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| − | An artist and animal lover since a young age, Reiko grew up in a small sub-rural town in northwest Pennsylvania. Growing up in the late 80s and 90s, she developed an interest in cartoons and animation, further spurring her creativity. Over the years, she has kept many pets of several species, most notably her parents' cats. In her teenage years, video games took the center stage of her interests, leading to her decision to study art and animation in the hopes of making it into the video game industry. She claims no real influence to her own developing art style, but draws inspiration from artists such as Bob Rafei and the classic [[Disney]] and [[Don Bluth]] films, along with a pinch of anime stylings as well. | + | An artist and animal lover since a young age, Reiko grew up in a small sub-rural town in northwest Pennsylvania. Growing up in the late 80s and 90s, she developed an interest in cartoons and animation, further spurring her creativity. Over the years, she has kept many pets of several species, most notably her parents' cats. In her teenage years, video games took the center stage of her interests, leading to her decision to study art and animation in the hopes of making it into the video game industry. Due to a change of heart in early 2007, however, she has since changed her focus to study art education. She claims no real influence to her own developing art style, but draws inspiration from artists such as Bob Rafei and the classic [[Disney]] and [[Don Bluth]] films, along with a pinch of anime stylings as well. |
Reiko attended school in the same district for all 13 years of her primary education, and went on to move an hour north to attend her current university. She shares an apartment with three other roomates (some of which identify as furry to some extent), and also shares this space with a betta fish (Kisame), a Brazilian rainbow boa (Doctor "Doc" Worm) and a found black and white cat (Kenpachi). | Reiko attended school in the same district for all 13 years of her primary education, and went on to move an hour north to attend her current university. She shares an apartment with three other roomates (some of which identify as furry to some extent), and also shares this space with a betta fish (Kisame), a Brazilian rainbow boa (Doctor "Doc" Worm) and a found black and white cat (Kenpachi). | ||
Revision as of 03:07, 9 February 2007
Reiko Sazanami resides in northwest Pennsylvania, and is a student of animation and an avid artist, and also a furry artist. She does not spend a great deal of time in the furry fandom, being more involved in gaming and anime/cosplaying. Despite her name, she is not in fact Japanese or of Asiatic origin, as others have speculated. She explains 'Mostly, it was a nickname given to me by one of my first online friends way back in the mid-ninties. It stuck even after she left, and has become my alias for most anything related to the Internet'.
Reiko belongs to or participates in several LiveJournal furry-related art communities, including 100x100 Exchange, Con Badges and Fursuit and moderates Clean Furs.
She currently attends Edinboro University of Pennsylvania for her degree in art education and fine arts.
Her fursona is a mixed-breed fox, being a cross between a red fox and a fennec. Her distinguishing features include purple hair fronts, tail tip and back claws. There is some speculation to her other features, including that she may be a kitsune. being as she is a trickster and her best friend is identified as a tanuki.
She does not attend any furry conventions, preferring anime cons. However, she has expressed interest at perhaps attending Anthrocon in 2007, just to get a feel for how they run and the fandom as a whole.
History
An artist and animal lover since a young age, Reiko grew up in a small sub-rural town in northwest Pennsylvania. Growing up in the late 80s and 90s, she developed an interest in cartoons and animation, further spurring her creativity. Over the years, she has kept many pets of several species, most notably her parents' cats. In her teenage years, video games took the center stage of her interests, leading to her decision to study art and animation in the hopes of making it into the video game industry. Due to a change of heart in early 2007, however, she has since changed her focus to study art education. She claims no real influence to her own developing art style, but draws inspiration from artists such as Bob Rafei and the classic Disney and Don Bluth films, along with a pinch of anime stylings as well.
Reiko attended school in the same district for all 13 years of her primary education, and went on to move an hour north to attend her current university. She shares an apartment with three other roomates (some of which identify as furry to some extent), and also shares this space with a betta fish (Kisame), a Brazilian rainbow boa (Doctor "Doc" Worm) and a found black and white cat (Kenpachi).
Fursona
Unlike many other fursonas, Reiko's is a direct reflection of herself in style, body type and personality. She is quoted as saying 'The only real difference between myself and my fursona is that she gets the furry body, and I get the human. The differences end there, really'. Her fursona began forming around 9th grade, and was originally an anime fox girl. This gradually shifted to a red fox furry, a green haired fox girl, a red fox girl, a blonde fox, and finally settled into the mixed-fox she is known as today.
On occassion, she is mistaken for Lacrimas, who shares a similar appearence, but separate species, build, and attitude. This has resulted in one near fight, but was quickly resolved by a third party.
She also has several other furry characters that do not act as her fursona that appear in her work, including Platano (chupacabra), Goonie (mutt), Demetrius (long-hair chihuahua), Adonis (greyhound) and Sylvia (feral gryphon).
External links
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- Reiko's gallery at deviantART
- Reiko's journal - reiko_sazanami on LiveJournal (friends-locked)
- Reiko's ad on Pounced.org