Rite of Passion

Kotane Village has a sacred rite performed every ten years to ask their god to bless them with healthy offspring. Few know what takes place during it, but Yuzuki has been selected as a volunteer. When his estranged childhood friend and crush Kosaku contacts him for the first time in ages only to tell him to think twice about participating, Yuzuki is livid. But everything changes when he arrives at the altar awaited by his friend, ready to guide him through a deep and sensual village tradition.

Artist Statement

This work is based on "Ritual" and "Childhood Friends". It's a new kind of story for me and I really wanted to push myself in terms of storytelling. This work is very special to me, so I hope you will all enjoy it too.