Souboutei Kowasubeshi - Vol. 25 Ch. 245 - Closing In On The Sea

[MangaDex]

 

[Lithe]

So are all the paintings technically author-originals?
Cause I like 'em.

 

[Kendama]

So are all the paintings technically author-originals?
Cause I like 'em.

From what I heard, not exactly. They're the work of a friend of the author who is a professional painter. His paintings have been used by Fujita all through the series, and I believe this painter has had exhibits in Japan.

 

[Lithe]

Aw shucks. Well, still great.

 

[RanmaChaos]

Thanks so much for the chapter!

 

[Hyugga]

All those surreal paintings are amazing! I wonder if we will ever get to see them fully displayed anywhere like in some collector's book etc.

 

[MisterSteak]

All those surreal paintings are amazing! I wonder if we will ever get to see them fully displayed anywhere like in some collector's book etc.

You can see quite a lot of his work in higher quality on his (no longer active) deviantart account! https://www.deviantart.com/hakota
Fun fact, even those "Son of Takoha" characters that Yokiyo (or whichever) brought to life? Those were from a painting from years earlier that Hakota had done. Not made for the manga. He just animated his own friend's surreal characters.