༓☾ BECOMING QUEEN ☽༓
BECOMING QUEEN revolves around the Burmese royal family's tragedies in the year 2288. The location is the futuristic city of Yangon, which is ruled by the Belu family. This story follows Atula Daewii, the only princess, as she makes an escape from the city and her royal duties while her brothers fight for the title of king.
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The Night of Daewii’s Escape
Pagoda Entrance – the entrance to the holiest place in the city of Yangon
Royal palace on a Monsoon night
Empty throne room after king’s death.
Belu’s Domain (Royal Cemetery)
Royal Command Center
Belu’s Temple (the place of prayers inside the royal palace)
City Slums
Prince’s Vanity Mirror
Athinkaya (Crown Prince) Outfits
Atula Daewii and her girlfriend at Thadingyut (Burmese light festival)
Yaza Thingyan’s (Illegitimate prince) plans to kill his older half-brother for the throne.
‧⁺˚ Move to Alaska ˚⁺‧
An overworked animator moves to Fairbanks, Alaska with her Samoyed, Kevin. Together, they navigate the unfamiliar scenery and learn more about each other.
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Creamers Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Faibanks, Alaska
Downtown Fairbanks
Airbnb on Illinois Street
4PM: Feeling experimental
7PM: Regret
messy bathroom of the animator’s airbnb
˚ Anomalies ˚
A collection of ancient beings from Burmese mythology begin to show up in various locations around Myanmar.
The silent apocalypse begins with their arrival as Thiri, a wet-market vendor, desperately tries to survive.
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Spirited Away
☾ Way Back Home ☽
Scenes from a flight from LAX to Yangon International Airport
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Rice Fields of Yangon
LAX
Yangon International Airport
LA view
Yangon City
˚ Misc. Works ˚
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‧͙⁺˚* Home *˚⁺‧͙
A short comic on the concept of “Home” that weighed on my mind during 2022.
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