Konnichiwa! 🇯🇵
I love visiting schools, libraries, and book festivals to give talks, teach manga, and share my books! It’s the best way for me to connect with readers and show my appreciation in person.
I’d love to visit your school, library, or event—I guarantee we’ll have a fun, creative day together!
If you’d like to discuss a visit, please email my booking agent: Authors Outloud
requests@authorsunbound.com
Feel free to reach out to me directly if you have any questions!
misako@misakorocks.com
Here’s a brief description of what my visit includes:
Audience Size: Any, from small groups to large assemblies
40-60 minutes, Elementary and Middle School
First, I will share a behind the scenes of my book making like Bounce Back series and How to Draw Kawaii Manga series. Your students will get to learn what it’s like to be an artist and how I made my manga books step by step. The rest of the session is a super interactive manga drawing workshop. Your students can choose from various samples that I created ahead of time, and we will draw an original manga character based on their selections. They’ll be surprised at how easy it is to tap into their creativity!
In the end, we’ll have Q&A session. Your students can ask me anything!
What Misako needs at in person events:
- I will bring my Macbook for my speech. I’ll need a projector, screen, and speakers.
- An easel pad or white board to draw.
What your students need at in person events:
A pencil, eraser, and white plain paper. Color pencils are optional.
Exclusive benefits at in-person events:
After class, I love to spend extra time with your students and talk about manga, anime, Japanese culture more!
Audience Size: Any, from small groups to large assemblies
40-60 minutes, High school and College
My speech covers how and why I left Japan at a young age and came to America to become an artist. How I struggled to fit into a new country, a new culture, and a new school. How I tried many new things and failed so many times to reach my goal and how I finally became a successful manga artist in America. After your students hear about my journey, they will be inspired to follow their dreams and take more risks. Try something new and make a few mistakes along the way. Ultimately, I want to inspire students to push themselves outside of their comfort zone and be the best they can be.
The rest of the session is a super interactive manga drawing workshop. Your students can choose from various samples that I created ahead of time, and we will draw an original manga character based on their selections. They’ll be surprised at how easy it is to tap into their creativity!
In the end, we’ll have Q&A session. Your students can ask me anything!
What Misako needs at in person events:
- I will bring my Macbook for my speech. I’ll need a projector, screen, and speakers.
- An easel pad or white board to draw.
What your students need at in person events:
A pencil, eraser, and white plain paper. Color pencils are optional.
Exclusive benefits at in-person events:
After class, I love to spend extra time with your students and talk about manga, anime, Japanese culture more!
Audience Size: Any, from small groups to large assemblies
30 – 40 minutes, Elementary and Middle School
We’ll read your favorite pages from my Bounce Back series, and I’ll show your students how and why I created those scenes via photoshop step-by-step!  After that, your students can ask me anything!