
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
Starberry Blade
I’m Mio O’Conner, a comic creator and illustrator with a love for anime, manga, emotional storytelling, and stylish character-driven worlds. I’m drawn to stories with strong heroines, dramatic friendships, mysterious powers, and characters who are trying to find where they belong. My work is inspired by the energy of manga, the emotion of anime, and the kind of stories that mix action, humor, heartbreak, and hope. I like creating comics with expressive characters, big visual moments, quiet emotional scenes, and worlds that feel exciting, beautiful, and a little dangerous.
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A cheerful bakery apprentice inherits a magical sword hidden inside a strawberry cake box and is pulled into a secret war between dessert spirits, cursed knights, and a kingdom that forgot how to dream.
Starberry Blade is an anime-inspired fantasy adventure about Lila Fen, a clumsy but determined bakery apprentice who wants nothing more than to create the perfect cake for the town’s annual Starfall Festival. But when a mysterious customer leaves behind a glowing sword sealed inside a pink pastry box, Lila accidentally becomes the chosen wielder of the Starberry Blade. The sword is cute, powerful, and extremely judgmental. Soon, Lila discovers that her peaceful town is built over the ruins of an old dream kingdom, where dessert spirits once protected people from nightmares. Now those spirits are disappearing, cursed knights are waking beneath the streets, and a shadowy prince is stealing dreams to rebuild his broken throne. With the help of a dramatic cat familiar, a rival pastry student, and a sleepy knight who was turned into a plush toy, Lila has to learn how to fight, bake, and believe in herself before the entire kingdom falls into an endless nightmare. The story mixes magical action, comedy, heartfelt friendships, emotional character growth, and colorful manga-style fantasy. It is about confidence, creativity, and discovering that even the softest heart can carry a sharp blade. Best for readers who enjoy magical girls, cozy fantasy, anime humor, expressive characters, whimsical worlds, and stories that balance sweetness with danger.
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52 total pages
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$10,000.00
Est. Interest
$25
Physical $20 · Digital $5
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