Oh i know..i wish the same thing, she's recovered now, at least that's what the news say. I really hope she didn't forget how important this story actually is, because her creations are unique. The first time i saw a scene from the anime i remember it hit me so hard. And i was only in middle school. And then 8 years later i still couldn't forget that scene and decided to search for the anime (this time i knew they were called anime and i had only watched death note and naruto). I searched 'Nana', because the scene in my mind was Hachiko calling her and i knew the black haired woman is Nana. And i found it. I was going through the darkest period of my life and somehow i felt i need to finally listen to the kid in my head. So it was almost midnight, and february. I couldn't stop. It hit me again, full power this time. It was like i was watching the story of my own life (or at least that's how i felt at that time), except my story had an awful ending and i was the fool who was left to suffer. I can't say it made me feel better, on the contrary, the pain became physical now. I was drowning in this never ending darkness and i realized i WANTED to be there, i wanted to taste the misery. I finished the anime and then manga in like 5 days. And for the next 2 weeks it was all pain, anger and hatred. But then in the end i realized that this story, this world i entered, helped me feel and analyze the most intense feelings a human being can have, after going through the loss of your only true love (no one died tho). So i could only be grateful. There is so much beauty in sadness, and this is what the author gives us.
This story is so powerful. It was the only one to affect me in such a way. There was no other before, no other afterwards. And all i can hope is that Ai Yazawa won't give up and that she knows what a mind blowing artist she is. All of her creations have this magic that you can only feel when you let yourself live through the characters and see their world. It is actually the world we all live in, but we can all use that magic to make it just a little bit better.
Ok that was some long ass comment but hey, things need to be spoken sometimes.
I actually don't mind reading your comment and it's been so long since I've read it too.
Oh, I'm glad she feel better too (Idk if she is).
Yes, a few articles said so, including some japanese ones too. They said she's recovered, although not much detail is provided. So let's hope for the best! :)
I just hope she continues it one day...
I really hope the author will one day continue with the story. It's been so long now...