Illustration: Tomoki Kurokawa, Design: Hiroshi Iguchi

Well, how come the print media is so heavily restricted like this much? Without the government official emblem, it’s impossible not only to distribute but also to print at all. The contents will be strictly censored.
The government has made the following announcement:
“The remaining % of wildwood trees on earth is few due to the amount of printing that has taken place over the years. Therefore, print media is now prohibited in order to protect the limited amounts of green that are left to us. Print media is the remains of a vicious civilization of the former times.”

It is true that “The tick plague on the Kanto Paper” that happened 3 years ago added to the increased regulation of paper. That’s what they’re saying, and at the same time, however, people wouldn’t question about using notepads and Kleenex that are in common use. Is that because they are made out of recycled paper? Is it ok because of the soy ink? Hey, come out here someone in charge! I got an idea. There is no doubt that making “books” at this time will be the best use. And, I will contain all of the rumblings I have felt in the ennui of my everyday life.