に particles with no attaching verbs


> 口下手で料理好きの父親を主人公 **に** 、家庭や会社の人間ドラマをほのぼのと描いた漫画
> 「クッキングパパ」が昨年末、「週刊モーニング」（講談社）で連載千回を迎えた。

What is the first に particle doing?




This に means "with" or "using".

AをBに = "With A as B" or "using A as B"

口下手で料理好きの父親を主人公に modifies 描いた = "drawn with a 口下手で料理好きの父親 as its hero"




This に means "with" or "using".

AをBに = "With A as B" or "using A as B"

口下手で料理好きの父親を主人公に modifies 描いた = "drawn with a 口下手で料理好きの父親 as its hero"

