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Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons
Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons is an American born artist
of German and Japanese descent (Yonsei (4th
generation)), born May 28, 1966 in San Fernando
Valley, California. Tavisha first started drawing in
the anime and manga style when her grandmother sat her
down in front of a television showing Kimba the White
Lion and said, "This cartoon is Japanese, just like
you." One-year-old Tavisha then began drawing in the
only style she knew, first “anime,” and later "manga."
From the start she felt a deep cultural connection
with anime and manga - a feeling that hasn't faded in
the least, even after many years of struggling in a
very un-Kimba, super-hero-centric American comic
market; she has always striven to be an independent
artist with an original vision.
Tavisha produces her art and stories under the studio
name of Tavicat (and sometimes “WiredPsyche” ) along
with her husband, Rikki. After a decade of publishing
manga-influenced comics in the American market,
Tavisha has had the opportunity to work with a variety
of properties, attaching her much loved spin to them.
A fan favorite, Tavisha has designed manga versions of
established western cartoon characters for Nickelodeon
Magazine, she has designed characters and fashions
from the ground up for companies such as Tokyopop and
Digital Manga, and she has co-created original titles
such as Ranklechick and his Three-Legged Cat, and
Super Information Hijinks: Reality Check!, and
ShutterBox. Now with the tremendous success of her
ShutterBox manga series (published by Tokyopop),
Tavisha is looking to an even brighter future.
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