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News 2026.10.30 — How Bethlehem Began, and Thanks to Everyone I Have Met 2026/10/30 Studio Diary 2026.10.29 — The Hope Princess Is Back 2026/10/29 Daily Notes Production Notes — The Story of Hope Princess Santaria Begins Here 2026/10/17 News Welcome to Betlemme — A Guide to This Site and OKURU- Star of Mary ― ChristmasFantasy 2026/10/17 Tutorials & Learning An Introduction to Hope Princess Santaria: A Story That Begins in the Galaxy of the Hope Birds 2026/09/02 News Behind the Work and the Stories Ahead: How Hope Princess Santaria Came to Be 2026/09/02

News 2026.11.06 — We Have Moved Our Domain to Okuruya 2026/11/06 Comments 0 Angel Garden Highland Flowers in Nagano 2026/11/04 Comments 0 News 2026.10.30 — How Bethlehem Began, and Thanks to Everyone I Have Met 2026/10/30 Comments 0 Studio Diary 2026.10.29 — The Hope Princess Is Back 2026/10/29 Comments 1 Daily Notes Production Notes — The Story of Hope Princess Santaria Begins Here 2026/10/17 Comments 0 News Welcome to Betlemme — A Guide to This Site and OKURU- Star of Mary ― ChristmasFantasy 2026/10/17 Comments 0 IHS Bethlehem Church We Have Rebuilt Our Website 2026/09/24 Comments 0 IHS Bethlehem Church Two Objects Registered in Our Observatory 2026/09/24 Comments 0 IHS Bethlehem Church We Have Begun Observing with the T30 Remote Telescope 2026/09/23 Comments 0 IHS Bethlehem Church We Registered with the AAVSO 2026/09/22 Comments 0 News Production Begins on the New Series "OKURU-KIBOJO 2027: Lullaby of the Holy Mother" 2026/09/16 Comments 0 Tutorials & Learning An Introduction to Hope Princess Santaria: A Story That Begins in the Galaxy of the Hope Birds 2026/09/02 Comments 0 News Behind the Work and the Stories Ahead: How Hope Princess Santaria Came to Be 2026/09/02 Comments 0 News Update on Production Progress and Site Improvements 2026/08/26 Comments 0 Tutorials & Learning Beginning Illustration and Manga: Before Trying to Learn Everything at Once 2026/08/26 Comments 0 Daily Notes Recent News: Visitors from Italy and Our New Website Design 2026/08/25 Comments 0 Art & Design Full-Scale Production of Hope Princess Santaria Begins Under a New Structure 2026/08/24 Comments 0 Announcements The Future Direction of Hope Princess Santaria: From Hope to the Cross, Prayer and Peace 2026/08/22 Comments 0 Tutorials & Learning Three Practices for Growing in Drawing: Loving the Art, Copying with Precision, and Perseverance 2026/08/21 Comments 0 Tutorials & Learning Learning Art, Music, and Web Development Together as a Single Creator 2026/08/21 Comments 0 News Release of All Licenses and Unrestricted Publication: Change in the Handling of Serial Numbers 2026/08/21 Comments 0 Studio Diary Rights Management for Hope Princess Santaria: Report on the License Transfer to a Church Corporation in California 2026/08/21 Comments 0 Music & Audio Preserving the Music of a Work in Progress: Notes on the Music of Hope Princess 2026/08/20 Comments 0 News Report on Manuscript Submissions to Three Shōjo Manga Magazines on August 18, 2026 2026/08/18 Comments 0

2026/08/18 Events & Fairs Reflections After Comic Market 108 Comments 0

2026/08/16 Events & Fairs Report on Our Participation in Comic Market 108 Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: November 28, 2022 — Everyday Sketches: An Author's Diary Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: February 21, 2022 — The Holy Maiden Patrol Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: February 5, 2022 — Lessons in Four-Character Proverbs, Part 2 Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: February 6, 2022 — All Ultimate, Part 2 Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: February 10, 2022 — The Burial of the Hero of Hope Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: January 26, 2022 — All Ultimate Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: January 31, 2022 — Lessons in Four-Character Proverbs Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: January 23, 2022 — The Ultimate Girl Who Crosses Time Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: February 11, 2022 — The School of Wise Words Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: January 28, 2022 — The Girl of Wise Words Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: January 23, 2022 — All Ultimate Princess Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: September 9, 2021 — The Return of Neptune, Princess of the Sea Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: August 16, 2021 — Hope Princess Hood and the Wolf Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: June 1, 2021 — The Hope Princess of Rain and Sun Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: April 1, 2021 — Ao, Angel of Hope, and Aka, Spirit of Despair Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: March 14, 2021 — The Final Tournament of the Girls of Hope, Part 2 Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: March 1, 2021 — The Final Tournament of the Girls of Hope Comments 0

2026/08/15 Publications Publication: April 1, 2020 — The Fox of Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Tails (FOX999) Comments 0

2026/08/15 Events & Fairs Notice of Participation in Comic Market 108 (August 16, 2026, West Hall 1, Booth Mu-26a) Comments 0

2026/08/14 News Opening of XmasFantasySHOP Comments 0

2026/08/11 Events & Fairs The Seimei Monogatari Circle Has Applied for Comic Market 109: A Full-Length Visual Novel Planned Comments 0

2026/08/10 News Change to the Specifications of Our Comic Market 108 Work: Adoption of a Serial Number System Comments 0

2026/08/05 Events & Fairs Items to Be Offered at Comic Market 108 (August 5, 2026) Comments 0

2026/07/24 Daily Notes Handmade Accessories Now Offered at the XmasFantasy Gifts Comments 0

2026/07/17 Announcements On the Kanji Title of the XmasFantasy Series: OKURU… Comments 0

2026/07/15 Announcements Report on Our Participation in Nagoya COMITIA 68 (March 22, 2026) Comments 0

2026/07/09 Manga Manga: “Side Story (Earlier Work) — Hope Princess XmasFantasy” Comments 0