Tenkuran
Tenkuran, a.k.a So Mauo, is in my opinion most definetely the best Harry Potter
doujinshi artist. Her artwork is gorgeous and whimsical, which is at odds with the style of potterdjs being released currently.
As well, she tends to have an all-character focus, with Sirius, Lupin, Fred, George, Harry, Ron and Hermione being the main
characters. Her character interactions are very good, and suit the series wonderfully. Most of her work is sweet, but that
doesn't stop her Riddle stories from being plain frightening. She's also done Tales of
Phantasia, Rurouni Kenshin, and Darren Shan doujinshi. She hasn't seemed to have outright left HP, but she's definitely
slowing down on it.
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Title : Hoguwaashi Kansatsu Nisshi (Hogwarts Observation Diary) |
Published : 11/Aug/2000 |
Size : A5 |
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Comments : Half of this book is by Nagi Taira, the artist of Megane-ya, but definetely the most
wonderful thing is that a lot of the dj is by So Mauo herself. ^v^ Her art is so nice, and everyone looks just like I they do in my imagination.
The stories are humourous in nature, with the trio, and just a teensy bit of Fred, George, and McGonagall. Lots of nice
and inventive illustrations. The cover in particular is very nice. [40 pgs]
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Title : Wild Child |
Published : 6/May/2001 |
Size : B5 |
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Comments : Also co-presented with Megane-ya, the two seem to call themselves
Godric (Nagi Taira) and Salazar (So Mauo) when they work together. ^_^ There's a little more stuff by Taira-san than Mauo, but
what work she does have is excellent. A humourous story about the trio and Draco, a few one-page
comics, one with Ginny and the twins, and then a small, serious Tom Riddle story, which looks freaky. (As a note,
the title is based on a song from one of Enya's latest albums. The somewhat butchered lyrics are on the back cover. ^_^) [36 pgs]
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Title : Drive You Crazy |
Published : 29/Dec/2001 |
Size : B5 |
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Comments : Piddly little copy book. A nice story of Harry's birth, a few other
little stories I can't make out, but some great illustrations. Harry and Tom... and an almost totally black page of Sirius in
Azkaban... Mmm... her drawings are simple, but so full of emotion. There's an ad for an in-production HP book, a Tom Riddle
one, but I haven't seen it make an appearance. [16 pgs]
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