Bio
Misako Rocks is a Japanese manga artist who’s published a number of books all over the world. Misako published manga graphic novels “Bounce Back” and “No Such Thing as Perfect.” “Bounce Back: was selected to be on the list of 2021 Best Graphic Novels For Children by the American Library Association. Misako will release a new activity book series, “How To Draw Kawaii Manga with Misako Rocks” to show bubbly and kawaii manga character making.
Misako was selected as one of outstanding Japanese artists in NY and invited to meet Japanese Prime Minister Abe and the first lady. After that Misako started appearing on multiple Japanese TV and radio shows. Also, the BBC and NHK featured her in a documentary about her comic book life. Recently Misako was featured on NBC TODAY show and collaborated with Playstation to promote “Ghostwire: Tokyo.”
Besides making books, Misako also teaches online manga classes for kids through her online community, Learn Manga with Misako.