The closest and yet farthest friend
Colorful moments of friendship

Whether we like it or not, we live in relationships with others.
Some of them I see only once or twice and drift away, but with some of them I become friends.
Even though we are closer than anyone else, we sometimes grow distant for various reasons.
Sometimes we get jealous, but we also start to resemble each other little by little.
This book also began among such relationships.
The author, who went to a friend's birthday party, met various people and thought about friendship while walking with two friends who were guests at the party.
How did you and your new friends feel close to each other, and how long will this friendship last…?
To tell more people's stories, the author created 'Friendship Chain'.
As I met friends of friends, and friends of friends, my friendship chain grew to include over twenty people, and soon I was circling the globe three times.
This book, which is filled with the stories of countless friends, does not try to dress up friendship in fancy words.
The emotions flow unadorned, as if talking to a friend.
The sadness I felt at my friend's indifference, the scenes of a night when we shared secrets all night long, the days when something inside me was released just by being together...
Such scenes are very small, but they evoke specific empathy.
For example, confessions that the length of time spent together does not necessarily equate to the depth of a friendship, or that they became friends because they met under certain circumstances.

At some point, the word ‘friendship’ might have started to feel unfamiliar.
But this book, which speaks of friendship with honesty and sensitivity, even evokes the primal emotions that were once confined within such words.
It could be joy, longing, hurt, or regret.
Each time you turn a page, a variety of resonances are conveyed, as if your inner thoughts have been revealed.
Now the author also passes on a chain of friendship to us, the readers.
It's time to tell my story of friendship.


Greetings to my loved ones
A picture book that reflects on the people you care about

As in their previous work, the two authors naturally lead readers into the book this time as well.
Bold, sensual, and witty, the paintings illuminate different characters in each scene.
As we see subjects of all different genders, races, and body types, we can feel that this story continues in our own lives.
There is a passage in the author's note that describes friendship as an intimate love affair.
It was an encounter where we were captivated by a light of inexplicable homogeneity.
Sometimes we carelessly think of it as a coincidence, but in fact, all encounters are about finding each other in the vast constellation called the Milky Way, among countless stars and countless people.
This book tells the story from the beginning, telling of a miraculous relationship.
Although each person's relationship may be different, it would be good to take a moment to look at the people next to me and reflect on our encounters.