Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Miki Falls by Mark Crilley


Miki Falls is an OEL manga series created by Mark Crilley. It is structured as a four-volume series, each book taking place during one of the seasons over the course of a year

Plot
A story of a stronghearted girl, Miki Falls is about 17-year-old Miki Yoshida's final year in high school. Miki, a member of the archery club, is intrigued by the new student Hiro Sakurai. Hiro at first is wildly popular with all the students in the school, but then, he refuses to socialize or talk with anyone. Seeing this, Miki makes up her mind: she will become friends with Hiro Sakurai even if it means overcoming the unwinding truth of Hiro's life.

[edit] Influences
Inspired by nature, Crilley went out into the Japanese countryside to make sketches of the landscape and shrines, which he incorporated into the artwork.[1]

[edit] Film adaptation
Variety is reporting that Paramount Pictures and Brad Pitt’s Plan B have acquired the rights to adapt Mark Crilley’s four-volume OEL manga Miki Falls into a movie with Sera Gamble, a producer and writer for “Supernatural”, attached to the project as the scriptwriter.[2] Crilley is best known for his Akiko series of comic books targeted at 9- to 12-year-olds; all four volumes of this latest series are being published on HarperCollins’ HarperTeen label. There has also been an article in AnimeInsider Magazine about the film adaption.

[edit] Characters in the group
Miki
Hiro
[edit] Publishing history
[edit] Manga
Miki Falls: Spring
Miki Falls: Summer
Miki Falls: Autumn
Miki Falls: Winter
Crilley has a Youtube account showing previews, and artwork from the Miki Falls series. It also features general manga-style drawing tutorials narrated by Crilley.

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