Many will know the Ample Soul Physician via his beats 'n' rhymes for Cincinnati rap clique Five Deez or the lush sci-fi soul grooves of Samurai Champloo, the anime series he scored alongside cult Japanese producer Nujabes or perhaps you've checked out his beat tapes for the NYC-based Tephlon Funk manga series or one of his eight solo albums, which run the gamut between celestial moods, warm and cinematic boom-bap and blunted downtempo.

In this episode of the Sailor Moon Fan Club podcast, Tephlon Funk creator Stephane Metayer talks about getting kids into Sailor Moon early, visiting real-life Sailor Moon spots during his trips to Japan and how Sailor Moon has inspired the character Inez in his comic! You can follow Stephane on both Instagram and Twitter.

Creator Stephane Metayer was born and raised in Queens, New York and was inspired by a lot of different films that took place in NYC like KIDS, Clockers, Crooklyn and A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints. Along with the 7 Tephlon Funk chapters released so far, there are also 2 soundtracks composed by Fat Jon. Learn more at tephlonfunk.com #BHM

Since the comic's serialization in 2015, creator Stephane Metayer has made great strides in moving Tephlon Funk's story beyond the page, spawning a collaboration EP soundtrack with hip-hop artist Fat Jon in 2016 as well as a short 50-second animated teaser produced by Black-owned, Japan-based animation studio D'ART Shtajio. With a 2nd collaboration album with Fat Jon titled Tephlon Funk: The Dope Tape.

Anime is a diverse medium that has influenced tons of creators over the years, both in the east and the west. While many animation studios in America have carried forward with anime-inspired cartoons like Avatar: The Last Airbender, some Westerners have even gone off to work in Japan and create anime of their own. Tephlon Funk, an adaptation of an anime-inspired webcomic written by Stephane Metayer and illustrated by David Tako.

We’re taken to Queensbridge, New York, where we meet Inez Jozlyn, a downtrodden 14-year-old whose neighborhood has gotten the best of her and her direction in life. We also meet the neighborhood crime lord, Kefflow, who Inez would like to work for since she saw all the money her friend Nassim was making. Everything changes when she meets Gabriel Ainsley, who stops Inez before she makes the same mistake as Nassim.

The Seventh Annual Black Comic Book Festival (BCBF) at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem. Removing the stigma attached to youth living in housing projects is the aim of Metayer's Tephlon Funk, which features a teenaged girl from Queensbridge in the 1990s and draws inspiration from hip-hop and manga.

It will take more than mainstream artists to keep this train running. Luckily, several independent creators are working to keep the unique relationship between Japanese anime and hip-hop a long-lasting one. Tephlon Funk, a manga created by Stephane Metayer, takes place in an urban setting and draws influence from Nas' debut album, Illmatic. Metayer's goal is to produce an animated show that attracts fans of both genres.

Deep inside the first few aisles, I caught sight of an eye-catching animated trailer / teaser and an accompanying poster board of a style that mixed western comics and manga. Stephane's Tephlon Funk is about a girl's life turned upside-down; a series based in the 5 boroughs of New York City. He created and produced this comic from scratch with his current team of 5, traveling all the way to Japan to make an animated teaser.

One of very few creators to bring New York City to life in a manga form. Drawing inspiration from Nas' Illmatic, Tephlon Funk follows Queensbridge-native Inez along with three other characters from New York City's outer-boroughs: Gabriel (Brooklyn's Coney Island), Giselle (Washington Heights) and Cameron (The Bronx). Together, the four are all slowly being brought together for a cause that has yet to be revealed.

After some very interesting logistical maneuvering, I’m happy to present to you, Tephlon Funk: The Free Tape. The series is a manga and I’ve been honored to create a soundtrack for it in the form of an EP and it’s free! me and the TF crew have been working hard and we hope you enjoy it! the EP comes with a digital booklet to help you soak up the goodness as well as for your general pleasure and enjoyment.

The creative force behind the forthcoming graphic novel, 'Tephlon Funk', a hip-hop, manga and anime inspired urban drama. It raised $22,027 on Kickstarter in late 2015 to help fund the graphic novel, that's surpassed his initial goal of $15,000. The project combined a multicultural crime and martial arts tale centered on a 14-year-old girl who's trying to escape life in New York's gritty Queensbridge housing projects.

The comic is a coming-of-age story about a young woman named Inez who lives in a housing project in Queens, NY. She meets a person who changes her life and it forces her to tap into a higher level of emotional strength. Stephane not only made his own lane with a comic unlike any other, he also created a channel to publish his own creation. With a big signal boost from sources like #BlackComicsChat. Now that's a boss move!

Boasting both a strong fanbase starting from the inception of its Kickstarter and an artistic style replete with homage yet distinct all its own, you could argue that the work produced by trio Stephane Metayer, David Tako, and Nicolas Safe is well on its way to cementing itself as not only of the Blackest manga of all time, but one of the best of that list.

A hip-hop themed manga, it raised its appeal goal of $15,000 and took it over $22K. The creators published a demo run ahead of next year's release of the fully funded print version, of just 100 copies. On the 4th December, one sold on eBay for $50. Later that day it jumped to $90. More copies have sold at that price since.

An urban crime drama set in a super-stylized vision of New York, Tephlon Funk follows a 14-year-old Inez Jozlyn from Queens, who dreams of a life beyond her gang and drug-infested community. Tephlon Funk combines the aesthetics of Japanese-style comics (manga) with hip-hop sensibilities, with a dose of '70s-era Blaxploitation cinema for flavor.

Let's say you've been yearning for a hip-hop manga inspired by Nas' seminal album Illmatic. Tephlon Funk might be just what you're looking for. The demo sample makes it feel like a classic rap narrative that is told in dramatic, decompressed Japanese comics style. Check out their Kickstarter to see how you can help the creators make Tephlon Funk happen.

I wanted the story to take place in New York City. Specifically Queensbridge since this was heavily inspired by "Illmatic." I've never seen an NYC based cartoon that really captured the true essence of living in this big city. I thought "Why not have the lead character be someone down to earth that's believable and people care about?" which is what influenced me to put together "Tephlon Funk!"

Noticing the lack of black heroines in the media, and the surplus amount of stereotypical characters. To help change the perception by mixing the characteristics of X-Men's Storm and Metroid's Samus with a New York City backdrop. All of his influences like Akira Toriyama, Osamu Tezuka, Katsuhiro Otomo, Bengus, Akiman, Kentaro Miura and Hayao Miyazaki originated while he attended High School.

Tephlon Funk! by Stephane Metayer is a story about a young girl from Queensbridge who meets someone that changes her life both for better and for worse. The words “Tephlon Funk” are meant to be strong and stand out from the crowd. The Graphic Novel written by Stephane Metayer, illustrated by young talented artist David Tako is coming out in 2015.