3.7 and Itsuki's 'Bread-Cat Appreciation'

3.7, the contributor who livened up the back alleys of the note town with the 'What-Are-You-Talking-About Appreciation', will be graduating from note this weekend.

I am sure this was sudden for them as well.

And I am sure they decided this after a great deal of thought.

Therefore, all I can do is accept it.

However, 3.7 and I were currently in the middle of trial and error, working on our first collaboration project.

The catalyst was Megumi Tico's 'Rojiura Fes' held in her mind, where she entrusted 3.7 and Itsuki with the design, production, and sales of merchandise.

And, in the comment section of 3.7's article where they made the fan I designed in collaboration with Itsuki in my mind a huge hit, things progressed before we knew it...

And so, our collaboration was decided.

From there...

'Well, let's take it slow.'

That was the vibe we started the collaboration with, but...

Since we are two people whose creative drive is always exploding, even though we called it a test run for the collaboration, it has only been about a week, but we had already divided up the work and created quite a lot of material.

Now, all that's left is to combine them nicely, and we'll be at the point where we can release our first commemorative collaboration to the world.

We have also carefully thought of a name for our collaboration project and even created a character logo. (The two of us are getting really carried away with this.)

3.7 has entrusted me with her passion for her beloved back alleys and her precious materials, so the crystallization of our love will be presented by me, Itsuki, on our behalf.

The name of the collaboration project between 3.7 and Itsuki is...

It is called, 'Pannya-kan'.

It's 'Pannya' because it's a Panda (3.7) and a Cat (Itsuki).

It was born from our note icons and 'like' return images, and from Osunu-san featuring us as Makura-san's partners in 'Mushroom Bagworm Shrine Pilgrimage Record'.

Please treat it with love.

Now, please accept our collaboration work.

✅Brief explanation below⇩

We talked about wanting to create back-alley goods (free materials like illustrations) together to help liven up the back alleys.

After much discussion, we decided, 'First, let's create an original character for the back alley and their delightful friends.'

Just like a real back alley bustling with people of all ages and unique personalities, we decided to create many lively and charming friends, and to make illustrations that feel like a back alley, decorating our note articles as if they were living vibrant lives within them.

3.7 was mainly in charge of character design and creating the props that appear.

I, Itsuki, was mainly in charge of creating the backgrounds and composition.

3.7 would brilliantly create things that exceeded my imagination whenever I asked, 'It would be nice if there was a person like this' or 'I want to do it this way.'

The first ones to appear before Itsuki were the girl and the mushroom boy in the center of the image above.

They were so perfect that I, Itsuki, took the liberty of appointing them as the guides and main characters of the back alley (Pannya-kan) (laughs).

The other half, Nishi (pseudonym), is a child that 3.7 created as a 'back alley plushie' after Megumi Tico-san said, 'I want an oshi-nui (fan plushie).'

The time I spent collaborating with 3.7 in real-time across the shared Canva screen was incredibly exciting and fun.

The cursor 3.7 was operating on the other side of the screen and the materials being edited were moving right before my eyes.

'3.7 is here!!' I thought (so excited).

Now, please take a look at 'Pannya-kan' where these children play an active role.

✅ A size perfect for decorating the text of an article ⇩

(We have prepared a version without text and
a version with text.)

✅ A size perfect for an article header image ⇩

✅ For Stand.fm reading live ⇩

I also borrowed many materials from here too ♪ ⇧

3.7 made so many stamps and business cards for me ⇩

Together with the 'Nan no Hanashi desu Kan', 'Nigiyakashi Kan', and 'Pan-Nya Kan' that 3.7 created, we will continue to color the back alley together.

3.7, thank you so much for creating so many fun works! ＼(^o^)／

To 3.7.

The time I spent enjoying creation with 3.7, whom I met in this back alley, is my treasure.
To think we even ended up making a collaboration piece on a whim, we really are 'nothing but crazy' (lol).

Thank you so, so much!

It came across in your past articles that you and your husband are a wonderful couple who need each other, support each other, and have overcome many things together.

I hope that you, the kind 3.7 who works so hard to make others happy, will continue to live a healthy life with many smiles alongside your precious husband.

And I hope that you, the curious and creative 3.7 with such excellent taste, will continue to enjoy creating.

I think it doesn't matter where you are.

But please don't forget that here on note, there is a place that 3.7-san nurtured and created, and there are many people who love 3.7-san.

The days I spent playing seriously with 3.7-san in the back alleys of the note town were so much fun.

Thank you so much, truly!

I will take good care of the 'Pan-Nya Catalog' that we created together.
I will also leave our studio in Canva just as it is.

'Surely, a day might come when we can meet in person.'

Because 3.7-san said that, I also feel like we will meet again.

When that time comes, please return to being a child and play with me again.

If you happen to wander back, let's show everyone a new 'Pan-Nya Catalog' with a straight face, saying something like, 'Graduated? What are you talking about?'

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#Whatever
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