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Artist interviews - a new feature on Animetion where we speak
to artists influenced by manga and facets of Japanese culture.
For our second interview we speak to UK artist Sonia Leong,
who is well known in the anime and manga community. She is
most well known for her work on the
Manga Shakespeare series, for which she illustrated
Romeo & Juliet. She was also the winner of the 2005
TOKYOPOP UK
Rising Stars of Manga competition, as well as
NEO Magazine's
2005 manga competition. Her artwork has appeared on the set of
the Channel 4 sitcom The I.T. Crowd, as well as the 2007
British movie Popcorn. She is also part of the
Sweatdrop
Studios collective and is the artist for the online webcomic
Aya.Takeo. Sonia is often in attendance at UK anime &
manga events, often helping out budding artists with tips and hints.
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Animetion: How long have you been drawing/been an artist?
Sonia: "Since I
was a baby! Actually, my earliest drawings are from when I was |
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A: What has been your proudest moment as an
artist? |
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