About Me.
Hi! My name is Marilena, and I’m an Italian artist based in Osaka. I’ve been passionate about anime and manga since childhood, so during high school, I attended the Manga Summer School course at the European Manga Academy for several summers. As soon as I turned 18, I participated in a three-week course in Japan, organized by the same Academy, where I had the opportunity to study manga at Yoyogi Animation Gakuin in Tokyo.
After high school, I pursued Japanese studies at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and after graduating, I moved to Japan. In Osaka, I completed a professional course in character design, further deepening my knowledge of digital illustration.