Hello. This is Meguru Ito, one of the physics teachers at ICT. I am going to write about the illustration workshop held on Friday, February 14th and Tuesday, 18th, 2025. In February, Hakusanroku Campus has a special period called “Extracurricular Activity Period”. During this period regular classes aren’t held and various extracurricular activities are offered instead.
 For the last 2 years Mr. Ibuki Rev, an illustrator has led this workshop. Thank you Mr. Ibuki!
 The theme of this year's workshop was self-published comics, and students created self-published comics on the theme of “Kurihara Akane chan,” an original character created at last year's illustration workshop.
 On the first day, Mr. Ibuki gave a lecture on being an illustrator, developing characters, and the self-published comics medium, after that, each students created an illustration for the comic. On the second day, they compiled the date, printed the pages, and carried out the binding process. The students used a manual binding method, cutting the pages with a cutter and then stapling them together. Although they struggled with the process, they managed to create a high-quality booklet.
 Many of the students who participated in this workshop enjoy drawing, and they seemed to enjoy the process of completing their illustrations as a self-published comics. Although I myself do not draw, seeing the students' eyes light up makes me glad that I organized this workshop.
 Finally, I would like to thank Mr. Ibuki for his lectures over the two days! I truly appreciate his meticulous, engaging, and informative slides, as well as his kind guidance. Now, what shall we do next year?

Meguru Ito