A Stroll of the Heart

🍃Every farewell is a fresh start.
But grief doesn't heal on its own.
🐌The heart needs gentle mending—
🦋Walk, relax, breathe deeply, feel the world beneath your feet,
🌸Soothe those restless heartbeats in nature.
A new healing work by young cartoonist Zakuro Ishida, author of "A Stroll Manual"
“Treat yourself like a plant. Water it appropriately, absorb more sunlight.
Dig up the emotions you've been avoiding, disinfect and air them out.”
——Synopsis——
"A Walk of the Heart" is a new work by young cartoonist Zakuro Ishida, documenting her growth after experiencing life milestones such as the passing of a loved one, moving cities, and adapting to a new life in recent years. From Shanghai back to her hometown, then south to Guangzhou, she uses "stroll-like narration" to connect the process of emotional downturn and repair, listening to herself and regaining sensitivity through slow walks, bravely facing pain and separation, and rebuilding connection with her inner self.
With a serene and delicate drawing style, this book transforms daily snippets such as roadside plants, city corners, and the changing seasons into concrete emotional experiences, capturing loneliness, nostalgia, love, and tenderness in her heart, making the images undulate softly like a heartbeat, conveying deep resonance with understated brushstrokes.
It not only records the trajectory of her journey but also chronicles her inner changes; it is about loss, but also about starting anew; it is a soft yet firm self-dialogue, and a healing journey that slowly grows in the faint light of life.
——Editor's Recommendation——
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💚【Young cartoonist Zakuro Ishida, a new gentle work debuts】
+"Whenever my heart felt heavy like a stone, making it hard to breathe, I would come here for a stroll. More than just a stroll, it was like strolling this heart of mine..."
A new full-length comic work by young cartoonist Zakuro Ishida, author of "A Stroll Manual".
Continuing her signature "stroll-like narration", starting from daily walking snippets,
Connecting life milestones such as the passing of loved ones, moving cities, and changes in mood.
Depicting the spiritual repair after pain with delicate brushstrokes,
Honestly recording her self-growth and transformation.
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💚【Self-healing after pain, regaining sensitivity in comics】
+"Don't be a stone anymore, become a big tree. Or perhaps not a tree, any small flower, any small blade of grass will do."
Life is full of unpredictable changes, we are accustomed to pretending to be strong, but it is difficult to truly converse with our emotions.
Why not slow down, use "strolling" instead of "running", step by step, grounded, and reconnect with your inner self.
From self-blame and avoidance, to relaxation and acceptance, slow down like a snail, adapt quietly like a plant,
Between the familiar and the unfamiliar, subtly grow the strength to face life and keep moving forward.
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💚【Unique artistic language, conveying comfort and peace of mind like a heartbeat】
+"The park is indeed a great space for self-dialogue. The power of plants allows these questions to quietly take root in the heart."
Roadside plants, park scenery, the changing seasons, unique silhouettes of different cities...
Subtle details of the scenery are closely linked to emotional fluctuations, materializing abstract feelings such as "sadness", "love", and "longing".
The drawing style is delicate and fresh, soft and firm like a regular heartbeat.
A low-frequency but lasting emotional resonance, an outlet in fast-paced life that makes you slow your breathing and feel your inner self.
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💚【Soft binding, carrying inner whispers】
+Compact small format, stitched spine for easy flat reading, making reading as natural and comfortable as breathing.
Using flexible paper and natural colors, blue and green interweave to create imagery of tranquility and growth.
The binding is like the content itself: unhurried, soft yet powerful, suitable for carrying with you, for opening a page while waiting for a bus, daydreaming, or before bed, to give yourself time to converse with your heart.

2025-05-01

北京联合出版公司

Lucida

256

9787559683328