Artist's Commentary:

Feeling Great!
It's been a long time, Mom. How many years has it been since I moved out to Tengu Mountain? Seems the rumors about city life being hard were true. Work is also rough, because I keep making mistakes and so every day my co-workers all gather around to beat on me and cut me. Lately, there's been blood in my urine, and I can't make it stop. When I come home this time, I want to eat some of Mom's o-zouni. I want to be happy.