Sweet! Sweat! Swoop!

Anne Atsusa

Even when I was in kindergarten, I made up crazy stories and made everyone laugh. In elementary school, I started typing out my own made-up boarding school stories in the style of Hanni and Nanni on the computer. Through fanfictions for series like Sailor Moon, Dragonball and Yu-Gi-Oh! I started writing my own works. I spend months and years collecting and structuring wacky concepts and then write each chapter in one piece. For me, the subtleties that turn a mundane everyday scene into an outrageously funny event are especially important. I always get new ideas while driving or in the bathroom. When I'm not lost in my world of thoughts or pursuing my day job as a commercial artist, I like to spend my free time hiking, playing Nintendo or in the sauna.