呉や尾道で艦これの公式イベントとか、やってくれんかのお。なんでいつも横浜なんじゃろうか。今度やる劇場版はどうなんじゃろうか。

大和のセットは公開終了間際に父と一緒に見学に行きました。もうかなりヤレていて、そばでよく見ると塗装のはがれた箇所からベニヤ板の下地が覗いていたりしました。それでも塗装が完全な部分の鉄っぽさや実戦のあとのような「汚し」がすばらしくて、映画の美術スタッフのかたの塗り方がとても勉強になりました。今にして思えば新品のときにいくより、見比べられて良かったのかもしれません。

尾道も向島もすごくきれいでした。

「じゃけえ広島に来んさい」

●日刊桐沢の「艦これの本」はコミックZINさんにお預けしちょります。広島めぐりの本もあるで♪ 詳しくはこちらから http://goo.gl/JYiVsN

●いま描きおるテニス部漫画『うさかめ』はコチラで公開中です。良かったら読んでつかあさい http://comic-earthstar.jp/detail/usakame/

I wish they’d hold official “KanColle” events in Kure or Onomichi, too. Why is it always in Yokohama? I wonder what the upcoming movie adaptation will be like.

My father and I went to see the Yamato set just before it closed to the public. It was already quite worn down; when I looked closely up close, I could see the plywood substrate peeking through where the paint had peeled off. Even so, the metallic sheen of the parts where the paint was intact and the “weathering” that made it look like it had seen actual combat were amazing, and I learned a lot from the painting techniques used by the movie’s art staff. Looking back now, it might have actually been better to visit after it had seen some wear and tear rather than when it was brand new, so I could compare the two.

Both Onomichi and Mukojima were incredibly beautiful.

“So come on down to Hiroshima!”

● I’ve entrusted the “KanColle Book” from Nikkan Kirisawa to Comic ZIN. There’s also a book about touring Hiroshima! ♪ For details, click here: http://goo.gl/JYiVsN

● The tennis club manga I’m currently drawing, *Usakame*, is available here. Please give it a read if you’d like: http://comic-earthstar.jp/detail/usakame/