Publications 2012–2024

I would like to share another facet of my journey in France: publishing.


After leading workshops and taking part in exhibitions, I had the opportunity to publish my first manga in the French press.


To create them, I chose the theme: A Japanese Woman in Paris.


Then I thought, why not turn it into a full album?


I sent the project to several major publishing houses specializing in manga.


I received two positive responses.


Then I met with editors.


The meetings were enriching and stimulating, but I wasn’t able to finalize a publishing contract.

So I took a step back and decided to focus on my workshops, courses, and exhibitions, while exploring another approach to storytelling: traditional Japanese folktales, which are the roots of many manga stories and characters.

At the same time, I began receiving commissions for web manga and illustrations from private clients, companies, and event organizers.

De gauche à droite : affiche pour un événement, personnage du Château de Lourmarin, illustration pour un jeu de société, web-manga, illustration pour BIC.

In 2021, I presented my original illustrations of five Japanese folktales at Galerie l’Angélus – New Art in Barbizon (Île-de-France).

Exposition SOLO, Galerie l'Angélus, New Art de Barbizon, Ile-de-France

It was there that Stéphanie and Emmanuel from Éditions Akinomé visited the exhibition.


A few weeks later, they contacted me with a proposal to publish the tales as an illustrated book.


That marked the birth of my first book.

In 2022, my very first book was published: Ohanashi – 5 Popular Japanese Folktales, by Éditions Akinomé.

With this book, I wanted to share the cultural roots of manga with a French audience, showing how these stories still influence contemporary Japanese imagination.

To my great surprise — and with deep gratitude — Ohanashi was warmly received and reprinted.

Encouraged by this success, Éditions Akinomé proposed a second project.


Two years later, we published Yokai – Exploring the Supernatural Creatures of Japan, a book entirely devoted to spirits and monsters from Japanese folklore.


It introduces a dozen yokai through my illustrations and short stories, accompanied by explanatory notes to explore their strange world, still alive in Japan today.

Today, these two books continue to circulate in literary fairs and bookstores throughout France.

Festival du Livre de Jeunesse de Rouen 2024

For me, they’ve become much more than just books: they are bridges between cultures, records of my artistic journey, and connections between my past and present.