Travel is one of my main inspirations in life as a storyteller. Mixing this passion with my other favorite activity, drawing, my illustrated travelog “Minigatari” was born in 2021. Following my latest trip to Japan, “Minigatari” was a collection of short stories about Japanese concepts.
The first chapter is “Oishii” (Delicious). It tells the story of how I gained insight into Japanese culture during a cooking class in Osaka.
This chapter’s aesthetic takes inspiration from the Japanese printing technique of Risography, hence the bright colors and ink superposition. I also wanted to get away from classic comics’ grids, and also gave type more graphic importance, to create a mix between comic and editorial design.
I didn’t continue to post more stories on the blog because it quickly turned into a more complex graphic novel project that will be published in 2026.