Seiko Karakama

Vancouver Graphic Designer + Illustrator

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Meipuru

Illustration

{Characters + Comic +Merchandise}
Fraser Monthly Magazine

In April of 2006, a comic strip called ‘Meipuru’ (derived from English word ‘maple’, but written in romaji of Japanese way of pronouncing “mey-pu-ru”), began publishing in a local Japanese magazine called Fraser Monthly. The comic dealt with the cultural differences between Japan and Canada. In November of that year, a canvas tote-bag with the main characters were produced and sold.meipuru-logo-black

 

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2007_02Comic strip that was published monthly in Fraser Monthly Magazine

meipuru1    mi1matsumoto  tomomi1

Characters in the comic strip (from left to right): Meipuru, Mi, Matsumoto and Tomomi

meipuru_site

Interactive Flash website (no longer available)

meipuru_totebag

Totebags with the main characters from the comic strip

meipuru_hangtag-2Hang-tag for tote-bag

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