• 370 X 545 mm.
• Title page of the March 1992 Nakayoshi. [sic - actually 1993]
• Media: Color ink, color spray.
• Paper: Canson.
• [This picture is on two pages. The one-piece version is from a CD-ROM.]

This is the title page for the conclusion of the first series of Sailor Moon. It had a great deal of impact on the first series. Probably because the four couplings on the right side were very unexpected. I was thinking of love stories of the previous lives of these couples. I'd like to be able to draw that someday...

TOP: 189 X 271 mm. Back cover KC volume 1. Media: Color ink, poster color. Paper: Canson.

BOTTOM LEFT: 270 X 120 mm. Supplement to the August 1998 Nakayoshi. Media: Color ink, tone. Paper: Canson.

BOTTOM RIGHT: 135 X 120 mm. Supplement to the August 1998 Nakayoshi. Media: Color ink. Paper: Canson.

At first, Tuxedo Kamen was supposed to be darker, with more mysteries, and take a greater role. But in front of the power of girls, at any rate, he was easily defeated. The Tuxedo Kamen used on the back cover of comic volume 1 is one that I really like.

• 385 X 270 mm.
• Supplement to the August 1998 Nakayoshi.
• Media: Color ink, acrylic drawing tools.
• Paper: Canson.

These I drew for use as playing cards in a Nakayoshi supplement. I used each of their four faces divided on four playing cards. I hope fans of the generals who have these cards are surprised by seeing these color pictures. I bet you didn't think it was all one picture!

• 550 X 377 mm.
• Cover of the June 1992 Nakayoshi.
• Media: Color ink, color spray, poster color.
• Paper: Canson.

I drew this for use as the cover of Nakayoshi. It's so flashy. I'm really embarrassed looking at it, since her breasts are kind of ecchi...

• 385 X 270 mm.
• Cover of KC volume 1.
• Media: Color ink, color spray.
• Paper: Fine BB Kent.

Of all the ones I've drawn, this must be the color picture most like Sailor Moon. It's the cover of comic volume 1. Most of the color pictures that appeal to me have purple in them, since I really, really like that color.

• 370 X 274 mm.
• Cover of KC volume 2.
• Media: Color ink, color spray.
• Paper: Canson.

I really like this Tuxedo Kamen. I put my heart into painting it. But somehow I forgot to draw the right half of his body. I wonder how I made such a mistake. *sniff* *sniff*. Luna's getting a bit fat. She looks heavy.

• 383 X 268 mm.
• Cover of KC volume 3.
• Media: Color ink.
• Paper: Rough BB Kent.

It's very unusual for me to paint a green background. Aside from that, I increased the amount of color, and the coloring started to be similar. So for me, this is a color picture I'm resigned to.

• 370 X 545 mm.
• Pin-up in KC volume 3 (shown in second image)
• Media: Color ink, modeling paste, color spray.
• Paper: Canson.
• [This picture is on two pages. The one-piece version is from a tankoubon poster.]

In the first series, there were echoes of Sailor Moon's cloaked figure. I wonder if it was that surprising. I was determined to make the five of them barefoot. Speaking of which, I'm not doing the barefoot versions for the Super Famicom Sailor Moon yet.

TOP: 272 X 188 mm. Inside cover of KC volume 1. Media: Color ink, pastel. Paper: Canson.

BOTTOM: 185 X 276 mm. Back cover of KC volume 2. Media: Color ink, pastel. Paper: Canson.

When they transform in the anime, they're clad in whirling ribbons, right? That's really appealing to me, since it's cute, shocking, and very much like the sailor soldiers. So I tried drawing a picture with the four of them carrying ribbons. No matter how many times I watch those transformation scenes, I never get tired of them. I love them! The anime is amazing. It surely feels like a miracle for me to express this in one picture.

• 550 X 371 mm.
• Drawn for the 1993 calendar.
• Media: Color ink, pastel.
• Paper: Canson.

I drew this for use as the cover of the calendar. I love shading the background with pastels. It's easy since it looks subdued.

• 540 X 380 mm.
• Drawn for the 1993 calendar.
• Media: Color ink, pastel, transparent watercolor.
• Paper: Rough BB Kent.

The season is May. I always think it would be nice if I could draw more color pictures of the five of them at peace. But since just like these five, I'm always preparing for battle, I just do more color pictures with battle preparations. On nice days, I take a lunch break in the field. This is a work with that kind of image.

• 485 X 380 mm.
• Drawn for the 1993 calendar.
• Media: Color ink, pastel, color tone.
• Paper: Rough BB Kent.

Like the previous page, this is a color picture I drew for use in the calendar. July, August. I wanted to draw swimsuits, and I wanted to draw yukata, so I drew both. Finally, my personal desires of eating watermelon and being idle won out, and that picture became the biggest.

• 375 X 270 mm.
• Title page of the December 1992 Nakayoshi.
• Media: Color ink, pastel.
• Paper: Canson.

Merry Christmas, from these five to you. This is that kind of picture. When I gave this picture to him, my boss Osabu praised it in high spirits, "It's cute, it's cute!" Osabu, do you remember? But whatever kind of picture I give him, Osabu is sure to praise it in high spirits.

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