We were planning to publish a bunkoubon (omnibus) version of I.O.N, and they wanted to include a new chapter in that. Nancy: What made you decide to do an I.O.N bonus story in volume 8 of Sakura Hime? It’s the “segregation” that makes this era interesting, but I’m not allowed to write about it… So that was difficult. This was an era in which people segregated you by your lineage-your blood… But the people reading the manga are from the present day, and I was told that I was not allowed to include those things. The really difficult part wasn’t the artwork though-it was coming up with the story. Nancy: Was it difficult to draw the detailed clothes and other historical aspects in a modern shojo manga? Tanemura: The one about the illustration! And then he’s like, “Oooh, it looks exactly like her!”
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Nancy: One of my favorite gags in the series is when Aoba is drawing Sakura, but he draws her in the art style of the Heian era.
But I did get a little teary when I was drawing Asagiri’s death. Tanemura: I try not to think about it too much. You have to distance yourself a little bit. But I have to keep my mind empty because if I get too attached to the characters, I feel so sad that I am unable to kill them. Tanemura: Yes, I do think I am saddened a lot more by their deaths than the readers are. Is it difficult to kill off characters and do you feel guilty for killing them off?
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Nancy: I know that Eichi-kun is deceased before Full Moon begins, but it seems for Sakura Hime that this is the first time you’ve killed off characters as it’s happening in the manga. She’s a character who is being reared right now, so she is a pure and innocent girl… I was careful not to give her too much color. On the other hand, Sakura is a character who doesn’t really have experiences like that yet. Many of the supporting characters have backstories that are pretty intense. Nancy: The characters of Kohaku and Asagiri are so strong that they could each star in their own manga series. Also, life isn’t fun if you don’t have somebody precious to you, so they prioritize and protect those who are important to them. So personally, I thought it was a natural thing to include. I have a feeling that a lot of Japanese people tend to lead a life of self-sacrifice. Would you talk about this theme of sacrifice in Sakura Hime? Sakura also sacrifices what she really wants in order to fight youko. Asagiri reminded me of that because she sacrifices everything for her town. I hadn’t realized that before, but all the things she goes through-she’s a sacrifice preparing for the big sacrifice at the end. Nancy:Ěsagiri… Actually, is it okay if I ramble for a bit? Recently I rewatching Fushigi Yugi, and I noticed that Miaka is being prepped to be a sacrifice throughout the whole thing. Nancy: I’d like to ask you some things about Sakura Hime to start. Tanemura: There were quite a lot of people there. The last time we met was five years ago, wasn’t it? I was really surprised when I saw the shikishi (autograph card) just now. I’m happy to be able to see you again after all this time. I never had a chance to thank you in person, so thank you very much. Nancy:ğirst of all, I just wanted to thank you for making me a character in Mistress Fortune. Her latest series, Idol Dreams, is out in bookstores this month.
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