Future research should conduct ethnographic interviews with actual pseudonymous artists and track longitudinal earnings data. For now, Kanna represents a hopeful archetype: the digital mangaka without borders.
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: High-profile local comic creators include Sonny Liew , author of the award-winning The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye . This paper examines the emergence of Singapore-based digital
This paper examines the emergence of Singapore-based digital manga artists, using the pseudonymous creator “Kanna” as a representative case study. While Singapore lacks a traditional mangaka industry comparable to Japan’s, a new generation of self-published artists leverages global platforms (Pixiv, Tapas, Medibang) and local government support (National Arts Council, SG Manga Festival). Through analysis of Kanna’s reported artistic style, audience engagement, and hybrid cultural identity, this paper argues that Singaporean mangaka exemplify a post-national, digital-first model of manga production—balancing Japanese stylistic influence with Southeast Asian themes and multilingual narratives. and hybrid cultural identity