The artist of this work was recently injured in an arson attack:
https://x.com/gd_5253/status/1867807269540495443
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NnN-25qwrM

hdk5 said:

The artist of this work was recently injured in an arson attack:
https://x.com/gd_5253/status/1867807269540495443
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NnN-25qwrM

Update.

His younger brother has gone through multiple surgeries, with the latest on March 7th, and is doing well. From what I checked, the artist seems to have been completely recovered by now, but taking on a hiatus and gives continuing updates on his younger brother.

Here's the account I follow to check on the artist's status: https://twitter.com/lawfirm_illo

I am looking forward to the artist and his younger brother's full recovery.

EDIT: The latest update from this account was from May 29th, 2025 (link: https://x.com/lawfirm_illo/status/1928018649820057615) which shows his younger brother progressing better than expected, but otherwise, the artist and the account has been rather silent as of late.

EDIT 2: Thankfully the artist has tweeted two times relating to Comiket 106: https://x.com/gd_5253/status/1958120412149342705 https://x.com/gd_5253/status/1960386973308477717

However, since the artist hasn't been posting for over a year (I believe), it is looking like the artist has taken a full hiatus with no indication of coming back anytime soon. Which is fine to me, as he needs to take a rest whenever possible.