It's hard to encapsulate such a big game into a single image. In the end I had to choose a few visual elements that convey just a sliver of this wonderful story.

The caption on the left says:

心裂けしを血流れず

き魂湧き出でて

尽未来み出でぬ

which roughly translates to:

My heart was ripped open

but instead of blood

my noble soul gushed forth

and seeped away forever

Here's one cool thing about this little poem. It loosely conforms to waka poetic constraints. While a haiku has a 5-7-5 syllabic pattern, it's actually a more modern form of poetry. Back in the classical period, waka was a more prevalent poetic form, with a 5-7-5-7-7 metre. For our poem, we bent the rules a little and went with a 7-5 7-5 7-5 metre.

The larger cartouche reads 冥人之孤道, which can translate to 'The Lonely Path of the Ghost'.

NOTE - You can choose between two paper types for your print:

1) Handmade Japanese Paper: Created by the Kikuchi Studio in Ehime Japan, this paper features a lovely mulberry texture and rough deckled edges. The overall effect makes our giclée prints look like real historical Japanese prints. I'm very proud of these!

2) Western Paper: This is a high quality 80 lb cover paper, similar to hot press watercolor paper. My art prints look stunning on its smooth, matte finish. This is the paper I usually bring to conventions, so if you have purchased art from me at a live event, you probably have this paper style.

Every print is signed by the artist.
Measures 12x17 inches.

This print looks great in three standard 16 x 20 frames (US, Canada) or 40 x 50 cm (everywhere else).