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TakataRikuzen ♂️ [15045774] [2010-09-17 15:15:19 +0000 UTC] "Manga Author & Editor" (Australia)

# Statistics

Favourites: 1903; Deviations: 251; Watchers: 235

Watching: 305; Pageviews: 45892; Comments Made: 4215; Friends: 305

# Interests

Favorite visual artist: Obata Takeshi, Kishimoto Masashi, Takehiko Inoue, Hojo Tsukasa, Urasawa Naoki, Stjepan Šejić, & many more!
Favorite movies: Anything from Ghibli, romance, mellow drama, stories that are deep and meaningful (yes, I'm sappy)
Favorite bands / musical artists: Diana Krall / Sissel / Ed Sheeran
Favorite books: Globalisation, Spirituality, & Justice
Tools of the Trade: pencil, pen, paper, lightbox, scanner, tablet, desktop, photoshop

# About me

A Manga-ka is first and foremost, a storyteller... not simply an artist who draws Manga. So PERFECT the story before you start the 'Name' (Pron: ne-mu / Def: Sketch storyboard). Remember; Readers won't mind a Manga with mediocre art and an amazing story, but will not keep reading a mediocre story with amazing art.

"A DREAM calls out to it's owner no matter how young or old they may be, and it knocks on their heart until they open it, and if they do not answer, they themselves will search all their life for something they do not even know." - yours truly.

# Comments

Comments: 919

BalanDiana [2022-11-25 11:31:52 +0000 UTC]

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TakataRikuzen In reply to BalanDiana [2022-12-16 00:57:55 +0000 UTC]

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BalanDiana In reply to TakataRikuzen [2022-12-18 13:25:54 +0000 UTC]

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TakataRikuzen In reply to BalanDiana [2022-12-18 22:14:03 +0000 UTC]

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Bloodsoulz [2018-10-14 14:41:50 +0000 UTC]

Hello thank u sooo much 4 the watch say yr an editor that is soooo cool I hope to be a mangaka as well I love yr manga sooooo cool

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TakataRikuzen In reply to Bloodsoulz [2018-10-14 17:33:38 +0000 UTC]

Hehe no probs. Keep creating

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Bloodsoulz In reply to TakataRikuzen [2018-10-15 00:28:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man

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LittleLadyPunk [2017-07-13 19:29:36 +0000 UTC]

Happy B-day, mate <3

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TheGalleryOfEve [2017-07-13 15:45:04 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday dear Rikuzen!!!

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Iduna-Haya [2017-07-13 09:16:28 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great day

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Buddy--Robinson [2017-03-19 02:07:18 +0000 UTC]

Cool philosophical stuff on your dA I.D.

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TakataRikuzen In reply to Buddy--Robinson [2017-03-19 07:46:46 +0000 UTC]

Haha. Thank you. I hope it helps in some way.

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LAN0RA [2016-10-12 13:08:00 +0000 UTC]

Hey sweetie! I appreciate all the recent faves you gave me Β 
I hope everything is going well for you! How have you been lately..?Β 
I see you have a bunch of new arts that I have missed

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TakataRikuzen In reply to LAN0RA [2016-10-13 10:59:59 +0000 UTC]

Not a problem at all. I've always liked your art style. (Thanks for the faves too!!!) Things are going smooth for me (so far). Hehe. I haven't been very active on DA, mostly to see what the peeps I'm watching are coming up with. My recent works are going to a publisher (not paid work though, sadly) so I haven't been able to put any of them up here... How are you going? How is your foot?

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LAN0RA In reply to TakataRikuzen [2016-10-13 12:56:17 +0000 UTC]

Ink/October is definitely a good month to tune in to dA
Aw, that's sad it's not paid work
Some of us artists get such a crummy deal sometimes...
At least you are going to be published
eh, my foot still gives me a lot of pain and the doc doesn't know why.
I don't think I'm able to accurately describe to him what kind of pain it is.
I don't have arthritis, which would be visible in an MRI,
but he said he could understand why I was in so much pain if it showed up in an MRI, since it doesn't,
I feel like he doesn't believe me.
It still swells up pretty badly and makes me limp around a lot.
I think it's getting stronger for what it's worth, though.Β 
Everyone tells me surgery takes over a year to heal completely.

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TakataRikuzen In reply to LAN0RA [2016-10-29 15:34:06 +0000 UTC]

Good heavens it took me so long to reply. Sorry. I have been looking around DA on Inktober. Interesting!
Yeah, not getting paid for doing a lot of work is not really swell. Finances have been drying up for awhile now. LOL
Surgery takes a year to heal completely? Oh my goodness. That's so long! I hope it gets well real quick. I'll pray for ya.

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LAN0RA In reply to TakataRikuzen [2016-11-01 11:42:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, sweetie

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TheGalleryOfEve [2016-07-13 20:26:05 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday my dear!!!

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TakataRikuzen In reply to TheGalleryOfEve [2016-07-16 08:12:14 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU! It means so much to me!!!

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LAN0RA [2016-05-31 18:28:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for the fave, dear!
How have you been?

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TakataRikuzen In reply to LAN0RA [2016-05-31 18:31:36 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome. Interesting looking duo...
It's been some time! Let's see, have a new addition to the family (a boy this time), moving countries in a month. In the process of getting rid of pretty much EVERYTHING we own. LOL. Too much to do. Β Hahaha. What about you?

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LAN0RA In reply to TakataRikuzen [2016-05-31 19:50:12 +0000 UTC]

WOW!!! You've got so much going on! Congratulations on your new baby boy, honey!Β  Β You must be a proud poppa!
Oh, I'm just hanging in there I recently had surgery on my ankle to correct a problem I've been having for over three years. I'm still resting and recovering from that, but other than that, nothing new here ^-^Β  Β Just drawing in bed during my ample rest time while watching home fixer-upper shows, lol!

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TakataRikuzen In reply to LAN0RA [2016-06-06 14:31:21 +0000 UTC]

Surgery on your ankle, a problem that's been there for 3 years? What happened???

Well yes, lots on my plate. Proud poppa alright, or pooped on at other times. LOL.

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LAN0RA In reply to TakataRikuzen [2016-06-06 15:21:09 +0000 UTC]

I broke a bone in my ankle a few years ago and I didn't know it I just thought I sprained it or pulled something.
I was still having problems with it, so I finally got tired of it and went to some doctors.Β 
I had all of my scar tissue and the little bone that I broke removed and so far, I haven't had any of that terrible pain I was having.Β 

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TakataRikuzen In reply to LAN0RA [2016-06-06 17:57:32 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that's a really long time to be having a broken bone left in you... Oh very oh dear!

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LAN0RA In reply to TakataRikuzen [2016-06-06 19:07:31 +0000 UTC]

yeah, it was becoming too painful to keep living like that. I'm glad it's all over with, now

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TakataRikuzen In reply to LAN0RA [2016-06-12 14:14:05 +0000 UTC]

Oh very oh dear. Glad it's over. Must have been difficult when you're working!

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calithilon [2016-03-04 15:55:59 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the llama

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TakataRikuzen In reply to calithilon [2016-03-05 11:48:43 +0000 UTC]

Very welcome!

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JKrhonda [2016-02-29 09:37:27 +0000 UTC]

Hey FB friend! Let's watch each other so we don't miss out on one another's posts. Did you enter in on SMA contest this year? Let me know if you did.
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TakataRikuzen In reply to JKrhonda [2016-02-29 11:12:57 +0000 UTC]

Sure thing. Thanks for watching my work. And I didn't enter SMA this year. I'm submitting work to another magazine as a writer.

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JKrhonda In reply to TakataRikuzen [2016-02-29 13:58:09 +0000 UTC]

That's good cause I didn't enter either this year!Β Β  Too much competition and they choose works from last year like Birdie that was poor quality in my opinion.Β 

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TakataRikuzen In reply to JKrhonda [2016-02-29 15:37:32 +0000 UTC]

The winners are chosen on a specific business agenda. Art quality wasn't the determining factor. I've never won but no hard feelings.

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JKrhonda In reply to TakataRikuzen [2016-02-29 15:43:53 +0000 UTC]

That's true. I just thought some other manga were created better with a better plotted storyline is all. And yeah, what project are you working on now? I'm working on my manga BOY Ichihara about a Japanese teen who goes to live in America.Β 

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TakataRikuzen In reply to JKrhonda [2016-02-29 16:05:11 +0000 UTC]

I'm not working on any Manga at the moment. Hehehe.

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JKrhonda In reply to TakataRikuzen [2016-02-29 17:00:32 +0000 UTC]

Teehee, that's okay. I'm sure you'll get back into it eventually πŸ˜„

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TakataRikuzen In reply to JKrhonda [2016-03-02 15:06:05 +0000 UTC]

Are you putting up Boy Ichihara serial on DA?

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JKrhonda In reply to TakataRikuzen [2016-03-02 15:46:32 +0000 UTC]

I am. I'm just a little hesitant to do so because I don't want anyone stealing my manga concept. Which is about a boy from Japan that goes to live in America and he's torn between his home country and the new urban one he's living in. I thought reactivating my account on DA would be a good place to post my artwork and share my ideals. I've had this DA for two years now though it says one year, I never really used it that much hence why I only have 500 page views but I'm catching up, slowly but surely. Is there anything else you wanna know about BOY Ichihara? πŸ˜„

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TakataRikuzen In reply to JKrhonda [2016-03-02 16:23:09 +0000 UTC]

Well, if you post it up, anyone who steals your concept isn't going to be able to dispute that you've put up the story first (the date that you posted the work is on the page). I look forward to reading it!

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JKrhonda In reply to TakataRikuzen [2016-03-02 18:16:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you friend. Yeah that's so true. I'll try to keep you/everyone else posted on BOY Ichihara updates. And yes, hopefully I get my work published in the near future.

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TakataRikuzen In reply to JKrhonda [2016-03-04 01:52:40 +0000 UTC]

You will get yourself published. It's just a matter of time.

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JKrhonda In reply to TakataRikuzen [2016-03-16 01:24:32 +0000 UTC]

I know what you mean! I feel it too, like it's coming sooner than later.

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TakataRikuzen In reply to JKrhonda [2016-03-17 01:08:42 +0000 UTC]

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Udthou [2016-01-29 00:17:03 +0000 UTC]

Amo tu arte, es genialΒ 

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TakataRikuzen In reply to Udthou [2016-01-30 09:19:32 +0000 UTC]

Muchas gracias! Β Y gracias por el watch.

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Sventine [2016-01-15 22:24:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for the watch

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TakataRikuzen In reply to Sventine [2016-01-17 04:58:38 +0000 UTC]

Worth watching my friend, worth watching!

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Sventine In reply to TakataRikuzen [2016-01-17 22:54:09 +0000 UTC]

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neverlastinglove [2015-11-25 02:02:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the watch! Β I see that you are very dedicated to become a pro. Β Keep up the great work in what you do.

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TakataRikuzen In reply to neverlastinglove [2015-11-25 13:26:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. God's Revelation looks interesting. I've been thinking of doing an Adam and Eve Manga myself. X')

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