[Illustration Festival] Main Story Concluded✨ The final day where every work was brought to life💖 Thank you all so much💖 And the miracles continue✨✨✨

Hello everyone💖💖💖

[Cosmic Rare Beast🦄Yuru Hero Festival🌸]
Thanks to you, we have successfully finished
introducing all the participants✨✨✨

A total of 39 people drew illustrations for us

Truly 39 (Thank you)💖😍💖😍💖

Not only from the participants who drew illustrations,
but also from the support through likes, follows, and comments,
I felt a level of excitement
that I couldn't believe was only the first time😍💖💖💖

To everyone who enjoyed this festival
together with me,
"someone"has given us a wonderful video🎬 gift🎁💖💖💖

First of all, please take a look at this💖💖💖

Everyone... what did you think?🥹🥹🥹💖

It was as if life and warmth were breathed into
each and every illustration,
and
wrapped in a calm and happy lingering feeling
fitting for the end of this lively month-long festival,
I
felt very warm and touched inside💖💖💖

And...
the person who made this video

is someone you'll recognize instantly from the thumbnail💖
Someone you all surely know💖
The former salaryman turned island immigrant and story creator,
"Ippobito"-san🌊🦀✨

Working recklessly every day like a corporate slave in Tokyo,
while harboring doubts about that way of life,
unable to escape the loop of
"the modern standard way of living,"

yet still not wanting to give up on living life my own way‼️

[Life can always become your first choice]with that motto,
they quit their company and salaryman life, left Tokyo,

and moved to Hakata Island🏝️ in the Seto Inland Sea

With culture shock at the difference between their former life, work, and earning style in Tokyo
and the way people live and the flow of time on Hakata Island,

at the same time,
[The joy of living, a human way of life]
remembering that feeling on Hakata Island,

Every day, while being blown by the sea breeze🌊✨
providing illustrations and animation inserts,
which are Ippobito-san's strengths,

based on their own life experiences,
taking a "step" after 3 months,
changing your life completely,
with the theme of "note monetization"
they are active💖
Now with 7,000 followers✨

people around me
are also requesting illustrations and videos from Ippobito-san,
they are already someone above the clouds☁️✨✨💖💖💖

Of course, I also hit like and follow
and secretly watched, thinking "How wonderful😍💕"💖

When the illustration festival started,
I saw someone write in a comment or
somewhere else, "What would it be like if Ippobito-san

drew Cosmic Rare Beast Akane-chan?"

Surely, if Ippobito-san participated,
everyone would be surprised🤩 and happy💖

But, but,
I felt hesitant to ask so casually...🤣

No matter how you think about it, "I'm a Cosmic Rare Beast Yuru Hero💖"
is too suspicious from the greeting🤣
They would definitely think I'm a weirdo🤣

Well, I chose this name knowing that would be thought of me🤣

And so, even after the festival started, I kept
fidgeting, worrying, and thinking...

From there...

Little by little, various people
participated in the illustration festival
and it started to get quite lively💖

Everyone is enjoying it🥹💕 They are happy😍💕

I really need to summon the courage🔥 and just try asking
Ippobito-san💪✨✨
I don't want to regret not sharing my feelings‼️
Thinking that,
following my passion🔥
I took the plunge and reached out to them‼️✨✨
Even though the deadline was two weeks away🤣💦💦

...and then‼️
They graciously accepted🤩💖💖💖

Moreover,

Rather than it being "work",
they wanted to participate purely as someone who also publishes on note✨

They said that the concept of the project,
"an anything-goes festival," felt exciting and
it seemed like it would become an interesting world!

🤩💖

What a happy thing to hear🥹✨✨✨

And, you know,
their DM was also very polite,
and I can completely understand why they are so popular
and trusted😭💖

And then, from there...
I thought they would just start working, but💦
Surprisingly‼️ Ippobito-san actually asked me a "question" instead.

They said they would be happy if I could tell them about my thoughts on why I started note and why I continue to do it (why I am publishing).

I was surprised😭💖

When I invited them to the "Illustration Festival"
and told them, "Please draw whatever you like💖"

I never expected
that they would even try to understand the background behind it😭✨

So, in order to respond to those feelings,
I ended up sending a really long message🤣💖

..........

This video was born from that exchange🎬✨

They added movement to each and every illustration from those who participated,
breathing life into them💖

Moreover, on the final day's deadline, until the very last moment...
In order to breathe life into them as much as possible,
you worked right up to the wire😭💖

And, even though you could have participated with just an illustration,
you surprised us with a video✨✨
And it was a gift filled with love🎁
that really highlighted everyone's work💖



The way Ippobito-san expresses themselves,
following the prompt 'Please express yourself freely💖',

was all about making everyone happy💖💖

And I have asked Ippobito-san, who naturally took on this role this time,
to serve as the [General Director of Breathing Life] for the

next 'Akane Festival' that will surely be held in the future🤩💖

Ippobito-san🌊🦀✨.
Thank you so much🍀✨

Please continue to support Ippobito-san,
with their warmth and the comfort of a gentle sea breeze, everyone✨💖

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🌸Just a little bit at the end🌸

Through this Illustration Festival, I received many realizations from all of you💖

I started on note last December. I always had the desire to write and convey things.

I tried note in the past but couldn't keep it up, and even deleted my account once. I was always lost in how to express myself.

The name is super embarrassing, but I had a flash of inspiration for a title that fits me perfectly: 'Cosmic Rare Beast🦄🌬️ Yuru-Hero Akane'.

But, I still didn't know which direction to take.

Anyway, I decided to write my autobiography, based on my experiences so far.

I know that 'being myself' is important‼️ but just writing my own story didn't feel right, and I couldn't keep writing articles.

Suddenly, around February, I thought, 'I want my own visual character💖,' and that purple fluffy one was born💖 I loved it so much, and I was so happy💖 Then, somehow, it became easier to write articles✨✨ What I wanted to write and what I wanted to say became clear✨✨

It was as if that little one was pulling my hand, saying, 'Akane-chan, this way💖'....🍀✨✨✨

And then, the 'Illustration Festival' flashed into my mind💡✨✨

I still don't have much recognition or many followers, so it was entirely possible that no one would participate. I might have felt embarrassed, sad, or ashamed.

But, if it makes you excited✨
If you feel like it looks super fun😍💖
I didn't want to regret not sharing my desire to do it‼️
That's what I thought when I started✨✨

And,
I wanted to convey my utmost gratitude to everyone who gathered the courage, got off their duffs, and participated in this festival with all sorts of feelings💖💖

I thought about how I could make everyone happy
so they would think, 'I'm glad I participated!'

That was writing [introduction articles].

I just wrote like crazy😍💖💖💖
Because I was truly happy that you participated💖💖💖

Around the middle,
I started receiving warm words like, 'You must be busy, right? Don't push yourself too hard, okay? Aren't you tired?'
💖
I was so grateful‼️

It made me realize once again that people were really

watching what I was doing✨

Actually, if you asked me if it was hard...
It certainly wasn't easy🤣💖

But I've always liked writing, and
I love people, so I was able to do my best just with the feeling of wanting to make them happy💖,
and the 'thank yous' I received afterward
became the strength to keep writing💖

I really think so.
The power of love is incredible😍
'Thank you,' 'I was happy,' 'I love it'
It gives you strength, doesn't it✨✨

And what remained after I finished was
a sense of accomplishment that I did my best‼️💖💖💖 and
my heartfelt gratitude to everyone💖💖💖

And
at the end of this illustration festival

the way I express [my true self],
and the things I want to do, it all connected💖💖💖

I became proud of the name 'Cosmic Rare Beast🦄🌬️ Relaxed Hero Akane'💖

It's all thanks to you all💖

Once again, everyone,
thank you so much for meeting me and connecting with me💖💖💖

The main festival is over, but
following this, in mid-April,
the judging contest will begin🤩‼️‼️

I will let you know again, so
please look forward to itーーーーー💖💖💖💖💖

And finally🌈✨
Special Thanks💖 To all participants💖
Thank you so much for building this together💖💖💖

I look forward to your continued support🌈✨