O-Bon Ecchan

August went by in a flash, but looking back on it feels like looking back on a whole year. I painted the August episode of Ecchan no Eco-na Hanashiin the end of July, but with the Kickstarter project taking up the whole of my attention I wasn’t able to find time to post it until now.

This month features a Bon-dancing, happi-clad Ecchan decked out for a summer festival, and the comic you see below. Enjoy! We’re continuing on the same theme of how to properly separate your garbage for disposal. This month’s topic: dangerous items!

It features the return of two previous characters: Frog and Monkey. Translation is as follows:

Panel 1: 燃やせないごみだけど、このまま捨てると危ないね。
This is unburnable garbage, but it’s too dangerous to just throw it out like this…
Panel 2: こうすればいいよ！包丁の刃には布やテープを巻いて・・・
Try this! Wrap the knife’s blade in cloth or tape…
Panel 3: 割れたものは紙や布に包んだら・・・
Wrap broken things in paper or cloth…
Panel 4: 透明の袋に入れて「燃やせないごみ」の日に出そう！危ないから「キケン」と書いてね！
Put them in a clear bag on your unburnable trash day. It’s dangerous, so write “KIKEN” on it!

Ecchan #5