Haruko Ichikawa commented on the ending: "Drawing it was fun and I'm glad I was able to end the series in the way I had intended"

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Image © Kodansha, Haruko Ichikawa

As its the 25th, that means it's the 11th anniversary of the day the Houseki no Kuni manga began serialization.