![]() ![]() How is the graphic novel different from the online version? ![]() I know that Himawari House was initially published on Tapas. I've had similar experiences and encountered people who inspired some of the situations in the book, but all the characters and plotlines are fictional. ![]() HB: Himawari House is based more on real emotions than real experiences. ![]() SLJ : How much of Himawari House is based on your own experiences? SLJ talked with Becker about the creative process of both books and what she learned along the way. The experience of speaking a second language in social situations is one motif that runs through the book.īecker started Himawari House as a webtoon on the Tapas platform, but she took a break to illustrate George Takei’s memoir, They Called Us Enemy. The two male roommates are Japanese brothers, one of whom speaks English well, and one who has more difficulty. The story is told mostly through the eyes of Nao, a Japanese American woman who spent her early childhood in Japan and wants to reconnect with that part of herself, although some parts are told from the points of view of the other two women: Hyung, who is from Korea and Tina, who is from Singapore. Harmony Becker’s YA graphic novel Himawari House(First Second) follows a year in the life of five young adults from four countries-the U.S., Singapore, Korea, and Japan-who live together in a group house for students in Japan. ![]()
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