It's a Gift/Tanemura Talk

Chapter #3 - It's My Treasure

I'm pretty happy with this cover...the two boys with their backs turned...

It's basically in the image of Matsuura Aya's "100-kai no KISS" ...which I like.

In a large number of fanletters, I've gotten the question "are Takuto and Eichi-kun the same person!?" Nope, you're wrong, sorry.

Did you all think that because of this drawing? They do have the same clothes on, I guess.

I can't think of anything more to write here so I'll stick in a manga.

About Full Moon wo Sagashite

I've gotten letters from fans asking "Is this the last of those series that you've always wanted to write!?"

There's a difference.

Difference #1- I always wanted to use the title.

Difference #2- But this wasn't going to be the title of the last one. The final one shall remain seated!!

Reason #1- There's too much killing to put it in Ribon.

Reason #2- I don't plan to draw anything outside of Ribon!!

Leaving that topic behind, let's talk about Full Moon!!

I came up with "Full Moon wo Sagashite" near the end of "Kyoko." At first it was just a normal idol motif... but sometime along the way it turned into this. (It's not like I only want to write fantasies)

About Full Moon wo Sagashite Continued.

Continuing from earlier, right when I was making my debut, I had never even though of writing a fantasy (for those who think I'm lying, believe me!)

...My first editor, seeing how [swear word] I am with characters said "Add some kind of twist to the main characters." (Well, they might say that to everyone)

They wouldn't okay the plot without it. (Not that it made that much of a difference to me.)

That's a long introduction (sorry!). Basically, somewhere along the way fantasy became my trait.