The March issue of shojo manga magazine Margaret features the debut of a new artist named Nana Hoshiki. She created a 16-page manga called Inshin no Yuki (音信の雪) or Tidings of Snow. Hoshiki is only thirteen and already shojo manga fans are impressed.
The manga’s lead image is making the rounds on Twitter so that people can see just how good Hoshiki is.
伝統と格式の別マまんがスクールから驚異の新人現る。年齢が強調されててそこも確かにスゴいんですが、年齢を抜きにしても上手だと思うので、今後の活躍が楽しみです。
星木奈々「音信の雪」『別マ』3月号 pic.twitter.com/tYPPdw4CBC— 日高利泰 (@shigureya) February 14, 2019
People are so dazzled that they are running out and buying the manga just to read her debut. The verdict seems to be that not only is she a good artist, but a good storyteller. Tidings of Snow, which is a great title, is getting high marks for being interesting, too.
There is a precedent for teenage manga artist debuts. Machiko Satonaka, for example, debuted when she was 16 and went on to have a successful career. But 13?
今月売りの別冊マーガレット3月号に載ってる13歳デビュー驚異の新人・星木奈々さん（ちゃん？）「音信の雪」は凄い！13歳にしてこの画力、16ページというコンパクトな中で見事に仕上げる構成力。そして面白い。長い漫画編集人生、ここまでの13歳は見たことない。真っ直ぐに育ってほしい！マジ凄い。 pic.twitter.com/z8ol62OrPT
— みふもとうとりあ (@izumonoari) February 14, 2019
“In my long life as a manga editor, I’ve never seen a 13-year-old like this,” wrote Tomofumi Arito, a veteran manga editor at publisher Shogakukan. “Truly incredible.”
On Twitter, other comments included:
“She’s only in the first year of junior high!”
“She’s a genius.”
“I want her to continue on!”
“That’s frightening she’s this good at 13!”
“Gonna go buy this.”
“She’s the same age as my son…!”
“Damn she’s good.”
Hopefully, this is just a taste of what’s to come from Hoshiki.
Comments
3 responses to “13-Year-Old Kid Makes Impressive Manga Debut ”
This just goes to show how easy and generic manga art is.
Nah man, whatever you think about anime / manga that’s fine.
But there are lots of details here that are beyond a kids years. This is actually very talented.
haha, yeah cause western superheros are so unique you could never spot one from another?
And would love to see your drawing attempt at manga if its so easy lol
Manga and anime have needed a big injection of new talent with new ideas for a while. Hopefully we see a lot more young artists getting the chance to get their work into stores and into people’s hands.