Anyone remember Gisèle Alain?Well, the mangaka is dead.Have a nice day guys.
>>282628478WHAT THE FUCK
>>282628732Doesn't say what happened. Just that he passed away earlier this month.https://x.com/MangaMoguraRE/status/1972318466549100692https://sui-kasai.fanbox.cc/posts/10636874
>>282628821Poor guy, even the fans of his manga forgot about him
>>282628821>>282629017*she*herThe mangaka is female
There was things I didn't like about the manga but this is tragic, she was a very good artist. Being a mangaka really is one of the highest mortality rate professions.
>>282628478Wait what!? Fuck.
>>282628821The post her wife shared makes it seem like she killed herself, wonder if that's the case.
if a mangaka doesn't release any chapters were they even alive in the first place?
>>282628478I was getting into manga right when it started.3 chapters were out, I bookmarked it to finish it when it's completed. So, it's been 16 years already...Might as well finish it now, and check what else I have in the "read later" folder.Interesting how this one didn't get an anime. I never got back to the backlog because most of them would be animated before they were completed.
>>282630205I hope not. The only think more tragic than dying when you have family who love and miss you is killing yourself when you have family that love and miss you ;__;
>>282629283Is there any proof is that the mangaka was a female? Twitter thinks he's a male and married.>>282630205Can you translate or show us the link to post?
>>282628478WTF?! You can't just come, delivery the news like that and then leave!
>>282628478What the fuck
>>282630205>wifeJapan doesn't have gay marriage last I checked, so this was a man.
>>282628478>manga cancelled 10 years ago>check fanbox>She kept drawing Gisele until the endIt's raining.
>>282628478God that fucking sucks. I was hoping one day this would continue, or get an adaption. That breaks my heart man.
>>282632706>>282630825https://note.com/aotapirus_03/n/n2e5c48c86828
>>282633898Where are the explicit gendered terms, because the translation switched between he and she. I don't read japanese that good,
>>282634073You could at least try to have a modicum of respect and read the note, even with MTL it's plenty clear.（全く関係ない話だけど私は女で妻も女です、一応）
>>282628478well fuck you too OP
>>282632706>Japan doesn't have gay marriage last I checkedThey have civil unions in regular Japanese cities.
>>282630422Was it suicide or something disease ridden related?
>>282634361>Probably transI doubt it.
Gisele storytime when?
what a shame, I hope her soul finds peace
>>282632934Feels...
>>282628478That's unfortunate. Rest in peace.
>>282628478R.I.P.
>>282634361>Probably transAnon, you don't put troons in psych wards tied to the bed.Likely was a genuine bipolar disorder with bouts of aggression and depression. Lowered her dosage and let her into home care where she got the knife, overdosed on pills, whatever during an episode and offed herself before whomever was taking care of her could help.Psychiatric hospitals are not just a cartoon trope. Those jackets and shit do exist and have a purpose.Here's another rando talking about the author as a girl going to COMITIA, being slightly embarrased to give her a drawing of a girl with big tits, so yeah. Really doesn't sound like trans.>笠井さんのお隣にはどこか彼女に似た女性がいて、「妻です」と紹介してくれた。13年の間に私にもいろいろあったが、笠井さんにも私以上にいろいろあったことだろう。最近描いている絵をスマホで見せてくれたが、それは首だけになった聖ヨハネの長い髪を少女のサロメが編み込んでいるという、怖いけれども素敵な絵だった。私が最近描いたのは、おっぱいがめちゃくちゃにでかい女性のイラスト（※９）だったが、それのカードを渡すと、笠井さんは嬉々として受け取って持ち帰ったのだった。>https://geselleestelle.blogspot.com/2025/09/blog-post.html
>>282628478>Remember [person]? He/she died.Mom would always inform me about deaths like that. I miss her.
>>282630205>>282630825>>282633898>>282634073>>282634203Tragic. Such a pity Okino won't get any support since her relationship with Kasai wasn't officiated.
>>282628478I could have save her
>>282636267It is officiated by the Japanese civil unions.
>>282636267Started reading Giselle Alain because of Kasai's death. Liking the art.
>>282636609>>282636523>It is officiated by the Japanese civil unions.Hate to go off topic, but I'm sure there are differences between civil unions and marriages in Japan, especially since the latter isn't permitted for LGBT folk as of this writing. I mean, will Okino still get support? Heck, would she have a say on whether Giselle Alain be continued or not?
>>282636663>LGBT folk
>>282636704folx*
>>282636609Big mistake if you get into it. It was axed a long time ago.
>>282634203so, lesbian.
>>282636663>I mean, will Okino still get support?She will if her family and the widow can work on agreement that she can get benefits and earnings from her dead wife's work. >Heck, would she have a say on whether Giselle Alain be continued or not?She would rather end it because it's too painful to deal with the grief and loss then to have someone work on it. But, I do think she should plan a dedicated artbook in remembrance over her wife and her work. >>282637041>so, lesbian.Yes.
>>282634203I disagree
>>282637037I'm in it now for the art. That's it. I mean, unlike Kaoru Mori's works, it's not like Kasai set up a myth arc in Giselle Alain.
>>282637351>>282637067>She would rather end it because it's too painful to deal with the grief and loss then to have someone work on it.On one hand, I disagree. On the other, it's for the best the story stayed where it was because based on what I've read and seen so far, the story had to have been set pre-World War I and knowing that makes it hard to think about any happy ending for the cast.
>>282629283>*she>*her>The mangaka is female*was>>282630205>>282636267I didn't know Japan was woke and accepted gay marriages.
>>282636663Is the LGBT community in Japan is very huge and influential there?
>>282632934>>282628478So is this a lgbt+ manga?
>>282628478Sad, but for a second I thought Kaoru Mori died, so I'm slightly relieved.
>>282637815Not really but they're getting louder about wanting more rights (demanding that same-sex marriage not be banned under their constitution being one of them) and a Japanese high court deemed the aforementioned ban unconstitutional (https://apnews.com/article/japan-same-sex-marriage-court-ruling-6005ae890fdc7fd176ce72b57a1f7d99).
>>282638391Back on topic, I can assume this Lev guy may have hailed from the Russian Empire since Lev is a common name there.
>>282638391>>282638408>>282638080>So is this a lgbt+ manga?Not really. There's a character who's clearly a lesbian. That's all I can say to avoid a spoiler.
>>282638391blame the people from Israel for it
>>282638570>Not really. There's a character who's clearly a lesbian. That's all I can say to avoid a spoiler.Thanks.
>>282638186I may have to read Otoyometagari because of this thread. Yes, now I fear Mori may die before she finishes Otoyometagari.
>>282628478> The mangaka is dead.Damn.... what was the manga about?
>>282638576>blame the people from Israel for itBut anon, I thought Japan was a vassal state of Usa.
>>282638714Pre-adolescent girl in pre-World War I France running a "jack-of-all-stats" business while serving as a landlady in an apartment.
>>282638766USA is a vassal state of Isarel
>>282637813>I didn't know Japan was wokeRetard.
>>282637813The woke virus won't spread too far if they keep killing themselves.
mf dies and 4cheng start debating if it had a penise.
>>282639566this.
>>282628478rip, gonna read her manga, dont care if it was axed
>>282641855Good luck and don't hope for any unresolved plots.
>>282628478Fragments of memories of important people: https://note.com/aotapirus_03/n/n2e5c48c86828The important person I thought would always be by my side has departed.The person I love so much, who always gave me warm affection and stayed by my side.The important person who said they wanted to be kind to others.She loved animals, plants, and people.Through her photos, I could feel her kindness and warmth.Her delicate drawings seemed to capture the soft parts within her. The stories woven in her manga always moved my heart.From the words she wove, I could discern her sincerity and love for things.She was intelligent, and to me, she was the most beautiful person.Strong, yet sometimes weak, her inner self seemed much more mature than mine, yet she also had a childlike face.With permission, I'm salvaging one of Kasai Sui's note articles to my note and leaving it there. I hope it can be a guide for those who share the same struggles.Kasai Sui's wife, Okino Ao
>>282642860In a bed in a closed ward, I met a white abyss: https://note.com/aotapirus_03/n/n2e5c48c86828Kasai Sui June 26, 2022 20:08This is my first time writing on Note. My name is Kasai Sui. I used to serialize manga, but I ran out of energy due to a mountain of problems and went on hiatus, and it's almost been 8 years since then.Well, that being said, I, Kasai Sui, a borderline manga artist (who wants to return), was admitted to a psychiatric closed ward for about half a month. My diagnosis is Bipolar II Disorder. The purpose of my hospitalization was to thoroughly examine myself from every angle: Am I really bipolar? Do I have developmental disorders? Is there a possibility of other co-occurring conditions? And, I've been on maintenance treatment for seven years now, with no change in medication or significant improvement in my condition, and I'm frankly feeling my limits. So, how can I live in a better state from now on? Is there such a possibility? These were my questions.
>>282642518im ready for anything, this is not my first rodeo
>>282642888On the first day of hospitalization, it started with an X-ray, followed by a thorough full-body examination, blood tests, urine tests, several brain tests I didn't quite understand, and 50 minutes in an MRI, by the end of which I was semi-conscious. Furthermore, there was an exhaustive interview about my upbringing, when symptoms began, when I started feeling suicidal, when these were at their worst... my entire life (as much as I could recall at the time) was laid bare. Psychological tests. Personality tests. What else was there... Well, something like that, generally... Every day, my dreams were the worst. While eating blanched bok choy for breakfast, I remembered a tweet I saw that said, "The opposite of spinach is bok choy" (silence, holding everything in until the limit, not saying anything until the very end... I think), and flashbacks of past events caused me to hyperventilate. Or, when I couldn't finish my shower within the allotted time and was told to hurry because someone else was waiting, I panicked and rolled off the bed, unable to control my hyperventilation.I originally had dizziness and other side effects from medication, but this fall completely incapacitated me. I basically couldn't leave my bed alone, and day or night, I couldn't brush my teeth or go to the toilet without a nurse's escort. My physical strength... really declined...It feels like I've been through a lot of trouble. But my impression is actually quite different.A psychiatric, closed ward. A place that people who accidentally get thrown into unanimously say they never want to go to again. When I was told it was a closed ward, I was somewhat prepared.
>>282642905But it was a very quiet place. At least, it affected me that way, I should say. If you ask if it was physically quiet, probably not. People in bad condition would talk constantly, or suddenly scream in the middle of the night, or walk around their rooms all day, or crouch and cry in the hallway. There were many such, so-called typical patients. But those... well, maybe it's because I'm used to sick people, but they didn't bother me as much as I expected. Of course, they also had good days and bad days, and on good days, they could talk normally, so I would occasionally chat with them.In the west-facing room, the afternoon sun was strong on sunny days, but the sunset was also very beautiful. On days with many cloudy skies, and occasionally on days with beautiful sunsets, I would gaze at the changing colors of the sky, thinking about my family and my work.A fish tank filled with loneliness and sadness. In the thick glass and air-conditioned atmosphere, where nothing changed, I watched the sky, which only changed color, without temperature. Only that, beyond the reinforced glass, was the sole change. We patients were like weakened tropical fish being isolated, cared for daily by nurses, and checked on by doctors...Everyone kept repeating, "I want to go home." Yes. You want to go home, don't you? It seemed to me that the loneliness and sadness that drove them to this point were ultimately within their own families, but I couldn't say that, so I could only say, "Yes, it's okay. First, rest here slowly, and once you feel better, you can definitely go home."Amidst the depths of such various loneliness, I was drawing lines mindlessly in a notebook I had brought, thinking, "Well, I might not be able to draw anything." It was strangely peaceful.
>>282642918Here, no one knows me. No one sees me. I haven't promised anyone to draw. There's no need to show it even if I finish it. There's no deadline, hardly any tools, no evaluation. Nothing at all, just my hand holding a mechanical pencil, drawing lines on paper. Just that kind of drawing.If I got tired, I'd just roll into bed and fall asleep, or conversely, I'd draw until the lights went out and I couldn't see my hands anymore.I was happy. I felt fulfilled. Ah, I suddenly realized that I had been rushing for eight years.I have to get back to serialization quickly. I have to learn to draw quickly. I have to get my quality and speed back. I have to get well quickly. I have to get back to serialization quickly. I have to get back quickly. Instead of drawing, instead of playing games, instead of lying around in bed, I have to read manga, watch movies, move my hands, move my head, quickly, quickly, quickly, quickly, quickly, quickly, quickly, I have to be able to draw manga.For eight years, no matter what I was doing, this was all that was in my head. Before the editorial department abandons me, before the people who were reading me forget me, before the people who tell me they're waiting for me get fed up with me, I have to draw manga quickly.I've been constantly anxious, anxious, and terribly scared, forcing myself to take on cut work, and having meetings with editors. But in the end, I've always run out of steam with everything half-finished. For the first time, I thought, 'Of course.' If I keep being scared and anxious and blaming myself for not being able to do things, I can't create anything good. A manuscript that's squeezed out, covered in mud, while being swallowed by fear, can't possibly be finished on time.
>>282642937To those around me, it might seem like I'm stating the obvious now. In fact, when I came home and told my wife about this, she said, 'Huh? You just realized that now!?' (I think my wife could have said it a bit more gently. Well, it's fine.) (Completely unrelated, but I'm a woman and my wife is also a woman, just so you know.)It felt like a large thorn had been pulled from my heart, or like a thick layer of skin that had been clinging to my face had peeled off.The roots of my self-deprecation, low self-esteem, and self-punishing, self-sacrificing personality are deep, and it's likely that this feeling won't remain stable within me from now on. In fact, even now, less than a week after being discharged from the hospital, there are times when I already lose sight of it and am plagued by anxiety.But I don't want to forget it.On the pure white sheets of a bedside bed by a window where the setting sun entered, a girl with dark eyes sat. She was perched lightly, looking at me as if cautiously observing. Fear. Anxiety. Believing herself to be a monster, unable to trust herself, she never opened her mouth, only looking at me. Tension always dwelled in her eyelashes, and her hands were tightly clasped on her lap. I gently placed my hand on hers.Her shoulder stiffened with a start. My breathing became shallow too. But I gently, gently enveloped her tightly clasped hands. Cold hands. Fingers intertwined, stiff and hard like stone. How long I stayed like that, how many times I repeated it.I didn't look at her face until her fingers unclasped and her hand touched me. When her trembling fingertips gently rested on the back of my hand, I slowly raised my head. The setting sun was reflected in her pure white eyes. I wonder if I smiled at her. I don't think she smiled back.But she touched my hand. For now, that's enough. Although we parted with tearful eyes, and didn't exchange a single word, I feel like we made a promise to talk.
>>282642964My abyss. A pure white abyss like ash. I think there are probably a few others, but I think I was able to see it properly for the first time. The things I had turned my back on and pushed away, brushed aside so I wouldn't see them, and scattered all over the floor at my feet.I'm sorry. Thank you for touching me, and for letting me touch you. While I was having this first encounter with my 'abyss-chan,' the results of various tests came back. The diagnosis of Bipolar II disorder hasn't changed, but the prescription seems to be changing quite a bit, so for a while, getting used to the new medication might be the immediate treatment goal... or so it feels. Also, anemia and panic disorder are still present, as expected.What was interesting was the psychological test. It included things like IQ tests, and my IQ is really low (lol). My verbal ability seems to be higher than average, but from there the graph is completely downhill, and my processing speed, the doctor said, 'Yes, well, quite... yes.' It's okay, doctor, you can just say it clearly.Although we say 'IQ' in one breath, it actually consists of four items, and the total score of these numbers is what's commonly referred to as 'what's your IQ.' But my scores, which just keep plummeting from my verbal ability, are seriously borderline, like, 'Are you really okay?'However, this processing speed, which I was particularly bad at, and cognitive ability, can fluctuate considerably with illnesses like depression, and also change depending on one's condition and mood on any given day. In fact, people hospitalized for depression regularly took this test, and each time their scores improved, or they were able to do parts they couldn't before, and that's how they seemed to measure their recovery. It was an experience that made me feel that depression and other mental illnesses, which tend to be associated with low mood and suicidal ideation, are truly 'brain diseases.'
>>282642988All in all, the half-month hospitalization was very, very meaningful. It costs money for hospitalization, but... I think for people who feel stuck, that's an option.The perfectly nutritionally calculated meals that came out at fixed times even when I wasn't hungry, and the fact that it got completely dark by 9 PM no matter what, helped improve my chronic constipation a bit, and the latest sleeping pills worked relatively well, which was a huge help. For a long time, I've never been able to sleep more than 4 hours even on a good day, so sleeping 9 hours was truly impossible for me, and this might have been the hardest part (lol).From now on, I'll go back to my regular doctor to change my prescription, and I've also been advised to get counseling and transfer to another hospital, so there are many things I need to think about and overcome.But now, in that lonely aquarium, I'm truly glad that I was finally able to pick up the scattered pieces of myself, even if just a little.I will record here the encounter with that white abyss as the most important thing.To those who have read this long article, thank you. Life is hard, but little by little, step by step, may we move towards the light. May both you and I see the path through the fog.
Damn. So cause of death?
>>282630205How could she do that? Adorable women couples don't deserve this.
>>282643671Sui Kasai possibly committed suicide since she was suffering from Bipolar II disorder for 11 years since the year 2014. Unfortunately, reading Sui Kasai's blog post has convinced me that her family should have insisted that she remain in the psych ward instead of being guilted into letting her come home because it sounds like the doctor and nurses were taking great care of her and making sure she did not try to injure or kill herself while she was hospitalized in the psych ward.
>>282635729>galko-chan author>rando
>>282635729>>282644066Galko-chan mangaka has my respect. Rest in Glory ;__;
the manga looks interesting, was it really cancelled by the publisher or was it on hiatus?
>>282644805The latter.
>>282628478One of the reasons I got into /egl/, more than a decade ago.Rest in Pepes. My mum is bipolar with depression, and my psych is uncertain if I have it too.I too know how hard it is.
>>282643003Damn... RIP.
t-thanks
>>282628478>https://sui-kasai.fanbox.cc/posts/10636874F. I really liked this manga.
