Interview:MR.CHAN

We’re here with Mr. Chan, the author of "Neon Revelations: Slayers and Magic Journey"

Post: Okay, first off. What inspired your Neon Revelations: Slayers and Magic Journey?: Mr. Chan: Hmm… First, I really didn’t know what to do after Neon Genesis: Ghost Hunters, which I told Stephen to take off of Otakuworld. Then I thought about this while playing. So basically they just came to me, kind of.
Post: Okay, secondly... What’s your favorite part about making kamishibai?: Mr. Chan: My favorite part about making a kamishibai is drawing the pics because I like how they look like
Post: What got you into Kamishibai in the first place?: Mr. Chan: This is a long story. First I downloaded kamishibai but at first I never knew it was called kamishibai. When I went to the web site again, I saw a story called High City. But I still didn’t know how to work the kamishibai. So I messed around with where to put the high city since I saw the story Stephen and Jennifer made, so I put it in the same folder, and it worked. It was my favorite story because it was the FIRST kamishibai I have ever seen and the art was great. So then I started to draw the art for a kamishibai. But at that time I didn’t know how to work a PC that well so I went to scan it but I really didn’t have any skills. I scanned it, but didn’t even know how to edit it. So I just put it together, shrunk the images and put the kami together. I made another kami after that, in which I used people’s images (I used Cardcaptor pics) My cousin encouraged me to use my own art and so I drew some art which looked ok for a story named NEON GENESIS: GHOST HUNTERS. I scanned the art for that too, so it looked kind of bad. So I decided to redraw it in the PC, which I did. I FINISHED the whole story then I thought it sucked so I took it off Otakuworld. Well I told Stephen to and then I looked at more kamishibai and started to draw better. Because I could draw better on paper than in the PC, I made my biggest improvement in Neon Revelations: Slayers. And that’s my REAL LONG story, could of been longer but I cut out the unnecessary stuff. Next question.
Post: What are some of your favorite animes or video games?: Mr. Chan: Some of my favorite animes would be Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh! Sailormoon, Magic Knight Rayearth, and Dragonball are all cool. Pretty much anything, whatever is anime, for the most part, I’ll like it so really there is no favorites but some of them I didn’t even finish watching them but I just like them. My favorite video games are Streetfighter, Eternal Eyes (though the game pretty much sucked), Brave Fencer Mushashi (which I never finished hehe), and Chrono Cross (didn’t get very far but good), mostly anything exciting or that’s an RPG. Hehe
Post: What would you consider the most difficult part of making a Kamishibai?: Mr. Chan: Hmm. I consider nothing much...but if i had to choose... Making the options and the descriptions... Why? Well because the way I do it, I never do the descriptions first. Which makes the story seem to only go with how I drew my images... So I guess I should write descriptions first... HEHE!
Post: Are there any other projects that you’re currently working on?: Mr. Chan: Yes a lot, I’m trying to do some short ones
Post: Care to give any hints as to what they’ll be like?: Mr. Chan: Ah... Hmm. Ok here we go... One well be about a girl and a unsuspected secret about her friend, another one is about a boy who grew up in a war, there’s one about a boy who takes things for granted, one about a goddess of flowers, and probably some more. I don’t know if I will be able to finish all of them but hopefully I will… With so much homework and stuff to do I highly doubt it…But you never know I might to do it… So many Kamishibai to write, so little time.
Post: Do you have any favorite kami authors and kamis?: Mr. Chan: Uh... Not really that I can say of because first of all... (Yea here goes my lecture) * coughs * I like all authors that use their own art or story or tries to make a kami. But if I had to pick I would pick... Cherry-chan, she really can pick good VAs and she really can draw; Tenchi’s Star Soldier Polaris, he really needs to teach me his special effects; Acey Spacey “Elements” is good stuff; Lianu’s “Ming and Dracoa” (I don’t how to spell, sorry.) was a blast. Shael, I really can’t say much until I have DSL because I don’t want to download such big files I’ve seen about 3 of the chaps. I also like Karthokrinden, Gretchen and a lot more artists.
Mr. Chan: You too, Hoshi. Though I haven’t read your stories * looks sad * I lost my subscription but saw your art and your voice acting in DG, you really have good art. I saw your manga though didn’t have time to read it but you are talented as well!
Post: Well that about wraps up our interview. Do you have any last comments?: Mr. Chan: I do have some comments for those of u kami authors out THERE. Don’t give up on your stories! The first reason is I never started out great! I’m still trying to improve in all areas... Where you’re not good, work at it and you’ll have a great story either way. Thanks to all my readers and kami authors and you Hoshi. Thank you for your time!
Thanks for your time, Mr. Chan.

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