
筆者身邊經常遇見很多希望閱讀,但又找不到時間閱讀的女生。其實在忙碌的生活行程中重拾閱讀習慣,並沒有想像中那麼困難。九十後居美日本畫家Lisa Kogawa同樣是一位忙碌女生,在讀書、畫畫、社交以外,Lisa總會預留時間閱讀,而她所選擇的讀物就是漫畫了。
I chose comics rather than novels because it’s easier to read and is not time consuming for readers. Comics are best in terms of small size, so it’s easier for storage, and the weight is light.
—Lisa Kogawa
(翻譯:我向Hf讀者推介漫畫,因為漫畫相比起小說較容易看,不費時,而且輕便細小易收藏。)
Lisa’s Recommendations

# 1 《塗鴉日記》(Kakukaku Shikajika )
東村明子(Higashimura Akiko) 著 | 集英社(Shueisha)出版
An autobiographical story about how the author became where she is now as a comic artist. This comic talks about the struggles faced by young artists. For example, the pressure from your parents when you told them that you’re going be an artist. I recommend this comic whenever you want to motivate yourself.
(翻譯:作者東村明子的自傳式故事,講述她成為女性漫畫家之路,漫畫中描繪年輕藝術家所遇見的成長掙扎,例如追夢時遇上父母的反對等。每當你想鼓勵自己的時候,我會推薦你看這本漫畫。)
# 2 《蟲之歌》(Mushi to Uta)
市川春子(Haruko Ichikawa) 著|講談社(Kodansha)出版
Short stories about daily life with mysterious characters. Definitely a book that you will read at least 2-3 times. The simple line drawings make it a little confusing to identify each character, but once you get it, you’re like ‘wow’. The atmosphere throughout the comic is like you’re underwater – quiet and calm. I recommend this comic when you want to take a break to refresh your minds.
(翻譯:關於神秘角色日常生活的短篇故事,此漫畫必定會令你翻看幾次。簡約畫風有時候會令辨認角色有點困難,但當你跟隨到作者思路時,你必定會對漫畫著迷。漫畫整體氣氛猶如身處水底般寧靜與安恬。當你想放鬆時,我會推薦你看這本漫畫。)
# 3 《同級生》(Doukyusei)
中村明日美子(Asumiko Nakamura) 著|Akanensha 出版
A romantic story between two high school boys during their school year. It is very satisfying just to look at the style of drawing. The story reminds me of the feeling of sweet and sour love in the teenage years. I recommend this comic when you want to see things differently.
(翻譯:關於兩位高中男生的愛情故事,單單看畫風足夠令人享受。故事令我想起年少時又甜又酸的愛情。當你想以不同目光看世界時,我推薦你看這本漫畫。)
其他值得一看的漫畫家:菊池翔太(Shouta Kikuchi)、五十嵐大介(Daisuke Igarashi)──「我喜歡一些風格鮮明,能夠展現漫畫家的熱情的作品。」
Lisa’s Favourite Quote
You don’t have to think about anything else. Just draw.
—from Kakukaku Shikajika by Higashimura Akiko
不要多想,只管畫。
—來自東村明子所著的漫畫《塗鴉日記》
來自日本女漫畫家東村明子的老師,一句簡單卻又經常被忘記的道理,也鼓勵Lisa努力成為一位忠於自己的畫家。
22歲的 Lisa Kogawa是一位土生土長的日本女生,現於著名的洛杉磯藝術中心設計學院(Art Center College of Design)讀插畫,閒時最愛閱讀、逛書店和買書,對買書有種莫名的執著,拒絕網購,堅持摸過書本才肯買,高峰時期試過買80磅書回家。自稱「Nerdy Book Collector」的Lisa 喜愛收藏各類書籍──漫畫、雜誌、Zine、硬皮書等,還會到二手書店買參考書和設計書籍找靈感。
Sometimes I ask myself why I’m so fascinated with books. That mainly comes from the fact that I love paper textures. Anything cool printed or written on my beloved paper makes books awesome!
(翻譯:有時候我問自己為甚麼對書那麼著迷,那是因為我喜愛紙質所帶來的手感吧,在所喜歡的紙質上列印和書寫,都能讓每本書變得很棒!)


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