According to reports from Mainichi Shimbun’s Mantan Web, Attack on Titan creator Hajime Isayama has put up four of his desks on auction at the 50th Angoulême International Comics Festival in France. Its proceeds will go to the “Doctors Without Borders” organization.

During a stream on the festival’s YouTube channel, Isayama made a comment about his desk. He has stated that his father, who was a furniture designer, specifically made the desk for Isayama to help him concentrate on his work. Isayama and his assistants used the desks extensively for four years when creating Attack on Titan. He also stated that due to the advancements of digital art, large desks like these were no longer needed for creating manga, but none the less, he shows a sentimental attachment to the desks. He hopes that the desks will make someone happy, and he expresses his wish for a more peaceful world.

“My assistants and I worked at these desks for about four years creating Attack on Titan. All the times we ate lunch at our desks, the times we slept at them, the times we talked and laughed about trivial things, the times we were tense right before the deadline… all the time spent working on this manga was spent at these desks and the time felt like my adolescent days that came late.”

“Although there is much sad news these days I hope that the world will become a peaceful place.”

The four desks measure 112 x 120 centimeters (44 x 43 inches), while they weigh around 100 kilograms. Each of the desks contains Isayama’s signature as well as the original illustrations of Eren with Mikasa, Levi, Armin, and the Colossal Titan.

His work tables are now up for auction via the French auction house in Drouot, and the starting bids were 500 euros. They are now estimated to sell for between 2,000 and 4,000 euros ($2166 and $4332 USD).

The Angoulême Festival is an event in France that celebrates comics from countries around the world. The event was first launched in 1974 and continues to be celebrated today.

Sources: Anime News Network