in the taxi." That was the thought that came to me in that situation, and I
made a comic from it. (Laughs). But actually, it was really dark humor. HeТs
the kind of hero that comes flying at a kid who makes a peace sign during a
camera taping of a sad accident, punchs the kid out and then leaves.


"M" was your first teenage comics work...

I really got into the spirit that if it was a teenage magazine, I'd make it
erotic! (Laughs) It would have been boring if I just did the eroticism normally,
so I tried to do as much as I could without showing extreme nudity. In that
respect, I'd do what I did in "Video Girl" in full swing. (Laughs) But,
unlike simple love stories, I tried to change the direction from the main
plot all the time. That sort of idea is easy for me. I feel that a normal
manga uses up more energy.


The presently serialized comic "I's" is full of accidents and bad
luck...(Laughs)

Yes, that's because the ideas that come up during our meetings always
start with "How can we cause trouble?" (Laughs) Actually, when I started
serializing it, I was thought to myself, "What's funny about this?"
But as I keep working on it, IТve decided that I'd do a comic about a main
character that has fantasies. Then I had to make sure I did a professional

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job! (Laughs)


Do tool changes alter Katsura's illustrations?
What do you find hard in the working process of comics?

The names. When I write it out, it should sound right. I have to think
thoroughly about what they say and the feelings of the characters, so
this takes a long time. Before, my script drafts in my comics were detailed,
but that may not be the case now... For pens I usually use ball point pens.
For sound effects I use "kabura" pens, and when I do touch-ups, I don't
change my pens.


Do you do a rough sketch for your colour pictures?

No, I don't. As I draw the under-drawing, I choose the character's
position and composition. For colouring, if I use rikitex (?) I paint
on an illustration board, not paper. I first draw a draft on a
normal piece of paper, and I use pencil on the other side of the drawing

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and I trasfer it onto a board. After that I use pen, but depending on
the picture, I may use a thick line on top of the paint, using ink or
pencil.

You know how to use papers and drawing instruments properly...?

I'm stubborn and picky in nature, (laughs), so I like to do things
differently. In "Video Girl", the theme I incorporated was wrinkled paper,
and I found that when I used pastel to draw on good traditional Japanese
paper, it was interesting. For "Wingman" I drew on patterned paper
or used a collage.

What type of drawing material do you use?

In the beginning, with "Wingman", I used to use water magic markers,
and diluting it with water, but, one day, I was told by Akira Toriyama
(Dragon Ball series) that a colouring ink called Ruma was good, so I
used that along the way. Then, Gash and Rikitex and so on. I came to
know Rikitex through Terada-kun. In the cover page of the first volume
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so Terada-kun did it for me. At that time, I was told by him that "you
can draw well with Rikitex", so from "DNA-" I started using that.
At first I experimented with it but on the way I got used to it pretty
much. I got addicted to rikitex because you can keep painting over
what you've done before. I kept changing and improving the cover of "I's".
For the first volume, I did the cover four times. That's why the
first volumes are a bit different from the later volumes. (Laughs)
I was told by Taketani-kun "you're an idiot", but.

For the girls you draw, do you have models?

Not a real model as such. About all I do is look at magazine models.
If I were to draw from a real model, it would have bad balance since
human eyes aren't that big, so I change all the sizes and draw.
But then I start thinking sometimes, "Is this face right?" (laughs).
And if I have to redraw, that would be very troublesome (laughs).
I think I work hardest on the nose or mouth. If the eyes aren't
"lively" I don't like it, but if I drew the eyes normally as they are,
it becomes repetitive for the girl's face so I try to define a character
with the hair-style and the shape of the face.

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Who is your favourite character?

Ami from "DNA-" is one I put a lot of thought into. Her double-eyelidded
eyes that aren't that special, but that's what I like about it. Kind of
ill-fortuned (?) (laughs). So I was happy when Ami was done cutely in the
anime version. In "Video Girl" it's probably Ai-san... There's nothing
special visually, but her place in the story and her relation with the
other characters, is probably why it's Ai-san. Then it's probably Zetman.

You have many anime-versions, but what do you think of changing media?

In regard to character design, I'm not that strict. But if it's not
similar I might ask them to change, sometimes.


In the Original Video Animation "I.R.I.A" you designed the character,
but how was that compared to actual comics work?


It was really fun, and unlike comics, I wasn't in charge of the whole thing
(laughs). It wasn't too much trouble, because I was able to draw as I liked.
I feel that I was successful regarding Iria's face. I think I was able to
bring out the character's personality well with the way her hair on the
left side was slightly aggressive, and the way her right part's roll brought
out her femininity. If I get another chance, I'd like to do this sort of
work again.

Many of your friends are illustrators and model creators, do you influence
each other?

Yes, I do get influenced by some. But Takayuki Taketani and Terada-kun,
film director Amamiya, and Yasushi Nirazawa are serious creators and drawers,
my drawings of girls are like water and oil¬so my work probably doesn't
influence them. (laughs) Even my cartoonist friend Toriyama-san (Dragon Ball
series) doesn't understand my love comics (laughs). Well, "love" is his weakest 
point, as one can see. I feel that compared to other people, I still haven't
fully matured. One day, I hope to be able to draw "proper" comics.


What does the "4C" title of this art book mean?

4C means the 4 types of Colors for the manuscripts. In color printing, by
mixing the four colors of black, red, blue, and yellow, you can show all
colors...4 COLORS, so 4C. The illustrations in this book come mostly from
Jump's 4 Color pages, so that's how I came up with the title. But to be
honest, in this book we used 1 more special color so it became 5 color
printing (laughs). Because it's my first illustration collection, I was
happy, but also embarrassed. (laughs) Looking back at what I've done, I'm
shocked. I didn't mind the fact that the pictures looked different in
those days, but there were so many I thought I'd put so much effort in
to and I when I saw them I went "What's THIS?!" (laughs).

Are there any favorite pictures?

Hmm, not really. Regarding pictures, I feel that I've just made it to
my starting point. It's just that when I see a work of an illustrator
or a designer which makes me go "wow!", I think I've got to work harder.
I only illustrate in color only once in a while, I just can't beat people
who do it all the time. I can't compete with professional color painters,
but I still want to illustrate in color. I think I should stick to being
a cartoonist. That's my dilemma.

What kind of comic would you like to work on in the future?

Definately a hero story. I think I'd like to draw "Zetman" once more.
I want to draw a Zetman that everyone would feel for.

Would you like to give a message to the readers?

I am really grateful to all the readers. Even though there are some
pictures that I now think aren't very good, if you find something good
in them, I'll be happy. I'll try my best with everyone's support and
encouragement.



Андрей Илюхин

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A Small Light
From 4C Lovers Side Page 74

Translated by Sachi Coxon
Brought to you by the Masakazu Katsura Shrine and Jim Zubkavich

Page 1
Narration: In a certain small circus house lived a girl and a clown.
  She was a trapeze artist.
  Both were not very popular.

Page 2
Clown:   What's the matter?
Clown:   Oh no worries! It's a matter of time till we'll be popular,
         just a matter of time, I promise.