KYOTO UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN MANGA DEPARTMENT STORY MANGA COURSE SPECIALIZED ENGLISH CLASS VISUAL DIARY 2017
Contents Preface 2 | Haruka Araki | Hijiri Fujinami | Sou Kimura | Mahco Gion (Margaret) | Ryohei Hashimoto | Seo Hyun Kim | Yun Lee (Francesca) | Biyu Li (Emma) | Shih Yuan Li (Juen) | Kouki Morikawa (Moco) | Moeka Murata | Kaori Nakai (Kaorin) | Keunsik Ohoi (Keun) | Koushin Ryu (Shin-kun) | Shou Shi (Hiro) | Nanaho Shimada | Kouhei Tachibana | Mayu Takeyama | Masataka Uehara | Posen Wang (Mori-kun)
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Just Another Nice-To-Meet-You Exhibition Report 114 Thanks 122
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Preface Many students hate English by the time they finish high school. They associate learning English with learning grammar and studying for exams. Visual Diary 2017 was a project to help students see that learning a foreign language can be enjoyable when coupled with their own form of creativity, and something physical to take home. Class work was not about practicing grammar, but about sharing their passion for expression and creation. This book is a document of the what we all shared in class, from September 2017 to January 2018. We hope you enjoy it.
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Hi! I’m Haruka Araki. I’m from Hiroshima in Japan. I like to play games, but I can’t use the controller so well. It makes me very sad… So I practice hard. My dream is to be an illustrator, and to make horror games. If I could make games based on my nightmares, I would be glad.
This is me! I’m Haruka. I like sweets and games. I want to speak English fluently. Thank you!
My hero is my mother
My dreams are about death
These are my favorite words: fatality mustn’t trouble living things
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Hello! My name is Hijiri Fujinami. My hobby is collecting boxes containing sweets, and other things. I have a dog. I love my dog, and I like other animals too. My dream is to live with many animals. My favorite sports are swimming and judo. But with judo, I just like watching.
This is me! My cute dog.
This is my dream. I was scared of class.
This is my hero, Yuki
My favorite words: “All’s well that ends well”
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I’m Sou Kimura. I’m from Shimane. I hate natto (‘fermented soybeans’ in English). I have many hobbys, like playing shogi (‘Japanese chess’ in English), cooking, singing and so on. (This is a secret, but I can’t swim because I get sick). My dream is to travel around the world.
This is me. I have many hobbies.
My dreams are my worlds, in my conditions
My heros are two manga characters. I like Ichigo Kurosaki from BLEACH and Eijun Swamura from Ace of and Diamonds, because I like tough characters.
My favorite words are 多芸多才, which means “multi talented” in English and 少壮気鋭, which means “up-and-coming” in English. I think they match myself.
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Hi! My name is Mahco Gion. My English name is Margaret. This name was given to me by a British friend. I’m from Fukuoka. My favorite person is Shinsengumi Okita, so I chose to study at a University in Kyoto. I love cats. One of my cats is over 20 years old; it’s no longer a pet but a family member. Now my parents have a second generation cat. I live in a house alone and I can’t keep cats. It’s my dream to have my own cat when I graduate from college.
This is me! I stuffed in all my favorite things here.
Godzilla was in my dream.
Okita is my hero
My favorite word is Naranja, which means “orange” in English.
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Hi! My name is Ryohei Hashimoto. I’m from Nara. I played baseball for about ten years. But now I draw manga. I have a dream! I’d love to be a professional Manga Artist. I want to draw manga for the rest of my life.
This is me. I want to be a fantastic artist!
My Ideal Partner. I long for a cool lady.
My heros are Satoshi Fukase (SEKAINOOWARI), Osamu Shitara (Bananaman) and Mutta Namba (Space Brothers). They all know frustration.
My favorite words: I’m chasing my dreams
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Hello! My name is Seo Hyun Kim. Please call me Hyun. I’m from Seoul in Korea. I can design 3D models using 3DCG programs like Maya and Zbrush. In the future, I hope to be a film director of 3DCG animations in Japanese anime style. Thank you very much. See you later.
Hi! My name is Seo-hyun Kim
My ideal partner: I think Polynesian women are very beautiful
Dreams: I want to be a 3DCG animation movie director in the future
Mr. Bean is my hero. He enjoys making others laugh
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Hello, my name is Yun Lee. I’m from Taiwan. My hobby is drawing illustrations of some beautiful boys and handsome men! I always say “I really want to eat meat.” Actually, I love meat more than meat. I LOVE MAGURO (which is tuna in Japanese)!!!!!!!
I’d like to be the staff of an aquarium for a day. I really enjoy fishkeeping!
I try to do things like my idol!
My hero is my mom. l miss her so much...
My favorite words: “All roads lead to Rome”. I like do work my way!
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Hi,my name is Li Biyu, but you can call me Emma. I’m from China. If you want to be my friend, you have to get to know me a little bit. I don’t like bitter things such as chocolate or coffee. My hobbies are more like batting baseball and skating... but I can’t swim. Unbelievable? Haha, but it dosen’t matter anyway. The man I yearn for in my life is Takahiro Sakurai. He is a voice actor and his voice is so sweet that it fascinates me. Mabe you’ll love him too after watching his performance. I would like to tell you that being an artist is one of my lifelong goals. I like drawing manga and I won’t give up.
My favorite words: You have to work very hard to look effortless.
My ideal partner. I’m very special to him
I like to be an astronaut for a day. I like space!
This is my hero: strong and intelligent.
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Hello!! My name is Shih Yuan Li. I’m from Kaohsiung in Taiwan. Please call me is Juen (in English it means ‘ten yuan’). Why “Juen”? The Chinese pronunciation of my name is close to the Japanese pronunciation of ‘ten yuan’. It’s the origin of my nickname. I like Japanese anime and manga very much. My dream is to work in manga, so I came to study in Japan. But now, In order to find a job in the future I’m learning not only comics but also illustration. I hope I can find a good job in Japan.
This is me!! I’m a very serious person.
My ideal partner: I like his type.
My favorite words. These words moved me.
My hero is my old art teacher form Taiwan.
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Hi! My name is koki morikawa. I’m from Aichi. I have been working as a designer since two months ago. I take photographs in my spare time and listen to music. This portrait is just an image of me.
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Hello. My name is Moeka murata. I’m from Osaka. This character is a Line stamp I made myself. I like to eat. I think that a face when eating probably looks the happiest. In particular, I try not to eat Ramen every day. In terms of sweets, I eat a bag of potato chips every day; I like chips enough to always be eating them. Food can make you feel happiness even more. That’s bliss, I think.
This is me! My name is Moeka Murata. I’m from Osaka.
My Hero is Disney. These are my favorite characters. They always heal me.
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My name is Kaori Nakai. I’m from Shiga. I am not good at English. I like to sleep and play games, I am immersed in PSO2 (Phantasy Star Online 2).
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Hello! My name is Keunsik Choi. Please call me Keun. I’m from Korea. My favorite things are watching movies, listening to music, sleeping and sometimes drawing managa (LOL). My favorite japanese food is sushi. I’d like to make friends from other countries, so i’ve been trying to learn a few languages like English and Chinese.
This is me! I like wearing things and learning languages.
My hero: My hero is not a man
Dreams: This is the cover of my 4th grade graduation work
My favorite word: ‘money’ is one of the important things in the world
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Hey! My name is Shin. I am from Shanghai. I like special TV dramas, such as Karmen Rider. I’m also interested in playing online games. My favourite game is League of Legends. I hate green peppers and carrots. My dream is to be a character creator in a game company.
This is me. I like black clothes.
These are my favourite words.
My hero. I like Kamen Rider.
My ideal partner: this is my favourite game girl.
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My name is Shisyou, but you can call me Hiro. I’m from Shanghai. I love Chinese History. I love musicals (movies) and the whole, complicated world. Sometimes I look like I’m a hard person to talk to… but I hope u guys understand that is not true. I enjoy my time alone. By the way, I hate Chinese parsley.
This is me. #Spideypool = #Truelove
My favorite words are from the poem called “What means for you my simple name?� from Alexander Pushkin.
I’d like to be a Tai Chi master for a day. And live on a high mountain.
My hero is an ancient called Wangximeng. He drew the Panorama of Rivers and Mountains when he was 18.
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Hi! My name is Nanaho Shimada. I’m from Osaka. I love wolves & birbs. My favorite band is SUM41 & Hollywood Undead. I’d like to go to San Francisco someday. The look of the town is pretty and stylish! I want to make lots of friends from foreign countries, and I want to know more about the world.
This is me!I love PUNK ROCK! GAMES! ANIMALS!
My hero! My best friend PINOSHI!
I’d like to be a caretaker of wolves for a day. I like wolves the best out of all animals.
My favorite word. GINNTAMA Soul!!
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Hello everyone! I’m an alien (I’m Tachibana). I want to remove raisins from this world. I don’t dislike raisins, but I like grapes better. I don’t know why humans dry grapes. Are they demons? It is my mission to help the grapes. Finally, I’m the one who is manipulating prime minister Abe.
This is me. I’m crazy
My ideal girl has erotic lips
My favorite word: coffee
My Hero: Hiroya Oku
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Hi! My name is Mayu Takeyama. I like the artist ARASHI. They make my life worth living. I like judging movies on television. Recently, I’ve been enthusiastic about seeing old works. I’m into visiting various places by myself. I’d like to go to London and Paris by myself sometime.
This is me! My favorite idol is ARASHI. I like to listen to music.
My Favorite words are “Once in a lifetime opportunity.” I’d like an important encounter.
My dream. This is Ryoma Takeuchi. He is an actor. We became friends. It was a very happy dream.
My heros are ARASHI. They are an idol group. Their songs make me happy.
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Hi! Im Masataka Uehara. I love beatiful necks. I love ladys neck more than three meals a day. I love ladys neck more than a vampire. I love ladys neck more than when they use their sholder to make a phone call. I always have delusions like these.
This is my hero!
I had a dream I was bouncing on a woman’s breasts and I fell down.
My ideal lady. She is waiting for me and cooking stew.
Even villians talk passionately about their dreams
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Hello! I’m Posen Wang, but you can call me Mori. I’m from a small, but beautiful country called Taiwan. I love to draw and recently I have been working on my own illustration book. After I graduate, I’m planning to work for a game company called CYGames in Tokyo.
This is me! Hello!
My dream: I saw a cute elf & a bird
My favorite words are “Take it easy, take a rest.”
My ideal partner is Nero Claudius
Just another Nice-To-Meet-You Exhibition 2017-2018 Report: Duncan Brotherton Over the new year’s break, from the 21st of December, 2017 to the 11th of January, 2018, the specalized English class held an exhibition in Kyoto University of Art and Design (KUAD). There is a space on the 4th floor of the Ningenkan building, which is run as “Hallway Art KUAD” (part of the +PROJECT). Students can hold exhibitions here without charge. There are quite a few Nice-to-Meet-You style exhibitions in Japan, and this one was “Just another”, but with a slight twist; students incorporated the text from their profiles into their work. They were free to do so in any form, and the results were worth the exhibition. All the photos seen here in Visual Diary 2017 are taken from this exhibition, all work original and created by students involved.
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Thanks In my lessons, I like to mix it up. I notice that if I leave students alone, they tend to sit in the same seats next to the same people. What I do is give everyone a random number at the beginning of class, and get them to sit next to someone they haven’t spoken to. Then I get everyone to make conversation in English. One lesson, I asked them to choose someone they had never spoken with up till now, and the whole class chose the person they always sit next to. “Really? You’ve never spoken to them?” I asked Tachibana-kun and Hashimoto-kun, who always sat together. “Yes,” they replied, “you always make us sit with other people so we’ve never actually had a chance to speak English with one another yet!” Sometimes I need to take a break from my routine and just have fun in the lesson... That was a good reminder. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I wish I could draw like my students can! You guys are the best, and Visual Diary 2017 is popping with hot sketches and drawings. Thank you for making Thursdays so awecome! Duncan Brotherton (Course Instructor)
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Contributors | Haruka Araki | Hijiri Fujinami | Sou Kimura | Mahco Gion (Margaret) | Ryohei Hashimoto | Seo Hyun Kim | Yun Lee (Francesca) | Biyu Li (Emma) | Shih Yuan Li (Juen) | Kouki Morikawa (Moco) | Moeka Murata | Kaori Nakai (Kaorin) | Keunsik Ohoi (Keun) | Koushin Ryu (Shin-kun) | Shou Shi (Hiro) | Nanaho Shimada | Kouhei Tachibana | Mayu Takeyama | Masataka Uehara | Posen Wang (Mori-kun)
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Design: Duncan Brotherton
Published by THIRD EYE PRESS January, 2018 www.thethirdeyeondesign.wordpress.com
KYOTO UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN MANGA DEPARTMENT STORY MANGA COURSE SPECIALIZED ENGLISH CLASS VISUAL DIARY 2017
VISUAL DIARY 2017