Cindy Filipenko

When young Anton Stingley wakes on Christmas morning he finds that instead of the 600 toys he has requested, his gift from Santa is one single simple orange. Why has St. Nick ignored his 16-page list?

My Life Me centers around Birch, a shy high school girl with a penchant for the manga/anime subculture. Birch loves anime and manga, and spends much of her time knee-deep in these media. Navigating high school is no less easy even if you have an idea of what you want to do with your life, which in the case of Birch, is to become a professional comics artist. But alas, all the confusions, distractions, and unwieldy personal relationships of modern teendom keep getting in the way.