もう引っ越した。 Moved already.

あかブミはもう引越したんです。

AKABUMI has already moved.

http://akabumi-circle.blogspot.com/

3 books to be published...

Three books will be published and they are:

Kai Kuroi Presents KAZEMA ILLUSTRATION FILE

Kai Kuroi Presents KAZEMA COMIC FILE: "A Birthday Gift"

K-961 Illustrations by Kai Kuroi

No picture samples available here yet.

As for the K-961 illustration book, there are some new illustrations or experimental comic paneling which were never shown in deviantART. So be sure to pick up a copy soon when it's out.

How Kuroi Kai will sell them... well... for now, he will place them for order. More info about it on his blog soon.

Reason why he was thinking of compiling all his works into illustration books is because he's working on a doujin comic and besides that, he's been busy with his assignments while studying.

And as for next year, Kuroi Kai will start a book or magazine with collections of comics by him and other artists. It's not confirmed who yet. But for now, he's got other artists like Saiko Dude (who said will change his pen name soon) and Mobius Zero.

More info on Kuroi Kai's blog soon.

What the hell are you doing Kai!? Get back to work!!!

I know you're relaxing from your studies but... this is your chance to focus work on what you're doing. Please!! For the sake of Comic Fiesta!! It's on your birthday!!

What!? You've recruited a new dude to be in AKABUMI!?

Good to hear!!

Bring some more to recruit!!

And please!!! Please!! Please!! Complete the comic you want to work on... You've got more to do after that!!!

What the HELL, Kuroi Kai!!!!

You've been busy with your studies, your assignments and your projects in an academy!! When oh when are you going to work on the doujin manga and the illustrations for a book!?!?

We cannot fire you from your own company!!

Well... as a matter of fact, AKABUMI felt so dead without you working your ASS on your own SH!T!!!

Oh that's right! You said you want to find some Japanese friends in malaysia to help you. Are you really going to recruit some Japanese in AKABUMI...? Can you really find any Japanese people who are interested in what you do?

Better hurry up or you won't be able to get things done. And what about your friend Saiko Dude? What the hell happened to him? He changed his pen name or something...? Just like you changed your pen name from... What was your old pen name already...

Sigh...

Sorry, Kai... I guess I got carried away with getting pissed because you haven't even accomplished anything yet. Because all you ever do is talk really FRIGGIN big!!

Just do what you do!! Get it done A.S.A.P!! Pronto!!

Is 40+ pages enough for a one shot doujin manga?

Recently Kuroi Kai has been thinking of doing a doujin manga mini series, titled "ASSASSIN HUNTER" and the rough draft he did for the first CHAPTER consist of 51 pages. Unfortunately, he needs to think of the paper budget. As he has (sort of) limited supplies of manga papers to use for doing comics.

So instead of making a mini series for ASSASSIN HUNTER, he'll probably make a one shot doujin manga instead which might consist of up to 40, 50 or 60 pages. So from the rough draft Kuroi Kai did for the first CHAPTER of ASSASSIN HUNTER, he needs to omit a few things from it for a one shot.

Another reason why he decided to make one shots instead of mini series is because he also wants to do other stories besides ASSASSIN HUNTERS.

Other stories to work on includes:

TRIPLE TROUBLE, ROXY ROCKSTAR, INJUSTICE (working title - title will change depending on how the plot goes and how many pages it takes to make the one shot doujin manga), LIKE A VAMPIRE,  and others...

TRIPLE TROUBLE is inspired by the simple sketchy manga Kuroi Kai did when he was in secondary school... about high school rivalries which ended up as trouble in high school until everybody complains about their rival wars...

ROXY ROCKSTAR, like ASSASSIN HUNTER, she is inspired by a fictional character within an unpublished 10 page comic.

Originally ASSASSIN HUNTER was named Bullet Jack in an unpublished comic...

Doujin Manga Draft and Projects...

Recently, Kuroi Kai has been suffering artist's blocks. However, he broke the Artist's Block and now he's doing some rough draft for a Doujin Manga mini series titled "Assassin Hunter".

For preview snap shots of the doujin manga "Assassin Hunter" click HERE to see them. You can also see how the draft cover look like HERE.

Other project includes "Roxy Rockstar", A work-in-progress Racing story, "Triple Trouble", and other mini series.

Delaying more works due to Artist's Blocks...!!!

One thing Kuroi Kai hates when it comes to drawing... is having those pesky artist's blocks!! Once you're experiencing an Artist's Block, you won't be able to think of anything to draw but blank... Blank... on a piece of white blank paper...

So books which are going to be done by Kuroi Kai will be delayed for now until he can get his mojo back!!