Name: That's a secret
Alias: Sakura Tachibana
Age: 14
Marital status: Single, with crushes
Place of residence: Cambridgeshire, England

Welcome to Sakura Land! :) I'm Sakura Tachibana, the creator. (of course.) It's a pen name. Anyway, here you can find a blog that gives you a tiny peek into my weird and wonderful world. Enjoy! :)

Notices

• I have started a Madoka Magica doujinshi called Zaubermädchen Anna Magica. (Anna Magica 4 short, ZAM 4 shortest.) If u want 2 check out v story so far, feel free. Whaddaya think of it? Please let me know. (I'll give u v link when I find out how.)
• I have also started putting up pages from my old school sketchbook if any of u r interested. Seeing how I used 2 draw could b interesting. Search 4 "Sakura's Art Book."
• Oh, and readers of earlier posts may know that I found out how 2 make a Pactio Card from Negima. (basically, a card that reveals magical details about a person) Well, I should've told u way earlier, but 4 some reason v picture wasn't loading on v software, so it's back 2 v drawing board 4 a while.
• Crimson-Rose asked me why I had v letter v all over my posts. If u c a v on its own, it will often b a substitute 4 "the". Just say what u c.

Yikes! Manga Pages are tougher 2 make than they look.

Hello, Sakura again. Posting against the backdrop of the crappiest weather in history (i.e. lots of rain) and am a little bothered.
U see, I've submitted the intro page 4 Anna Magica, and as well as the drawings needing improvement, transferring the picture from paper to screen has been a right bother. Scanning in v picture and adding speech & sound effects is alright, but it is quite tricky. Then I had 2 copy the pic 2 another software so I could convert it into a bitmap or metafile (long story), which made the pic and especially v speech quite grainy. (am limited 2 OpenOffice) And it got grainier still when I submitted it. I'm very sorry. I shall try 2 sort out v problem ASAP, but it is quite hard. I'll do my best.
On a lighter note, people have voted it and 1 person has favourited it!!! <3 I sent them a gift 2 express my thanks.
If u have anything 2 say about Anna Magica or this blog, as long as it's not 2 offensive, feel free. Your opinions matter.
Catch u l8r,
Sakura

Is Anybody There?

Hello everyone. How are things? Woke up @ 8 this morning which is a problem, because I have 2 leave 4 school @ 20 past. So I was in a bit of a panic, understandably, (I had 2 get changed, eat a decent breakfast and pack my schoolbag in less than 20 mins) but then Mum shouted 2 me when I was in v loo that
"we're going @ 20 past 9 2day as you have a doctor's appointment".
*falls over so hard that a dent is left in v bathroom floor*
I had even packed a Nutella sandwich to eat @ school 2 save time! T-T
Also, I know Sakura Land has been viewed 79 times @ v moment, but I'm getting a little depressed because nobody's commenting on my work. I know it's early days, and sorry 4 being greedy and/or overambitious, but it's bothersome. I suppose it's because I want 2 know if u like Anna Magica and my posts, and possible areas 4 improvement. (The cover 4 Anna Magica is very primitive, I know. I coloured in v characters with felt tips.) So, if you have seen my work, please let me know what you think of it if u can.
Oh, and on v Pactio Card front, a software from Deviant Art seems 2 be my best bet, but my computer doesn't have Photoshop or Gimp. Dangit.
See you later,
Sakura

Anna Magica is in das HAUS!

Hello everyone! How're y'all doing? I'm typing 2 let u know that the staff @ TheO have accepted v cover page 4 my new doujinshi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Doujinshi: manga or anime based on another manga/anime.)
Okay, so they've replaced the title's accented A with 4 weird gibberishy symbols and there are yellow scribbles on v cover where yellow scribbles shouldn't be (Sorry about that. Primitive background, I know. I don't have Photoshop or anything like that and have 2 make do with OpenOffice Draw, but just focus on the drawing.),but I'm pleased to have it up. (And I rushed the digital bits in excitement.) There's barely anything up there @ v moment, but feel free 2 check Zaubermädchen Anna Magica out! (See earlier posts 2 find out more.) Would u like me 2 let u know when I add a new page?
Catch u later,
Sakura

Woot! My TheO art debut!

This is gonna be quick as my li'l sis is laying v table, but I have just submitted the cover for my new doujinshi! Yup, Zaubermädchen Anna Magica is in das HAUS! (Translated from the German, it's in v house.) Please feel free 2 take a peek, but it may take months or years 2 finish. And I've got 24 hrs 2 find out if it's been published. I sure hope it will be. I'm a tad scared.
Stay tuned! :)
Sakura

KYAAA! (^-^) We're getting somewhere!

Hello everyone! Congratulations 2 everyone who got promoted. I am pleased 2 announce that I have managed 2 scan in the cover 4 Zaubermädchen Anna Magica (see an earlier post) and after some touching up on v computer I should be able to get it out 2 u in a day or more. Oh, and for those of you who know Negima!, do you know how you can make your own partner cards? You know what I'm talking about? I want to make one of myself so I can put it up on this world's introduction 4u. I'll make a botched one in v meantime.
Catch u l8r!
Sakura