chiinosei

It's really been a long while. Does anyone still remember me? xD I don't even think I'm gonna revive this account again, but I just felt like writing a few lines today. ^_^ I hope you spend a nice Christmas time, and may 2013 be a good year for you all!

There are currently negotiations going on for Japan to join the so-called TPP - Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. If Japan agreed to it, this would have serious effects on copyright regulations and thus on the whole doujinshi, cosplay, manga culture. Please read the following pages for more information: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-31/negima-akamatsu-warns-against-changing-japan-copyright-law (general effects on manga industry and doujinshi) http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-09/artist-k-hachiya/copyright-law-changes-would-affect-cosplay (effects on cosplay) http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-11/jap

^____^ Well, yeah. My sub ended, and I'm not going to get another one for this account again (unless I change my mind completely someday). You might have noticed that only two deviations are left in my gallery for now. Don't worry, I only moved the rest into storage. This was about a month ago, and I still don't feel like unstoring them again. In fact I'm quite relieved at the moment. Not having pictures online most of which I don't identify with 100%ly anymore (which doesn't mean that I hate them, and it definitely does NOT apply to all of my drawings) gives me the freedom to draw (and write) without thinking about what people are expecti