I’m also slowly sketching out the roughs on A4 paper. It gives me a bird’s-eye view of the overall flow and makes it easier to understand the volume of the visual effects.
Well, I’m back to working on the art again today. The deadline is approaching.
For now, I’ve finished and submitted the title page. Last time, I finished with a right-hand page, so there’s no title illustration. And the battle continues.
At a dinner party the other day.
Me: “Drawing the Battle of the Rainbow Star Cluster is really hard, and the serialization isn’t progressing as well as I’d like,” I said, showing a picture of the illustrations.
Izubuchi: “You’re saying it’s hard, but you’re bragging, aren’t you?”
Me: “Hmm.”
Anno: “Why not use CG instead of hand-drawing it?”
Me: “I want to cherish the good qualities of hand-drawing…”
Anno: “I can’t wait to read it. When will Yamato be released?” [the next day]
Me: “Eeek.”
The Space Battleship Yamato Complete Records Exhibition has been announced in Hakata. It’s finally coming to Kyushu.
It will coincide with Golden Week, so I hope those who are visiting their hometowns in Kyushu will come and see it!
I barely managed to finish the new chapter last night. The editorial department decided to update it within February, so I cut down on the pages I’d already submitted. So the volume is less than the original rough. What a shame…
I have another manga to work on, so I’ll be taking a break from Yamato in March and working on that.
I watched Yamato last night. (REBEL 3199 Chapter 5)
This chapter was packed with content, too. Perhaps because they prioritized story development, the depictions of ships and aircraft were too fast-paced, leaving few images that felt immersive. In addition to the monitor graphics, my own drawings were also displayed (like posters on the elementary school blackboard), reminding me of when I was working.
At Shinjuku Piccadilly, I was so happy to finally be able to talk to people for the first time in a long time. I’d been living a lonely, miserable life, not seeing or talking to anyone, day after day.
I submitted my new manga chapter to the editorial department, who wanted to update my serialization in February, but I was informed that the update would be postponed to March 6th.
They used to be able to update within 3-4 days of submission, but it seems like Kadokawa has slowed down. Maybe their process or organizational structure has changed since their web serialization was consolidated into Kadocomi. My chapters are irregular, so maybe it’s difficult to fit them into the update schedule.
Anyway, the update is only a few days away.
ADDENDUM: Mr. Murakawa’s new Yamato 2199 manga chapter appeared on March 6 as planned.
See it at the Kadokawa website here!