30 Day OTP Challenge - Day 30, Doing something sweet (finale)
For a while after Ash becomes a champion, he hardly has any time for himself. It’s exhibition matches, fan signings, and paid promos one after another. But one day, he gets a letter saying that his schedule for the next week has been completely cleared. Attached to the letter is an airplane ticket to Kanto International Airport—perfect for visiting his hometown. After his long half-globe journey, Ash sleepily drags himself through the arrival gates. Suddenly, Pikachu squeals in his ear to wake him up and paws at his face to look ahead. In the distance, there’s a familiar young man with purple hair and a soft smile on his face.
I know I've been yelling about this for the past three days but guys this is where Inspector Finch shows up and it's some goddamn Romeo and Juliet bullshit complete with romantic strings, what the FUCK was I supposed to think.
The emperor writes, "How should you be? You should be like a rocky promontory against which the restless surf continually pounds. It stands fast while the churning sea is lulled to sleep at its feet. I hear you say, 'How unlucky that this should happen to me.' But not at all. Perhaps say instead, 'How lucky I am that I am not broken by what has happened and I'm not afraid of what is about to happen.' For the same blow might have struck anyone, but not many who would have absorbed it without capitulation or complaint."
Detective Conan began its serialization in Shonen Sunday 29 years ago, and it's still going strong!
I think this is the first Cone I ever drew, in December 2012. At the time, I had no idea that several years in the future, this series would become so dear to me—and would introduce me to so many wonderful people!