■My solo exhibition ended successfully. Thank you to everyone who came. Some items weren't finished in time, so I was nervous about the daily progress, but it seems generally well-received, so I am relieved. I will continue this work, so please look forward to it. ■This winter's new publication is the second LASTEXILE setting artbook as planned. I increased the pages and included new color and monochrome illustrations, trying to include characters that were missed in the previous volume. Anything still missing will be included in the final volume coming out around spring, which should finalize the EXILE-related content. I really put in the work. As for the planned calendar, it was simply too much. Also, the location is East Color 76ab on the 30th. ■In late January next year, the cover artbook "re futurhythm" will be released by Wani Magazine, and "fa documenta," which tracks the production process of products created for the solo exhibition, will be released by Tokuma Shoten. Due to cost constraints, I redesigned it slightly. It doesn't have the same premium feel as the previous one, but I think it ended up cleaner and easier to read. For the printing of the illustrations, I used gloss printing for the first time in my artbooks. The black ink settled well, making some parts closer to the original drawings. I have included several new pieces. "fa documenta" is a book that allows you to view "fa" from a bird's-eye perspective through product introductions, stories from craftsmen, my workspace, comments, and rough sketches. I have also included coat patterns. ■The game "SPY FICTION" is currently on sale for PS2 from Access Games. Please check it out. ■This year's workload was over my capacity and some things remained unfinished, but I think I did my best. I only went out drinking a handful of times. Next year, I hope to increase the density of my work while pacing myself more gently.