Mikumayutan, a "Mad Person" (in a good way)

"This person is crazy..."

I muttered that to myself while reading the "Introduction" of a certain business book.

Mikumayutan, who I am always indebted to on note, published a business book at the end of January this year titled "How to Start a Life of Writing". This book, which records the know-how and thoughts Mikumayu has cultivated as a writer, has now sold over 800 copies. It is a masterpiece among masterpieces.

I also purchased and read it.
However, I was immediately overwhelmed by the intensity of the "Introduction" at the beginning.
According to the author herself, the "Introduction" alone is about 12,000 characters. Not 1,200 characters. It is "twelve thousand characters".
By the way, when I asked Gemini about the standard character count for an "Introduction," it said "about 1,500 to 3,000 characters."
In other words, these 12,000 characters are about five times the standard, and one could say they harbor a passion bordering on a kind of "madness". Of course, in a good way.

While reading Mikumayu's "Introduction," I checked the table of contents many times, wondering, "Wait? Did I enter the main part without realizing it?" due to the sheer heat and volume. However, that page was definitely the "Introduction," and it was filled with Mikumayu's hot, hot feelings.
Struck by that heat, while reading the "Introduction," I couldn't help but let out, "This person is crazy...".
However, I believe that this hot, madness-tinged "Introduction" is what pierced the readers' hearts and called for such a response.

That "mad writer" Mikumayu has released an essay to be submitted to the Creative Awards 2026.

| Fasting It is an article about a day she challenged herself to fasting, but the number of characters it took to reach the actual fasting is a whopping 2,400 characters. #Icounted
That means there are 2,400 characters of what you might call a preamble. Considering it's an essay, that might be a bit abnormal.
But these 2,400 characters firmly record Mikumayu's passionate thoughts leading up to the fasting. You cannot talk about Mikumayu's fasting challenge without reading this. They are absolutely necessary 2,400 characters.

This is sudden, but I would like to announce the thing I respect most about Mikumayu.

If Mikumayu publishes a business book, it sells like crazy; if she writes an essay, it wins a prize in a note contest; and her novels had two works remain in the semi-finals of last year's Creative Awards. Furthermore, her work as a professional writer is so highly regarded that it goes without saying.
As you can see from these achievements and experiences, Mikumayu's combat power as a writer is extremely high. If a "writer scouter" existed, the moment it measured Mikumayu's combat power, it would surely explode from the sheer height of it.
If someone as capable as Mikumayu just wrote articles normally, she would be sufficiently evaluated and readers would be impressed.

And yet, Mikumayu sometimes writes articles where she puts her body on the line.
She unsparingly reveals dark history that makes readers worry, "...Eh? Is it okay to write this much?" or that would make me die of embarrassment if it were me.
I respect that part of Mikumayu the most. I can even say I love it.

For example, this article.

"Your underwear smells, so I'll wash it separately"

Already, there are too many things that feel off from the very beginning.
First of all, Mikumayu is a woman, and I have met her several times, and she is a very beautiful person.
And yet, the intense three-combo of underwear! smells! wash separately! is completely unimaginable from her beautiful appearance. A lady shouldn't say things like underwear smells.

Furthermore, this article.

She unsparingly reveals "very embarrassing poems" that she published on Facebook in the past.
And not just one, but several. And she even reveals self-portraits. At least put away the washbasin...

This is just a small part of the articles where Mikumayu puts her body on the line.
How many times will this person die?

I will say it again, if you have the achievements and ability of Mikumayu, there is not even 1 millimeter of need to write articles where you put your body on the line. Even without doing such things, it is fully conveyed that Mikumayu is an amazing person.

Even so, Mikumayu-san puts her body on the line. In fact, she goes out of her way to do so, and there is a sense of "madness" reflected in that attitude.
But that is what makes her incredibly cool, and I respect her immensely.

Now, the introduction has become quite long, but this essay that Mikumayu-san wrote this time is, as always, full of her putting her body on the line. Let me introduce a part of it.
※→ are my mental retorts.

As you can see, even just a small part is full of things to retort to. But that is truly wonderful. That is exactly what Mikumayutan is.

This essay is not just an essay.
It is a documentary where the human "Mikumayutan" puts her body on the line while documenting the "madness" that dwells within her heart.

Please read the article to see what the outcome of Mikumayu-san's first fasting experience was.

I love the novels and web articles that Mikumayu-san writes. And of course, her heartwarming essays too.
But in the case of articles like this one where she puts her body on the line, that "madness" comes through so clearly that I sit up straighter and read the article more seriously than usual.
And then I grin, thinking, "Ah, as expected, this person is crazy...." And I love that moment.

So, if I may be so bold, I would like to continue supporting the "mad" Mikumayu-san.

Kosshi

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