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Maya  I was impressed yet again by the February edition of Teen
Ink. Ever since the increased appearance of anime in the
magazine, I have been keeping a close eye on anything that is
even slightly related to it. Usually, I just glance at the
artwork and then move on but this month, the wondrous art by
Maya drew in my attention. I continuously stared at it for
minutes, deciphering all the meanings that could possibly be
behind it. I first took in the detailed features of her picture.
What I felt was most striking was how the black haired character
was fading away as he held someone. It was as though he was a
deceased person and the brunette he was hugging is mourning his
death. The way the character is fading away into the light makes
me think that he is being dragged into the afterlife and the
person he is holding does not want him to go.  The way parts of
the black haired man are in the light and makes a trail to him
makes it seem like the light