Shiina Mashiro ✮

When Mashiro decides to draw a manga to understand Sorata’s passion for game design, she fails. She receives brutal criticism that her art is "beautiful but soulless." For the first time, Mashiro feels frustration . This is a massive step because frustration requires ego, and ego requires a sense of self.

He pointed at the kitten sleeping in her lap. "You didn't name it." shiina mashiro

"I don't know what."

Before moving to Japan, Mashiro was already a famous painter in the UK. Her decision to pivot to manga stems from a desire to tell stories, though she initially struggles with the narrative structure of the medium. When Mashiro decides to draw a manga to