A review by ko_reading
Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey Vol. 4 by Akiko Higashimura

4.0

This 4th installment to Akiko's manga memoir is slightly less engaging than the last three in my opinion but does include a few really fun insights in to the changing path of her life from Amateur to Early Professional Mangaka. There's an explanation of the many duties expected of a single artist and the community created by the overworked and their unpaid loved ones or paid professional assistants. I do look forward to the next book and believe it will be a good finale to the series, this volume just felt slightly padded to make the five volume deal.