Pen name: You·Ling

Real names: Liu Lufei, Liu Shuangfei ("You·Ling" is a duo of twin sisters)

Commonly used Name: Lost Ghost LEAH Stepmother (fans’ name for ghost)

Nationality: Chinese

Birthplace: Beijing

Birthday: November 9, 1989

Occupation: 08-level animation major part-time illustration and comics

Hobbies: horror movies/listening to music/watching anime/drawing comics

Advantages: Solidarity with external parties

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Disadvantages: Internal struggle

Due to twins, the two people live together based on the concept of "mine is mine, and yours is mine". So everything is basically the same. It's the only one~ "Steamed Bun Diary" (unfinished)

"Memory Popsicle" (completed)

"Monster Cuisine" (unfinished)

"Netherworld 748" (comic·Exclamation Mark serialized)

"Mirror·Two Cities" (comic· Exclamation mark is being serialized)

(Yaoqi is being serialized)

Awards and experience:

In "Tennis World", "Shang Wu", Illustrations, covers and posters have been published in magazines such as "Zhiyin Manke", "Suspense" and "Hua Xin". In 2008, "The Resurrectionist" won the Excellence Award in the Second China Rising Star Cup Story-Based Original Comic Contest. In 2009, the 69th issue of "Zhiyin Manke" was the Newcomer King: the short comic "A Decline God in the Family". In 2010, Youyaoqi's original comic dream The first season of the Factory Internet serialized picture book "Steamed Bun Diary" (completed) 2010 "Manyou" magazine story comic "Memory Popsicle" (completed) 2010 "Steamed Bun Diary" won the special prize of the 4th China Rising Star Cup Story-based Original Comic Contest In 2010, "Memory Popsicle" won the Excellence Award in the 4th China Rising Star Cup Story-Based Original Comic Competition. In October 2011, "Beautiful Mind - Star of Good Children" won the Academy Award for Outstanding Short Comics at the 7th China Comic Awards in November 2011. "Beautiful Mind - Star of Good Children" won the Bronze Award in the 5th China Rising Star Cup Story-Based Original Comic Competition in 2012. "Kunlun Snow" won the "Tianwen Kadokawa Special Award" in Japan's 6th Kadokawa Comic Newcomer Competition in 2013. The second season of Yaoqi's original comic DreamWorks online serialized picture book "Mantou Diary" was released on December 25, 2013. The TV version of "Steamed Bun Diary" was launched in March 2010. In March 2010, a pair of twin sisters who were still in college started serializing "Sandou Diary" on the Youqi website. "Diary", in August of the same year, this work has attracted widespread attention on the Internet. In 2011, the picture book "Steamed Bun Diary" was officially published. To this day, this work is still loved by many readers, but it is a pity that the author You·Ling is not well known to everyone.

After "Steamed Bun Diary"

Publishing a picture book is not the ultimate goal of the You·Ling sisters, and the popularity of this work was unexpected for them. During the interview, the sisters told the author that after "Steamed Bun Diary", they wanted to create their own comic works. In the year from 2010 to 2011, You·Ling released two works, "Memory Popsicle" and "Beautiful Mind - Star of Good Children", but it was never able to surpass the aura brought by "Steamed Bun Diary".

In 2011, Sisters You and Ling made their first bold attempt at the supernatural story "Underworld Train 748" in a magazine produced by the Comic Factory. In the same year, it was published by Chinese martial arts female writer Cang Yue. Appointed as the main writer of the comic version of his classic work "Mirror Two Cities". In You·Ling's view, these two comics have a turning point for them: one abandons the healing and refreshing color style of the past and focuses on dark tones; the other abandons the cute style that they are good at. The style of painting has shifted towards pure black and white images with beautiful and exquisite shapes. These two works, in which the sisters are eager to achieve breakthroughs, have won the support of many readers since they were serialized in periodicals and magazines.

Hard-won recognition

In June 2012, the short comic "Kunlun Snow" adapted by Yu and Ling won the 6th Kadokawa (Weibo) Japan Newcomer Manga Contest "Aman Kadokawa Special Award".

The twin sisters are the second Chinese cartoonist to win the "Tianwen Kadokawa Special Award" since the fifth Kadokawa Newcomer Competition officially opened its call for submissions to Chinese authors around the world.

In 2012, You·Ling was graduating from college. While studying, he continued to serialize the comics "748" and "Mirror·Two Cities". At the same time, he also won awards from masters in the animation industry through competitions. recognition. Speaking of those days, Sister You·Ling admitted that it was very hard, but none of the editors had the idea of ??giving up, and they would never be defeated by themselves. And in March 2013, after three years, they finally saw their second work printed and published.

The Transformation of Gemini

In the interview, the You Ling sisters have always mentioned that their goal is to become excellent cartoonists. Now, after the success of their first work and the accumulation of growth, in March 2013, the first volume of their new work "Netherworld 748" comic was finally published. This supernatural but full of positive energy and self-breakthrough work has already made their readers yearn for it and look forward to it. Just as Cang Yue said when evaluating this work: "The world they show in their writings is full of truth, purity, goodness and beauty, as well as magnificent and strange imagination. It is amazing." The transformation of Gemini , have unremitting efforts, the courage to move forward, and the sincerity to encourage each other and pursue their dreams.