Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey Explained
Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey, known in Japan as, is an autobiographical manga series written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura. It was serialized in Shueisha's monthly manga magazine Cocohana from 2011 to 2015 and collected in five volumes. The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[1]
Publication
The individual chapters, referred to as "canvases", were serialized in Cocohana magazine between the inaugural January 2012 issue (sold on November 28, 2011) and the March 2015 issue (sold on January 28, 2015).[2] [3] [4] They were later published by Shueisha in five volumes. The third, fourth, and fifth volumes also included bonus "sketchbook" chapters.
Reception
The series was number five on the 2013 and 2014 Top 20 Manga for Female Readers surveys and number seven on the 2015 survey.[5] [6] [7] It was number four in the 2013 Comic Natalie Grand Prize.[8] In 2015, it won the eighth Manga Taishō Award,[9] and was awarded the grand prize in the manga division by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs at the 19th Japan Media Arts Festival.[10]
Volume 2 sold 49,232 copies as of June 2013[11] and volume 3 sold 47,446 copies as of February 2014.[12]
Notes and References
- Web site: Seven Seas Licenses Princess Jellyfish Creator Higashimura's Autobiographical Manga Blank Canvas. Anime News Network. September 21, 2018. September 21, 2018.
- Web site: http://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SA/DetailZasshi?refShinCode=0900000004910137750128&Action_id=101&Sza_id=RR. ja:ココハナ 2012年1月号. Cocohana January 2012 issue. Tohan Corporation. August 31, 2014. Japanese. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903162427/http://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SA/DetailZasshi?refShinCode=0900000004910137750128&Action_id=101&Sza_id=RR. September 3, 2014.
- Web site: Limited Free Reading Time for "Cocohana" & "You" Opens! . . November 17, 2011 . August 31, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140904134318/http://www.pixiv.net/info.php?id=824&lang=en . September 4, 2014 .
- Web site: Princess Jellyfish's Higashimura to End Kakukaku Shikajika Manga. Anime News Network. December 27, 2014. December 28, 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141228070917/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-27/princess-jellyfish-higashimura-to-end-kakukaku-shikajika-manga/.82676. December 28, 2014.
- Web site: Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2013 Voters. December 10, 2012. May 6, 2014. Anime News Network. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130320184655/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-10/top-manga-ranked-by-kono-manga-ga-sugoi-2013-voters. March 20, 2013.
- Web site: Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2014 Voters. December 9, 2013. May 6, 2014. Anime News Network. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140508113757/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-09/top-manga-ranked-by-kono-manga-ga-sugoi-2014-voters. May 8, 2014.
- Web site: Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2015's Series Ranking for Female Readers. December 9, 2014. December 28, 2014. Anime News Network. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141228175328/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-09/kono-manga-ga-sugoi-2015-series-ranking-for-female-readers/.81948. December 28, 2014.
- Web site: Nami Sano's Sakamoto desu ga? Manga Wins Comic Natalie Grand Prize. September 18, 2013. May 6, 2014. Anime News Network. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140409222425/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-18/nami-sano-sakamoto-desu-ga-manga-wins-comic-natalie-grand-prize. April 9, 2014.
- Web site: Akiko Higashimura's Kakukaku Shikajika Wins 8th Manga Taisho Award. March 24, 2015. March 24, 2015. Anime News Network. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150326173748/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-24/akiko-higashimura-kakukaku-shikajika-wins-8th-manga-taisho-award/.86315. March 26, 2015.
- Web site: Akiko Higashimura's Kakukaku Shikajika Manga Wins Media Arts Award . November 27, 2015 . . November 28, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151127213452/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-27/akiko-higashimura-kakukaku-shikajika-manga-wins-media-arts-award/.95848 . November 27, 2015 . live .
- Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, May 27-June 2. June 5, 2013. May 6, 2014. Anime News Network. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140403183218/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-05/japanese-comic-ranking-may-26-june-1. April 3, 2014.
- Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, January 27-February 2. February 5, 2014. May 6, 2014. Anime News Network. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140508113506/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-05/japanese-comic-ranking-january-27-february-2. May 8, 2014.