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Carl Samson

Life just looks better when you give it a second glance and put it on paper, which is exactly what German-Japanese artist <a href="https://mikiko.art/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mikiko</a> is doing!
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-130960 size-full" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/16422767_1207280239325837_8391476713130834807_o-e1516304783743.jpg" alt="german-japanese artist mikiko" width="800" height="800" />
Currently based in London, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mikiko_art/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mikiko</a> — who was born in Tokyo, but also grew up in Hong Kong, Germany, and Belgium — has always looked at manga to connect to her roots.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-130962" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/22904583_1456884934365365_7229596258418393194_o-e1516304852875.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="593" />
She lives with her cat Emi, who appears in many of her creative illustrations.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-130961" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/12829010_959995120721018_2775158520322235431_o.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1062" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/12829010_959995120721018_2775158520322235431_o.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/12829010_959995120721018_2775158520322235431_o-145x192.jpg 145w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/12829010_959995120721018_2775158520322235431_o-768x1020.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/12829010_959995120721018_2775158520322235431_o-771x1024.jpg 771w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/12829010_959995120721018_2775158520322235431_o-579x768.jpg 579w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/12829010_959995120721018_2775158520322235431_o-151x200.jpg 151w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
Check out some of her work below:
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-130946 size-full" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-6.jpg" alt="artist mikiko captures her daily life in manga" width="800" height="1998" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-6.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-6-77x192.jpg 77w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-6-768x1918.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-6-410x1024.jpg 410w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-6-308x768.jpg 308w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-6-432x1080.jpg 432w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-6-721x1800.jpg 721w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-6-80x200.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-130947" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/9-9.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="2272" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/9-9.jpg 721w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/9-9-68x192.jpg 68w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/9-9-768x2181.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/9-9-361x1024.jpg 361w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/9-9-270x768.jpg 270w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/9-9-380x1080.jpg 380w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/9-9-634x1800.jpg 634w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/9-9-70x200.jpg 70w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-130948" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-12.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="2101" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-12.jpg 780w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-12-73x192.jpg 73w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-12-768x2017.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-12-390x1024.jpg 390w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-12-292x768.jpg 292w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-12-411x1080.jpg 411w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-12-685x1800.jpg 685w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-12-76x200.jpg 76w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-130949" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/13-5.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1131" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/13-5.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/13-5-136x192.jpg 136w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/13-5-768x1086.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/13-5-724x1024.jpg 724w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/13-5-543x768.jpg 543w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/13-5-764x1080.jpg 764w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/13-5-141x200.jpg 141w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-130950" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/5-19.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="2431" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/5-19.jpg 674w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/5-19-63x192.jpg 63w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/5-19-768x2334.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/5-19-337x1024.jpg 337w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/5-19-253x768.jpg 253w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/5-19-355x1080.jpg 355w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/5-19-592x1800.jpg 592w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/5-19-66x200.jpg 66w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-130951" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3-32.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="2224" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3-32.jpg 737w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3-32-69x192.jpg 69w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3-32-768x2135.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3-32-368x1024.jpg 368w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3-32-276x768.jpg 276w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3-32-388x1080.jpg 388w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3-32-647x1800.jpg 647w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3-32-72x200.jpg 72w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-130952" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1-34.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="3725" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1-34.jpg 440w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1-34-41x192.jpg 41w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1-34-768x3576.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1-34-220x1024.jpg 220w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1-34-165x768.jpg 165w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1-34-232x1080.jpg 232w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1-34-43x200.jpg 43w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-130953" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/12-5.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="2243" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/12-5.jpg 730w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/12-5-68x192.jpg 68w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/12-5-768x2153.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/12-5-365x1024.jpg 365w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/12-5-274x768.jpg 274w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/12-5-385x1080.jpg 385w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/12-5-642x1800.jpg 642w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/12-5-71x200.jpg 71w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-130954" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-6.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="2125" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-6.jpg 771w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-6-72x192.jpg 72w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-6-768x2040.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-6-386x1024.jpg 386w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-6-289x768.jpg 289w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-6-407x1080.jpg 407w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-6-678x1800.jpg 678w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-6-75x200.jpg 75w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-130955" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/8-7.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="2147" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/8-7.jpg 763w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/8-7-72x192.jpg 72w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/8-7-768x2061.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/8-7-382x1024.jpg 382w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/8-7-286x768.jpg 286w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/8-7-402x1080.jpg 402w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/8-7-671x1800.jpg 671w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/8-7-75x200.jpg 75w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-130956" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/6-16.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1818" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/6-16.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/6-16-84x192.jpg 84w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/6-16-768x1745.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/6-16-451x1024.jpg 451w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/6-16-338x768.jpg 338w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/6-16-475x1080.jpg 475w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/6-16-792x1800.jpg 792w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/6-16-88x200.jpg 88w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-130957" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/14A.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1145" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/14A.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/14A-134x192.jpg 134w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/14A-768x1099.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/14A-715x1024.jpg 715w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/14A-537x768.jpg 537w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/14A-755x1080.jpg 755w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/14A-140x200.jpg 140w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-130958" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/14B.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="1088" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/14B.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/14B-141x192.jpg 141w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/14B-768x1044.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/14B-753x1024.jpg 753w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/14B-565x768.jpg 565w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/14B-794x1080.jpg 794w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/14B-147x200.jpg 147w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-130959" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2-32.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="3139" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2-32.jpg 522w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2-32-49x192.jpg 49w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2-32-768x3013.jpg 768w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2-32-261x1024.jpg 261w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2-32-196x768.jpg 196w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2-32-275x1080.jpg 275w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2-32-459x1800.jpg 459w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2-32-51x200.jpg 51w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />
Mikiko’s illustrations are just truly hilarious and amazing! Share this article and support her on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/Mikiko" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Patreon</a>.
Featured Image via Instagram / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mikiko_art/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mikiko_art</a> (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BcAch-ej5mK/?taken-by=mikiko_art" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Left</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYl5090A5CZ/?taken-by=mikiko_art" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Right</a>)
H/T: <a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/artist-life-comics-zombiesmile-mikiko/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BoredPanda</a>

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