People claiming to be his mother appear one after another… A manga artist who is the talk of the town with a shocking setting makes an appearance in gravure! The story behind the “unique two-faced” style is revealed!

List of Things I Want to Do Before I Die

Ami Honami shows off her fresh gravure in the current issue of “FRIDAY”. Her titles are extremely unusual: gravure idol, cosplayer, and “active manga artist.

In December 2025, she began serializing in “Ultra Jump” under the name “Honami Amia” “Stepmother’s Love Is Not Mama! under the name “Homina Mia” in “Ultra Jump” from December 2025. We caught up with her just before her extremely busy deadline and asked her about the behind-the-scenes of her “unique two-faced” style.

Actually, I didn’t always want to be a manga artist,” says Honami. I had been writing fanzines as a hobby since high school, but even in college, it was just for my own personal enjoyment, and after graduation, I spent my days working as a company employee.

After graduation, she spent her days working as a company employee. She thought, “If I quit my job once, I should be able to do anything I want,” and made a list of things she wanted to do before she died. She made a list of what she really wanted to do, such as “I want to draw illustrations and participate in Comiket,” and “I want to do cosplay.

I used to do illustrations for women, but I started drawing for men as well. Compared to illustrations for women, the response to illustrations for men is surprisingly simple. If I say, ‘I drew a sexy picture,’ the response is directly, ‘I’m so happy! I drew a sexy picture,” and the response is direct: “I’m so happy! In contrast to the women’s market, which emphasizes context and character relationships, the men’s market has a more open atmosphere. That comfort was a turning point in my professionalism, in that I was getting paid for my drawings.

Having begun her career as a professional manga artist, her latest work is unique in its setting. The heroines are all mothers-in-law.

How to make a girl look cute.

At first, I was trying to come up with a story that would be like a comedy competition. I submitted this idea thinking, ‘It will definitely be rejected,’ but the editor said, ‘That’s a good idea! The editor said, “That’s a great idea! To keep up with the impact of the setting, I mixed in battles and romantic comedy to make each episode as interesting as the last.

As a manga artist, she places the greatest importance on “how to make girls look cute. She says that her skills as a manga artist are also useful in the gravure industry.

During the shoot, I feel like I am recreating pictures and poses that I have drawn before. As the person who draws them, I have a good knowledge of how to make the lines look beautiful and how to make them look cute, which is probably a big advantage.

On the other hand, the photogravure field also seems to be “the best relaxation” for her. She is a solitary manga artist who fights alone at her desk, dreading deadlines. On the other hand, at photo shoots, she is surrounded by staff and greeted with “Sensei! The editor in charge of the manga is also a “teacher.

I often feel at ease with my manga editors because they are ‘nerds,’ but I have the impression that most of the gravure staff are cheerful people (laughs). (Laughs.) Being exposed to a completely different atmosphere stimulates my creativity, and more than anything, being in front of people keeps me motivated to stay healthy and in shape, even in a life that tends to be irregular. Many of the staff members I meet in gravure are very unique, and I actually use them as references for my manga.

In the future, Ms. Honami is aiming to break new ground.

I would like to draw ‘work-related stories’ that make use of my experience as a company employee,” she says. In terms of work, a manga featuring gravure idols or cosplayers might be possible. I think there are works that only I, who am a “two-faced” artist, can create.

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Born in Tokyo. She is also a member of the “Ultra Jump” (Shueisha) serial “My Mother-in-law’s Love is Mama Naruna! and is active in gravure and cosplay. For the latest information, please visit her official
X (@nam_man3) and Instagram (@honamiami).

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