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Drawings made alongside the words 絵

Every article and episode gets a picture. Ink outlines, flat colour, and a small cast of recurring shapes. Click any piece to see it larger.

Tofuko holding a paintbrush
A two-minute timer beside three rising steps

Two minutes, three steps

For “The two-minute rule”  //  Aug 2026

A night window with a moon and a tangled line straightening out

Three in the morning

For “When your brain will not stop”  //  Aug 2026

Two overlapping speech bubbles above practice marks

Two bubbles, overlapping

For “Immersion does not work”  //  Aug 2026

A stack of forms with a round red stamp

The stamp

For “Life admin in Japan”  //  Aug 2026

Brush strokes practised inside a guide grid

Practice grid

Study series  //  Jul 2026

A city skyline hung with unreadable signs

Signs I could not read

Tokyo series  //  Jul 2026

A warm cup at rest with steam rising

Rest, drawn slowly

Rest series  //  Jul 2026

A path forking into two directions

The fork

For “Planning a career change”  //  Jun 2026

A short checklist with two items ticked and a longer list crossed out

A much smaller list

For “A smaller to-do list”  //  Jun 2026

Tofuko waving hello

Tofuko, waving

Character sheet  //  May 2026

Tofuko reading an open book

Tofuko, reading

Character sheet  //  May 2026

Tofuko asleep, with z z z floating above

Tofuko, asleep

Character sheet  //  May 2026

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Illustrations in this style are available for essays, covers, and small publications. Tell me what it is for and roughly when you need it.

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