Book cover illustration for HATSUDO.
Client: Yamaha Motor
『HATSUDO』／ヤマハ発動機
Client: Yamaha Motor
『HATSUDO』／ヤマハ発動機
ヤマハ発動機が運営するwebメディア、HATSUDOの企画「トキメキポスト」のために絵と文を描きました。
「夢の途中」
人けのないファミレスで、元気な声が響いている。
二十代前半くらいだろうか、ひとりの若者が夢を語っていた。
年商一億いきたいだとか、利益度外視で好きな仕事をやりたいだとか…。
要するに彼はビッグになりたいらしい。
夢を語る彼のギラギラした瞳とは裏腹に、僕は大人になってしまった。
夢は簡単に叶わないし、現実は思いどおりにいかないことの連続だ。
毎日を生きていくのに必死。
今だってイラストのラフを考えているけれど、なかなかうまく決まらない。
でも思い返してみると、僕も彼とそんなに変わらないような気もする。
イラストで成功して高収入を得るだとか、Harry Winstonの高価な腕時計を買うだとか、そういうことを大まじめに考えていた。
あのころの僕の瞳は、間違いなくギラギラしていた。
僕の年収はまだ目標には届いていないし、Harry Winstonの腕時計も持っていない。
だけど、平日の昼間からファミレスで、好きなものを好きなだけ食べることができる。
ほんの小さな一歩でも、一歩ずつ積み重ねていけたのは、あのころのギラギラがあったからだと思う。
どうか彼の夢も、未来につながる一片になりますように。
溶けてべちょべちょになったバニラアイスクリームを、外光を照り返すスプーンでかき集め、僕は一気に飲み込む。
僕と彼は、まだ夢の途中。
“In the middle of a dream”
In a deserted family restaurant, a cheerful voice echoes.
A young man, probably in his early twenties, was talking about his dreams.
He said he wanted to make 100 million a year in sales, or do a job he loves without regard to profit...
In short, he wants to become big.
A young man, probably in his early twenties, was talking about his dreams.
He said he wanted to make 100 million a year in sales, or do a job he loves without regard to profit...
In short, he wants to become big.
Despite his glistening eyes as he talked about his dreams, I have grown up.
Dreams don't come true easily, and reality is a series of things that don't go the way you want.
I struggle to live every day.
Even now, I'm thinking about the rough draft of an illustration, but I can't seem to get it right.
Dreams don't come true easily, and reality is a series of things that don't go the way you want.
I struggle to live every day.
Even now, I'm thinking about the rough draft of an illustration, but I can't seem to get it right.
But looking back, I feel like I'm not so different from him.
I used to think seriously about making a success in illustration and earning a lot of money, or buying an expensive Harry Winston watch.
My eyes were certainly glistening back then.
I used to think seriously about making a success in illustration and earning a lot of money, or buying an expensive Harry Winston watch.
My eyes were certainly glistening back then.
My income hasn't reached my goal yet, and I don't have a Harry Winston watch.
But I can eat whatever I want, as much as I want, in a family restaurant on a weekday afternoon.
I think it was because of his youthful enthusiasm back then that he was able to build up step by step, even if it was only a small step.
But I can eat whatever I want, as much as I want, in a family restaurant on a weekday afternoon.
I think it was because of his youthful enthusiasm back then that he was able to build up step by step, even if it was only a small step.
I hope that his dream will also be an inspiration for the future.
With a spoon that reflects the light from outside, I gather up the vanilla ice cream, which has melted and become soggy, and swallow it all at once.
With a spoon that reflects the light from outside, I gather up the vanilla ice cream, which has melted and become soggy, and swallow it all at once.
Me and him are still in the middle of our dream.
