I Can [NOT] Retiring...

BUT, I may continue drawing webcomics and self-publishing manga-comics, and I might not...It all depends on how comfortable I am doing said activity.

If I'm not comfortable working in the field, I don't see the point in continuing. It's difficult enough doing the drawings when things are going moderately well. I don't need life disasters to be piled ON TOP OF IT, quite frankly. 

I hate to admit it, but my illustrations and comics are now a "wait and see."

I could very WELL retire from manga..

It's not necessarily that I actually believe every other artist is "more talented."

It's that other artists don't have to put up with as much struggle and bullshit as me. I couldn't think of a BETTER reason to quit my job.

It's a real honor to be called one of the most powerful and influential artists, writers, and creator-auteurs in modern comics, manga, anime, world manga, design, and webcomics, BUT that success and power came at the expense of many other benefits I used to have but don't any longer. Anonymity and peace of mind being two of the main ones...