As Long As My Wings Can Fly/Tanemura Talk

Comments on the Chapter Covers

Chapter 1, Mitsuki's Case

This picture...... I don't remember it very well. (Things were busy at the time. All I remember is that it took forever to color. (This is how people age.) I didn't really like it all that much, is how I thought. But on the "Ribon" homepage, I played a puzzle game to win the wallpaper version. (Though I never used it. heh.)

Chapter 2, As Long As the Wings Keep Flapping

Hmmm... This picture too... I can't look at it anymore. Ugh. This was used as the picture on a mousepad that was a prize in a Ribon magazine contest. And it was part of a study set as a writing board. Usually I choose them myself, but this time I was busy and had my assistant choose, but... (Sorry, Koike-san... I wanted a different one.) Though there's not many pictures with both Mitsuki-chan and Full Moon-chan.

A lil' Character Info

Meroko Yui

...For some reason, she has lots of fans. I'm surprised. They seem to like her one-way feelings (too one-way) for Takuto. I don't really have a bunny-ear-girl fetish, but... Drawing Meroko made me think this was okay. At first, she was a total bunny-girl.... (Then why did I add them?) For this series I wanted all the characters to be recognizable while in silhouette. I guess I wanted them to be like toys. And she changes into an animal with Takuto, so there is a valid reason. (You'll see it in the story.) But at first, (can I say this?) before I created the rough draft for chapter 1, I was asked to draw some characters for a study set. It's cuter to have a mascot be other than human, right? So I created some while doing that. I could have just kept them for that, but when working for Ribon, I figured the reader would enjoy seeing them. But too cute is bad, so I made them a little lame, or with an attitude. Now they have become stuffed animals, etc.

- Tanemura Arina

More Character Info


 * Sakurai Eichi

Even I don't know him. (Half serious.) I tried to make him seem very nice. He looks look in the white clothes.


 * Doctor Wakaouji

He's suppose to look like an adult version of Eichi. Similar hair. I planned to have him appear more but Mitsuki left her house so quickly so it didn't work. He'll appear in the future.


 * Kouyama Fuzuki

Grandma... It was fun to draw her. (difficult though)


 * Wakamatsu Madoka (and Gu-chan)

There are a few Madoka fans. Don't be mean to Madoka-chan... Some fan got made at me. Sorry. But that's the type of character she is. Gu-chan too. He's super popular. I'm happy. I like him a lot. His name comes from the Gu in Piggu (Pig) (Since there's already a P-chan)