Location
Patchogue, NY, United States
Quick Blurb
Hi, I'm "Shinrin" Sam. Bros
I'm an artist, manga-ka and photographer. Ronin Yoshino in my original manga series.
Interests
birding, nature, wildlife, pets, anime, dragons, samurai, collies, Taiko, festivals, archaeology, paleontology, mythology, Yu-Gi-Oh! tcg, manga, video games, world music
Skills and Techniques
drawing, photography, filming, sculpting, creating manga
Find me online @:
http://shinrinart.com
http://roninyoshino.com
http://facebook.com/tatsushop
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ro…
Get to Know
My first artistic subjects were dinosaurs, wildlife, Dragons & mythical animals. I started drawing anime style art in 2000. I studied professional photography for several years & earned certificates. Much of my inspiration comes from nature, mythology & archeology. I've been selling my art online since 2006 on eBay.
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About Ronin Yoshino
The manga takes place in a mythical world were civil wars and strife over land ownership are common. Rebellious groups fought against the authorities, trying to create a revolt, but none ever succeeded. Rumors spread of a skilled ronin calling herself Akuba, Someiyoshino, who had been fighting against the authorities. The most dangerous of the lords, Takemaru Arashi, summons his assassins in order to capture this person.
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Ronin Yoshino is my original manga series. A new page is posted every Wednesday at the official site: www.roninyoshino.com. The manga project began in 2002 and do extensive research on ancient Japanese culture & other folklore to make my manga as authentic as possible.
Ronin Yoshino rated T+ (teens & older)
Genre: action/ adventure/ fantasy/ historical/ shonen
............................................................................. Achievements:
-Ronin Yoshino chapter 1 won 3rd place in the ADV Films manga contest in 2006.
-Hidesato won as runner up winner in the FUNimation manga contest in 2007.
-The dragon king from Hidesato was featured as a flying machine in the Redbull Flugtag in Bucuresti, Romania by team Eroii inaripati in 2010.
-My Pharaoh Atemu drawing was featured as an Honarable Mention in the Shonen Jump Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Art contest in 2011.