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Ishida’s afterword part 1

Please feel to correct me if there are any mistakes. (source of the afterword)

I’ve already handed in the final manuscript, and I’m now writing this letter.

I would’ve written 4-komas at the end of the volume as usual, but I had a hard time writing “what comes afterwards” in such a format, so I thought that I would write an afterword.

Preface

Tokyo Ghoul began its serialization in September of 2011.

7 years have passed since then. My life had revolved around chasing the deadline, week after week.

I felt that if I took a break I wouldn’t be able to bring myself to draw again, so I didn’t give myself a break.

Now that the series has ended, I’m finally living a life where I haven’t had a deadline looming over me for the first time in 7 years.

I wonder how I used to spend my time in the past.

If I want to be frank about how I currently feel, should I say it feels…liberating?

Tokyo Ghoul was just something that was intimately intertwined with my life, something that dominated my emotions and time, and something that changed my relationship with people.

There was good that came with it, but oftentimes it was more bad than good.

It felt like I was finally being released after being trapped in a cage.

From volume 7, which was previously unknown, onwards, the stance regarding the manga changed.

I worked excessively to try and drive myself.

I cast away all kinds of things in my life, and poured all my time into work.

To the point that I developed complications in my body.

I was scared at first. But all sorts of symptoms showed up every few months, and seeing that that was the kind of body I had, I resigned myself to it.

The most striking to me was that my sense of taste disappeared.

No matter what I ate, everything tasted the same. Even though the symptoms themselves were different, it felt like I’d turned into a ghoul.

I was surprised at just how much the human spirit is tied to the body.

There may be some readers who may be disappointed by this, but I have never thought of drawing Tokyo Ghoul itself as fun. I hate working.

“Why am I drawing manga?”

These doubts came to rise in strength.

next part

Ishida Sui’s tweets

Please take translations with a grain of salt.

The last chapter has been published on Young Jump which is now for sale.

I would like to thank the readers, Young Jump’s editorial department, people from the printing offices, people who were involved in this work, and all the staff from the bottom of my heart.

Including the preparatory period, I have been drawing from June 2011 up to June 2018, for 7 years, with barely any breaks.

Despite it being such a crude work made by an unskilled hand, I’m quite proud of myself for being able to draw until the very end.

For the past six months, I’ve been drawing while mentally preparing myself that it was going to end. However, once the end was right around the corner, I was suddenly overcome with the feeling of being omitted/removed/collapsing.

Until the very end, I’ve placed such a huge burden on the editorial department, as well as the printing office. But I’m very thankful for the fact that they have accepted my absurd requests/absurdity.

Being able to accomplish many challenges, this has been my sustenance.

I am deeply grateful to my editor. He worked like… a cushion…? between me and the outside.

It’s his fault that I’ve become like this, but it’s also thanks to him that I’ve become like this. I believe that the person responsible for creating Ishida Sui is my editor.

10 years? 11 years? Thank you for all this time. And I’m sorry for a lot of things.

I’ve received a lot of encouragement from other authors who are serialized in the same magazine. Thank you very much.

Especially Hara-sensei, a master who created Kingdom, who was such a big existence to me.

I will be going ahead. Everyone who’s being serialized, I’ll be cheering for all of you.

I’m also grateful to the staff who worked along with my crazy schedule as well as hung out with me during fun times. Everyone’s so nice so I want all of you to live long.

I’ve caused problems for all of you but I’ll give you money, so please forgive me. Still calculating for the final month’s pay so please wait for a while. Also, please bring your receipts.

It also makes me glad to hear thoughts from the readers. I’ve happily read all the letters I’ve received.

Characters’ birthdays… even on days where nothing’s happening, a mountain of gifts were received which made it fun all-year round.

It’s highly appreciated even you just stood and read*. To me, it counts as support. I’m very, very thankful.

*stand and read = go to the bookstore/convenience store just to read without buying

When I absentmindedly did some drawing while I was bored yesterday, I ended up filling up 31 pages of a B4 Croquis sketchbook in one day. (Even though I still had a few stuff to do…)

How do mangakas spend their time after their work ends…?

For now, I’ll spend time relaxing by drawing.

Once again, I’m deeply grateful to everyone who have been involved. Thank you, thank you very much. Let’s meet again somewhere.

Thanks*. Have a nice day.

* can also mean bye

dolores abernathy is just bender from futurama. Discuss.

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