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Christine Mari is a comic artist based in Los Angeles, California. When she was fifteen years old, she wrote her first book, Diary of a Tokyo Teen, an illustrated travelogue detailing one summer in Japan. Her artistic journey continued in her online comics, which deal with topics ranging from her multiracial identity to navigating adulthood and the joys and challenges of daily existence.

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Christine Mari Hi Ope. I definitely plan on making more comics, but I also just started college so I have to balance comics with my studies. I am actually working on…moreHi Ope. I definitely plan on making more comics, but I also just started college so I have to balance comics with my studies. I am actually working on an expanded, full-color version of Halfway Home that will be published by Tuttle next year. I also am working on a short comic that will be included in an anthology. Depending on the project, I'm sure I would enjoy collaborating with other artists. Thanks for the question!(less)
Christine Mari Hi Arlene. I consider myself more a comic artist than a writer. I have been drawing comics from a young age, and my dad encouraged me to do a comic tr…moreHi Arlene. I consider myself more a comic artist than a writer. I have been drawing comics from a young age, and my dad encouraged me to do a comic travelogue when I traveled to Japan. This is how "Halfway Home" got its start.(less)
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Get a copy of my new book Diary of a Tokyo Teen on Amazon or at...



Get a copy of my new book Diary of a Tokyo Teen on Amazon or at Kinokuniya bookstores in the US!

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“Le Japon a ce je-ne-sais-quoi... On tombe amoureux de ce pays avant d'y mettre les pieds.”
― Christine Mari, Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery

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