EDIT: I've gotten a lot of comments from people wondering if the style is going to be chibi for the manga. lol this is NOT a chibi manga. I just chose to do a chibi style for fun. You can click the links below to see the actual style. And I have non chibi pics on my site of the characters as well. ^^

First of all I wanted to say thanks for over a 1,000 views. That means 1,000 of you came to visit my site whether you enjoyed my work or not *laughs*

What better way to celebrate than make a big announcement?! I've finally got the contract cleared with Tokyopop and I'll be writing my own orignal action/adventure title called Orange Crows. *cheer*

Who is that fiesty brunette above this comment box with the stylish domino scarf? Well that's Cierra, the main character of the story. She's a Forsaken (exiled) witch who was cast out by society for making a few too many mistakes. The 'mistake' that got her exiled also burned the left half of her face and left a serious scar, which is why our poor little witch has a bandage there. A witch?! That's right, this will be a world of magic slinging witches, fist fighting warlocks, action, drama, comedy, and anything else you can think of (well not ANYTHING. but i'm trying to promote here, let me exaggerate a bit ^_^).

I (James Perry II) am in charge of story and character concept design, and my partner in crime, Ryo Kawakami, takes the visual lead and brings the world of Orange Crows to life with his amazing artwork and enviroment design. Check out his deviantart page for some sample pieces he's done!! I'll give more information on the story and characters as time passes. Look foward to it ^_^

Here are a few links to Ryo's work. There are more so visit his site to see the rest of the pics!

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UPDATE JAN 12, 2008: Looks like Ryo took down his art on deviant art, and is moving it to his personal home page that's in the works right now. As soon as it's up I'll make sure to link everyone.

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