>>530012802
>Likely could no longer attach his names to works without get harassed and "investigated"
>Copying assets from a possessive company directly could damage HG
>Had a pretty middling career at HG in the first place if you want to make conspiracies you could even guess he was tired of making filler characters and phoned it in, he did complain about his characters being killed off quickly before
Whatever the matter, China's laws make illustration jobs much easier to find.
>>530012863
Was watching fireworks.