Alya Anime Influenced the Light Novel Illustrator

Did you know that Alya anime influenced the light novel illustrator? Momoco graduated in oil painting from an art university and she says that since she was a child she has liked to draw, and more specifically draw girls, and an interesting fact that she revealed is that during her childhood her parents didn’t let her watch anime or manga.

Momoco says that it was only when she started university that she was able to have more freedom to watch anime and read manga, something she has always loved

Another interesting fact that she tells is that one of her jobs was at a game company where she had to use Photoshop, a program that she didn’t know how to use. “I learned [Photoshop] on the job, which really helped” she says

Alya Anime Influenced the Light Novel’s Illustrator

As mentioned before, Momoco is the illustrator of Alya, and about the series she says this: “Alya is definitely the most fun to draw. I love working with characters with bright hair because it makes the lighting effects much easier. On the other hand, drawing male characters is always a struggle for me — especially older men. They’re hard to get right!”

This is Momoco’s first work to be adapted into an anime, which has made her discover new things. She says about how the anime influenced her: “I noticed how the animation team simplified and stylized certain elements or how specific angles of a face are depicted in motion. Seeing these things inspired me to improve — now I practice drawing characters from more varied angles.”

She continues talking about the influence the anime has had on her: “I’ve been experimenting with unusual perspectives — like drawing from above or below or placing the lighting in unexpected positions. It’s been a fun challenge to try things I don’t normally do.”

Knowing this is really interesting because it gives us an idea of ​​how an anime adaptation can influence a light novel illustrator.

via Pixivision