No.10 Mascot/Representative: Meet Masami Asa!

Hello friends! In a way to represent all the amazing artists of the community, meet Masami Asa, our “mascot” for the No.10 zine!

Masami Asa (朝 成美) is a 19 year old university student. Though she has slightly intimidating appearances, Masami is a diehard Love Live! fan; she adores all 27 girls of Muse, Aqours, and Nijigasaki! In high school, Masami attempted to follow the path of the school idol, but unfortunately, she failed to succeed. Masami became deeply depressed, but after watching the legendary concert of Muse, Aqours, and Nijigasaki together, she found new energy and passion. She, to this day, credits them for helping her become motivated again. Masami discovered a love of art and manga, and has now found a new way to shine: as a manga artist! Masami is passionate and dedicated, working multiple jobs to fund her university and manga work, however she’s… somewhat of a mess! Although she’s very hardworking, Masami is a bit disorganized and is in fact quite shy and struggles talking in front of others. Despite her cool, intimidating looks, she’s pretty easily embarrassed. Nicknamed “Masa-tan” by her highschool friends, and using “Sōgyō-sensei” as her name whilst publishing manga, Masami is a representation of the broad and amazing community of artists the Love Live fandom has.

Masami is a lesbian, a representation of the large LGBT+ side of the community. Various parts of her personality represent how we, the zine runners, see the Love Live community as a whole.

We hope you'll support Masami and the zine! To view more information about the zine, please visit https://no10zine.tumblr.com/ !