I always had a soft spot for Japanese artists and writers. With Banana it all started some years back when I read 'Goodbye Tsugumi'. Since then I have never been disappointed. 'Kitchen' (her biggest success), 'Hardboiled & Hardluck', 'Asleep' and now 'Lizard', I just love all the universal short stories she describes, the way she brings the sentiments forward. Universal yet very Japanese. I know little about her but she seems to be a very down-to-earth person trying to avoid being overexposed despite her success. She has a few entries in English on her on-line journal (even though the last one dates back from the end of October 2007).
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