Emo Bunny Anomie Comic Pages

Three comic images are set over a swirly multi-hued purple background.

The image in the middle is a comic cover. It says st the top, “Emo Bunny: Anxiety Monster in” then at the bottom it says “Anomie.” Below that it has the definition of “Anomie” - “Personal unrest, alienation, uncertainty.” At the very bottom it says “Art and Story by Amaranthia Sepia.” In the image is Emo Bunny, an anthro bunny girl, curled up and crying in the fetal position. She is completely nude - her arms are covering her chest, and her hands are grabbing at her face. Her legs are folded over each other and kicking slightly outward. Emo Bunny’s spiky bunny tail is pointing downward. Her kinky hair is blonde and wild and thick. Emo’s ears are flat against her head. Surrounding her are multi-hued watercolor-textured purple bunny-like beings. They stand like shadows over her body and are drawn from a birds-eye view. Each one is pointing at her. The background of this middle image is a mix of dark faded blues and bluish-grays in swirls and twists.

The image to the left shows Emo Bunny in two panels. The first panel shows her and the purple bunny beings lined up diagonally, leaning to the right. She is right in the middle, and looks anxious and unsure of herself, wearing a red bustier and blue denim skirt. In the second panel she is looking straight into the camera, messing with her hair with her right hand. Her red and pink eyes are looking upward at her hair. She looks very insecure. The purple bunny people are lined up uniformly on the left and right of her. The background color of the image is a watercolor-textured mix of bluish-grey and dark blues.

The image to the far right has two panels. One panel is smack-dab right in the middle of the second panel. Emo Bunny is being forcefully pushed out of the left side of the first panel by a huge gathering of purple bunny beings. She looks shocked and her ears and arms are popping out of the panel. Below shows Emo Bunny lying on the ground to the left, crying and looking up at the bunny beings. The beings are at a dynamic right angle, pointing and laughing at her. The same bluish-grey background is used in the panels.

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What is "Emo Bunny: Anxiety Monster"?

Sepia's fascination with comics and manga while living in Tokyo led to "Emo Bunny," a project based on her experience with GAD and C-PTSD. "Emo Bunny" is used as art therapy. It helps get her out into the world and advocate for those struggling with racial trauma and mental illness. Sarah, nicknamed "Emo Bunny," is a bunny girl who suffers from panic attacks. Her emotional support cat, Serenity, comforts her, helping her overcome her struggle with anxiety and depression. Her anxiety is personified as a monster whose power increases as she becomes more stressed. The monster changes form depending on the type of anxiety she's experiencing (social anxiety, panic attack, anxiety attack, etc.) Sepia's goal with "Emo Bunny" is to highlight the struggle of having an anxiety disorder and the benefits of Emotional Support Animals.

In 2019 "Emo Bunny: Anxiety Monster" was featured as an online solo art show on Squidink Art Gallery. The show featured in Concord Monitor, the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, MissHeardMedia, Concord Insider, and VLACS Newsletter. “Emo Bunny” was also featured in Boston Compass Newspaper (a part of Brain Arts Org), The Painted Brain’s 2021 disability art show “Discovering A Place For Us,” and “Art & Mind” 2021.

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