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This is going to be very sentimental (at times too sentimental lol) but here we go:

I’m making this post as a message to everyone that followed my Gintama art on tumblr up until now, whether that be every single one of my uploads or even just a single like on ONE of my sketches, this message is to you:

When I first started uploading art online, I believe it was mostly Gintama focused. Occasionally I would go to other series to try out something new, but in the end I would always come back home to Gintama.

There’s no doubt in my mind that my art style, my inspirations, my love for anime/manga and Japan in general… all of it stemmed from this amazing series… and I’m so grateful for that… so… so grateful…

Heck, I’m living in Japan now partially thanks to some things Gintama taught me. I learnt Japanese through it and as cheesy as it sounds, it’s somewhat shaped me into who I am today.

I’ve gone through some of the toughest moments in my life with Gintama being the thing that puts a smile on my face. Again… forever grateful.

And to be honest… it’s not just the Gintama that kept me drawing art in the first place, it was mostly you guys.

People like @gintamajustaway , @bossladytae , @gintokiu , @tendogumi and so many others. You’ve supported my work for such a long time and with all of your reblogs and likes, I was able to get great criticism and feedback from everyone! Heck, even now people are reblogging and commenting on my work from years ago.

To all the artist friends on here too! You’ve all given me a bunch of ideas that I loved drawing over the years. I hope you all keep drawing what you love and get better and better too!

I’ve said it countless times to you all but thank you so much! You’ve pushed me and encouraged me to keep pursuing a passion I’ve loved since I was a kid drawing little stick figure dragon ball comics. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

Now on to the reason for this message. As you can tell, I haven’t been posting recently, let alone Gintama pieces. After watching the final movie and drawing my last piece for the series, I decided to move on.

Like I said before, Gintama was always the home for me to come back to, but this time it kind of felt like how you turn into an adult and leave home for the first time. That’s been me for this past year or so now. But a home is a home and it’s not going anywhere that’s for sure. If the series I currently enjoy drawing becomes too difficult for me, or the fandom becomes too toxic, home will always be there to go back to.

This is basically a message saying that I won’t be posting any Gintama related things for a while now. I’ll be drawing a bunch of other series and improving my art as I go. But when I feel like I need to come home, expect some Gintama art (or at least sketches) sometime in the future.

For those of you that follow me for Gintama art/related content, first of all I apologize for the absence. You’re more than welcome to unfollow me. And if you do, let me just say thank you for everything up until now!

Until I come home, thank you all so much!

Plus the timelapse~

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