% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park; Ishizuchi, Muroto-Anan Kaigan, and Tsurugisan Quasi-National Parks; and eighteen Prefectural Natural Parks.[4]
Typhoon Jebi storm surge, high waves in Japan , Aki , port of Kochi , Shikoku storm
台風21号 1821 (Jebi, Maymay) 8月27日〜 猛烈な TY 55m/s(105kt) 915hPa マリアナ諸島、日本
surge Typhoon Jebi,
waves Typhoon Jebi,
Japan Typhoon Jebi,
Shikoku Typhoon Jebi,
Kochi Typhoon Jebi,
Typhoon Jebi Japan,
Typhoon Jebi surge,
Typhoon Jebi waves,
Typhoon Jebi Shikoku
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急増する台風ジェビ、
波の台風ジェビ、
日本台風ジェビ、
四国台風ジェビ、
高知台風Jebi、
台風ジェビ・ジャパン、
台風ジェビサージ、
台風ジェビ波、
台風四国四国
Kōchi City
Nankoku
Susaki
Cities
Eleven cities are located in Kōchi Prefecture:
Aki
Kami
Kōchi (capital)
Kōnan,
Muroto,
Nankoku,
Shimanto,
Sukumo,
Susaki,
Tosa,
Tosashimizu,
Towns and villages
travel,
tourism,
hotels,
hotel,
holiday,
resort,
landmarks,
weather,
economy,
industry,
architecture,
shopping,
museum,
school,
housing,
floods,
storm,
flood,
toco toco - UME, Mangaka
toco toco - UME, Mangaka
TODAY'S GUEST
UME, Mangaka Unit
今回のゲスト
うめ、漫画家ユニット
PLACES WE WENT TO
Akihabara Area
Acquire corp., Akihabara Area
Yanaka Ginza, Nippori Area
UME’s Atelier
訪れた場所
秋葉原周辺
株式会社アクワイア、秋葉原周辺
谷中銀座、日暮里周辺
うめさんのアトリエ
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Our first episode of the year features UME, a two-person mangaka unit based in Tokyo composed of writer Takahiro Ozawa and artist Asako Seo.
UME is behind the Tokyo Toy Box series, which takes place in the game industry. The manga was a big success in Japan and has also recently been adapted for television.
First, we will head towards Akihabara, a place of inspiration for UME as it is where the Tokyo Toy Box story is set. Besides recreating the city’s backgrounds, a few local companies were also taken as reference in the story, one of them being Acquire, a studio that is behind renown series such as Tenchu, Way of the Samurai or Akiba’s trip. UME did several collaborations with the studio, and some of its manga characters were also featured in Acquire’s game Akiba’s Trip 2.
We will then head towards the Yanaka Ginza shopping street, where UME often go to take walks and enjoy drinks after a hard week’s work. Its atmosphere is representative of Shitamachi, the Eastern Tokyo, with its small shops and a scenery that remains almost unchanged for the past decades.
Our last stop will be at UME’s atelier, where we will learn more about the mangaka’s backgrounds, their work philosophy and their attachment to technology. The latter was a trigger for Ozawa to write the story of UME’s latest series STEVES, a story about Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. UME were also the first mangakas in their magazine to completely switch to digital and more recently they were the first Japanese mangaka to self-publish their work on Kindle.
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TOCO TOCO's previous episode: Shinji Tsuchimochi, Illustrator
TOCO TOCO's next episode: Fuudo, Pro-gamer
UME’s official website
UME on Twitter