My interests are simple, it is purely based on common human necessities such as food, exercise, art, lustful desires but is centered around manga. First, what is manga? They are comics that originated in Japan that conform to a style developed there in the late nineteenth century. In Japan, manga is suitable for people of all ages. It has works in a vast range of genres such as action-adventure, romance, sports, historical drama, comedy, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, horror, ecchi, sexuality, slice of life and business, among many others. Beginning from the nineteen fifty's, manga has gradually become a major part of the Japanese publishing industry, having a $3.6 billion market in Japan in the year 2007and $5.5 billion in the year 2009.

           Manga has gained a large international audience and this is where my interest came in. Since childhood, I have personally read and adored various worlds/characters created in manga such as "Dragon Ball Z" and "Naruto" which was followed by inspiring me to pursue creating my own. Not only that, but to desire entering the field as a career. A manga artist or "mangaka" usually utilizes a small amount of assistants in a studio or apartment and consults an imaginative editor assigned to them from a commercial publishing company and, if popular enough, a manga series may be animated after or during its run.

           It can be noted that manga pages are known for being printed in black and white while, although, there are some full-color manga that are in existence. In Japan, manga are usually serialized in rather popular manga magazines, such as Shueisha's "Shonen Jump", often containing many stories and each presented in a single episode to be continued in the next issue of the magazine. If the series is truly successful in popularity, a specific amount of chapters will be republished back to back in books called "tankōbon" or, as we know them as, volumes. Starting from the year 2006, about three-thousand mangakas are working professionally in Japan. Some may have studied at an art college, manga school, or took on an apprenticeship with another mangaka first before entering the world of manga as a professional artist.

           However, there are some that just start in manga, which is my ultimate goal. I aim to become a popular artist without the need for being an assistant but to enter the field by applying into contests that the magazines run. Examples of people who have done this task before me would be, Naoko Takeuchi, who is the author of the popular series, "Sailor Moon", who won such a contest sponsored by Kodansha, a publishing company, and Osamu Tezuka, who created "Astro Boy" and entered the manga world without ever being an assistant.

          A mangaka will progress through recognition of their ability in sparking the interest of institutions, individuals or even many manga consumers. A certain way of doing so would be through the previously mentioned contests which potential mangaka may join in that are sponsored by editors and publishers. Mangakas are also recognized for the number of manga they attempt to run at the same time or simultaneously. In broadcast media my aim is to learn more of what interest viewers as of today hold or in this generation. In doing so, the value of my work will surely prosper and that is another factor that peaks my interest.