Life Update: February 2026

February is here! How are you?

It's been raining here since January. I actually enjoy the calm and cold atmosphere when it rains. But the problem is, it made me sleepy all the time (╥﹏╥)

About Operation Christmas...

As you already know, I've been struggling to finish ongoing projects. At the moment, commissions and my full-time job come first, followed by FANBOX/Pixiv and my personal works. Operation Christmas sits at the same level as my personal projects (like Late Night News or Myrefall Strangler from years ago). Honestly, it's even lower now, because I've fallen a bit out of love with it. I'm really sorry (｡ᵕ ◞ _◟)

This comic is from 2024 (I posted it in 2025, but I made it months before that), and while my style hasn't changed drastically, it has changed. That said, I do have one finished part.

The comic initially has five main parts: Violet, Kai, Julia, The Twins, and Shi. The one that's fully ready to publish is The Twins.

Would you like me to post that part first? Or would you prefer to wait until Julia's and Shi's parts are done?

About Subscriptions...

I don't remember when New Year started becoming a financially stressful time for me. Probably around the time everything became subscription-based.

For productivity apps alone, the total is around 2k per year. By productivity, I mean things like CSP (my main drawing app), SketchUp (backgrounds), Enscape (3D rendering), Google Drive, and so on.

I also subscribe to Apple TV, Netflix, and other entertainment platforms, but only when there's something I really want to watch. I could rant about subscriptions, but that would turn into a 1k-word essay, so I'll stop here.

That brings me to my FANBOX. What do you think about the current pricing? So far, I've only offered early access and uncensored versions, no exclusive content yet as far as I remember.

I want my artworks to stay accessible and not locked behind a paywall, but I also want to give something more to my supporters without making the casual Pixiv followers felt left out. Do you think early access and censored/uncensored versions are enough, or do you have other ideas?

About Translations...

In 2024, I ran a poll. While most preferred English, about 20% of respondents preferred 日本語 or 简体中文. I also made the mistake of not adding an "Others" option, so I'm not sure if some of you prefer different languages.

So far, I've been using ChatGPT for translations, and honestly, I found it better than Google Translate. However, my personal stance on AI has changed recently. If possible, I'd prefer to use human translators or interpreters.

But human services aren't cheap, and I'm broke. Also, I don't think formal translation service would take... NSFW works.

I'm conflicted. Any suggestions would be very appreciated!

About February...

I'm not sure if I can work fully on Ryona this month. I have two Late Night News episodes at work (one goes live tomorrow, and the other is about 20% done), scheduled for the first two weeks, alongside commission works.

That means there will be two updates per week... for the first two weeks.

I'm unsure about the latter half of the month. I do have a lot of WIPs, mostly projects I paused midway. Would you be interested in a WIP dump? Maybe Operation Christmas?

Lastly...

Thank you, as always, for your support and patience. I know I'm not the fastest when it comes to replying to comments, DMs, or commissions, but I'm working on it and will respond whenever I can.

Please, please, please take care of yourself! Stay healthy and safe. I hope you're all doing okay, and I'll see you again in my next post.