Full-Scale Production of Hope Princess Santaria Begins Under a New Structure

Summary

As of today, full-scale production of Hope Princess Santaria has begun. The rights relating to "Hope Princess Santaria" and "Christmas Fantasy" have been transferred to a corporation in the United States. Leaving behind the realm of individual, hobby-based creation, the works will begin anew as a body of work within a different framework. Even so, the hope at the root of the works, and what we wish to convey to those who read them, remain entirely unchanged. We thank everyone for continuing to watch over this site.

Background

To date, the following three environments have been put in place. With this, the groundwork has reached a milestone, and today's date marks the start of full-scale production. Production is carried out with pen on analog paper, and no AI technology is used in any form. This is not a matter of efficiency; we regard it as a matter of identity, both the identity of the creator as an individual and the identity of the principles held by the Church.

• A production environment equipped with art materials
• The environment of this website (homepage)
• An environment for sharing information on social media

In addition, we deliberately have no plans to enter the animation market or overseas markets. This is not meant as a rejection of others; rather, venues whose purpose is commerce and the Church, whose principle is non-profit activity, stand in different places. We have concluded that there is no need to force ourselves onto the same stage.

The Church does not seek money, nor does it seek results. We believe it is enough that hope reaches the one person before us, and that a small peace is born within that person. As we have shared before, it is our wish that these works of hope may move forward not through money but through love. Rather than a salary for work or commercial success, the Church's wish is to receive peace and love as its reward.

Additional notes

In the first phase, our goal is to complete the draft sketches and original artwork. Each stage, including storyboards, rough sketches, line art and original artwork, will be completed one by one by the hands of our members, and the coloring stage will also proceed in order. In addition to the finished artwork, we plan to publish the making-of process itself on this site, and we are preparing a dedicated making-of area. We believe that the process by which this peace story in manga form takes shape is itself one of the forms of hope we can share.

Production will be a long journey. Taking rest when needed, we will continue at a sustainable pace, without hurrying, yet without stopping. We ask for your continued support of "Hope Princess Santaria."