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19

May

This is totally my favourite Ghibli movie too.

rosesandsparkles:

My favorite Ghibli movie <3

a-man-called-the-doctor:

We must be made for each other, Shizuku.

Whisper of the Heart (1995)

17

May

The leg-on-door-jamb move is my favourite.

serenity-moon:

Tuxedo Mask: Dramatic Entrances

16

May

TCAF Report 2013!

I usually never write up reports because Dirchansky always does an amazing job of it for Love Love Hill, although this year due to my late arrival and Matsumoto Taiyou stanning I actually ended up in kind of a different schedule in the end, although I always went home to mai gorlsss.

Like Dirchansky said though, it was basically a year of feeling very happily overwhelmed and grateful and somewhat redeemed. We live in this weird Western/Eastern style void where we kind of half-fit at both anime and indie cons but TCAF is a wonderful place where we can find similarly inbetween-type work, enjoy both American indie/manga/BD, AND find a crowd that is open-minded to liking all comics equally!! This really sets me up for a molotov cocktail of feels — overstimulation by the massive amounts of awesome talent, beautiful products of tears and sweat, meeting our fans and new readers alike, people being amazingly generous and positive, being starstruck, general anxiety over all these things, and because everything is so great, a heavy dash of FOMO — but to be honest I think this year was probably the best year yet in many regards.

I still spent an inordinate amount of time in this pose though:

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My report is even more long-winded and full of emotions than Dirchansky’s, CAN YOU DEAL? More about it after the cut….

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09

May

lovelovehill:

Belugachop, Figarizzle, and Sumafu will be at Toronto Comic Arts Festival this weekend. We will be located at *~ table 274 ~*, which is situated on the 2nd floor of the library, near the entrance to the exhibitor room. Come say hi and check out our goods :). The printed version of the festival guide may say a different table number, but we are officially at 274!

Stock list for TCAF 2013!

Comics

Zines/artbooks

Non-book goods

06

May

Yaaaay.

Yaaaay.

04

May

They’re in my hands and ready to go out after TCAF! Excite!! 

Now excuse me while I go fold hundreds of dust jackets, hahaha…

lovelovehill:

~Love Lens~

A collection of romantic tales set in that glorious time of youth when your heart can shatter as easily as your glasses.

Featuring the original work of seven Canadian artists, themed around our favourite fashion accessory! Follow us to a world fresh with magical girls, first loves, and self-discovery.

The charming volume of light-hearted and humourous stories unwoven in the tradition of Japanese shojo manga is certain to send a thrilling pitter-patter straight to your core.

Book specs:

  • Size: 5” x 7.75”
  • Cover: Full colour dust jacket with silk finish, variant (!) b/w cover underneath
  • Interior: 112 pages, b/w
  • Binding: perfect

All canadian cast of contributors:

How to get it:

  • Pre-order online at the Love Love Hill store to have the book shipped to you! Shipping begins May 15th, 2013. Book costs $13 + shipping (if applicable)
  • Grab a copy IN PERSON at a convention! We are debuting the book at TCAF and will also have copies of it at Anime North and Otakuthon!

01

May

Is that Figaro I see?

belugachop:

I finished the transparencies.
I forgot to close the cap of this bottle of ink once, so it thickened to a really nice consistency for drawing on acetate with a brush, but it really sucks for nib pens. It’s sort of like fresh india ink but darker, but definitely less viscous than india ink. I can actually talk about ink forever.
The tissue paper underneath the acetate helps me see things.

24

Apr

Love Lens is coming, you guys!
I haven&#8217;t had time to finish part three of Otsuka&#8217;s talk yet but I will get to there.

Love Lens is coming, you guys!

I haven’t had time to finish part three of Otsuka’s talk yet but I will get to there.

01

Apr

Eiji Otsuka Workshop Recap: Cinematography in Manga (2)

This is part two of three, recapping the workshop with Eiji Otsuka, manga writer and Kobe Design University professor. Held at Otaku Lounge, Otsuka-sensei and his student Chiharu Nakashima (a professional mangaka in her own right) gave us a two-day crash course on manga storytelling.

Part One can be found here.

Where we left off: Otsuka-sensei had gone through a super-condensed lesson about cinematography devices in manga-storytelling. He then assigned us some homework…

DAY TWO: Homework Assignment Correction, Common Mistakes in Manga Layouting

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