• 418 X 326 mm.
• April 1994 Nakayoshi supplement.
• Media: Color ink, color spray.
• Paper: Canson.

When I drew this picture, I was still hesitant about what to do for Sailor Moon's tiara design. I might not be able to draw such cute, bright color pictures of these two in their soldier forms anymore.

• 381 X 543 mm.
• Title page of the April 1994 Nakayoshi.
• Cover: Color ink, color spray.
• Paper: Canson.

Ooh, this is a really flashy color picture. But I really like the pose of these six. The hearts in the background are heart seals used for wrapping. I love using heart shapes and star shapes in color pictures. I used star seals in the picture on the previous page.

• 380 X 540 mm.
• May 1994 Nakayoshi supplement.
• Media: Color ink, watercolor pencil, water-based marker.
• Paper: Arche.

This picture is the cover for my supplemental notebook. I used unusual colors for the Nakayoshi supplement, a nice black and purple gradation. I asked Osabu for a mountain of them, and I use them for work. When I write the plot, when I scrap together order stubs, and when I make sample albums. I'm using it a lot now.

• 380 X 528 mm.
• All-character drawn for use in the Picture Collection.
• Media: Color ink, marker, color spray, aeroflash.
• Paper: Fine BB Kent.

Every year I make sure to draw an all-character picture for the Sailor Moon popularity poll that takes place in Nakayoshi, but I was on vacation for the December issue in '94, and since that's when they have the popularity poll, I could only draw a little cut. But then I kept at it, and drew this picture. Drawing this picture was fun. Without thinking, I accidently drew Sailor Moon and Hotaru-chan twice.

• 380 X 341 mm.
• 1994 Banpresto stuffed doll box.
• Media: Color ink, marker, color spray.
• Paper: Fine BB Kent, Canson.

This illustration was for use on the premium box package for Banpresto-san's UFO catcher dolls of the ten soldiers. The dolls are all so cute! And they did each of the items well too. So in the same way, the cel of the ten soldiers I drew for it looks good too. I think it's a rare box, but do you all have one?

• 383 X 271 mm.
• First page of the June 1994 Nakayoshi.
• Media: Color ink, color spray.
• Paper: Fine BB Kent.

This is the color picture of Uranus and Neptune's appearance scene. I'm embarrassed, since in this picture their faces, hairstyles, and proportions aren't stabilized yet. They're different people. Speaking of which, these two in the anime are pretty different from the original, too. I was really shocked. They're not supposed to be like this! But since all of the fans liked them, I was relieved.

• 237 X 390 mm.
• Back cover of KC volume 8.
• Media: Color ink, copy, instant lettering.
• Paper: New plant herb, Paradise, rezakku [a Japanese word that derives from rezâ raiku - leather like].

The model for the delta which became the stage for the third series was the emperor's delta. When I look with the fengshui of the building I often go to there, the flow of my spirit isn't very good. Maybe I was able to do the dark third series with help from that image. For this picture, I drew the three of them separately on other paper, tore the paper by hand, and pasted them onto one sheet. For the buildings, I painted color on a copy.

• 383 X 270 mm.
• Title page of the July 1994 Nakayoshi.
• Media: Color ink, pastel, ball-point pen, instant lettering.
• Paper: Fine BB Kent.

This is the first image I have of the three soldiers that I drew in color. In the third series, for me, these three are the three soldiers of the outer solar system who carry the three talismans. These three were always one set. A surprisingly great number of people took a liking to them, I was so glad. I'm happy.

• 380 X 272 mm.
• Front cover of the April 1994 Nakayoshi.
• Media: Color ink, marker, pastel.
• Paper: Fine BB Kent.

For the Nakayoshi cover, the layout person drew the color continuity, but this April issue's Sailor Moon-chan, her face and her eyes are so round, she's really cute. Speaking of which, the Sailor Moon and the others drawn by the Bandai-san designers are neck and neck with the anime's for always being really cute.

• 382 X 270 mm.
• First page of the September 1994 Nakayoshi (note: also the pin-up in volume 8).
• Media: Color ink, color spray.
• Paper: Fine BB Kent.

This is the scene where Sailor Moon takes the legendary holy chalice. I found a photo collection of the Vatican at a book store, spread them out in my house, and one treasure caught my eye, the chalice. I wondered about such a divine item as that appearing next. In that way, I finished the image of the moon chalice.

• 542 X 383 mm.
• Title page of the September 1994 Nakayoshi.
• Media: Color ink, pastel, color spray.
• Paper: Fine BB Kent.

I did this picture thinking of drawing a picture in the style of William Blake. In Sailor Moon's right hand is the holy chalice, and in her left hand is the cane. And with the angel wings, this became kind of a religious-type painting.

[The William Blake painting she mentions can be seen at The Sailor Senshi Page.]

• 377 X 272 mm.
• Front cover of the September 1994 Nakayoshi.
• Media: Color ink, CG.
• Paper: Canson.

When this became the Nakayoshi cover, they put a CG flash in the background. They put the same CG in this time, and I hope it comes out well. They made square drawing prints of this picture to use at a signing.

• 543 X 380 mm.
• Title page of the November 1994 Nakayoshi.
• Media: Color ink, color spray.
• Paper: Fine BB Kent.

Actually, I really love this Sailor Moon-chan. Her face, her kind of sexy pose, the background...

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