Whether you’re just getting started or you’re a seasoned pro, learn how to hone your illustration techniques with one of the UK’s most prominent manga artists and teachers. Draw on the stories in 100 Tales From the Tokyo Ghost Cafe, Chie will lead participants through the creation of their own Yokai character.

Yokai is a catchall Japanese word for ghosts, demons, monsters, shapeshifters, tricksters, and other kinds of supernatural beings and mysterious phenomena. So bring along your wildest dreams and nightmares and learn how to transform them into a memorable Manga character.

Chie Kutsuwada is a Japanese Manga artist now living and working in the UK. Her work is deeply influenced by Shojo / Yaoi genre but she enjoys drawing many other genres, such as Samurai fighting to horror. Her previous work includes King of a Miniature Garden and The Book of Five Rings.