Author's comment on Vol 01:

How I started Edepth @ 7/6/2004

I was inspired by a nurse in China caring for the nasty people with skin disease, those people weren't friendly, they would fight and bite if they could... but she helped them to form a community with good relationships.

At the time, I wanted to do a manga with robots, just to challenge myself, knowing most female artists aren't even interested in drawing such a genre. I ended up liking to draw robots after creating None.

I made a basic story of what I wanted to do, and then start to plan it in sketches, I always write my story in sketches form.

Then I go into researching, learning about what's going on in the science world, (since robot is always related to science) read popular science magazine, watch Science channel as I develop the story on a consistent level. But I do feel I am always behind on the news.
Bought a "How to draw manga book" on giant robots and got the concept on designing a robot.... and gave it a few tries until I like my result. I never designed a giant robot for a story before this (other than a few for fun doodles) so I just took my character Lien (Chris) and turn him into a robot, and there's None.


After a year of developing on on the story idea, I started the manga, but continue to develop it as it goes... watching the audience reaction and then make changes at times to my plot, sticking with my original intended flow.

In a brink of an eye, 4 years passed, Edepth went through so many different hosts, changes, and growth. I even published it into books because people were asking about it. Though I don't expect to live on something I already give freely away. I hope for it.

Right now, my biggest delimma is whether it's worth it or not to bring Edepth into the main stream market, or Edepth should just stay as a self-publish work for those who truely love it?

Tell me what you think.