My Last Words

    The light of my life is finally about to fade.

    The fact that this message has been posted means that the time has come at last. I am no longer in this world.

    (This final message was entrusted to someone dear to me.)

    My life was a series of battles. I kept on winning.

    I also caused a lot of trouble.

    I take pride in having fought through to the end according to my own convictions.

    I have no regrets.

    However, I am filled with sorrow that I was unable to deliver a new work to my fans. I’m sorry.

    That’s how it is.

    So it goes.

    —Tomonobu Itagaki