Author's Notes: Whether it’s wanting to kill someone or being in a time when people die, death makes really good material for a story, so I set out to draw “a manga where people enjoy dying.” Not that it’s enjoyable. This grew out of a piece I did for the group exhibition “Seira Fuku Kyouten” (Sailor Uniform Scriptures) held in Osaka, “Umi Yukaba”. I just couldn’t forget about the anachronous girls in uniform. Like a painter depicting love, death, war, and faith, I felt … read more