夏の終わりですね。皆さまどんな夏をお過ごしでしたか。私は今年の夏はいろいろな事が重なり人生で一番辛かったかなと言える夏でした。それだけじゃなく漫画やイラストをこの先描いていけるのかそんな不安を感じる年でもあるように思います。来年の夏は良い夏になることを願うばかりです。 As summer comes to a close, I wonder how everyone spent theirs. For me, this year’s summer was perhaps the toughest in my life — so many things overlapped at once. It was also a season that made me question whether I can keep walking this path as a manga artist and illustrator. I truly hope next summer will be a gentle one for all of us.