Haikei, Arishi Hi ni Saku Hanatachi e - Vol. 2 Ch. 10.7 - Bluesky Doodles

[MangaDex]

 

[Beltaro]

I've been sitting on ~150 of these sketches puzzling over how to release them. Igarashi draws roughly 2-5 per chapter; I could potentially upload them in small batches after each chapter but it feels better to release in bulk every volume. Some come with behind the scenes insight or relate directly to specific chapters but I don't think they're very hard to figure out.

I organized these first two volumes together, meaning some of the cutesy art from the 1st and dark art from the 2nd doesn't quite line up with when Igarashi posted them but it felt right and I'm not looking up exact dates over this. This also meant I bundled all the pages with Igarashi jotting her thoughts down at the end of vol2 to keep a better flow when reading.

If there's more crossover art in the future I probably won't do a separate upload but Dominant needed its own introduction.

 

[UdenEmpati]

I literally cannot pick a favorite from these, I've gone back through both this and ch5.7 at least twice and I just can't decide.
Smirking Kasumi on p.27 was something else, though. And both of the ones with her mouth covered/tied by the ribbon (with the thorn branches in the ch.5.7 set) are ....well.

I do think Haruyo is the perfect character for goofy doodles like these, though. Whether she's in onee-san mode or "Haru" mode, the simplicity of Igarashi-sensei's depiction of form and especially her expression work for her characters just distills Haruyo to her essence, in the best way.


These are amazing though. Thank you for sharing them - I think this sort of by-volume set like this is perfect in terms of presentation.

I'm just adding to this comment the more I look at these, but Igarashi's insight into the creation of Kasumi, actually getting started as a mangaka, and all of that at the end of this set is really insightful. Kasumi's actual genesis point is very surprising, but I do think it makes sense, pulling from elsewhere in an artist's life and using little tidbits from all over, up to and including random "personal aesthetic preferences" to fuel the creative process is exactly how it goes.

And the whole little thing about finding the "right pen/tool" for the artist - given how much I like her long strokes when it comes to things like Kasumi's hair, I can only imagine how much stress went into finding the best pen for the job.

These really are a little magical to just sit and look at and read through. A peek behind the curtain into the mind of a truly creative individual, and I think the "spirit" of the story and the people she's depicting comes through, whether it's silly, whimsical, or--especially in Kasumi's case--"cute".

 

[Descendent]

Thanks for scanlating all of these Bluesky doodles for us. I always appreciate hearing a mangaka's thoughts and creative process behind their work.

 

[strawberrymilk0192]

KasuMiku

 

[Oldfatbubba]

The drawings of Haruyo on pgs. 12 & 13 are enthralling. Thanks so much for your work, @Beltaro !

 

[bagong016]

little devil Kasumi aaahhhh

 

[rudezki]

Oh god, these are actually hilarious

 

[Rand00m]

That serious-looking-and-long-haired Haruyo should be brought back at some point, and then Kasumi reacts to it hilariously

 

[beThereShortly]

Thank you for the good food!

 

[MelonManic]

Yes, I thank you for such a gift
Art is so fascinating to look at especially good art...

Right I have a schedule-