Manga fans and creators alike will enjoy this story by Sekihiko Inui that reads like a comedic, behind-the-scenes look at the real world of an aspiring manga artist.

The plot centers on Kazuki Sendo, whose passion and talent for painting and drawing propels him into the world of doujinshi (underground comics). Soon, Kazuki's everyday life is consumed by the fanboy life and his girlfriend is beginning to have some serious doubts about his ...

Sure, his new career as a struggling artist has begun, but at what cost to his friends and family?

Sekihiko Inui
Much like the characters in his series Comic Party, Sekihiko Inui got his start drawing doujinshi (self-published comics), and still continues to draw to this day under the doujinshi circle name Mix-ism.

Even as Comic Party continues to run in the monthly magazine, Dengeki Daioh, he has begun his first original series (Comic Party is derived from a videogame/anime series): Fantasism, which appears in the magazine Shonen Ace Momogumi.

The following URL will take you to Inui-san's official fansite (in Japanese only): http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/mix-ism/

English Version By: Ross Richie

Kazuki Sendoh
A college freshman who failed to get into the arts college he was hoping for. Kazuki is still determined to become an artist.

Taishi Kuhonbutsu
A mutual friend of Kazuki's and Mizuki's, Taishi brings them to a doujinshi exhibition, or 'Comic Party' (a.k.a. 'ComiPa').

Mizuki Takase
Kazuki's girlfriend - beginning to have serious doubts about Kazuki's earning potential ...