Monday, April 28, 2008

MADAGASCAN & FIRST FRENCH WOMAN CREATOR OF FRENCH MANGAS, JENNY RAKOTOMAMONJY!!


Jenny R in the middle, the first African and French manga illustrator
pic courtesy of chibimag

Le Papillon




We just do it all, don't we:)...In the cartoon/manga industry Jenny is becoming 1 respected manga illustrator & animator... She is the very first woman to draw and write a manga in France...

She was born in Antananarivo Madagascar, but grew up in France w/her family..She calls France home because that's all she knows, but everytime she visits Madagascar, she regrets not being able to speak the language...
She's always been a big fan of mangas like Dragon Ball, so after high school she studied movie animation ectt.... Her first big break came w/the short movie "Le Papillon" w/the French animator Antoine Antin...

I've read great reviews & in fact they received the Canal J Award for it in 2002 ... Following the success of this first project, she embarked in another journey but this time working for the Totally Spies cartoon as an animator w/ an already established team..


In 2005 , she met her destiny in the person of Thierry Jor a French editor, she presented him her project of writing & drawing her first manga "Pink Diary" convinced by her talent , he gave her a shot and the Pink Diary series started.... There are 8 books in that very popular manga serie, even though being the first French manga, mangas fans were sceptic at first, but it grew on them....
She received the Prix Anime et Manga for the best manga in 2006...
Today @ 29 years old married and w/child , she's also doing manga/portrait for the public ..of course u gotta pay..but if interested u could email her @ chibimag@chibimag.com for further details...

Here's her webbie w/her manga partner Riolait:
http://www.chibimag.com/
Here's the Totally Spies webbie:
www.totallyspies.com

Djaa my Madagascan sistas sont dedans aussi:)
Eyeee Wayee:)

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