![]() ![]() Production was halted on the series when Kazu experienced a bout with bacterial meningitis, which saw him in a medical center and later recovering at home, slowly regaining his memories and easing into his daily routine. ![]() He wanted to be able to empathize with both kids and parents as an audience. He has also stated that many of the elements, such as the robots and mobile suits featured throughout the story's universe, have been inspired by "Super Robot" television shows during his brief childhood in Japan.īased on the success of his first published graphic novel, Daisy Kutter, Kazu began to work on the first book of the Amulet series, which he saw to be an immense challenge in transition. Kazu was greatly inspired by Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Jeff Smith's Bone, both of which he used as a basis for creating his own story. After graduation, however, Kazu began to see a desperate need for all-ages comics and began further developing the story for Amulet, which he had already begun as a student through artworks that were not presented to publishers. An early rendition of Amulet by Kazu in the 1990s.ĭuring college, Kazu was prone to making more violent and profane comics, as an attempt to break free from being categorized as a "kids' cartoonist". ![]()
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