MUNDO MENDO

Start Book One

Where I announce an upcoming book, explain the real goals of this website and ponder about the state of the publishing industry today.

May 21, 2025

ARTIST'S LIFE

Making a Little Birdhouse in my Soul

Since friends keep asking how the move to the mountains outside of Tokyo is going, I think it's time for an early reflection.

May 10, 2025

ARTIST'S LIFE

Moved

If you ever planned to move houses, do a simple A to B and don't add more houses into the mix. A brief update of how my little family and me made the jump outside of Tokyo. And how is it going.

April 28, 2025

ARTIST'S LIFE

Ode to my Tokyo Studio

After our move outside of Tokyo, I had to give up my studio. As a way to honor it and my time there, I wanted to have a good record of the space.

April 15, 2025

MRMENDO

The Day I Went Searching for Bread and an Idea but Bumped into a Zakkyo

Things happen when you go out in Tokyo to buy bread, hoping to get ideas for a comic: serendipity, birds and bread have interesting ways of intertwining.

April 13, 2025

ARTIST'S LIFE

So You Want to Be a True Artist?

Do I prefer to spend a whole day trying to draw a face until it looks good for a few bucks, or would I rather be sitting in a badly lit office 8 hours a day, in exchange for more money?

April 01, 2025

PROSE

Three Random Humans

We all both carry a cross and have a life story our neighbors don't know much about.

March 20, 2025

THE REST

Moving out of Tokyo

I thought I would never write this: we are moving (one hour) out of Tokyo. Blame climate change for it, but also our willingness to try things while we can.

March 09, 2025

THE REST

Turn the Page on the Scroll

You have seen the "This is fine" meme of a funny dog character (his name is Question Hound), smiling and drinking coffee in the middle of a house on fire. We all identify with that dog these days.

February 24, 2025