To the people who are new here: I mainly post about The Case Files of Jeweler Richard because I love this series so much.
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I also do fan translations, which are linked below.
I keep realizing just how much JR, and Étranger in particular, resonates with me as a concept. Perhaps because it never really feels like a story about "outsiders" but rather one about people who sometimes feel that way.
Richard named Étranger out of solitude—
as something that reflects his own distance from the world. But over time, it becomes a place where that very distance doesn’t separate, but connects. A small space for people who don’t necessarily fit into the prescribed boxes or don’t fully recognize themselves in them.
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I think that’s exactly why this story sticks with me so much: because it doesn’t say "you’re different," but rather "you’re not alone in feeling that way sometimes."
And maybe that’s all it takes sometimes.
“At times, I also find it easier to breathe when you’re with me.”
“I wish my ‘rightful place’ would be right next
to you.”
“Your happiness is sitting right next to mine.”
ALT Panel from The Case Files of Jeweler Richard manga by Mika Akatsuki
Manga: Mika Akatsuki | Original Story: Nanako Tsujimura | Character Design: Utako Yukihiro
#おもいでの宝石商リチャード氏
I’ve never been to Japan or visited the famous JR spots, but I found my own ways to keep a piece of it close to me. I started collecting gemstones and merchandise, making pudding and royal milk tea, and along the way I met so many kind people~
But I guess what stayed with me the longest is that I’ve been drawing art about it ever since I first watched it in 2020. And luckily I’ve gotten a lot better over the years 😂
Seigi has come a long way since volume 1. The people he once only noticed fleetingly at a pride parade are the very people who have been fighting for the future he now hopes to share with Richard.
(I wanted to look for manga panels, but the manga completely left out the pride parade content. I’m not mad, just disappointed. It’s good that we have Tatsuki as Mamis girlfriend. But pride parades were too much, I guess.)
"you're liable to cause a multi-car pileup if a driver lays eyes on you."
Housekishou Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei — Nanako Tsujimura (The Case Files of Jeweler Richard)