Hi, I'm Demi, a creator of illustrated books and comics.
I was born and raised in Japan. After moving to the US, my childhood dream of becoming an artist was put aside. But finally, after many years, in 2019, I started taking art classes again. By accident, I took a comic course, which led me to make my first mini-comic, The Pigeons of Los Angeles, for which I received a MICE Mini-Grant Award from the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo. This encouraged me to make my second comic, Mourning Doves Are People, Too, which also won a MICE Mini-Grant.
I get my inspiration from animals, nature, and the universe. I currently live in Los Angeles with my partner and the mourning doves who visit everyday.
Thanks to pigeons, I have attended these Indie Comic and Book Festivals.
- 2022 Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)
- 2022 MICE, Boston
- 2023 Vancouver Comic Arts Festival (VanCAF)
- 2023 AnaCon, Anaheim, California
- 2023 Thought Bubble, Harrogate, UK
- 2024 CRUSHES Art Show & Zine Fest, Los Angeles
- 2024 TCAF
- 2024 VanCAF
- 2024 Thought Bubble, Harrogate, UK
- 2024 Tabletop & Graphic Storytelling (TAGS), Edinburgh
- 2024 Comic Arts Los Angeles (CALA), Los Angeles
- 2025 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Kinokuniya Books Signing
- 2025 Comic Arts Los Angeles (CALA), Los Angeles
I may visit your city, if I am lucky. I will send out my newsletter before each fair, so please sign up for it. At this time, I am on Instagram, too.
My comic books are also available at these Bookstores in LA:
- Kinokuniya Little Tokyo
- Golden Apple
- Mega City One
- Skylight Bookstore
- Flintridge Bookstore