First Impression
Jan02
Time to shake things up around here.
Mastery
Act 1 – Ignition
Kenji HaiyaouAn eccentric ex-martial artist with a very strange last name who found out that his adopted daughter is a prodigy. He dropped his fishing career and started looking up old contacts throughout his homeland of Japan as well as Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea, Thailand and China. Comics: 29 |
Min Hua LinMin Hua Lin, a thirteen year old girl living in the boonies Yinchangxiang, China, is the younger of two sisters and fellow heiress to a little-known family style of martial arts. Comics: 123 |
Rei HaiyaouRei Haiyaou, the adopted daughter of Kenji Haiyaou, is a quick-learning martial artist who is currently traveling through China to pick up as many martial styles as possible. Comics: 118 |
When Min Hua says “Western girl”… Is Rei caucasian? I’m guessing she is from her coloration and hair color, but it would be good to know because it shapes how she’s been treated by other people in the story.
All dialogue in the prequel is in Mandarin, right? And Kenji and Rei’s first language is Japanese? (sorry, just curious)
I’ve read the prequel about 6-7 times, it really resonates with me. Your characterizations and story is *amazing*. Those of you just starting out, you’re in for a treat.
Rei is definitely caucasian though her hair color is rather unnatural in this world across human nationality and race. Rei kind of exemplifies “It’s complicated,” and will be getting loads of time in the spotlight further down the line.
The Lin family speaks Mandarin, though both Xiu Mei and Min Hua learned a measure of English in school. Kenji has quite a few languages under his belt, as does Rei… though at the beginning she is still working though the regional dialect. Both Rei and Kenji’s first language is Japanese.
I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to know you enjoy this so much. I’ve spent the majority of my life thinking about this cast and figuring out how to get their stories across, so, you’re totally giving me that “worth it” feeling!