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Back-up (January 2012)

By kinotoriko on April 30, 2012 4:32 PM

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 May the world be peaceful, people be happy, the nature ( land and climate! ) be calm in 2012 ! Here is the greeting card for the year of the Dragon. 

  ( I'm still waiting for the release of...) another application for iPad / iPhone ! (icon at left, not linked yet) This ABCD e-BOOK, is the e-Book version ofABC out of WWW ; an alliterative verse in english with illustrations.  Here I am ! The A-mazeing Little Creatures (icon at right) is also recommended especially for the holiday season. You will enjoy the maze and coloring games along the story. Informations are on my blog and the publisher's facebook. Both applications have quite a volume and you'll find it as a good bargain :-)


January 3, 2012

The Year of Dragon 2012

By kinotoriko on January 3, 2012 6:01 PM

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" Spring comes to all, on Heaven and Earth "

Back-up (December)

By kinotoriko on January 3, 2012 5:53 PM
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December, still many things to be done......

Dear readers, Dear friends overseas,

  It's already the last month in the year ! The new announcement is: Another application for iPad / iPhone will be released soon ! (icon at left, not linked yet) This ABCD e-BOOK, is the e-Book version of ABC out of WWW ; an alliterative verse in english with illustrations.  Here I am ! The A-mazeing Little Creatures (icon at right) is also recommended especially for the holiday season. You will enjoy the maze and coloring games along the story. Informations are on my blog and the publisher's facebook. Both applications have quite a volume and you'll find it as a good bargain :-)

  A little modification on this site (tabs on upper part) : The page for picture book is divided into two sections according to the media --- PrintedBooks and eBooks . The section for Works is added, which links to my former site. ( I had an intention to transfer those works to my blog "portfolio", but ..... not much time)

  The year 2011 is about to end, but the serious situation in Japan continues; the radioactive contamination which hinders the revival of the land, and the problems of the re-activation of nuke plants etc. What can I do as an individual, for the better society,is the theme for the future.


December 13, 2011

Back-up (september)

By kinotoriko on December 13, 2011 12:05 PM
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September, one step forward for the future?

Dear readers, Dear friends overseas,

  39 out of 54 nuke-plants was not working at the end of August, (some for the damages, some for the inspections), and as a result of the efforts of saving energy by enterprises and people in Japan, we survived the hot and humid summer without any power outage. Do we need to reactivate the plants ?..... a little endurance for the better future, why not ? 

 The main news of mine in September is, the release of iPad application ! On 12th, in the App Store. It is a maze book with a story, entitled "Here I am " The A-mazeing Little Creatures". Further informations on my blog and the publisher's facebook.

Please check it out ! > available here,  


September 9, 2011

L'annuncio in Italiano

By kinotoriko on September 18, 2011 2:54 AM
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  Il mio libro illustrato che è stato pubblicato in 2006, è ora trasformato come un e-Book, l'applicazione per iPad. La traduzione del titolo Here I am ! The A-mazing Little Creatures sarabbe Ecco mi qua, Le Piccole Creature "Labirintose". É un libro del labirinto con una storia, e come vedete qui, si puo seguire la strada con la pennarello rossa sulla cassetta trasparente ed anche cancellare i tratti per giocare ripetutamente.
 Allora, l'intenzione del libro è realizzata efficacemente nella forma del e-Book. Inoltre, sulle pagine del labirinto, si puo utilizzare la tavolozza multicolore per tracciare, colorare e dipingere. É certo che voi possiate salvare i vostri disegni originali. La musica è stata composta specialmente per quest'applicazione.
  C'è poco testo quindi non ci sarebbe problema della lingua. È per tutte le generazioni in tutti i paesi !

La pagina di facebook ( in inglese e giapponese )
Continue reading L'annuncio in Italiano.

L'annonce en Français

By kinotoriko on September 16, 2011 1:54 AM
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  Mon livre qui a été publié en 2006 est maintenant transformé comme un e-Book, une application pour iPad. La traduction du titre Here I am ! The A-mazing little Creatures serait Me Voici ! Les petites bêtes en Labyrinthe. C'etait  un livre du labyrinthe avec une histoire et comme vous voyez ici, on pouvait suivre le chemin avec le marqueur rouge sur la caissette transparente et de plus, effacer les lignes pour jouer répétitivement. 
  Alors, l'intention du livre est bien réalisé en forme d' e-Book. En plus, sur les pages du labyrinthe, on peut utiliser la pallete multicolore pour dessiner, colorer, et peindre. Bien sûr vous pouvez enregistrer vos dessins originaux. La musique a été composée spécialement pour cet application. 
  Il y a peu de texte donc la langue ne vous dérangerait pas. C'est pour toutes les générations dans tous les pays ! 

Le page de facebook (en anglais et japonais )
Continue reading L'annonce en Français.

"A-maze book" for iPad !

By kinotoriko on September 9, 2011 10:11 PM
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  My e-Book = an application for iPad,  will be released on 12th September > and now, it is available !
It is based on my picture book published in 2006,    Here I am ! The A-mazing Little Creatures. The book is modified to fit the spec for e-publishing, and I found that the concept of the book is realized perfectly in this way, as if it were meant to be from the beginning. It must be fun for the grown ups as well as for children. (image: the top page)
  The original book is in the transparent plastic case on which the readers can draw lines and also erase them, to play the maze repeatedly. And the spiral-binding is not only necessary to make the book flat but also to express the "long and winding road" of the maze. The form of the book corresponds to the intention, so, in this way the book must be successful except ...... it costed too much ! Besides, it is not suitable to be distributed and to be piled up in the store......
I appreciate that it was accepted in the "OPLA" collection in Italy (Artists' Books for Children).  But, in my opinion, books are to be read "by many people, in many countries, for long time", so it would be better if they are available in "friendly price".
Continue reading "A-maze book" for iPad ! .

Back-up (august)

By kinotoriko on September 9, 2011 9:53 PM
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Unusual Summer

Dear readers, Dear friends overseas,

  4 and a half months have passed since the disaster and there's not a single day without thinking about the victims of tsunami, refugees and the nuclear power plants ------they are not settled yet. We have to be aware of the radioactive contamination of the air, the sea and the land. However, the government is not functioning properly and that makes people very nervous. 

The campaign for "saving energy" is not that bad, especially for the city like Tokyo that had been too bright and eccentric. we are now seeking for a new style for living, safe and sustainable. 

  By the way, I had a trip to France (I hope the nuke-plants there is super-safe) in late May & June, I'd like to thank many people who are still concerned about our country. I will upload soon the photos ( not telling you when ;-).


August 1, 2011


Back-up (about the M9 earthquake)

By kinotoriko on August 2, 2011 2:28 AM
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M9.0 and the AFTERSHOCKS......

Dear readers, Dear friends overseas,

  I (we) thank you for all the concern for Japan, we appreciate your helping hands and warm encouragements. Two weeks have passed since the enormous earthquake and the horrible tsunami that wiped off the North-East coast of Japan.

Many people lost their lives, many are still missing. 
Many family had to leave their homeland and live as refugees.

We feel the aftershocks every day and night,
We are still endangered by the damaged nuclear reactors.

There are people working on the destroyed land
to rescue the possible survivors
to save the weak and injured
to bury the victims being crushed with grief.

Removing the debris to reconstruct the road,
Driving the trucks to deliver the needs.

Then, at the risk of life, there are people working to deactivate the reactors.

The ordinary habitants in Tokyo including me,  the only thing we can do is to support those people and not to cause panic. We need to overcome our fears, we must endure this hardships.

Big cities like Tokyo have been devouring the electricity, depending too much on the nuclear power plant. It's time to say thanks and good-bye to this monster and to consider the new way to live safe and secure.


March 25, 2011

FORZA "F" !

By kinotoriko on March 27, 2011 5:16 PM | 0 TrackBacks

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(in Italian first, in English follows)

  In Marzo, quest'anno ...... nonostante le difficolte, la vita continua. Per il momento, sono fortunata di poter godere la gara sportiva ...... Si, la Formula 1 che ha appena cominciato la nuova stagione !

  Uno dei piaceri per produrre i libri è;  intrecciare la mia preferenza segretamente oltre al concetto principale. Cioé, come voi vedete ...... io tengo per la Scuderia Ferrari ! FORZA !

< a sinistra
Il tangram combinato come "il cavallino rampante" 
del libro "Qui Suis-Je ?"
Continue reading FORZA "F" !.

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