"A Chance Encounter: From Collector to Dream Maker"
Hello everyone, I'm yiping.
Many people have asked me, why would a girl get herself involved in the "Hell Inn" and the world of anime cards, and start a business related to them?
This story begins with a small playing card.
A few years ago, I was just an ordinary office worker. My daily life consisted of taking the subway, revising plans, and dealing with clients. The pressure and loneliness like a tide, submerged me in the steel forest of the city. Until one day, I accidentally clicked on an animation called "Hell Inn".
That world was absurd yet beautiful, with the characters using foul language but all striving for "salvation". I was deeply moved by the spirit of "even if you are in hell, you still yearn for the stars".
I began to want to collect its accessories, especially the cards. For me, a card is not just a piece of paper, but a "little world" that can be held in your hand. When I'm tired, I take out the card with Charlie or Alastor's picture from my wallet, and seeing their confident or mischievous smiles, it feels as if I can hear them saying to me, "Hey, don't be downhearted. We're all here!"
But gradually, I discovered a regret. Although the official cards on the market are very beautiful, they have a limited variety. Many of the unpopular characters and anime I love cannot be represented by a card that truly understands me. Those truly touching moments - such as a certain character's gaze or the essence of a line of dialogue - are difficult to capture.
So, an idea popped into my mind: Since I can't find it, why don't I make it myself?
In this way, I resigned from my stable job and started this "dream-making" journey with just a small printer.
Every card I designed was like a letter being written to old friends:
For Angel, the character in "Hell's Inn" who longed for recognition, I designed a card featuring glittering powder elements, because his soul should have been radiant.
I hope that when you receive the cards I made, it's not just a purchase of a product. I hope it can become a small piece of "your own territory" in your backpack. When you need strength, you can take it out at any time and have a silent conversation with the character you love.
Some people also asked me: "Can this bring in money? Is it worth it?"
At such times, I would recall a girl I met at the comic convention. She held the "Inferno Inn" Lucifer card that I had made, her eyes red from crying, and said to me, "Thank you for making this card. It accompanied me through the toughest exam period."
At that moment, I knew that everything was worth it.
I'm yiping, a former collector and now a dream creator. What I do is not just about cards; it's about folding the love for the two-dimensional world into the objects of the three-dimensional space.
May you find within this small card, the redemption and resonance that belongs to you.