At the beginning, I thought I was just fooling around with superpowers, magic, action scenes, and fantasy stuff! It’s only when I finished the first volume that I realized what I was really talking about.ĪPA: Since you are a one-man team, being the writer, colorist, and artist, what are some of the challenges of making this book?
Radiant manga full#
I had many things to say on this topic, being the son of an immigrant myself, growing up in a neighborhood full of people in my situation. It became more or less a metaphoric representation of immigrants’ situation. I reworked the world of Radiant to match his situation. I kept working on him from time to time over the years… And because I was working on this fantasy world, when I put him inside it, everything made sense. I didn’t know much about him at this point, as I’m used to creating characters out of nowhere just for fun… But I came back to this character often, asking, “Why is he hiding those horns? Is he alone in this situation?” things like that. A few years ago I made this drawing about a boy wearing a hat to hide his horns. Valente: I guess everything started with Seth’s character.
Why did you want to tell this kind of story? What or who inspired you?
Radiant manga series#
The series is quite lighthearted despite the sad reality that the wizards are not only survivors of the Nemesis’ attacks, but are also persecuted by the Inquisition for the practice of magic. and the anime is available to stream on Crunchyroll.ĪPA: Radiant is a unique story that breathes new life into the fantasy genre in manga. Radiant is currently available through Viz Media in the U.S. Valente spoke with APA on his creative process for Radiant and the nuances in making the French manga series. Radiant’s anime has attracted attention in Japan and around the world through its unique storytelling and cast. In an exciting turn of events, Radiant was chosen to become an anime series produced by Studio Lurche and broadcasted by Japan’s national network NHK. As a big fan of Japanese pop culture, Valente never thought that his work would receive its current level of success. However, this is the reality for French artist Tony Valente, whose manga, Radiant, has now proven that other international manga artists can achieve the same. For manga fans, it would already be a dream come true if your series ever published, but to have that series not only be internationally renowned, but also become an anime is unimaginable.
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