My Name is Neal

Nov. 24, 2007 - April 27, 2024

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent.

Stories from this series

Journal Entry #100% Fashionable: "Elusive Ethnicities, PT. 2..."

Dec. 10, 2011 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Neal asks "Are you a fashion trend-setter?? Or are you simply disguising your ethnicity??" Check back every weekend for subsequent entries...

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Journal Entry #"Flesh" to "Peach" in 62: Elusive Ethnicity, PT. 1

Dec. 3, 2011 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Neal asks "So where does "Fashion-forward" end and altering one's ethnicity begin?" Check back every weekend for subsequent entries...

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Journal Entry #4th Thursday of the 11th Month: "Feast Time!"

Nov. 26, 2011 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, "Why J-A Thanksgivings (Especially in Los Angeles) Are the BEST!..." Check back every weekend for subsequent entries...

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Journal Entry #1969: "Kubler-Ross Revisited..."

Nov. 19, 2011 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, "The 5 Stages of Grief (Over Dieting During the Holidays!)" Check back every weekend for subsequent entries...

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Journal Entry #90 Calories Per 8 Grams: "Edible Enigmas..."

Nov. 12, 2011 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, "4 Foods That Mystify My Non-Asian Friends!!" Check back every weekend for subsequent entries...

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Journal Entry #308+ Million: "About 75% or So..."

Nov. 5, 2011 • Neal Yamamoto

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, "The Difference Between Opinion and Fact..." Check back every weekend for subsequent entries...

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Author in This Series

Neal Yamamoto @nealtoon

Neal Yamamoto is a curmudgeonly freelance artist of indeterminate age whose vaguely disturbing scribblin’s and scrivenin’s have been published in a variety of books, magazines and papers. His latest drawing book (Superhero Explosion: 60 Easy Lessons For Drawing Comics) can be found at your big-chain-monolithic-mega-bookstore and his upcoming visual journal/cartoon “My Name Is Neal” can be found...well, duh, here. Post comments about the ’toon here or email Neal at nealnyamamoto@gmail.com.

Updated July 2012