Reiko Sazanami

2007-05-03T21:55:25Z

66.211.241.115: changed housing info

[[Image:311ef4a7da311b58dfbd8d82ea0eb9bb.jpeg|frame|right|Reiko, as drawn by [[Kubo]] ]]

'''Reiko Sazanami''' resides in northwest [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], and is a student of animation and an avid artist, and also a [[furry artist]]. She does not spend a great deal of time in the [[furry fandom]], being more involved in gaming and [[wikipedia:Anime|anime]]/[[wikipedia:cosplay|cosplaying]]. Despite her name, she is not in fact Japanese or of Asiatic origin, as others have speculated. It was a nickname given to her by one of her first online friends back in the mid-nineties. It stuck even after the friend left and became her alias for most anything related to the Internet.

Reiko belongs to or participates in several [[LiveJournal]] furry-related art communities, including [http://community.livejournal.com/100x100xchnge/ 100x100 Exchange], [http://community.livejournal.com/conbadges/ Con Badges] and [http://community.livejournal.com/fursuit/ Fursuit] and moderates [http://community.livejournal.com/clean_furs/ Clean Furs].

She currently attends [[wikipedia:Edinboro University of Pennsylvania|Edinboro University of Pennsylvania]], and is in the process of switching from a degree in animation to one of art education.

Her [[fursona]] is a mixed-breed fox, being a cross between a red fox and a fennec. Her distinguishing features include purple hair fronts, tail tip and back claws. There is some speculation to her other features, including that she may be a [[kitsune]], being as she is a trickster and her best friend is identified as a [[tanuki]].

She does not attend any furry [[conventions]], preferring anime cons. However, she has expressed interest at perhaps attending [[Anthrocon]] in 2007, just to get a feel for how they run and the fandom as a whole.

==History==

An artist and animal lover since a young age, Reiko grew up in a small sub-rural town in northwest Pennsylvania. Growing up in the late 80s and 90s, she developed an interest in cartoons and animation, further spurring her creativity. Over the years, she has kept many pets of several species, most notably her parents' cats. In her teenage years, video games took the center stage of her interests, leading to her decision to study art and animation in the hopes of making it into the video game industry. Due to a change of heart in early 2007, however, she has since changed her focus to study art education. She claims no real influence to her own developing art style, but draws inspiration from artists such as Bob Rafei and the classic [[Disney]] and [[Don Bluth]] films, along with a pinch of anime stylings as well.

Reiko attended school in the same district for all 13 years of her primary education, and went on to move an hour north to attend her current university. She lived for one year in the dorms and two years with friends, but sought a new place to live after two of them graduated. Currently, she resides in a private room with her pet betta fish, Kisame.

==Fursona==

Unlike many other fursonas, Reiko's is a direct reflection of herself in style, body type and personality. The only real difference between herself and her fursona is that she gets the furry body, and Reiko get the human. The differences end there. Her fursona began forming around 9th grade, and was originally an anime fox girl. This gradually shifted to a red fox furry, a green haired fox girl, a red fox girl, a blonde fox, and finally settled into the mixed-fox she is known as today.

On occasion, she is mistaken for [[Lacrimas]], who shares a similar appearance, but separate species, build, and attitude. This has resulted in one near fight, but was quickly resolved by a third party.

She also has several other furry characters that do not act as her fursona that appear in her work, including Platano (chupacabra), Goonie (mutt), Demetrius (long-hair chihuahua), Adonis (greyhound) and Sylvia (feral gryphon).

== External links ==
{{Contributor|Reiko Sazanami}}
* [http://reikosazanami.deviantart.com/ Reiko's gallery] at [[deviantART]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/reikosazanami/ Reiko's gallery] at [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://www.livejournal.com/users/reiko_sazanami/ Reiko's journal] - reiko_sazanami on [[LiveJournal]] (friends-locked)
* [http://pounced.org/personals/viewad.php?hpad=2917 Reiko's ad] on [[Pounced.org]]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Artists]][[Category:Animators]]
[[Category:Fox characters]][[Category:Red Fox characters]][[Category:Fennec characters]][[Category:Kitsune characters]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania]][[Category:1986 births]]

Reiko Sazanami

2007-03-23T16:59:46Z

66.211.241.115: Added Fur Affinity gallery link

[[Image:311ef4a7da311b58dfbd8d82ea0eb9bb.jpeg|frame|right|Reiko, as drawn by [[Kubo]] ]]

'''Reiko Sazanami''' resides in northwest [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], and is a student of animation and an avid artist, and also a [[furry artist]]. She does not spend a great deal of time in the [[furry fandom]], being more involved in gaming and [[wikipedia:Anime|anime]]/[[wikipedia:cosplay|cosplaying]]. Despite her name, she is not in fact Japanese or of Asiatic origin, as others have speculated. It was a nickname given to her by one of her first online friends back in the mid-nineties. It stuck even after the friend left and became her alias for most anything related to the Internet.

Reiko belongs to or participates in several [[LiveJournal]] furry-related art communities, including [http://community.livejournal.com/100x100xchnge/ 100x100 Exchange], [http://community.livejournal.com/conbadges/ Con Badges] and [http://community.livejournal.com/fursuit/ Fursuit] and moderates [http://community.livejournal.com/clean_furs/ Clean Furs].

She currently attends [[wikipedia:Edinboro University of Pennsylvania|Edinboro University of Pennsylvania]], and is in the process of switching from a degree in animation to one of art education.

Her [[fursona]] is a mixed-breed fox, being a cross between a red fox and a fennec. Her distinguishing features include purple hair fronts, tail tip and back claws. There is some speculation to her other features, including that she may be a [[kitsune]], being as she is a trickster and her best friend is identified as a [[tanuki]].

She does not attend any furry [[conventions]], preferring anime cons. However, she has expressed interest at perhaps attending [[Anthrocon]] in 2007, just to get a feel for how they run and the fandom as a whole.

==History==

An artist and animal lover since a young age, Reiko grew up in a small sub-rural town in northwest Pennsylvania. Growing up in the late 80s and 90s, she developed an interest in cartoons and animation, further spurring her creativity. Over the years, she has kept many pets of several species, most notably her parents' cats. In her teenage years, video games took the center stage of her interests, leading to her decision to study art and animation in the hopes of making it into the video game industry. Due to a change of heart in early 2007, however, she has since changed her focus to study art education. She claims no real influence to her own developing art style, but draws inspiration from artists such as Bob Rafei and the classic [[Disney]] and [[Don Bluth]] films, along with a pinch of anime stylings as well.

Reiko attended school in the same district for all 13 years of her primary education, and went on to move an hour north to attend her current university. She shares an apartment with three other roommates (some of which identify as furry to some extent), and also shares this space with a betta fish (Kisame), a Brazilian rainbow boa (Doctor "Doc" Worm) and a found black and white cat (Kenpachi).

==Fursona==

Unlike many other fursonas, Reiko's is a direct reflection of herself in style, body type and personality. The only real difference between herself and her fursona is that she gets the furry body, and Reiko get the human. The differences end there. Her fursona began forming around 9th grade, and was originally an anime fox girl. This gradually shifted to a red fox furry, a green haired fox girl, a red fox girl, a blonde fox, and finally settled into the mixed-fox she is known as today.

On occasion, she is mistaken for [[Lacrimas]], who shares a similar appearance, but separate species, build, and attitude. This has resulted in one near fight, but was quickly resolved by a third party.

She also has several other furry characters that do not act as her fursona that appear in her work, including Platano (chupacabra), Goonie (mutt), Demetrius (long-hair chihuahua), Adonis (greyhound) and Sylvia (feral gryphon).

== External links ==
{{Contributor|Reiko Sazanami}}
* [http://reikosazanami.deviantart.com/ Reiko's gallery] at [[deviantART]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/reikosazanami/ Reiko's gallery] at [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://www.livejournal.com/users/reiko_sazanami/ Reiko's journal] - reiko_sazanami on [[LiveJournal]] (friends-locked)
* [http://pounced.org/personals/viewad.php?hpad=2917 Reiko's ad] on [[Pounced.org]]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Artists]][[Category:Animators]]
[[Category:Fox characters]][[Category:Red Fox characters]][[Category:Fennec characters]][[Category:Kitsune characters]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania]][[Category:1986 births]]

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